Here we go again. The wind is a whipping and the snow is a flying.
I am glad that all the kids are staying home tonight for New Years
Eve, so far. We are going to have Dave here too! I am hoping the
weather clears a little so I can go down and get the goodies and rent
some movies.
I guess a missed a good meet yesterday. Sean did his PB, personal
best, in all three of his events. Why do they do that when I am not
there and already feel guilty about not going. No I can't say that Sara
saved her PB in the 500 for when I was there. And Ian said he swam
better when I was there cheering him on. I just didn't feel good yesterday
so guilt was easily taken on I guess.
Off to take a shower and head out to brave the elements to take people to
swim practice and go to the store.
Have a Safe and Wonderful New Years Eve and a Fantastic New Year one and
all.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved.
TTFN
Wednesday, December 31, 2008
Sunday, December 28, 2008
We are now on the other side of Christmas and almost through to New Years. The temperature was in the sixties this morning and it was spring like. I was outside from 7:30am till 2 enjoying the warmth and sunshine while it lasted. But as you can see by the picture above the sky became nasty and here it is 4:30 and the temperature dropped 25 or more degrees with the wind kicking up at quite a strong clip. Oh well.
Christmas Eve was tough even with spending it with my husbands’ family. At least the kids got some gifts from their grandparents and uncles/aunts.
The best gift of the night was Megan’s. She got her cat back. It was the kitten that we found after the football game that we couldn’t at the time keep and my mother in law was kind enough to take in. Well things were not working out with her older cat so she asked if we could take him back. I figured it would take the focus off of the lean Christmas present wise and I was right. She is still smiling and keeps saying Garbonzo is back. Yes that is the cat’s name. Sara of course calls him a name that makes Megan mad and Sean calls him something different but officially I guess his name is Garbonzo.
The best gift of the night was Megan’s. She got her cat back. It was the kitten that we found after the football game that we couldn’t at the time keep and my mother in law was kind enough to take in. Well things were not working out with her older cat so she asked if we could take him back. I figured it would take the focus off of the lean Christmas present wise and I was right. She is still smiling and keeps saying Garbonzo is back. Yes that is the cat’s name. Sara of course calls him a name that makes Megan mad and Sean calls him something different but officially I guess his name is Garbonzo.
He seems to be fitting in well. I was worried at first because he was terrorizing all the other animals but they only took it for so long and put him in his place and they now all seem to respect each others space. The other cat even came in from outside yesterday rubbed up against him and then gave him a kiss it was too cute.
I got up Christmas morning at 4 am to stuff stockings and feed the horses and realized I didn’t really get much for the stockings after all. I mentioned it to Dave and we both wondered if the truck stop at the bottom of the hill was open and decided to take a road trip to check it out. It was and we had some fun picking out little things and candy and even got Ian his favorite movie to stuff the stockings full. We are thinking of making it a tradition.
Christmas day was uneventful Sara fixed breakfast and cleaned up the kitchen for me and the kids enjoyed their stockings for the most part. Sara also made me a bracelet that was very heart felt and she got me some earrings. I really felt bad that she didn’t have anything under the tree so we ended up going to the movies that night together just us. It was nice and the movie was excellent.
My sister sent a beautiful card and mad money so we are going to have a fun celebration on New Years Eve with bad food and great company. We love hanging out and playing games and watch the ball drop.
As we head into the final week of 2008 my hope and prayer is that this New Year is much more livable and filled with more happiness. We have survived a lot this year and hopefully it has made us stronger to face what ever is ahead in 2009. Things have to get better right? It has already started toward the end of this year and I am hoping it continues. It has to I am too tired for it to go any other way.
Here is to a Safe and Happy New Year to One and All. Love and Hope with hugs sent with loving care to one and all that is near and dear to me.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved.
TTFN
Tuesday, December 23, 2008
Bah F%$#ing humbug
The alarm didn't go off this morning and it’s been down hill from there. Drive all three kids to school in 2 trips and rush to get to work. I so love starting my morning like that. I guess it even tops frozen pipes the morning before.
It is the day before the family is coming down for Christmas Eve and the checking account is overdrawn. Hope they aren’t hungry. It’s a good thing, the only good thing even though it turned out to be negative, that I checked the account on a fluke to see if my first paycheck had been deposited into the account. But what to my surprise to find that I didn’t have a few hundred dollars in there but was overdrawn. I am not going to blame and point but I also don’t want the responsibility of the check book anymore. Let him do it for a while so he can have some fun for a change. Why should I get to have it all?
I was doing well, keeping it together, happy about the new job but boom I started crying 2 hours ago and can’t stop. Nothing for the kids to open Christmas morning and stockings aren’t looking to good either. I am going to start a new tradition and be like the lady on Dr. Phil. No more celebrating Christmas it sucks in every way and every feeling and every every. I want this pain in my chest to go away.
