Thanks for popping in, all! I REALLY appreciate it as I read & ponder even when not posting.
As those of you who saw on fb, I'm REALLY in a slump at the moment. Tired, behaving fairly well & the scale isn't budging. The weatherman PROMISED me SNOW & I didn't get any to speak of. DH informed me that the work plan now is no raise, again, for the 3rd year. Probable another 3 weeks of no pay, week after easter, after July 4th and after Thanksgiving. And, his yearly bonus, which I was hoping to use to replenish all we've had to take out of savings to live his year, is basically non-existent. Whatever you got last year, your MAX will be 35% of that, and of that 35% you can only get 65% now, the other 35% will be held for 3 years, then IF you are still with the company you will get it (no interest, of course). NICE!!!
To top it all off, DH is on a spending spree....between his concealed carry class extras....almost $500, new cycle gear , over $400, & then the 5 weeks he was home my electric quadrupled & my gas tripled....together almost $800 - & I keep my house at 61 when I'm here, don't run lights, etc. He runs tv 24/7, lights, computer, elec blanket, hair dryer(to help warm himself) and cranks up the thermostat. If he ever moved except from bed to kitchen he might not be cold!
And then, last night, DD called me crying from downstairs...the black bear hamster she bought herself for her 18th birthday(it was either that or a tattoo
) escaped & is somewhere in my house. We have searched & searched....hopefully he will come waddling out soon.
To make things better, since DH took the concealed carry class, it is a DANGEROUS world & we're not supposed to leave the house without protection, I certainly shouldn't walk...at all....as the gangs are just waiting to get us. UGH!!!!!! We live in a very safe area where TONS of elderly & everyone else walks all the time. And, I did 4 miles Saturday morning as we were getting flurries & he told me that walking that far is 'dangerous' & 'unhealthy' and that when the weather is bad, early in the morning is when the gangs are up "to their mischief'.
Yes, I'm going INSANE!!!
And, as you can imagine, all vacations are OFF. I just can't justify taking money out of savings when I'm having to cover DS20 tuition/books & am still supporting 3. I will grade for Pearson again, assuming I can, but beyond that, I don't know. I really hate to work for minimum wage with a Masters, but.....
I REALLY want out of NM. It is brown & depressing, but there is just no way.
So, for the moment, I'm hanging. (And the probably quart of pumpkin pie ice cream I ate didn't help!). I only got about 2.5 hours of sleep last night, have had a headache from stress for 5 days & am very blue....but life goes on!
Thanks for the prayers! I can always use them! On the bright side, DD got called in to work tonight. Woo hoo! 3 more hours! They've been actually scheduling people for 45 minute shifts.....STUPID!!!
If anyone has any ideas of how to find a hamster, I'm ready to try about anything. Tried the cat & the yorkies, but they didn't help!
