1) Home Telephone: I don't have one. I haven't had one in 6 years (minus a couple months when we lived in Coolidge when I thought I would be doing daycare and was required to have a home phone). I have never needed it either. I often think about the day when a home telephone will be a thing of the past. For me, it already is. However, you wonder what kind of a bind you may find yourself in if you didn't have a reliable land line phone. Example: my friend, Dee, does not have a home phone. She was home one night with her kids and one of her daughters ran forehead-first into a TV and started to go unconscious. She desperately tried to call 9-1-1 on her cell phone and could not get it to work. She tried a few times, while trying to keep her daughter awake, with no luck getting through. She was able to call out to her sister-in-law and had her call 9-1-1 to have an ambulance come out to her house. Everything turned out OK, but what if?! There are so many "what ifs" in that situation. Is it enough of a "what if" to make me rethink my home phone theory? At this point... no. Maybe if I had multiple rug-rats running around getting banged up.
2) Angelina Jolie: Honestly, I envy her for her kids. This is weird for me to say because I am not necessarily the type of person to consider adoption. I am also not the type of person to consider having a total of 6 kids. But, I love how she adopted from 3 different countries and I love how each of the kids are ADORABLE! I also love that she has a little girl and twins of her own. I don't even know what the sexes are of her twins, but I don't care. I love that she has 3 adopted kids and 3 of her own. I don't know how I would handle the quantity of kids, but seeing the kids and thinking about sure makes me want to try! One at a time, of course. I don't want to have 5 kids just appear at the door step. You probably all think I'm crazy, but I've really been having this urge for more kids - as in multiple more! Weird, huh?!
3) Groceries: I have always been a big fan of Fry's. But, lately, my love for them has grown to an all-time high. They have GREAT sales! Last week I was able to stock up my pantry/refrigerator for about $110.00. You know how they tell you your total savings? Mine was $174.00 or so! This week I had a full cart for $80.00 and my savings was $120.00! One of the big sale items was 3 cases of Aquafina Water for $10.00. That's 72 bottles of water for 14 cents each! I was also able to stock up on Kellogg's cereal for $1.00 each! It's been helpful in this time of high fuel costs. I spend, on average, $500.00 in fuel in one month. Thank goodness Fry's is there to ease my burden when buying groceries!
4) Myspace: It's, like, so yesterday to me. It hasn't been very fun to me for a while now. I lost interest in finding people I use to know a long time ago. But, I have now lost interest in wanting to update my profile, my page, my song, my pictures, etc. I have also lost interest in looking at other people's pages and pictures, as well. In fact, when I look at other people's pages I see how ridiculous this website is. I'm not sure how to put this, but I shudder to think of what ridiculous stuff I have had or may still have on my page. I've learned a lot about people I know, as well as people I don't know. Some information is too much to handle. Just from my friends list I see things such as possible teenage sex, a possible desire to have an affair, and even a possibility that I have 2 female friends that may have had a crazy night (or more) - if you know what I mean (ick!). I see people in a whole new light that I may never really know if it wasn't for Myspace. The question is: Do I delete my page and move on. My answer: Definitely leaning toward yes.
5) Smart Car: They have grown on me! It is by far the funniest car I've ever seen, but it has major appeal for me. Don't give me that look!!! Did you not read in #3 that I pay $500.00 a month on gas? Jeremy was the first to mention that I should get one. I laughed it off because it is a two seater and I have a 3 person family. He said we should keep the Xterra and me and Andrew can take the Smart car everywhere else. I see his point only since the Xterra is paid off. Well, the other morning, I saw a pink one! That was it! I came to work, looked up the information on the Smart car, and was smitten! 45 mpg! That's well over 2 1/2 times better than what the Xterra gets! It still has quite a bit of trunk space, too. 8 cubic feet normally or 12 if you stack stuff to the roof. Hahaha! I laugh out loud picturing me driving one, but like I said, it's growing on me. What do you think? Can't you see me in this car? Hahaha! I love it!