So I am off to crawl into bed so I don’t confront the hubby when he gets up for work and deal with it tomorrow. Gees now I sound like Scarlet O’Hara.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved because it’s all you have some times.
ttfn
It is the day before the family is coming down for Christmas Eve and the checking account is overdrawn. Hope they aren’t hungry. It’s a good thing, the only good thing even though it turned out to be negative, that I checked the account on a fluke to see if my first paycheck had been deposited into the account. But what to my surprise to find that I didn’t have a few hundred dollars in there but was overdrawn. I am not going to blame and point but I also don’t want the responsibility of the check book anymore. Let him do it for a while so he can have some fun for a change. Why should I get to have it all?
I was doing well, keeping it together, happy about the new job but boom I started crying 2 hours ago and can’t stop. Nothing for the kids to open Christmas morning and stockings aren’t looking to good either. I am going to start a new tradition and be like the lady on Dr. Phil. No more celebrating Christmas it sucks in every way and every feeling and every every. I want this pain in my chest to go away.
So I am off to crawl into bed so I don’t confront the hubby when he gets up for work and deal with it tomorrow. Gees now I sound like Scarlet O’Hara.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved because it’s all you have some times.
ttfn
Saturday, December 20, 2008
Christmas is coming up fast and the feeling of having nothing for the kids to open on Christmas morning is rising like panic to my brain. Why is it so important? They have been really good in that they haven't had the I wants this year. They aren't expecting anything but I am feeling guilty.
It started this morning when I went looking for things to at least make the morning some what fun. They have always said their favorite part is the stockings filled with an assortment of items tailor made to each kids likes. I am getting things here and there and hope it will be enough to appease my guilt.
The two older children having income of their own wanted to venture out to the mall tonight. It was busy but definitely not as busy as most years past. I got to people watch and pick up a few stocking items. Sara said we should do that every year just go the last weekend before Christmas and people watch and eat pretzels. Sounds like a new holiday traditions I could get into.
Only 4 more days till Christmas and all through the house cleaning has started and and menu is set. Megan even got her room almost totally clean and will put on the finishing touches tomorrow. She has a special present coming from Gramma that will totally take her mind of the lack of presents under the tree Christmas morning. Gramma saves the day again not only will she make her so very happy she got her to clean her room. Merry Christmas to me. I don't want to say what it is just in case she reads this before Christmas but I will hopefully have happy girl face pictures to post in a few days.
Its soooo cold tonight I am off to crawl under my covers and try to get warm and get some sleep I hope. Having the old insomnia problem again lately which I am getting quite irritated with.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved!!!!!
TTFN
Friday, December 19, 2008
Snow Day
It was a good thing I decided to go get Ian last night. I left at around 10:30pm and was home in bed by 4am. If I hadn't I believe Dave and he would be spending the night in Fredonia because Dave would have been driving right into the storm.
The middle children were suppose to get up and get ready to go down to school at 6:15 this morning then wake me when they were ready just so I could get some sleep before having to head into work at 9. I bolted awake at 6 to find no one moving. Little did I know they already had been sent several texts informing them there was no school today.
Good forthought on the schools parts because by 11 am this morning we were quite literally deep in the snow bank.
Unfortunately I still had to venture out to work at the clinic luckily just down the hill in the village today but it still was quite treacherous coming back up at 2 when they finally decided gee its nasty outside maybe we should close for the day.
Dave got to have some fun with Megan when he got home from work this morning. She is the only one without a cell phone so she was not in on the fact there was no school. Dave in all seriousness went up to her room and yelled at her saying he thought she was suppose to get herself up and off to school and here it was 8am. She freaked. Then he smiled and said good thing its a snow day. She called him a jerk and went back to sleep.
It is still snowing pretty hard out and it is getting deeper and deeper but we are all home safe and sound inside a warm house and my horses are all tucked in for the night. I am running on 2 hours of sleep so I am off to sleepy land.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved.
TTFN
The middle children were suppose to get up and get ready to go down to school at 6:15 this morning then wake me when they were ready just so I could get some sleep before having to head into work at 9. I bolted awake at 6 to find no one moving. Little did I know they already had been sent several texts informing them there was no school today.
Good forthought on the schools parts because by 11 am this morning we were quite literally deep in the snow bank.
Unfortunately I still had to venture out to work at the clinic luckily just down the hill in the village today but it still was quite treacherous coming back up at 2 when they finally decided gee its nasty outside maybe we should close for the day.
