Man ... think it's time to go back to bed...
Good morning, this is me again … we just finished writing the previous email to our son. We never think we’re going to post when we write, because most of the time we don’t, but sometimes you’ve invested time and energy into explaining something and it becomes relevant to where we are in our posts, so things get copied over … Then we hope our sons don’t shoot us. NOOOOOOOOOO they’re not violent, but you never know! TEASING!We saw our youngest son yesterday and it was very, very nice, but out of courtesy, we won’t tell you his life story, but for the record he is TERRIBLY interesting! I know, I know … it’s a mom-thing. We didn’t get home until about 8 or 8:30 and then we soon jumped into bed. There’s nothing better than having sons … they are soooo cool!
Well ok, can’t talk about that … better move on. Maybe we should have breakfast and medicine first … then we’re going to want to get ourselves over to school work. That’s a pretty good idea, right?
Whoops one side diversion already … we stopped at school for a moment to see where all that was at. There were about a dozen comments to read nothing much. One of the students though responded to our teasing about feet up and umbrellas by commenting on Margaritaville. Hehehe I love it when they do that. Shows a natural responsiveness and attention to light humor. You have to be careful though not to upset anyone, or leave anyone hanging. Better let that one go now though. Don’t want to be on the flirting side of the page.
OK OK serious now … It’s already almost 9 am … we are going to want breakfast and medicine … better bring in the phone, because I think we’re out of one of them. And nearly out of another we need to tell Dr. M. about. Hmm, I guess that’s first.
Ok, medicine, called some in, and ate breakfast … now 9:11 am. That’s pretty good … she said it would be about 10 am, but I know she has to call one in at another agency. The one medicine is particularly important because its for the anxiety, so we got dressed, just need to slip on socks and shoes. We realized when we were back in the kitchen that a snow plow was operating out there, so I guess it did some snowing on us. I knew there would be some most likely overnight, but I guess that will need to be good enough. OHHHH yah forgot … we’re supposed to go back to the dealer later this afternoon. That’s going to take some doing, because its way cross-town. We’ll need to do that prior to rush hour, I think … or maybe after … I don’t know … don’t have that down yet. I am not looking forward to that trip … there was two reasons. Hmm, maybe just to get keyless things and check window washer. Not sure … think that’s it … got to tell them I don’t know where the owners thing is on the old car so that’s going to cost us $65 more. I better talk to my friend.
Ok, we left a message there. Sure be nice if he had some time off today to go with me. I really don’t want to meet those people by myself again. Something still has to happen about getting enough money to pay for the deposit and we know somehow we gotta pay that $65 and yesterday we couldn’t find our credit card. Not saying that our friend though should pay … just can’t pay the people while we’re up there. My bank account says we have like $38. Going to need finding that card though. We felt like we looked everywhere last night won’t know what to do if we can’t scrounge it up. Trying to think through the last time we used it. I know we had it for gas when we filled up the car on Wednesday. Not remembering past that. Last night split the bill and paid cash cuz we couldn’t find the card. Ohh looking at the bank statement now … we used it for Dr. Marvin’s parking on Thursday night. About $100 taken out for school loan and past credit, but other than that haven’t used it. So, what did we have on hand on Thursday night and what were we wearing, and did we see it on Friday? Our saved on AOL doesn’t show us buying anything on Friday or Saturday – no on-line purchases made.
Hmm, one of my prescriptions is ready, but the other one they didn’t note. It’s the anxiety they got done, but we’ll wait the extra ½ hour and hope for the other one to be done too. Or, we’ll give them another call and check to see what’s happening.
They had to fill that one from another location. Better give them some time.
Should probably get on shoes and socks? The checking account says $73.24, but we’re figuring sister is holding a $50 check. We’re going to have medical bills in about a week, but should get next check by Wednesday or Thursday good for Saturday/Monday usage. Shoot car place is going to want something. Medicine will cost a minimum of $20. Man oh man … tight. Think first car payment on the first or third of the month. That’s not good either. Going to need paying that with next check and rent out of the first check, and we’re going to need paying some other bills too and I think we’ve got an auto-headache. Going to need taking care the best we can … sure like not to go to the dealer by ourselves. The immediate plan is for them to knock off $500 toward the car selling new for $14,800. Like to have our friend there though. We’ll have to see. Suppose I still should get on my shoes and socks.
We’re not calming down all on our own. NEED to be getting in some school. We’re going to need a parking permit and a city sticker too. Can’t pay for all that today though … Have to wait … think city is like $30. AHA! It’s only $10.80, but I need to bring in proof of sale. Ok, just gotta remember … Might need our friend to find the place though. We’ve been there just don’t know how to get there … it’s in inner-city where we don’t know … at a loss without our Selma. Think we’ve got til 4 pm most days. Should do it sooner than not though, because they look for that sort of stuff. Hmm, some kind of mail needs to go to the car dealership. I think something to verify housing. Won’t be able to do $10 to city without credit card … don’t have that much cash. Ok ok … here breath!!!
