Bowman kids' lists

Claire

• softball themed decor for new bedroom including a softball rug (I think she is going with a bright green and yellow color scheme, similar to that of a softball - might also throw in bright orange)
• statue shaped like a glove that can hold a softball (preferably one that hangs on the wall like a shelf - it will be used to hold the ball that all her NW teammates signed before she moved)
• Hot Huez Temporary Hair Chalk (as seen on tv: http://www.amazon.com/Huez-Temporary-Hair-Chalk-Seen/dp/B00CZCSU8K)
• Under Armour moisture-wicking fleece sweat pants in black, size Medium
• Under Armour or Nike team hoodie that is sold at Hibbet's Sports (on36/37 next to Kohl's) - it's black and says Hayes Pacers in orange
• black Under Armour socks
• Under Armour headband/sweatband
• Forever 21 striped sweaters
• pencil cut jeans (like a combination jegging/skinny jean)

James

• soccer themed decor for new bedroom (I already bought him some Houston Dynamo stuff so if you are unsure of colors, use their logo for help (see below)
   
• outdoor basketball hoop
• nice soccer ball that the labels won't peel off
• remote controlled race car

Evelyn

• Stompeez (as-seen-on-TV slippers) in Bee-Bop Bunny, size Medium (http://www.stompeezclub.com/Default.asp?bhcp=1)
• dangly earrings
• dress-up clothes and jewelry/accessories (juniors or small women's sized stuff from Goodwill would be perfect)
• high-heeled shoes (preferably with glitter, not in black)
• art supplies: wet-erase markers, paint, paint brushes, crayons, clips to hold up paper

Lucy

• dress-up clothes and accessories (juniors or small women's sized stuff from Goodwill would be perfect)
• "Sofia the First" toys
• "Lalaloopsy" doll
• art supplies: wet-erase markers, paint, paint brushes, crayons, clips to hold up paper

Mom's Christmas List 2013

• trunk-sized basket with lid, for decorative storage
• clothing, size 1X
• books, materials on raising chickens in the back yard
• decorative pots and materials to grow herbs on kitchen windowsill
• small, decorative, water-resistant book-ends (to be used on narrow glass shelf over spa tub). Something like this, although not necessarily exactly this: http://www.amazon.com/Spi-Iron-Birds-Branch-Bookends/dp/B002OJWBMA/ref=sr_1_44?s=furniture&ie=UTF8&qid=1380216311&sr=1-44
• decorative plate for the front of the car (North Carolina uses only one license plate, mounted on the back. So now I have space for some kind of decorative or "message" plate on the front).
• Blu-Ray or DVD updates for all our old videos, such as Disney classics, family favorites, etc. For example:
• What About Bob?
• Planes, Trains and Automobiles
• Dirty Rotten Scoundrels
• Disney Princess movies
• Bette Davis, Joan Crawford, Henry Fonda, Jimmy Stewart movies

2013 Ellie's Christmas list

Aeropostale gift card
Claire's gift card
iTunes gift card
Delia's gift card
Whit's gift card
Bath and Body works gift card
Sparkle Ugg Boots (brown, pink, or blue)
Skinny hair curler
Skinny hair straightener
Games for Wii U (SHHH!!!!  Kids don't know they're getting a Wii U for Christmas)

Wesley Smith: (UPDATED December 15)

Clothes:

Long-sleeved button down shirts (solid colors, preferably). Sizes: 3X to Double Fudge Mocha.

Sweater vests (yes, really)

Jeans (40 x 32)
Winter gloves with velcro straps (or some other way to secure them around the wrist) (Added Nov 14)

Blu-Ray & DVD

The Avengers 2D Blu-Ray Combo Pack, $49.00

Lady and the Tramp Blu-Ray

Captain America: The First Avenger Blu-Ray

Mission: Impossible: Ghost Protocol Blu-Ray

Lion King Blu-Ray

Pixar Short Films Blu-Ray vol. 1 & 2

Pete’s Dragon Blu-Ray

Fantasia/Fantasia 2000 Blu-Ray

The Incredibles Blu-Ray

The Muppets Blu-Ray Combo with Muppet Show sampler

Abbott and Costello vol. 1-2
Ma & Pa Kettle Complete Collection (added Dec 15)
Francis the Talking Mule vol. 1 (added Dec 15)

