Kids are crazy, and I'm broke...but I guess it could be worse!
Hubby got stepson in to his therapist, but she wouldn't see him until part of the bill for our family was paid. We've been billed for $200. I assumed she wanted at least $100, and hubby said something about $225--and again, I assumed that was the entire bill. WRONG! The entire bill is $550!!!! We've never seen a bill for $350 of that. She wants half, which is the $225.
After getting slammed with propane, and we had a huge cell bill because it's the one the girls's phones are on, with prorated charges, etc.---and they've not been giving us our 15% off discount, and we have $112 in other medical expenses to pay...we had just enough money in the bank to give the therapist $225. That means, we're broke. I think there will be about $50 in the bank when all is said and done.
It's absolutely necessary that stepson get back into therapy, so we had no choice. He's out of control, and even shoved hubby yesterday :(
We also have nothing left in savings. Hubby used his AAFES card and bought a couple Visa gift cards to cover us with gas, and DD14 HAS to have new jeans--this weekend is 50% off at Goodwill, and I'm taking her in just a few minutes.
On the up side, our state tax return has been processed, and we should have the money next week! Just checked on it this morning. That money is ours to spend, and although it's only $268, it's something. It makes up for what we had to pay the therapist anyway.
We have a roof over our head, meat in the freezer, and we'll get by.
Hubby and I played Wii bowling last night. We both won some and lost some, but I beat the previous high score record (also set by me), and bowled a 215 game. We also did 100 pin...and we both suck at that! LOL Hubby holds the record there of just under 1900, and the highest either of us got last night was 16something.
He just came back from getting the mail, so I need to run to Goodwill! Don't know if I'll get to update tonight or not. :) If not, for sure on Monday!
Saturday, January 30, 2010
Thursday, January 28, 2010
What a freakin' day!
Woke up at 7 am, so that DD14 could get bloodwork. There was about an inch to an inch and a half of snow on the ground. Hubby took her to get it done. :)
He got back, and ordered propane...the price went up tremendously! We have a lock-in price plan with Ferrell Gas. It's supposed to be $1.799 a gallon--and we thought it was for an entire year. We were wrong. It's for the minimum amount that we are required to buy per year. 600 gallons. Well, we use close to 1000 gallons a year! So we had to pay $530 instead of $380. That was a big difference--and almost my entire grocery budget. But we have to have heat. Now...waiting to see when they'll bring it. Hopefully tomorrow.
My W-2 came in the mail today, so I was able to file our taxes. All but $100 of that money is spent already--local taxes, property taxes, and DD12's braces. At least we have the money to cover what we need it for!
After all of that, hubby and I went to the commissary. I didn't buy any extras, and came out with enough food for two weeks, spending only $124.90. I bought a 4.5 pound rump roast, a 5 pound pork roast, 2 large packs of pork chops, 10 pounds of ground pork, 6 pounds of ground beef, 2 extremely large stuffing pork chops, 1 small pack of boneless pork ribs, 3 packs of chicken thighs, a large pack of boneless-skinless chicken breasts, lots of frozen veggies, some pork and beans--so I can make my yummy baked beans--10 boxes of cereal (At $1.50 a box for Hunny Bunches of Oats and Fiber One frosted shredded wheat!), some pasta, spaghetti sauce, toiler paper, 2 sugar-free syrup, brown rice, ketchup, sesame oil, shampoo, conditioner, and small jar of Brandy Butter--it's butter with brandy in it! It was 50 cents, and I've been wondering what it is since I saw it before Christmas. LOL I think we did pretty good for what we spent.
While we were out, hubby asked me if I'd like to go on a couple's bonding retreat! Talk about shocked...this is very unlike him. I agreed, and we're going to do it. It's free, sponsored by the military. Hotel is free, meals are free, counseling is free, all of the class and small group sessions are free, and they incorporate free time for us to spend together sight seeing, or just doing whatever. I think it'll be a good thing! No idea when we're going to go...and no idea what we'll do with the kids. It's a 3 day event...Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Stepson will be with his mother, but the girls...we have to figure out who they can stay with.
We had delicious pork chops for dinner--the only way I like them. Boil in water with lots of onion, some salt, and pepper. Then remove from the water, and place on a baking sheet. Strain out the onion, and put on top of the chops. Squirt some Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ on there, and bake until the BBQ sauce is set.
As always, stepson drama took place today. Hubby was just leaving to go get him...and saw that he'd called. The message said "Don't come get me until tomorrow." WTF? Hubby called him back, and said he'd be there in 25 minutes. Stepson yelled "I told you not to come and get me!" and hung up. Uh-oh...guess who just lost their phone privileges?
Hubby called the ex, and told her either he continues to come every Thurs-Monday or it goes back to Fri-Fri. She actually backed him up, and gave the option to stepson. Stepson decided he would choose Thurs-Mon. The reason is...he's suspended from school, and home alone during the week if he's there. Here, DH and I are home. He played video games all day at his mother's today while she was at work. Some punishment there!
So, hubby tells him to hand over the phone, and he refuses. Then lies and says it's at his mother's house. So hubby calls her, and tells her that if she finds it, she needs to hold on to it until hubby can get it from her--because stepson wouldn't tell anyone where it was for her to just go get it. Hubby was extremely frustrated with his attitude.
