Thursday, February 12, 2009

So Soon...

I can't believe how quickly Lent is coming up. It's just over a week away... Part of me is excited because it's always been my favourite season. Even better - I should be able to fast this year. I'm still nursing, but it's not like last year when she was barely starting solids lol. But... It'll be the first time in awhile, first I was pg then nursing... I'm a bit nervous about it. Granted I know I'm over thinking it... It's really not hard to go from midnight to noon w/out eating for two whole days that are about 6 weeks apart from each other. The rest of it (no meat on Fridays) was doable even while pg... But on top of all that... I have no idea what else I'm going to do. I always give up soda's so that's a given. I've thought about giving up other sweets but I'm not sure... I also really want to pray the rosary more often. Problem with that is I've failed at that one every year for the past few... Which is why I'm aiming at maybe every Friday during Lent... I don't know... My husband was talking about giving up WOW but he may do that anyway just from lack of time. Sigh...

Wednesday, February 11, 2009

Please Don't Do Something Stupid

I just talked to my mother... am kind of regretting having called (wanted to ask a question) because I know she's going to twist around what I said and I'm gonna get blasted by other family members over this... But...

Once agian she is upset over work. Anytime anything happens she blaims it on "discrimination". It's always because she's "white". Today it's so and so getting the weekend off yet again when she'd already asked for it... Granted it's possible that's the reason (unfortunately discrimination exists in all forms) but I'm sorry, I've started to doubt that excuse long ago... Everything is because of it.

I get her being upset over losing a weekend off... I really do. It's not right that she never gets one... But she's talking about going to her co-working and confronting her! Was saying that she's going to call her a brown noser to her face and stuff... I'm sorry, but that is not a good idea! She's gonna get herself fired that way. She flat out can't afford that! I just hope she calms down before she goes back in... unfortunately I have a feeling my grandmother will be called and that's just going to fuel the flames.

Saturday, February 7, 2009

Ironies...

I don't have much time.. I have to get ready for the hafli tonight. But just had to share...

I was looking for the camera (so I can take it with me lol) and couldn't remember where I put it last. I don't have a lot of time so first thing (person really) to pop into my mind is St. Anthony. So I quickly ask him to help me find the camera (pray for me that is)... and remember the candle I have for him. So I walk over to the candle and what did I find? The camera sitting right beside it!

Friday, February 6, 2009

What Did I Do?

Seriously... It's been one of those days.

We went to the store... and the baby threw a fit... Finally we just left.

Walking back, stupid people wouldn't let me cross the street. Yes they were stupid. Anyone who sticks their car halfway out into the street in heavy traffic blocking the pedestrian crossing fits that description in my opinion.

I get home to find a voice mail... friend worried, I get online to check out her info, enough said there... but it ends in us talking on the phone...

When I washed a pan to cook dinner and burn my hand...

And then walk into a freaking wall.

Oh no... It doesn't stop there.

My SIL gets online. Ok, so we have different opinions on just about everything. That's a given. Very different parenting styles... and I'm fine with that. But we start talking about dr's appointments and vax's (since we just had them) and I mentioned that at her 12 months we would have had 4 (ugggh... I wish we could afford to space them out one at a time) but managed to avoid that since we skipped the flu vax. As you can imagine, she did the flu one and said she'd rather her daughter get it than get sick... very understandable (I won't fault anyone for that), but I explianed why I will not give it... and she took it as an attack! Made a comment about how she's done the research and everything. (I never said she didn't... didn't say she was wrong... Said this is why I won't do it)

Then goes on to how dr's are saying things are bad now, but we survived it... I'm sorry, but.... ??? Come on... That's the one argument that aggrivates me the most. Yes some lady on cafemom survived her mother strapping her in the backseat in a bucket, but are you going to do it? Stick w/ the I've done my research and would rather my child get the vax than get sick (this is me on 99.9% of them too) it's a good responce... I won't fault anyone for saying it, whether I agree or not. Anyways, I normally don't get hot over this topic... I see both sides of the fence on it...

No it just bothered me the way she said it... as if I was putting her down, when I really wasn't. (Seriously I've gone back and reread it lol...)

I just had a nice conversation w/ my neighbor though. Is funny because I explained that last part... He does the flu vax's and didn't see why she was upset either. Was nice to vent about everything though...

Wednesday, February 4, 2009

Budget

In the past we've used the MS Money program to keep up with our budget. I absolutely loved it. Unfortunately it was a free trial and ended... I tried to keep up w/out it, but I knew I was failing miserably.

Skip forward to this week... We're finally able to afford to buy it. I had all sorts of problems trying to download it lol, but as of a few hours ago it's up and running. Yes I'm thrilled (seriously).

But I'm also shaking my head in disbelief... I knew we've eaten out more than we should lately. We had a celebration dinner, then took out my MIL for her bday... had a couple oops dinners where we were being lazy... Not all together of course, but still more often than we should. Plus my husband's been getting food at school and work (although he's already stopped at work.. He's taking lunches now). But even knowing all that... Seeing the pie chart show that we've spent more eating out than we have on groceries this month (or this last month) really got me. We need to stop that... Now.