And what is the source of all my stress? One guess....money!! Really what else could be so stressing at this point in time?
Our house payment is big because we refinanced at the top of the housing market so now we are upside down since our home isn't worth as much anymore. We made some mistakes by buying some ATVs we didn't need nor can we afford to ride (gas prices and the lack of place to ride since they ticket everywhere now). I am a shop-a-holic and got addicted to eBay and caused my family problems we are suffering for now. Now the IRS is on our tail for making a mistake on our 2006 return and want a huge chunk of moola. My poor husband has 4 wisdom teeth that NEED to be pulled and our insurance only covers $800, leaving us with a whopping $1100 bill to be paid at time of service. On top of these extra bills, there is the rising cost of living...groceries (I just paid $1.50 for a loaf of generic brand white bread!!), gas, etc
Looking back at this list I see that all of the problems we are facing now is a result of our mistakes from the past. The only exception I see, is the wisdom teeth which my husband can't really be blamed for.
Fortunately I am working part-time right now with an increase in my hours in April after my daughter turns 4 (rules for working at my church). Once my child turns 4, we can enroll them in the church day care and I get a massive discount with plenty of money to contribute to our rising bills.
I want to sell those quads and get some of our money back (at a loss of course, but anything will help). We are expecting a bonus at the end of the year and hopefully something back from the IRS in April (unless we screw up our return again). So instead of blowing that money, it will go toward all those wonderful credit cards we racked up.
Christmas is going to stink this year for our beautiful children. And it's all our fault!!
The only thing we can do is ask for forgiveness for being bad stewards of God's money and give the problems to Him. He will get us through this trial. He is our heavenly Father who is giving us our proverbial "spanking", but He will not forsake us. As long as we have Him and each other, we will be OK. Amen.
Monday, September 29, 2008
Saturday, September 27, 2008
Not Much News
Things have been pretty much the same ol' thing. I have been reading a lot, which means that I haven't been doing anything outside of taking care of the family, working and reading.
The book I am currently reading is "Oliver Twist". I started reading some classics because I thought that it was important to say that I have read some. I just finished "Wuthering Heights" which I just adored. Between "Wuthering Heights" and "Oliver", I read a book called "Trophy Wives Club"by Kristin Billerbeck. It was an easy read so I blew through that book in no time. I feel like I am dragging with "Oliver Twist", but I will stick it out.
So that's about it for my exciting life. Check back later to see if I have more for you.
Ta-ta
The book I am currently reading is "Oliver Twist". I started reading some classics because I thought that it was important to say that I have read some. I just finished "Wuthering Heights" which I just adored. Between "Wuthering Heights" and "Oliver", I read a book called "Trophy Wives Club"by Kristin Billerbeck. It was an easy read so I blew through that book in no time. I feel like I am dragging with "Oliver Twist", but I will stick it out.
So that's about it for my exciting life. Check back later to see if I have more for you.
Ta-ta
Monday, September 8, 2008
Long Time No See
Wow, it's been a while since I last posted. I guess the reason being is that there hasn't been anything new going on in my life.
I quit reading "Twilight". I was half way through "Breaking Dawn" when I asked myself.. "Self, why are you continuing to struggle through that book when you really want to read "Sense and Sensibility?" I answered myself, but putting the book down and opening a classic. Which I am enjoying so much more.
To all you Twilight fans: I mean no offense when I say that I just can't stand these books. I thought I would give it a try and I am very proud of myself that I got as far as I did. I don't think the books are horrible or that the author can't write, they are just not my favorite type of genre. Perhaps if these were written during the time I was a "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" fan, I may have enjoyed them a little more. Of course that was years and years ago and the whole vampire thing has no appeal for me. However, I probably would have been comparing vampire myths and that would have irritated me. Anyhoo......
The official football season has started. I am already irritated with D. Yesterday during my Sunday School class, I caught him checking the Steelers' score on his iPhone. ARE YOU KIDDING ME????? I had a classroom of 17 loud 1st graders and he was staring at his iPhone instead of getting them quiet so I can teach the lesson on creation. *sigh* I told him at dinner (between his getting up and watching the score) that I thought it was really rude of him to do that to me, since he is my assistant. Hopefully he won't do it again or I will have to chuck his iPhone out the door.