Dave got to have some fun with Megan when he got home from work this morning. She is the only one without a cell phone so she was not in on the fact there was no school. Dave in all seriousness went up to her room and yelled at her saying he thought she was suppose to get herself up and off to school and here it was 8am. She freaked. Then he smiled and said good thing its a snow day. She called him a jerk and went back to sleep.
It is still snowing pretty hard out and it is getting deeper and deeper but we are all home safe and sound inside a warm house and my horses are all tucked in for the night. I am running on 2 hours of sleep so I am off to sleepy land.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved.
TTFN
Wednesday, December 17, 2008
T minus 8 Days till Christmas
I can’t believe there is only 8 more days till Christmas. It really snuck up on us this year. Where did the year 2008 go? A lot has happened this year both wonderful and not so wonderful but we have survived once again to ring in a new year.
The kids have been really good especially the I want King, Sean, about not asking for anything for Christmas this year. I am proud of them that they finally get it. Christmas this year is going to be time spent with family we love with no pressure of that perfect gift or that crazy desire to please. It just isn’t happening. And we don’t have to travel to boot because everybody is coming down here Christmas eve. So the only real pressure is going to be the mad cleaning that once again needs to be done.
Megan was my great motivator to decorate this year. We set up my Christmas village of lighted houses and I even let go and let her put the ornaments on the tree by herself the way she wanted to. She was too cute she took all of them out of the box and grouped them into categories and placed them in clumps of theme groups. It actually looks good and very cute.
The kids have been really good especially the I want King, Sean, about not asking for anything for Christmas this year. I am proud of them that they finally get it. Christmas this year is going to be time spent with family we love with no pressure of that perfect gift or that crazy desire to please. It just isn’t happening. And we don’t have to travel to boot because everybody is coming down here Christmas eve. So the only real pressure is going to be the mad cleaning that once again needs to be done.
Megan was my great motivator to decorate this year. We set up my Christmas village of lighted houses and I even let go and let her put the ornaments on the tree by herself the way she wanted to. She was too cute she took all of them out of the box and grouped them into categories and placed them in clumps of theme groups. It actually looks good and very cute.
So I have 8 days to continue my quest to find those little things that I can place in the stockings for Christmas morning and hope the weather cooperates so everybody from my college boy coming home on Friday, to the family coming down on Wednesday happens.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved.
TTFN
Monday, December 15, 2008
I am a big fat baby but my arms hurt.
I had to go and get not only the flu
shot but also my first hep B vaccination
today before heading to the college for
my first taste of what my new place of
work will be. Ouch and boo hoo too!
Once again a great group of ladies at
the college that I worked with. All
with an awesome sense of humor and
laid back. They keep saying they
don't want to confuse me or overwhelm
me and so far they haven't been able to.
It will happen though and I know when.
As soon as I get access to the computer
and have to start using these programs
then the confusion will hit like a ton of
bricks.
So far the only tough thing about this
job is the amount of unplanned and
unwanted pregnancies that I have already
been privy too. I not sure how in the long
run I will process this in my crazy head only
time will tell.
Other than that I have yet another day under
my belt and so far so good. It feels wonderful
to be wanted and useful and have somewhere
to definitely go at least 2 days a week.
On to the second half of my day as taxi.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved.
TTFN
I had to go and get not only the flu
shot but also my first hep B vaccination
today before heading to the college for
my first taste of what my new place of
work will be. Ouch and boo hoo too!
Once again a great group of ladies at
the college that I worked with. All
with an awesome sense of humor and
laid back. They keep saying they
don't want to confuse me or overwhelm
me and so far they haven't been able to.
It will happen though and I know when.
As soon as I get access to the computer
and have to start using these programs
then the confusion will hit like a ton of
bricks.
So far the only tough thing about this
job is the amount of unplanned and
unwanted pregnancies that I have already
been privy too. I not sure how in the long
run I will process this in my crazy head only
time will tell.
Other than that I have yet another day under
my belt and so far so good. It feels wonderful
to be wanted and useful and have somewhere
to definitely go at least 2 days a week.
On to the second half of my day as taxi.
Stay safe, stay warm, feel loved.
TTFN
Sunday, December 14, 2008
It is Sunday evening already. I didn’t get much accomplished this weekend but I also wasn’t running around like most weekends have been lately. We spent time as a family watching movies that we rented and decorated the tree and house.
My second day of work on Friday was just as great as Thursday. I worked in one of the clinics and met some of the nurses and other staff. They are a pleasure to work with. Monday I will get a taste of what I will be doing regular because I get to train at the last clinic at the college before school is out for the winter break.
The clinic I worked in on Friday wasn’t too bad busy wise we had a few cancellations so it made it seem slow but I was informed that it is a way different deal at the college and guaranteed to keep me hopping. Hopefully it won’t be too crazy I have to go and get my flu and hep b shot before reporting to the college. I hate shots but have to get them to work there.
