Friday, June 26, 2009
We are packing up to head out to the River for the 4th. I have taken 2
days off work and combined it with the 3rd - which we have off for a
5-day mini vacation. At my work if you don't use it, you loose it, so I
am going to use it all by the first of August - when my vacation resets
itself.
I
am so excited to head out to the River for some camping and fun in the
sun - the weather is supposed to be outstanding for once (or at least
that is what they are saying now) and the dogs are about ready to crawl
out of their skin they are so bored - it will be fun for everyone.
Hubby
has decided to go back to school and is enrolled for Fall Quarter. This
means we will be on a tight budget for a lot longer than I had
originally thought. And it adds to our expenses as his unemployment
will only pay for "part" of the tuition costs. But that's ok, because
it means we will be better off in the long run, or at least I hope. I
can see a future where maybe I wouldn't have to work, where maybe I
could focus on my writing...
..at least I think I can.....School
is not easy and it's already stressing him out with the Financial Aid
apps, tests, registration and paper work - so he is ready for a break
too. The river is nice cause there is no cell phone service, no TV
service and no interest service so we are completely unplugged for the
time we are there. In fact you can just barely get a radio station - so
we do cheat a little bit and steal my hubby's friends' satellite radio.
He works fires in the summer so he has satellite everything. We did too
till this Spring when it was included in our budget cuts. Some of which
have gone ok some are sorely missed....
I really miss my expensive Redkin shampoo and conditioner
- I asked my hair gal which "cheap" shampoo was the best and she
actually said Mane and Tail - would be it. So I am using that now. Heck
I already have tons of it. I won't need to buy any till next year. It's
ok....but it's really isn't as nice....sigh....
I haven't bought myself a latte since February....and it sure is tempting sometimes....
We've cut both our satellite TV and internet packages down to the bare minimum.
Hubby needs internet for school so we are keeping that....but if things
get tighter the TV will have to go, which would be sad because we live
too far out of town to pick up the new digital signal. So we are trying
to keep that as well.
We have bid farewell to our satellite radio.I have switched coffee 2 or 3 times trying to find an inexpensive brand that I like.
I have settled on some coffee beans from Costco - which I like. It's
called Seattle Mountain Coffee or something like that. It's 8$ for a
giant bag of it - so its a fairly good deal.
We stalk sales at the local grocery stores like crazy people, but it's paying off.
We usually aren't short on food. I can name off the top of my head the
best prices I have seen on most foods and at what store any given week.
We haven't been "out to dinner" since my birthday.....sigh....haven't even bought any Pizza
(you'd think I would be losing weight, but alas I am not really).
Sometimes when we get all the bills paid and unexpected things happen
like - a freakin Vet bill or my cars needs some work things get pretty
tight, but we manage - even if some bill are late.
The new
Physical Therapy seem to be helping..........a little - it's only been
a week and half on it so I am still hoping it will work. I haven't
heard from the doc on my bone scan....yet. I think that if the bone
scan shows that he can't do any injections, and the new PT doesn't help
I will try to settle my claim with the insurance company and try to
settle for enough money to provide myself with alternative care for my
back for possibly the rest of my life. And move on. That's my plan
anyways - to move on, and accept things for the way they are.
I thought I would post some pics of my animal pals - they have all been taking full advantage of the summer.There
are still no horse shows in my immediate future. Stretch has not sold,
although one party remains interested. I am doing everything I can help
get him sold. Except riding - which my new PT still says he'd like me
not to do
(wanted to give the therapy a chance to work, then I can go back to riding or so he says).I
have sold some horse items and some show clothes and that helps out
financially some what. Nothing like selling an actual horse
would.....sigh.....
Pat munching away at my folk's place in the small pasture. He is gaining weight and is looking nice!
Pat
and Stretch, who is quickly becoming quite chunky - so he is now on
limited pasture time - the boy is not real happy about it either - he
can really pout.
Kaiser on his pillow inside. I just love it when they lay like that, it's so cute.
To prevent Roper from getting the "Go-Nut" (green rubber donut) Kaiser will put it in his food dish while he is eating....
Roper - pouting in the grass about the "Go-Nut".
Ah HA! Finally he has it back! What a nut case - they crack me up!
Rope sleeping like shrimp.
