While being smart enough to know no one would be home, these theives were pretty stupid at the same time. They took the GameCube, but none of the wireless controllers that were ON TOP OF the system. They didn't go into Hubby&My room cuz my iPod, that was in plain sight, is still there. They also didn't take the Flip Camera nor the video camera that were both in the living room. And they took *almost* all of the video games that were sitting with the PS3--including LAST year's Madden game--but left THIS year's Madden game sitting next to the TV. Also, Jenny's jewelry they did leave behind included one of the most valuable rings that she has.
Sadly, we think it may have been a personal attack against the household instead of just some shady person we know taking advantage of an empty house and poorly locked doors. So we all feel even more violated.
Hubby was supposed to work today, but they were nice and told him he could come in late or take the entire day if he needed. He's already got our bank account stuff taken care of (cuz of all the info on my puter), and has already been to the store to pick up some dead bolts for all the doors and the kits to install them. Poor guy's PTSD was triggered by all of this and he's a nervous wreck.
I'm at work right now, but the world must think we're closed because I've taken a grand total of 3 calls in 3 hours. heh. Lets hope it continues. I may have more to post.
- Mood:
confused
- Mood: confused
- Mood:
excited
At any rate, WHO WANTS TO GO????? :)
- Mood: excited
The day didn't start out so bad. Work was normal. Somehow a ladybug got on my shoulder during our team meeting. Calls were constant, but people weren't too bad. The last call of the day was interesting, though. Dude complained about how we wldn't help him, but then refused to send in needed pwk. He ended up hanging up on me. The day only got worse from there.
Sometime in the middle of the day, Hubby messaged me that his laywer that's helping w/the estate stuff may have a buyer for the house for $60k. All day long I prayed and prayed and prayed and prayed that this buyer would like the house and want to buy it. When I got into the car, the story was much different. Hubby had gone over to the house to walk thru it w/the lawyer and the investor who wanted the property. After the walk-thru, the investor sd that the house had so much wrong with it that he wld only pay $20 to $30 for it. There are other details and stuff we're going to try to do, but at that moment in time I was just absolutely and completely crushed. I had gone from 'hopeful for a sale' to 'no sale and gee it ain't worth more than the debt of the estate'. Add to that the fact that I've been fighting a huge depression about money in general and I felt like Garfield looks in that pic up there, but I wished that the "Y" was actually on my head. We have been counting on the extra money from the sale of this house since Feb to pay off our debts and maybe start getting a head for once. I felt as tho I had been let down by God, and on top of that Hubby was also distressed and so instead of consoling each other we got into an argument. By the time I got home I just couldn't function at all and tried to go to bed, but just ended up crying and praying for hours. When I was finally feeling somewhat functional again I started to get dressed to go raid the kitchen. 'Bout the same time Jenny came into my room and sd Laura had called and invited us to El Aguila to meet her, her husband Josh, and a friend of hers Liz.
fin
Monday
Got to work on time. Work was normal. Worked a bit of overtime at the end of the day.
While I was at work, Hubby called to let me know that the Cable/Internet had been shut off. We knew this was going to happen and we had previously talked about the fact that we would be without TV and Internet for about a week at the end of the month. In his VM, tho, he asked if we cld just pay the bill and take the NSF hit since I would get paid on Friday. When I called back, he was already in bed for the day so I talked to Jenny. I'm sick of so much of my money going toward NSF fees and I wanted to do the right thing so I confirmed with Jenny and Eddie that it was OK to just leave it off for the week. What I didn't know was the total chaos and stress that was going to cause when I got home. Hubby had a breakdown and freaked out on me about "punishing" him for not having a job. I told him I wasn't punishing him and that the concept didn't make any sense since I would then be punishing the rest of the house too for him not having a job. I tried to explain that wasn't the case and that I was sick of being so irresponsible, and *that* was why I didn't want to pay the bill until I actually got paid. We ended up in a screaming match that lasted for a good long time until I was so frustrated that I walked out of the house. I was shaking so badly from my anger that I had to do *something*. Hubby followed me out and we calmed down while we walked and talked things out and came to an understanding that basically meant he got his way, but that he was going to make finding a job his top priority going forward so that we wldn't have this problem again. So Cable/Internet was paid and turned back on and there was much rejoicing. Yay.
