My attitude has drastically been changed; funny what a bonus check will do to help pull one out of their depression. I don't feel as angry as I had been feeling, which is a good thing. I didn't like being angry all the time over the loss of our van. No I still don't care for the one I'm in now but the light at the end of the bankruptcy tunnel is shining brighter today. :-)
I hope everyone had a lovely Christmas. We went all out this year & the kids got everything they could ever want. Pac-Cr kept saying after every gift he opened "This is the best Christmas of my entire life!" And it brought so much joy to us to hear that. Of course Christmas pasts weren't shabby but it was nice to not worry so much about how to pay bills & give the kids gifts. Xachr was surprised with an Ipod Classic, I think that's what they are called & in return I was given one of the new Nano's & an alarm clock to go with it. I've enjoyed waking up to Micheal Buble. (Man that guy has quickly become a favorite of mine. His voice just makes me melt!)
We had wanted so badly to go home for Christmas but with this van we're in, we just didn't feel comfortable driving it. At 10am yesterday someone rang our doorbell, thinking it was one of the neighborhood kids wanting Col-Cr to play, Xachr goes to the door with attitude & do you know who was standing on our front porch????? My Mom!! That alone was the best gift anyone could have given me. We had no idea she was even thinking about driving the 2½ hrs to see us. Even now I tear up thinking about the awesome surprise she gave me. I have not seen my Mom since Pac-Cr's birthday in August. She stayed for a few hours, her dog is really old & can't be home alone for too long; but it was the best few hours of this holiday I could have ever wished for.
So much more to blog about & I will but the after holiday sales are calling my name. Thankfully we only have 2 things to return so we won't be doing that all day. With all the stuff Col-Cr got I need some storage solutions so off into the cold rainy morning I go. After I hit Starbucks that is........
Wednesday, December 26, 2007
Monday, December 10, 2007
Time sure flies
Can't hardly believe we sit here in the middle of December & the end of the year is staring us in the face. Wow! Where did this year go?
I find little to no time to post much I apologize for not having anything to say since October. Well I've had plenty to say but nothing I'd want said outside my home. We've both been really frustrated with the car situation. My Dad helped us get a used minivan; the gesture was certainly greatly appreciated but it's been a money pit. Since October we've spent over $700 in car repair. Seems like when one vehicle gets fixed the other one goes into the shop. It's made my job a nightmare & I took a month off. Jane doesn't make it easy when there is a crisis at home & I just couldn't handle the extra stress. I started back last Friday & told her all we can do is see how it goes. I definately don't like posting too much negative here as some passing by readers seem to like to be hateful in their response. One of my friends on blogger knows this all too well. People are just get a high off being rude.
Both Col-Cr & Neo-Pa got their yellow belts in Karate a few weeks ago. They are enjoying the class very much & we've kicked around the idea of having Pac-Cr try come January. Beats trying to get him to sit quietly & watch the other two. Figured a month trial to see how he'll do. We still have issues with going to preschool, some days are better than others. The Christmas break probably won't help much. But he at least he's stopped fighting me on going & this morning asked if he went to school today. That's a good sign.
Xachr is loving the company he's with. Hard to believe he jumped ship a year ago this month. His boss, Tim, has been so good to him & of course he's a company man so IMHO Tim's damn lucky to have him on board. Xachr did some teaching this semester & he's on for 2 classes come January. Just have to wait to see if they make. If they do it will be impossible for me to work as they are Mon-Thursday & we'd like to be a family sometime during the week. I'm not getting ahead of myself as we also want very much to get out of bankruptcy so we can get a more reliable vehicle. 17 more months to go......YIPPEE!!
In case I don't get back on; which I do try to more than not; I hope each of you have a very Merry CHRIST-mas!!
& a very Happy New Year!
Much love to all!!
I find little to no time to post much I apologize for not having anything to say since October. Well I've had plenty to say but nothing I'd want said outside my home. We've both been really frustrated with the car situation. My Dad helped us get a used minivan; the gesture was certainly greatly appreciated but it's been a money pit. Since October we've spent over $700 in car repair. Seems like when one vehicle gets fixed the other one goes into the shop. It's made my job a nightmare & I took a month off. Jane doesn't make it easy when there is a crisis at home & I just couldn't handle the extra stress. I started back last Friday & told her all we can do is see how it goes. I definately don't like posting too much negative here as some passing by readers seem to like to be hateful in their response. One of my friends on blogger knows this all too well. People are just get a high off being rude.
Both Col-Cr & Neo-Pa got their yellow belts in Karate a few weeks ago. They are enjoying the class very much & we've kicked around the idea of having Pac-Cr try come January. Beats trying to get him to sit quietly & watch the other two. Figured a month trial to see how he'll do. We still have issues with going to preschool, some days are better than others. The Christmas break probably won't help much. But he at least he's stopped fighting me on going & this morning asked if he went to school today. That's a good sign.
Xachr is loving the company he's with. Hard to believe he jumped ship a year ago this month. His boss, Tim, has been so good to him & of course he's a company man so IMHO Tim's damn lucky to have him on board. Xachr did some teaching this semester & he's on for 2 classes come January. Just have to wait to see if they make. If they do it will be impossible for me to work as they are Mon-Thursday & we'd like to be a family sometime during the week. I'm not getting ahead of myself as we also want very much to get out of bankruptcy so we can get a more reliable vehicle. 17 more months to go......YIPPEE!!
In case I don't get back on; which I do try to more than not; I hope each of you have a very Merry CHRIST-mas!!
& a very Happy New Year!
Much love to all!!
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