(My daughter is at the top of my list, too.) Aside from food-water-shelter-light, I guess books would be the one thing I can’t imagine life without, no matter where I am, who I’m with (or without), or how old I may be.

Don’t forget - chocolate

So true. I have two sons so, I don’t care what the rule is, they are at the top of my list.

My sons, and of course that means my daughters in law and then there are the cats (none of us can live without the cats), I would need my art supplies because without my art I would go mad. I also have to read. I am now thinking of a long and constantly lengthening list of things I really don’t need but have come to rely on, like the sound of my friend’s voices and my cousin’s watercolors, and the feel of smooth fresh pine just before I cut into it. Most of all I need my kids. Without them, what’s it all about?

If I’m all set with wather and oxygen, I would only need my family and the dog. (But that might not count as one thing)