Something pretty frightening happened yesterday morning one block from my house. I guess at 4am someone called the fire department because there was a car on fire. After putting out the fire, the firemen opened the trunk and found a charred body inside. EEK!! We saw the investigation as we were leaving for church at 7am. Pretty creepy. The investigation so far has identified the body, but aren't releasing the results to the public yet. That's just too close for comfort.
I quit reading "Twilight". I was half way through "Breaking Dawn" when I asked myself.. "Self, why are you continuing to struggle through that book when you really want to read "Sense and Sensibility?" I answered myself, but putting the book down and opening a classic. Which I am enjoying so much more.
To all you Twilight fans: I mean no offense when I say that I just can't stand these books. I thought I would give it a try and I am very proud of myself that I got as far as I did. I don't think the books are horrible or that the author can't write, they are just not my favorite type of genre. Perhaps if these were written during the time I was a "Buffy The Vampire Slayer" fan, I may have enjoyed them a little more. Of course that was years and years ago and the whole vampire thing has no appeal for me. However, I probably would have been comparing vampire myths and that would have irritated me. Anyhoo......
The official football season has started. I am already irritated with D. Yesterday during my Sunday School class, I caught him checking the Steelers' score on his iPhone. ARE YOU KIDDING ME????? I had a classroom of 17 loud 1st graders and he was staring at his iPhone instead of getting them quiet so I can teach the lesson on creation. *sigh* I told him at dinner (between his getting up and watching the score) that I thought it was really rude of him to do that to me, since he is my assistant. Hopefully he won't do it again or I will have to chuck his iPhone out the door.
Something pretty frightening happened yesterday morning one block from my house. I guess at 4am someone called the fire department because there was a car on fire. After putting out the fire, the firemen opened the trunk and found a charred body inside. EEK!! We saw the investigation as we were leaving for church at 7am. Pretty creepy. The investigation so far has identified the body, but aren't releasing the results to the public yet. That's just too close for comfort.
Tuesday, August 26, 2008
Twilight (Spoiler Alert - don't read if you haven't read the books)
I just don't get it. I am in the middle of reading the 3rd book in the Twilight series, "Eclipse". And I just don't get it. Everyone is talking about how great these books are, but I am not so thrilled with them. They are "ok". But not the best books ever written (in my humble opinion).
I admit that I have not finished the series and I plan on doing just that, even though I don't care too much for them. Who knows, I may end up liking the series once I have finished it!
I think it's because I don't like the main vampire character (Edward). I guess he's supposed to be gorgeous which is fine, but I just don't like his controlling nature. I'm thinking it might be because I was on the other end of a "controller" at one or two times in my life. So when I see that, my hackles get up. He tends to tell Bella she can or can't do something that HE deems not safe. He makes it sound like she causes all accidents to happen rather than her just being a klutz. He goes so far as to disconnect the engine on her truck so she doesn't go see a friend of hers. Come on!!! That is the very essence of a controlling personality. I can't stand that!!
Now, I do like Jacob Black. I feel bad for him. He loves Bella, but all she can do is think about Edward. Why? Jacob doesn't try and control her actions, he just cares about her. Unlike Edward, who has his "sister" follow Bella and have her watch Bella while he is out hunting (in exchange for a shiny yellow Porsche).
I don't know, it just irks me something fierce. I will continue to read these books, just to give them a chance though.
I admit that I have not finished the series and I plan on doing just that, even though I don't care too much for them. Who knows, I may end up liking the series once I have finished it!
I think it's because I don't like the main vampire character (Edward). I guess he's supposed to be gorgeous which is fine, but I just don't like his controlling nature. I'm thinking it might be because I was on the other end of a "controller" at one or two times in my life. So when I see that, my hackles get up. He tends to tell Bella she can or can't do something that HE deems not safe. He makes it sound like she causes all accidents to happen rather than her just being a klutz. He goes so far as to disconnect the engine on her truck so she doesn't go see a friend of hers. Come on!!! That is the very essence of a controlling personality. I can't stand that!!
