Dec 23, 2008
Ten-Word Tuesday. The Let’s Get Down To It Edition.
Climb on Bossy’s lap and, in exactly ten words, tell her what you want for Christmas. Not health and love blah peace, but what you want.
And don’t forget to stop by later today for the best gift ideas on the web.
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A warm top, long sleeves, banish the cowl neck. Gah.
I don’t do Christmas. Hope you have a nice one.
A 400mm lens for my new Canon Rebel Xti Camera
Books to read that are just as entertaining and interesting as your blog, Bossy! Have a merry one!
Oh yes, a new camera lens sounds peachy. Keen, even.
other than a high-paying job, a shiny new non-overheating laptop.
High-paying Job? Could someone tell Bossy what that is?
A new wardrobe. Perfectly fitting, stylish, comfortable, luxurious but affordable!
A massive puppy with paws the size of my head and a tongue as big as my arm.
A netbook. Because I just need one.
Macro lens for my precious, money for the grocery store.
A safe and successful kidney transplant for little sister.
I want two things: For my little boy to finally talk. With his mouth. And for him to stop wearing diapers. Sounds dumb, but it is seriously all I could possible ask for.
Think Bossy’s funny? Try Carrie Fisher’s new book, “Wishful Drinking”.
A 120gb iPod and a ginormous external hard drive so my mucic and photos are all safely tucked away. I’d settle for some fuzzy slippers, though, cause its COLD here in the Windy City.
a break…because I can’t seem to catch one otherwise!
I want a great dane puppy to hog my covers!
A new water line to my house. Broke. Street flooding.
Daughter turning sixteen next week. Send earphones and valium, please.
for someone to bring the funny and banish the blues
pajama, turtlenecks, watch, camera lens, Murray’s cheese, Smidgen measuring spoons
P.S. I’m sorry I was such a Debbie Downer in my first comment.
New car without the dent and a new garage wall.
I want a Yamaha P70 keyboard… or a DSLR camera!
Oh, and Lauren’s wish really puts it into perspective.
Lauren #13
DSLR camera, web design software …or realistically: a non-itchy sweater.
I want insulation so my den isn’t 48 flippin’ degrees.
(but I also want Lauren’s wish).
major gift certificate to Stew Leonard’s for fancy cheese shopping
A new couch would be lovely.
A GOOD thermos for my morning coffee. No more spills!!!
A working furnace is what I want for Christmas.
I want my husband to get his job back, please.
I want my dang house painted and the landscaping done!
Ho HO HO
Nikon D60. Please Santa please! Damn recession. Nikon D60.
My guests to have fun and help with the dishes.
I would take Photo Shop in a heart beat, pleeeeeease.
Enough money to get my sons everything they want, plus.
A blender, a new crock pot, and a chef’s knife.
Nikon D60 or D40, immersion blender, no-strings full body massage.
(will pray for Lauren #13!)
I want Stella, can you rent her out?!!
I want my sweet friend Lauren’s wish too!
No gifts, I just want to sit on Bossys lap
a sectional for to sit. an ipod for to groove.
Oh, to not squint any longer at this crappy television.
A million dollars would be awfully nice under the tree.
Plane tickets to Virginia to visit my brother and family.
kitchenaidmixer, cuisinartmini, smallswissarmyknife, 10″nonstickskillet, underpants, cashmereVneckcardigan, 10megapixelCanonsureshot, G5Mactower, 30″ViewSonicmonitor andahappy(andproperous)newyearforall.
I want a bag for the laptop I just won.
Sometimes a curly girl wants straight hair – CROC FLAT IRON!
I want an external hard-drive with terabyte storage space. Please.
snowshoes, skates, central air, new furnace, second bathroom, bedroom furniture,
knee high black boots and a short sleeved fuzzy sweater
I want a dishwasher and a new digital camera, please.
For Lauren’s want to come true.
For Lauren’s wish to come true.
My washboard back, cross-country skis, a lake house in the sunset country, and the complete 2009 Ralph Lauren line.
A stress free visit to my parents for the holiday!
Free airline tickets for a year to wherever I want.
I want the man I’m falling for to live closer.
(not 10 states away!)
I’d like to be completely free of cancer – fer shure.
Whirled peas? Seriously – I just want to live with my husband without losing my mind. That would do it for me.
Happy holly-dayz, all!
Time,Time,Time,Time,Time,Time,Time,Time,Time,Time
Finalized divorce and ability to move on with life for me and my kids.
A big beautiful 17.h Dutch Warmblood to ride til the end of time.
A Canon Rebel XS, oh wait…I already bought it!
happy, healthy family (lowers my stress level)
new camera (ditto)
Photoshop for me, animation software for eldest, laptop for same
recycled polyester / hemp pants from Patagonia; new better laptop computer
To finally see a postage stamp for Pediatric Cancer awareness.
