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You know money is all that life seems to be about. We start at a young age learning everything we can. We go to school to learn so that way we can go to college to learn oh but what your really learning for is so you can get that job/career so what can you do? oh make money! Why do we make money? Well for one so we can sustain our life by buying food and having a place to live. We then have bills of all kinds from electricity to car payments to health insurance. So we work so hard to have pay all these bills but then we have no more money. So what do we do in turn we work harder longer hours so we can make more money. But what actually happens is once we do the longer hours we spend that money even faster or pay more bills. It becomes this never ending circle. You know when we are kids all we can dream about is becoming an adult but as children we can not grasp the enormity of what being an "adult" really means.

Now you may be wondering why I am writing about this and its because here we are in the holiday season getting ready to celebrate Christmas. Which in our modern culture isn't about Christ being born anymore it's about buying objects for those we love and the more the better. We are that family that lives paycheck to paycheck even though my husband works his butt off every day just so we can pay all of those mary-go-round bills and have food on the table. I wish I could help him more. But right now being home with our children is financially the best for us. Childcare is so expensive why work?! I guess really I'm just frustrated with the way everything is. We are always told from a young age that nothing is fair and man is that an understatement. Well at least I can vent for FREE!

Craziness!

Wow its the holidays already! Yesterday was Thanksgiving and of course something went wrong. The night before our hot water heater blew so we haven't had hot water for 2 days. Finally this morning our landlord came and put a new one in!!! Why does something always have to go wrong around the holidays?? Well since we didn't have any hot water we went to my husbands family for dinner back in our home town about an hour and a half or so away. It was nice just not what I was planning. After we left there we stopped by the hospital and saw our newborn niece Skyy. She was born on Wednesday at 7lbs 5oz and 19 1/4 inches.  She is a cutie but looks nothing like he older brother.

Now we need to gear up for Christmas! And its unfortunate but I have no desire for it to be here.  I want to be though. Maybe its because I am pregnant and I don't have any other family around so I don't feel like I need to. But I do! I have 2 kids who deserve the world and deserve a winter wonderland. So I am going to get over my bah humbug and get to decorating this week! To me holidays are so stressful trying to satisfy everyone going here and being there! Now that I have 2 kids and one on the way I feel like I shouldn't have to go everywhere but if we don't we are disappointing a lot of friends and family! So I need to jut suck it up and deal with it I guess. I know in my head that's not what I should have to do but in my heart its what I feel like I have to do. Thank God after Christmas I am just staying home and going to get ready for our new bundle of joy to arrive. Our new little girl is due February 9 and I can't wait. I am very much done being pregnant and I just really want to see this little girl. Miss Emily Lake is going to be a joy in our life and can already tell! Well I hope everyone has a great holiday time! Take care talk to you all soon.