Several things on my mind today that sum up the word frustration! First of all - christmas lists. Why do we create christmas lists in the first place - who started this "tradition" anyway and why? I actually require my kids to turn in their "lists" prior to thanksgiving so that I can plan and prepare for the big day-after thanksgiving black-friday shopping! With kids, stepkids, grandkids, and family drawings I have to plan my excursions ahead of time or I would never accomplish finding the gifts on the "lists"! Now in christmas' past I have been know to purchase just about everything on these lists, counting to make sure everyone has an equal number , stressing out over whether it's the perfect gift, making sure it's wrapped just right----- which is absolutely insane! I keep saying I'm cutting back, but have yet to do so.....(I really am cutting back this year)...we'll see......the frustration part comes in here - these "lists" have dwindled over the years - maybe because the kids are older now and realize the value of the dollar, or maybe they too see frustration in making the list - because, it seems we get down to putting something on the list just to have something on the freaking "list".....choices that really leave you no choices - it's to the point where they should be called "expectation lists" rather than "wish lists"! Well this year folks its a new year - a year of change (hmm, seems we've heard that somewhere before) I'm not buying something just because its on a list - this year by gosh I'm buying what I want to buy even if it's not on a list ....there I feel better.
Ok Next - Last night we get home after our weekly enchilada Wednesday night dinner at El Fenix - I change into my pj pants and get all comfy ready to sit down to watch my favorite Wednesday night prime time show "Private Practice" - only to find out that it didn't tape on my Fios - what the heck is going on - so I go into the living room and there sits Lyn watching his show - come to find out mine was bumped because he had the NCIS marathon scheduled to tape even though its mostly re-runs that he could recite from memory - His was scheduled higher on the list so mine did not tape - ughhhhhhh - first of all why do you need to tape a "marathon" - hello - you've already seen them - does anyone else see a problem here - 2nd of all - don't come in and put yours higher on the list than mine - I was first! What is it with me and "lists" anyway......Lists, lists, lists, there everywhere! I will definitely be checking it twice from now on!
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You were right about this blog, it is quite funny. Atleast it is allowing you to get rid of your frustration instead of taking it out on Lyn cuz then we might have problems! lol! I love you!
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