Top 10 things I want for Christmas

Over the last few weeks, we've received phone call after phone call, asking us what we want for Christmas and this is such a hard question to answer. We are not those people who usually have a list in hand, ready to pass out to anyone who asks...I mean, we aren't five anymore. If we want something for ourselves, we (especially Mark) will just go out and by it so it has been very difficult to be much help to those family members who have asked us. 

As I have been packing and cleaning, cleaning and packing, I've been thinking about how stressful the holidays are and about what I really want for Christmas. I didn't include anything about keeping my family healthy and happy because that's a given. The below list isn't actually one that I could hand out because it doesn't contain any "gifts" that I could receive....well, take a look and you'll see what I mean.

My Top 10 Wishes for Christmas

10. Trent's ear infection to clear up (we just got back from the doctor and it's still there so it's on to another round of antibiotics). 

9. To sleep through the night without waking up to pee or having the baby kick. What I wouldn't give for a good 8 hours of shut eye. 

8. To have all of the presents we return home with, miraculously put themselves away and for all of the toys that Trent is bound to get, to magically put themselves together and then for the whole house to clean itself. 

7. If we do gather enough courage to take Trent to mass on Christmas Eve, I pray that he sits there silently like a good little boy instead of screaming and wanting to run around like we know he will. Hah!!

6. For my dog's hair to grow back. He's patchiness is making his even more unattractive. If he stopped scratching in the middle of the night and waking me up, that would be great too. 

5. For Mark not to get too tipsy and offend someone as he usually does. As you may know, he is a pretty blunt man who tends to say what is on his mind. He is usually funny but sometimes, offensive! I try not to get too mad at him for his; in turn, he supports me and backs up whatever I say or do as well. It's perfect! 

4. For there to be a marathon of Here Comes Honey Boo Boo because that would just make me laugh and feel like my family is totally normal. 

3. The entire family to get along famously. This makes me laugh out loud because it is a near impossibility, but hey, a girl can hope. An absence of nagging on the side would be a plus. 

2. To scarf down my mother's entire pan of fudge without feeling guilty or gaining five pounds. 

1. To get THE CALL from an agent, who wants to sign me! (You may be sick of hearing this but if you've worked as hard on something as I've worked on my manuscript, you know what I'm talking about). 

I may not get a chance to blog over the next few days, so MERRY CHRISTMAS!! I hope everyone has a nice holiday full of family, friends, good food and lots of love! I'll update on our Christmas adventure when we return!