I took charge...and butted in. I took hubby by the arm, walked up to stepson, and told him he had 1 hour to tell his dad where the phone is, or it's gone forever. I also informed him that due to his lying attitude, it's already gone for a month anyway--it's a month to month, and runs out on the 3rd anyway. 15 minutes later, the phone was in hubby's hand, and his attitude was gone.
Hubby is calling to make him a counseling appointment tomorrow.
I think we're going to play some Mario Bros. tonight, and I'm really wanting some choc. chip cookies...
He got back, and ordered propane...the price went up tremendously! We have a lock-in price plan with Ferrell Gas. It's supposed to be $1.799 a gallon--and we thought it was for an entire year. We were wrong. It's for the minimum amount that we are required to buy per year. 600 gallons. Well, we use close to 1000 gallons a year! So we had to pay $530 instead of $380. That was a big difference--and almost my entire grocery budget. But we have to have heat. Now...waiting to see when they'll bring it. Hopefully tomorrow.
My W-2 came in the mail today, so I was able to file our taxes. All but $100 of that money is spent already--local taxes, property taxes, and DD12's braces. At least we have the money to cover what we need it for!
After all of that, hubby and I went to the commissary. I didn't buy any extras, and came out with enough food for two weeks, spending only $124.90. I bought a 4.5 pound rump roast, a 5 pound pork roast, 2 large packs of pork chops, 10 pounds of ground pork, 6 pounds of ground beef, 2 extremely large stuffing pork chops, 1 small pack of boneless pork ribs, 3 packs of chicken thighs, a large pack of boneless-skinless chicken breasts, lots of frozen veggies, some pork and beans--so I can make my yummy baked beans--10 boxes of cereal (At $1.50 a box for Hunny Bunches of Oats and Fiber One frosted shredded wheat!), some pasta, spaghetti sauce, toiler paper, 2 sugar-free syrup, brown rice, ketchup, sesame oil, shampoo, conditioner, and small jar of Brandy Butter--it's butter with brandy in it! It was 50 cents, and I've been wondering what it is since I saw it before Christmas. LOL I think we did pretty good for what we spent.
While we were out, hubby asked me if I'd like to go on a couple's bonding retreat! Talk about shocked...this is very unlike him. I agreed, and we're going to do it. It's free, sponsored by the military. Hotel is free, meals are free, counseling is free, all of the class and small group sessions are free, and they incorporate free time for us to spend together sight seeing, or just doing whatever. I think it'll be a good thing! No idea when we're going to go...and no idea what we'll do with the kids. It's a 3 day event...Friday, Saturday, and Sunday. Stepson will be with his mother, but the girls...we have to figure out who they can stay with.
We had delicious pork chops for dinner--the only way I like them. Boil in water with lots of onion, some salt, and pepper. Then remove from the water, and place on a baking sheet. Strain out the onion, and put on top of the chops. Squirt some Sweet Baby Ray's BBQ on there, and bake until the BBQ sauce is set.
As always, stepson drama took place today. Hubby was just leaving to go get him...and saw that he'd called. The message said "Don't come get me until tomorrow." WTF? Hubby called him back, and said he'd be there in 25 minutes. Stepson yelled "I told you not to come and get me!" and hung up. Uh-oh...guess who just lost their phone privileges?
Hubby called the ex, and told her either he continues to come every Thurs-Monday or it goes back to Fri-Fri. She actually backed him up, and gave the option to stepson. Stepson decided he would choose Thurs-Mon. The reason is...he's suspended from school, and home alone during the week if he's there. Here, DH and I are home. He played video games all day at his mother's today while she was at work. Some punishment there!
So, hubby tells him to hand over the phone, and he refuses. Then lies and says it's at his mother's house. So hubby calls her, and tells her that if she finds it, she needs to hold on to it until hubby can get it from her--because stepson wouldn't tell anyone where it was for her to just go get it. Hubby was extremely frustrated with his attitude.
I took charge...and butted in. I took hubby by the arm, walked up to stepson, and told him he had 1 hour to tell his dad where the phone is, or it's gone forever. I also informed him that due to his lying attitude, it's already gone for a month anyway--it's a month to month, and runs out on the 3rd anyway. 15 minutes later, the phone was in hubby's hand, and his attitude was gone.
Hubby is calling to make him a counseling appointment tomorrow.
I think we're going to play some Mario Bros. tonight, and I'm really wanting some choc. chip cookies...
Wednesday, January 27, 2010
Mid-week, and all sorts of things going on
Can I just say that I H-A-T-E to be woken up without knowing about it before hand? I had my alarm set for 8 am, as I knew I'd sleep in if I didn't, and DD14 needed to get caught up on some work today. I wanted an early start. At 7:45, DD12 woke me up!!!!!! I was so angry! I told her that my alarm was set for 8, and that she'd better go away pronto! I went back to sleep until 8. LOL
If I know someone is going to wake me up, it's ok. Or if I set my alarm, it's ok. But when someone just wakes me up out of the blue, I wake up angry....and I tend to stay that way for a while, just can't shake it. I don't know why.???
