Archive for October, 2006

Happy Halloween

I know not everyone believes in or celebrates Halloween, and though I don’t really CELEBRATE I do allow my son to go trick or treating and we are going to a Halloween alternative at a church here. I am more excited than him, but I think that’s just because I sit home alot all day and I like to get out and this is an excuse to get out and do something! :) LOL

Tonight I’m going to try a new recipe for dinner, in fact a couple of new ones. I was watching my favorite chef earlier, Rachel Ray and saw her making these chicken meatballs that sounded wonderful so I am doing those!! THen, I am going to attempt fried rice because Rachel made her meatballs with stir fry, she said they were chinese and I don’t have the ingredients on hand for that so I”m making fried rice, or attempting to LOL! This ought to be interesting. I’ll let you know how it turns out.

Full and Tired

Today has been one of those busy Monday’s at the beginning of a month, I know, I know its not November yet, but it might as well be.  I got paid yesterday and Greg tonight and so that means, deposits, bills and all.  Today we ran to Greenwood to put my check in the bank and get cash for my envelopes.  I got to go purchase myself a new pair of shoes, Yellow Box Oakley’s, they are brown, suede and resemble Mary Janes.  I love them! My parents are buying them for me for my birthday.  My mom wants me to call her back in a little while too to tell her what I want for my birthday dinner at her house Thursday night, my actual birthday.  I’ll be 26. OHH no I’m going down the other side of this 20 thing… NOT GOOD!  Oh well, I do love the times in which I am in right now in my life so I shouldn’t complain.  Everything is really good.  I am truly blessed.  I love my job, love my husband, have an adorable son, love my house, I could go on and on.  But, that wasn’t the topic of this blog.  I titled it FULL and TIRED because I just finished supper.  I made me, Baker and Greg some swiss steak, fried cabbage, and new potatoes.  YUM - O ! I am soo full.  I was ready for supper, after our trip to town to get cash, a few things from the store and my shoes I was beat. But my house had gotten in terrible shape, the kitchen needed cleaning, the floors vaccumed and mopped and some just general straightening up so I did that all afternoon while Baker was at his Granny’s visiting.  So, now I am too pooped to party as they say!  LOL! I’ll probably be propped in this recliner the rest of tonight as my 5 month pregnant body can’t take anymore! :) GOODNIGHT!

Ready to go

I am so ready to go Christmas shopping. Yes, I’ve done a little, but only a little because I am waiting on our Christmas money.  My hubby works ballgames as security and has yet to get paid for some of them, so we’re waiting on that money in order to go Christmas shopping.  Bummer huh!  I love this time of year and I’m so ready for the holidays.  Anyone else out there ready for the Christmas carols, the Christmas smells, and other sounds and things?

Hubby is working a ballgame this weekend, so I don’t have a clue what I”m going to do. If I had some Christmas money, I’d go Christmas shopping! LOL I’m being redundant.  Sorry!

Hubby and I watched our first FPU video last night! So excited he’s on board and we set our financial goals for the next 13 weeks that we’re doing this program.  Here’s my goals.  Ya’ll keep me honest !  SInce we’re not in an actual class we won’t have accountability partners.  But here are our financial goals for the next 13 weeks:

1.  Pay off $3000 in debt.

2.  Pay cash for Christmas gifts.

3.  Keep going on our strict budget.

Thanks for reading!  COMMENT PLEASE!

Playtime

Well I just got extremely convicted yesterday about my child watching too much TV. I just looked over at him sitting staring at the TV and it hit me, he watches wayy too much. So, I began doing some research to get ideas to do things with him daily. SO now we’re going to have a 30 min activity each morning and one each afternoon that is both educational and fun. THis morning we went on a Nature Walk. THis afternoon he gets to paint a picture of a bear with watercolors. Tomorrow he has a play date with his Granny. She is good about doing things with him as well. Tomorrow afternoon he’s going Grocery shopping with me which he loves to do and I think this can be educational I have him count things or tell me what they are. He also decided this morning when we were tracing over the leaves we picked up on our nature walk that he wanted to learn to draw a circle and a triangle, he’d been playing with his SEe and Say that teaches him numbers and shapes. So he learned to draw a circle and a triangle. I was so proud! So, if any of you ladies, moms out there have good websites for stay at home moms of things to do with your children or ideas yourself please send them my way. Thanks.

Why does ??

everything have to cost so much??

