I have been playing around with a little program called Google Earth. It has satilite pictures of everything in the US and UK mostly, especially the major cities. I've been around the world in one day (seventy-nine to go).

And no one else is really excited with me about this program. It just interests me. It amuses me. Fun stuff.

Other than that we are pretty much set for Christmas.

One last thing.

You know that whole reflector business? How we were severely saving? That bill had to be paid earlier this month. We didn't really have much time to save for it, and managed to get all of the money (barely). So Josh went to pay it, and they told him that if he paid it before the due date, we wouldn't have to pay the interest. Which we didn't know, the letter they had sent us was poorly worded. He had went in the day before it was due, so we didn't have to pay the interest. Isn't that too cool?

Tis the season

Last year on Christmas Eve, Josh and I were in the ER because I passed out and busted my lip. It wasn't the greatest feeling in the world, waking up and seeing blood on the floor. After I noticed the blood I started to panic because I didn't recognize where I was. That is really scary, let me tell you. Foreshadowing for my future? I hope not.

Well Cassie decided to continue the Christmas tradition. She was playing with her sisters and fell and busted her lip in our hall. However, we didn't have to make a trip to ER and it looks like she'll make it. Just in time for Christmas.

Happy Honda Days.

Have you seen that ad on tv singing happy Honda days? I don't know why but that really annoyed me this year. What a Christmas present. Your significant other buys you a brand new vehicle for Christmas. Doesn't that seem a little extravagant to anyone else? I just can't see surprising them with a vehicle you're not sure they even want, and have to pay for 5 years for a one time Christmas present.

I'd like to see one payments worth of money that went into that. If they didn't buy it outright.

Bah humbug.

I'd really like to do a no gift Christmas. It seems required now, and that's not what giving gifts is about. I told Josh that I would buy gifts for my family and he could buy gifts for his family. But he didn't go for it. So for everyone's information, I bought the gifts, you can blame me if you hate it, and Josh only signed his name and probably will make the girls sign it themselves. A nice touch, I suppose.

I'm quirky and rather droll today.

Do you ever wonder if all the things in your life are preparing you for the future? It's like everything I do is for survival, or planning on surviving. It's almost like finding a place to hide from the "bad guys" and realizing that the place wasn't such a good hiding place because you backed yourself into a corner with no way out if they find you. Or like with Cassie, I knew she was going to be okay, because I had busted my lip last year, and I knew how to help her so she didn't hurt so much. Isn't that weird? Coincidence? I'm not sure.

I learn by repetition, when it comes to life experiences. I'm not so great the first time around. But I get to the second or third time and I'm a pro. I learn quickly, by example, just not so perfect the first time around. I'm pretty sure it's pure luck if anyone is perfect the first time.

Or maybe they are just perfect, one day they will make a mistake and fall really hard. I think I like my way better, it's more accepting.

So foreshadowing for the future has great possibilities. How far in the future? We will never know. I've got a couple of theories though, but I've written enough for this post to be way too long already.

If I don't write again before Christmas, Merry Christmas everyone!