I have found that over the years Christmas around our house is starting to get expensive. With three kids to buy for and one husband, it just seems like I spend more and more money each year. This year we have been looking at different digital cameras for our daughter and let me tell you all, they aren’t cheap. For our youngest son we have been checking out all the NASCAR gear and that isn’t cheap either. Oh well, the kids will get what we can afford and I’m pretty sure they will be content with that. I just wish this Christmas gift giving season just wasn’t so darn expensive.

For the past three days I have been seriously suffering with a major headache. I know what the problem is, and it’s not going to be a cheap fix. I need to get my eyes tested and am pretty sure that I’m going to have to purchase new glasses. But with just buying a new car and having to have money for Christmas, I just can’t afford to do that right now. So for the next little while I’m just going to have to sit back and suffer. But, in the new year I am going to get my eyes tested and hopefully stop having these brutal headaches EVERY DAY.

So it’s once again Monday. The kiddies are back to school and my husband is back to work. How was your weekend? Mine was great! I bought a new car on Friday and have been having a serious blast driving it. I didn’t even mind having to put gas in the thing. lol Saturday and Sunday were pretty nice as well. We weren’t really busy as work so I wasn’t exhausted when I got home. So I was able to do some computer work and even had the time to look up information on outer banks vacation rentals in anticipation of an upcoming vacation. So, all in all the weekend was really good.

About a month ago I went to the doctor and he was not very impressed with the amount of weight I lost. So he threatened me. He told me that if I didn’t start gaining he was going to admit me to hospital to build me back up. Well you can bet that I didn’t want that to happen so I’ve started to eat more. I am happy to report that I have gained 2 of those pounds back again. I do plan on gaining a lot more than that, but for now 2 lbs is good. I have been looking up recipes on the Internet (no I don’t have to pay attention to any diet pill reviews) and have found several recipes that I would like to try out. So hopefully soon (fingers crossed) I will be able to report that I’ve gained many, many more pounds.

I swore this year would be different! Every year I put off my shopping to the last minute and then I’m rushing to make things right just at the last minute. And…. every year I swear this is the last year that I’m going to do this. Well, once again I’ve barely started and it’s almost the middle of November! I have been doing some online looking for unique gifts for her (my daughter), but really haven’t found anything that tickled my fancy. My son is a lot easier to buy for, but I still haven’t picked up much for him either. Oh well, just like every other year, it will get done. But probably at the last minute once again.

I had never heard the term Black Friday up until about three years ago. That’s when I realized that in the US you all have this special day. We don’t have anything like this in Canada and I think that’s an awful shame. If we had Black Friday here in Canada I know I would be one of the shoppers that would take full advantage of this. Even though you have to get up early and fight the crowds, I still think it would be totally worth it to be able to take advantage of all those great deals. Man…. why can’t we have Black Friday here in Canada??

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Have a great weekend and I’ll see you all the first of next week!

That’s right guys. The children and my lovely husband have passed on their illness. Yesterday I wasn’t feeling the best, but today I feel like total crap! I even tried to eat something, but that didn’t really work out in my favor. Oh well, if this takes a while to get over then I really won’t have to invest in a weight loss diet pill now will I??? Well all I’m going to do is finish posting on all my blogs. Then I’m going to turn off the computer for the rest of the day and try to get some rest. Hopefully I’ll be better by Sunday as I do have to work a small shift that day. Really who wants a waitress that is sick?? Not me.

Every now and again my husband has to go out of town for his work. And every time he goes, the kids get really upset. Well, you guessed it! He’s off and running again. He did inform the kids last night of his plans and neither one is very impressed. But, what can he do? So for the next couple of weeks we will be busy trying to get him ready to go away for a week. Because he is going to be out of the province for a week, I am insisting that he purchase medical travel insurance. He thinks it’s a big waste of time and money, but hey, you can never be too careful right?! And that gives us two weeks to get the kids used to the idea of him being away from home. I don’t like it when he goes out of town, but if he wants to keep his job, this is what he has to do.