christmas wish list

maybe you can relate to this...

• hold husband responsible to know what i need or want through mind reading and e.s.p.
• fault husband when and claim it is unromantic when you have to tell him what you want or need.

so... i love surprises. but b/c i have a huge affinity and propensity to resentment; as a couple have had to alter some of our strategies in gift giving. basically, i make charles a list of things that he could hit a homerun (pun intended) with if he gave it to me as a gift. this does not make charles less of a good husband. in fact, the more i live with myself; the more i realize that it makes him a good husband b/c he forebears with this high(er) maintance neurotic thing in my personality.

typically, we get try to make a bigger deal of birthdays and keep christmas more simple. later this week- i'll tell you what i got for charles' birthday (he turns 38 on the 22nd).

here we go:


i like these mundi crossses.

prayer book

anything from this store

any of the prints from this artist that i saw at winterfair...



nothings say as i love you like shopvacs...
every girl needs a powerdrill and a shopvac

in other news, constance had her first projectile vomit yesterday. in the car. all over her car seat. and herself. and me. you wouldn't think an 18lbs infant could store that much liquid/runny stuff- but alas- she can! all is well. my verdict is that she was overheated in this cocoon type thing we use in her car seat. but we've error-ed on the cautious side and stuck to porridge and bananas.

the victory here is that i didn not puke when she puked. i've heard of this phenomena (being immune to your own kids puke); but b/c i've suffered for years from domino effect puking disorder (DPD)- i was skeptical. i had hints that i had been healed of DPD after both buckley boys puked on me (or in my immediate vicinity) on separate occasions.

i made a little purchase of my own this weekend. my palm pilot died last year and i've gone back to keeping track of things and scheduling with old fashioned paper and pen. therefore the coming year requires i be prepared. i got one of these and have loved it this year- so i got another!