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Sorry, I've been out sick for most of the week. Well, I've been working, but mostly I've been sick at the same time. Came home from Scott's house early this weekend. Have the day off tomorrow (Scott and I are supposed to be on vacation, oh well) and I'm going to concentrate on getting well. The good news is that I don't start school until Wednesday - I thought I started on Tuesday! So I have a couple days to finish recovering before the madness begins again. It's been a week already, damn cold. Scott decided to go see "O" with me in Las Vegas at the end of March. We're just going to fly down, see the show at the Bellagio, stay at the Bellagio, and fly back the next day. If I can manage to stay IN the hotel and never have to leave it then I think I can manage to survive another trip to Las Vegas. I got a fantastic deal on Travelocity.com, so much so that it's worth going to LV just to see one show. Yay for reserving early on Travelocity! Yayy for weekday prices! Yay for short trips that don't cost much! On the other hand, I am also happy that most of the rest of my money is now locked up with the Financial Advisor. I was well on my way to donating it all away. Not that I'm sorry I donated a penny, but if I keep hold of most of it from now on then I can continue giving away as the years go by. Yayyy for Mutual Funds and high interest rates. I guess I'll pick more things to donate to next year - and I'm glad I'll have that chance. It's pretty amazing to know that if I take care of this money and spend wisely then it won't ever run out. I think about my mom and dad every time I spend a dime on donations or vacations with the kids. I think they are very happy to see us happy AND to see me take care of the money. If I am very careful I can turn this money into a whole lot of money before I retire - and in return leave it to the kids. On the other hand, I have no intention of saving ALL of it and never taking these trips until it's too late. My mom never made it to retirement. I am glad she and my dad did take some trips. In the few years before they died my mom was able to take a trip to Europe with her sisters, and two cruises to Alaska with my dad. Good for them. Having some sort of vacation every year was something they always made time and money for, and little weekend trips throughout the year. I still miss her a lot, and finally realize the reality: I will always miss her and it will always hurt. You just get used to have this horrible ripped out hole in your heart. It doesn't hurt less and you don't forget about the pain - you just get used to it being there. Posted by Pischina at January 21, 2007 5:42 PMComments
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