Mama's Holiday Wish List Giveaway

(Gasp!) What's this?! Another post? In less than a week?

I just got an email from TodaysMama about this awesome giveaway they're having, so I just had to enter it (hence this unusually timely post).

Here are my answers:
1. What 5 items are on your holiday wish list this year?

• Book: "Bite-sized desserts"-- these dessert-lings look delicious!
• A chunky scarf
• A set of crochet hooks
• A(nother) jigsaw puzzle
• Bug-shaped baking cups

2. What is your favorite handmade gift you have received?

• A poem (several pages long) to which my then-boyfriend now-husband added pictures and bound.

3. What handmade gift have you always wanted to tackle?

• Hand-quilting a baby quilt! One of these days...

4. What was the best Christmas gift you received as a child?

• Hard to remember. The only thing that I can really remember is a pink bike with a multi-flowered banana seat and a basket with plastic flowers on it. I held on to that thing forever.

5. What items are on your kid’s wish list this year?

• puzzles
• a toy vacuum (so she can vacuum with me and not be afraid of our vacuum. When our vacuum is off, she is fine with patting it and saying, "good vacuum," but as soon as the power goes on, she is terrified. Kind of like the kids in "Mr. Mom" when they see "Jaws" (their vacuum) but with greater intensity.
• toys for playdough
• books
• flannelboard figures

6. What is your favorite holiday food?

• Stuffing-- I have this great recipe from allrecipes.com, and it's a favorite every year. I love making this recipe for my loved ones, but I also enjoy eating it!

7. What will you be hand-crafting for the holidays?

• Gingerbread houses :]

8. What is your favorite holiday movie?

• "A Christmas Story," OF COURSE!

9. Favorite holiday song?

• Probably Bing Crosby's "White Christmas" (it reminds me of my dad, since he always made sure we had the Christmas records playing when I was small)

10. Favorite holiday pastime?

• Baking cookies!