It has been overwhelming for me this week. The kids and going through all this again with Larry working. It isn't my favorite thing in the world to do but it is where we are at and it is getting things accomplished. Larry told me by New Years 2 more debts will be gone. If that is the case I will have no more debt! I finished mine last year and took on his 2 credit card debts since I could get him a lower interest rate that he had and all we will have is the new van debt and what he has left from his last credit card he has. I can't wait to tell you all when the last 2 are paid off! And that I am done with my debt and how much we have paid off! It is crazy and will surprise you all and is embarrassing but so worth paying off after 2.5 years off trying and going through getting out of debt! I haven't used a credit card in 2.5 years and my credit card amount is 0.00! I have it just in case we have an emergency and to keep our credit score good. I was so humbled when we saw our credit score when we bought the van it was 1/2 better than when we got the Kia before Hunter was born. It was fun and exciting to see it and to know we were putting money down for the van :) Baby steps but we are learning. But enough of that back to my getting things done! It just makes being overwhelmed with life to know that we are so close to being out of debt even if we all can't be together like normal families. We just want to be normal but we got us where we are right now and this is how we can get us out of our past wrongs.
I got alot done this week! I had Monday off and I took Hunter to school and Grace to daycare and came home and went to bed cause I woke up with a headache and unhappy children cause I didn't take Hunter to daycare and Grace didn't want to go to daycare. So I got home and I went to be at 9:30 am and woke up at noon! I haven't slept that well in ages and my headache was gone. I think I needed the sleep and needed to rest up. Then I went and tackled Christmas shopping and 2 birthday boys presents! 4 stores later I was done and picked up my kiddos and felt so much better about life! I also finished Grace's birthday invites for the family! My rule I made was that the kids have to have their birthday at our house until they are 5. Why? Cause I was trying to get out of debt! It is so much easier and cheaper to do parties at your house and not invite friends and their parents cause it just cost more. So Grace has one more birthday to deal with at our small house. I feel bad for family about making them all come to our house and deal with the close quarters but next year it will be different! Anyways, kids don't really have friends until Preschool or Kindergarten so this works perfectly! Her invites are pretty cute too for her dog party she even told me she loved them :) The VERY cool thing about her birthday party is her Papa will be here for it! This is the first time he will be present for her birthday! She turns 4 on January 8th and her party we are doing on January 1st so he can be here for it. I don't think she will mind that it is early she just doesn't know it. It will be a win win situation. She will have her Papa here and her Papa will be happy to be here for it. Amazing what you do for the people you love. I have always in the past done my kids birthday parties on their actual birthday so it isn't confusing for them. This year I am branching out and making my man feel a part of his daughter's birthday.
I have also gotten chores and projects done around the house and it feels so good to get them done and out of the way! I got my kids school paper bins done and I love them!
I ordered my Christmas cards! I love them! I used a groupon or Living Social for Picture People when Larry was home a couple months ago and got us to get family pics done and some of both kids! It was the best idea ever cause we bought the CD of the photo shot and now I used the pics and put them in our Christmas card! All I have to do now is drag my kiddos to Costco!
I started walking! Baby steps, but I was able to get out 2 times this week with Misha and get our walk on!
I did laundry today and I had no laundry in the washer or dryer or the basket. I started with a clean laundry room! I haven't done that in forever! It was such an awesome feeling!
I am halfway done using my candles. :)
I haven't really blogged about Hunter's hockey stuff. He passed the skating class that put him in learn to play hockey a couple months back and he was so excited and went to the first class and the first fun hockey game. He was so cute and in his element. Then that week I got a call from a lady that said they had a problem with Hunter and that he needed to go back to his skating lessons and take a few months and try to pass it again. He was the youngest in the learn to play hockey and the slowest. I was so bummed and so mad at how they approached it. I put him back in skating lessons and Hunter was so bummed cause he wanted to be with his friend and keep doing hockey but he was a trooper about it and did what he was supposed to do. So he didn't pass all the elements of the last skating class and I had been dragging my feet all week to sign him back up in that class. I called today to sign him back up in the skating class and after I did the person I was talking to asked if he was trying to be a hockey player and I said yes and she said there was a new class that was starting that he could go into! I was very hesitant cause I didn't want to go through this again and pull him out. I had the lady ask his coach if he was ready and I got the call he could go into this new class! I am so excited for my Buddy! I signed him up! It doesn't work with my work schedule but with my mom's help and Larry's too when he is home we will get him there! When I picked Buddy up after school I replayed the voicemail of the lady saying his coach said he could go to the class to learn to play hockey and he was so happy and he told me "mama that almost makes me cry" and I told him Buddy it made me cry knowing you can go to the class to learn to play hockey! So we are back to learning to play hockey and goodbye learning to skate! And if they tell me again he can't be there I will not be happy and they will have to talk to the coach that told him he could!
My Grace has been using up paper and tape like crazy! She is my little artist and I can't keep up with her! She draws and writes so good and she is only 3.5 almost 4! If you tell her to draw something she will. If you tell her to write something she will just tell her the letter. She is crazy smart. So this year both my kids are getting something used for Christmas and I am using what I got and making it cooler for them and saving money at the same time! I would tell you what I am doing but maybe Christmas week I will I don't want to spill it! Just know that my kids will love both things and I spent maybe $100 each more or less on both of them because of the used gifts they both got! I am so excited about it all and that I came up with the idea and that I kept with my goal!
I think that is all I can think of about getting things done at least I finally blogged now I just got to take pictures with my camera and not my phone!
Here is a picture of my Buddy at his Feast at Kindergarten! My mom went for me since I had to work. The bummer part of working is you have to miss out on fun stuff like this...
But he had a great time and it didn't phase him that I wasn't there :) He is too darn handsome I can't stand it! I am so proud of him and what he has accomplished so far in his 5 year lifetime! Have I blogged that he can read up to a First Grade winter term kid and further! Yep! My Hunter he amazes me! I don't have to read books to him anymore he reads every word almost perfect! Yes, he will miss one or two here but he is dead on with reading! If I read a book wrong he will tell me cause he is reading along with me. So proud of my big boy don't know how he got so smart but he is and his sister isn't too far away from him! So proud of both my kids they are both sharp little cookies! Watch out world for my little Robinson's!
Night and hugs to you all.
Al
