My DH says to me every weekend: "which day to you want for "'you time?"... I generally take a Saturday... not always... sometimes i forfeit it because I want to spend time with him... we never get a chance to go out, just the 2 of us. But at least he understands.

Bit of a WooHoo: Dh just realised that he accidentally put a $700 business lunch on our credit card (about 2 weeks ago) instead of his corporate card that the bank pays... we've since cleared the debt entirely... we didn't even notice the $700. Today he wondered why the lunch didn't show up on his corporate card statement... then he realised his mistake... and now we are going to have the money reimbursed into our account. LOL I know it's not extra cash... but it seems that way... we are so slack with our finances it's ridiculous... God knows how we stay afloat. I think it's because as I get older I'm getting stingier. Also I've always been a believer in buying the best quality you can afford... so all the stuff that DH and I bought when we first got together is still working... we haven't had to replace much. Like Nic said: she bought a good quality tree, that's great, so did we... still as good as the day we bought it 11 years ago. Also hint: buy unbreakable decorations... doesn't matter how closely you watch them kids will break them. I loved Mel's idea of going to The WareHouse and buying rolls of that ribbon with inner wire that can be formed into bows and put on the tree. I'm definately going to try that this year!