Joe and I met just before my 2nd year of college. I was infatuated with his good looks and timid attitude. We fell in love and were married not much than a year later.. In fact, we were married 2 days after my 20th birthday. We didn’t have a lot of money then because we were both in college –… Read More
Who Really gets a Car for Christmas?
I’ve often wondered in the past when watching TV commercials and whatnot around the holidays about all those car commercials that talk about the spouse buying a car as a gift… or giving your child a gift of a brand new car for whatever occasion? I mean – I know it happens… but I always wondered about WHO it happens… Read More
What’s on my Christmas List?
I’ve been having a really tough time this year trying to figure out what *I* want for Christmas. I find myself more entertained by the toy section in the newspaper ads than I am by the ‘adult’ categories. I was *forced* to put together a list for my family members… so Here’s what I came up with. I had a… Read More
Do you have a Pet?
We don’t. But I’m going to tell you about the zoo we had growing up! I was given a bunny rabbit for Easter one year when I was about 9 or 10. I named him Cuddles – because he was the cutest and cuddliest bunny ever. I could hold him upside-down in my arms like a baby doll. We also… Read More
Holidays Shouldn’t be this Stressful..
So a lot happens to my family between Thanksgiving and Christmas. It’s a terrible time, and while I’m supposed to be enjoying the holidays, I end up more dreading the schedule conflicts – along with biting off more than I can chew. All of these scheduling conflicts seriously makes me dream of the day that I can ‘cancel’ Christmas and… Read More