My new steam mop arrived today!!! I haven't had a chance to even take it out of the box, but it's got tons of attachments, and from the outside of the box I can see that it will clean absolutely everything. I think the only thing it won't do is laundry, and us. LOL Maybe I can try it out tomorrow.
The girls' Waterpiks arrived as well, and those things are AWESOME! They have 6 attachments...there's two for rinsing, one for brushing, one for brushing under the braces, one for flossing, and even a tongue cleaner attachment. The water really shoots out. I helped DD14 with hers, and she couldn't handle it higher than a medium setting--it hurt because the pressure was too high. It's going to take some practice to learn to use it without shooting water all over the place. We were wet everywhere. LOL DD12 used hers on her own, and she really liked it as well. DD14 likes that she won't have to use toothpaste. She HATES toothpaste--any flavor, any brand, any type. We've tried them all.
The girls and I had a good day, DD14 got the rough draft for her research paper turned in. She worked on it for several hours.
I went out to get a few things---TP, A&W, and something besides turkey for dinner. LOL I guess I never turned the sound back on for my phone...or something??? But when I looked at it, I saw that hubby had called me several times, and he'd sent texts...and DD12 had sent texts. I was only gone for about 1 hour! Stepson was suspended from school today for 3 days. He is in 8th grade, and a pretty big boy. He was talking and playing around with 2 6th graders yesterday at the end of the day. The 6th grade boy playfully smacked him, and stepson punched him in the face, giving him a bloody nose.
The ex called hubby flipping out, and yelling. (as usual) She said he did it because we told him he could hit someone back if they hit him. And, she said it was all our fault, and not his fault at all. Well, he didn't tell her the entire story. Later in the day he did tell her that the conversation we had was much different--that he could defend himself if physically attacked and injured by someone. Not that he could just haul off and punch anyone who does anything. She actually called hubby back and apologized! That was a huge shocker. She said that once stepson told her the entire story, she understood better. It looks like school will be canceled tomorrow for snow, so he likely won't go back until Tuesday.
Because of that, hubby and I can't go grocery shopping on Friday. We don't leave stepson home alone with the girls as he can't be trusted. Hubby surprised me by taking tomorrow off so we can do the shopping. We want to go to the commissary, and my military ID isn't valid, so he has to go with me. But...we're supposed to get 2 inches of snow overnight and through tomorrow morning.That's really gonna make things yucky, and we may not be able to get up the driveway. Might have to take the truck...the truck gets up the driveway.
DD14 will be having her blood work in the morning-finally! Meds were taken at the right time tonight, and the lab opens at 8 am tomorrow, so we plan to be there then. Might be hubby taking her--due to snow--but it's going to get done. Let's just hope she remembers to pee in the cup when she wakes up...they gave us cups last time, because she can never do it there, and she has to have urine tests as well.
I worked on the Excel project for a while today...it frustrated me greatly, and I gave up. I don't know if it's a good idea to continue, because I don't have the time that I need to get it done. And, it's extremely frustrating to me. It's a great idea, and something that people will definitely use...but I just don't think I can do it. :( Marsha has put a lot of work into it, and says it's "fun"! LOL I don't understand that...I don't find it fun at all.
If I know someone is going to wake me up, it's ok. Or if I set my alarm, it's ok. But when someone just wakes me up out of the blue, I wake up angry....and I tend to stay that way for a while, just can't shake it. I don't know why.???
My new steam mop arrived today!!! I haven't had a chance to even take it out of the box, but it's got tons of attachments, and from the outside of the box I can see that it will clean absolutely everything. I think the only thing it won't do is laundry, and us. LOL Maybe I can try it out tomorrow.
The girls' Waterpiks arrived as well, and those things are AWESOME! They have 6 attachments...there's two for rinsing, one for brushing, one for brushing under the braces, one for flossing, and even a tongue cleaner attachment. The water really shoots out. I helped DD14 with hers, and she couldn't handle it higher than a medium setting--it hurt because the pressure was too high. It's going to take some practice to learn to use it without shooting water all over the place. We were wet everywhere. LOL DD12 used hers on her own, and she really liked it as well. DD14 likes that she won't have to use toothpaste. She HATES toothpaste--any flavor, any brand, any type. We've tried them all.
The girls and I had a good day, DD14 got the rough draft for her research paper turned in. She worked on it for several hours.
I went out to get a few things---TP, A&W, and something besides turkey for dinner. LOL I guess I never turned the sound back on for my phone...or something??? But when I looked at it, I saw that hubby had called me several times, and he'd sent texts...and DD12 had sent texts. I was only gone for about 1 hour! Stepson was suspended from school today for 3 days. He is in 8th grade, and a pretty big boy. He was talking and playing around with 2 6th graders yesterday at the end of the day. The 6th grade boy playfully smacked him, and stepson punched him in the face, giving him a bloody nose.
The ex called hubby flipping out, and yelling. (as usual) She said he did it because we told him he could hit someone back if they hit him. And, she said it was all our fault, and not his fault at all. Well, he didn't tell her the entire story. Later in the day he did tell her that the conversation we had was much different--that he could defend himself if physically attacked and injured by someone. Not that he could just haul off and punch anyone who does anything. She actually called hubby back and apologized! That was a huge shocker. She said that once stepson told her the entire story, she understood better. It looks like school will be canceled tomorrow for snow, so he likely won't go back until Tuesday.