I guess the more aware you become of where your money goes, the more aware you become of how much everything costs.  Here I am slaving over my budget once again, hey its a cold rainy day, what else do I have better to do?? And I realize once again that if I coul just get ahead on some of this stuff I’d be sitting pretty. I also realize Christmas is… well too close and I have yet to buy 90% of the gifts.  My son is turning 3 in December, 4 days before Christmas, I might add, so that means a birthday party, and I am wanting to finish my Master’s Degree in Professional counseling in an online program that is not cheap, but much more convenient.  Sigh!! Money, money, money.  I am sooo confused with where part of my money went this month too, we made a lot of extra money, actually paid a good chunk on a CC and then we bought a few things that have been needed for a while, for hubby mainly, who desperately need a new pair of shoes and some new t-shirts, all of which only totalled about $75.  We also bought a pair of shoes for my son, $16 and started Christmas shopping, spending about $116 so far.  However, somehow the money is still not balancing as to where all our Christmas money we had saved is and where the extra Greg has earned is.  UGH! I hate math!!  I am obviously doing something wrong!  I need an accountant! :) LOL for my personal everyday finances.   Just Kidding!  I had to vent though!

Prayers for an Opportunity

Last night we were over at Greg’s (my dh) Aunt’s house to celebrate his cousin’s birthday.  Everyone was sitting around talking afterwards and we got on the subject of our local water department.  The lady who took care of the bills and was the city clerk there died suddenly just recently at the young age of 40.  Since then, we haven’t received a water bill, and no it hasn’t been two month yet, but we were all wondering about it.  One of Greg’s cousins said that the people downtown didn’t even know how to get into her computer system because she had a password on it.  I told them that I could easily hack into her computer. LOL!  I know that sounds bad, but really it is not that difficult of a thing to do, and at least people could get back on track with their water bills.  One of Greg’s cousins laughed and said we need to send Alyssa down there.  I was like, yeah, really I have been thinking about this.  My grandmother in my hometown, just 14 miles away, does the water bills for the city from her house.  So, I had already thought how nice it would be if I could get that job and be able to do the bills from home.  So, Greg’s uncle and everyone were like go down there and tell them you’d do it and apply and go to the next board meeting, I’m sure they’d hire you.  So, I am excited about that opportunity. I think it’d be well worth the extra money and wouldn’t be a difficult job, if they’d let me do it from home.   So, if you don’t mind, say a little prayer for me on this one.

Financial Peace University

I got my FPU stuff yesterday and I”m excited to start.  I am a little disappointed because obviously my hubby isn’t as excited as me.  I dont’ know what made me ever think he would be as gung ho as me, he’s never as gung ho as me about anything. He is however devising a plan to have us pay off our van and the hospital faster.  Those are our BIG debts.  I’m glad he’s on board there.  I got the orientation video and the first 4 lessons on DVD 1 from my friend tonight at church. Hopefully if Baker will go to sleep tonight Greg and I will watch the Orientation on my laptop in bed before we go to sleep.  He did ask me about reading that Dave Ramsey book as he put it. I told him sure, I had already read My Total Money Makeover , which came in the kit, because I had actually checked it out from the library before.  If he’ll read the whole thing hopefully he’ll be fully on board when he’s done.

We have been doing the My Total Money Makeover plan for 2 months now, going on three and have paid off over $2000 in debt already! :)  I would advise anyone who has any debt to get on this plan, it really works!  You can read lots of testimonials on Dave’s Website.

Don’t know what to say

I am in a wierd mood today, so I really don’t know what to write in here.  Though, I enjoy blogging and since I didn’t write a real blog yesterday just posted those 69 questions about myself, I thought I’d better blog today, maybe I should have waited till later, when my day gets more eventful.  However, it may not so you’ll just have to listen or rather read my randomness now.  I just had breakfast scrambled myself a couple of eggs with cheese.  My son is still sleeping.  So its nice and peaceful and quiet in here.  It is getting warmer in here.  Greg turned the heat on when he left this morning.  It’s getting quite cool here at night and in the early morning, warms up during the day though.  Tonight Greg is refereeing a jr. high game in Winona so we’ll go see my parents while he does that.  I’m glad he’ll be making $50 and I’ll have grocery money for tomorrow without pulling more out of the bank.  We are overdue a run to the grocery store but I was trying to wait as long as possible.  Pay day is soon, Hallelujah! I’m a bit bummed because I was unsure of what my professor wanted on some final assignments, I did them, sent them in to her via email and she emails me back that I need to do more.  This has NEVER happened to me so I”m a bit embarrassed and bummed about it.  I know at least I got a 2nd chance.  I’ll try to take my time this time and just wait a day or so and go back and work on them, I do better if I have had a chance to clear my brain.  I think I won’t do any school work today, that was probably the problem yesterday I sat here all day doing schoolwork and my brain was fried.  I will just do the budget today instead, it’ll only fry my brain worse.  AHHH!!!

