Kidlets with you at the OB/GYN??!!??!! How did THAT go?Hee hee.....not as well as I hoped but not as bad as I feared. The kids got into EVERYTHING!
So please tell me, how did you do an OB/GYN with two babes in tow! WOW! My heart is out to you!!! That couldn't have been easy, was it? Did the kids behave? It wasn't easy, but we survived. Mini-me helped herself to some of the long q-tips that the OB uses to swab cultures and put them back into the sterile box, thereby rendering them unsterile and had to toss the whole box!!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> But My OB is a great lady and she's understanding of our situation and knows all about us. She is very supportive and understanding. She was also concerned about my black eye, but I talked to her honestly and it was ok.
How is Mr.T holding up? Must be holiday stress and pressure. Financial can cause so much stress!!Yep...financial and severe guilt that he is the one responsible for causing such a thing to our family. He kicks himself in the butt daily. In some way, I guess that is punishment for him. It's sad though to see someone bring on that kind of misery for himself and for others. I hold both Mr."T" and the ex-ow 100% responsible for their actions.
I'm praying for you! We decided to only spend cash and if there is no cash, we don't spend it this holiday.Thank you!!!! Prayers are the best thing we can ever receive at times. God moves in ways that are mighty and prayer is the vehicle that ushers Him right in.
We don't have credit cards anymore. We lost most of them when they reviewed us due to late payments etc. The rest are cancelled and we are working with Consumer Credit Counseling. This hit Mr."T" pretty hard. No card for emergencies etc. I don't care. I prefer to pay cash anyway.
Plus I took advantage of Christmas sales last year and the dollar stores and been saving gifts that I found on clearance all throughout the year. I started doing that almost two years ago and it saved us alot of money.
We don't even have our tree yet... Do you think you guys are going to be able to get a tree this year? Nope...don't need to get one. One of the things that I was blessed with in my divorce was my fake tree that Wild Bill and I bought for our first Christmas together. It cost $125 back in 1991!!! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> <img border="0" title="" alt="[Eek!]" src="images/icons/shocked.gif" /> But it was well worth it back then and now, it's still standing...although missing some of the hinges (Nothing that electrical tape and a hammer can't handle! <img border="0" title="" alt="[Wink]" src="images/icons/wink.gif" /> !!) and it looks real. Of course, we don't have the smell, but we use pine scented candles for that and bring in some of the fresh boughs that fall from other Christmas trees.
Wild Bill never saw the use of growing a tree and then killing it for just one month out of a year. (He's a Park Ranger now...go figure!) and I've not had a real tree in ages. Mr."T" likes the fake tree so much better...less clean up and hassle so I've converted him to a fake tree. It's one of the few things that survived my first marriage as well as all the ornaments. I'm thankful. My ex-MIL took Wild Bill's ornaments home with her three years ago to give back to him. She hates me now...oh well...her loss...
But we seem to be set...I'm cross stitching some quick ornaments too out of the stash that I've collected over the years and just now started picking up my favorite past time again....it makes me feel normal, if that makes sense! LOL!
Thanks for asking about us BTDT, and I hope you and your beautiful family have a blessed and joy filled Christmas and happy, healthy, New Year.
For us, Christmas is about Jesus. We always set up the creche first.
Hugs,
Twiisty