Because of that, hubby and I can't go grocery shopping on Friday. We don't leave stepson home alone with the girls as he can't be trusted. Hubby surprised me by taking tomorrow off so we can do the shopping. We want to go to the commissary, and my military ID isn't valid, so he has to go with me. But...we're supposed to get 2 inches of snow overnight and through tomorrow morning.That's really gonna make things yucky, and we may not be able to get up the driveway. Might have to take the truck...the truck gets up the driveway.
DD14 will be having her blood work in the morning-finally! Meds were taken at the right time tonight, and the lab opens at 8 am tomorrow, so we plan to be there then. Might be hubby taking her--due to snow--but it's going to get done. Let's just hope she remembers to pee in the cup when she wakes up...they gave us cups last time, because she can never do it there, and she has to have urine tests as well.
I worked on the Excel project for a while today...it frustrated me greatly, and I gave up. I don't know if it's a good idea to continue, because I don't have the time that I need to get it done. And, it's extremely frustrating to me. It's a great idea, and something that people will definitely use...but I just don't think I can do it. :( Marsha has put a lot of work into it, and says it's "fun"! LOL I don't understand that...I don't find it fun at all.
Tuesday, January 26, 2010
It's Tuesday
Well, sort of...Blogger will post it as Tuesday, and my day hasn't ended yet, but it's really already Wednesday :)
Today went pretty well. I took Lily to the vet. The vet has no idea what is wrong with her tail, although there is definitely something wrong. It's not broken, and it's not neurological damage of any kind. She's on aspirin for 3 days, every 12 hours, to see if that helps at all...it won't hurt. And if she's still not better by Friday, we'll put her on antibiotics. Apparently a lot of things can cause a dog to not move their tail. Intestinal upset, respiratory infection...she doesn't seem to have either of those...swollen anal glands...no problem there either. The swelling in her tail is actually completely unrelated to the non-movement. I found out today that there are glands at the top of all dogs' tails. A huge pack of glands, and sometimes they increase in size--perfectly normal. She doesn't seem to be in any pain, and the vet squeezed her tail really hard...all the way down, and also along her backbone, she didn't even flinch. The aspirin is just in case there is inflammation somewhere. We'll wait and see.
Lily was the first appointment of the day, so I made it home in plenty of time for the girls' ortho appointment. DD14 is doing well, although some of her lower brackets need to be removed and replaced at the next appointment. Nothing she did, but they didn't tell me why. They were saying something about her gums...so perhaps they are too close to the gumline? I don't have a clue. Her teeth are straightening up so nicely! I didn't realize how quickly it would happen. She hasn't had the braces on for a year yet--will be a year in May. the overbite has significantly lessened, and just in the last couple of months, a bottom tooth that was behind the others is in perfect place! I'm very happy with her progress.
DD12 will get spacers in March when they both go back. Then she will go back the following week for the anchor braces, and top brackets, and headgear! She is to wear the headgear as much as possible--pretty much any time that she isn't eating or out of the house. Most kids only wear it at night, but because she's homeschooled, she can wear it all day. The more she wears it, the quicker she'll be out of it. :) She has to have one baby tooth removed for now. The adult tooth is in, and the baby tooth just moved out of the way--it sticks straight out from her gum--instead of getting loose and coming out. We'll take care of scheduling that when she has her cleaning at the end of March. The orthodontist said it won't impede his work at all, but it does need to come out. She has another on top that has done the same thing, and it will also need out at some point. As for all theo ther baby teeth--9, we're hoping they will come out on their own. She's just now--at almost 13--getting her 12 year molars in. Her teeth were always late.
When we got home from all of that, I realized I'd forgotten to stop for more Diet A&W and toilet paper. All I wanted to do was take a nap, so I did! We can live with using paper towels until tomorrow morning. I slept for two blissful hours. Woke up at 6, mixed up some pancake batter for the family's dinner, and went to work.
When I logged in for work, I was excited, because they had me scheduled for ASI training. ASI is a program where they send out DVD's of television shows to willing participants, and then we call at a set appointment time to interview them about what they watched. I don't know a lot about it, but it seems much more exciting than what I've been doing, and I've been looking forward to it since I got hired. My excitement didn't last long, though...due to my scheduled shift time, I was bumped out of ASI training, and replaced with someone else with a compatible shift time. :-( If they'd have told me yesterday, I would have gladly changed my time to fit the schedule. I hope that I will still get to do it at some point.
Tomorrow will be busy, although I won't be going anywhere--except a quick run for TP and get the mail. I'm going to work on my excel project tomorrow and help DD14 get caught up with school work. She falls a behind every week, and we have to take a day to catch up every week. But, I don't have to work!
