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17 years ago
Okay, merry seasonal greetings everyone. Now that that's out of the way, holy shit. I mean Holy. Shit. I dropped into a store yesterday with intentions of buying my little ones christmas gifts. I browsed, thought, picked, put pack and finaly decided on a few choice items that they wanted or I knew would cause them to flip their tiny, elementary school lids. I, of course, not being nearly as financialy sound minded as their mother, didn't do totals in my head to figure out how much this stuff was going to cost. Oops. My bad. At the register I WILLINGLY gave the cashier these items. And what did that demonic green sign say I was to give her? $327.59. Three freaking hundred bucks on probably nine presents total. Granted they got video games and the like so that boosted it, but for the goddesses sake...
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Needless to say I paid it and it will all be worth it come christmas when my damn kids open these and go hogshit wild tearassing around the house hooting their thanks, but geez...
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Needless to say I paid it and it will all be worth it come christmas when my damn kids open these and go hogshit wild tearassing around the house hooting their thanks, but geez...
I was frugal this year. Bought gifts for everyone on my list for about $250. Not bad, considering that included the whole nuclear fam (all four of them), extended fam (another three or four), and and a few of my friends (another four or five). Pinch them pennies, beeyotch!
On another note entirely, I had a quick question: now that I'm on staff (finally), should I be looking forward to any pre-FWA meetings and stuff? I'd like to mark that sort of thing on my calendar ahead of time, so I'll know if I need to ask off from work. If none of that info is set in stone, then just keep me informed. You've got my number (but you never call me! ).
On yet another note that is closer to the original topic but still slightly divergent... Merry Christmanukkwanza and otherwise happy holidays to you and your fam. May your tables buckle beneath the weight of all the food, may your walls and ceilings withstand the force of ecstatically bouncing children, and may you all overdose on happiness and slip into sugar-laced comas.
Oh yeah, how do I sign-in to the staff section of the FWA page... or do I even need to? If it's something I need to know, just include it with any other info you send.
Personally, I don't plan on gifting for Christmas to avoid these immediate expenses. I just plan on getting them cool shit I see all year. Spread the pain around, you know?
*sighs*
Alright, kids are an excuse for me to buy more video games in the future...I admit it...
I am one of those cashiers that you gave your money to.
I know. Oh, I know.
I saw a man drop $500 on like.... three things for his wife. In a CRAFT STORE. She'd better be damned pleased. And I told him that.
Plus, I'm broke as shit. I had to cash my piggy bank to get gas for my car to go to work.