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Post by nevyn on Jun 25, 2007 20:47:19 GMT -5
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Post by nevyn on Jul 20, 2007 21:25:50 GMT -5
Happy Birthday to me  Thank the Goddess it's over. I didn't have a great birthday and I am hoping that it doesn't continue into an omen for the year. I started the day soggy from continuous downpours and cranky kids in the mud and slop that makes up Tot Lot and ended it with spraining my ankle. Again. My esteemed FIL  and boss gave me shit when I went in (driving my standard car) and told him that I couldn't work when I tried to go in on Thursday, and I had to take the day. I THEN had to go to the doctor to have her tell me that I'm doing everything right (this is the 4th severe sprain I've had in about 8 years...I should know how to treat it!) and to keep off my feet until I could place the air cast on it, the swelling was just too great. I was able to cope quite well today with my air cast, my walking stick I made myself last month (someone was telling me something) and my ibuprophen. But the bills are getting paid, the landlord is off our backs and we are starting to be able to breathe again. AND I was able to get me and the kids back on the State insurance (the one benefit of the mandatory Insurance bill that Gov. Patrick has instituted was that I could qualify again for MassHealth)   Camp Resolute Boy Scout camp seen from the shores of Cub Adventure Day Camp |
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Post by stormcat on Jul 23, 2007 16:40:36 GMT -5
I hope you're doing better! >^~.~^<
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Post by nevyn on Jul 24, 2007 19:03:15 GMT -5
yep, doing better. (happy dance) I got the first edition of  that my library received on SATURDAY!!! (How I don't know as I was #84 on the reserve list).....Finished it Sunday!!!!! And I'm not going to tell you! Ankle is about 85% and repairing well. The one thing about this is that I heal quicker than I used to, or I'm so used to the pain that I can put up with it earlier. Just pop a few Motrin 800s and I'm fine. Still hate the job and am angry with the FIL, but that's fine and dandy. Why do I hate this job that I was so happy to get? Because Mr. Father In Law decided that he doesn't want to run the "tot lot" so he is restricting it completely so noone wants to bring their kids next year. I cannot leave the 30x40 area fenced off for us. We have a 3 ft child's slide, a kiddie pool (one of the fisher price sand box/pool boats) a tent, a 2x3 ft shed of craft articles and a picnic table. I am only allowed to bring them to the swimming "waterfront" when the lady can fit us in. We didn't go at all last week and we were able to get squeezed in today, but I'm not sure if we will be able to again this week. Depends on how the schedule of the Dens go, and FIL will not add me to the schedule This is not the job I signed on for, but then again, no one thinks that they are doing the job that they signed off on. (most) Everyone at the camp can't stand him and will never work for him again. This is just a stepping stone to a top council job with the Boy Scouts of America, he doesn't really care if we are happy or what. He won't be around next year to have to put up with it. Oh, well, C'est La Vie (said in a Missouri accent).... |
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Post by nevyn on Aug 16, 2007 9:57:44 GMT -5
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Post by nevyn on Aug 18, 2007 18:48:26 GMT -5
WOOO HOOOO! Barring some sort of freak sleep walking incident that I don't know about...I have to pass a CORI...I have the job!!!!!!!
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Post by nevyn on Sept 3, 2007 18:46:52 GMT -5
 I've not been online much these days as I've started training last week for my job with Lifetouch. I really like it, but I'm having issues with the framing that they employ and the eye direction. Little things that drive me nuts!!! It's just all against everything that I've been taught. Doesn't mean that I won't do as they require, I've just had difficulties remembering when I'm practicing. I did get to go on my first real job on Friday, and I'll get some feedback on Tuesday. I'm going to put some real miles on the car, but they'll pay me well. I'm not a morning person, but to be able to be on time, I am going to have to start getting up at 4am, and going to sleep at 8 pm. Between that, the kids and driving my c to and from work, I have little me time. Please forgive me if I am sporadically around until the slower period in the winter. Hope that all is well for all of you! Jen |
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Post by stormcat on Sept 3, 2007 21:40:19 GMT -5
Good Luck at your new job!>^-.-^<
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Post by nevyn on Sept 8, 2007 8:53:50 GMT -5
the car has died. there goes my job and c's job. we don't have 500-700 to get a new transmission for the car so....i don't know what to do. I don't have anyone to turn to and we are talking about asking my mother to take the kids because we don't want them in the DSS system. c has given up and won't go talk to people to see about getting his loan processed w/ the VA. I just don't know what to do.
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Post by stormcat on Sept 8, 2007 15:30:45 GMT -5
Boy you sure do have sucky luck. It's all your cars fault too. I think you should do a money spell for the 700 dollars you need. It wouldn't hurt to try. Hope things get better. >^..^<
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Post by nevyn on Sept 8, 2007 17:12:02 GMT -5
i am happy to announce that although the car still does need work, it is NOT the transmission. one of the gears in the axle that connects it to the transmission has gone. so the engine is running, but the wheels aren't turning. we are hoping to get the part under warrantee. keep up the positive energy, that is one bit of good news. and maybe after a few more weeks of work, i'll go ahead and look in to trading it in and financing a new one.
we'll see how things go.
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Post by stormcat on Sept 9, 2007 20:43:30 GMT -5
Well that's good news!!>^~.~^<
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Post by nevyn on Oct 11, 2007 18:50:06 GMT -5
tired, tired, tired.... i am having a tough time getting used to the hours that i have to keep with this job. i just don't have time to sit down and play on the computer anymore. i wish i had about 2 more hours/day that i could not have to catch up on sleep in. oh, well, if wishes were horses....
c. quit his job again. he swears he'll find work very quickly, but the last time i heard that, he was out for 3 months. i don't know how to tell him that he cannot quit his job anymore, he has to stay and put up with it. he won't. i'm not his mom and i am not him and he will do what he will do. this is one of the lessons that i keep getting thrown at me. am i supposed to throw him out so that there isn't a next time? do i support him in his decision because he has good reasons to leave? i just don't understand how he can quit a job without having one to go on to. i have only done it once and that's because he encouraged me to and i listened to him. we wouldn't be so broke if i hadn't.
between the fatigue and the worry, i am cranky and i cannot keep my temper with the girls. it doesn't make for a pleasant evening. i took a few minutes to ...jot...down a quit note so that one doesn't think that i have fallen off of the face of the earth. i am also taking a break from the children. they are in their separate rooms playing quietly by themselves.
but i do love my job. i get to interact with the kids again. i just have to get used to it. am getting used to it. getting better to!
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Post by nevyn on Dec 8, 2007 10:05:56 GMT -5
i have been off doing my photography work for the past few months. i have been rising between 4 and 5 each weekday morning to travel to the different schools to take pictures of children. to do so, i've been going to bed right after the girls go to bed. i have had no time to go online or spend time doing anything but work and taking care of the home. sorry to be gone so long.
life is still hard and i am still broke. cancers are supposed to be good with money. could have fooled me. at least this christmas/yule, the local salvation army will provide the girls with gifts. i don't have to worry about that, just the rent, electric, phone/cable, food, insurance.....
when am i going to be able to just enjoy my life?
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Post by stormcat on Dec 9, 2007 23:34:46 GMT -5
Glad to see you back! Sorry things haven't gotten much better. Hope you have a better New Years.>^..^<
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