Today went pretty well. I took Lily to the vet. The vet has no idea what is wrong with her tail, although there is definitely something wrong. It's not broken, and it's not neurological damage of any kind. She's on aspirin for 3 days, every 12 hours, to see if that helps at all...it won't hurt. And if she's still not better by Friday, we'll put her on antibiotics. Apparently a lot of things can cause a dog to not move their tail. Intestinal upset, respiratory infection...she doesn't seem to have either of those...swollen anal glands...no problem there either. The swelling in her tail is actually completely unrelated to the non-movement. I found out today that there are glands at the top of all dogs' tails. A huge pack of glands, and sometimes they increase in size--perfectly normal. She doesn't seem to be in any pain, and the vet squeezed her tail really hard...all the way down, and also along her backbone, she didn't even flinch. The aspirin is just in case there is inflammation somewhere. We'll wait and see.
Lily was the first appointment of the day, so I made it home in plenty of time for the girls' ortho appointment. DD14 is doing well, although some of her lower brackets need to be removed and replaced at the next appointment. Nothing she did, but they didn't tell me why. They were saying something about her gums...so perhaps they are too close to the gumline? I don't have a clue. Her teeth are straightening up so nicely! I didn't realize how quickly it would happen. She hasn't had the braces on for a year yet--will be a year in May. the overbite has significantly lessened, and just in the last couple of months, a bottom tooth that was behind the others is in perfect place! I'm very happy with her progress.
DD12 will get spacers in March when they both go back. Then she will go back the following week for the anchor braces, and top brackets, and headgear! She is to wear the headgear as much as possible--pretty much any time that she isn't eating or out of the house. Most kids only wear it at night, but because she's homeschooled, she can wear it all day. The more she wears it, the quicker she'll be out of it. :) She has to have one baby tooth removed for now. The adult tooth is in, and the baby tooth just moved out of the way--it sticks straight out from her gum--instead of getting loose and coming out. We'll take care of scheduling that when she has her cleaning at the end of March. The orthodontist said it won't impede his work at all, but it does need to come out. She has another on top that has done the same thing, and it will also need out at some point. As for all theo ther baby teeth--9, we're hoping they will come out on their own. She's just now--at almost 13--getting her 12 year molars in. Her teeth were always late.
When we got home from all of that, I realized I'd forgotten to stop for more Diet A&W and toilet paper. All I wanted to do was take a nap, so I did! We can live with using paper towels until tomorrow morning. I slept for two blissful hours. Woke up at 6, mixed up some pancake batter for the family's dinner, and went to work.
When I logged in for work, I was excited, because they had me scheduled for ASI training. ASI is a program where they send out DVD's of television shows to willing participants, and then we call at a set appointment time to interview them about what they watched. I don't know a lot about it, but it seems much more exciting than what I've been doing, and I've been looking forward to it since I got hired. My excitement didn't last long, though...due to my scheduled shift time, I was bumped out of ASI training, and replaced with someone else with a compatible shift time. :-( If they'd have told me yesterday, I would have gladly changed my time to fit the schedule. I hope that I will still get to do it at some point.
Tomorrow will be busy, although I won't be going anywhere--except a quick run for TP and get the mail. I'm going to work on my excel project tomorrow and help DD14 get caught up with school work. She falls a behind every week, and we have to take a day to catch up every week. But, I don't have to work!
Monday, January 25, 2010
So, today sucked from beginning to end
The incident with hubby yesterday left me quite perplexed. I dared to ask him to explain what it was all about...that led to a huge argument, with nothing settled still. I've felt sick all day...way too much stress in my life. time to knuckle down and make some very important decisions about my life. Where is it going? Where do I want it to go? How can I accomplish my goals?
DD14 did much better with school work today. She started taking a new medication--Vyvanse--on Saturday. She's no longer eating us out of house and home, and can concentrate on things better. So far, overall mood hasn't been negatively affected. I hope it lasts. Ordered her a new swimsuit, so that she can go to the pool every weekend. The kids all need more exercise--especially this time of year.
DD12 had a meltdown over a paper she has to do about "Is progress good or bad?" She asked me, wanting a simple answer, a simple topic to start with...and that didn't happen, because I didn't know what she wanted. Once she was more specific, we narrowed it down to a couple of options. I'll check with her in the morning to see if she completed it.
At some point today, the girls told me that Lily's tail looked funny. I didn't think much of it, as they're always worried that something is wrong with one pet or another. Around 4:30, DD12 showed me what she was talking about. Looks like her tail is broken. Lily is our 75 pound German Shepherd/Beagle mix. She looks nothing like either a German Shepherd or a Beagle. She's just big. She is constantly wagging her tail, banging it into everything. It wasn't caught in a door, and no one pulled it...so we're sort of clueless. But, it's definitely swollen, definitely bent, and definitely feels broken. She's not able to move it. The vet will see her in the morning, couldn't get her in this evening, and in the meantime is on aspirin. Apparently dogs don't digest the enteric coating on most aspirin, and neither Rite Aid nor Family Dollar had regular uncoated aspirin. I did get one that says "lightly coated" and no where does it say that it's "enteric coated", so hopefully she was able to digest it and get some relief.
Of course I had to work this evening...so after getting the aspirin, I made some turkey noodle soup. It is sooo good. Had 1 bowl of that, then headed to the dungeon to start my shift. Worked from 7-11:40 instead of midnight tonight. I was greatful, as I was watching the clock constantly...counting the minutes from 11:00 until we were told to wrap up for the night.The job isn't difficult, just boring.
