Karen's List

NAME: Karen

I would like gift cards to:*Bed Bath and Beyond... because I would put it toward an expensive memory foam mattress pad that I can't justify buying yet although I am in a state of deep coveting at this point.*Office Depot or Office Max...because I need an organizer/calendar/daytimer type thing for being a principal who remembers where I'm supposed to be.*Christopher and Banks...because I like shopping in Midland when I go see the boys and I love their clothes.*Wal Mart, Target...because I want a digital camera.

If I got new clothes, I'd like:comfortable stylish ones.and my size is confidential. hahaha not really, probably medium or 8

Books I'd like to have include:an NAS Concordance that shows where in the scriptures the word is found. I have a Bible dictionary but not one that shows where the word is found.

Music or Movies I'd like are:I don't have time to watch anything right now so I don't know...but I love comedy and I love history. Some movies I don't have that I like: Tombstone, Gone With the Wind, Ben Hur.

Things for my home I'd like are:a memory foam mattress topper or something like that so I can sleep in soft luxury.

I can always use:bubble bath,more time,more brain cells

I'd love to have:a foot massage,gift cards,a trip to hug Kariya!

Whatever you do, please DON'T get me:coffee products , bleh
a guide to writing a research paper, ayyyyyyy I can't even think about it anymore!

Name: Tyson

I like gift cards to: Target, Home Depot, or Amazon

If I got clothes I would like: T-shirts – large; navy dress socks; Navy or brown dress pants, flat front from Target 38x32 – Cherokee brand

Things I’d like for my home are: nut driver set – metric and SAE; Pipe clamps for wood working; Irwin Quick-Grip Clamps

Subscription to “Wood” magazine http://www.woodmagazine.com/

I'd love to have: a brown, leather, bi-fold, rectangular wallet, with a picture holder (as slim as possible)

I can always use: white undershirts – large, white socks (high, medium, or ankle)

Name: Rachel

I like gift cards to: Target, Amazon, or Michael’s

If I got clothes I would like: Shirts (I always love what you pick Karen:)

And my size is: Medium or Large

Books I’d like to have are: The Inheritance Series by Gilbert and Lynn Morris, Preschoolwise by Gary Ezzo

Things I’d like for my home are: any type of shabby chic decoration

I can always use: cute earrings or necklaces, fun kitchen gadgets

Name: Kariya

Clothes I need are: Spring or Summer things (no onesies please-Mommy wants to teach me to go potty like a big girl!),

In size: 24 months

Toys or games I'd like are: anything educational to help me learn my colors, letters, numbers, and shapes

Music or Movies: Veggies Tales movies (I have the Rubber Ducky one and the Viking one) Boz the Bear movies (I don’t have any, but I love his books!)

Books I'd like are: Christian books like Max Lucado or Boz the Bear, Christian Bernstein Bears books, anything by Sandra Boynton

Mike and Laurie's wish list

NAME: Laurie

I like gift cards to: JoAnns, Buggy Barn, Lowes, Home Depot, Sears

If I got new clothes, I'd like: Scarf and glove sets are always a good idea for the Northwest!

Books I'd like to have include: Children's books in Spanish, The Little House by Virginia Lee Burton, any of the children's classics.

Music or Movies I'd like are: Enchanted, Doris Day's -Love Me or Leave Me, Doris Day -The Glass Bottom Boat, Doris Day -Teacher's Pet

Things for my home I'd like are: kitchen towels

I can always use: scrapbooking supplies: stickers, adhesive sticky squares, scrapbook embellishments of all kinds

I'd love to have: Scripture verses (magnetic) for fridge in Spanish or English, Adventures in Odyssey cd's for my collection...I don't have anything from volume 45-50

NAME: Mike
I like gift cards to: Lowes, Cabellos, Bed Bath and Beyond
If I got new clothes, I'd like: shirts to wear at work and my size is: Large, 16 1/2 x 34/35
Books I'd like to have include: Any good Bible study
Music or Movies I'd like are: Iron Man, The Natural, A Connecticut Yankee in King Arthur's Court
Things for my home I'd like are: cool kitchen gadgets, chop sticks
I can always use: gray crew tubesocks, recordable dvd's
I'd love to have: a huge crock pot, a pressure cooker, an electric skillet
Whatever you do, please DON'T get me:

Schnell Family Wish Lists!

