Holiday wish list

• my parents to be here for Thanksgiving
• my children to live here with me and to visit their mother only every other weekend and half the school vacations
• my boyfriend to have a job he enjoys within 50 miles of our home
• an iPod Nano for each of my children and my boyfriend
• a 14 karat gold class ring for my graduate degree that I earned 6 years ago
• tickets to Paris for my children, my boyfriend and me
• Trading Spaces or While You Were Out to refurbish and restyle my classroom
• a clear heartworm test for my dog Beau
• regular, small translation jobs that pay well