Hey guys!! Oh man!! Yesterday was so much better than Monday and Tuesday and I know today should be a good day too. I think I have just been holding it together for so long since we got the news of the move and Derek has just been such a brat that I just couldn't keep the peace anymore. But now we are moving towards solutions and Derek is willing to work in that direction too. Granted I didn't ask, I told but he doesn't fight it. I just said, this is when the appt is and he said okay. I am very fortunate that he will go with me, but I have also been good about knowing that it is never all me or all him. I know I am a brat as much as I know that he is. That makes a HUGE difference. If I went expecting it to be a bash Derek fest, it wouldn't go well at all. We did have one counselor who always seemed to think it should be a bash Clara fest. I didn't like her at all and I don't think Derek did much either. Last night was interesting. We had out last financial class...which if any of you ever want a good financial class let me know, this class is awesome...and we realized that since we started we haven't had a single fight about money and are for the first time ever on the same page about where we want to be financially. We even made a really big decision financially last night and decided to sell our new car...not brand new, we've had it about a year and a half. But we still owe a lot on it and will possibly be losing a bit on it. But since we'll be losing some money on our house when we rent it and have a SUV and a motorcycle that are both paid off it doesn't make any sense to have a vehicle that we make payments on. Not to mention I got a ridiculous 8 year loan on it. So, that made me feel really good to be able to work together on that after the stress of Monday and Tuesday. Everything will come together, things are just really stressful right now and things are just very up in the air. I have started talking to more people and have gotten more contacts in NC so that has helped some. LOL!! By the time I move you guys are going to be thinking...About da** time. Haha!! You guys are awesome though. Thank you for being so understanding of me.
So, this weekend we are taking our dog to meet up with some possible new owners. Sad for Ethan. I'm totally good with it. I hate having a big dog. He's a good dog, I just hate having a big dog. The potential new owners are really good friends of mine and I think it is an awesome fit, so that makes me not sad. But Ethan will be reallyu sad about it, so I am sad for him. We won't be losing the dog yet. Just doing a little meet and greet to see if our dog will get along with their dogs. they have two cockers and one of them can be a brat. So we have to see if their bratty dog will tolerate Gryffe. Gryffe is a big baby who thinks he's a 100 pound lap dog. I hope it works out. I would hate to have to give him to a stranger. We'll see how it goes.
Well, let me give you guys some love here:
Chris - That stinks that you have to use your tax money on not fun stuff. Maybe you'll find awesome deals on what you need so that you have a little extra. Try scratch and dent stuff. I got an awesome deal on my refrigerator because it had a tiny scratch on it. Sear's repair stores are always good for that type of thing. Good luck. You are right about the challenge too. It really only bothered me because I was already upset. I knew i turned it in late. But it was a cool page and I really liked how it turned out. I used stuff from Dawn. I got it uploaded here. You can check it out:
I LOVE CRAB
ME - you are such a great scrapper, I don't know how you could stop. But life does seem to creep up on us, doesn't it? I think sometimes though I need this forum more than the scrapping sometimes, well, a lot of times. And sometimes I need the organization of scrapping supplies more than scrapping. very strange. My scrap supplies are more organized than my house. Crazyness. It is great to see you back.
Linda - One big squeezy hug coming right up!! Only a few more months until I can give you one for real!!
I can't make reservations or anything yet until I have exact dates of when Derek has to get checked in and everything, but we will be going for sure. That is our plan anyway. I'm very excited about it. I love the beach and have never been to the beach on the east coast. It sounds like your Weds was like my Monday and Tuesday. Just a mess. Did you just fall into bed last night?? That is a lot to handle. I hope today is better. Does the grandma next door not do anything with her grandson? There's nothing wrong with a grandma watching the grandkids (obviously) but they have to parent some too. That is just crazy. And that is just not cool that no one is taking the reigns with your MIL. That is not fair to you at all. I hope your DH is able to do something about it. How stressful for you and your poor MIL. I mean she's just reacting to being panicked and not understanding what's going on. It is just stinky for you and her. I hope a solution is figured out quickly. Sounds like she needs a home and people to hang out with. people like that just shouldn't be sitting around by themselves. It isn't just about not being able to care for themselves, but loneliness is half of the battle, I think. Anyway, I'm thinking about you.
Okay ladies. I'm off. I'm meeting a friend for lunch in a little bit. Yay!! I'll chat some more later. Oh, and if you aren't doing anything this evening remember Ashalee is having a chat at the Artsan Guild at 9:00PM EST or 6:00PM PST.
