Brian’s Christmas Wishlist
Posted on November 11, 2007 by Ching under Toys, Wishlist.
Brian wants mostly power tools for Christmas. He says that he will be able to use these when we start our extensive home remodel. We found these at Target. I don’t know much about power tools but Brian thinks this is a bargain. One of the things we meant to put on his wishlist we ended up buying today. Brian has a plethora of things he wants, though. Here are some ideas to get you started.
As for me, you may refer back to my birthday wishlist for Christmas gift ideas. Omit the Catchphrase game, though, because I already have one. Many thanks to Cannady Girl! The Canon SD950 can be omitted also because Brian and I ended up getting me a Canon SD850 (similar but cheaper) for my birthday. We will continue to update our wishlists so if you need suggestions or ideas on what to get either of us for Christmas just check back here.
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Recap of Today
Posted on November 11, 2007 by Ching under Flickr, Life.
Today has been pretty interesting. I had a 9:00 AM waxing appointment at Beau Monde that I almost missed. My reminder on my phone said my appointment was 10:15 AM. At about 9:15 I called over there to double check the appointment time because I thought I heard the girl say 9:00 AM on my reminder phone call. I had deleted the voicemail already, though, so I couldn’t play it back. But I was thinking, it can’t be 9:00 AM because I have 10:15 AM on my phone.
I’m really glad I called over there because it turns out that my appointment was for 9:00 AM. Thankfully, Patricia’s appointment after me came early so she was finished with her and had time to squeeze me in. Good thing we live pretty close to the spa.
At first I thought it was the time change that messed up my phone reminder. Brian figured it out, though. The reminder I had on my phone was an old reminder for my appointments at Individually Yours. I normally schedule appointment for the entire year so I had the reminder already saved on my phone. He concluded that I forgot to delete it and thought that it was my Beau Monde appointment.
Patricia is now at Beau Monde so I moved over there with her. I only scheduled my next two appointments, November 24th and December 8th. I think next time I go I will go ahead and schedule the rest of my appointments for 2008 so I can make my phone reminders. Brian and I went ahead and schedule a couples massage for December 8th also. We figured it could be our Christmas for each other. Brian had a massage from Janelle two weeks ago but it has been almost six months since my last one. I haven’t had a massage since our couples massage at Couples Ocho Rios. I need one real bad.
After my waxing appointment, Brian and I grabbed a quick breakfast at McDonald’s and then went to Target. I received a gift card there for my birthday and hadn’t had the opportunity to use it until today. I found a black short-sleeved blazer for $24.99 and then while we were there we found some other tops for me to get. I have to get some more professional clothes because we are moving to a much nicer building with a much stricter dress code soon.
I love Target because they have some awesome deals. I thought I would take some pictures and start a Christmas wish list for Brian. I took some good photos, but one of the things I was thinking of putting on his Christmas wish list he decided to buy right then.
We found this 125 PSI 6-gallon air compressor with a bonus nail kit on sale for $79. Brian’s dad has a 100 PSI non-portable one that cost him more than twice that. Needless to say, we ended up getting it because we were afraid that they would sell out before Christmas. It was such a good deal that Brian’s dad and his friend Brad decided to get some for themselves too. So now Brian’s dad has two air compressors. Why you would need two is beyond me. Guys always make fun of women for having five pairs of black shoes, but they do the exact same thing only with power tools.
Anyway, we had set aside some money for our Kansas City trip this weekend so I think we will be okay with today’s expenditures. Brian and I don’t like to keep a balance on our one and only credit card so it will get paid off on Monday night as soon as we return.
Actually, Brian refuses to use the credit card even though it earns us points. He keeps insisting on using the debit card. I can’t seem to convince him that we benefit more if we use the credit card because we will earn points for every dollar spent; where as we don’t get anything for using the debit card. Besides that, there is the added convenience of not having to balance the checkbook as frequently since you just have to pay one place at the end of the month instead of paying multiple different places. I can’t seem to sell him on the idea. I might just have to do a financial analysis of our monthly expenses to show him how many free gift cards we would earn by simply using our credit card instead of our debit card. We are totally missing out.
