I know it's only a day after Thanksgiving, but I know that Mom started her Christmas shopping at 4 a.m. this morning, and I didn't want you to have to not be able to find anything at Wal-Mart.

So, here's what I want for Christmas, along with that pony, but I ask for that every year and Mom says you can't put a pony in the sleigh.

THE LIST

2007 Version

1. A Packers Super Bowl Victory

2. Arthritis medicine for Brett Favre

3. Those people who shot at Van Buren to get caught

4. Aqua dots (The kind that doesn't make you sick if you accidentally swallow them)

5. Some mittens that won't get wet all the way through when I'm making a snowman

6. All the soldiers like Principal Russell to come home safely

7. A puppy (I know that we can't have one at our house, but maybe you can talk to the landlord about that)

8. An elevator in Meridian Elementary so Grandma can visit class

9. The new Hannah Montana CD (I know even YOU can't get tickets to her concert)

10. Some Legos for my brother

11. For a skate park to be built, so I can use my skateboard that you brought me last year

12. If you can find one, a Nintendo Wii (and the extra controller, so my brother can play, too)

That's all I can think of. Mom says I can send you another letter if I think of anything else. Good luck flying. I keep hearing Mom talk about "Holiday Traffic" and it doesn't sound fun. Tell Rudolph I say hi, and I'll leave some carrots with your cookies and milk just for him.

Love,

Mel