Okay, so obviously I don't do this blogging thing well! My life is busy but you would think I would have a few extra minutes to type my random but oh so meaningful thoughts for all of you to experience! HA! For those of you who blog daily or every other day, I salute you! I enjoy reading your blog and commenting. For those of you who read mine, this is as good as it gets!
That said, we have had a very full week. Paul's sister Pam was here visiting from California. She left Tuesday. It was so sad to see her go. I've always felt very close to Pam. She is the sister I never had. She has the most wonderful spirit. She is kind and loving and has always been wonderful to my children. We can talk on the phone for hours and we enjoy spending time together doing the mundane things(i.e. shopping) It was so nice to have her and her daughter here for 5 days and they are truly missed!
So, I have to say that I love getting Christmas Cards. This year I had to buy another memo board to display our Christmas cards. I love going to the mailbox during the month of December to see who we got a card from. My personal favorites are the ones that contain pictures. Since we've moved it's been great to be able to see how everyone's kids have grown. Having lived in San Jose all my life I have friends that I made in 2nd grade. In fact there are 5 of us that grew up and have remained close friends. We all have children that are around the same age. One of my greatest regrets is that our children don't get to grow up together and form the kind of bond that we did. These 4 women mean the world to me and I feel so blessed to have them in my life! I'm looking forward to spending the weekend with them in February! I love ya, Susie, Kim, Kris and Jen. Merry Christmas to you and your families.
And to all my wonderful friends here that I've formed special relationships with, I love receiving your cards and looking forward to the many years of friendship with each other and our children!
Thursday, December 21, 2006
Tuesday, December 12, 2006
Wallowing
Just feeling a little down today, could be the weather, I don't know. I had a really bad day yesterday.
Paul and I went to the lawyer to get advice on a situation. Although the lawyer said we definitely had a strong case we needed to know what we were getting in to. Chances were that if we pursued and won a judgement in our favor, we would never see any money. If we chose to pursue getting our money it would mean time and effort on our part plus we would have to try and garnish wages and that could just be ugly. The lawyer said he wasn't trying to discourage us from going to court he was just trying to lay out all the facts since this was family we would be dealing with.
After we left, Paul and I stood outside and chatted a little about what we thought we should do. Paul said we should give it some time and think about it but I could tell he was feeling differently than when we first went in. Plus, he said he didn't know if we should go this far since he wasn't sure what the other party could be capable of.
Needless to say I was extremely frustrated! I came home and called my dad since I value my parents opinion. After telling me that I wasn't going to like what he had to say, he suggested that we just let the whole thing go. I was so mad and hurt. I spent most of the time on the phone with him bawling. I wasn't mad at him, I was so mad at the situation. This situation and many others with these people have been a constant issue in my life. The problems they have brought about in our lives has brought emotional and monetary stress. I felt like this was our opportunity to hold them accountable. Even if we never got money from them, I felt it was the principle of the thing.
So I wallowed yesterday. I wallowed in my frustration, I wallowed in my pain. I also wallowed in the fact that although I have met wonderful people here, I miss the deep connections I had with friends in California. Even though they are a phone call away, it was nice to be able to see them, go to coffee or just have them come over so I could vent. I did end up going to coffee last night with two friends and it was so nice. One friend in particular gave me some great advice and empathized with me! (Thanks Karen! You don't know how needed it was!)
So today I'm not feeling very "Tis the Season".....maybe tomorrow!
Paul and I went to the lawyer to get advice on a situation. Although the lawyer said we definitely had a strong case we needed to know what we were getting in to. Chances were that if we pursued and won a judgement in our favor, we would never see any money. If we chose to pursue getting our money it would mean time and effort on our part plus we would have to try and garnish wages and that could just be ugly. The lawyer said he wasn't trying to discourage us from going to court he was just trying to lay out all the facts since this was family we would be dealing with.
After we left, Paul and I stood outside and chatted a little about what we thought we should do. Paul said we should give it some time and think about it but I could tell he was feeling differently than when we first went in. Plus, he said he didn't know if we should go this far since he wasn't sure what the other party could be capable of.