I was hoping to receive a check this week from my subbing job but some one must have screwed up the time sheets because I didn’t get one. I was going to use a little of the money to at least get some stocking stuffers for the kids. They haven’t asked for anything this year because they know it isn’t going to happen but they do look forward to the stockings in the morning so I figure I should at least pull that off. I have been keeping my eye out for little things I can pick up here and there that fit the child.
I guess also that I am hosting Christmas Eve at my house for my husbands family. Means another mad cleaning will have to take place before hand. Good thing I decorated this year instead of blowing it off like last year. Megan was a big motivator. I couldn’t give her the real tree she wanted but the fake one looks good and will do for another year. At least we have one.
The grocery shopping is done, the bills are paid and the laundry is caught up so I can start my week off with less stress. We only have one swim meet this week also and then not another one till the 30th so it will be quiet on that front too.
Off to eat some dinner and hit the sack. I made myself stay up and not sleep all day today or yesterday so I am beat.
Stay warm, stay safe, feel loved.
TTFN
My second day of work on Friday was just as great as Thursday. I worked in one of the clinics and met some of the nurses and other staff. They are a pleasure to work with. Monday I will get a taste of what I will be doing regular because I get to train at the last clinic at the college before school is out for the winter break.
The clinic I worked in on Friday wasn’t too bad busy wise we had a few cancellations so it made it seem slow but I was informed that it is a way different deal at the college and guaranteed to keep me hopping. Hopefully it won’t be too crazy I have to go and get my flu and hep b shot before reporting to the college. I hate shots but have to get them to work there.
I was hoping to receive a check this week from my subbing job but some one must have screwed up the time sheets because I didn’t get one. I was going to use a little of the money to at least get some stocking stuffers for the kids. They haven’t asked for anything this year because they know it isn’t going to happen but they do look forward to the stockings in the morning so I figure I should at least pull that off. I have been keeping my eye out for little things I can pick up here and there that fit the child.
I guess also that I am hosting Christmas Eve at my house for my husbands family. Means another mad cleaning will have to take place before hand. Good thing I decorated this year instead of blowing it off like last year. Megan was a big motivator. I couldn’t give her the real tree she wanted but the fake one looks good and will do for another year. At least we have one.
The grocery shopping is done, the bills are paid and the laundry is caught up so I can start my week off with less stress. We only have one swim meet this week also and then not another one till the 30th so it will be quiet on that front too.
Off to eat some dinner and hit the sack. I made myself stay up and not sleep all day today or yesterday so I am beat.
Stay warm, stay safe, feel loved.
TTFN
Thursday, December 11, 2008
Today was my first day of work in my new job. It made up for the first few crappy days of this week and the end of last week.
I went for my pre work physical yesterday and OMG. Half the appointment the PA was talking about her outside wood burning furnace and her troubles with the zoning board in her town. Then it was the rapid fire physical questions and brush off of my concerns, a quick glance at my awful blood test result and no comment on what I should do to fix it and then she informs me she can’t sign my form for work because my records were never transferred from my other doctor 2 years ago. She needed proof of vaccinations and couldn’t just write any random dates down.
So here I am trying very hard not to kill her because I have already put off starting work by almost 2 weeks because I had to wait to get in for a physical and she is telling me that 2 years ago the release I signed either never got sent or my other doctor never sent the records. So I pay my 25 dollar co pay for what?
I got home found my baby book record with the dates and was told that would be fine. I called my old doctors office but they never received a release and couldn’t fax the information that was missing till they got one. Called other doctor and they found the release in my file and I asked to have it faxed and hopefully they will get my records sent to them now. Can you guess what I was ranting about when I got done doing this? Once again I am suffering and having to do another persons job.
Good thing it all worked out and I was able to start work today.
My kids have always complained that at school they seem to have everybody unload their problems on them thinking they can fix them and I guess I also have the same problem I just never thought of it that way. I had some serious health concerns yesterday that I needed to discuss and none of which was even address except to have yet another prescription thrown at me for depression. My records will get there just in time for me never to go back there again. I have got to find a doctor that I can talk to.
Onto today. I filled out paperwork and timed my first day to the day they were having the new employee tea. They have it every 6 months to orientate new employees. Then I dove right in and learned about the filing system, the forms that they use, and information I will need for tomorrow when I have my first experience in one of the clinic settings. During the tea the director of the department I work for at the health department said she had a homework assignment for us. That being new and not familiar with the way things work around there we were to observe and if we see something that we aren’t quite sure why they do it that way ask and if we don’t like the answer and think it could be done an easier way she wants to know. They actually take and look at these and implement them if it seems appropriate. I almost cried. Then it just continued to get better as the day progressed.