Now, I do like Jacob Black. I feel bad for him. He loves Bella, but all she can do is think about Edward. Why? Jacob doesn't try and control her actions, he just cares about her. Unlike Edward, who has his "sister" follow Bella and have her watch Bella while he is out hunting (in exchange for a shiny yellow Porsche).
I don't know, it just irks me something fierce. I will continue to read these books, just to give them a chance though.
Monday, August 25, 2008
Video Games - a Form of Torture???
I have a Nintendo DS. I like to play many games on it. My absolute favorite are the Final Fantasy Series. I just recently bought Final Fantasy IV and am playing it.
I have gotten to a point in the story that I cannot for the life of me, beat this boss fight. I must have played it over about 10 times. Every time, it still beats me within 2 minutes. I have tortured myself continually trying to beat this boss. It's impossible to beat anyway because it's the main "bad guy" of the game and I'm not anywhere near the end of the game. So why am I fighting him now rather than later? Your guess is as good as mine. I can't even injure the fool as his weakness keep changing. I end up hitting him and giving him healing points. I am convinced that Square Enix (the makers of this game) is trying to torture their customers.
My face turns bright red, I know my blood pressure is shooting up about 100 points. I seriously almost threw my game system at the wall in fury (not that it would do much damage as I have a nerf protector on it for just such occasions). D keeps telling me to put the game away and calm down. I did, last night. Now it's the next day and I STILL can't beat this boss. I guess I will have to adventure around the map and level up a couple HUNDRED levels in order to even put a dent in this boss' head.
Whew. I feel better now that I have vented a bit. I think it would be wise for me to put my game down for a week or so. Yes, I am officially grounding myself from my DS for a week. After all, what kind of example do I set for my son if I am yelling, hitting pillows and throwing my game at the wall when things don't go my way. Boy, I am such a child!!!
I have gotten to a point in the story that I cannot for the life of me, beat this boss fight. I must have played it over about 10 times. Every time, it still beats me within 2 minutes. I have tortured myself continually trying to beat this boss. It's impossible to beat anyway because it's the main "bad guy" of the game and I'm not anywhere near the end of the game. So why am I fighting him now rather than later? Your guess is as good as mine. I can't even injure the fool as his weakness keep changing. I end up hitting him and giving him healing points. I am convinced that Square Enix (the makers of this game) is trying to torture their customers.
My face turns bright red, I know my blood pressure is shooting up about 100 points. I seriously almost threw my game system at the wall in fury (not that it would do much damage as I have a nerf protector on it for just such occasions). D keeps telling me to put the game away and calm down. I did, last night. Now it's the next day and I STILL can't beat this boss. I guess I will have to adventure around the map and level up a couple HUNDRED levels in order to even put a dent in this boss' head.
Whew. I feel better now that I have vented a bit. I think it would be wise for me to put my game down for a week or so. Yes, I am officially grounding myself from my DS for a week. After all, what kind of example do I set for my son if I am yelling, hitting pillows and throwing my game at the wall when things don't go my way. Boy, I am such a child!!!
Friday, August 22, 2008
A Real Life Seinfeld Situation?
Yesterday I went to the doctor to get my chest pains checked out. D was nice enough to take time off work to go with me to talk to the doctor and to keep an eye out on my kids. My appointment was at 10:15 so we arrived at 10:05. I filled out the little check-in slip and made my way to a seat.
10:15 rolls around...10:30.....10:45.....11:00 finally comes around and they call me to the "little room". I sit down on the paper covered examining table and wait. And wait..only to wait some more. It wasn't until 11:45 I finally see the doctor. If you are doing the math, that's an hour and a half AFTER my appointment time. Now what really "frosts my cookies" is that there is a sign at the front desk that says that if you are 20 minutes late for your appointment, you will be charged $20. I paid a $10 co-pay. I think I am entitled to get my co-pay and an additional $10 for making me wait that long. As I was sitting there, I was telling D that I was having visions of going out to the desk and DEMAND to get that money. He laughed and told me that is something George Costanza would do on "Seinfeld".
Anyway, the doctor came in, asked me what was wrong. D and I tell her my symptoms of withdrawals. She proceeds to whip out her palm pilot and types something in and starts reading. She then tells me that she will call the Lexapro rep and find out more information for me.
