Saving

Why is it that my list of things I need to save for keeps getting bigger and bigger instead of smaller? I think to myself, ok I need to save every penny I can and then I can pay for this. But the months keep flying by and I have nothing to show for it except an ever growing list of things to save for. My mom told me to make a list and prioritize the order. So.....
~my cousins wedding in June. Away from home so it is a mini vacation. Gas, hotel, food, entertainment, gifts and just all the little things that go with being in a wedding and going on a mini vacation. $500
~ Christmas savings. We spend about $800 each year buying gifts, sending cards, making food, and decorating for the Christmas season. And every year it seems to grow a little. $900
~Bunk Beds. Jack sleeps in the basement, well at least his bed is in the basement. But he hates it and frankly so do I. I hate having him so far away, I like being able to reach my kids at all times. So the best solution I can think of is bunk beds in Emma's room. That way he can have a bed to sleep in upstairs and he will still have his own room when he gets older and hates his sister :) By the time you buy beds, mattresses, and bedding at least $400
~ A new mattress for daddy and mommy. Jeremy has been complaining about the mattress for years, but I have been feeling the effects of the way to soft pillow top lately myself. Some mornings when I wake up even my jaw hurts from that damn thing. $400
These are just the things on the top of my list I have so many other things I want to save for like a new stove, kitchen table, living room furniture, back yard landscaping, a privacy fence and more importantly I have to come up with $1800 to pay off my washer and dryer before the end of the month. HHHMMMM I think I need to stop wishing and start saving. I have always been a big dreamer, it looks like I am very good at it! At least I am rich in life, I have the most wonderful family and friends and good faith. Isn't that all a girl really needs? Who needs all these material things anyway! :)