So a few days ago a wonderful bloggy friend of mine posted a Bucket/Birthday List and it got me thinking as well. ( http://greeneyedmama.blogspot.com/2009/07/bucketbirthday-list.html ) --> That's my poor attempt at linking the blog, haha....I'm not one for lists and have never once sat down and made a list of the things I'd love to do before I die. I think it's because I'd always be adding thing to it and maybe even removing, my mind is never made up fully on any one subject. That and I have no patience to sit down and actually make one. But today with her current blog about bills and credit and such, it made me think. Number one on my list would have to be, get every single bill paid off. I don't care much for my credit report as I don't use that much and face it, no one in this world has perfect credit anymore. And like I told her, my creditors are lucky I even bother paying them, haha. But I would love if one day soon, I could open up my folder with all my bills and collection papers and such and find that all of them are gone!
Abel's job is the best he's ever had and he's making a good amount of money. We're not rich mind you, not in any way shape or form but to us, this is rich when compared to what he had been making in his last job. When we were back in Libby and barely surviving, our bills never got paid. The phone, electricity, water and all that did mind you but everything else? Got scooped up into a pile and thrown away. We didn't care at that point. When we moved here New Year's Day I made a resolution to start fresh and by paying off all of our debt. Needless to say, that went out the window like a new diet. Three days ago when I went to pull money out of our account and found out that my husband has trashed our account by overdrawing (thank God our bank doesn't charge us overdraft fees!) I sat down with my dad who not only is the cheapest man on Earth, also was an accountant back in his working days. Not only did I get a very looooong drawn out speech about money and credit and finances and blah blah blah (I obviously was paying attention can you tell?) he helped me make out a simple budget. Then showed me how much money would be left each payday after bills and it made me gasp! I can not believe how much money we are wasting. I say we even though I'm gritting my teeth and thinking of husband. HE has debit card and he has the check book and is not keeping track of our money like he said he would but alas, I said for better and worse and I'll put equal blame onto myself...
So I feel good now that starting next month, we will be paying bills off once again. I look forward to the relief of one bill being all paid off and then starting to pay on another. At the end of this year hopefully a few bills will be completely done with. And maybe, at the end of next year we will have all of our bills paid off and done with. That is my goal. My "bucket list". Well part of it that is.
We won't go into the full bucket list which would have to include a sleepover with Johnny Depp and other various wants...Hehehe. So in other news, after Hannah fell asleep I made a run to the library to pick up some books. I've been reading more and as I need to pass the next few weeks quickly (face it I want this kid out now!) the library has been my good friend. It's the place where mommy can go alone and have some quiet time. Luckily I've hit it when there's been no one there so I don't have to deal with people. The librarian knows me back from high school so she knows to grab my attention when I first walk in and then after a few minutes of chit-chat to let me get down to business. I'm one of those people you find sitting on the floor reading the first few pages of a book to see if I like it. It's nice. So I grabbed a few books and a few free murder mystery magazines like Ellery Queen and even a few Women's Day and then came home feeling all happy with myself. I realized that it's almost the day of fat belly picture time and took a few quick photos of the belly to play with and then post tomorrow.
If you aren't already a follower you must go visit my good friend Amity, she's quite the sassy writer and is also my preggie buddy. ( http://sassypantsfreckleface.blogspot.com/ ) We are due around the same time and therefore have agreed to post belly photos at the same time. So i took mine and realized that I am now bigger now with this child than I was on the day I delivered Hannah. And yet I'm only 5 pounds heavier with this one than I was on Hannah's birth day. Weird... I've been toying with the idea of whether or not to have my tubes tied at the same time. Husband and I have agreed that we are finished having babies. We have one of each and I have gone through so much emotional and physical stress for these babies that it would be wise to be done. We plan on later in the future adopting but until then, someone is getting fixed. Originally I put my feet down, yes both of them, and told him he was getting snipped. easier, faster, less pain and face it, I carried babies for 18 months total and delivered them, he could do this little bit. But now I'm beginning to wonder if it would be wiser if I just had it all done while I'm in there and get it over with. Abel would procrastinate and it would never get done I'm thinking. Has anyone had their tubes tied? What do you think?
Anyways, I have a few e-mails to rush off and I need to stalk Fed-Ex and get them here to pick up a box. I hope everyone is having a great day. Can you tell I'm trying to be better at my blogging? LoL. I apologize for it being random and not very interesting...Anyways, visit my bloggy friends, you won't regret it and until next time!
*Beckie*
Tuesday, July 7, 2009
Friday, July 3, 2009
Crabby Lady
You know, for getting so much done today and having so much good stuff happening in the past few days, you'd think I wouldn't have a bad mood at all. I mean, the 4th of July is upon us almost and here I am crabby as all get up. Ugh. Must be the hormones...
