I hope to acquire a new playfield window for my 1st Creature restoration project.
2009 has been a tough year, my best friend died on new years day unexpectedly, lost my job and sold 5 of my pins and a few other possessions to keep afloat til I started a new job earlier this month. Now that I'm working, I need to prioritize expenditures and rebuild savings etc. Pin parts aren't even *second* in line, they are pretty low on the pole.
I don't need 'stuff'; I guess nobody does, but it's more important that my 1 and 3 year olds get to experience the holiday than it is that I get a playfield window. I've been assembling parts for this restoration for several years now, and had the choice recently of nearly all the other parts I needed or the window; I got the other parts and can drop the window in at the last moment - it's doubtful the playfield will be completely assembled by new years anyways :)
A better gift to myself would be the *time* it is going to take to reassemble the game by new years :) But no project gets rushed here!
If I could buy anything, perhaps I'd acquire the Cactus Canyon I've wanted for years :) Or maybe a NIB or HUO Shrek.