69 QUestions about me

Questions about Me

 

69 Odd Questions.
Copy and paste BE TRUTHFUL

1) Are your parents married or divorced? Married for over 25 years

2) Are you a vegetarian? no

3) Do you believe in Heaven?  DEFINITELY!!!

4) Have you ever come close to dying?  Not that I know of

5) What jewelery do you wear 24/7? nothing 24/7.

6) Favorite time of day? Morning

7) Do you eat the stems of broccoli? Of course

8) Do you wear makeup? yes usually

9) Ever have plastic surgery? No

10) Do you color your hair? no

11) What do you wear to bed?  usually a tshirt and pj pants

12) Have you ever done anything illegal?no

13) Can you roll your tongue?  no

14) Do You tweeze your eyebrows? yes

15) What kind of sneakers?  New Balance

16) Do you believe in Abortions?  No.  God knows us even in the womb. That is a real child from the moment of conception.

17) What is your Hair color? light brown

18) Future child’s name?  Lillian
19) Do you snore?  No

20) If you could go anywhere in the world where would it be?  hubby and I want to go to Montana

21) Do you sleep with stuffed animals? No

22) If you won the lottery, what would you do first?  THis would require playing the lottery which I don’t do so… nothing.

23) Gold or silver? silver

24) Hamburger or hot dog?  Hamburger

25) If you could only eat one food for the rest of your life, what would it be? I have no clue

26) City, beach or country?  Country–lots and lots of acreage.

27) What was the last thing you touched? Besides my computer?  My cup. 

28) Where did you eat last? in this chair sitting at the dining room table

29) When’s the last time you cried? probably about 2 weeks ago

30) Do you read blogs?  Yes

31) Would you ever go out dressed like the opposite sex?  Because why??????

32) Ever been involved with the police? lol my husband is a police, does that count :)

33) what’s your favorite shampoo conditioner and soap? I don’t have a favorite

34) Do you talk in your sleep? yes

35) Ocean or pool?  Ocean to view, pool to swim in

38) Window seat or aisle?  Window
39) Ever met anyone famous?  not that I can remember
40) Do you feel that you’ve had a truly successful life? I guess

41) Do you twirl your spaghetti or cut it ? Cut it.

42) Ricki Lake or Oprah Winfrey? Oprah

43) Basketball or Football? football

44) How long do your showers last?  5 min

45) Automatic or do you drive a stick? Automatic. 
46) Cake or ice cream?ice cream

47) Are you self-conscious?  sometimes

48) Have you ever drunk so much you threw up? never been drunk

49) Have you ever given money to a tramp? no

50) Have you been in love? Yes.  Still am.

51) Where do you wish you were? with my husband and child on vacation

52) Are you wearing socks? yes
53) Have you ever ridden in an ambulance? no.

54) Can you tango? no
55) Last gift you received?  I don’t remember

56) Last sport you played? no clue
    
57) Things you spend a lot of money on? food
58) Where do you live?  Mississippi

59) Where were you born? Grenada, MS

60) Last wedding attended? Laura’s

61) Favorite fast food restaurant? Back Yard Burger

63) Most hated food(s)? tomatoes, raw

64) What’s your least fav.CHORE?  Mopping floors

65. Can you sing?  yes

66) Last person you instant messaged? April

67) Last place you went on holiday?  you mean vacation, Gatlinburg

68) Favorite regular drink?  Coke
69) Current Crush?  Greg

OUr weekend

We’ve had a pretty busy weekend.  Yesterday I did a Spa party for one of my youth group girls. This was her official birthday party for her 13th birthday.  I did a devotion there on Turning 13.  It was good, she had about 8 girls there and everyone seemed to have a blast.

Last night we had the family over for the Wiener Roast.  It started raining though and we had to come in.  Everyone stayed around for a couple hours and we chatted, the men watched football and Baker and Ann Hart played.  They actually got along really well last night.  Sometimes they can be quarreling cousins.

Today is church all day , run run run.  Baker is suppose to sing with the Preschool Choir tonight.  Hope he’ll actually get up there and do it.  We’ll see!  This will be his first public appearance ! :)

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