Mystery Science Theater 3000: 20th Anniversary Edition (or any MST3K collection will do)

GAMES

Pirates of the Caribbean Master of the Seas board game

Henry's grand slam baseball card game

Temple Run: Danger Chase board game

Battle Cry board game

BOOKS (All these can be found on AbeBooks.com)

Infinity War,

Infinity Crusade, vols 1 & 2

Thanos: Infinity Abyss

Thanos: Marvel- The End

The Thanos Imperative

The Avengers and The Infinity Gauntlet

Any Omnibus from IDW Publications or Classic GI Joe Collections

Other safe bets: Superman: Man of Steel, vol 4 and up, Captain America & Fantastic Four.

STUFF I NEED

iPad/iPod/iPhone dock with speakers and alarm clock
Way to organize full-page recipes (Added Nov 14)
Wireless Mouse mouse (Apple compatible) (Added Nov 16)
Wallet (Added Nov 16)
14-inch frying pan (Added Nov 17)
Griddle pan (Added Nov 17)

Someone to help me find my Back to the Future DeLorean because I hid it somewhere safe this summer and now have no idea where I left it. (Deleted Nov 13)

STUFF I DON’T NEED BUT I WANT (Action Figures)

Robin (green leggings/Tim Drake only)

Golden Age Atom

Eradicator

Kilowog Build-a-figure

Marvel Legends US Agent

Marvel Select Thanos

Mickey Mouse Pirates of the Caribbean or Runaway Brain by Medicon

Captain Jack Sparrow by Zizzle

STUFF I DON’T NEED BUT I WANT (Other)

Remote Control Helicopter

Pretty much anything from Brookstone

GIFT CARDS

iTunes
Amazon (added Dec 8)

Target

Barnes & Noble

HAIL MARY

Full-size (over-the-ear) headphones

Guitar bass and beginner kit

Nintendo Wii U

All-inclusive week's vacation at Walt Disney World Resort

TO BE CONTINUED…

Bun John's list

-Cologne: 1 Million by Paco Rabanne -New beard trimmer... Something with multiple attachments -Blu Ray: Dark Knight Rises -Walt Disney's See Hear Read book and record collection -Record player RACHEL: -Cute (stylish) pajama sets (small or medium, use your judgement) -Target or Kohl's giftcard -Family games Johanna: -Press Dough cookie maker (as seen on tv) -real easy bake kitchen (one that actually bakes) -Hello Kitty stuff

Margaret's updated list

Margaret - updated again

Sobakawa Buckwheat pillow, Queen or King size (an As-Seen-On-TV, but now sold in Target, etc.)

Massage

Someone to finish some of our house projects

Order of my Mary Kay makeup (I can give specifics if need be)

Gas card

Hunger Games on Blu-Ray

Queen size sheet set or just a queen size fitted sheet - we have a deep mattress so I think you have to make sure the fitted sheet is deep.
**Car charger and radio transmitter for my ipad (so I can listen to Pandora on the car speakers)
**Audible books for Kindle or Nook or any other book ipad app.

**things I just thought of yet really need - don't know why I didn't think of those before.

Dad's Christmas list

Music:
Hail to the King (Shannon Wexelberg)
10,000 Reasons (Bless the Lord) (Matt Redman)
The House that Built Me (Miranda Lambert)
Colder Weather (Zac Brown)
Knee Deep (Zac Brown)
You and Tequila (Kenney Chesney & Grace Potter)
Better as a Memory (Kenney Chesney)
I will Love You for You (J J Heller)
Your Great Name (Natalie Grant

Also:

A really good coffee travel mug
A Mac laptop
A simple cell phone

ADDED 11/27/2012:
Set of wood bits
Northwestern shirt (wicking material) with a collar-medium
Garmin.