The whole day wasn't a waste, though. Before he came to pick me up from work, Hubby did get an application submitted to Gordmans. Then earlier in the day Jenny was able to get a hold of a plumber to fix the kitchen sink that had been broken for like a week. Also, Mandy--a friend of Jenny's and mine that we hadn't seen in quite a while--came over to hang out and helped Jenny get the kitchen cleaned up from a week of not being able to do dishes. She also helped Jenny make a great dinner of breaded baked chicken, and sour cream-bacon-and chive mashed potatoes.
This is where I admit to watching Gossip Girl and liking it. It's Eddie's fault. There is just something about the storyline and the actors that draws me to it. It was a new episode. Chuck opened a club/hotel with a Chicago Speakeasy party on Halloween, but the liquor license he got was fake (a sneaky trick by his evil uncle) so he called the police and busted himself for the publicity. Blair was the one who scored the fake liquor license for Chuck, but she thought it was real and that she was doing him a favor. She was trying to make up for lying to him in the last episode, but he didn't want her to cuz he wanted to prove himself. They made up, but Sarena ended up getting mad at Blair for creating a paparazi blitz for her clients that wasn't wanted at the time. She turned it into a positive thing tho and got to keep her job.
Tuesday and Wednesday
Heh, I'm not sure what happened cuz it's already next week now. :) Wait...on Tuesday, 90210 and Melrose Place were re-runs, but I hadn't seen them so I was glad I caught them. Yeah, this is where I admit to watching 90210 and Melrose Place and liking them. :) Also Eddie's fault.
On Wednesday I couldn't believe it wasn't Thursday.
Thursday
Tweets
- My back is killing me. :( Laid down in the break area to stretch it out. People kept asking me if I needed help. Heh!5:34 PM Oct 29th from txt
- @PinkyGhost414 I should have good to law on one of the leather couches we have in the bldg next to mine. :)9:06 PM Oct 29th from txt
- @PinkyGhost414 Ewwwwwwwwww!!9:07 PM Oct 29th from txt
- @PinkyGhost414 maybe you will get worms like Fry! Heh :)9:09 PM Oct 29th from txt
When I got out of the shower, my back hurt. So, I laid down--and promptly fell asleep and was an hour late to work. My back kept hurting all day long, hence the tweet. Paula replied that she napped at work on break in a booth in the basement one time and no one knew she was there. Then later she tweeted that she ate 3/4s of a sandwich out of a vending machine before she realized it was all moldy on part of it.
I only took half an hour lunch so that I wouldn't have to take as much time unpaid. That wasn't so bad, but I really enjoy my hour lunches. However, I didn't have any food cuz I thought people were bringing stuff for the company-wide food day for Halloween. Some people dressed up. I thought about it, but didn't. Last food day we had, I bought $50 worth of "Salad-on-a-Stick" and no one ate any of it, so I figured I'd just eat everyone else's food. And we didn't really have the money for me to bring anything. Well, turns out no one on my team was feeling very "festive" and there was no food to be had in our dept. My supe was really nice and gave me one of those Dinty Moore thingies and the company handed out cookies so I didn't starve. Worked late again, then homeward.
Since I was getting paid on Friday, and we were out of food, Jenny and I went to Dahl's and wrote a check for some groceries and some cash. Then we were naughty and went to El Aguila. We went to the one over on Beaver this time cuz it's closer to Laura. The group included Jenny, Laura, Hubby, and me. We had a pretty good time. Hubby spent most of the time in the restroom (as per usual) heh :) The food was good, but the one over here in Normandy Plaza is better.
