The World According to Leslie

Check out links to all of the Writing Challenge posts in Day #8 . It's kind of fitting that I'm doing this challenge. It's starting to ask questions about Thanksgiving, Christmas, and New Years. Since tomorrow is the last day of the posts I'm doing about the Writing Challenge, I think it's going to be a good way to end it. Don't forget to leave the link to your post of the writing challenge in the comments so I can come check it out! Today's Challenge: "What's on your Christmas wish list?" I have a lot of stuff on my Christmas wish list; don't we all? I want things that can be bought: Clothes Shoes Camera Pots and Pans Silverware Mattress/Box Springs Fitbit Laptop I want things I know I can't get: Pay off my bills (all of them--including house, car, and student loans) before Dec. 31 Win the lottery (except I don't play) I want things I have to work to get: Health Happiness Love Peace Get my house decor...

...my true love gave to me...four wishes granted completely. 1. My dad's complete recovery (He's getting better! He even drove for the first time last night!) 2. A Full time job for me (teaching high school English--I wished this once and did NOT get the job I wanted! lol) 3. A family that's healthy. (It seems we're trying to see who all can get sick before Christmas!) 4. "World Peace"....It's CHRISTMAS after all, so I had to ask for that...right? :) As you know, my daddy had a wreck in October. Then a week later had to have emergency surgery to remove his spleen--because it was injured in the wreck. Because of this, and the trauma that your brain goes through in a wreck anyways, he hasn't driven since the wreck. Yesterday afternoon, he drove for the first time in a couple of months! I almost cried! :) I have received placement for my Student Teaching beginning in January. Once that is complete, I will be able to apply for my NC Teaching Licen...