I remember doing this when I was little. I would wait for the holiday catalog’s to come in the mail. Anticipating the arrival of that magical book that held all my wishes. The day it would arrive, I would sit down and look through it. I would begin to visualize all the things that I really wanted. The next several days I would work on constructing my list on paper. I would put the item, price, and page number in the holiday catalog where the item could be found. Then after I thought it was finished, I would place it squarely in the middle of the fridge for my parents to see. I tried not to take it down and revise it because I was afraid if I did, I wouldn’t get the items on my list… which was the case every year except one year when I actually got a doll that was in the catalog!
I’m so glad my parents didn’t get me all that junk in the catalog that I thought I really needed because all those gifts are gone, except the most meaning full ones and they weren’t found in the holiday catalog’s at all. The most meaning gifts are the ones I hang on my tree each year. They are the ornaments given to my brothers and I each year and every year and that is the love that hangs on my tree!
Today Isabel wrote out her Christmas list. Isabel’s list is more from her heart. Enjoy!
1. a teddy bear (she has like 6-10 of them!)
2. a Pillow Pet
3. a book (since I cleaned out all her “baby” books)
4. glitter (don’t know why she’s asking for this when we have glitter!)
5. ♥ Love ♥