My Christmas Wish List

My Christmas Wish List

Here it is getting closer to closer and closer to Christmas and I have not completed this Christmas Wish List.  Stupid, isn’t it?  But that is the nature of having fibromyalgia, fibro fog, and depression.  Things – important things, even – get put off.

Most of my wishes have to do with others.  I have listed them briefly.  If you’re intrigued or think you might be able to fulfill a wish, I can email you the details.

1) My son needs someone to help him get a web site up and running. (Son’s project #1)

2) My son also needs some rather in-depth consultation about starting a business, getting patents, how to protect an invention idea before patenting while still being able to share it with possible investors or consultants. (Son’s project #2)

3) It would be fantastic if a few people signed up for the networking/business opportunity that my son found.  There is no cost, only benefits in savings and rebates.  (Son’s project #3)

4) My husband needs someone to help him figure out finances.  When I was a single mom, I worked with far less than he(we) has(have) and was always able to keep a roof over our (son and my) heads, have a nice Christmas, tithe and even save some money.  One year, I only had less than $10,000 income and still did that and kept a phone and Internet access.  My son never had any idea that we were poor.  If hubby would let me handle the finances, we would be doing okay.  Instead, we’re always behind and paying late fees and interest we shouldn’t be paying, getting cut-off notices and not paying medical bills.  Grrr.  Maybe if some MAN would step forward and teach him…  (Obviously he thinks that women know nothing.)

5) We have hubby’s adopted daughter every other weekend, plus at some point every holiday.  I need prayers for strength to make the house look like Christmas.  I don’t have much to decorate, but I have enough.  I just need the “want to” to get some decorations up before Christmas.

6) I would also love some way to buy a few presents for hubby’s daughter.  She’s 11 (going on...20? typical) and I don’t even know what to get for her.  A gift card might be nice.

7) My needs are not anywhere near as many and our family is not as bad off as Susan L.  If you have not read her list yet, it’s here.  Help her before you help me. http://www.gather.com/viewArticle.jsp?articleId=281474977196250

8) Chocolate helps me survive, sometimes.  A bag of hugs and some dark chocolate kisses would be perfect to help get through the holidays.

9) Prayers would be appreciated for my disability claim.  I have been denied twice and had a hearing before a judge back in July.  That judge has quit, and I don’t know yet if he cleared his desk before he left, or if my file will be given to a new judge.  I haven’t had a steady income for 5 years now, and prayers for a positive decision would be great.  (Or prayers for God’s will, would be even better.)

10)  I could do so much more commenting (and maybe getting to the cash option) if I had a computer that was not so old and slow.  As it is now, sometimes I click on a story or photo and have to wait almost 10 mintues for the page to load if there are already lots of comments.  I don’t need a new computer, just a newer one.  If you know someone who is getting a new computer, I would love a hand-me-down with Windows XP (or even Windows 2000, except that it’s not being supported anymore either) and more memory than this old Gateway I got in 1999.  It’s running Windows 98.  I have only 64MB RAM and my 2 hard drives have only a total of 14GB.  It’s a Pentium III processor.  Anything newer would be better.  :-)  I have seen rebuilt computers at the flea market for only $150, but cannot afford to buy one.

If you can help at all, please email me here at Gather or at marilynruthmackenzie@yahoo.com.

Thanks, and Merry Christmas.

P.S.  One more prayer request.  Help me to humble myself enough to ask for help from my church or women's small group to help clean and organize our house.  It really is a mess for three reasons 1) My hubby has lived her for over 20 years and he's a pack rat  2) We have antique player pianos everywhere (including in the living room, basement, garage and in storage!) that need to be sold or given away  (Plus we have pieces and parts all over too...even though he has not worked on a piano in over 15 years!!!)  3) I'm just not physically able to keep up anymore.