It’s a very busy fast paced environment with a lot of people contact. It was 4 before I knew it.
So tomorrow I will learn more and hopefully love it as much as today. I really need to be working because I felt alive today for the first time in a while. I am needed and mostly wanted everyday from the people close to me but after a while it’s not enough. The adventure continues tomorrow.
Stay safe, Stay warm, Feel loved.
TTFN
I went for my pre work physical yesterday and OMG. Half the appointment the PA was talking about her outside wood burning furnace and her troubles with the zoning board in her town. Then it was the rapid fire physical questions and brush off of my concerns, a quick glance at my awful blood test result and no comment on what I should do to fix it and then she informs me she can’t sign my form for work because my records were never transferred from my other doctor 2 years ago. She needed proof of vaccinations and couldn’t just write any random dates down.
So here I am trying very hard not to kill her because I have already put off starting work by almost 2 weeks because I had to wait to get in for a physical and she is telling me that 2 years ago the release I signed either never got sent or my other doctor never sent the records. So I pay my 25 dollar co pay for what?
I got home found my baby book record with the dates and was told that would be fine. I called my old doctors office but they never received a release and couldn’t fax the information that was missing till they got one. Called other doctor and they found the release in my file and I asked to have it faxed and hopefully they will get my records sent to them now. Can you guess what I was ranting about when I got done doing this? Once again I am suffering and having to do another persons job.
Good thing it all worked out and I was able to start work today.
My kids have always complained that at school they seem to have everybody unload their problems on them thinking they can fix them and I guess I also have the same problem I just never thought of it that way. I had some serious health concerns yesterday that I needed to discuss and none of which was even address except to have yet another prescription thrown at me for depression. My records will get there just in time for me never to go back there again. I have got to find a doctor that I can talk to.
Onto today. I filled out paperwork and timed my first day to the day they were having the new employee tea. They have it every 6 months to orientate new employees. Then I dove right in and learned about the filing system, the forms that they use, and information I will need for tomorrow when I have my first experience in one of the clinic settings. During the tea the director of the department I work for at the health department said she had a homework assignment for us. That being new and not familiar with the way things work around there we were to observe and if we see something that we aren’t quite sure why they do it that way ask and if we don’t like the answer and think it could be done an easier way she wants to know. They actually take and look at these and implement them if it seems appropriate. I almost cried. Then it just continued to get better as the day progressed.
It’s a very busy fast paced environment with a lot of people contact. It was 4 before I knew it.
So tomorrow I will learn more and hopefully love it as much as today. I really need to be working because I felt alive today for the first time in a while. I am needed and mostly wanted everyday from the people close to me but after a while it’s not enough. The adventure continues tomorrow.
Stay safe, Stay warm, Feel loved.
TTFN
Monday, December 08, 2008
Concerts
The second concert is over for the holiday season. Megan's was last week and Seans chorus concert was tonight and his band isn't till the 22nd. I usually get teary eyed at the concerts this time of a year. I think I am strange I hate the season but love the music. It did make me miss Ian a little tonight and his beautiful voice.
Its been a long emotionally tiring day I am off to bed to begin anew I hope tomorrow.
stay safe, stay warm, feel warm.
TTFN
You Cant Get Good Customer Service
I just don’t get it. Not at all. We went to pick up my car this afternoon. Simple you say, you would think all you have to do is pay your bill and drive away. You would think after paying 300 plus dollars to fix a car we only have had 4 months it would be vacuumed and washed and good to go.
I guess you would say we were lucky in a sense but it definitely was through the servant’s entrance how we got lucky.
The warranty didn’t cover the part that needed to be replaced. So I figured might as well get the oil changed at the same time because we had it in the shop already. Then I also figured I would finally have them show me how to unstick the middle seat that they “fixed” when we bought the car and worked in the parking lot but when we got it home didn’t work and its been stuck ever since.
Of course when we got there it was lunch time and all the mechanics were out and of course the manager couldn’t help us. Aside….Don’t the managers usually know how to do the job they are assigned to manage over?... Anyhow he said you can come back after 1 and they could show us how to make it work so we decided to do just that taking a short trip to window shop at Wal-Mart and good thing we took my car for that short trip. The change oil light was still on so Dave checked the oil color and it was iffy and then tried to see if it was the same oil filter he had put on a few months ago. He couldn’t say for sure but he seem to think we just got charged for an oil change that didn’t happen.
We returned for the seat fixing lesson and mentioned that they hadn’t reset the change oil light when as luck has it the mechanic that had done the work on our car was coming up front. He said he never did an oil change had missed it on the work order so why did they charge us for it. Good question another thing the manager should have picked up on when ringing us out. So we had to wait for the car to get the oil changed and he showed us what to do if the seat gets stuck again. An hour trip to pick up the car turned into 2 1/2.
