I wish I could say with some confidence that I felt a renewed sense of hope about this coming year but my husband is convinced the government is sinking and we’re all going down with it. Not in such harsh words has he expressed this but it is something that has come up. And he might be right; if the prices of food continue to rise, don’t you think break-ins might become more prevalent? It may take a while to reach such a point but all of this thinking on his part has led to him deciding to buy… a gun. Specifically, a few guns that we will train on, take courses about, and understand in the event that our government trashes the economy even more and then proceeds to take away our rights to purchase/ bear arms. I do not foresee this but you know, if it doesn’t happen, we have not lost by purchasing the guns. It is Ash’s intent to teach our children about their danger and the safety involved when using them. We are not gun people. We don’t hunt or fire for pleasure. But I think, just a little bit, Ash may be right here. But I am not too thrilled about firearms in the house.

In other “It’s January” news, I have to seriously get my butt in gear with my online class’s website. I put it off all week and school begins Tueday. Today is, officially, my last day of freedom. The weekend doesn’t count because we all get the weekend. I am enjoying it for all it’s worth, since I took Elliot to day care and Ash and I plan to eat out for lunch and see a movie; we both have off. Ash gets today as administrative leave, which is part of our governor’s “feel better now” plan, right before he has to get serious about cutting the budget and implements upwards of a 10% pay cut for all state employees, along with a mandatory 10 days leave without pay for all. Well gee, thanks, buddy. I sure appreciate you messing with the salary I so meagerly earn as it is, for much more work than it’s worth. I try to be cheery about this new year but it may bring a lot of utter crap with it, financially.

To go along with all this cheer, it’s overcast and a bit cold out, my yard still has leaves on it, and I somehow have a pimple (why yes, I AM 13 again) right under my nose, which is a godawful location for a break out. Sigh. But it’s Friday (woo) and that means I should turn this ship around and feel happy right? So, tell me something GOOD. Anything, I don’t care. I need some rainbows and unicorns and shit today.