cool contest and a random creation by "little buddy" :)

UPDATE: LADIES!!! WHERE ARE YOUR ANSWERS!?!?! I WANT TO KNOW WHAT Y'ALL DO FOR THE HOLIDAYS :) JUST COPY AND PASTE THE QUESTIONS AND EITHER POST IT ON YOUR BLOG,  EMAIL ME OR WRITE A NOTE IN FACEBOOK.

good morning! 

i found this cool contest in my inbox this morning and i thought i'd share:

Mama’s Holiday Wish List Meme
TodaysMama and Provo Craft are giving away a sleighful of gifts this holiday season and to enter I’m sharing this meme with you.

1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year? well, honestly, if i could have anything and it didn't have to be for myself, i would like to open a full-time "soup kitchen" in my town with a place for kids and adults to have a hot meal anytime of day, free of charge. i would also like to build a home where i could take in special needs foster children. i'd also like to have college funds for all of my children to go to whichever school they chose, and i'd like to take the entire family to kenya to help build a school and learn about another culture.... o.k., this is a completely unrealistic list, but if the gifts had to be for me and they could be over-the-top...Tamron B003 lens, CS4, Apple computer, a European tour, a kitchen remodel, a spiffy celebrity trainer who could kick my butt into shape!
2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received? pretty much anything my kids have ever made me, my husbands homemade cakes and cards 
3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle? a complete quilt, a complete afghan, 
4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child? Barbie Dream House!!! and Easy-Bake Oven.
5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year? boy= legos, spider man knee pads, spiderman scooter...girls= clothes, makeup, gift cards (who knows what they really want?!?!)
6. What is your favorite holiday food? cornbread stuffing, tamales, lace cookies
7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays? Christmas cards, placecards, gingerbread house/cake, cookie ornaments
8. What is your favorite holiday movie? all of the stop-motion animation movies like Rudolph and Santa Claus is Coming to Town, Elf, and the original Grinch cartoon.
9. Favorite holiday song? much too difficult to choose, but i LOVE all of the 40's and 50's recordings of classic Christmas songs the best, and that paul mccartney song about "siiimply haaaving, a wonderful Christmas time!"
10. Favorite holiday pastime? baking, crafting, baking, crafting, listening to Christmas music, baking, crafting, decorating

if you'd like to participate, click on the TodaysMama link above for details.

please leave a comment with a link to your answers as well. i love to see how different 
 all of our answers are.

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on friday, little buddy made me a very special lego creation. he wanted to name it and made me write down the name. so here it is, the burrito-slicker-balinter-tekker-burner!

i am gearing up to start all of the holiday decorating, creating, generally -making -myself- crazy- with unrealistic -expectations- of- what- i- want -to- accomplish- during -the -holidays and driving my family crazy with 40's and 50's Christmas carols every waking hour!!!! ooooooh, i am soooooooo EXCITED!!!!

somewhere in the midst of all of the holiday mahem, i still need to find time to keep my etsy shop stocked and updated with new and exciting holiday designs....wish me luck ;)

sparkles and smiles to all of you!

~r

Comments

[Rachael Herrscher]

love the music that loaded on your blog! Just made my morning! :D Very festive!

[sherry loving]

your so sweet! i love reading your blog and seeing what's new. good luck with your contest!
i'm also excited for the holidays but, i'm listening to the same christmas album over and over again. lol

[Sunny Cain]

Hey Roberta! ok..I did the contest too! You asked to share answers...here are mine my dear!

http://sunnycain.blogspot.com/2009/11/moms-holiday-wish-list.html