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[mnm'z]

Morning ~

Why can't life just go smoothly? All I want out of life is to work and be able to pay bills and be content with my friends and family (I secretly wish for winning the lottery, but I am realistic)... there is always something happening to throw a crowbar into the works. DH is getting demoted now. I guess they're changing things around at work and they no longer need his position. He has a choice of going to production or going on unemployment. We all know the unemployment route, but if he goes to production he has to take a $2.50/hr pay cut and he is not a strong production worker. Some people have the coordination and the speed to be able to do this and my DH does not. He's never been a good production worker and has lost every job he's had because of it. It's his choice of what he wants to do, but the options suck!

I don't know why this crap keeps happening... when DH and I met he kept telling me that he's cursed... I didn't believe him, of course, and kept re-assuring him that he's full of it. He doesn't have a ton of self-confidence and I truly thought he was just being hard on himself. Well, as it turns out, bad stuff just KEEPS happening and I feel like I'm in this tornado like whirlwind and everything is spinning out of control. Is it possible for a person to have a curse or something? I don't know anymore, I just keep waiting for a break somewhere...

I went through my binder last night and purged all of my expired q's and I'm nearly starting over now. I couldn't believe how long it's been since I did much with my binder and/or couponing. I was pulling some q's from January...

[julieduck]

Sorry Mnm'z. That does suck. I hope things look better for you soon.

Around here we are busy in the yard. Lots of gardening chores and expansion projects. Sometimes scratching our heads wondering why this plant died and another one lives. Getting ready to write a 100th post on my blog. I've become very interested in becoming more self-sufficient and less dependent on store shopping. A work in progress.

Turns out this is something we need to do because Lil'D will be out of school for the summer and we have not been able to find someone who can watch her. We'll be taking a $400 per month paycut. We've started scaling back to get ready.

So far this book has been very helpful. I checked it out from the library. It has all kinds of the old basic recipes.

[tiffinpa]

MNM'z- I feel so bad for you and your DH. This whole economy/recession thing is going in a downward spiral and hasn't gotten any better. We can be here for you to offer you support and words of encouragement and I'm sure we call all relate to feeling hopeless at one time or another and really questioning things in our lives.
I still haven't found a job since losing mine in Jan and we're starting to struggle a bit here and there; but it's not too bad right now. Sometimes I think DH spends more frivolously than he should while at the same time he tells me not to spend any $. WTH? Sure am glad April is over with. On a sad note I've dealt with 3 deaths (DH's gramma, one of DH's friends he grew up with passed away from an extremely rare, aggressive form of lung cancer and the woman I knew,Angie, who struggled with cancer for 8 years passed away on Thursday.) Both DH's friend and mine were only 40 years old. My oldest DS is very good friends with Angie's son and he's coming over today in just a little bit. I feel so bad for him; he's only 17 and now doesn't have him mom who raised him as a single mom all his life. Whoa....enough depressing stuff!
On a positive note, I loved my trip to OR (could have done without the long plane rides though) to visit sis and her family. Just got done posting lots of pics to my Facebook account. Gonna clean the house and organize my q's. Time to go through them and purge again. Have some from January!!

[Coupon_Queen]

Mnmz, sorry to hear about DH's job. Just keep your eyes on Jesus and He will get you through. Tiff sorry for your losses and hope you're doing well. Got your BBW Q in the mail.

Getting ready for my trip to see DH next weekend. He calles last night, and said he'll call again Tuesday to let me know he's passed his last test and is a Sailor officially. Bought a cheap umbrella stroller at Target (to manuever the airports with) last night. Did a great Wags run this morning. I really am getting better at it. Now if I could just shop that way at the grocery store, I'd be set. I'm really startring to get more stuff for less $$ at Wags, and I need to find a shelter to donate to.

