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Days 12, 13 and 14 – AKA OOPS!

Even though I had full intentions of blogging even if I had no time and/or nothing to say, I guess I didn’t take into account starting a new job and trying to buy a house. Boy this week has been exhausting! It’s a good exhausting though. I really like my new job, and I don’t even mind getting up bright and early, and buying a house will be the coolest thing ever, so I can’t really hate that process either. But it’s all made for a very exhausted Arlene that doesn’t want to blog, or talk, or much of anything else! Seriously, my family ate some form of potatoes and eggs 3 out of 5 nights this week because it was filling and easy!

And honestly, tonight I spent 3 hours driving in traffic after work for a trip that should have taken 1 hour…so, let’s hope for a better blog post tomorrow, k!

I leave you with a picture of a Hyundai Accent truck I saw while driving the other day…very inventive!!

Day 11 – AKA Keep Your Hands Inside At All Times!

That is what they tell you when you get on a roller coaster, right? I honestly wouldn’t know, the only roller coasters I’ve ridden are the emotional ones. I’m seriously considering hanging one of these signs in my house though!

Today started off right….it was warmer out (a cozy 36 degrees this morning!), no fog, and I slept like a champ last night! No traffic, didn’t want to stab anyone in the face for cutting me off or driving like an idiot. Good stuff! Got to work, happy to be there. Got to work on my own, made a ton of calls, collected some money, and even splurged on some taco bell for lunch with a couple coworkers.

And here comes the first drop. Apparently I should have been more specific in my positive imagery.

Missed a call from the mortgage company, and when I listened to her voice mail, she said she wanted to talk numbers with me. Does that mean we’re approved??!!! WOOOOHOOOOOOO!!!! Smile for the photo!
So I called her back, played phone tag for a couple hours, and finally got to talk to her. Hells yes we were approved…with a 20% down payment.
And down we go.
If we had that kind of money laying around, we would already be living in a 4bd!

To say that that call crashed my mood is an understatement. I was really thankful for work at that point to keep my mind occupied and keep me from crying. But thanks to a post on FB, ’cause I feel like my friends and family need to know all of my ups and downs, I started getting in some great advice almost instantly! I was also put into contact with a friend of a friend, and so we’re starting all over again.
Let the ride back up begin.

If this doesn’t work though, we’re not going to force it, because it clearly isn’t meant to be right now. We’ll look for a nice 4bd rental that we can afford while still saving money. If that doesn’t work, we’ll rearrange everyone in our current 3bd and make it work for the time being. Ideally, we’d like to not move the family, 2 dogs, and 3 fish tanks until we move for good. But we’ll play it by ear and go with the flow. ‘Cause when you get on the roller coaster, the ride doesn’t stop until the ride controller decides, no matter how much you puke on your neighbors!

Today I leave you with a fabulous Diploma from the best trainer ever that I got at work today. It seriously made my day!!

Day 10 – AKA MELTDOWN!!

Today was a good day at work. I got to work at work for half the day, and I REALLY enjoyed it. Seriously. Let me reiterate that. I REALLY enjoyed it!! I got to run credit cards for people that were past due, then call them and tell them. I got to cut people off that weren’t paying. I got to threaten with collections, and I got told “I don’t care, I’m unemployed!” I know it sounds lame or retarded, but seriously, it was fun! I think it helps that I had a lot of training, and I’ve been training with fabulous people, AND our computer system is super user friendly. I mean, as of right now, I just can’t say enough good stuff about this company!!
Tomorrow they’re cuttin’ me loose, all by myself, at my own desk. Oh yes folks, it feels good to look forward to going to work!

Alas, my good mood was not destined to continue. Somewhere, Monday just had to rear its ugly head.

When I got home, I shared some excitement with my mom about the mortgage company asking for more information (yes, we’re still in the running for our own home!) and she proceeded to tell me that if she didn’t feel better soon we wouldn’t need to worry about a room for her. I took that to mean that she’s insinuating she’s dying, and it instantly irritated me. The woman eats non-stop, and call me crazy, but I just don’t think a dying woman eats everything in sight and talks incessantly.
So I told her she’s not dying, and continued my ritual of feeding the fish and dogs. She got mad at me, and started telling me I’m not a doctor, I don’t know what’s wrong with her, etc. I tried to explain that I know I’m not a doctor, and she just kept interrupting me, telling me I don’t care, etc. Winnie chose this moment to start randomly barking her obnoxious as hell hound dog bark. I told her to stop, my mom was still complaining, and I just lost it. I screamed at Winnie, yelled at my mom that I don’t need her shit as soon as I walk in the door, and told her she needs to think before she speaks because we don’t need to listen to her talking about dying every day when she’s clearly NOT dying. I put Winnie back in her kennel, Ty and I put on our shoes, and went to Jack in the Box for dinner.
I had full intentions of eating my yummy home-made minestrone soup with some home-made biscuits for dinner, but that just wasn’t in the cards for me tonight.

Now Ty and I are in our PJ’s, playing on our laptops in my bedroom. I feel better since my little explosion, but I do feel bad for exploding in front of Ty. I mean, it wasn’t directed at him, and he understood, but it still wasn’t right. I’m not a yeller, at or around my kids, and I don’t want to start now. Guess I’ll just have to get better at removing myself and putting myself in timeout if we’re going to make this work with her living with us.

Ugh.

I leave you with a picture of Ty and I…playing with the web cam. We decided to make it snow…since it’s so cold here right now!