Tears come easy these days and stress levels are through the roof so simple things that should be simple that aren’t well lets just say…..
I also realized I miss the local Ford dealership that went out of business recently. They would have done an excellent job, washed and vacuumed my car and even delivered to my door if needs be but they are gone. Small towns are a great place to live and work and for great customer service but unfortunately its becoming a think of the past due to this stupid economy. Instead I got crap service, charged for things not done, no clean car as a matter of fact they got mud all over my drivers mat and a large headache to boot. Merry Christmas……..
Stay Safe, Stay Warm, Feel Loved.
TTFN
I guess you would say we were lucky in a sense but it definitely was through the servant’s entrance how we got lucky.
The warranty didn’t cover the part that needed to be replaced. So I figured might as well get the oil changed at the same time because we had it in the shop already. Then I also figured I would finally have them show me how to unstick the middle seat that they “fixed” when we bought the car and worked in the parking lot but when we got it home didn’t work and its been stuck ever since.
Of course when we got there it was lunch time and all the mechanics were out and of course the manager couldn’t help us. Aside….Don’t the managers usually know how to do the job they are assigned to manage over?... Anyhow he said you can come back after 1 and they could show us how to make it work so we decided to do just that taking a short trip to window shop at Wal-Mart and good thing we took my car for that short trip. The change oil light was still on so Dave checked the oil color and it was iffy and then tried to see if it was the same oil filter he had put on a few months ago. He couldn’t say for sure but he seem to think we just got charged for an oil change that didn’t happen.
We returned for the seat fixing lesson and mentioned that they hadn’t reset the change oil light when as luck has it the mechanic that had done the work on our car was coming up front. He said he never did an oil change had missed it on the work order so why did they charge us for it. Good question another thing the manager should have picked up on when ringing us out. So we had to wait for the car to get the oil changed and he showed us what to do if the seat gets stuck again. An hour trip to pick up the car turned into 2 1/2.
Tears come easy these days and stress levels are through the roof so simple things that should be simple that aren’t well lets just say…..
I also realized I miss the local Ford dealership that went out of business recently. They would have done an excellent job, washed and vacuumed my car and even delivered to my door if needs be but they are gone. Small towns are a great place to live and work and for great customer service but unfortunately its becoming a think of the past due to this stupid economy. Instead I got crap service, charged for things not done, no clean car as a matter of fact they got mud all over my drivers mat and a large headache to boot. Merry Christmas……..
Stay Safe, Stay Warm, Feel Loved.
TTFN
Sunday, December 07, 2008
Horse and Carriage Sounds Good Right Now
You can't find goodquality anything these
days. We bought the
new car about 4 months
ago because we needed
something that was
reliable and safe.
We spent a little more
than we should have but
it seemed the right thing to do
at the time. (I was working).
I have to figure out how to
come up with 300+ dollars
by tomorrow so I can pick it
up from the shop. Of course
the faulty part, the mechanics
words not mine, was not covered
by the warranty we got when we
bought it. Merry Christmas!!
I was going to use the when it
rains it pours analogy but I think
its too cold lol. So when it snows
it blizzards is more fitting.
I found out how much I am
reliant on the stupid thing
also not having it for the past
3 days.
So just one question remains
why did we go with a Ford
again???
Stay safe, Stay warm, Feel loved.
ttfn
College Search Is Now
Okay I lied about not writing again
till January. Sue me.
My daughter has begun her quest to
find the right college. I shouldn’t be
complaining at least she is looking a
little earlier than her brother so
when the time comes to apply she
should have a pretty good idea of
what she wants but….
She is mostly looking at colleges
out of state. If you know Sara you
cannot tell her anything if she has
her mind set one way. Our rule is that
you go to school at least within the state
of NY for the first year if not 2 then we
will discuss transferring else where.
It looks all exciting and romancy now
but really sucks when your 2000 miles
away and you realize nobody is there to
catch you if you fall.
She freaked out
and almost wanted to come home from
swim camp when her buddy backed out
on her at the last minute. It was the first
time she had ever been away from home
that far from home and for that long of
a time.
She says she cannot find a college that can
offer her the courses she wants to take for
the art degree she is looking for. I don’t
think its so much she can’t find any she
doesn’t want to. I located 2 SUNY schools
that have the basic courses that the one in
San Francisco has. And did I mention there
is NO WAY IN HELL I WOULD LET MY
18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GO TO THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY FOR
HER FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE.
She only has a set amount of money in
her college fund and she needs to use it
wisely to get the most out of it as she can.
Loans are hard enough to pay off if you
are entering a profession with some stability.
