I feel like I have some explaining to do.
Things have been a little hectic around our house lately. Marc has been working overtime (nights and weekends) at work for about two months now. This leaves me a single parent and even though FC is a dream baby and goes to sleep easily around 7:30pm, by the time I wash bottles, clean up the kitchen, make bottles, and get everything ready for tomorrow it is usually 10pm and I'm beat. On weekends it is all Target and grocery trips, something fun with FC and again, I'm beat. This past month it was Christmas shopping too.
Did I also mention that I somehow manage to fit in my own side jobs?
So, it was a real blow when we all got sick 3 weeks ago. First, it was FC with massive diaper blow outs. Then I didn't feel great. Then I barfed at work. Then I was running to the toilet every 45 minutes at night. During all of this, we somehow managed to make it the 10 hour drive to Detroit to see Marc's family without soiling my car. (!) Then, while in DTW, Marc got it. By the time we made it to my parents in Ohio, we were all feeling mostly better. Fast-forward to the last couple of days, and bammo, FC is sick again. Ugh.
As if our schedules weren't insane enough, Marc's project goes out on Friday, so he is crazy until then. We have the attic insulation scheduled for delivery on the 14th, which means we have to have the old stuff out this weekend. I've already signed up for two side jobs one with a due date of the 9th and the other the 14th.
So bear with me.
The good news is that thru the generosity of both of our parents, Marc's job, and my side work. We are starting this year off in a MUCH better place money-wise. We are also hoping that with FC's birth credits, our tax return this year will wipe out our remaining tax balance. My student loans are almost gone and Marc's are very manageable (I'd know just how manageable if he could remember his Sallie Mae login!).
Nevertheless, I can't even tell you how happy this makes me. It's a load off, and it means that this coming year could actually bring some real renovation progress!
I need a case of Lysol Wipes, stat.
1/4/11
Sorry to hear about the sickness, but that is great news about the moola! I could only hope that my student loans were almost gone. I think I still have around 30k! At least the man doesn't have any, and mine are only 1.25% interest, so I'm in no hurry to pay them off.
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