...OOOOKKKKK!! Well that took another 20 minutes until she popped her head in and told me that she still was unable to get hold of the rep and that she will keep trying. At that point, I am seeing red with rage. I told her that I couldn't wait anymore and I had to get to work. She acted all surprised like "oh, you can't wait here all day???" Uh no, I DO have another life. On my way out, I asked her about my chest pains, she tells me that they usually don't worry about chest pains unless it is after some exertion such as climbing stairs or some other activity.
Hmph, so basically I wasted an hour and forty-five minutes of my morning only to sit in the doctor's office for nothing.
To top it off, the car wouldn't start when we left. The battery was dead. *sigh* Such is life.
10:15 rolls around...10:30.....10:45.....11:00 finally comes around and they call me to the "little room". I sit down on the paper covered examining table and wait. And wait..only to wait some more. It wasn't until 11:45 I finally see the doctor. If you are doing the math, that's an hour and a half AFTER my appointment time. Now what really "frosts my cookies" is that there is a sign at the front desk that says that if you are 20 minutes late for your appointment, you will be charged $20. I paid a $10 co-pay. I think I am entitled to get my co-pay and an additional $10 for making me wait that long. As I was sitting there, I was telling D that I was having visions of going out to the desk and DEMAND to get that money. He laughed and told me that is something George Costanza would do on "Seinfeld".
Anyway, the doctor came in, asked me what was wrong. D and I tell her my symptoms of withdrawals. She proceeds to whip out her palm pilot and types something in and starts reading. She then tells me that she will call the Lexapro rep and find out more information for me.
...OOOOKKKKK!! Well that took another 20 minutes until she popped her head in and told me that she still was unable to get hold of the rep and that she will keep trying. At that point, I am seeing red with rage. I told her that I couldn't wait anymore and I had to get to work. She acted all surprised like "oh, you can't wait here all day???" Uh no, I DO have another life. On my way out, I asked her about my chest pains, she tells me that they usually don't worry about chest pains unless it is after some exertion such as climbing stairs or some other activity.
Hmph, so basically I wasted an hour and forty-five minutes of my morning only to sit in the doctor's office for nothing.
To top it off, the car wouldn't start when we left. The battery was dead. *sigh* Such is life.
Wednesday, August 20, 2008
RIP!! I will miss you...
Ok. That title might be a little inappropriate, but every football season, I feel that way.
I am a fantasy football widow. That's right, every season, my husband, D, gets involved with at least one league. This year, it will be two. *sigh*
I'm a big enough person to admit I'm jealous. Jealous of those huge football players that demand so much of my husband's time. Jealous that he spends FOREVER in front of the computer, reading all the player's stats to finally pick the one he wants to play on his "team". Jealous that he spends hours on Sunday after church watching game after game after game. Then again on Monday and sometimes Thursdays. Thank goodness we didn't order NFL ticket or I would be a forgotten person this season.
He is a very competitive person, so then he obsesses about his ranking in the league. When he complains about it, all I do is just nod and say "mmmhhmmm". What else can I do? I tried to join him two years, but it's just not for me.
...so I will just bid him farewell until February and find something else to fill my time. Taking care of the kids, blogging, tweeting, reading, and whatever else I can do.
*sheds a small tear*
I am a fantasy football widow. That's right, every season, my husband, D, gets involved with at least one league. This year, it will be two. *sigh*
I'm a big enough person to admit I'm jealous. Jealous of those huge football players that demand so much of my husband's time. Jealous that he spends FOREVER in front of the computer, reading all the player's stats to finally pick the one he wants to play on his "team". Jealous that he spends hours on Sunday after church watching game after game after game. Then again on Monday and sometimes Thursdays. Thank goodness we didn't order NFL ticket or I would be a forgotten person this season.
He is a very competitive person, so then he obsesses about his ranking in the league. When he complains about it, all I do is just nod and say "mmmhhmmm". What else can I do? I tried to join him two years, but it's just not for me.
...so I will just bid him farewell until February and find something else to fill my time. Taking care of the kids, blogging, tweeting, reading, and whatever else I can do.
*sheds a small tear*
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