Grocery lists, housework lists, Christmas shopping lists, Christmas card lists, menus (a menu is a list) , and most important of all, the wish list. What do you want for Christmas?
A wish list can be started at any time of the year and is open to constant modification as your whims dictate. Have no doubt. This list is for whimsical items only. It may be that on Christmas morning your gifts include practical necessities like winter boots or bathroom towels. Your family knows you need those things. Does your family know you would love a purple scarf with sequins on the hem? Does your family know you would love a package of sparkly paper, a rainbow stamp pad and a unicorn stamp?
When I was twelve I gave my parents a list of fabrics with yardages. Two meters of pink velveteen, 1 1/2 meters of blue flannelette, black corduroy, navy bottom-weight cotton, heavy calico and so on. My father was skeptical that fabric was a Christmas gift but that's what was in all the gifts I opened that year. I was so excited and spent the whole school break hunched over the sewing machine.
This year, I asked for fabric again. Barbie is wearing a new dress made from one piece and behind her are two more examples of my treasure trove. Don't you love gifts you don't need but really, really want?