So one reason for said crabbiness?? My mother. I don't know why when she says something or tells me she's going to do something, I always follow her around like a lost puppy dog believing her every word thinking that maybe, just maybe this time will be different. Why would it change now when all my life I've been last place on her list of priorities and been let down every time she's said she'd do something? Because I'm an idiot. She told me since she found out I was pregnant that she'd fly up here to be with me and meet the baby and visit Hannah. PROMISED! I got excited. Why? Because since my daughter was born, my mother has met her once. And that was when she was 5 months old. For a week. That's it. I had to go down to her to even make this happen mind you. When Hannah was born, my mother-in-law (God bless her soul!) pawned stuff to be up with us for two weeks. Talk about love. My in-laws don't have a lot of money but they do everything they can to be with us or to get us down there to visit. For as many trips as we've made to California to see the in-laws, they've made the exact same to see us. They call specifically to talk to Hannah (not their son mind you, LoL) and my daughter knows who her Gammy & Papa are. She has no clue who my mom is. Sad isn't it? Anyways, back to point of vent...So my mom tells me that she doesn't have enough money to fly up and stay with us after all and that she'll just wait until we come down to see her. HAH!! You know...I've been pregnant for almost 9 months here, putting $25 back a paycheck or month even would have scored her plenty of money to fly up. And she works for the gov doing medicaid and medicare stuff so it isn't like she's broke. No kids and very little bills, means enough money to pull some aside. I don't get it...The real kicker here? The fact that she's poured money and time into my dead beat sister who is a meth head who ran off and dumped her daughter on my mom. My mom and her "wife" have gone to visit my step sister twice in San Fran. And my mom sent her "wife" up to stay with her daughter while she had her kid just two months ago. Yep, again Beckie gets the shaft. Which is alright with me. The bitch side of me is pouting and saying fine, see if I ever come to see you and don't blame me when you finally meet Hannah who stares at you and asks you who you are and why you want a hug (she doesn't hug strangers btw) and the real piece that I know will hit her hard yet doesn't bug me...When I ghet to brag about my fabulous mother-in-law who came to stay with me and helped me out and spoiled her grand-kids. My mom is big on jealousy and knowing that this will eat her up brings a smile to her face. I'm not usually this harsh but today, my hormones make it easy to enjoy it....
UGH!
So yesterday I got to drive an hour and a half to Bismarck to pick up my baby swing and jumparoo that I've been wanting. The rainforest ones. God blessed me. I got both for a hundred bucks so I saved about eighty bucks had I bought them new. I don't like buying used in the case of baby stuff but A)Hubby is having a difficult time allowing me to spend money (yet it's okay for him to buy cigarettes and junk for himself, but we won't go there today...) and B)these weren't even used. The lady scored two sets of each (lucky woman) and so she was selling these ones to make room in her house. Whatever. So I spent 3 hours in a car with a cranky toddler to pick these up and bring them home. Made my day honestly. Two less things to deal with...
My garden turned into a jungle on me. I guess after you plant a garden you don't get to just walk away and wait until it's time to pick everything. I forgot you have to go in time to time and weed. I got half of it weeded. It doesn't look like I did much but God forbid whoever walks by and tells me I could have done more or it doesn't look like I did much. I sat my fat ass on a grubby dirty piece of wood on the ground for two hours and pulled weeds while being attacked by spiders and pokey weeds and flying bugs. I don't do dirt or bugs. i was tested years ago for ADD and OCD and was borderline OCD. I don't see it but I guess others do. Part of my issue is I can't have my hands dirty. Literally dirty. And I have to wash my hands a ton of times during the day if they even feel dirty. So me being outside in the dirt was no fun seriously. I took a shower and still don't feel clean. But at least I got out, haha.
So any big 4th of July plans for anyone? I hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend. I'm making the hubby take me out to the move tonight. Night At The Museum. 2 is here. He comes home tonight some time and then leaves Sunday afternoon for another 5 days. Thank God he does this only two more weeks. I'm so used to doing the single mommy thing it's crazy! I don't know what I'll do when he actually is home regularly again, LoL. Daddy who??
33 weeks preggers as of yesterday...7 more weeks! Yay! I've been having braxton hicks for the past 2 days. Not anything to worry me but they still do. That and ouch! LoL. My doctor told me oh they don't hurt, they're just pressure from your uterus practicing...Umm as Rachel on Friends would say: "No uterus, no opinion doc!" LoL. they don't hurt my ass...My last Dr (who was also male) told me how my contractions didn't hurt as bad as I made them out to be and he almost got a foot to the face. This Dr has been warned to watch his mouth, I get violent and pissy when in pain...