Ok, shoes on … breath … hmm, this is because maybe no medicine?? Maybe we really have to do that sooner than later. Should probably find the apartment rental place and get that sticker too … just gotta remember where it is … just down the block from Walgreens, just hard to pickout. Don’t want my car towed away though. That’s for sure … that one is free. AND, Walgreen’s doesn’t need the card. So that’s two things done at once. We need shampoo, but it’ll have to wait. We can do this, right? Should we call first? Ok, why don’t we try that. Good I’m glad I called … they have the second one ready now … we just gotta wait another 20 minutes. We’ll try to hold on, because we don’t want to make two trips of be without the second come tomorrow morning. BREATH!!!
I know more caffeine would help, right?
Ok, we’re going to try focusing on something else. Can’t do school yet, is there anything else?
Hope my friend calls soon. Like to talk to that Insurance/loan person too, but not til tomorrow, right? Pretty sure that my bank isn’t going to want to give me a loan, because we’re always getting charged for non-sufficient funds. I don’t trust places with consolidation loans, but that would be the next avenue. Only thing we could consolidate is medical and car. I wonder if we could cut down cable bill … we’ve gotten used to having a phone, but the TV portion is not necessary. Well that wasn’t much, but it was something. The lady at Comcast took down my cable bill by $22 for the next 6 months. So, Cable on computer goes from $41, down to $19. That means like a savings of at least $120 over time . That’s saving me at least $20 for now. Let’s keep looking at our expenses. Ok, there goes another one … we canceled Netflix. There’s no time to watch them with school anyway. That saves another $20. We can’t cancel the audio blog for posting videos cuz we pay that in advance and is already done, plus we’ll lose our video’s if its gone. Plus that’s only $4.13 average a month. Though we need to consider the $15 music. I think that one is next. $23 for gym is a two year contract. Ok, asked to speak to customer service on the URGE music … If I can stop that … it will be another $15 we won’t need to pay for that will mean. $35 gone per month plus another $20 per month for the next 6 months. $55 savings good. Every bit will help.
Hmm, now we’re stuck again … We are checking on what it takes to get rid of urge.
So far we’ve been given a ticket number. It is always a gripe when companies won’t give you a phone number. This service isn’t obligated to get back to me other than in 3 days time. We also have a music service Musicmatch at work. Somehow that isn’t working at home, so today I though why not delete or remove that program from the computer and try it again … I think both programs do the same just one’s been at home and the other work, BUT I think we have music match paid for lifetime cost where the other was monthly … In getting rid of monthly cost we jeopardize not getting music at home. BUT, all this remove program gives me is a blank instalshield wizard that isn’t progressing its setup status. That’ like to say it can’t be removed if we can’t get past that screen.
Ok, we’re having problems … It’s now 12:34 pm. We’re typing over the shoulder of Missy. We’ve been watching some news clips. We strayed down that path apparently after reading our afternoon email, which carrys the afternoon version of the Chicago Tribune. It’s always hard to tell which story grabs our attention. Thinking mostly of the 4 kids who died in Oswego from drinking. The driver was 23 but drunk and there were 9 people in the 5 person car total on a Saturday morning at 2:30 am. It just goes downhill from there we just watch … maybe 6 or 7 newstories were then watched. We need to break the focus. We’re back from the drug store … and for the record we did take the anxiety pill, but am still having trouble. I got pulled over by the police. I didn’t even realize he was in back of me, but he pulled up aside me when I went into the pharmacy parking lot. He said he had another call to go on, but that I’d been doing 40 in a 30 mile zone and it was slippery. I didn’t even know. The car just picks up speed and wants to go and its hard to watch the speedometer – or at least its different because its on the side and the numbers are small. Not to say though impossible. I remember how hard I concentrated on keeping the right speed coming home from my sons. We are going to really need focusing and there is no cruise control on it. I think it’s a couple hundred dollar expense.
I think that is one of the reasons the news story was so hard to follow … the 23 year old driving all those kids drunk. Her life is about now over. They are charging her with reckless homicide under the influence of alcohol. She was supposed to be going too fast. Ok, I didn’t kill anyone, but it’s still serious … I have been pulled over for speeding, once coming about 15 years ago and another time about 10-11 years ago … the first week after having gotten the grand am. Hadn’t realized the speed then either. Ok … breathe!!!!! It’s over … I feel like I’m going to cry. Ok, we gotta stop that … shhhh … be ok. PLEASE?!
One moment your just driving and the next you’re a criminal. The margin is too thin. Ok, ok … just canceled appointment with our friend to go to dealer. Told him how spacey we were and he didn’t argue because he had to get some of his work done.
He said then he could stay late until 6 pm and that he’d talk to me later. I know that I have to do some work too. Really have to do it, but we’re wired bad … I was thinking this might be one of those times we should lie down for a bit.
I’m the one that looks like this.
posted by Ann Marie @ 2/12/2007 12:57:00 PM
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