Cam I Am

The other night, my wife and I sat down for a talk..    The topic?  What are we going to do about Christmas this year?

We went through a few options, such as doing a name draw, like we tried last year, but that didn’t feel right only buying for one person, aside from the kids.  I’d like to get something for everyone in my family, even if it’s a small token.

How do you make a Christmas seem special when you have no money to do it?

Well, we’ve decided to go for broke, so to speak.  Despite our current financial situation, I refuse to let down my kids.  I refuse to tell them that it was a tough year for everyone, even Santa, much like the movie One Magic Christmas. 

So, with what little money we have, and high-interest lines of credit, we are going to try to minimize the impact of me not working for 4 months now, and have a good Christmas.  i don’t mean, let’s buy every single expensive toy out there..  But we are going to make it memorable.  I have very fond memories of Christmas when I was a kid.  They always “made it happen”, even the years that they had very little to “make it happen” with.

So, I’m on the search..  We’ve made a list, so we aren’t blindly walking into a mall, with a fistful of cash and credit cards.  We’re shopping around.  We know what we want, and how much we can spend on it..

My biggest challenge is trying to find a Nintendo Wii..  Apparently, I should have been buying this item about 1-2 months ago, because I think I’ve called every Future Shop, Best Buy, Radio Shack/The Source, Blockbuster, and Rogers Video looking for one.   They all have the same answer.  Sold Out….No, we don’t know when we are getting more.

Out of all of them, it was a Future Shop that offered to put one on hold.  They said that if I called them when they have them in stock, they will physically put it aside and put it on hold for me.  But they will only do it if they have it in..  I was surprised..  My impression of Future Shop has always been of sell, sell, sell..  I have never really had much luck in getting good customer service from them..  But we shall see..

Other than that, things are moving along at a snails pace.  Colleen made an appointment for laser treatment for me..  I’m not sure about that, especially since I’m supposed to see a specialist about a cortisone shot two days later, but it can’t hurt to talk to the guy..

That’s all for now..  Anyone know where I could find a Wii?  

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