Well, we started off this month way in the hole! Way way way behind...and way discouraged. But...BUT!!!...things are looking up!
I've currently made $20 yesterday babysitting...I have another babysitting job Friday that will pay around $50-$60, a loving family member "donated" $300 to the cause yesterday! Thank you soo soo soo much! (Haha..now we're a "cause"). In a few weeks we are picking up a wedding cake for some friends in Chicago...that's bringing in $50, and then Tyler gets an extra check this month which is roughly $700...and then Tyler has sold our van on Craigslist for $1,000! Yes, our broken van!! We're still waiting for that transaction to go through so I pray that it does and we'll be $1,000 closer to being caught up!
If everything goes well, so far we have made up for $2,120! Now...just about $1,200 to go! Let me know if you have work for me! :) I'll keep you posted on how it's all going.
Anyway, on top of all of that, I sent Olivia off to school all by herself this morning! She was very excited to be responsible for herself! We talked about how important it was that she stay on task and not dawdle or get distracted. I called about 10 minutes into the school day to make sure she got there, and she did...but I don't know if she got breakfast or not...haha. I'll have to catch up with her after school and see how it went.
Saturday we are going to our FarmShare's Pesto Fest!! I'm really excited because we had a lot of fun last year, and now this year we know we need to make at least twice the amount of pesto we did last year because we ate it all up so fast!
Sunday is our church picnic and Tyler is playing music there with some of his friends and family. He's looking forward to that...and guess what!? We're bringing some sort of pesto noodles! haha.
Tonight is Tyler's first practice with Polly's band and he said he's nervous for some reason. Keep him in your thoughts and prayers that all goes well for him, he's really excited about this opportunity.
Sorry for the non-interesting update...somebody's baby is in my living room thinking about getting fussy...wonder who's??
Thursday, September 9, 2010
Tuesday, August 31, 2010
AHHH!!!
I just wrote a huge blog detailing all of our financial issues...it took me two hours...and then it told me there was an error and it all got deleted!!!!
Well, I'll have to spend some time on another day doing this but here are the bottom lines:
Dave Ramsey says we need to get current.
The total amount of money we need to get current is $2,300
This months total amount of bills; monthly and owed is : $3,300
Our current monthly income is roughly : $2,300
Therefore we need to come up with an additional $3,300 in order to pay our bills this month and to get current.
We are desperate and I am desperately searching for opportunities to make more money. Please pray for us and continue to send along opportunities that you think may help us out! If we don't get this under control we will lose our house and everything else we have....
Reminder: I don't have a vehicle and am not able to get around during the day. I will need to be picked up or work after Tyler gets home. Thanks and keep watch for another blog post with all the details when I get another 2 hours!
Well, I'll have to spend some time on another day doing this but here are the bottom lines:
Dave Ramsey says we need to get current.
The total amount of money we need to get current is $2,300
This months total amount of bills; monthly and owed is : $3,300
Our current monthly income is roughly : $2,300
Therefore we need to come up with an additional $3,300 in order to pay our bills this month and to get current.
We are desperate and I am desperately searching for opportunities to make more money. Please pray for us and continue to send along opportunities that you think may help us out! If we don't get this under control we will lose our house and everything else we have....
Reminder: I don't have a vehicle and am not able to get around during the day. I will need to be picked up or work after Tyler gets home. Thanks and keep watch for another blog post with all the details when I get another 2 hours!
Friday, August 20, 2010
A bad start to an important day!
Today is our 5 year anniversary! I should be cheering, and excited, and I'm not. Firstly, I've come to the realization this week that there's really no hope of us celebrating. No money equals no plans. I was hoping to be able to scrounge around for a little cash so we could at least go to dinner but every time I think about spending money on dinner it makes me feel guilty because our mortgage isn't paid, our Gas and Electric bill isn't paid and many of our other bills are past due. On top of that, I don't want to waste the gas to drive anywhere. I understand that just because we can't celebrate doesn't mean it's not as important, it's just that I thought 5 years was a big deal and would at least like to celebrate by having dinner....
On top of all of that, my morning started out in a not so good fashion. I woke up when Tyler came into the bedroom at 5:30am to get dressed for work. Tyler has been sleeping on the couch because he's been up late trying to prepare for a band practice that's happening at our house today. If he sleeps in bed it's much harder for him to get up to go to work, so he's been sleeping in the living room. Anyway, I realized at that time that I was two and a half hours late for pumping, so I got up to take care of that. Since Asher's been sleeping through the night I've been trying to set my alarm to wake me up to pump, and I usually am so tired I just turn it off and go back to sleep. This has NOT been good for my milk supply!
