work, money, finances...

I'm contemplating seriously about getting another job. At this time it would be a real benefit for us financially. It would most likely be a job in the evening. I don't want for it to be many hours, just more than what I'm getting at my current job. Then I would have my current job be the 2nd job instead of the primary one. I'm not sure where I'd work. Retail, grocery, fast food. The job opportunities are out there, I just need to search them out. My husband is thankfully quite well physically and is able to work 2 jobs, but it's still not enough. Right now we are making payments to something for only another 8 weeks, and I hope those weeks fly by, but until then we are short that money. Wants are greater than needs. I wish I had a sponsor. Someone I could call who would be able to say to me all the things that have come up with due to this purchase. There is so much. And we never really learn, my husband and I. We are just not disciplined enough. Time will get us through this and things will be better. I'm VERY sure of it. Just right now, it's so hard and we are struggling through it.~E.

hey

So much like a diary, this is the hardest thing for me to keep up with. Life is good for me. I've been happily busy with my children. I don't work as much. My oldest is in Pre-K and he really seems to be enjoying it. Today was picture day. I only ordered one picture and then went to Wal*Mart and only got the package. It is such a great thing for me that I got the package. I NEVER do that. I usually always end up spending close to $100.00. It was great, and oh what a relief. Right now the kids are in bed, and dear hubby is probably sleeping downstairs in the chair. Last night we acquired a new kitten!! She's so cute and fluffy. We named her Smokey. We got her from a friend. Our other cat isn't too fond of her yet. She hisses at her everytime she comes near, and the dog thinks she's bigger than she is and so attacks her. Eeck!! Hopefully the cats will grow to like eachother.....And well, the dog will be just fine!! Life is good, I am blessed. Thank you Lord.~E.

goings on

So...I've been reading a little bit about organizing and am enjoying that. I do so want to have my house orderly. It's driving me CRAZY!! I'm having a home party in a couple of weeks, and I don't want my place to be a zoo, rushing around trying to get all organized. I am planning a rummage sale in the next several weeks. I hope it's a big hit and I make some money. I do have a lot of stuff. We went out the farm and brought home all my pandas. Man do I ever have a lot. Ughh!! It's just incredible. If my husband and I could ever figure out how we want to decorate our home, we could put some of my things and his to good use instead of being in a box serving no purpose. We are in the process of putting up a fence. I just need to get some information to the lady at City Hall. We also need to get our land surveyed so that we can know exactly where to place the fence. There are a few things that might potentially obstruct the position of the fence and so I'm hoping that we have a little more land than was originally thought. If our property is more to the east then we lose some and if it's more to the west then we gain some. I'm hoping for the latter....~E.

hi

Haven't
been here much, as there doesn't
seem to be too much to say......It's been along
time. I mowed the lawn
tonite. DH leaves for 2 week guard drill on
Friday. I figured I probably
should learn how to mow....lol. Anyway,
it was a chore, that I happily
did.
I took my good friends advice and just
decided to get it done.
I've
been
VERY busy cleaning my house. I
mopped last night moving
the
furniture and
sweeping around all of that.
That was a great
thing. It's
been along time
since I've deep cleaned like
that. I
want to go over it
all again. My MIL
helps a lot during this
process
as she either watches
the kids or does some
cleaning herself.
Tomorrow if it's really nice
outside, we are going to get
the garage
lined up so
we can have a
rummage sale in a month. I need to
write
it on the calendar
when we are
having it. But tomorrow we will spend
the better part of the
day moving
things around in the garage and
shed. I
REALLY need to get rid
of my
stuff. After this rummage sale,
I will have one
more closer to the
fall
and then I think I will
bring my stuff to the
salvation army or
goodwill. Goodwill doesn't turn
anyone away, and I think
the salvation
army does, so I'll have to see
where I'll take my goods. I
really want
to
get my stuff organized
and put together really neat like and
make
everything
look really
presentable so people will want to stop and shop
and buy buy
buy. It's
late and DH is ready to go to bed. TTFN
~E.

ettiquette

I don't know why it's taken me such a long time to post but I guess I've been busy. So the other day my mil took my kids out to lunch after a nice walk and playtime at the park. While they were there, a kid asked my mil if my son could have this toy. Now that's not such a big deal, but here's how she related the story to me and I quote "a black African American boy asked my mil if my son could have this toy." I was completely shocked. However, she did correct herself when she was going to say black. I've had to work with her on that one, but I just couldn't believe that she had to put that part in. So I asked my husband what he would have said in that same situation, because to me, there was NO point in stating that there was an African American there in the first place, I mean I don't think she'd say that a white kid or caucasion(did I spell that right?) kid asked if he could have this toy. So anyway back to my husband. I gave him the situation and I said, now if that were you, how would you relay the story back? And he said that he would have said some kid walked up to our son and asked if he'd like this toy. I would have said the same thing. I mean, really who cares if the kid was purple or blue or green or whatever. I would have said this kid.....~E.

It's the principal, I understand

So tonight, while I was up on my computer, my two older kids were down with their grandma. She was watching them and taking care of the baby at the same time. When there are 2 people home, the older kids have the run of the house for the most part because there is someone there to check on them to make sure they aren't getting into anything. Well, my daughter coughed on her grandma and grandma was telling her not to cough on her, but she was being so rude about it kind of. My daughter is 2 almost 3, and yes should know better and knows to cover her mouth, but sometimes a cough just comes up and there isn't time to cover your mouth. Anyway a little bit later, my daughter comes running upstairs screaming and crying trying to get away from her grandma. I intervene and am trying to figure out what's going on and grandma is yelling/crying at the same time. She isn't really crying at this point, but she' real close. Anyway, it turns out that my daughter had ripped a piece of mail. Well, I got the mail and so I knew that what she had ripped couldn't possibly have been that important-she got an envelope from some sweepstakes thing with all kinds of fliers in it. My daughter ripped off a perforated portion of a flier. My mil made it sound like she had shredded the mail. So I was really shocked when I went and looked and found that it was this small piece. I really felt like my mil was over reacting a bit. I mean I understand about the principal part of it, but really it was just a stupid flier. Anyway, I disciplined my daughter and told her that she needed to apologize to her grandma for doing that and that she shouldn't touch the mail and so on an so forth. Well, grandma was crying now and not talking because I don't know why. Anyway, she wouldn't acknowledge my daughter's efforts to apologize. I was completely stunned. Well, finally she did let her hug her, but man, I just couldn't believe that she was still so upset over something so seemingly small. My kids have problems with ripping and my mil mentioned that my daughter is starting to become like my son. I'm sure that there is some truth to that, but I am trying to keep her in check.~E