Friday
Tweets
- Sweet dude! 3 pizzas, 2 orders crazy bread, 2 two liters, 1 order wings--$30. Yeah! :)9:05 PM Oct 30th from txt
Man, Thank God for Friday!!! My supe got me my check to me before lunch so I was able to just go out and meet Hubby so we could go to the credit union and deposit it. Their systems were down so we could only get $100 cash back at that point. I got some McDonald's and then gave Hubby the rest of it so he could go pay the water bill and keep the water on. Later at an ATM, Hubby was able to get the money to put into Jenny's acct for the groceries from the night before. Otherwise the afternoon was uneventful, but that I had to work late. However, when I did my time card, even w/the half hour unpaid I had to take for Thursday, I still had like 45 mins of overtime from having to stay like 15 mins every night. Makes me happy. :)
Got home and balanced the budget to find we only had around $116 for groceries, sundries, and gas. So we promptly spent $30 on pizza.
They just opened a Little Ceasar's by Dahl's on Grand/Prospect. This also makes me happy. They have $5 large Pepperoni, Cheese, or Italian Sausage pizzas avail immediately. I've missed Little Ceasar's. We got a Pepperoni, a Cheese, and a Ham ($1more). We were only going to get the pizzas, but they have a deal for a pizza, crazybread, and soda for eyther $9 or $10. I didn't pay very close attention. It was goooooooooooood.
The rest of the evening was uneventful.
Saturday
I was awoken by Eddie who needed a ride to work. I went to bed at a decent time and it was around the time I should be getting up anyway so I went ahead and got up to take him. We took NdNd with us cuz it's just too fun watching how excited she gets. After we (NdNd and I) dropped Eddie off, we went to Burger King and got some breakfast w/the cash I had on me (I rationalized it cuz it was cash we hadn't counted toward the groceries. NdNd thought it was a good idea too.) I had some ham breakfast shots, hash rounds, and a Diet Coke. NdNd had a sausage patty and some hash rounds. No, I didn't get the dog her own order of hash rounds. I shared mine with her.
After I got home I tinkered on the Internet and watched some HGTV. I like the Saturday morning programming on HGTV. Lots of hot carpenters doing skilled laborfull things. heh :) Jenny woke up and we hung out for an hour before she went back to bed. Then I took a muscle relaxer for my back and went back to bed until like 3 or 4pm.
In the evening I helped Jenny make Asian Turkey Burgers for dinner. I think I hung out in the den w/Hubby. Probly watched some Food Network and/or HGTV. Took a muscle relaxer around 11 and went to bed.
Sunday
Tweets
- @gretchenmarie5 When we were out to dinner the other night, Chris had to ask 4 times for a box to take his food home. What is it w/people??2:29 PM Nov 1st from TweetDeck in reply to gretchenmarie5
- So sick of my life. I just want to check out for a little bit and then get back to it later. >:(9:03 PM Nov 1st from TweetDeck
- Blast, I can't remember if I took a muscle relaxer already or not. Oh well, doc sd I could take two at a time.9:42 PM Nov 1st from TweetDeck
Jenny woke me up around 10am, which was really 9am cuz part of the country fell back. I got ready and we went to a church service in Hoyt Sherman Place so that she could see her Godson become confirmed in St. Mark Lutheran Church. Their church building is over here on the corner of 12th and Grand in WDM. It was a neat service. I sat in the lobby cuz the chairs in the auditorium were too small for me. I could still hear, though. I was glad we went. Had to park on the street above the church tho so it was all uphill for the walk back to the car. WHEW!!!
After that we went grocery shopping at Wal*Mart and spent exactly as much money as we had. We're that good. hehehe :) Took the groceries home and then took a nap. I didn't get up until like 7pm. Then I got really depressed about being broke and a bunch of other stuff and tweeted about needing a break.
Jenny made Taco Soup--you really should try this it's so so good--and I ate a lot of it w/some sour cream and sharp cheddar cheese. I went to bed after the second muscle relaxer kicked in.
- Mood:
tired
My fever finally broke last night. I'm feeling somewhat more human today. Getting some laundry done. Went to the store w/Jenny and drove around the aisles. Now i think I'm gonna take a nap.
zZzzZzZZZZZZzzzzzzz...