Anyway, as I'm pumping I'm thinking about how much I'd just like to go back to bed and can I cut this pumping session in half? I come to the conclusion that if I want my boy to eat today, that's not a good idea. So, as I sit there I can hear the dogs start to fight in the living room. I think to myself, "Great, they're going to wake Asher, and I'm never going to be able to sleep for a while longer...." I continue to wait, helpless to do anything, and when I'm finally done I go out to the hallway and think that maybe there is some hope of getting more sleep since the baby is not awake yet. I put Oscar in our bedroom and leave Bella in the living room in hopes to diffuse the craziness that the dogs create. At this moment, I realize the garbage never got taken out to the curb and I'll have to do that before I go back to bed. By now it's about 6:10. I manage to put the milk away, clean the pump parts and go back into the bedroom to get my shoes, and I step in dog pee. Oscar decided that since I shut him in our room, he wasn't happy with me and peed all over the floor. Not only did he pee on the floor, he peed on a blanket and some clothes that were also on the floor. Now I have a few extra loads of laundry to do today, which just adds to my already long to do list. So I get that all cleaned up and am still amazed that the baby hasn't woken up for any of this. By the time I come back inside from taking out the garbage it's about 6:35 and I think to myself that maybe I should feed the dogs before I try to go back to bed. I decide against it because it'll just cause more chaos. They can wait another hour.
So, once again I go to put Bella in the living room, and step in dog pee! Oscar decided he needed to really make his point and peed once more on the floor leading from the kitchen to the living room! "Really!?" I yell as I hop on one foot back to the kitchen to get the rag that I cleaned the first pee puddle up with. After I get that all cleaned up and wash my hands...thinking "Ok, please just let me get another half and hour of sleep..." I go back into the bedroom with Oscar to lay down. Just as I lay down and pull the covers up Asher starts to cry. I think to myself, "Of course....I should have figured." And I did figure that was going to happen, I just had hopes that it wouldn't. So, I go over to the bassinet, and as frustrated as I am I take a deep breath. When I look down at the baby, and say "Hey buddy, good morning!" he gives me the biggest smile! He never fails to make things better, even if it's just for a moment. At this point it's about 7:00, but I know that Asher often gets up in the morning to eat and goes back to sleep, so there's still hope of getting more sleep. I feed him, burp him and try to put him back to sleep and he just gets mad at me....so I give in. "Ok, ok, I'm up!!" I get out of bed, feed the dogs and put the baby in the swing for a few minutes....I decide I need to write this all down, get my frustrations out and clear my head for the morning. I'd like to go for a walk with Asher...but the killer mosquitoes will get us! I'll have to settle for a shower and a bowl of cereal.
When it's all said and done, I have to try to not let my frustration get in the way of the important things. I have a whole day to get my chores done, I have a smiling, healthy, happy little boy who loves me, for the time being I have a roof over my head, and I've been married for 5 years and that's an accomplishment in itself!! *sigh*...Now...on to the dishes and laundry.
On top of all of that, my morning started out in a not so good fashion. I woke up when Tyler came into the bedroom at 5:30am to get dressed for work. Tyler has been sleeping on the couch because he's been up late trying to prepare for a band practice that's happening at our house today. If he sleeps in bed it's much harder for him to get up to go to work, so he's been sleeping in the living room. Anyway, I realized at that time that I was two and a half hours late for pumping, so I got up to take care of that. Since Asher's been sleeping through the night I've been trying to set my alarm to wake me up to pump, and I usually am so tired I just turn it off and go back to sleep. This has NOT been good for my milk supply!
