2 posts tagged “christmas”
It is funny what you stumble upon when searching the internet. I came across a postal history website today. It has a lot of old envelopes and postmarked stamps from the late 1800's and early 1900's. It has the option to search by state, and by county. So I did. I searched the county that I grew up in and that most of my family is from and I found something remarkable.
It is an envelope from my great grandfather's chicken hatchery mailed in 1929. I grew up my whole life listening to stories from my grandma about growing up at the hatchery. She was born in 1930. Come to find out, they guy is selling it for $10. So I bought it! I am going to frame it and give it to my grandma for Christmas. Unfortunately, the surprise won't be nearly as big as it could be, I emailed her the picture before I realized it was for sale. Bummer.
Well consider my post from yesterday mute. I got my bonus today and let's just say that I paid enough in taxes to buy a Mac Mini with some upgrades. Needless to say my net pay was significantly less that I expected. I was able to get all my Christmas shopping done online though and still have a little bit left to get myself a little something. Not sure what yet though. I am considering the HD DVD attachment for Xbox 360 or I may just squander it all on WoW trading cards.
