With my check on the third and my check on the 19th of this month I will be able to get christmas for my niece and nephews.  Since I stopped gambling I have the luxury of being able to help my sister's family out this year.  So that is what I am going to do.  Josalyn is a college freshman at western oregon state college so she will be getting a $100 from me and samuel who is a fifth grader will also be getting a $100.  Tanner who is a second grader is getting $50 for his birthday and $50 for christmas.  Mason who is a first grader is getting $50 for his birthday and $50 for christmas.  Both tanner and mason have birthdays right around the holidays so it makes it tough to get them gifts for both.  Samuels birthday is right around thanksgiving so close too to the holidays and it sometimes gets looked over because they are young.  But I try to help my sister with money for gifts for the kids when I can so that is what I am going to do this year.  I just hope that the kids enjoy the gifts that their mother buy with this money I will be giving her so she can provide another year of christmas joy to my little nephews.  I am thankful that my parents always found time and money to provide us kids with a little taste of what the holidays are all about with church and santa as we were young growing up in willamina, oregon.  Well enough about my family and I hope that this christmas is go to all my readers too.  Happy holidays from wes and marysol!-weshar75