Updated 4/21/2012
So I was thinking that all those individual lists must be a pain to keep track of. I thought I’d try something new this year… simplifying and consolidating our lists. I’ve added many links to items! Hope this helps!
Jump to – - > All the Kids :: Kayla :: Rachel :: Josh :: Matt :: The Adults :: Homeschool/Household
For everyone
- Laptop
- Everyone really needs flannel sheets for their beds (4 twins, 1 king). Our house is old and drafty.
- Magazine subscriptions:
- Ages 0-2: Zoobies (ages 0-2; $19.95/1 year subscription) or National Geographic Little Kids (ages 3-6)
Preschool: Zootles (ages 2-6; $19.95/1 year subscription) and/or God’s World News: God’s Big World ($29.95/10 issues)
Grade 1/2: Zoobooks (ages 6-12; $19.95/1 year subscription) and/or God’s World News: Early edition ($29.95/10 issues)
Middle School: Young Rider (horse; $12.99/6 issues) and/or God’s World News: Top Story edition ($29.95/10 issues) - Books, books, books!
We are trying to build our classics library. Books sent at any time are much appreciated! (Hardcover UNABRIDGED books preferred… they last longer in our home!)
- Board Books for the toddler:
- The Three Bears, Little Bitty Baby Learns Hebrew, Amazing Airplanes, Trucks Board Book, Trains Board Book, Boats Board Book, Hippos Go Berserk, Horns to Toes and in Between, One, Two, Three!, Barnyard Bath,
- Picture Books for the youngest kids:
- Chapter Books for the youngest kids:
- Mr. Popper’s Penguins, The Annotated Wizard of Oz (Centennial Edition) or The Wonderful Wizard of Oz: 100th Anniversary Edition (Books of Wonder), The Milly-Molly-Mandy Storybook, The Wheel on the School, All-Of-A-Kind Family, Just-So Stories, The Complete, The Annotated Peter Pan (The Centennial Edition), The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition, Understood Betsy, Little Britches: Father and I Were Ranchers, Billy And Blaze, In Grandma’s Attic, Mary On Horseback: Three Mountain Stories, The Little White Horse
- Readers for the new readers:
- Thornton Burgess “Adventures of” series books, Fifty Famous Stories Retold (Yesterday’s Classics), Owl at Home, Mouse Soup, Mouse Tales, and The Frog and Toad Collection Box Set, Little Bear, BOB Books series, The Treadwell readers republished by Yesterday’s Classics (Primer, 1st, 2nd, and 3rd here and Primer, 1-3, and Teacher’s Book here, 4th Reader here, 5th Reader here, and 6th Reader here ), The Elson Readers
- Classic Literature for Middle/High School:
(Preferred translators are listed first with next best listed next.)
- Twenty Jataka Tales, Victory on the Walls: A Story of Nehemiah, The Odyssey and The Illiad by Homer (translator: Lattimore, Fangles, Fitzgerald) with accompany audio for Illiad (reader: George Guidall, translator: Fitzgerald) and Odyssey (reader: Ian Mckellan, translator: Fangles), Dante’s Divine Comedy (translator: John Ciardi, Allen Mandelbaum), Pride and Prejudice by Jane Austen, Beowulf Illustrated Edition (translator: Seamus Heaney), Sir Gawain and the Green Knight by J.R.R. Tolkein, The Aeneid (translator: Fangles, Fitzgerald), The Annotated Brothers Grimm, Annotated Hans Christian Andersen, Mythology: Timeless Tales Of Gods And Heroes by Edith Hamilton, Pilgrims Progress by John Bunyan, Annotated Hobbit
- Books for the Adults:
- The Philosophy of Tolkien: The Worldview Behind the Lord of the Rings by Peter Kreeft, The Backyard Homestead: Produce all the food you need on just a quarter acre!, Storey’s Guide to Raising Chickens, 3rd Edition, Horse Owner’s Veterinary Handbook, The Illustrated Encyclopedia of Essential Oils, New Encyclopedia of Herbs & Their Uses, The Herbal Medicine-Maker’s Handbook: A Home Manual, Keeping Chickens, Homegrown Harvest, The Organic Gardener’s Handbook of Natural Insect and Disease Control, Ball Blue Book Guide to Preserving, Basic Butchering of Livestock & Game, The Gun Digest Book of Exploded Gun Drawings, The Complete Beginner’s Guide to Knitting, The Sewing Book, Smart Medicine for a Healthier Child, A Sympathetic Understanding of the Child: Birth to Sixteen (3rd Edition), Case for Faith, Case for Christ
Kayla (updated 4/21/12)
INFO:
- Clothes: Junior Small or Medium (tank tops – med, t-shirts – med) Shoes: 9.5 Womens
- Favorite Color: Black
- Interests: horses, dragons, and leopard and harp seals
- Misc: tom-boyish (no dresses for her!)
