My babies are gone! We have a cardinal nest in the big bush right in front of the livingroom window. It's been there 10-12 days and we've been watching the mama cardinal tending her eggs all week. Had the blinds closed so as not to scare her, and have just been peeking once or twice a day...

So you know how you will tell them to stop something or they will break it? Well... Our 1915 house has no lock on the bathroom door. So there have been many lessons on "knock first and respect privacy?" For years this had worked for the most part Once in a while a child will want to ignore...

Been so proud of us we've worked so hard to get just over $600 saved up for our BEF and it sounds like before we get to the $1000 it's already going to go!! Our furnace isnt working now and we are all freezing. DH thinks its something to do with the main control on the furnace. Whenever you...

Our beautiful new (to us) 2010 G6 was scratched up in the parking lot at work!!!! I parked as far away as possible. It looks like someone took a key and put 4 long scraches down the side. GRRRRRR!!!!!!!!!!! CRY!!!!!!!! It took so darn long to save to pay for our lovely new car and some...

I am so excited I could pee rainbows! We are ,as of today, debt free besides our house! :) :) :) Andrea

Try watching two uncoordinated teenagers play Dance Dance Revolution LOL. My dd(17) has always been kind of clumsy. She's been playing this in PE and wanted it for Christmas so my parents got it for her. She talked ds(13) into playing with her. She kind of hunkers down and really...

Why are people so mean and rude these days? I have been running my friends shop for a few months now. She is unable to do it. I have no choice but to bring my kids. If I can't bring the kids, the store has to close. I had the rudest woman today.. She was nasty to my kids and myself. They...

Do you ever just have days when you feel depressed about everything? Sometimes my mind will not shut down and I start to over-analyze everything and then the worrying begins. I just want to cry but I can't even seem to do that. This condition is made worse by the fact that I am sick and had...

Got a letter from Bank of America today. I still have one more CC with them at 0% until Nov. This will be paid off before the CC goes to interest. I got a letter stating "Card Services take a proactive approach to reviewing our customers' accounts. After a careful review, we have closed your...

Hi everyone, Can I borrow your shoulder to cry on? I have so much going on (as everyone else) and I am feeling overwhelmed. I know what some advise may be - just say no to some things. The problem is: I can't say no to this stuff. 1. In-laws 50th anniversary This was Saturday night but it added...

DH was repairing his boat, mixing all kinds of interesting glues and paints. He realized he mixed one up to early and in a panic, stuck it in the extra fridge, the one we store drinks and dry goods in. Guess what my oatmeal has a nice faint undertaste if this morning:yucky:? It was still sealed...

Having 3 children with special needs and one who has autism, this just makes me want to cry in a good way. I love this story...

Janis' post about crying made me think how long it's been since I could cry. This is not a pity party, just plain old discussion.... I've had a good life, but there has been a lot of bad. People and their cruelty :hand:----we won't go into it.... I used to cry. COULD cry. Can't anymore...

I am trying so hard to be positive despite all the SHF here but its getting harder and harder each day. I am hopeing hubby is cleared to work on the 4th so that we can get some money coming in but at the same point I need him here to help me get through everything that is hitting the fan b/c of...

As of September 1st, 2008, the following interest rate calculation changes will be made to: Money Master High Interest Savings Account - 1.5% on balances less than $5,000 and 2.25% on balance of $5,000 or more. Ugh. That ING account was looking better and better until I read that. Now, I...

Everything that could go wrong has gone wrong this week. I got into a car accident on Wednesday...my fault. Doh! Then I come to find out that my last month's credit card payment was a day late because the due date was 6/15 and my auto-payment went in on 6/16 because 6/15 was a Sunday. I get...

I had shared with you all in an earlier post about buying a bichon puppy for my parents as a surprise. My post was about traveling with a bichon. Anyways, I have been busy getting things all set up. My friend has a really nice cage that she is giving my parents. My brother and his wife are...

my husband gave me $300.00 and asked me to fill the freezer and get some extra heat and eat stuff for him and the kids. i had 100.00 in the checking account and needed 65.00 to go to the eye doctors. i went to kroger, i never use coupons they never have coupons for the main stuff i get i had a...

Thinking the stimulus DD would be in my account today since i'm in the first batch I spent my whole paycheck on my kids birthdays over the weekend plus bought needed things. I have a couple bills thats due asap and thought it would be covered with the stimulus. I live paycheck to paycheck with...

My money order got lost for my gas bill. I'm trying to pay the past balance. I'm broke cause I gave all my extra to the gas bill to hold them off. I have to send in a form to get my money back from that money order and it can take a month. My dryer broke. It's making a bad clumping noise. My...