"My Holiday"

Even though Black Friday wasn't AS productive as I had hoped this year, it was a crazy amount of fun shopping for things! I couldn't believe the prices of big ticket items that we were looking for. I'm hoping that next year will be better financially for us and I'm already saving up for it now. LOL! That day is probably my favorite "holiday" as an adult now and comes in close to how Christmas used to feel for me. I figure if I have to be the one working and spending the money on everyone else that I should be able to shop for me on that day too. I always end up with at least a few things for me and this year I think that's about all it ended up as because I haven't bought myself any clothes in the last year...since the last Black Friday matter of fact! I'm really looking forward to the next one!

Red Light, Green Light

DH went to pick up some mail at his dad's a few days ago. He came home with a ticket from a traffic camera for a giant amount of money. Apparently the camera caught him running a light at the end of November and he has to pay it this week. He has no money at all and I certainly can't afford to pay it. He asked his dad and he can't help either. I'd assume that his car insurance rate will go up as well but at least we don't have to worry about that for a little while, hopefully. I'm kind of wondering if he just barely missed the light because the cameras around here haven't been reliable at all but since I wasn't there I can't say. This year has just been crazy!

Set for Life

My father in law isn't doing so well and my friend's mother just passed away. With all of that going on it kind of makes me think about getting my own things in order just in case something happens to me sooner than I expect it to. Actually, I'm not quite sure if I've even thought about it at all since I'm still pretty young. I think it would be a good idea to start looking into life insurance quotes and setting something up for the kids. I'd really hate for something to happen to me and they end up with all of my debt and expenses especially if they're still really young themselves. No matter when it happens I think it will be hard on them period so I want to make sure everything is taken care of for them.

Artificial Health

Watching TV shows about doctors and hospitals has always been really interesting to me. I think knowing that there isn't any real blood helps a lot because when I've watched shows on real surgeries and things I always have to turn away when they show things like electrosurgery or broken body parts. I've never had a broken bone myself so I can't really imagine what all of that is like but I suspect that DD will bring me out of that with the fearlessness she seems to have. She's already had a gash in her head and I've only seen blood spill like that on TV, so I'm betting that won't be the last accident she has. LOL

Thomas and Friends

When I was raising DS, he went through the typical toddler stage almost all boys do with trains. It was nothing but Thomas the Train day and night. He had to have all the T-shirts we could find so that he was never not wearing one and he always had a train in hand.

When I found out I was having a girl this time around I was excited to have different types of toys around. Well, as it turns out she's into just about everything he ever was. She's already had her period of watching The Princess Bride, which he didn't watch until later and now we're onto Thomas. She loves playing with the train sets although she may be pretending in a slightly different fashion than he did. I just find it interesting how much of a "non-typical" girl she turned out to be.

Shimmers and Sparkles

I've always been a big fan of anything that shines and it's no exception when it comes to jewelry. I've always wanted a pair of diamond stud earrings but I'm not sure if I will ever be able to afford the ones I've been wanting. I think the day that I walk in to buy those would be the telling day of how far I've come in my life for sure. LOL! One of my friends had a pair when we were kids and it was kind of awkward knowing that her family had the money to spoil her in that way. Of course it gave me something to dream about also. LOL My mom has a few diamond pieces that she's inherited from various family members and eventually they will be passed onto me too. I think I would be happier in a situation like that knowing that there is a history of people living happy experiences wearing the pieces than buying a new set of my own...but at the same time it wouldn't hurt too much I don't think. *wink, wink*