Yes right in the pocket of my spring coat that I ATTEMPTED to wear yesterday! I nice rolled up $20 bill. I was trying so hard to feel spring like by wearing my spring coat...forget it!!! IT IS STILL SO COLD HERE!!!!! At least I found some money--is that cool to us frugal people or what??
I got my check in the mail for delivering newspapers...$28.00. Not too bad for such a small amount of work once a week.
Got my dd's matress set delivered this morning. It is nice and fresh. We just have to get her room put together. I bought three sets of small shelves at BIG LOTS.....that was $60.00. I have to put them all together. Pain in the neck.....oh well....it is worth it. She will likely stay better organized. Everything is pink already in her room and some things are Littlest Pet Shop themed. So Happy Birthday to her!! Her old bed is going to a friend. All my kids used this bed....so I was glad to see it go and YET, part of me was sad to see it go. It is nothing special....just an IKEA bed, but it had alot of sentiment tied up with it I guess. Oh well..it is OK. My parents may come up Sunday to bring her headboard they made for her. I talked to my mom today and she seemed bothered for some reason. I think she does not like that I am very busy. I felt kinda bad as they do not seem to mind the kids are not here when they might visit.....that hurt my feelings a bit....as I wish they would find that important. They tend to visit me much less than my sister, her two kids and husband. They will stay for days with her and her family and help her out with many things--yet with me...they practically make my house a pit stop. I have never figured that out. I think the last time we saw them was at Christmas. They live about 2 1/2 hrs away---so I am not sure what is going on. They keep telling me they want to help me with things around the house....but they never stay or visit long enough. My mom tends to get funky on me at times.....I have to remember it is not my doing. They may stop by on Sunday so we will see. I plan on doing all furniture moving myself and building the shelves.....I have to keep doing things myself and not counting on others at this point in my life. That is reality.
I have to keep on moving forward and learning to be happy where I am in life be it with money or with others. It is always best to deal in reality and not in fantasy.
I have to get to the bank to transfer money to pay my taxes gosh darn it. I promise to stop whinning about taxes very soon.
Have a good day everyone.
I found $20!
April 3rd, 2008 at 03:17 pm
April 3rd, 2008 at 03:34 pm 1207236849
Parents! Go figure. I often wonder at mine as well. My Mother seems to get more needy as she ages and it is a hard sell. Not that I don't respond to her needs, it's just she's always been SUCH a VITAL independent person and a travel bug, so she was always gone. Now to have her calling weekly asking when I'm coming? A big difference. One that I'm trying to accomodate, but with a non-driver kiddo here at home getting him to work really chops up the day making it difficult to get down to see her.
You've got the right spirit, her going funky is on her and you can't always know what's causing it, so best not to read too much into it.
I don't think you're whiny!
April 3rd, 2008 at 05:49 pm 1207244959
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My parents are now coming up on Sunday. None of my kids will be home...so that puzzles me. It just seemed like they were happier to come up without having to deal with kids???? Well my dad IS bringing his tool box so he will help put shelves together now. I am going to stay open and flexible in the attitude deaprtment. I am pretty sure I am not going to tell my girls about their visit as it would hurt way too much and I don't have the energy to explain dysfunctionality to them.
I told my little one to expect more fun to occur in her room. She was so happy with her new bed today and new bedding.....I told her the birthday fairy is making some stops in her room this weekend. She had such a sweet whimsical look on her face....priceless!
Hopefully it will be all nice, fresh and organized for her when she gets back on Sunday night from dad's. My mom found some el cheapo flower pots that are hot pink to use as organizers. I also have some nice boxes for her new shelves and a new little lamp. Darling.