 

Day 9 – AKA I Need A Tissue

I don’t know what is wrong with my lovely little boy lately, but he’s just so teary. I hate it, because I don’t know how to fix it. I keep talking to him and asking him what’s wrong, and I keep getting “I don’t know, I just feel like crying!” It breaks my heart into a thousand pieces every time it happens. He has mentioned that he’s not crazy about me going back to work, but he likes getting to go to his friend Dennis’ house after school, and I think he feels torn about that. If he had his way, he and I would just go hang out with Dennis every day after school, and cut out the pesky work thing.
He’s just a sensitive, loving boy. I know I probably baby him, and maybe I should be a bit harder on him, but he wants nothing more than to be with me all the time, and I want nothing more than to have him with me all the time. I know I’m doing horrible things for his future wife, and for the record, I’m sorry. That being said, I’m probably not going to change. The way I look at it, I only get today, well, today, and today, my baby boy needs to be loved and hugged by his mommy!
I hope this teary phase passes soon. I’m trying to give him extra attention, but I know it’s been doubly hard with the headaches I’ve been having. He did point out yesterday that my headaches started when I started work, and maybe I just wouldn’t be able to work anymore. Alas, we need a bigger house, hopefully one we own, and until we turn husband into a doctor, I’m probably going to have to work…in an office…away from home. Don’t think I’m not working on that little problem daily though!
In the mean time, we’re dolling out extra love and hugs, and tomorrow, I may just stop and get the boy some frozen yogurt at his favorite place on our way home. Anything for my baby!

I leave you with a photo from a walk I hosted today through Meetup.com. Good times were had by all!

Day 7 – AKA This Headache Is For The Birds

I don’t know what to do about these headaches. They’re making me nauseous and miserable
One of the perks to the new job is the weekly box of free organic produce! I think I’m in love!

Day 6 – AKA I Have A Headache From Hell

So I’m not writing anything…

I leave you with a picture of my friend that got married in September. She is gorgeous, and was a gorgeous bride!

Day 5 – AKA I Got A New Vacuum!

Yeah, I’m a rock star, and my congrats-on-your-new-job gift to myself was a new vacuum. Ours died months ago, and we’ve been making due with a stick vac. Oh yes, I am excited!

Day 4 – AKA I Start A New Job Tomorrow!!

Yup, that’s pretty much what’s on my mind tonight! I’m really excited, because this is a growing position, and they’re looking for someone with experience and ideas that can run with it. Um, hello, that is so me! And I really love positions that give me some freedom to have ideas and thoughts. That definitely started when I worked at Digi for Kristi. I know, that means nothing to most of you, but it was hands down my favorite job (most days) and Kristi was hands down the best boss I’ve ever had. She loved learning, and encouraged me to learn anything and everything within our company. If I was interested in projects, she’d park me with a project manager for the day. Curious about debugging, she’d turn me loose on the logging program to familiarize myself with the bugs, their fixes, and how they were found. She also encouraged ideas and growth. She didn’t believe that you should stay in one position forever, she felt like everyone should think for themselves and grow into whatever fit them. I haven’t had a job or boss like that since, and it really seems like this place is going to. Let’s hope I’m not writing on here tomorrow saying the exact opposite!

We’ve decided to part ways with a couple of our scaley friends. We had an Albino Tiger Oscar, about 6 inches long, and we adopted a regular Tiger Oscar from a neighbor that hated him, about 7 inches long. Shockingly, the two oscars hate each other, so Husband had to build a partition in their tank to keep them separated. That’s all well and good, but a 45 gallon tank isn’t big enough for them being separated, and if you know oscars, you know they are DIRTY fish, so the partition is already super nasty, even with a pleco, and it’s only been in there a week. No bueno. So I’m going to get some good pictures of them and post them on Craigslist. Find them a home with someone that is head over heels in love with oscars and wants to care for their messy ways.

As I type this, I’m chugging some EmergenC. As luck would have it, the new job also brings with it a new cold. Trust me, it’s totally how my body rolls. I could be a house wife for 17 years and have 1 cold. Tell my body it’s going back to work time, and it instantly rebels. But it’s cool.  I have a fridge full of oranges, and more will power than a 2 year old with a sucker. I give this cold a day to back off! As I was saying though, EmergenC…it’s not bad tasting. I think I mixed it with too much water last time, ’cause this time I was too lazy to fill up my water bottle, and mixed it with about 4 ounces. WAY better tasting than when I followed the directions!! May have to drink this stuff more often now!

Christmas has officially left our house. It does look a tad bare. I need Ariel to paint some more so I can hang them up around the house (she got an easel and art stuff for Christmas). Today, I leave you with her first two paintings.

Day 3 – AKA Ummm….

You know, considering this is my blog, where I can write whatever I want, I sure spend a lot of time not sure what to write sometimes. Today is definitely one of those days. I want to complain about my mom, but she’s already gotten enough time on here. More than she deserves. I could talk about my poor Winnie’s swollen Veterinarian (Ty’s word!) but that’s gross and nobody really wants to know (let’s hope heat is over soon!) I could talk about all of the potential changes going on, and how I’m not letting them drive me crazy, but then they might start to drive me crazy, so we’ll skip that too.

So.

Ummm.

Everyone ready for the Super Bowl?

Yeah, really, I have nothing today.

I leave you with a fabulous picture of my kidlets last year at a lake I greatly miss in Oregon.