Well I almost have my Christmas shopping done. EB Games is giving me a fit over ordering four Nintendo DS games online. I'm having to jump through security hoops which in part is a good thing...but annoying as can be. I placed the order last Saturday and it's still not been verified. Sometimes I think it's harder to buy a small amount online than a big purchase. Best Buy...get your site fixed! You are losing alot of money from me this Christmas. You have a toy freak here in withdrawals.

We had the resident Christmas party last night so I didn't get home til after 9, so now it's time to go back and I'm feeling like "Hey, did I ever leave there?"

I dropped almost a grand yesterday on four new tires. The nice salesman at Goodyear guaranteed me I could go up to 150mph safely on these tires. I told him I'd get back to him on that one but it did do well at 90. I don't pay attention to small details alot but it didn't seem like a small detail driving home last night. I noticed immediately I wasn't having to grip the steering wheel as hard and potholes didn't seem quite as big. I didn't realize before my steering wheel had been vibrating so badly...until it doesn't do it anymore. Anyway my tires are cool.

I've been watching NWA site three times a day trying to get a decent airfare price to go home for Christmas. It bounces anywhere from $505 to $860. I've decided not to pay that much for a 3 day weekend. If it doesn't drop down to $400 or lower looks like I'll be staying home for Christmas. Yep...I'm cheap in some things. Most things. But let's not go there. My kids and my mother will have a fit, but, oh well.

My resignation is reverberating through my corporates world. I posted months ago how I was told I lost my 15% annual bonus already for this year that is paid out in February for meeting 5 different criteria goals my company sets for me. Well I found out yesterday I've basically been jerked around on that...I'm only $34,000 off budget, which if I'd of known that even 3 weeks ago I could of recouped. At this point I have no clue if I'm still getting jerked or not. Dangling a piece of candy in front of the baby? My 5 goals are based on culture, cost, care, census ...hmm, I forget the 5th at the moment. I've met all my criteria but supposedly the dang $34 grand. Anyway since we made millions profit this year....the whole thing annoys me greatly. Sigh.

Anyway that's a tad of what's going on in my life at the moment.