I don’t even think she knows what direction
she is taking yet. And the fate of student loans
are number making it even more difficult.
So I guess I have a few more months to not
worry about it but will try and convince a
strong headed female that closer to home is
the better choice.
Stay safe, Stay warm, Feel loved.
ttfn
till January. Sue me.
My daughter has begun her quest to
find the right college. I shouldn’t be
complaining at least she is looking a
little earlier than her brother so
when the time comes to apply she
should have a pretty good idea of
what she wants but….
She is mostly looking at colleges
out of state. If you know Sara you
cannot tell her anything if she has
her mind set one way. Our rule is that
you go to school at least within the state
of NY for the first year if not 2 then we
will discuss transferring else where.
It looks all exciting and romancy now
but really sucks when your 2000 miles
away and you realize nobody is there to
catch you if you fall.
She freaked out
and almost wanted to come home from
swim camp when her buddy backed out
on her at the last minute. It was the first
time she had ever been away from home
that far from home and for that long of
a time.
She says she cannot find a college that can
offer her the courses she wants to take for
the art degree she is looking for. I don’t
think its so much she can’t find any she
doesn’t want to. I located 2 SUNY schools
that have the basic courses that the one in
San Francisco has. And did I mention there
is NO WAY IN HELL I WOULD LET MY
18 YEAR OLD DAUGHTER GO TO THE
OTHER SIDE OF THE COUNTRY FOR
HER FIRST YEAR OF COLLEGE.
She only has a set amount of money in
her college fund and she needs to use it
wisely to get the most out of it as she can.
Loans are hard enough to pay off if you
are entering a profession with some stability.
I don’t even think she knows what direction
she is taking yet. And the fate of student loans
are number making it even more difficult.
So I guess I have a few more months to not
worry about it but will try and convince a
strong headed female that closer to home is
the better choice.
Stay safe, Stay warm, Feel loved.
ttfn
Thursday, December 04, 2008
I DISLIKE THIS TIME OF YEAR IMMENSLY!!
Okay with that said I am still looking for that doctor that would like to start a new
business this time of year by putting people in drug induced comas till January 2.
Pretty sure we would have plenty of takers and would both be stinking rich.
I have been trying to roll with the punches as best as I can up till now but the “holidays” sap the reserves of positive thinking. I would ignore it all except every
where you turn you are reminded of it.
I was watching Dr. Phil yesterday and the topic was relationships falling apart because of the stress of the economy. It was mostly focused on the men in the relationship one was feeling like a losers because he couldn’t seem to support the family and was lashing out at his wife and the other didn’t feel like he needed to go out and get a job and laid everything in his wife’s lap. He has a law degree.
I have the pressure and stress of having to figure out how to pay bills with no money to pay it. So once again we are getting sucked into to the credit card void. I am mad that he went out and got the cards again but the flip side is that if it wasn’t for them we would be eating dirt and walking everywhere. But pretty soon even that will not be there.
So back to Dr. Phil, I feel a little like both guys. If I could find a full time job and suck it up we would be doing a hell of a lot better. Am I truly incapable of doing that or am I just being a baby. I have a hard enough time finding energy to do what I need to do on a daily basis as it is. I don’t have the educations for the jobs that would be fulfilling and the retail ones I could get will rob me of the time spend supporting my children in their various activities. I DON’T KNOW ANYMORE!!!
I promised myself that I would try and get into the holiday spirit this year. The past few years I have done minimal decoration and activity. I didn’t even make my yearly fudge for the teachers and bus drivers. I love the songs this time of year but not the actual holiday that’s weird in itself.
I know that there are thousands of families worse off than we are and don’t get me wrong I am grateful for the most part that we still have out home for now and that we do have food on the table. But the stress of daily concerns over the future of the basics needs being furnished not to mention the leaking roof, new car freaking out on me already, the camps the kids are already talking about for next summer, people and animals needing health care and the list goes on and on and on and I worry on an hourly basis.
So I think as I did last year this time since most of what I would write between now and the New Year will be mostly depressive and poor me ish I am going on “vacation” till next year. Have a safe and warm holiday see you on the other side hopefully.
Stay Safe, Stay Warm, Feel Loved Lots <3>
business this time of year by putting people in drug induced comas till January 2.
Pretty sure we would have plenty of takers and would both be stinking rich.
I have been trying to roll with the punches as best as I can up till now but the “holidays” sap the reserves of positive thinking. I would ignore it all except every
where you turn you are reminded of it.
I was watching Dr. Phil yesterday and the topic was relationships falling apart because of the stress of the economy. It was mostly focused on the men in the relationship one was feeling like a losers because he couldn’t seem to support the family and was lashing out at his wife and the other didn’t feel like he needed to go out and get a job and laid everything in his wife’s lap. He has a law degree.