Mom's 2012 Christmas List

• Clothing - size 2X
• nice cardigan sweater or jacket to wear to church
• track pants with pockets - I like the kind with a stripe down the side

• imaginative welcome mat for front door of Waxhaw house
• bath items for pampering myself in the jetted spa tub
• family photo

Tessie's Xmas list 2012

My list is almost the same as last year!

#1 A nice, professional, fitted pantsuit. I really need this, as I'll likely be going on one of the Business study abroad programs, and everyone is required to dress very professionally because they have a lot of business meetings with executives.

#2 Warmer clothes in sizes that fit me, especially nice tops - shirts are now small or medium, pants around size 8, but could be 6 or 10 depending upon brand.

#3 Oversized/stuffed chair and matching ottoman. I like the ones you sink into and hard to get out of, but are comfy. The ottoman is such that it looks like the chair itself has just been extended out a ways. Good colors are browns, greens, golds, dark reds.

#4 Storage ottoman. I really need the storage, and something else to sit on would be great. As big as possible. I was watching Craigslist and Ebay for this for quite a while, but didn't find anything cheap enough for me. Colors that would be good are browns, golds, greens, dark reds. If you happen to find a set of a chair and storage ottoman, so it looks like one giant comfy chair, that would be good too.

#5 My AmeriCorps quilt - I can tell you right now it will be about $150 to get it quilted, so any money towards that would be awesome. Or if you know how to quilt, I'll give you the quilt top and you could do it! And teach me how, too!

#6 A good vacuum

#7 A cute entryway table, either to go next to the front door or under the mirror in the entryway. One with a drawer or drawers would be good. (See photo) The space under the mirror is 38" wide and 36" high.

#8 An entryway mat to put next to the front door.

#9 New bed pillows, extra firm. Mine are probably 20 years old and I shudder to think what some of the stains on them are.

PS if anyone else needs my address again, it's 3725 G Busbee Pky NW Apt 1019 Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Carrie's Christmas list

• Blu-Rays/DVDs: The Chronicles of Narnia 2 & 3; Harry Potter and the Order of the Phoenix; Harry Potter and the Deathly Hallows, parts 1 & 2 (I like used Blu-Rays and DVDs so long as they don’t have scratches on them); The Hunger Games
• Gift card to Half Price Books
• Gift card to World Market
• German bearded re-blooming irises (Blue, white,purple, and/or yellow) (SERIOUSLY people. I have had this on my list for, what, 10 years now?) (Iris on our entry table is pretty and all, and she's a permanent resident of the house, but I'd like to have some that I could put outside.)
• Piano sheet music for the album Porcelain by Helen Jane Long 
• a bat rack no longer than 2'

There are a number of book series that I’m collecting that I need additional books for. I LOVE USED BOOKS. In fact, I like them better than new ‘cause then they’re all comfy and broken in. Soft cover, hard cover – I don’t care. So here are the book collections I’m looking to fill in:

• Vicky Bliss books by Elizabeth Peters. I have the first three and the 5th and 6th; I still need the 4th one: Trojan Gold
• Amelia Peabody books by Elizabeth Peters. There are about 6 jillion of them. Here are the ones I HAVE; I would like to have any that is NOT on this list: The Crocodile on the Sandbank; The Mummy Case; Lord of the Silent; The Last Camel Died at Noon; The Golden One; The Falcon at the Portal; The Ape Who Guards the Balance; The Serpent on the Crown; Lion in the Valley; Children of the Storm; He Shall Thunder in the Sky; Tomb of the Golden Bird. 
• Jasper Fforde books - any of the Thursday Next series EXCEPT "First Among Sequels" (there are 6 books that I DON'T have in this series - listed here). Another book by this author that's from a new series that I'd like to have is called _Shades of Grey_.
• The Princess Diaries Volume VI and a Half: The Princess Present. (Unless somebody borrowed it from me. I could have sworn I had this one.) 
• DRAGON'S HEART BY JANE YOLEN. (I have the first 3 books in this series).

Bowman Family Lists

Bowman Family lists

Margaret

Sobakawa Buckwheat pillow, Queen or King size (an As-Seen-On-TV, but now sold in Target, etc.)

