Christmas 2011

Now that thanksgiving is over.  everyone are now in the mood for Christmas.  People are now busy buying Christmas presents for everyone.  After Thanksgiving everyone are starting to put their Christmas decoration and making a lists on what to get for their love-once.  I maybe one of those people who hate to shop in a crowd i prefer to shop online.  Because of this i started doing my Christmas shopping around September.  I may pick up couple things here and there.  But i can say right now i am done i only need to buy what to put on stockings.

My family and I put our Christmas decoration right after Thanksgiving but we wait a week after to buy our Christmas Tree.   right now our 2011 Christmas decoration is up.  Because we are done with our Christmas shopping we can more relax and watch Christmas movies. 

Sometimes it is better to think in advance.  The reason why we did our shopping in advance because we received our Christmas club money on the 1st week of November.  But either way we prefer to do shopping in advance as I said i hate shopping in a crowd.

How about you are you done with your Christmas shopping?  

Doing what is more important

It's weekend yeah baby.  Tomorrow December 3rd I suppose to go out with my friends to NY but I change my mind.  I was thinking of how much i will be spending and I have to get up early.  My friends may call me a liar but too many reasons stopping me to go with them. I was thinking that if my mom and I are going I must have at least $150 with me.  This made me think that instead spending money for leisure for my self why just used this money to spend to my family for Christmas.  Aside from this there is an overtime  available at work.  So instead going to NY and spend money I decided to go to work to make extra bucks instead; anyway I will have PTO schedule on Monday. 

CHRISTMAS GIFT ACCOUNT

I decided to ditch our DSL service and look into getting package TV and internet. I ended up saving a good amount of money every month. Now, with the money that I have saved, I have decided that I am going to put the money into a Christmas fund. I always find myself around Thanksgiving with no Christmas Gift savings. I am scraping around during the holidays or charging Christmas gifts for friends and family. I usually don’t get everything that I bought paid off until February, so of course I have to pay a lot of money in interest. Also, just having things on my credit card tends to stress me out. I don’t like to owe anyone anything. So now, I am putting the money that I saved and also one hundred dollars every two weeks out of my paycheck into a separate fun money account. I will use money as necessary, but I am hoping to keep the majority of the money in the account for when holiday shopping time rolls around!

A portrait of me

My husband's boss Paula Villanova made a portrait of myself. I was so surprise that of all she can think to paint she thought of me.  Honestly this is more like a wish comes true.  I have been wanting to have a paint of my image but I know i can't afford it.  or let me say I am so cheap?

Thank you Paula. This is a great presents.  Taking the effort. I love it.

Thanksgiving 2011

It was a pleasant day for us. We stayed home. For 11 years of marriage it was the 2nd Thanksgiving that we celebrate at home. For a change just us Roger, the girls, mama and I. I cooked Turkey, stuffing, green beans casserole and potato scallop. We also have rolls and for the dessert chocolate cream pie, pumpkin pie and carrot cake. According to everyone food were delicious. Yeheyy am I a good cook now?

The most great for this day was we all had more bonding time. We all set down and watch movie together and we did Karaoke as well.

We are thankful for everything we receive through the years. Thank you god for foods, shelter and clothes that you provide for my family. We hope and pray for our family who is suffering from illness like Denise and Dave that both are having brain cancer. Please cure them. We also pray to keep my family in good health. We thank you oh Lord for all you have done to my family.