Tomorrow will be a busy day. Dog to the vet at 9:45, back home, and then the girls have orthodontist appointments at 12:30...have to be home by 11:30 to get them there on time....and the vet is 30 minutes in the opposite direction. Then I'll do some laundry, get them through their lessons, make dinner, and work again...7-12. Maybe the shift will get cut a little short again tomorrow night.
I really need to do something else with my life.
Almost forgot!!!! A couple of days ago, one of my favorite Ginsu knives broke. The blade came right out of the handle! I called today, and they are just sending me a new one! They don't even want me to send the broken one in...and didn't even ask for any proof that I own one to begin with! I was surprised. Their customer service gets an A++++++++++++++ from me!
DD14 did much better with school work today. She started taking a new medication--Vyvanse--on Saturday. She's no longer eating us out of house and home, and can concentrate on things better. So far, overall mood hasn't been negatively affected. I hope it lasts. Ordered her a new swimsuit, so that she can go to the pool every weekend. The kids all need more exercise--especially this time of year.
DD12 had a meltdown over a paper she has to do about "Is progress good or bad?" She asked me, wanting a simple answer, a simple topic to start with...and that didn't happen, because I didn't know what she wanted. Once she was more specific, we narrowed it down to a couple of options. I'll check with her in the morning to see if she completed it.
At some point today, the girls told me that Lily's tail looked funny. I didn't think much of it, as they're always worried that something is wrong with one pet or another. Around 4:30, DD12 showed me what she was talking about. Looks like her tail is broken. Lily is our 75 pound German Shepherd/Beagle mix. She looks nothing like either a German Shepherd or a Beagle. She's just big. She is constantly wagging her tail, banging it into everything. It wasn't caught in a door, and no one pulled it...so we're sort of clueless. But, it's definitely swollen, definitely bent, and definitely feels broken. She's not able to move it. The vet will see her in the morning, couldn't get her in this evening, and in the meantime is on aspirin. Apparently dogs don't digest the enteric coating on most aspirin, and neither Rite Aid nor Family Dollar had regular uncoated aspirin. I did get one that says "lightly coated" and no where does it say that it's "enteric coated", so hopefully she was able to digest it and get some relief.
Of course I had to work this evening...so after getting the aspirin, I made some turkey noodle soup. It is sooo good. Had 1 bowl of that, then headed to the dungeon to start my shift. Worked from 7-11:40 instead of midnight tonight. I was greatful, as I was watching the clock constantly...counting the minutes from 11:00 until we were told to wrap up for the night.The job isn't difficult, just boring.
Tomorrow will be a busy day. Dog to the vet at 9:45, back home, and then the girls have orthodontist appointments at 12:30...have to be home by 11:30 to get them there on time....and the vet is 30 minutes in the opposite direction. Then I'll do some laundry, get them through their lessons, make dinner, and work again...7-12. Maybe the shift will get cut a little short again tomorrow night.
I really need to do something else with my life.
Almost forgot!!!! A couple of days ago, one of my favorite Ginsu knives broke. The blade came right out of the handle! I called today, and they are just sending me a new one! They don't even want me to send the broken one in...and didn't even ask for any proof that I own one to begin with! I was surprised. Their customer service gets an A++++++++++++++ from me!
Sunday, January 24, 2010
I'm still alive!
I'm sitting in the kitchen waiting for hubby's movie to go off. He, for whatever reason, chooses to watch things that are offensive to me. It's not been a good evening!
First, I finished my shift at 9. Went straight into the shower...to find that it was barely lukewarm water. I was freezing to begin with, and wanted nothing more than a very hot shower to warm me up before bed. Hubby was the cause of this...he was running the dishwasher. Yes, I should be happy he did something domestic, but he knew I was going to take a shower at 9. The dishwasher could have waited until I was done!
So then I was wet and cold, and had no sweats or jammies to put on. I thought he was going to do some laundry...and he didn't. I put on shorts and a t-shirt, and headed to the kitchen for some leftovers. It had been about 7 hours since I last ate at that point...and the meal 7 hours earlier was it for the day. That was a waste...stuffing was gone, cranberry sauce was gone, and rolls were gone. I had a little turkey and some green beans. Yes, it's the healthy part...but dang it...I made specifically clear that there were TWO rolls for each person, and then there would be 2 left over. I only had 1...they could have at least saved me my 2nd dinner roll! And I really like a little cranberry with my turkey. *pout*
So here I sit...freezing, with wet hair, in the kitchen, waiting for laundry to get done, waiting for the dishwasher to get done so I can unhook it--so hubby doesn't have a cold shower in the morning, but...on the bright side, I'm updating my blog. :-)
Stepson is on some medication for acne. His mother gave it to hubby on Thursday--all of it, without keeping her share out, so that stepson would have to return it to school tomorrow...and that would be a huge hassle. I immediately said that I will NOT get up earlier, put on nice clothes, do my hair, etc. in order to take his meds into the school. Either his mother can meet us at the school at 7:15 am, or hubby could go to work late and deal with it himself. They chose to have his mother meet us at the school.