Anyways, I'm starving and want to go watch Lethal Weapon 3. Gotta have a little humor somewhere right? So I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! And the next time I blog, I'll be in a better mood, I promise. :)
*Beckie*
So one reason for said crabbiness?? My mother. I don't know why when she says something or tells me she's going to do something, I always follow her around like a lost puppy dog believing her every word thinking that maybe, just maybe this time will be different. Why would it change now when all my life I've been last place on her list of priorities and been let down every time she's said she'd do something? Because I'm an idiot. She told me since she found out I was pregnant that she'd fly up here to be with me and meet the baby and visit Hannah. PROMISED! I got excited. Why? Because since my daughter was born, my mother has met her once. And that was when she was 5 months old. For a week. That's it. I had to go down to her to even make this happen mind you. When Hannah was born, my mother-in-law (God bless her soul!) pawned stuff to be up with us for two weeks. Talk about love. My in-laws don't have a lot of money but they do everything they can to be with us or to get us down there to visit. For as many trips as we've made to California to see the in-laws, they've made the exact same to see us. They call specifically to talk to Hannah (not their son mind you, LoL) and my daughter knows who her Gammy & Papa are. She has no clue who my mom is. Sad isn't it? Anyways, back to point of vent...So my mom tells me that she doesn't have enough money to fly up and stay with us after all and that she'll just wait until we come down to see her. HAH!! You know...I've been pregnant for almost 9 months here, putting $25 back a paycheck or month even would have scored her plenty of money to fly up. And she works for the gov doing medicaid and medicare stuff so it isn't like she's broke. No kids and very little bills, means enough money to pull some aside. I don't get it...The real kicker here? The fact that she's poured money and time into my dead beat sister who is a meth head who ran off and dumped her daughter on my mom. My mom and her "wife" have gone to visit my step sister twice in San Fran. And my mom sent her "wife" up to stay with her daughter while she had her kid just two months ago. Yep, again Beckie gets the shaft. Which is alright with me. The bitch side of me is pouting and saying fine, see if I ever come to see you and don't blame me when you finally meet Hannah who stares at you and asks you who you are and why you want a hug (she doesn't hug strangers btw) and the real piece that I know will hit her hard yet doesn't bug me...When I ghet to brag about my fabulous mother-in-law who came to stay with me and helped me out and spoiled her grand-kids. My mom is big on jealousy and knowing that this will eat her up brings a smile to her face. I'm not usually this harsh but today, my hormones make it easy to enjoy it....
UGH!
So yesterday I got to drive an hour and a half to Bismarck to pick up my baby swing and jumparoo that I've been wanting. The rainforest ones. God blessed me. I got both for a hundred bucks so I saved about eighty bucks had I bought them new. I don't like buying used in the case of baby stuff but A)Hubby is having a difficult time allowing me to spend money (yet it's okay for him to buy cigarettes and junk for himself, but we won't go there today...) and B)these weren't even used. The lady scored two sets of each (lucky woman) and so she was selling these ones to make room in her house. Whatever. So I spent 3 hours in a car with a cranky toddler to pick these up and bring them home. Made my day honestly. Two less things to deal with...
My garden turned into a jungle on me. I guess after you plant a garden you don't get to just walk away and wait until it's time to pick everything. I forgot you have to go in time to time and weed. I got half of it weeded. It doesn't look like I did much but God forbid whoever walks by and tells me I could have done more or it doesn't look like I did much. I sat my fat ass on a grubby dirty piece of wood on the ground for two hours and pulled weeds while being attacked by spiders and pokey weeds and flying bugs. I don't do dirt or bugs. i was tested years ago for ADD and OCD and was borderline OCD. I don't see it but I guess others do. Part of my issue is I can't have my hands dirty. Literally dirty. And I have to wash my hands a ton of times during the day if they even feel dirty. So me being outside in the dirt was no fun seriously. I took a shower and still don't feel clean. But at least I got out, haha.
So any big 4th of July plans for anyone? I hope everyone has a safe and fun weekend. I'm making the hubby take me out to the move tonight. Night At The Museum. 2 is here. He comes home tonight some time and then leaves Sunday afternoon for another 5 days. Thank God he does this only two more weeks. I'm so used to doing the single mommy thing it's crazy! I don't know what I'll do when he actually is home regularly again, LoL. Daddy who??
33 weeks preggers as of yesterday...7 more weeks! Yay! I've been having braxton hicks for the past 2 days. Not anything to worry me but they still do. That and ouch! LoL. My doctor told me oh they don't hurt, they're just pressure from your uterus practicing...Umm as Rachel on Friends would say: "No uterus, no opinion doc!" LoL. they don't hurt my ass...My last Dr (who was also male) told me how my contractions didn't hurt as bad as I made them out to be and he almost got a foot to the face. This Dr has been warned to watch his mouth, I get violent and pissy when in pain...