NAME: Ken
I like gift cards to: Penneys
If I got new clothes, I'd like: long-sleeved dress shirts and my size is: 16 1/2 - 34
Books I'd like to have include: ?
Music or Movies I'd like are: Van Halen
Things for my home I'd like are: peace and quiet
I can always use: swimsuit
I'd love to have: Stetson cologne
Whatever you do, please DON'T get me a(n): underwear

NAME: Eve
I like gift cards to: Dillards or Books-a-Million
If I got new clothes, I'd like: Hard to buy clothes for me
Books I'd like to have include: ??
Music or Movies I'd like are: ??
Things for my home I'd like are: I don't have any room
I can always use: Victoria Secret PINK things
I'd love to have: ?
Whatever you do, please DON'T get me a(n): cheese

NAME: Jody
I like gift cards to: Christopher & Banks
If I got new clothes, I'd like: lightweight sweater and my size is: M
Books I'd like to have include: Anything by CS Lewis, Lucado or PerettiMusic
Movies I'd like are: I already have too many
Things for my home I'd like are: dish towels
I can always use: sunscreen
I'd love to have: more time at Paisano
Whatever you do, please DON'T get me a(n): a skunk

NAME: Katherine
I like gift cards to: Victoria's Secret
If I got new clothes I'd like: Well it's not really clothes, but I need comfort gel insoles for my horribly uncomfortable high heels! Just one more reason why I'm going to be a surgeon and not an internal med doc :)
Books I'd like to have include: I'm pretty flexble. I don't have much time to read fun books unfortunately.
Movies I'd like to have include: The modern Romeo and Juliet with Leonardo DiCaprio, The Rocketeer
Music I'd like to have include: Erin McCarley (her cd comes out soon!)
I can always use: candles (I burn them while I study), color pens for taking notes in class and protein shakes, powder
I'd love to have: a dog. Still haven't forgiven the landlords for going back on that.
a Sonic!!! Gainesville closed all Sonics. TRAGEDY.
Swedish goggles---so hard to find! Maybe they can still be attached to a
handsome Swede :)
Whatever you do, please don't get me: anything vanilla, that includes lotion and candles. I can't get over the feeling that I've become a baked good.

Christmas 2008

The air is crisp,
Leaves fall,

Here's the list,
Now get to the mall.

Giver - Receiver

Ken - Nancy

Jody - Laurie

Katherine - Tyson

Eve - Tyler

Karen - Rachel

Sean - Pawpaw

Tyler - Katherine

Mama - Jody

Tyson - Mama

Rachel - Ken

Mike - Karen

Laurie - Eve

Pawpaw - Mike

Nancy - Sean

Update your list,
Check it twice.
Unless you think last year's list
Will suffice.

NAME:
I like gift cards to:
If I got new clothes, I'd like:
and my size is:
Books I'd like to have include:
Music or Movies I'd like are:
Things for my home I'd like are:
I can always use:
I'd love to have:
Whatever you do, please DON'T get me a(n):

Thirty-five dollars
Is the limit,
So if it’s over that
Then please don’t give it.

A gift for Kariya
Is optional
Just remember
To make it small.

So write down your name
On paper or bunting
Drive safe, buckle up
And happy hunting!

New front step

Before and After at Mike and Laurie's

Before and After (Front Entrance)

Winter Wonderland

Highlights from our White Christmas

Poker night! Beginner's luck must play a part because Rachel won!

Karen had a pair of Aces with one on the board three times!!

Sweet potatoes. Yum.

Santa baby.

Christmas morning!

Noni and Papa reading Kariya's new book!

Walking in a winter wonderland...

On New Year's Eve we played the farming game and then started a puzzle that we finished just seconds before the New Year!

We had such a wonderful Christmas, and it was so nice to have lots of family around to help us celebrate. One of these years we'll have to get everyone together for Christmas!!