New bowling Ball:

(one of my neighbors bowls a lot and had this bowling ball, along with about 10 others, just sitting in his garage, so he gave it to me and all I had to do was get the finger holes re-drilled)

New TV in living Room above our fireplace:


(40 inch LCD except ours is black not silver)

all this new stuff and my parents still aren't helping with the France Trip yet.......idk how I'm gonna get the money w/o having a job and right now; they're not helping much like they said they would.  I don't have time to get a job and so far all we've spent on the French trip has come out of my college fund.........I really hope I get a good scholarship, because my savings are not going to last much longer......I don't mean to act spoiled or anything, but when my parents told me that they'd help out with the France trip, don't give us any money, make us spend savings bonds, and then buy a new LCD tv it just kinda frustrates me a little....

on the bright side, the tv is pretty cool I guess......

***EDIT***

so, my parents got rid of the fairly cool, and actually a little bit useful TV, and bought 2 kayacks...........I thought they had hit a low point before, but 2 kayaks for our family in the winter are completely useless!!!  Even in the summer, there are four of us; and even if my mom doesn't go (like she probably won't) WE STILL NEED ANOTHER KAYAK!!!!  so my word for today is useless.  Useless describes both the kayaks and all the money we've I've spent on the France trip so far.....

Saturday night:  (police motorcycle man)

Tuesday:  (EMO!!!)