And That’s….the Truth

I really hate when the time changes. It really messes up my system and this year was no different. Saturday night the time went ahead an hour and honestly I still haven’t caught up from that loss of hour sleep. It has messed up the kid’s schedules too and this has made them both kind of cranky in the mornings. So not only am I tired and don’t want to be up this hour of the morning, getting them to get ready for school and out the door has been a real challenge as well. Hopefully soon we will be all used to this time change and life can get back to normal. Thankfully this only happens twice a year. Now we can get back on track and wait for the next time change changes and messes everything up once again.

How do you convince a man of 45 years of age to go see the doctor??? It’s not like I’m trying to convince him to take some alpha t1 or anything like that, it just that he needs to get his ankle seen so he can finally get back to work. Last week he twisted his ankle at work and has been on and off work ever since. He absolutely refuses to go to the hospital to get checked out and there’s nothing I can say to him that will convince he to go. I’m starting to get a little afraid for not only his health but for his job as well. Oh well, I guess the only thing I can do is keep nagging him. He’ll either get better or end up finally going in to get his ankle checked out.

Well I’m going to have a little fun on my hands over the next few days. Both my kids will be starting their March break for the next nine days so I really have to come up with some ideas to keep them occupied. We were not able to go anywhere next weekend as both my husband and I still have to work so I have to find some fun things for them to do at home. They don’t fight quite as bad as they have in the past so I’m hoping the fighting will be kept to a minimum. And if I can find some fun and interesting things for them to do maybe they won’t fight at all. Oh don’t worry I’ll keep you all updated on my sanity level for the next nine days.

So a few weeks ago I started working on a brand new quilt. I haven’t done this type of crafting in about four years so it kind of felt exciting to embark on this new project. I have the entire quilt almost cut out (which in my opinion is the boring part) and will begin sewing up the pieces sometime next week. Hopefully it turns out well and I can sell it to create the much needed extra income that we so desperately need. After I finish up with this quilt I am then going to teach myself how to make candles (already have the kit). So I have to get my rump in gear so I can finish up this project to get started on a new one. And of course I’ll keep you all posted on my progress.

So if your a parent like I am then I’m pretty sure a lot of you are dreading the week after next. That particular week will be the kid’s March break from school and we will have them home for nine days. It’s great for the kids but in a lot of ways it’s not great for us parents. Sure there will be some of you who have purchased disney packages so the kids will get a great vacation but for those of us who still have to work during this small break these little fun vacations just are not in the cards. Hopefully I can find something fun and creative for the kids to do. Otherwise I think I might be in for a week of fighting. They don’t fight quite as much as they used to but if the past is any indication of what might happen in the future I think I might be counting the days until March break is over, not when it begins.

I never get sick! Yes sometimes I do headaches but as far as any illness to talk about I normally don’t get sick. Well about a month ago I had the flue very bad. Actually that’s the first time I’ve had the flue in about three years so I just suffered my way through it. Well now I’m sick with a cold. I’m not sleeping at night, I’m all stuffed up and now today I have a serious headache. So I think after I’ve completed this post I’m going to shut my computer down and get a little rest. I have to work tonight so hopefully with a little rest I’ll feel a whole lot better and be ready to work my shift. If not…. it’s going to be one long shift. So have a great day and I’ll be sure to talk to you all soon.

A couple of weeks ago I went to Walmart and purchased some material to start making quilts once again. I haven’t quilted in a long time so thought this might be something I’d like to get back into. Well after two weeks of cutting fabric I now remember why I stopped quilting. All this cutting is almost as bad as considering spinal laser surgery. Not really but things are going really slow and yes, I’m getting a little frustrated. I still have half the quilt to cut out before I can get to the fun sewing part. But I’ll keep plugging away at. After all I spent the money on the material so I really need to see this thing completed. Hopefully then I can sell it at a reasonable price and then all this cutting will be so worth it. And as usual I keep you all posted on my progress.

So last night I finally got my last T-4 that I needed to do up my taxes to send away. And I am happy to report that I am actually getting money back this year! Yay, now maybe I won’t have to look into car title loans like I have been over the past couple of days. I think this bit of money might just be what we needed to help us get through these lean times. Plus my husband is expecting a tax refund as well and his bonus will be hear within a couple of weeks as well. So I think we might be all right once again. I don’t think we’ve been this broke in a very long time and over the next year I’m going to make sure that this never happens again. So keeping my fingers crossed that my refund check comes soon so I can stop worry so much about money all the time.