fun on a budget ...

the holidays are here
and let me tell you ...
this season can be tough when
you don't have two nickels to rub together
our region's lack of snow
and my inability to shovel it
have really silenced the jingle in my jeans

but i am here to tell you that
one can still have a ball on a budget
maybe not a ricky stanzi autographed ball
but you know what i mean
sometimes the biggest joys spring from
the most meager financial investments

that being said ...
i sure hope that santa brings you
everything that you asked for

and a note to ma & pa ...
enjoy this attitude while it lasts
next year i am going to want more
i am talking balance bike, ipad, et cetera

yes ... that is a tub of uncooked pasta
don't knock it until you try it
and please save the "starving child in africa" trip
we plan to eat this stuff
just as soon as i am done having fun with it