I really like playing video games. Not the 'action' ones like Mortal Force or such, but ones that are more similar to the ones of the 80's. Hubby and I were on an extremely tight budget when we first got married. Our Saturday mornings consisted of going to the laundry mat and having an extra $2 to play video games in the deli next door. Galaga and Q-bert were our favorites. As we became parents are enjoyment of these games did not diminish. I was always envious of the kids who got the newest gaming systems the year they were released.
We got Super Nintendo the year before GameCube was released and finally got GameCube a few years later. My kids think it's funny that they can come home to find Mom and Dad dueling it out in Donkey Kong or racing in Mario Cart Bros. They tell us that none of their friends' parents play video games (I'm not convinced that's true, but they're probably closet players). But for all that I enjoy games we really don't play that often and, they just aren't worth the money when there are so many other things I'd rather have and use much more often. Having said all that, I REALLY, REALLY want a Wii. I have dreamed of getting one since day one. Santa almost always brings a 'family' gift, but they tend to be things like tickets to see "Wicked" at the Performing Arts Center, or Bush Garden passes. The rest of my family would have fun playing with a Wii, but would never think of putting on their top 10 list. Hubby and I get reward points from our credit card that we can use at the rewards online store. I discovered last night that they have Wii. We don't use our credit card enough to rack up points shamelessly and maybe one day we'll sit down and figure out how to get the most points from our card, but for now our points always seem to be a little bonus. We got a 15" TV, an electric grill fork with temperature read-out, and the like.
I was doing some stocking-stuffer shopping when I discovered the Wii.
I have a new goal. I will figure out exactly how much I have to spend on my Visa in order to get my Wii for free (mind you, I'm not talking about racking up debt, but simply using my Visa card for purchases that I'll pay off before the end of the month...so Dad, don't worry). I have a new mission! Of course, I also want many of the accessories and add-ons as well. And what I really want is the new Mario Bros game that all 4 people can play simultaneously. 2010 is holding great promise.
I tend to stay up way too late this time of year. Sometimes, I'm being Santa's helper but I also just get revved up and have a hard time sleeping. Even when I stay up late, my eyes pop open early. Last night I was up obscenely late, even for me, and would have probably slept until 9 this morning except a rooster woke me up. Now, I must say that I heard the rooster in my sleep and dismissed it, but after the 10th time of the fellow crowing, I was awake. Of course, by the time I was actually having conscious thought, the rooster was silent. I lay there trying to figure out what had woke me up (awakened me?) and when my subconscious told me I had heard a rooster, I tried to figure out what could sound like a rooster in suburbia Tampa. Certainly a real rooster was out of the picture. 30 minutes after I was up, I heard it again. It was a rooster. I'm still not sure who has a rooster, but I'm certain it must be a few streets away, as I live is a pre-fab subdivision. I stand out with my vegetable garden.
I saw a few minutes of "the Doctors" yesterday, and wished I hadn't. The were discussing the lawsuit being brought against Kellogg s for misleading the public and failing to maintain truth in advertising. And how had Kellogg's misled this poor gentleman? By naming its cereal "Froot Loops". The fellow claimed he thought it was made from real fruit! After researching, I found the suit was deemed frivolous, but from watching "the Doctors", I wouldn't have known that. The doctors were all serious about how important it was for products to have clear labeling, etc., and how parents are being misled that sugar cereals are good for their children with the labels stating how many nutrients are found in the box. Be real already! Kids' cereals are boxes of sugar. Everyone knows that! That's why they're for Christmas and birthdays. I'm not even a health-nut by any stretch of the imagination and I didn't let my kids have Froot Loops. Yes, I agree, a product should not be allowed to say "Real Fruit" unless there is real fruit in the product, but the consumer has to have a little responsibility...and the lady at McDonald's didn't know the coffee was hot!
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