Heading off to clip 2 more papes worth of Qs, yesterday my 4 papers did not have P&G. Today's did. So now I have 6 sets of RP & SS. Its almost too much clipping. Anyhoo have a great week ladies, Tiff, Mel, Nerdy, Mnmz, Julie, Mo6, and everyone else.

[scmedasst]

Good afternoon my friends. So sorry about your hubby's work demotion. I'll keep you and your family in my prayers.

If you need some, I've got an uncut SmartSource or 2 from last week, and will have 2 from this week, when my clipper sends them (I was missing them in a couple of papers, and the clipper was my best option and she only does it in qty of 5 sets.) I could get some of them out to you tomorrow.

[Irishaod66]

Hello everyone! Seems like everyone has been having a crazy week. Well, add me to the list.... my Dad is back in the hospital with congestive heart failure. DH & I took a quick (6hrs) run up to CT and came back the same nite. DH is use to driving that many hrs since he's a truck driver. I'm worn out. My dad is stable now...hopefully he'll be back home w/in the week. On a good note... we went to Superfresh today... b4 q's and savings card... $187.17 OOP... $35.22 Of course the cashier gave me a hard time, so I just walked over to the mgr for help. I bought some clearance things and cashier didn't want to take the q's. Let's see.... the customer is always right. (at least most of the time) I just wanted to get home... now it's time to cook some chicky bird on the grill. I hope everyone has a good week....

[julieduck]

Wow. Pretty dead around here. Maybe we need new coffee. I'm working on making my own vanilla extract and growing my own Stevia. Have one plant and a bunch of seeds. Have to do some serious mowing tomorrow.

[mnm'z]

LoL, julie - maybe they don't like Maxwell House, I used to serve Folgers so maybe I should go back. LOL!

DH's step-daughter is living with us for a minute (read here for the story) and I am not a happy camper. I was finally completely honest with DH about her last night. I can't stand this girl and I didn't like her even before DH and I met. We used to work together so I knew her pretty well and didn't like a bit of her. I told him that I only tolerate her existence because she and the boys are important to him, however, that may change after her stay here. I'm not holding back with her, I'm going to let my feelings flow. She's not a good mother, several times I've seen the boys with food smeared on their faces and she chuckles as she says "it's peanut butter/jelly from yesterday". Really? You just admitted that? I don't say this very often about a mom, but she's terrible and those boys deserve a better life than they can have with her.

She's choosing to be away from her kids on Mother's Day. She wants to go to a concert in Detroit, so her 2 boys will be with their daddy and the third will be with his oldest sister. Does that make sense to you? Give up mom's day for a concert? She just makes one irresponsible decision after another and her boys are suffering. I wonder how much of the 12 year olds problems are because of his life with her. I'm guessing his sever anger issues deal with her and the instability she gives them.

Please keep reminding me that I do not own a Bed and Breakfast or a Hotel and my front door is not revolving. She is supposed to leave Friday and I told DH she's not coming back.

[momofsix]

Good morning everyone! Sorry to hear so many are having difficulties right now! Praying for strength for all! I know how it feels when it seems nothing can go right.....9 years ago, starting with the needlestick from an AIDS patient, caught Hep C from the same patient, husband of 19 years left 2 days later. Wrecked my car 2 months later, went on Interferon for 6 months for the Hep C, surgery 6 months after that, furnace went out, AC went out, grandmother, 4 uncles, 3 aunts died within 2 years of each other, son lost his leg in Iraq and my father died within 6 weeks of each other, house got broken into and my truck was stolen........these are just the high notes! Point is...there is a light at the end of the tunnel. The darkest hours are before the sun rises! I am convinced the Lord sent all these trials for me to become closer to Him.....it worked and now I couldn't be happier! Of course, am always prepared for disaster as that is life........hang in there.....it will get better!

[julieduck]

My trial for the day: Lil'D knocked out her crown on her front tooth and it's nowhere to be found. We're going to the dentist this morning to weigh our options (new crown versus just pulling the darn thing).

This afternoon I hope to get the mowing started.