Anyways, I'm starving and want to go watch Lethal Weapon 3. Gotta have a little humor somewhere right? So I hope everyone has a fabulous weekend! And the next time I blog, I'll be in a better mood, I promise. :)
*Beckie*
Sunday, June 28, 2009
My New Baby Nightmare
......So my favorite Gucci Mama, Miss Stephanie herself, produced a crazy looking baby and posted it for all to see on her wonderful blog. My curiosity was piqued so I decided to give it a whirl too. Just to see what this kid could possibly end up looking like...AAAAAAAGGGHHHH!!!!!!!!!!!!! LoL. Now I know what I will be having nightmares about for the remainder of this pregnancy.....
http://www.vw.com/vwhype/babymaker/en/us/?mId=30404823
Can we say crazy looking kid? And he's white too no less! LoL my babies are all Hispanic. Whoa mama...
As for baby news, nothing to report here. I was having a meltdown a few days ago about how I have this baby room that needs a complete makeover badly before Ignacio gets here. It's got peeling white wallpaper, nasty carpet and everything that needs to get put in there. It's not like white trash, cockroach infested, it's just been 3 or 4 years since my dad was able to climb the stairs to actually be in there to do anything so like everything in this house, it just needs a little work. Well, I was having issues figuring out the scheme and how no matter what colors I wanted in the room, nothing would match the theme I wanted to do (rainforest) so I was feeling pretty frustrated. Well today I went to the hardware store and stood in front of the paint color swatch section thingy and picked out my two colors. Brown and green. LoL. I don't remember the fancy name for them but they are just a dark brown and a dark green. Really pretty but still boyish. And I've decided to do stripes and then do a tan color on the ceiling to sort of make the room look taller than what it really is. Next weekend is when I hope to begin the painting process. I hit up a garage sale yesterday and scored a big dresser for the room too and that will get painted as well. I'm thinking of doing it all brown and making the shelves and drawers green. To match the room. I'll do before and after pictures so everyone can see what it all turns out like and I can get some feedback. My husband is colorblind so he really doesn't care, LoL. My father hates the colors but he's old fashioned and thinks blue and white are great combos. Ugh too plain for me thanks dad.
Abel is leaving in a little bit to go off to Minot which is a little over an hour away. He'll be there for work until Friday afternoon when he gets to come home again. We're heading up on Wednesday so we can do some grocery shopping, pick up my baby swing (yay) and hopefully some bassinet sheets and a case of diapers. If I do a little baby shopping every check we get, we should be done by the time baby gets here. I hope.
So I hope everyone's weekend was great! Mine was a little slow but yet got stuff accomplished so I'm good. Now I'm off to play some Farkle on Facebook (talk about addicting!) and who knows what else. Have a great rest of the day and I'll be on again later!!
*Beckie*
http://www.vw.com/vwhype/babymaker/en/us/?mId=30404823
Can we say crazy looking kid? And he's white too no less! LoL my babies are all Hispanic. Whoa mama...
As for baby news, nothing to report here. I was having a meltdown a few days ago about how I have this baby room that needs a complete makeover badly before Ignacio gets here. It's got peeling white wallpaper, nasty carpet and everything that needs to get put in there. It's not like white trash, cockroach infested, it's just been 3 or 4 years since my dad was able to climb the stairs to actually be in there to do anything so like everything in this house, it just needs a little work. Well, I was having issues figuring out the scheme and how no matter what colors I wanted in the room, nothing would match the theme I wanted to do (rainforest) so I was feeling pretty frustrated. Well today I went to the hardware store and stood in front of the paint color swatch section thingy and picked out my two colors. Brown and green. LoL. I don't remember the fancy name for them but they are just a dark brown and a dark green. Really pretty but still boyish. And I've decided to do stripes and then do a tan color on the ceiling to sort of make the room look taller than what it really is. Next weekend is when I hope to begin the painting process. I hit up a garage sale yesterday and scored a big dresser for the room too and that will get painted as well. I'm thinking of doing it all brown and making the shelves and drawers green. To match the room. I'll do before and after pictures so everyone can see what it all turns out like and I can get some feedback. My husband is colorblind so he really doesn't care, LoL. My father hates the colors but he's old fashioned and thinks blue and white are great combos. Ugh too plain for me thanks dad.
Abel is leaving in a little bit to go off to Minot which is a little over an hour away. He'll be there for work until Friday afternoon when he gets to come home again. We're heading up on Wednesday so we can do some grocery shopping, pick up my baby swing (yay) and hopefully some bassinet sheets and a case of diapers. If I do a little baby shopping every check we get, we should be done by the time baby gets here. I hope.
So I hope everyone's weekend was great! Mine was a little slow but yet got stuff accomplished so I'm good. Now I'm off to play some Farkle on Facebook (talk about addicting!) and who knows what else. Have a great rest of the day and I'll be on again later!!
*Beckie*
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