Needs/Wishes

Updated 1/18/2012

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!

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Jump to – - > All the Kids :: Kayla :: Rachel :: Josh :: Matt :: The Adults :: Homeschool/Household

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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, Bob: And 6 More Christmas Stories, Happy Hippo, Angry Duck: A Book of Moods, Birthday Monsters!, Your Personal Penguin, Pajama Time!

• Picture Books for the youngest kids:

Click, Clack, Moo: Cows That Type, Madeline, A Child’s Garden of Verses, Harry the Dirty Dog, The Big Snow, The World of Peter Rabbit (The Original Peter Rabbit, Books 1-23, Presentation Box), Raggedy Ann Stories, Raggedy Andy Stories: Introducing the Little Rag Brother of Raggedy Ann, Caps for Sale: A Tale of a Peddler, Some Monkeys and Their Monkey Business, The Little Engine That Could, Whistle for Willie, Chicka Chicka 1, 2, 3 , Ox-Cart Man, My First Little House series

• Chapter Books for the youngest kids:

The House at Pooh Corner (Pooh Original Edition), Stuart Little, The Trumpet of the Swan, Mr. Popper’s Penguins, My Father’s Dragon, 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, Charlie and the Chocolate Factory, Just-So Stories, The Complete, The Annotated Peter Pan (The Centennial Edition), Little House in the Big Woods, The Annotated Alice: The Definitive Edition, Misty of Chincoteague, 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:

Christian Liberty Press Nature Readers, Thornton Burgess “Adventures of” series books, Pathway Readers Grade 3-8, 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, 1879 McGuffey’s Eclectic Readers

• Classic Literature for Middle School:

Treasure Island, Island of the Blue Dolphins, The Yearling, A Midsummer Night’s Dream (Dover Thrift Editions), A Midsummer Night’s Dream, Why Snails Have Shells: Minority and Han Folktales from China, Theras and His Town, Twenty Jataka Tales, The Ch’i-lin Purse: A Collection of Ancient Chinese Stories, Hadassah: The Girl Who Became Queen Esther, Victory on the Walls: A Story of Nehemiah, I Am The Great Horse, Julius Caesar: The Oxford Shakespeare Julius Caesar (Oxford World’s Classics), The Bronze Bow

• Books for the Adults:

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, Mere Christianity

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Kayla

INFO:

• Clothes: 16, Shoes: 9 Womens
• Favorite Color: Black
• Interests: horses, dragons, and dinosaurs
• Misc: tom-boyish (no dresses for her!)

NEEDS:

• Snow Boots, gloves, snow pants/jumpsuit, winter riding boots, fleece jeans for riding, jeans, and nice clothes (tops/pants), slippers or soft socks for inside

WANTS:

• Money, money, money!
• iPod Nano (hers is slowly dying)
• DSi games/accessories: Pokemon HeartGold Version, Pokemon – White Version, DS Pokemon Character Stylus, Pokemon Black Version & Pokemon White Version Volume 1: The Official Pokemon Strategy Guide, Pokemon HeartGold & SoulSilver: The Official Pokemon Johto Guide & Johto Pokedex: Official Strategy Guide, Pokemon Diamond & Pearl (Prima Official Game Guide)
• Tweak Mythical Shoe (blue)
• Jurassic Park Ultimate Trilogy (Blu-ray + Digital Copy)
• Books: Third Starlighter by Bryon Davis, 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: English Bridle or this one (full size), Kimberwick bit, and there are several specialty English saddle pads and halters liked on this page.
• Collectibles: The Trail of Painted Ponies – Emergence and Twilight Hunters
• Bedding (twin size minimum), rug, and lamp for her bedroom.

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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, and matching lamp from 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

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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
• Target Circo Dino Quilt Set (comforter, sheet, pillowcase), matching rug and lamp
• Dinosaur Train Collectible Dinosaur With Train Car: Hank, Mr. Daspletosaurus, and Morris

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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)
• 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)

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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:

• 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?)

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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: Desperately need a nice couch!
• 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