The Good, The Bad, and The Ugly

The Good: I GOT A CAMERA! Yeah that's right, I finally got a camera.  Yes it is used, and yes it is AWESOME!  Thanks to Mr. Erik Johnson who's camera it was before ours and who so generously gave us his old camera (that is not really old at all) he only had it for a few months, but he got the new fancy, shmancy iPHONE and so passed the love on to us.  He wouldn't take any payment (HOW NICE IS HE!!!!), but I did manage to email him a little itunes gift card so he can get some sweet apps for his new phone.  THANK YOU AGAIN ERIK THAT WAS WAAAAAAAAAY tooooooo nice! 

The Bad: I've been dealing with a massive sinus infection for-ev-er but has recently gotten really, really bad (I almost made the HH take me to the ER in the middle of the night).  I'm on the mend now, but only after spending $260 US dollars just on antibiotics alone!  That is NOT being THRIFTY.  I have to say that it was worth it though, the pain is gone and I can function once again. I just prayer that it's gone for awhile now.

The Ugly: The ugly truth is, is that even after having a camera, and being over my sinus infection I probably will still be a slacker at blogging.  I'm SO SORRY!     I actually have a ton of stuff that I can blog about and I hope to somewhat catch up or maybe not, maybe I'll just start from here, or perhaps a little bit of both. :)  We shall see.

The Good: I'm still rockin' my project and have not bought anything new (except for those on the list ex: socks, undies, and such) even with a shopping trip to Park City (that post coming next). Yesterday I was at Wal Mart doing a little grocery shopping, and I was picking up some toys for my mother-in-law to give as gifts and it made me have anxiety having them in my cart and seeing the cashier scanning them in. I was a sweaty mess when I left there.  I felt like I was breaking the law or something. I think there is something wrong with me...



The Bad: It was recently my birthday and my sweet Sister-in-law's bought me a really cute shirt that was too small (I'm flattered that they think I'm that small though. :))  So I had to go exchange it at the "MALL". I had my 3 year daughter with me and when we walked in she said, "Wow! What is this store?!" She was seriously amazed at how awesome this huge store was. Then I got to thinking that it has been a really long time since she had been in a "MALL" and probably doesn't even remember the last time we were in one. LOL. On the other hand she knows her way around D.I., and Savers like it's the back of her hand. I was kinda feeling bad for her though.  Then I remembered when I was first married and didn't have kids yet.  I went to a Church function that had a guest speaker there and she was talking about avoiding debt.  She made the comment that her daughter had never been in a 'real' store until she was 8 and that was to buy her baptism dress. I remember thinking how sad for that little girl. I truly felt bad for her and thought WOW they must be so poor. Now that I think back on it, I'm not sad for that little girl anymore, but for me back then.  I didn't get it! I had to go through some rough patches and huge eye-opener experiences to realize how truly SMART/RICH that lady was.  Now I'm sure she is debt free including her house, and able to buy things that they not only need but want without putting it on credit cards or worrying about where they will get the money.  Oh, man I envy that piece of mind she has. We are getting closer to that goal though, and I just pray that I have learned my lesson and will never feel bad for anyone who hasn't ever been in a mall before.  Go to a THRIFT SHOP they are SO much MORE FUN!!!! 

The Ugly: How was everyone's Halloween?  Ours was great! We used costumes that we already had or that I got at a Yard Sale so it was cheap, cheap, cheap!  I only had to buy 1 bag of candy and used the rest that I got from a Yard Sale. (Don't remember? Go HERE). AWESOME!   

Mr. Incredible-Purchased last year for $5

Lady Bug-Purchased 2 years ago $2 (that include the skirt!)

Mr. Monkey-Everyone of my kids has worn this at least once. It's working on it's 6th Halloween. :) 

Flapper Girl-Bought at a Yard Sale for $2. (this is where the ugly comes in) The wig was part of that! Is it so gross to buy wigs from a Yard Sale? Oh, well I did and as far as I know I don't have lice, but now my head is starting to itch just thinking about it...oh great! ;)