Get used to disappointment

The current draft of Lily's Christmas wish list eschews materials gifts in favor of requests we probably aren't going to be able to grant. Just in case you can't read her cursive, her list is as follows:

"I need (double underlined) to go see my friends in D.C. I need (again, double underlined) to let Moo Cow (the cat that is not technically ours) in our garage for Christmas. I want Furball (another cat that has started showing up in our yard) to become our pet."

Over the years we've tried to help the girls differentiate between needs and wants. I think we have a little more work to do.