NEEDS:
- Clothing: Tennis shoes, jeans, tank tops, sweat pants, Ovation Ladies Pro Top Grain Half Chaps (size: large, color: chocolate), barn gloves, SSG Hybrid Riding Gloves (color: brown, size: Large), winter riding boots, slip-on shoes like Crocs, nice clothes (tops/pants) for church, slippers or soft socks for inside
WANTS:
- Money, money, money! (she is saving for a saddle like this one or this one)
- iPod Nano (hers is slowly dying; red or black 16gb)
- DSi games: Pokemon HeartGold Version, Pokemon Diamond, Pokemon Pearl, Pokemon Platinum; and DSi accessories: DS Pokemon Character Stylus,
- Tweak Mythical Shoe (blue)
- Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy (Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
- Books: Jurassic Park and The Lost World by Michael Crichton, Braiding Manes and Tails: A Visual Guide to 30 Basic Braids,
101 Arena Exercises: A Ringside Guide for Horse & Rider, 101 Jumping Exercises - Horse gear: SADDLE (size to be determined) like this one or this one, Kimberwick bit, Dragon Horse Halter (horse size), Half pad (black), Weaver Nylon Felt Lined Straight Smart Cinch (black, 32″),
- Breyers: Year of the Dragon Horse – Commemorative Edition, Crafted of Fine Bisque Porcelain **** wants this the most!, Breyer Water: Fourth Model in the Ethereal Collection (retired), Breyer Fire: Third Model in the Ethereal Collection (retired), Equestral Crystalworks – Freedom
- Collectibles: The Trail of Painted Ponies – Emergence (1st choice), A Gift from the Sea (2nd choice), Sea Horse, Running Paint Your Pony, Horse of a Different Color
- Scheilch Figures: Nugur (1st choice), Arctic Fox (2nd choice), Young Dragon Rider (avail 9/12), Kishay, Kenjok
- This Blanket (twin size minimum), rug for her bedroom.
- Misc: Suede Cape (1st choice: brown; 2nd choice: wine), Harp Seal Pup poster (36×24 unframed), Harp Seal necklace, Harp Seal stuffed animal, Panda ear phones
Rachel
INFO:
- Clothes: 6/6x, Shoes: 12
- Favorite Color: Purple
- Interests: girly things, loves sparkly things, and horses
- Misc: girly
NEEDS:
- Snow Boots,
gloves,hat,sneakers, snow jumpsuit, slippers for inside
WANTS:
- iPod Nano (has been lost for quite some time)
- Kidz Gear Wired Headphones For Kids
- DSi games:
Petz Pony Beauty Pageant,Monster Jam Urban Assault (also on Josh’s),Littlest Pet Shop 3 Biggest Stars Purple Team, Smart Girl’s: Party Game, Animal Crossing: Wild World -
Target Circo Pretty Horses bedding set (comforter, sheets, pillowcase),matching rug, andmatching lampfrom Target -
Learning Carpets Hop To It Play Carpet -
Pretty fancy sparkly dress with matching shoes -
Webkinz Plush Stuffed Golden Pegasus (can find on ebay) - her own youth horse-size Western saddle and new riding boots (hers don’t fit but she refuses to get rid of them and still wears them!)
- Dinosaur Train Collectible Dinosaur With Train Car:
Mookie, Paulie, and Pauline
Josh
INFO:
- Clothes: 4T, Shoes: 10
- Favorite Color: Blue
- Interests: dinosaurs, baseball, and airplanes
- Misc:
NEEDS:
- Snow Boots, snow jumpsuit, slippers for inside
WANTS:
-
Nintendo DSi – Blue - DSi games: Cars Race O Rama,
Monster Jam Urban Assault (also on Rachel’s),Digging for Dinosaurs, Smart Boys: Gameroom, Smart Boy’s Game Room 2 -
Webkinz Stegosaurus - Blue baseball cap
- Big bulldozer or hellicopter (also on Josh’s list) or
John Deer truck/flatbed trailer set - Razor A2 Kick Scooter(blue)
- Tool Workbench like this one, this one, or this one
- Playmobil: Amphibian Vehicle with Deinonychus, Brachiosaurus in Rocky Territory, Pteranodon
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Target Circo Dino Quilt Set (comforter, sheet, pillowcase),matching rug and lamp - Dinosaur Train Collectible Dinosaur With Train Car: Hank, Mr. Daspletosaurus, and
Morris
Matt
INFO:
- Clothes: 2T, Shoes: 7/8
- Favorite Color: Green
- Interests: Balls, jumping around, electronic things
- Misc:
NEEDS:
-
Snow Boots, gloves, hat, snow jumpsuit, slippers for inside
WANTS:
- Big bulldozer or helicopter (also on Josh’s list)
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Puzzles - Fold And Go Trampoline by Galt America
- Vtech – Alphabet Apple or
Fridge Phonics - Dinosaur Train Collectible Dinosaur With Train Car: Leslie,
Tiny, and Jurassic 5 Figure Pack -
Bedding with matching rug (no character)
The Adults
BOTH
- One-Can-Dream: 1998 Chevrolet Z71 Silverado pickup truck V8 with towing package, extended cab and a horse trailer
