Here’s my family’s Christmas Wish List – things I’d love to review for this blog and that I’d love for myself and my family to find under our tree this year:

For myself: What don’t I want? A signed edition of Atlas Shrugged, The full penguin classics collection, a secretary desk, two wing back chairs, a new laptop, a crown muffin tin from Williams-Sonoma, Buffy the vampire Slayer box set (so I never have to leave my house again), a new car, half a side of beef and a chest freezer, have Joss Whedon over for dinner, money (and lots of it), a mortgage, 70 degree weather with a light breeze (year round), to lose 40 pounds, good health, and above all else, new skates and Baz Lehrman’s red curtain trilogy.

For my husband: What do you get the man that has everything? More Everyman Jack? He needs it, but I don’t want to get him a present that says “Go take a bath – you smell”.  I know he’d love alternative energy producers like a solartube skylight, residential wind turbine, or a solar panel, but realistically, I doubt anyone will donate one for review, and I can’t afford it as a Christmas present. I’ll just get him season tickets for a local sports team and renew his Family Handyman subscription.

For my pumpkin (3 yr old daughter): She doesn’t need any more toys, clothes, movies, books or art supplies. She wants more time with her friends and family.  She wants to ride in an airplane. Yeah, my daughter is super cool; I know. The best gift for her is a family vacation to visit relatives. The best way I can provide that is with Smarty Pig, a savings tool that helps other people, like grandparents, contribute to a goal, like an airline ticket. I’m sure she’d also want the Bugsby Reading System by VTech, if she knew it existed.

For my cupcake (1 yr old daughter): She’s really into baby dolls, shoes, and learning to walk. With girls so close in age, toys and clothes end up being handed down.  I think she’d love a zoo membership. I’d say the children’s museum, because we could visit year round (the zoo isn’t much fun in the winter), but the museums around here are focused more on older children.

About the Momma:

Amanda @ funkEpunkEmonkE.com

Amanda is a homemaker, roller derby vixen, freelance web architect, indie crafter, writer, wife, and mother of two girls. She is a supermom and loves it.