Catching up on my blogging

***Thanksgiving***
It started off great!! I went to Big Lots! and I found so many bargains. I mean I got the Hooked on Phonics Pre-reading pkg for $5. I got TWO Curve perfume sets for $5 each. I got some nice desk frames for $3. I couldn't believe the bargains. I also got a $10 card which I hope to go and claim this week! lol I LOVED this place!!

The turkey was good. I got a chance to reconnect with some of my hubs family. I was mad at one of his cousins for a long time and we got a chance to reconnect. I am not longer mad at her.

***Black Friday***
Normally I don't allow ANYONE to malign this fabulous day. But to be honest I wasn't up and at it this year. I went to Target around 745ish. The place was picked clean!! lol Everything that I wanted wasn't there. lol I couldn't believe it. I did get some bargain towels for $1.99. It was pretty cool. I also got a Spiderman Memory game for $3.99 for my grandson. And some $3.33 sweats. lol It was ok, but for once I concur with my co-creater. Next year I'm sleeping in late! lol

However, there's one difference that I must point out. I would NEVER travel to upstate NY for a purse. I'm not a purse enthusiast! I like them and I definitely have about 9 of them, but I would NEVER travel such a distance. Esp since I think its NUTS to spend more than $35 bucks for a bag. But then again since its not my addiction I cant see doing such a crazy thing. lol

***Christmas & My Husband***
2 of my favorite things in the world. However, yesterday I wanted to kill my husband because he threw out all of my Christmas lights and expensive decorations. I'm not saying he did it on purpose, but the point is that I'm assed out! I turned to freecycle.org to see if I could get someone to donate some lights to me because frankly I'm dead ass broke!!

So my beautiful tree is in the corner all poofed up with no decorations or lights. sigh....how I miss my beautiful colored lights. And what's worse is that I had bought like 6 NEW boxes of lights and now I have NONE. wah!

***Cleaning***
I spent 4 hours cleaning my living room closet and getting prepared for my tree. I was able to find some clothes with tags and then I found the receipts!! So I got back $102 bucks. $90 of which are for my favorite clothing store!! So now I have the money for some new clothes!

***GOD PROVIDES***
Ok, the holiday has me in the poor house. I was and am still in a financial bind. I wont get paid until Friday and I needed some cash for transportation for my hubby and myself. So what do I find? I found a 3 zone bus card for November by my house! So that takes care of SOME of my transport money woes. How good is God???

***Momma's Coming***
omG in a few more days my wonderful mother will be in the US of A. I'm so excited. My mother is so beautiful! I love her so very very much! I cant wait to see her!!

***The Library***
So I went to the library on Saturday. I walked out of there with 10 books. omG. I had so missed the library!! I do have to say that the librarian was a bit snippy! She felt like a complete idiot when the book that she insisted was on the shelves, wasn't there, even when SHE went looking for it. That was a smile vindication for treating me as if I couldn't spell! lol 1 for me and 0 for the snooty librarian! lol

***The Laundromat***
I had to go to the laundromat to do my clothes. And it always amazes me how much I hate it. Both the laundromat and the chore of doing laundry! lol Who knew that I would miss having a machine in my house so much. lol

***Neighbor***
About 2 weeks ago my neighbor locked herself out. She came in and crawled thru our window into her place. She was so grateful. She even gave me a card with a gift card in it. Child I was so happy! My husband said that perhaps she is looking for a friend but doesn't know how to ask for one. That maybe she is trying to buy friendship. I thought about this and showed up at her 2 with 2 cupcakes! However, she was on the phone at the time and could only spare me a few mins. So then I thought to myself, if she really wanted a friend she could have told whomever was on the phone to call back. So I decided that she wasn't looking for a friend. She's merely a really nice and generous person. So that relieves me from trying to befriend her. And now I could go back to disliking her two barking dogs. lol

***Mac N Cheese***
I tried making this from scratch. I think I put too much mozzarella. It wasn't a success. I made too much. Moral of the story: Never make this again. lol

***A Christmas Story - the movie***
I LOVE this movie. And I see that it has begun airing. If you get a chance please take a moment and watch it. This movie has even inspired a museum. Google it. From time to time you'll see one of the main plots....a fish net leg that's made into a lamp. It's a really cute story about this kid who wants a Red Rider BB Gun for Christmas. And everyone is in cahoots against him saying "you'll shoot your eye out". He's very imaginative and the characters are so likeable that you'll find yourself wishing you lived in that era gone by.

***Birthday Gift***
My sister -- the blond one --- gave me Season 9 of Friends for my birthday. I was pretty happy about it. I now have Seasons 1, 9 and 10. lol

I did miss getting a slice of birthday cake. My husband was broke and couldn't afford one and so was I. I didn't realize how much I missed someone buying me a birthday cake. I wish my family would get together and buy me one.

***2 Upcoming Birthdays***
My brothers birthday is on Friday. My sisters is in January. I already got my sister her bday gift. King size sheets. lol When I called and told her that I had already got her gift, she said how? I didn't tell you what I wanted. I said cause I know that you need. And if I know my sister correctly, she only has 1 set of sheets. OK maybe 2, but that's it. So I took it upon myself to give her a nice set of flannel sheets. I wish I could give her more, but that's what I could afford.

Now my brother is a challenge. But I'm thinking more along the lines of underwear, socks and t-shirts. Hey what can I say?? I'm a practical chick at heart!

Well this is all for now. I just wanted to update the old blog here. and I wanted to satisfy our co-creators demand for an update. What a tyrant! lol