- Mood: tired
We've had all three utilities threaten disconnection this month. One of them (cable/internet/phone) is going to be off for four days before I get paid next. I very sincerely don't understand how fiddling around with/on one's computer is more important than our well being. I could try to get the answer to that question, but I don't feel like being yelled at.
I'm getting really, really sick of this.
- Mood:
frustrated
I have a doc's appt tomorrow morning to follow-up on my back problems. I'm not sure what I'm hoping for as the outcome to that appt. I don't like taking drugs. (You can quit laughing now. :) ) I guess I'm hoping he'll refer me to a chiro. Yeah, that's probably it. I think I've been putting off looking into it myself cuz I want my doc to refer me to someone and tell me that's really what I should be doing.
I don't know if I'll be going to work after the doc appt. Depends on how I feel when I get done, I guess, and if I have a fever or not when they take my temp. It's the same occurance whether I'm sick one day or ten.
Alright, no matter what I need to get to bed pronto.
- Mood:
hopeful
I'm so absolutely sad. I only hope that someone I respect gets the Work Director position that I was hoping to get.
- Mood:
crushed
I took a nap Saturday for most of the day. When I woke up I felt like death warmed over. (What?? Someone put Gretchen in the microwave?? hehehe) Chills, body ache, and a cough told me that I had the all-out flu. I took some generic Tylenol and stayed up for a while cuz I couldn't sleep due to the all-over ache. Finally got to bed around midnight then woke up this morning feeling even worse. Took some more generic Tylenol and piggy-backed it w/some generic Advil, which helped TREMENDOUSLY. In the meantime, however, Hubby convinced me that since I was in the "High Risk Category" for Pigs that I should go to the clinic and get tested.
We went to the Mercy Urgent Care Clinic over on 104th(?) in Clive down the street from what used to be Cheddars. They had surgical masks at the front desk for people w/flu symptoms to wear. I'm not claustrophobic, but I really hate breathing hot humid air so the mask was really, really annoying. It kept fogging up my glasses. We got there around 10am and the place was already packed. We had to take a number just to be able to check in. Around noon we finally got to see the doctor, only to find out that they don't test you for Pigs unless you're admitted to the hospital, and even if you have the flu you don't get whatever drug it was that Hubby thought they'd give both of us--me cuz I have the flu and him cuz he's been exposed. I got a prescription for cough medicine, he got a clean bill of health, and we were sent on our way.
Oh yeah, the doc told me I wasn't to go back to work for at least 24 to 48 hours after my fever broke. Normally I'd be eccstatic, but if I miss any days I'll get in trouble and then be disqualified for the promotion I've applied for. So I decided I'm going to work, but I'll wear that cursed surgical mask to keep my germs away from everyone else. If they send me home, fine, I tried. Otherwise there is no way I'm going to do anything to take me out of the running for that position at work.
At any rate, that's all I've got to say about that. :)
- Mood:
sick
K, I should eat the rest of my lunch.
- Mood: hopeful
I would like to add that I am 98% completely happy with my marriage and my husband. It's just that the same stressors keep getting bigger and bigger and... they're just so all-consuming.
- Mood: confused
- Mood: hopeful
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I'm shocked. I think it was a lot of water weight. hehehe I've only been eating healthy since Tuesday. Well and then the week before they had me on a diabetic diet for the 3 days I was there.
I'm probly gonna start a blog just for tracking what I eat and the weight loss. Still trying to come up with a good name for it. :)
- Mood:
amused
find a cure for my life
Put a price
put a price on my soul
Oh my god
oh you think I´m in control
Oh my god
oh you think it´s all for fun
Find a cure
find a cure for her life
Put a price
put a price on her soul
Oh my god
oh you think I´m in control
Oh my god
oh you think it´s all for fun
Find a cure
find a cure for my life
Put a price
put a price on my soul
Build a wall
Build a fortress around my heart
Oh my god
oh you think I´m in control
Oh my god
oh you think it´s all for fun
Is this fun for you?
--Ida Maria / Oh My God
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