I HATE to shop! I will give em' some $$ and wait out in the car while they go buy what they want. Yeah, I know, Ba, hum, bug! Blame it on MS...it did it to me! Fine....I sort of never have been a big shopper...

I loved shopping for christmas. But can't enjoy doing it as much now because of MS. But when christmas comes around I try not to let it get me down. To me it is a holiday that means love and peace. Even though the world is in a termoil. If we all can just try to keep the true meaning of christmas in us this world would be alot better. I know it is hard for us to do it because of our health problems. I try but I do fail at times and become a blubbering angry person WHY ME! O well I am going to try--try--again--again. Does anyone know their plans for christmas. I don't have any grandchildren. Health problems with both of my kids spouces. It is just weird that this happened. I do have 5 four legged grandchildren and they are just loveable and faithful as much as anyone could ask for. Hope everyone has recuperated from Thanksgiving. --------------------- Joyce

black monday is the biggest internet shopping day of the year. the estimates are that employees with shop for 12 minutes and will cost the employers millions from lack of productivity.

Hmmmmm, I thought that was Black Friday....the day after TG. Oh well. Yappy probably knows...she googled it...LOL!!

Black Friday is the day after T'giving when shoppers GO out to the stores.
Black Monday is the internet shopping day, where people sit at their PC's and order online.

I am not at all enthused about the Holidays this year. Another Bah Humbug here.

ME NEEDER...BAGH!!

This year I have no feelings to get ready. Today I am hurting so bad that I just want to go somewhere and I don't know. I don't even know what I want to say. My body is in such a turmoil. I am also having problems with the virtigo. I am walking into everything. Yesterday I had hoped that today I would go to the store and get some of the groceries that I need but the darn ms is telling me otherwise today. Sorry to blast off and spoil everyones day. My little puppy also seems to know that something is wrong with me. She is not insisting that I play with her. She is just lying down beside me on the floor. They say animals don't know, If everyone could be as caring as these wonderful pets life would be a whole lot better. ----------------Joyce-------------

*pushing dingbat & co. aside*

Chris, the "black" comes from an American idiom that refers to the state of a business's accounts. "In the red" meaning a negative balance in the ledger, "in the black" meaning all is well in the profit column.

There is a terrific irony in the use of this term, "Black Monday" because a generation ago, it was the same term used to refer to the most monumental financial disaster in the history of this nation. It is the same term used when referring to Monday, October 28th, 1929, the date that the U.S. stock market crashed, ushering in the period in American history known as the Great Depression.

Cindy hates shopping. Thank the good Lord for the internet. All shopping is completed and items en route to the little recipients. Cindy loves technology (and Johnny).

Ok, it's beyond the shopping thing for me. I just can't seem to get into the spirit, at all, this year. After the TG fiasco, I wish it would all just go away. I'm so depressed.

It doesn't help that my DD doesn't seem to give a sh** either rightnow. She has been sick to her stomach all day today....doesn't know if it's a bug or nerves. I vote for nerves. Kids are driving her nuts and "N'er do well" DH is like having another Kid, only worse.

She's the bread winner, works all day and comes home to more work and screaming, spoiled Kids. He should be making it easier for her but he doesn't. I live in fear that all this stress is going to bring an MS attack down on her.

Can't we just pretend that Christmas doesn't come until next December??? Pleeeeeeeese?

sure sally. that mean i get to skip my birthday in dec and not age.

you have the best ideas.