Massage

Someone to finish some of our house projects

Order of my Mary Kay makeup

Gas card

Michael

Nautical themed décor for the office (like a boat-in-a-bottle kit) or a brass bell to hang on the wall

iTunes gift card

golf balls

golf glove for left hand (medium size)

beard/mustache trimmer – rechargeable

Bluetooth phone that looks like a real phone (like this: http://www.brookstone.com/Bluetooth-Retro-handset)

Claire

iTunes gift card

Fashion scarfs

Nike socks

Curling iron

Hair straightener (I think she means a flat iron)

James

Helicopter camera

Remote control race care

Evelyn

Cash register toy like this: http://www.toysrus.com/product/index.jsp?productId=3889641

"Dollie and Me" outfit – sold at Kohl's

a real microphone

earrings – she is possibly getting her ears pierced for her birthday

Lucy

Likes anything Tangled and Rapunzel related

Likes princess dress up stuff, crowns, dresses, etc.

Haley's Christmas List

• Bath & body products (especially those that are watermelon scented)
• Jewelry (but NOT earrings)
• Indians paraphernalia
• American Girl doll and corresponding book
• DS Lite games 
• Gift cards to Bath & Body works, Justice, Kohl's, Walmart, Half-Price Books, Claire's (the store)
• Make-up (kiddie)
• MP3 player
• Barbie Fashion Fairy
• Barbie clothes
• Real Ukulele (used it fine - we've seen them on Amazon for under $25)

Josh's Christmas list

• Bakugan
• Beyblades
• Fishing pole
• Gogos
• Gift card for GameStop, Walmart, Half-Price Books
• Purple light sabre
• Nerf N-force Shield & sword or Battlemaster Axe.
• Foam bat and balls
• Indians paraphernalia
• Action figures (soldiers, spies)

Ellie's Christmas list

• Jewelry (Ellie DOES have pierced ears)
• Anything related to the group One Direction
• Gift cards (Aeropostale, Hot Spot, Justice, Kohl's, Walmart, Half-Price Books, i Tunes)
• Cleveland Indians paraphernalia
• Clothes. NOTE: I STRONGLY recommend not to buy pants or skirts for Ellie. She has about a 5-size range and it is extremely difficult to find anything that fits her - we have to try on 20 pairs of pants to find one that fits. She does enjoy getting clothes and gift cards for clothes. In tops she can wear a kids' large, or adult small or medium.
• Movies that are NOT scary (Blu-Ray or DVD)
• Hair clips that are adult style

Rachel's Christmas List

• Rice cooker
• Eggies (www.geteggiestv.com)

These are in order of most desired :-)

Make fun of me if you want, but I have a TERRIBLE time peeling hardboiled eggs!!

That's all I have right now, but I'll keep you posted!!

Johanna's Christmas List

This list comes to you straight from Johanna's mouth (yikes!)-

Barbie Doll Set

New Bell (from Beauty and the Beast) Doll ($5 at walmart)

Beast Doll

Bell costume

Money or Gift Certificate for a gymnastics class

Clip-on Earrings

Tinkerbell thermos cup (the kind with the flip-top lid- $12 at walmart)

New Girl baby doll- One that has a hard head

New tutu skirt for dance class.

New deck of cards

Movies: Gnomeo and Juliet

Pretty Pretty Princess Game

SuperWhy Movie

Stompeez Slippers- the unicorn one’s (stompeez.com)

Notes from Mom-

She REALLY doesn't need a new deck of cards! If you want to know any preferences you are free to ask!!!

Brian's list

This will require several posts. I don't have a complete list yet, but enough to get started.
*A set of really nice headphones for my iPod. I want the kind that fit snugly over the ENTIRE ear. ANR would be nice too, but doesn't have to be.
*Gift card to The Buckle
*Blu-ray movies (this list will be updated more than once)

-Stargate (the movie released in '94 starring James Spader and Kurt Russell)
-The entire Jaws collection, IF it gets released on Blu-ray
-The Star Wars sexology, I suppose

-The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou

-I Love You, Man....more to come. Note that any movie I request in Blu-ray can also be perchassed in 3D Blu-ray if it's available...
*The Complete Far Side.... two book set of pretty much all Far Sides ever drawn. I wouldn't be sad if you got it off craigslist.