I have the pressure and stress of having to figure out how to pay bills with no money to pay it. So once again we are getting sucked into to the credit card void. I am mad that he went out and got the cards again but the flip side is that if it wasn’t for them we would be eating dirt and walking everywhere. But pretty soon even that will not be there.
So back to Dr. Phil, I feel a little like both guys. If I could find a full time job and suck it up we would be doing a hell of a lot better. Am I truly incapable of doing that or am I just being a baby. I have a hard enough time finding energy to do what I need to do on a daily basis as it is. I don’t have the educations for the jobs that would be fulfilling and the retail ones I could get will rob me of the time spend supporting my children in their various activities. I DON’T KNOW ANYMORE!!!
I promised myself that I would try and get into the holiday spirit this year. The past few years I have done minimal decoration and activity. I didn’t even make my yearly fudge for the teachers and bus drivers. I love the songs this time of year but not the actual holiday that’s weird in itself.
I know that there are thousands of families worse off than we are and don’t get me wrong I am grateful for the most part that we still have out home for now and that we do have food on the table. But the stress of daily concerns over the future of the basics needs being furnished not to mention the leaking roof, new car freaking out on me already, the camps the kids are already talking about for next summer, people and animals needing health care and the list goes on and on and on and I worry on an hourly basis.
So I think as I did last year this time since most of what I would write between now and the New Year will be mostly depressive and poor me ish I am going on “vacation” till next year. Have a safe and warm holiday see you on the other side hopefully.
Stay Safe, Stay Warm, Feel Loved Lots <3>
Tuesday, December 02, 2008
updates
Gee I was just looking back and realized I left all the
questions unanswered not that anybody really
cares or reads this except Ian and Dave.
I lost the fight of the laundry basket. I waited 5 days then
couldn't take it anymore so I removed it to the
back porch. The hubby has done it since then
but otherwise the oblivious remain oblivious.
I was just hoping for a little miracle it is that supposed
time of year for that type of thing right?
Sara did not pass her driving test. Part of me is glad
and the other is disappointed. She is doing really
well but I forgot to teach her a few important
things that I do automatically and didn't
even think to tell her. She did great on her
parallel parking and K turn so I did do somethings
right but he called her an aggressive driver.
Unless she took on an alternate personality
while taking the test I wouldn't call her
aggressive. So we have a little more work
to do and maybe figure out how to pay
for a few lessons and try again in a few months.
I did get one of the part time jobs that I applied
for it is at the woman's health center at
Suny Geneseo as an employee of the health
department. I went yesterday for orientation
and was going to start today. Once again
excitement turns to frustration when the snag
hit. I can't start till I have my physical and I
couldn't get in till next Wednesday. So now what
looked like some money rolling in before Christmas
has been back burnered till next Thursday
making me miss at least 5 days of training/pay.
I think from now on I will just not get excited
about anything and stay deflated maybe it will be less painful.
I took Ian back to college on Sunday and it will be
three weeks before we see him again. It was nice
to have him home for more than 2 days this last time.
Well the day has begun and the fighting shall commence
time to get the children up for school.
Until next time.........
Stay warm, Stay safe, Feel Loved
ttfn
questions unanswered not that anybody really
cares or reads this except Ian and Dave.
I lost the fight of the laundry basket. I waited 5 days then
couldn't take it anymore so I removed it to the
back porch. The hubby has done it since then
but otherwise the oblivious remain oblivious.
I was just hoping for a little miracle it is that supposed
time of year for that type of thing right?
Sara did not pass her driving test. Part of me is glad
and the other is disappointed. She is doing really
well but I forgot to teach her a few important
things that I do automatically and didn't
even think to tell her. She did great on her
parallel parking and K turn so I did do somethings
right but he called her an aggressive driver.
Unless she took on an alternate personality
while taking the test I wouldn't call her
aggressive. So we have a little more work
to do and maybe figure out how to pay
for a few lessons and try again in a few months.
I did get one of the part time jobs that I applied
for it is at the woman's health center at
Suny Geneseo as an employee of the health
department. I went yesterday for orientation
and was going to start today. Once again
excitement turns to frustration when the snag
hit. I can't start till I have my physical and I
couldn't get in till next Wednesday. So now what
looked like some money rolling in before Christmas
has been back burnered till next Thursday
making me miss at least 5 days of training/pay.
I think from now on I will just not get excited
about anything and stay deflated maybe it will be less painful.
I took Ian back to college on Sunday and it will be
three weeks before we see him again. It was nice
to have him home for more than 2 days this last time.
Well the day has begun and the fighting shall commence
time to get the children up for school.
Until next time.........
Stay warm, Stay safe, Feel Loved
ttfn
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