list from Mom and Dad

Okay, Mom and Dad really truly don't want or need anything -- we are happy as two peas in a pod. We have great kids and each other and all the comforts we could ask for. So please spend your money on each other, please really. It will be a bit lean this year and so if you can give something to someone else in our name, we will be thrilled. Just mark your gift "This comes from so-and-so to so-and-so for Mom and Dad." Another idea is to give us a gift receipt for something you did for someone else. We would take much satisfaction in those kinds of gifts. My best present last year was the book of testimonies you compiled. Your love and goodness is really enough. Oh -- service projects go down really well. Like if someone wanted to redo the mangy flowers in the window boxes, I would buy the supplies if some crafty person would do the actual beautification.

For those stubborn ones who insist on something more concrete, we could use a pancake turner and wooden spoons and one of those thin rubber-backed mats to go in front of the fridge. But I've wracked my brain for a week and can't come up with more than that. Sorry to be so unhelpful, but it's hard when you're happy and don't need anything! Love, Mommio