OMG, it's Tuesday, already!

Okay, I know that I have your attention now...lol.

So I went for the MNO (Mom's Night Out) and had a blast! Mandi, was supposed to come with us, but had some trouble (which I am NOT going to mention) and wasn't able to make it. So it was just Kathy, Sherry and myself. We had so much fun, we decided that we were going to do this monthly.

Mandi's birthday is on Friday. She's going to be 28. Just a tad closer to the "magic pop your head out of your butt" age of 30. Goodness, but she worries me. She just left her hubby and is already trying to find a "replacement". She so needs to wait, but won't listen to me. I am older and wiser, but hey, I have never been there before and don't know what she's going through. I know about rejection. I know about loneliness. I know about not wanting to be alone, but sometimes it is better to be alone than to be with someone and unhappy. (Yes, Mandi, I know you are reading this.)

I am tired. I have tried putting up with everything, but to no avail. I just want a good comfortable mattress, a dark room and about 24 hours to do as I please without any interruptions. NOT going to happen. Oh, well. Guess I will just pretend. I have to babysit again in the morning, but don't mind. Jody is such a good boy. It's mine that drive me insane. They think that just because I said no, means they can do it anyway. NOT!!! They are going to learn about boundaries. They are going to learn that this mommy means business. I will no longer let them walk all over me, even if I have a migraine!

Okay, I think that's enough BS for one night!

Lovies!

I made it!!

It's Friday! I am not in some mental institution. I have not committed any crimes. In fact, I am actually pretty calm right now! I have decided that I need to leave all this financial trouble in Joe's hands. I need to trust him to make the right decisions for our family. I am now planning my Mom's Night Out. That's right...I'm getting out of here without any kids or a hubby tonight! Good Lord knows it is much needed and come to think about it, that's what our parent's parents did with going to a "bridge club" or anything like that...lol. Okay...think that's enough for now...lol!

Lovies!

On the verge...

Of a mental breakdown. Yep, that's right folks! I am about to completely lose it!


I bet you're asking, "Why?"


You wanna know?


You really wanna know?


M.O.N.E.Y.


That's it. Plain and simple.


Oh, you want details...here goes then.


On Monday morning, after Ariane left for school, I get a knock on the door. It is an officer from the Sheriff's Dept. They ask for Joe. Of course he's not here, he leaves for work at 5:45 in the AM! So they ask me if I can take the papers. Sure, "What's my relationship to Joseph?" "I'm his wife." "Okay, here you go. " "What's your name?" I gave the officer my name and he handed me a packet of papers. Well, guess what folks, my hubby is being sued in civil court for a credit card debt. That's right. This company refused to work with us and harassed and harangued us for a year. Now they are suing Joe because he didn't pay this debt. I don't know what to do about this, but I do know that if I continue to think about it I will get physically ill!


But, wait, folks. That's not all.


Joe got an e-mail from work yesterday. Yes, I know he gets them everyday, but this one yesterday is extremely important. He gets an e-mail stating what his "new" salary is. Guess what, he was hourly until Monday. Now, he has a base salary of $26,000.00 a year. That's right folks. Sounds like a decent number, right? Guess what, it's a pay CUT for us. Not only did they cut him with the base salary, they cut his commission rate as well. It really, really stinks! We made over $40,000.00 last year. With this new pay, we won't even hit $40,000.00. The kicker is that he refuses to let them know that this is a cut. He refuses to try to get them to increase his base, so we don't lose $4000-$5000 dollars this year. He refuses to let them know that I will have to return my car to the finance company because we're losing the entire car payment every month.


There you have it folks. That's been my week and it's only Wednesday. Let's see if I make it to Friday before I completely lose it!


I can already feel the anxiety closing in.

Weekend from H*E*L*L........

Yes, everyone. It has been the weeekend from HELL. We moved my baby sister from her house (which is about 45 mins away) to mom and dad's house. She has left her loser, I mean husband. Let's hope it lasts.

Today I attempted to make Red Rice and Sausage. Let's just say the pizza was delicious. Joe make a cake that literally cooked out of the pan. It rose so much that it came over the sides of the bundt pan. Mandi, well she is just herself. I think that now that she's home, she will be able to sleep better. Hunter. Let's just not go there. Ari has 3 more days of school and then it's summer break!!! I almost can't wait! Joey tested for CD (Child Development, which is like 4K). We will find out in August if he made it into the class.

I just want to curl up into a ball and sleep for a few days, or until I wake up without being woke up.

Night all!

Today's confessional....

Yes, I know it has been a little while since I blogged. All I can say is that it has been a very busy, yet not hectic week for me. I am sitting two of the quietest, greatest kids there are. I'm serious. I have had them at my house since about 11:15 this morning and have had absolutely NO trouble from them. The elder of the two (she's 10), straightened my garage!!! I didn't even ask her to. She just decided to do it! I think I will hire her to clean the house...lol. I have her all next week too...yay! The younger (he's 3) is such a sweetheart. He will just play and play until he...scratch that, he has done nothing but play all day long! Gotta love it! Joey has even been better behaved today! I am so happy! I have gotten to watch what I wanna watch on tv and not argue about mommy's turn...lol. I actually need to go check on Joey, as he was laying down a few minutes ago and I think he's sleeping...yep. He's out...just can't let him sleep more than 20 minutes.

My scar from my surgery is fading fast. Love that. My father-in-law must love me to pieces, because there was a sale on soft drinks at Publix and he bought me 5 12-packs of Pepsi! The deal was buy 4 for $11.00 and get the 5th free. When he called and told me I was thinking that he bought himself 3 or 4 and got me 1 or 2 (12-packs). Nope, I got the entire 5!!! Yay! Now I just need a place to hide them so the kids don't drink them all in one day! I am trying to convince my hubby to buy a key lock for the linen closet and finding somewhere else to put the towels, so I can hide all the snacks and sodas and drinks in there and lock it up so the kids don't go through it all in 2 days. He might be on board, but I still think he needs a little more convincing.

We planted a container garden. Tomatoes and bell peppers. My golden tomato plant already has 4 or 5 baby tomatoes on it! I also have blossoms on my red and yellow bell plants! I am waiting on the green bells and regular tomatoes to catch in maturity. I am so happy about this! I don't have a brown thumb! Yay! Lots of yays this week!

Love to all!