*UPDATED 10/16: More blu-rays.... (if available on BR) The Life Aquatic with Steve Zissou, I Love You, Man

UPDATE 11/13:
PS3 games: Battlefield 3
Call of Duty MW3

"My Grown-Up Christmas List" by Wesley Smith

Clothes:
Long-sleeved button down shirts (solid colors, preferably). Sizes: 3X to Double Fudge Mocha.
Sweater vests (yes, really)

Electronics:
Back to the Future Blu-Ray collection
iPad accessories or speakers

Books*
Books on writing (any genre or discipline)
Any Omnibus from IDW Publications (other than Buffy the Vampire Slayer) or Classic GI Joe Collections
New Teen Titans: Games (you probably won’t be able to find this used)

Other comic book collection safe bets: Superman (Man of Steel vol 4 and up), Captain America & Fantastic Four. I'll update later with the items I already have, but generally, if it's in hardback, I don't have it.

Games & Gadgets:
Bananagrams word game
Pirates of the Carribean: Master of the Seas game
Remote Control Helicopter
Pretty much anything from Brookstone

*Like Carrie, I’m completely fine with used books most of the time, mostly because the more stuff you can buy under the spending limit means the more stuff for me. There is one website I generally go to for deals on bargain books, Abebooks.com, because unlike Amazon or eBay, this is their primary business. Highly recommended.

Tessie's Xmas list

#1 Storage ottoman. I really need the storage, and something else to sit on would be great. As big as possible. I was watching Craigslist and Ebay for this for quite a while, but didn't find anything cheap enough for me. Colors that would be good are browns, golds, greens, dark reds. If you happen to find a set of a chair and storage ottoman, so it looks like one giant comfy chair, that would be good too.

1. Coffeemaker - 12 cups, one that will not continue pouring from the spout if you remove the pot, and one that will automatically turn off after a period of time.

2. Someone to make my apartment look like I didn't just move in.

3. My AmeriCorps quilt - I can tell you right now it will be about $150 to get it quilted, so any money towards that would be awesome. Or if you know how to quilt, I'll give you the quilt top and you could do it! And teach me how, too!

4. Warmer clothes in sizes that fit me - shirts are now small or medium, pants around size 8, but could be 6 or 10 depending upon brand.

5. A copy of "The Great Divorce" by CS Lewis. I prefer old and used.

6. A nifty business card holder/case. Actually, two. One to hold my own cards, and one for the ones I collect from other people.

7. A nice battery-powered screwdriver/drill. Heavy duty, not the little household ones.

8. A cute entryway table, either to go next to the front door or under the mirror in the entryway. One with a drawer or drawers would be good. (See photo) The space under the mirror is 38" wide and 36" high.


9. An entryway mat to put next to the front door.

PS if anyone else needs my address again, it's 3725 G Busbee Pky NW Apt 1019 Kennesaw, GA 30144.

Bowman family lists

Michael:
iphone radio dock
softball bucket with cushion lid
catcher's mask and catcher's mit - used is great
fairway wood (also known as hybrid golf club)

Margaret:
picture frames - gold or silver colored, 5x7 or 8x10
teachery clothes
gift card to kohl's to buy some clothes

Claire:
T-Pain microphone
hard flute case
Paper-Jam (a paper guitar that plays songs, found in toy section)
bike
DS games
Just Dance 3 for Wii
batting gloves

James:
transformers toys
dinosaurs
DS games - Cars 2 (he has Cars), Iron Man 1 (he has Iron Man 2), any Mario games except Mario and Sonic at the Olympics, Mario Kart, and Super Mario Bros.
screwdriver toy
Iron Man mask

Evelyn:
Barbie doll (wants a mermaid one)
bike - not the smallest one, she has a little Disney Princess one that is getting too small
DS games - Tangled, Mario (see James' list)

Lucy:
toys for a 1 to 2 year old