When Tracy Holmes of Belleville sold three DVDs for $10 at her garage sale Aug. 15, she thought she was doing well. She was getting rid of some movies that she and her husband hadn’t watched in a long time and making a little money as well.

About a week later, when her husband, Fred Holmes, asked her what had happened to the DVD of “Sin City,” she suddenly felt sick.

Her husband had been secretly saving up money, at least $1,200 so far, for a Christmas family trip to Disney World in Florida for the couple and their three children, Nick, 11, Trevor, 7, and Isabella, 2.

“He thought apparently (the DVD case) was a great spot to hide it from me, and it was,” Holmes said. “I didn’t think to look there.”

“My kids are pretty upset about the whole thing, and I feel just heartsick,” Tracy Holmes said. “It’s always been a dream of mine to go to Disney World at Christmas.”

Well I know banks are going through problems right now but I hardly think the DVD industry should be considered as an alternative for your savings.

That’s a really heartwrenching story though. You know what else is pretty heartwrenching? I’ve got these five passes to a first-class trip to Disney World and no one to use it on. Say…waitaminute…

*lights fire

I am slightly warmer now! Thanks cavemen for bringing the wonderful gift of fire to us all!