When I was younger I had nice skin, nice hair, I was skinnier, and I just had nicer features.  LOL!!  Over the years those features have gone to shit.   I guess with my aging I should think about aging cremes and taking care of my skin.  I have given it a lot of thought and I think I might sign up for the gym again.  The winter is coming which means no chance at all to go for walks or anything.  My body is getting old and overweight.  My body aches and has lots of pains.  I need to do something.  It seems like there are serums and ointments for everything.  Heck I even saw one the other day for eyelash growth serums.  What??  LOL!!

Anywho, I have never really been in to ointments, creme, makeup, etc but I guess if I don’t want to age horribly then I need to do something about it now.

I can’t believe that Christmas is less than 2 months away.  The Fall semester is almost over too.  Before I know it Spring semester will be coming to a close.  With that said, we could be moving very soon and I don’t feel prepared.  I have been trying to put as many hours as I can in at Michaels.  Whenever they call me in, if I am not in class, I try to work.  Tony has even made comments about going down to a local restaurant and trying to get a Chef or Head Cook Jobs.

Any extra money would certainly help.  We still haven’t decided if we are going to move over the summer or in December next year.  I am really hoping it works out for us to leave over the summer.  I am just not sure I can handle staying in our house for another year.  Financially it seems like the right thing to do, I just don’t want to.  LOL!!

I can’t remember the last time I posted, it has been super busy. I have been working and going to school and taking care of my family.  WOW, I need a vacation.  LOL!!  In my free time I do look online for places in Arizona, I am trying to get everything in order.  Even though I would like to buy a home, I have been looking for homes for rent by owner.

Really I am open to anything.  Whatever will work out best for our financial situation at the time.

Post contributed by Josue Durham

I love my roommate and I want everyone to know that upfront. She is a wonderful girl and we get along great. The only problem is her common sense. Well, I guess I should actually say lack of common sense. She is not the most intelligent person. We moved into a new place and I took care of everything, but the television programming. I did not really care what we got and thought this small responsibility would help her learn more. I should have never allowed her to do that. The first company that offered her Directtv choicextra she picked. She said you got extra, so it was a good deal. She didn’t take into consideration cost or what channels you did or didn’t get. She just heard the word “extra” and thought it must be good. I wonder if I just the word extra on my full bag of trash, if she would buy it from me. I do worry about what she will do when I move somewhere else. She is going to need someone to hold her hand through a lot of things in life.

A best friend that is.  I mean Tony is my best friend but I don’t have a best (female) friend.  It is sad sometimes when I just want to shoot the shit with a girlfriend.  With school and work and such sometimes Tony is just too busy to just talk.  I miss being able to talk to someone.  I talked on the phone the other day with an online craft buddy and we talked for almost 3 hours.  WOW!!

I guess not having a BFF eliminates me having to buy a gift for best friend.  I mean don’t get me wrong, I would love to have a close female friend.  Maybe I will find one when we move.  Not many women I come across out here seem close friend material.  LOL!!  Is that bad?

What day is today?  What month are we in?  Sheesh, the time is flying.  I can’t believe it is almost Halloween.  I can’t believe Christmas is almost here.  I can’t believe my Fall semester is half over.  Why is time flying by?  I haven’t even begun to think about Christmas.  What to get my 4 children on a budget.  Well let’s see I take that back, I have thought a little bit about it.  I thought about making some cute gifts, memory game cards and some other learning activity gifts.  We still plan on moving next summer and will  be throwing away all the kids toys at that time so I certainly don’t want to buy anything expensive.  I bought the kids some balloons the other day, cost me $0.97 and they were happy for days.  LOL!!  They are just too young to care how much stuff costs.  They are too young to even realize whether they got a lot or a little amount of gifts.

Nicki will be the only one I will really worry about with gifts.  She is a teenager and although not in to expensive clothes or electronics, I certainly don’t want to skimp on her gifts.  Last year most of the gifts were bought as a family and only a few individual gifts.  Not sure we will be able to do the same this year.

Christmas is my favorite time of year.  We will be getting rid of all our decorations when we move but I can assure you when we move and buy all new stuff (decorations)  I will be loading up on Christmas decor.  I also love personalized and handmade Christmas tree ornaments and decorations.  Maybe I could get a couple personal stocking stuffers for the kids.   I will miss the cooler weather when the holidays come.  The cold weather makes it feel like Christmas. 

I can’t wait for the holidays!!!

I have been thinking a lot lately about the day we sign the paperwork for our new home.  How will I feel?   Will I feel a sense of accomplishment?  Will I cry?  Will I want to get drunk and pass out?  LOL!! Maybe we will have to celebrate with a davidoff cigar.  LOL!  I don’t smoke but I think next summer is going to be an amazing summer and well worth an amazing celebration.  Well I am hoping it will be.  I am hoping to graduate with and Associates in Accounting, I am hoping to move to Arizona, and I am hoping to be buying a home.  A lot to celebrate and I am totally excited!!!!