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November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month
Posted on November 7, 2007 by Ching under Family, News, Sponsored Post.
Thats right, November is Alzheimer’s Awareness Month! The Alzheimer’s Foundation of America initiated National Memory Screening Day as part of its mission to provide “optimal care and services to individuals confronting dementia, and to their caregivers and families”…and as part of its focus on “Together for Care…in addition to Cure.” National Memory Screening Day is a collaborative effort spearheaded by the Alzheimer’s Foundation of America to promote early detection of Alzheimer’s disease and related illnesses, and to encourage appropriate intervention. AFA carries out this event in collaboration with organizations and health care professionals across the U.S. Participating sites offer free confidential memory screenings, as well as follow up resources and educational materials to those concerned about memory loss. I worry about my family having this illness because my grandfather and grandmother are getting to that age where this can afflict them. I remember that my great grandmother had it when I was just a kid and although I don’t remember much from that time, what I do remember makes me sad. Memory screenings make sense for anyone concerned about memory loss or experiencing warning signs of dementia; whose family and friends have noticed changes in them; or who believe they are at risk due to a family history of Alzheimer’s disease or a related illness. Screenings also are appropriate for anyone who does not have a concern right now, but who wants to establish a base line score for comparison in the future. The key to successful aging is a healthy, common sense lifestyle. The goals are to slow or prevent the loss of brain cells, maintain the brain’s capacity to make up for any loss, and let remaining brain cells function well. This requires a healthy body, mind and spirit. I can’t thank of any better holiday gift than the gift of great health to a loved one. Make sure that you provide your loved ones an opportunity to improve there overall mental health and spirit.
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It will be a sad sad day!
Posted on November 7, 2007 by Brian under Games, Life, Toys, Wishlist.
A few months ago I decided that I was going to cancel my account to World of Warcraft. This does not mean that I loose my character or anything like that it just means that I am not going to pay to play for a while. I looked online to see when my account ends and it says that it ends on November 22, 2007 4:16 AM PST. That happens to fall on a Thursday I am thinking of taking that Thursday off and just staying up and playing WOW till my account disconnects. It’s what any good WOW player would do if he was going to take a break from playing. Don’t get me wrong, I love the game! and they are coming out with yet another expansion that I want that will raise the cap to level 80 (I just hit level 70 on my Warlock) and add a new series of skills and powers to my character. However, the reason I am stopping for a while is because we really want to get our house done and on the market. I don’t want any distractions from me doing that so I am packing up anything that might be a distraction to me. The WOW is getting turned off for a while, the X-Box is going to get put up for a while (or I may let my dad play Halo 2 on it till I get moved. you know to see if I can get him hooked, lol!) and the PlayStation is going to go to Game stop to see if I can get anything out of it, maybe get some credits toward a PSP game or something. But the point is I want to completely focus on getting the house remodeled so that we can move out and into a nicer house. Ching said last night that when we get into our new home I can turn my account back on and play again because thats all we will really be doing, staying at home playing games and watching movies. We wont have the money to do anything else. I am hoping that we wont go into serious debt because we have a new house but I do want a house that will make her happy. We are trying to find a comfortable middle ground right know. I am sure that we will find it eventually but we have about a year before we really need to look, at the moment its just all a dream. Until we get this house fixed up and looking better we have no hope of selling it and getting into anything so first thing is first. Until then, I will be sad because I can not deliver my other worldly level of pawnage to the unsuspecting n00bs that reside within the World of Warcraft. Maybe I can ask for the expansion for Christmas, that would be a definite motivator to get me going.
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Pictures, Pictures
Posted on November 6, 2007 by Ching under Family, Flickr.
This is the blog where I catch you up on the events of the past weekend. Since pictures speak a thousand words, let’s have the pictures do the talking.
Saturday was spend at mom and dad’s where we had a double birthday celebration for Cannady Girl and me.
Don’t worry. Logan is drinking sparkling apple cider only. We may be corrupting him by teaching him how to play poker but we don’t let him drink alcoholic beverages.
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