All week I was planning on getting up at 5 with C. I kept telling myself I was. I kept telling him I was. And every morning he'd ask me and I'd mumble and go back to sleep. One day I kept fighting my sleep to try and get up but the sleep won- that was the night I had taken a tylenol pm (I fell asleep on my own at 8:30 freezing and achy, I woke up at 9:40, brushed my teeth, took a tpm b/c I haven't in years and found them a few days before and decided it may help me sleep comfortably through the night...I have issues when I wake up at 3 that I can't go back to sleep and I'm miserable). Anyway, I had been wanting to get up not only to "practice" but also because my nights have seemed so crazy and I've had no time to myself that I wanted to enjoy a little time in the morning after C left and before the kids got up with a cup of coffee and some indulgent tv watching. I finally woke up today- I caught up on the most recent episode of 16 and Pregnant on OnDemand and an episode of Undercover Boss...great shows :) I got the kids up, diverted a war over getting dressed with AM...and another one with TC 10 minutes later. We dropped AM off at preschool, where TC threw his 3rd screaming fit of the week (every day we've dropped her off!), and we ran some errands.
I have things planned for every day from tomorrow (TC's haircut and possibly a trip to the ford dealership...more on that in a minute, movie/wine night at my house tomorrow for New Moon), Sat swim and a bday party, Sun Costco, cleaning, and possibly more house hunting with my parents (more on that too). Busy weekend. TC has a half day at his school Monday (I'm very nervous for this...) and I was planning on taking AM to do something a little fun, maybe nails and the park? I was wondering if she's old enough to go while I get a manicure and get her fingers painted....I think so, it would be fun for her. Tuesday is my first day of work. Luckily I start a little later that day so dropping the kids off won't be at 6:30am like it will be starting on Wed, probably a good way to ease into it!
As for the Ford dealership....okay so I'm thinking of downsizing my car. I have my minivan, I love it. The plan was to have it for 10 years....5 years payments, then when mine are gone, C will get a new truck, 5 years his, then I could get new and downsize then. However, I've been thinking and thinking of ways to cut back, I brought this up to him before and he wasn't all gung ho about it. Talking more recently we are getting stressed about his job. With his work he was always in and out of the hall in the past. When he started with this company we got spoiled...It was at the beginning, it was a small company where the guys who started it knew him from a previous company and he dealt with a lot of the stuff at the beginning and was there for them through thick and thin....he is now thinking that it may be getting too thin and a layoff may be in the future. So, with times how they are now...the hall has like 900 guys on the books....that means that many people in front of him for a job on any given day. Ugh. Like I said we got spoiled with him working straight for 3 1/2 years. Luckily this was during the time I got to stay at home with the kids. Now, even more luckily, I am going to start working so we will have a very small amount of money coming in after I pay for daycare, but at least it's some. If C gets laid off and has to go back to the hall, unemployment can only cover so much. We have some in savings, but not sure how long that would last us. Anyway, this whole story was about my car. The payment is pretty high. I am thinking we need something cheaper and if that means getting a car instead of a big vehicle, so be it. C says we can't live in a small car. I said it's not like we're getting a minicooper! The kids are getting bigger, AM can almost do the whole carseat thing herself (those bottom ones are a little too hard still) and I think we could handle it. I had researched cars previously and started again today. There is the Ford Fusion which has won awards for 2010 and it seems more affordable and big enough for the 2 car seats. I think I am going to test drive one and discuss my trade in options. My Odyssey is still in excellent condition and the trade in value from what I've researched is still good. And best of all, Ford has great financing available 0%-1.9% so I think that would help a lot. But we'll see. Obviously you don't know for sure until you go and check it all out. Another I've looked into is Kia, but I've heard both good and bad things. If anyone knows of anything on any cars and whatnot, let me know. I need insight!
As for house hunting....my parents lease is up in July so they had kind of started looking. They want something affordable that they can buy and retire in and still be okay on payments when my mom stops working and they are living on their retirement and social security. We found a great place but they weren't in a hurry and unfortunately it already got picked up. So, the search continues. And now it's not so much as July as it is sooner because their landlord just emailed and said she is moving into their townhouse in July or sooner if they move out sooner! The househunt is on! Problem is my mom and dad differ a lot on house opinions....we'll see how it all goes.
It may be awhile until I chat again....work is coming and I can only imagine how my life is going to change. Crazy.
Til next time.
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