You know what I want?

A microscope.  Preferably two - one dissecting and one compound.  Nothing fancy; just like the ones we use with our students.

I actually have several microscopes, however, they are not high-quality.  The best is one that I bought at Hobby Lobby; however, it has no condenser, which I think is actually a real problem.  Don't get me wrong - you can see stuff in it, but the image is very low quality. 

I do use it on occasion.  I took a look at the zooplankton that live in my fish tank - they're some sort of ostracod, I think (I told you, the image is not high-quality).  I also looked at the buildup from the kitten's ear to check for mites... nothing.  The little dude just has dirty ears.

I have a couple of other microscopes.  One is at my parent's house and is an early antique microscope kit, likely for children.

Speaking of children, I also have my husband's Fisher Price microscope kit, which I naturally stole (with her knowledge) from my mother-in-law's house as we were redding out. 

(Note: "redding out" is a Pennsylvania Dutch phrase roughly equivalent to the idea of intense cleaning and organization.  "Red up" is more along the lines of cleaning your room.  As a child, my room typically needed redding out as I never really made time to red up.  The whole concept of Pennsylvania Dutch makes my husband crazy, especially when I ask, "Is it all?"  This is shorthand for "Is it all gone, is that the last of it?")

Anyway...