Well, we divided up the medication, so this doesn't happen again...and then hubby says "What if someone sees the pills in the parking lot (in the dark), and thinks you're dealing drugs?" Where the hell that came from I have no idea. But all of a sudden he doesn't want ME taking the meds. So now he's going to take stepson to school, and go to work late. It makes zero sense to me...and sounds like he wants to see the ex for some reason. I'm not asking. I'm so done with the whole mess....5 years, 4 1/2 months to go.
I do have something to look forward to! I ordered Haan MS-30 Multi-Purpose Steam Cleaner
!!! It should arrive by the end of the week. Also ordered both of the girls WaterPiks--they need them with the braces. I can't wait to 1) get the floors cleaned...it's been a while, 2) clean walls and ceilings with this thing!
And a Snowflake update...he's doing SO much better. He's been taking his pill every day like a trooper--helps that I put it in a little ball of cheese or canned food--and his skin is no longer red. He's not scratching or licking, and is much more active than he's been for weeks.
Another good thing happened today! I no longer have a box of food under my kitchen table. YAY! The small pantry cabinet has been assembled, and is in place. It looks very nice...and I let hubby know that he has a very limited amount of time to get a range hood installed, or the cabinet will warp from the steam of cooking. It's right next to the stove. We'll see how that goes...if he isn't on it in the next week or two, I'll move the cabinet out into the floor...and it will be in the way--that's how I got him moving to put it together in the first place. I took all the food out of the box, piled it on the table, threw the box outside, and told him that's where everything will remain until he moves on it! He was working on it within 5 minutes. :-)
Well, his stupid movie is over, and maybe now I can go to bed. Although I already know that I'm not going to sleep well. :-(
First, I finished my shift at 9. Went straight into the shower...to find that it was barely lukewarm water. I was freezing to begin with, and wanted nothing more than a very hot shower to warm me up before bed. Hubby was the cause of this...he was running the dishwasher. Yes, I should be happy he did something domestic, but he knew I was going to take a shower at 9. The dishwasher could have waited until I was done!
So then I was wet and cold, and had no sweats or jammies to put on. I thought he was going to do some laundry...and he didn't. I put on shorts and a t-shirt, and headed to the kitchen for some leftovers. It had been about 7 hours since I last ate at that point...and the meal 7 hours earlier was it for the day. That was a waste...stuffing was gone, cranberry sauce was gone, and rolls were gone. I had a little turkey and some green beans. Yes, it's the healthy part...but dang it...I made specifically clear that there were TWO rolls for each person, and then there would be 2 left over. I only had 1...they could have at least saved me my 2nd dinner roll! And I really like a little cranberry with my turkey. *pout*
So here I sit...freezing, with wet hair, in the kitchen, waiting for laundry to get done, waiting for the dishwasher to get done so I can unhook it--so hubby doesn't have a cold shower in the morning, but...on the bright side, I'm updating my blog. :-)
Stepson is on some medication for acne. His mother gave it to hubby on Thursday--all of it, without keeping her share out, so that stepson would have to return it to school tomorrow...and that would be a huge hassle. I immediately said that I will NOT get up earlier, put on nice clothes, do my hair, etc. in order to take his meds into the school. Either his mother can meet us at the school at 7:15 am, or hubby could go to work late and deal with it himself. They chose to have his mother meet us at the school.
Well, we divided up the medication, so this doesn't happen again...and then hubby says "What if someone sees the pills in the parking lot (in the dark), and thinks you're dealing drugs?" Where the hell that came from I have no idea. But all of a sudden he doesn't want ME taking the meds. So now he's going to take stepson to school, and go to work late. It makes zero sense to me...and sounds like he wants to see the ex for some reason. I'm not asking. I'm so done with the whole mess....5 years, 4 1/2 months to go.
I do have something to look forward to! I ordered Haan MS-30 Multi-Purpose Steam Cleaner
!!! It should arrive by the end of the week. Also ordered both of the girls WaterPiks--they need them with the braces. I can't wait to 1) get the floors cleaned...it's been a while, 2) clean walls and ceilings with this thing! And a Snowflake update...he's doing SO much better. He's been taking his pill every day like a trooper--helps that I put it in a little ball of cheese or canned food--and his skin is no longer red. He's not scratching or licking, and is much more active than he's been for weeks.
Another good thing happened today! I no longer have a box of food under my kitchen table. YAY! The small pantry cabinet has been assembled, and is in place. It looks very nice...and I let hubby know that he has a very limited amount of time to get a range hood installed, or the cabinet will warp from the steam of cooking. It's right next to the stove. We'll see how that goes...if he isn't on it in the next week or two, I'll move the cabinet out into the floor...and it will be in the way--that's how I got him moving to put it together in the first place. I took all the food out of the box, piled it on the table, threw the box outside, and told him that's where everything will remain until he moves on it! He was working on it within 5 minutes. :-)
Well, his stupid movie is over, and maybe now I can go to bed. Although I already know that I'm not going to sleep well. :-(
Thursday, January 21, 2010
Yesterday
Yesterday was a mix of up and down. DD14 decided to clean her bedroom--an absolute miracle. She's been working on doing up all of her laundry ever since. She has a long way to go. I was thrilled that she wanted to clean! She never wants to clean anything, and her room is usually akin to a natural disaster site.
