Blogs make me sad.

I have to admit that blogs make me a little sad. Every so often I see such cute decorating ideas that people are using in their homes. I know I will have a house someday and that I could have one if I was willing to get a full-time job, if I hadn't bought my lame car back in 2003, and if I didn't think it was more important for my husband to love his job than to make a lot of money. I think it is more important for me to be at home with my kids than it is to have a house. Looking back I'm glad I bought my show-room floor Kia because it taught us a lesson that kept us from purchasing a house when we really couldn't afford it. And I would much rather have a husband who comes home happy from work than a home with beautiful things in it. Yes, I could paint things up to feel a little better or buy new couches but that is a significant amount of money I can put towards debt to help us get into a house sooner rather than later. Despite me feeling this way I still get a little jealous when I see the things that others have. The other day I filled a thing out online to see what we could spend on a house with our current income...get ready for this...$74,000. You can't even get a shack in the scariest part of town for that. I just have to remind myself that in our current situation once we can afford to buy a home we will do so with NO debt! Plus, I'm pretty sure that Publisher Clearing House is going to be stopping by in August. :)