Ohhh Moneyyy

Dear Diary,

Morning!

Well Im in a little bit of a good mood. Only because of a possible toy Im selling.

Read a message yesterday on a message board I frequent and a girl was looking for a particular toy and willing to pay $50 or more for it. I had the toy, its an 80s toy, not particularly a rare one as compared to others, so I just wrote her to see her interest. I looked the toy up on Ebay and they were going for $35 for one new in box.

So she wrote me back ecstatic and offered me $85!!!!!!!

I sent her a photo last night and the total today, I quoted her offer price of $85, so heres hoping she comes through, she already asked me for a total so she can go get a money order and gave me her address, so heres hoping all goes well! I can part with the toys for that price!

So that got me in a mood last night to clean up some other items I have sitting.

I clean up old toys and fix them up, fix up hair, remove stains, rubs, etc.

B had wrote me and said he would be late, he drove to work himself yesterday, and was going to see his old landlady to pay off what he owed, utilties etc. And he said someone at work was interested in the bed, so he worked later to hang out and go to the place to show the guy the bed.

Well I guess he told the guy, “If your wishy washy or unsure dont waste my time, I have to commute home and dont want to hang out forever” The guy said okay, WELL, B said the dude didnt show up, he was pissed of course. B got in about 9pm last night.

I went to the gym after work and did the treadmill, then headed out, my Gym Buddy was leaving in the parking lot and whistled, I went over and we caught up briefly, he told me I needed to show up today, I just said I had been stressed, sometimes when Im like that, if I work out, it makes me totally let go and want to bawl, and I dont want to cry in the gym. He told me to come anyways and cry with him, reached out and put his hand on my arm. Damn that guy is awesome to me, he always has been. So I did pack my clothes for the gym today, we shall see.

I just cant do back or arms right now, well dont want to with the back thing, so legs or treadmill stuff is okay.

You know who was there, just saw him walk by briefly.

I then went and got youngest who once again was not happy I picked him up! I was getting ticked, so when we left I told him he had to knock this off, that its not like the old school, the after care I have to pay for. So when I arrive its time to GO. We then went to the post office, bank, dry cleaners, then went home for about 30 min, did his math homework and started his Social Studies. Then time to go, we went and got oldest. I swear, that kid is getting so handsome. I go to get him and hes in brown cargo pants with this new shirt on, I bought the day before, he had a beanie cap on, he found this necklace type thing and had it around his neck and it said BULLY with a slash over it, and talked about kindess and caring and being compassionate on the back of it.

Hes a good kid, happy, friendly, and he has not gotten to a place of self conscious, caring what he looks like, all those things that my youngest has done since Kindergarten. My mom and his teacher all commented that hes very secure in himself.

He is friends with girls, but hes not INTO girls if you know what I mean.

Yesterday he told me a joke, he said “Mom, did you know Santa Clause cussess?” Im all No? Hes all “Yeah he says Ho Ho Ho” I stared at him and said “Thats not cussing” I asked him what the joke meant, and he said he didnt know. So I had a brief explanation of the term HO, and what it meant, once I said that hes all “OH” and little one said “I hope you didnt tell your teacher that one!” And we talked about using terms, telling jokes we dont understand and finding out what they mean and how they could be offense or rude. Little one said “Yeah thats like when I said gigolo”

They are good kids, Im proud of them.

Little one is bummed about band, the private school has band signups and instruments available for $5 a month rental. I was gonna sign little one up, but then changed my mind, wed have practice, and hes just getting adjusted to the school work, and needs to get caught up and he whines and gets distracted easily, so lumping another thing to do on top would be too much, for ME emotionally cause Id have to see to his practice, and he has to shapen up his attitude first also.

We went by and saw my Mom for her bday, took her a card and a present and hung out and talked on the porch for awhile.

Then headed home to eat dinner, and homework, and settle down.

I was so tired last night, guess the treadmill did it. My eyes got heavy around 10pm and I crawled into bed and was out before B was. He overslept a little this AM but he wasnt late, just wasnt able to take a bath.

I hate being broke, not sure how caught up I will get this friday with payday, Made a deposit yesterday so now Im negative $250. I mean my account hasnt cleared everything yet, but thats how much needs to go in there, I also started a few years ago rounding all the amounts upward when I record checks and payments, so there is extra money in the account, just have no clue how much! One day it will be a surprise and I will figure it out perhaps! So I do have a buffer in there since doing that.

I just am hoping to get in better shape, Im able to pay my bills, but they are all last minute, paid by the latest possible payment deadline on some of them. I want to be on top of them better is all. And need to get back to work on savings.

Hard to believe end of the year is approaching, and tax time and whew thank goodness another tax return.

This could be my last year getting a nice sized one, depending on my income this next year, what happens with B and I(marriage? Etc)

But we shall see.