On the downside, my steam mop is broken. It won't even turn on :(. I don't know what I'm going to do exactly, as I refuse to go back to any type of conventional mop. They are just awful, and the steam mop is absolutely dreamy. I had this: Haan FS20-Plus 800-Watt Steam Cleaning Floor Sanitizer , and I have loved, loved, loved it. I haven't even had it for 2 years. :( It's known to be reliable, so I have no idea what went wrong.
The only thing I wished was that it would do walls and other surfaces...and guess what? They make one that does! Haan MS-30 Multi-Purpose Steam Cleaner They say it will even clean your sink...and one reviewer stated she cleaned her fridge with it. I don't know if I'll go that far with it...but to be able to wash ceilings, walls, windows, and floors with one item...and no cleaning products...and without a chair to stand on sounds like heaven to me.
Hubby says he will look at the broken one, and see if he can fix it, before I buy the new model. That translates to: It will sit in my way for 6 months until I get tired of looking at it and put it out for the trash. He didn't even glance in the direction of the steam mop last night...and I've been waiting MONTHS for him to assemble one cabinet for the kitchen--yes, my baking supplies are still in a box under the kitchen table because there is no where else for them to go. He continues to tell me he will get to it...I have my doubts. The kitchen is still surrounded by blue painters tape along the ceiling as well--I painted in November, asked him to remove the tape. I'm giving him through the weekend, and if he hasn't checked out the steam mop, I'll be ordering the new one on Monday.
The girls' lessons have been difficult this week. DD14 has 2 very big projects due...a research paper, and a timeline paper. She does not do well with these things, and is procrastinating, crying, whining, and trying everything she can think of to NOT do the work. I am looking into other options for next year's schooling. While Connections Academy is a very good school, it's too accelerated for her. In our local public schools, research papers aren't done until high school English. Prior to OCA, she'd never written more than a paragraph on any subject. For a kid who can't follow more than 1 direction at a time, and has a very short attention span, it's very difficult to pull together a research paper with note cards, source cards, cover page, intro, the paper itself, and bibliography. And...it's not just for Language Arts, it's also required for Social Studies and Science classes.
DD12 is currently working on a brochure about coal. Yes, a front and back, tri-fold brochure about coal. She couldn't get the Word template figured out, so she's going to do one by hand, and scan it in. I'm glad they gave that option. I didn't quite understand the template either. Wish they'd have allowed her to do a Powerpoint presentation--she does very well with those.
I have to wash clothes, and go get a few things for dinner. We're going to have crispy chicken cutlets with cheesy rice and broccoli casserole for dinner, and I need breadcrumbs! Have a great day!
On the downside, my steam mop is broken. It won't even turn on :(. I don't know what I'm going to do exactly, as I refuse to go back to any type of conventional mop. They are just awful, and the steam mop is absolutely dreamy. I had this: Haan FS20-Plus 800-Watt Steam Cleaning Floor Sanitizer , and I have loved, loved, loved it. I haven't even had it for 2 years. :( It's known to be reliable, so I have no idea what went wrong.
The only thing I wished was that it would do walls and other surfaces...and guess what? They make one that does! Haan MS-30 Multi-Purpose Steam Cleaner
They say it will even clean your sink...and one reviewer stated she cleaned her fridge with it. I don't know if I'll go that far with it...but to be able to wash ceilings, walls, windows, and floors with one item...and no cleaning products...and without a chair to stand on sounds like heaven to me. Hubby says he will look at the broken one, and see if he can fix it, before I buy the new model. That translates to: It will sit in my way for 6 months until I get tired of looking at it and put it out for the trash. He didn't even glance in the direction of the steam mop last night...and I've been waiting MONTHS for him to assemble one cabinet for the kitchen--yes, my baking supplies are still in a box under the kitchen table because there is no where else for them to go. He continues to tell me he will get to it...I have my doubts. The kitchen is still surrounded by blue painters tape along the ceiling as well--I painted in November, asked him to remove the tape. I'm giving him through the weekend, and if he hasn't checked out the steam mop, I'll be ordering the new one on Monday.
The girls' lessons have been difficult this week. DD14 has 2 very big projects due...a research paper, and a timeline paper. She does not do well with these things, and is procrastinating, crying, whining, and trying everything she can think of to NOT do the work. I am looking into other options for next year's schooling. While Connections Academy is a very good school, it's too accelerated for her. In our local public schools, research papers aren't done until high school English. Prior to OCA, she'd never written more than a paragraph on any subject. For a kid who can't follow more than 1 direction at a time, and has a very short attention span, it's very difficult to pull together a research paper with note cards, source cards, cover page, intro, the paper itself, and bibliography. And...it's not just for Language Arts, it's also required for Social Studies and Science classes.
DD12 is currently working on a brochure about coal. Yes, a front and back, tri-fold brochure about coal. She couldn't get the Word template figured out, so she's going to do one by hand, and scan it in. I'm glad they gave that option. I didn't quite understand the template either. Wish they'd have allowed her to do a Powerpoint presentation--she does very well with those.
I have to wash clothes, and go get a few things for dinner. We're going to have crispy chicken cutlets with cheesy rice and broccoli casserole for dinner, and I need breadcrumbs! Have a great day!
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