- One-Can-Dream: a country home with at least 10 acres of land fenced with barn; modest 3+ bedroom house – nothing fancy
BRYON
- Hunting/Fishing: Mike Lardy’s Total Retriever Training series (books & DVDs), Clay Target Launcher, nice fishing tackle box
- Tools: Ryobi tools, DeWalt Table Saw, DeWalt Compound Miter Saw, Husky 6-drawer tool tower, Drill press, Nail gun, Air compressor (electric or gas powered, 10 gal minimum), 3/8″ drive ratchet with flip reverse
- Clothes: Work dress pants (40×30), Button-down solid color long sleeve shirts (L),
Deerskin Driving – Horseback & Motorcycle Riding Gloves, slippers for inside, watch (silver toned) - Books: any from the adult list above plus these… Gettysburg: A Novel of the Civil War, Grant Comes East, KJV Audio Book narrated by Alexander Scourvy (non-dramatized)
- Nice coffee cup
- Ear muffs
CHRISTINE:
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iPod Touch - Nikon D90 or D300s DSLR
- Lenses: Nikon 50mm f/1.8G AF-S NIKKOR Lens, Nikon 18-55mm f/3.5-5.6G ED AF-S DX Nikkor Zoom Lens and/or Nikon 55-200mm f/4-5.6G ED IF AF-S DX VR [Vibration Reduction] Nikkor Zoom Lens
- Camera Accessories for borrowed Nikon D60: Nikon EN-EL9 Rechargeable Li-ion Battery for Nikon D60 DSLR and Nikon MH-23 Quick Charger for EN-EL9 Li-ion Battery, Nikon ML-L3 Remote Controller
- Books: any from the adult list above plus these… Sometimes a Woman Needs a Horse, The Saddlebred: America’s Horse of Distinction, Kentucky’s Saddlebred Heritage, Fascinating Stories of Forgotten Lives Workbook (Great Lives Series), Moses: Great Lives Series Volume 4, Elijah: Great Lives Series Volume 5, The Man Who Was Thursday, Vienna Prelude (Zion Covenant, Book 1), Peace Like a River, The Yada Yada Prayer Group (The Yada Yada Prayer Group, Book 1) , The Walking Drum, Legends of the West Volume Two, Last of the Breed, The Collected Short Stories of Louis L’Amour, Volume 1, Sackett’s Land, Redeeming Love, Only the River Runs Free (Galway Chronicles, Book 1), The Gates of Zion (Zion Chronicles) (Bk. 1) , The Brothers Karamazov, Mere Christianity
- Deerskin Driving – Horseback & Motorcycle Riding Gloves, slippers for inside
- Painted Ponies figures
- Jewelry: watch (gold tone; gold/brown watchband; simple, elegant, classy style), earrings (gold toned; nothing that dangles)
- a quirky mug (for hot chocolate)… something bright and colorful and/or with a cute or funny quip on it or something that makes you think of me
- one of those travel cup tumblers (with no handle and a drinkable lid that I can turn and it covers the drink to help prevent spillage)… with a design that is “me” or cute or pretty.
- Nice pens in blue, black, and/or red: Pilot G-2 rollerball gel pens with 07mm tip, Zebra F-301 Fine Point , Sharpie® Fine-Point Pens, 0.3 mm, Uni-Ball Deluxe Fine; other potentials: Zebra Sarasa, UGLee Pen by Dr. Lee (fine point)
- Western Horseman or other horsey magazines
- Hanes solid color long sleeve t-shirts (size: Large) in “my” colors (i.e. bright, warm colors: turquoise, hot pink, violet, lime green, sunny yellow, coral, etc.); was sold at WalMart for $5/each
- Finger gloves in a bright cheerful color (i.e. turquoise, lime green, etc.)
- Gift certificate to get my hair cut, colored somewhere
- maid service (I can dream, right?)
Homeschool/Household
HOMESCHOOL:
- Equipment: Fellowes Saturn SL 125 Home & Office Laminator, MacBook Pro 15″ laptop or iMac computer, iPad
- Science: National Optical Binocular Compound Microscope model 162 or model 173
- Active Play: Sports Balls (i.e. Kickball, Volleyball, Football, Basketball)
- Furniture: Bookshelves (Expedits from Ikea), Book Display, desk table for me
- Educational Items: Sumoku, Learning Resources LER0264 Learning Resources Intermediate Pattern Block Design Cards, 36 Cards, Gr. 2-6, Learning Resources Pattern Block Activity Pack (LER0335), Double-Sided 7″ Geoboard with Rubberbands, Learning Resources Attribute Lacing Buttons, Set Of 48, Unifix Sudoku, Fraction Cups
HOUSEHOLD:
- Furniture: nice rocking recliner, nice TV stand, desk for adult homework
- Kitchen: Standing Kitchen Aid mixer, Pizza stone, aluminum spaghetti pot (medium sized), nice baking sheets, cast iron pans (baking, lids, etc.), Pirex glass storage containers
- Nice dishes & glassware set (not china, just nice everyday dishes)
- Bath towels
- Electric blankets for various seating places throughout our drafty old house
- Electric broom
- The OCD Cutting Board
