I have not posted too much lately. I guess I have been so busy and dealing with some teenage issues that are well....frankly...they have been draining.
Things have not been that great. Slowly things are indeed improving. My son is home for the weekend from college. He is very broke. He asked for his Christmas money now. I went ahead and gave him half.
It is hard for him I realize. I can not help him too much. He has a job but because of some hang up he does not get paid till Nov 1st. Homecoming is over with. My daughter had fun but emotionally it was a nightmare for me. She did her share of giving me some headaches. So that is over with. Thank goodness. She had fun but it was a headache for me. She also tried for the 4th time to pass her driving test. She did not pass. It was terrible. I thought she was going to jump off a cliff she was so upset. It was sheer trama. Now she can not re-take her test for 365 days. It is discouraging to her and to me. As a single mom I would love to have her driving. I guess God sees it differently for now.

Work is going OK. I am going to apply this week to the competition and hopefully if I get hired will make $1.50 more per hour. So I am willing to switch.
I have two friends there so maybe I have a way to get hired. I would miss my buddies but $1.50 extra per hour is a great bump.

My bills seem manageable for now. I am just trying to not spend on anything silly. I did set up an envelope for Christmas money. I am stashing cash away in it. It is not very fancy but it is a good way to put some cash away. My little one is already asking about gifts. I think her Dad encourages. I wish he would stop.

I booked a painter for May and his price. I will get all the house trim painted. It needs it badly. I also hired a snow plow guy. I decided it was worth it. I can not use the snow blower and it is not realiable at all. So for not much more I have hired a truck to plow both driveways. Anything over two inches I get plowed. I am very excited about not having to deal with acres of cement to shovel. I still do my own mowing.....so that is still on my back to take care of.

I am not eating out with friends and pretty much cooking at home. We do not even order pizza. We have been making our own! I am using alot of potatoes and eggs and good basics for meals. It helps.

I am really enjoying my new church. It is the only social thing I go to. The pastor always has a good word for us. I get very encouraged. I also really like seeing lots of older folks. It feels like a real family since there are so many ages in my church. I do some chatting at work too but other than that there is little adult time for me.

I did splurge and buy some pumpkins with my little one. I use my other fall stuff every year over and over. I have some wreaths and arrangements. My porch looks darling. It lifts my spirits to see how cheery it looks. I enjoy puttering with all the fun fall stuff and making my porch look charming.

Well I need to scoot here. I wanted to check in and say hello. Hope you are all well despite all the hardships we all are facing. What can one do? Just take things one day at a time. God is in control.