(We have one for Elvis, and every Disney Character)
trip to FL with hubby, new car, time off
Sleep, sleep, sleep. Job security for my colleagues. More sleep.
All the toys and crap my kids want, under the tree. Because they are still so little!
A Bright, Shiny Red Mini Cooper!
#48
Now THAT’S what Bossy is talking about! What you REALLY want. You win for funniest comment.
Laptop, DSLR, New Wardrobe and a sense of style to go with it. Also, Lauren’s #13 and POD’s #61.
My new baby to stop crying for absolutely no reason!
Anything I want, I buy for husband. A crock pot
I want a big sparkly ring, but not from Bossy.
I wish for the wishes of commenters #13 and #33. :O)
Just money – I’m saving for down payment on a house.
i so need a new computer with loads of Gbites and then with all that fresh space i want PhotoShop so I can start playing around with the photos i’ve taking with me new DSLR.
I want to marry Mark Harmon of NCIS, my new crush. but damn – he’s married to Mindy.
BLACK CLASSIC UGGS, STORM JACKET AND LENS FOR CAMERA, PLEASE?
I want to make a difference in the world now
I want to hold his warm hand in mine again.
I got what I wanted and it’s in the garage.
My husband home from Afghanistan. (I didn’t even need 10 words)
I want a Rolex Oyster Perpetual Datejust watch. Just kidding?
My kids to be quiet, but not too quiet – KWIM?
photoshop is all i want. if only santa could hear.
Diamonds are good…but how ’bout a clutter free house?
To meet Bossy in person, hang out, eat, drink wine!
Classic convertible, ipod touch, new setting for engagement diamond, books.
I would like snow and a new puppy. No chance
Mac Laptop, new dress shoes, new tennis shoes, vodka fresca
An economic recovery would be nice. And some dark chocolate.
Cashmere socks, weight loss, 72 hours of uninterrupted, REM sleep.
Earthy friend to tell about hot time with Santa-suited Husband.
An awesomely perfect, amazing, super husband. Or, maybe a Wii.
Loads of cash. iPod Touch. CS4. Sephora shopping spree. LUSH.
I borrowed a friend’s surfboard; it was made for me.
All I want for Christmas is germ free healthy girlys.
Vacation to Italy. New purse and shoes. Maybe some sleep?
to sell this house !!!
A haircut – haven’t gotten the extra $$$ together. Santa, please?
I want to get pregnant with a healthy baby boy.
To be debt free. A new laptop. Some good vodka.
Plane tickets to tropical locale with Hubby and no kids.
I want to know that my marriage will survive.
A vacation some place warm and money to enjoy it.
A DSLR and a Dyson Animal and a new job.
Merry Christmas Bossy and Bossy’s family!
Laptop, DSLR repaired, Printer for good pics, Bossy’s photo talent!
Awesome husband, Rock Band, high paying job that I love.
Diamond earrings. New stove. Renovated bedroom. Second bathroom. No in-laws!!
Well….. A DSLR with a few good lenses, tripod, etc., new honkin’ pc, and Photoshop CS4. Not much, really.
For Bossy’s readers to be able to count to ten!
(Sorry .. Merry Christmas everyone!!!!!!!!!!!!)
A winning lottey ticket so we could pay off the darn credit card, buy a new refigerator, get a new tv for the one that just died before Thanksgiving, sassy macro lens, and now I want some thaifood or chinese, thanks Bossy! lol
MacBook Pro with suped up processor, memory & hard drive, a Canon 50D or Nikon D300 would be nice too.
and for Lauren #13’s wish to come true
iPhone. And this year, I actually got what I wanted.
Fancy dinner out, tickets to live music venue, babysitter scheduled.
working car, paid insurance and a year of gas cards
Lauren’s little sister’s safe and successful kidney transplant
A bag, gloves, shoes, chocolate, books, DVDs, smellies and family.
All for me!!!!!!
Affection, consideration, and kindness from my (employed, please G-d) husband. And teenagers.
A new place to live.
Black, suede, low -heeled boots, saving for 2 yrs for them!
firmer breasts,hand painted dansko clogs and no split ends.
Need: Nikon D90
Want: Manolo Blanhik black patent mary janes
Kitchen Aide stand mixer in pink and more chocolate please.
For drugstore checker’s daughter to be cured and home for Christmas!
(anything in parenthesis doesn’t count, right? this is a true wish…she’s had pneumonia for 2 wks in hospital…so internet think good wishes/pray/whatever!)
A man. And not just any man. A very special man.
)
My kitchen, hallway, foyer, living and laundry room painted soon!
A blender that crushes ice like it says it will.
I also want what Laura #93 wants! So much fun!