Needless to say I was extremely frustrated! I came home and called my dad since I value my parents opinion. After telling me that I wasn't going to like what he had to say, he suggested that we just let the whole thing go. I was so mad and hurt. I spent most of the time on the phone with him bawling. I wasn't mad at him, I was so mad at the situation. This situation and many others with these people have been a constant issue in my life. The problems they have brought about in our lives has brought emotional and monetary stress. I felt like this was our opportunity to hold them accountable. Even if we never got money from them, I felt it was the principle of the thing.
So I wallowed yesterday. I wallowed in my frustration, I wallowed in my pain. I also wallowed in the fact that although I have met wonderful people here, I miss the deep connections I had with friends in California. Even though they are a phone call away, it was nice to be able to see them, go to coffee or just have them come over so I could vent. I did end up going to coffee last night with two friends and it was so nice. One friend in particular gave me some great advice and empathized with me! (Thanks Karen! You don't know how needed it was!)
So today I'm not feeling very "Tis the Season".....maybe tomorrow!
Friday, December 08, 2006
Life in General
Okay, so guess what? It's not snowing anymore. I mean it has been a week since I've posted. However we do still have a lot of snow in our front yard. Kind-of stinks. The snow has completely melted across the street. As a punishment to our kids, Paul had them bring out hot water last weekend and pour it all over the drive way. Needless to say they weren't very happy.
So, I haven't posted for awhile because I haven't found the time. Paul has been gone for the past two weeks on business. He came home last weekend but was off again on Tuesday and won't be back until late tonight. So I've been a single parent, trying to juggle the household, kids, events that are going on, etc. I have to say I'm pretty tired, both mentally and physically and I am looking forward to Paul coming home.
We did get a bit of good news on Tuesday. We got an offer on our home. We had to lower the price 10k and they still offered less than that. We were asking 229,000 and they came in at 223,000 plus they had a contingency. There house has to sell first. We weren't thrilled with the offer but we would be happy to be done with that house. We countered with 227,000 as well as a "bump clause" which means that if we get another offer in the mean time then we can go back to them and ask them to remove their contingency within 48 hours or we can procede with another offer. We felt that was fair and we are waiting for their response. They have until 5pm today to respond. Our realtor spoke with their realtor and felt pretty good about the fact that they really wanted our house and finding it was what prompted them to put their house on the market.
Other than that, I've been enjoying my recent blog-posted songs on CD. I think it's called, "Anything but a Tuba" or something like that. I'm not sure the official title! Anyway, I've really been enjoying the songs. Some bring back old memories some are new. Some are a little "rocky" for this cheerleader(LOL!) but all of them bring a smile to my face as I can recall the blog posting they pertain too. Much Enjoyment!
That's all for now, I'm hoping it won't be another week before I post again!
So, I haven't posted for awhile because I haven't found the time. Paul has been gone for the past two weeks on business. He came home last weekend but was off again on Tuesday and won't be back until late tonight. So I've been a single parent, trying to juggle the household, kids, events that are going on, etc. I have to say I'm pretty tired, both mentally and physically and I am looking forward to Paul coming home.
We did get a bit of good news on Tuesday. We got an offer on our home. We had to lower the price 10k and they still offered less than that. We were asking 229,000 and they came in at 223,000 plus they had a contingency. There house has to sell first. We weren't thrilled with the offer but we would be happy to be done with that house. We countered with 227,000 as well as a "bump clause" which means that if we get another offer in the mean time then we can go back to them and ask them to remove their contingency within 48 hours or we can procede with another offer. We felt that was fair and we are waiting for their response. They have until 5pm today to respond. Our realtor spoke with their realtor and felt pretty good about the fact that they really wanted our house and finding it was what prompted them to put their house on the market.
Other than that, I've been enjoying my recent blog-posted songs on CD. I think it's called, "Anything but a Tuba" or something like that. I'm not sure the official title! Anyway, I've really been enjoying the songs. Some bring back old memories some are new. Some are a little "rocky" for this cheerleader(LOL!) but all of them bring a smile to my face as I can recall the blog posting they pertain too. Much Enjoyment!
That's all for now, I'm hoping it won't be another week before I post again!
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