Coffee Break 9/15/06

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Coffee Break 9/15/06
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Fri, 09-15-2006 - 7:21am

Happy Friday!! Yay!! Going to be another beautiful day here in WI! Not much planned. Mostly stuff around the house this a.m. Then I'll do recess duty. I'm sticking around school afterwards because I'm helping build sets for the Heritage Days program at school next Friday (don't ask how I got roped into that, as I'm not quite sure myself! LOL!). A quiet evening at home is planned. I think I'll let the girls play outside all evening, since they won't have homework. As for dinner, I'm thinking about grilling out. Its supposed to start getting really cold next week!! Brrrr.....Fall is in the air.

Hugs and have a wonderful day!!

Wendy

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Fri, 09-15-2006 - 12:00pm

Thanks, Vanasa! Yeah, there is an explanation...sorta. We were told he would have $500 a week guaranteed if he drove even one mile in the truck during the week. Well, not exactly. At least 1 mile a day = $100 for the day, equalling $500 if he does that each day during the week. But since dh was hospitalized last week and wasn't available to take runs, that doesn't apply. We're stuck. But his four-person team at the HQ is trying to come up with something. They hate seeing us like this. My parents are in the same boat (my dad and my dh team drive), and I'm sure they're blaming us for this. Whatever. That's a different post - and words I can't use here. The utilities aren't bad. Even if they cut us off, it's only for a week. We don't need heat yet and it's cool enough we don't need a/c. Tough, but doable. We'd just eat on what's in the freezer before it goes bad. That's fine. It's my landlord I'm concerned about. He's pretty flaky and callous; I just hope he finds some compassion within himself. I'm trying to check around for employment but both employment and daycare is scarce in such a small community. Plus, it's $40 a day for both kids in daycare, so pretty much whatever I would make only covers their daycare. No reason to work then. Wow. I really feel stuck.


'k. I appreciate you guys letting me vent. :) It means a lot to have people patient enough to hear me out. I promise to post good things as soon as I find them! :)

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Fri, 09-15-2006 - 12:05pm

Don't even worry about the venting post.




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Fri, 09-15-2006 - 12:17pm

:) lol about the "underwire" It's really needed! I, my grandparents, mom and dad, and aunt (all within 20 minutes of me) were going to have a four-family rummage sale in the near future. But then mom decided for all of us, without asking, that we'd wait until Spring. Oh, and *imagine a whining voice here* "You don't make money at a rummage sale. So it wouldn't help anyway." *ARG!* He was only hospitalized overnight, but his recovery was slower, so his team leader told him to stay home and not drive right away. We're getting WAY penalized for him following directions! I'm sick of this company already. We really should have stayed in the military, but with the Air Force draw-downs, we couldn't. That was just a long chain of events started when dh entered the military. Someone fudged numbers they shouldn't have, he got into a career field he shouldn't have been allowed into, and they found the error right when he was up for re-enlistment. They couldn't place him fast enough, so they wrote him off along with all the others they were kicking out for misc. reasons. But his benefits also stopped cold turkey, which means that hospital visit was private pay. This'll be fun to sort out. *rolls eyes* Seriously, though. I'm just frustrated, not freaking out. Money will be there, or it won't. I'm seriously not worried about anything besides keeping this house. If we lost the house - THEN I'd freak because we have NO WHERE to go. My parents live close, but won't take us in. Yeah...I know it's jerky. But my mom loves from a distance, and she loves it when there IS a distance.


Anyway... Okay. Like I said, I will post at least one good thing with each complaint post... The kids are quietly enjoying WonderPets. :) And it must be a marathon today. It's adorable to listen to Aryc (3) sing the WonderPets song. :) Always makes me smile!

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Fri, 09-15-2006 - 12:23pm

(sorry for thread hijack)


It took me 8 years to get my erroneous discharged reversed and by then, I had graduated from college using student loans.




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Fri, 09-15-2006 - 10:45pm

Update on my earlier post...


Dh has checked with his team leaders, who are willing to talk to the boss's boss's boss to get us a loan to cover the $975 we need by Monday. I'm not sure if we'll do it. I have to wait until I talk to the electric company very early on Monday. If they won't extend their payment deadline until next Friday (we get paid weekly), then I'll take the loan. Otherwise I'll just wait. We could lose all of our paychecks until it's paid off otherwise, so it really is just a last resort. But it's hope. It's available. And, it turns out that this payday debacle was my dad's fault, so my mom can shove it when she blames my dh for being in the hospital and not turning their stuff in on time to the finance dept. HA! Take that, Mom!


Ya know, I love my mom VERY much. But when my kids grow up, if I act to them like she is to me - I welcome their behavior and comments. I'd like to know when I'm not doing a good job. She just doesn't seem to get the hint, even though I've said it directly. She's Ms. Denial. No getting around that. We'll just see what the future holds, and hey, we don't have to tied to them forever. Just for a few more months. Then we'll move away and start our lives for real. No more military breathing down our neck telling us every little detail, and no more parents practically next door (less than 2 miles away) to dictate our lives. Whoo hoo! Adulthood here we come! (Adulthood coming at age 25, granted, but better late than never.) ;)


Thanks again for your support, Ladies! I truly appreciate it, and I really need it. I hope I can reciprocate when the opportunity arises. Oh, and Vanasa, I thought your comment on my "complaining" earlier. I have made a promise to myself that if I have anything negative to say, I will also say at least one genuinely good thing, too. Otherwise, I can really get pessimistic, so it's my check-and-balance on myself.

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