Whenever I fall asleep with a bad headache I have disturbing nightmares like this one.
For some reason (in my dream) I can’t remember why, but for some reason I was supposed to “off” both myself and my baby girl. I know. Disturbing. Like I said, I’m not entirely sure why I was supposed to do this but I’m gonna blame this twisted plot on too much Stephanie Meyer. So, in my dream I ordered a bomb that was delivered in the mail, when it came all I had to do was add water and then hit it with a baseball bat to detonate it. There I was, standing in my kitchen, with the box on the island, I added water, and then something happened. Either I couldn’t do it or something changed and I didn’t have to. At this point I was too scared to touch the box for fear it would blow up so I just left it there for Chris to deal with when he got home. But I forgot to tell him about it it so it stayed there until we went to bed, and then woke up in a panic in the middle of the night because, there was a bomb in the kitchen! And, like, Eva might wake up and find it.
This is when I woke up for real and had to remind myself that it was just a dream, an awful awful dream.
Any of you dream experts out there want to take a stab at this one?
Actually, I already have a few theories of my own but feel free to add yours.
1. I have an irrational fear that Eva will wake up in the middle of the night and peruse around the house and find something to hurt herself on.
2. Chris will find out about the clothes I ordered online when the box is delivered to our house, and when he sees it he will BLOW up like a bomb.
3. I’ve been watching too much Twilight and New Moon and the suicidile themes are creeping into my dreams.
Number 2 is actually pretty funny because Chris is so not the type to blow up about anything especially not me buying something.
On another note.
Happy Thanksgiving!
On another another note.
It’s black Friday in 4 more hours and I know you think I’m crazy but I’m heading out at midnight this year! Ahhhh. I’ll let you know if I’m still alive tomorrow.
This is Eva’s hair in all it’s glory.
She woke up with this miraculous fro one day and I just fell in love with it.
So I photographed it a few hundred times.
This pic is my all time fave. Isn’t it delicious?
I was heartbroken when Chris gave her a bath that night.
Me: Eva, do you want a baby brother or a baby sister?
Eva: a brother and a sister
Me: you want both?
Eva: Ya
Me: twins?
Eva: Ya, twins
Eva: Ahhhhh. Scary.
Me: yes, very scary.
I can hardly believe that it has already been one year since a traipsed around store after store with my mother-in-law on black friday. Of course this year will be no different (sans mil). Even though I vow every year I will never do it again, there is some sort of magnetic force that draws me back. I just cannot stay away from Black Friday.
This year I’m getting an even earlier start. I found this awesome website http://www.blackfriday.info/ that lets you browse the Black Friday ads and even make lists for the things you want to buy. Then it organizes your list by store and has the stores hours listed right there so you can plan your morning accordingly. Although, this year some stores are opening at midnight and others at 3, 4, and 5 a.m. so I’ll be lucky if I get any sleep at all. Oh well, sleep is for losers right?
Who’s with me? You better get started.
*photo credit: www.nataliedee.com
I’m not going to have too much to share as far as our debt diet goes for the next couple of months. The holidays are in full force and so our credit cards are taking a little bit of a back seat. But I’m okay with that. We are still paying double our minimum payments and after the new year we will be back on full force. We really don’t have much further to go but once the credit cards are paid off it’s time to start on our savings. 
One thing I do want to share with you is a great list I found for Christmas gifts under $20.
http://www.blogsmonroe.com/budget/2009/11/ideas-for-christmas-gifts-under-20/
My favorites for children are cash (for young kids a $5 bill will make their day), art supplies, and handcrafted doll clothes. I love that last one and think it is a great idea for someone to do as a side business. For adults I like the idea of a bottle of regional wine, a Christmas tree ornament (add a picture of your little ones for the grandparents), itunes gift card, decorative Holiday pin, and a case for phone or other electronic device.
Check out the site for many more inexpensive gift ideas and other Christmas savings ideas.
