| December | |
| 1st Monday | Taking baby Christmas shopping and finding great things for mama. |
| 2nd | Baby's first Christmas tree! |
| 3rd | First steps! |
| 4th | Christmas! |
| not yet. | |
| November | |
| 1st Monday | Fast help in the Emergency Room! |
| 2nd | Standing up without passing out. |
| 3rd | The Grinch! |
| 4th | If you start driving at midnight, Thanksgiving traffic is really pretty light! |
| The Disney Store | |
| October | |
| 1st Monday | The first Christmas party of the year. |
| 2nd | Disneyland with a little kid! |
| 3rd | Christmas shopping online! |
| 4th | Enjoying your job. |
| 5th | Two months until Christmas. |
| Pricescan.com Comparison shopping for video games, stereos, computers, etc. | |
| September | |
| 1st Monday | Playing basketball with no pain. |
| 2nd | A new job! |
| 3rd | Vacation planning. |
| 4th | Finishing things |
| Pulse Entertainment. Interactive 3D on the web! | |
| August | |
| 1st Monday | Seeing your dog after vacation. |
| 2nd | A beautiful wedding. |
| 3rd | A surprise gift from your wife. |
| 4th | People looking out for your best interest. |
| Transformers Extreme | |
| July | |
| 1st Monday | Short work weeks. Especially when you get extra days because the real holiday is on a Tuesday. |
| 2nd | Giving presents you really like yourself. |
| 3rd | The WNBA makes it so there's something enjoyable to watch while the NBA is in the off-season. Baseball doesn't count. |
| 4th | New toys. |
| 5th | Bugs. Especially the stinging variety that make you itch. No, really. |
| Super Auctions. Go buy an arcade game or pinball machine! | |
| June | |
| 1st Monday | How can there be anything to be happy about after watching the Trailblazers choke like that. Oh yeah, not being a Trailblazer! |
| 2nd | Going on walks with your baby. Everything he sees is a wonder to him. |
| 3rd | A baby's sense of humor. |
| 4th | Watermelon |
| Rankin and Bass Classic Animation! | |
| May | |
| 1st Monday | The Kings beat the Lakers! (A couple of times, at least.) |
| 2nd | A rainy weekend where you stay inside with your kid. |
| 3rd | Going out to dinner. |
| 4th | Green grass. |
| 5th | A last-minute visit from an old friend! |
| Transformers Extreme, where you can find lots of cools stuff about the coolest toys/cartoons of my youth. | |
| April | |
| 1st Monday | Places where it doesn't snow in March or April (or May.) |
| 2nd | Sites where it's easy, or at least cheap, to buy things online. (I'm putting together a list, watch for it.) |
| 3rd | When your baby smiles at you. |
| 4th | The NBA Playoffs, what else? |
| Subaru. A few easy clicks and you are looking at the actual vehicles on hand at a nearby dealership. | |
| March | |
| 1st Monday | The people at work that are happy to have you back. |
| 2nd | The first weekend the weather is nice enough to mow your lawn. |
| 3rd | Most any movie with Cary Grant. |
| 4th | A new job. |
| Build someone a Barbie. | |
| February | |
| 1st Monday | Introducing your new baby to your family and friends. |
| 2nd | Having enough vacation saved up to take a lot of time off all at once. |
| 3rd | Holidays that shorten the work week. |
| 4th | The constant realizations that this is your baby's first snowfall, roadtrip, raindrop, evergreen, etc. |
| Online coupons at Dealcatcher.com. | |
| January | |
| 1st Monday | Things are still working. |
| 2nd | Playing board games with the family. |
| 3rd | 3 day weekends. |
| 4th | Rain. Up to a point. |
| 5th | Having a healthy baby! |
| ooohh, pretty. | |
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