What's New

Other than the general restlessness that has invaded my life recently, there have been some super-cool things going on. With the intent to convince everyone that I am not a negative person, I would like to share those things.

First, I quit smoking. Yes, it smells good right about now, but I'm not smoking anymore. AND I haven't gained weight. Woohoo! This may not seem like much to you non-addictive types, but it is a big deal to me; I had been smoking off and on since I was about 15... twenty years!

I had another irritating (and painful) habit that I quit recently. I used to pick at my cuticles. They were always dry and rough so I would pick at them. (I am so glad that I never used meth... I could not imagine how messed up I would have looked) I finally stopped. They are completely healed. I even went so far as to get nails last night. I feel so pretty and feminine. That is not a normal state for me so I will enjoy it while I can.

My family is taking it's first let's-go-somewhere-other-than-Disneyland vacation ever. It is only over a weekend and it is to.... Legoland. Not a whole lot of difference, I know, but the children are excited. Well, we did not know exactly how this trip was getting paid for... we rarely have any extra money. (The nail thing was a complete fluke... we are just doing really okay financially) Still, this trip was a little more than we had to comfortably spare. Well, I came home from work yesterday and my husband told me that we had an unexpected visitor. Curious, I asked who... my husband hands me a pretty card. Someone from our church, who will remain nameless, just felt like they needed to give us $250! I trip out on stuff like that. God has taken care of my needs, but He also takes care of my wants. (I'm thinking that the spiritual refreshing that I got in Australia was a need and that time together having fun with my children is a need as well.) Anyway, we now have enough to go to Legoland. Yippee!

The last thing on my long list of blessings is we were given a car. Our purple mini-van that I drive has been acting up for some time. It overheats regularly. It has fuse issues... the wipers will just randomly turn on when the engine starts... or when I turn right... fun stuff like that. My husband's mom and dad had a Toyota Camry that belonged to his grandmother. At first they were going to sell it, but they later decided that they would give it to us. We would have paid the price that they were asking: It was really reasonable. However, they just gave it to us. I am so excited! It is black (the pain job needs some work) and has a grey leather interior. It has a moon roof. I am so pleased. It is going to be my car. Hubby still gets the pimped out mini-van. Oh and here is something freakishly weird... someone approached my husband and asked him if they could buy our junk van! My husband told them that it didn't run so hot all of the time, but the guy said that he would take it. How cool is that?!!!

So the outside stuff seems to be coming together. I am happy about that, really. It looks like we might even be able to buy a home within the next year and a half... without any credit card debt behind us. I'm thrilled about that one. I just wish all the inside garbage was going as swimmingly. I wish it were as effortless as the rest of my life. Hey! I actually said that I wish life were easier??? What a doof... I know that it is going to stink sometimes. This all sounds like a personal problem to me.

Love to you all out there, Muffinhound