Anyway, as I'm pumping I'm thinking about how much I'd just like to go back to bed and can I cut this pumping session in half? I come to the conclusion that if I want my boy to eat today, that's not a good idea. So, as I sit there I can hear the dogs start to fight in the living room. I think to myself, "Great, they're going to wake Asher, and I'm never going to be able to sleep for a while longer...." I continue to wait, helpless to do anything, and when I'm finally done I go out to the hallway and think that maybe there is some hope of getting more sleep since the baby is not awake yet. I put Oscar in our bedroom and leave Bella in the living room in hopes to diffuse the craziness that the dogs create. At this moment, I realize the garbage never got taken out to the curb and I'll have to do that before I go back to bed. By now it's about 6:10. I manage to put the milk away, clean the pump parts and go back into the bedroom to get my shoes, and I step in dog pee. Oscar decided that since I shut him in our room, he wasn't happy with me and peed all over the floor. Not only did he pee on the floor, he peed on a blanket and some clothes that were also on the floor. Now I have a few extra loads of laundry to do today, which just adds to my already long to do list. So I get that all cleaned up and am still amazed that the baby hasn't woken up for any of this. By the time I come back inside from taking out the garbage it's about 6:35 and I think to myself that maybe I should feed the dogs before I try to go back to bed. I decide against it because it'll just cause more chaos. They can wait another hour.
So, once again I go to put Bella in the living room, and step in dog pee! Oscar decided he needed to really make his point and peed once more on the floor leading from the kitchen to the living room! "Really!?" I yell as I hop on one foot back to the kitchen to get the rag that I cleaned the first pee puddle up with. After I get that all cleaned up and wash my hands...thinking "Ok, please just let me get another half and hour of sleep..." I go back into the bedroom with Oscar to lay down. Just as I lay down and pull the covers up Asher starts to cry. I think to myself, "Of course....I should have figured." And I did figure that was going to happen, I just had hopes that it wouldn't. So, I go over to the bassinet, and as frustrated as I am I take a deep breath. When I look down at the baby, and say "Hey buddy, good morning!" he gives me the biggest smile! He never fails to make things better, even if it's just for a moment. At this point it's about 7:00, but I know that Asher often gets up in the morning to eat and goes back to sleep, so there's still hope of getting more sleep. I feed him, burp him and try to put him back to sleep and he just gets mad at me....so I give in. "Ok, ok, I'm up!!" I get out of bed, feed the dogs and put the baby in the swing for a few minutes....I decide I need to write this all down, get my frustrations out and clear my head for the morning. I'd like to go for a walk with Asher...but the killer mosquitoes will get us! I'll have to settle for a shower and a bowl of cereal.
When it's all said and done, I have to try to not let my frustration get in the way of the important things. I have a whole day to get my chores done, I have a smiling, healthy, happy little boy who loves me, for the time being I have a roof over my head, and I've been married for 5 years and that's an accomplishment in itself!! *sigh*...Now...on to the dishes and laundry.
Thursday, August 19, 2010
A New Day...
Hi Everybody,
Thanks for taking a look at our blog. I created this blog just as much for myself and I did for others who are interested in keeping up with us and our journey as a family. I will forewarn you that is isn't going to be the most exciting thing you'll ever read, I am by no means a professional writer, haha. I named our blog ReWire and ReCreate after a song that my husband wrote. I think it's a proper title. The more I thought about what to name a blog I thought that we are always ReWiring our thinking and ReCreating our lives. We are not perfect, nobody is, an we are constantly striving to do better and be better people. There are a few things I'm hoping to accomplish with this blog. The first thing being that I want to keep family and friends updated on our family news, the second thing is to help keep us accountable to our goals. Right now we have re-started our Total Money Makeover and are wanting those around us who have been through it to keep us accountable, and those who maybe have never heard of it learn about it! We are very excited about the idea of "starting over" and getting back on track to a happy, healthy relationship with each other, our children, our God and our money! Please feel free to comment and let us know what you think! Afterall, that's what this is all about! :)
Thanks for taking a look at our blog. I created this blog just as much for myself and I did for others who are interested in keeping up with us and our journey as a family. I will forewarn you that is isn't going to be the most exciting thing you'll ever read, I am by no means a professional writer, haha. I named our blog ReWire and ReCreate after a song that my husband wrote. I think it's a proper title. The more I thought about what to name a blog I thought that we are always ReWiring our thinking and ReCreating our lives. We are not perfect, nobody is, an we are constantly striving to do better and be better people. There are a few things I'm hoping to accomplish with this blog. The first thing being that I want to keep family and friends updated on our family news, the second thing is to help keep us accountable to our goals. Right now we have re-started our Total Money Makeover and are wanting those around us who have been through it to keep us accountable, and those who maybe have never heard of it learn about it! We are very excited about the idea of "starting over" and getting back on track to a happy, healthy relationship with each other, our children, our God and our money! Please feel free to comment and let us know what you think! Afterall, that's what this is all about! :)
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