I am old

Look for the future of Sonny's Rock n Roll life tomorrow. I will be 40 in 2 minutes. xoxo
The old man

'tis upon us

Well it is Christmas eve, eve and all is a mess. I am 98% finished with the new flooring in the dining room. I would've finished it weeks ago but I am leaning as I go and We are BROKE. yep, I said it, like a joke, like we invested in new coke, WE IS BROKE. Tomorrow I will get up and go to the gym and finish my shopping for my beloved. I have not had a chance to get her one thing yet. I have no idea what to get her. The results from my first few years of marriage were, to say the least, learning experiences. No clothes-you get them too big she thinks you think she's fat. You get them too small-she thinks she's too fat. Running shoes-too fat. Leather mini-skirt-well...I'll let your imagination run wild.I've told her I do not do gift certificates because I truly want to get something personable. Last year we got each other Gold's gym memberships. That has worked out well because now I can tell her I am going to Gold's gym to workout and shop at the new, super busy mega expensive mall for her gift. Which brings me back to what to get her. Jewelry-well I would have to sell both kidneys to get her some thing she would actually wear. Remember BROKE. I cannot buy her jewelry and have a Brita filtering system attached to my renal glands at the same time. I know-I checked the insurance. She is a stay at home mom-not a housewife and not a homemaker so her/my kids are her hobby/life, She will tell you this in a heartbeat-of a hummingbird. I also have the pressure of finding something that looks good enough that I actually had it planned and not spending too much money on it. She is definitely holding the purse strings. By that I mean I am terrible with money. My Dad-God bless him, was of the mind that if we did not have enough for the light bill-due the next day, he would rather eat a steak tonight. I am trying to break myself of that habit and a couple of others and create new habits. Yes that's right, stay tuned for the 1st ever new years resolutions post. That leads me to the ultimate gift-let my wife pick a new years resolution. I know what it would be and let me apologize in advance to the cities of Milwaukee, St.Louis and the entire Napa Valley & parts of Sweden. I think I might just go with a new leather miniskirt. That pain would only last about six months.
SF