My sister recently found out that she was pregnant. She is so excited. This is her and her husband’s first child. She was even excited to start wearing maternity clothes. Nobody could believe that she actually wanted to wear them. Of course, most of them had already had 2 or more children, so they were tired of them. She went shopping one day to buy her some new maternity clothes and ended up buying many more than she had originally planned. She loved them! They came in so many different styles and colors. She had never really paid attention to the many different stores there were either, that sold maternity clothes. Now all she is waiting on is a little time to gain weight so she can begin wearing them.

My grandparents had never had the internet before. My Grandfather just retired and they were on a very limited income. Since my Grandmother had never worked, she had no retirement to draw. They still had 3 years before receiving Social Security and were trying to make ends meet on my Grandfathers retirement alone. They couldn’t travel or make many long distance phone calls, due to the high costs. Due to missing all their children and grandchildren, the decided to get the internet since everyone else in the family already had it, and they could communicate daily with everyone that way. I told my Grandfather everything to get and he got it and had me hook it up for him. The only thing he didn’t get was the fiber optic cables. He was not aware that he would need these to hook up the internet. It ended up being no problem, as he and I made a trip to the local computer store and picked some up. They now have faster internet than I’ve ever used and are communicating with everyone and are so much happier. I’ll probably have to start going over there to use their internet for super fast downloads.

My Mother and Father had an anniversary coming soon. It was the big important 50th Anniversary. My brothers and sisters wanted to do something special for them, but we  really weren’t sure what to do, or what my parents would like. We tried to decide if we should give them a reception, gift or pay for them to go on a trip. We set up an appointment with a travel agent to discuss luxury vacations. We decided to pay for them to go on a tip to Hawaii, since they always talked about going there. They never were able to take any big trips, due to how expensive it was to raise 4 children. We also gave them a low budget, inexpensive reception before they left. We learned that giving someone a luxury vacation, or taking one yourself, can sometimes be a one in a lifetime experience and one you’ll never forget.