Learned Something New 12/2/08

Today I learned:
1) That we are in a recession (officially)
Okay, so we all "knew" that the U.S. has been in a recession for a year, but only yesterday was it officially announced that we are in a recession. Okay, I am confused about that one. But that being said, this is really affecting our economy and in turn will be affecting many families and their Christmas season. I did hear a piece of good news the other day on the news stating that children's wish lists to Santa seem to be reflecting these tough times that everyone is facing. Many kids know that things are tight in their family and in turn when they send their wish lists to Santa they are not asking for big ticket items, but instead asking for things like a better job for their parents or smaller priced items.