Someone I can delegate to – a butler or personal assistant!!!!
Please save my arms and back, send a snowblower NOW!
Black Fry Boots.
But hows a girl to get them from a broke-ass santa like you? (or broke ass santa K for that matter!)
(ha ha ha)
You ARE Poverty Santa, right?
#123, mrs nm: what the hell are smellies?
I want to win one of Pioneer Woman’s contests, dammit !!
I’m easy. I’ll take cold, hard, cash. Thanks.
Happy Christmas!
This year’s more about what I don’t want: poochy tummy.
I want to get in the habit of exercising daily!
alpaca or bamboo or superwash merino yarn to knit with!
complete set of 50’s starburst dishes & red cowboy boots!
love you bossy, but your fans need to learn counting.
122 god be with you
Some peace and a decision please. That’s all I want.
A flying-squirrel-free attic and a good night’s sleep!
Brand new wardrobe, nikon, photog lessons, lots of money
1. THe fancy new hot chocolate maker from William Sonoma (or just a cocoa-motion from Bed Bath and Beyond)
2. Wii fit
3. A cast iron skillet and a dutch oven
Four bedrooms, two and a half baths, and a pool!
i want christmas shopping to finally end. please. end it.
not to fight with ex when I drop kids off
also want lauren’s & pod’s wish..
A fancy expensive digital camera like a Nikon or Canon.
What’s it say about me if I don’t want anything?
I want it all.
I want to win the lottery, Christmas don’t be late…
The patience to teach myself how to use Paintshop Pro-perly.
Obama in the White House and a brand new laptop.
For me to be out of debt forever and ever
Honest to god, I want to be with my family.
PS – Do you read all of these comments??? And, if so, do you think Vuboq hyphenated just to fit the word limit or are those hyphenations legit??
A sudden influx of money to pay off our debt.
New husband. Or desperately needed new flooring. Or, Nikon SLR.
I WANT TO FINISH WRITING THIS GODDAMNED BOOK ALREADY ARGGGGGGHHHHHHHHH!!!!!!!!!!
I want a night of uninterrupted sleep.
What do you think my chances are that my 5 month old will find me deserving?
Merry Christmas Bossy et al!
I want a laptop with wireless internet–I hate dialup.
Peace and quiet, just for one damn day.
Honestly? For someone to pay my car registrations, they are overdue!
roll in the hay… hee hee! LOL
Ooops. Sister just reminded me that mine is due, too!
I mean “heart shaped hedges”, not “sister”. No roll in the hay for me. ha
better insulation. new windows. notice it’s really cold? and a job. (that I like)
WTC prince on the 45 for 7 yrs, dh purchased!
Furniture that didn’t come from a flea market. ~ public educator
Mortgage paid by new sugar daddy, George Clooney. Also jewelry.
I want my 19-year-old body back effortlessly, please.
A nice peaceful Christmas day with my family and shortbread!
I was going to write Big Ass Diamonds, but then I read Lauren’s and I feel like kind of a douche.
So…
Big Ass Diamonds and a healthy kidney for Lauren’s sister.
a blog that pays for more than my coffee bill
a new horse barn and a sewn pasture with fences
less stress, less stress, less stress, less stress, & less stress
Pasta maker, Auntie Mame with Rosalind Russell, shiny black Escalade.
A pair of LL Bean slippers, LL Bean snowboots, Mama Mia dvd, and a new cell phone–preferably one I don’t have to take classes to learn how to use it.
secure job for hubby= $ to adopt a baby
)
(oh & a flash for my DSLR
Job for hubby, valium for MIL, bourbon slushie for me.
Not get flu going around, kids have awesome day. Food!
lenses, lens, lenses
lens … lenses, lenses, lenses.
lenses. lenses. lens!
All the boots and sweaters in GarnetHillCatalog. I mean all.
Laptop, good camera, pair of Louboutains, job, Lauren’s wish
I’m getting a Nike puffy jacket and a sword.
I would like the ability to pay my spring tuition.
A new roof.
A new furnace.
The concrete wall holding up our entire property fixed.
A new kitchen floor.
A husband who communicates clearly, and a pair of gloves.
Something only the boyfriend can give me… rhymes with wing.
Anything? I can ask for anything? Just for me? An African Safari!
Tesla Roadster.
All remodel projects finished nicely.
Tropical family vacation.
Diamond earrings; bought ‘em for myself. Next? A tropical vacay…
Dear Bossy,
I take back my ten word Tuesday wish and leave you with this sentiment.. Boyfriend came through, now is fiance, no more wishes now.
healthy body image, worthwhile job, the loving to work out.
A year to catch up everything, without my kids growing.
(P.S. Gah! I thought *I* was bad with PhotoShop.)