The Will We Ever Get there - PTR

[Alysa]

That's great news about the job - congrats to her! Where is she working? And college too - wow! Good for her!


Glad Domi is okay! I felt so bad for you reading the story - I would have been going crazy too!

 

[Glendamax]

Okay on to the good stuff and the reason for the title:

First, c'mon everybody do the wave

Nita got the job! She found out on Monday after her interview. We were in the supermarket and I was shouting. She's employed, finally she's employed. She said I was embarassing her. Hehehe. (that's what our family does) She also started college on Tuesday. She got lost and missed her first classes and most of her second but she's so excited.

YAY!!! Tell her congrats! Sorry about her getting lost going to class. I actually went to my university a few days early, so I could find everything! I was sooooo glad I did! It was crazy seeing the campus with ALL those people! I was soooo glad I knew where I was going! Tell her to hang there!

Sorry that no one liked POR. I didnt either when I saw the pics at first. BUT, after staying at larger resorts, I REALLY appreciated how small it was, and the distance between the room and the bus! Maybe you can stay there anyway!

-G

 

[bookmama]

hello my friends. I'm back it's been a long week getting back to school and all that. It's been a rough week. Not for the kids but for me. Not because of the schedules but because of my work schedule. Okay here's the deal, same principal new year, big problems. Last year i worked two jobs and it gave me six hours, which actually paid the bills. Well this year I asked if I was working the same hours. Well she said no. Then she had the vice principal hand down our schedules. You would not believe what she came up with. I work from 7:45-8:45am and then go home and come back and work from 12-2pm. This is ridiculous. I take public transportation and there's no way this schedule is going to work. So I explained to the principal that Dev's bus comes at 7:15 and it takes me 45-1hr to get to the school and so I can't get in no earlier than 8:00. do you know what she said? She said "This is the schedule that the school needs you, it's not going to change work something out." Are you kidding me?

Well I said fine. Running through my head is I'll be in at 8:15.

Well with the loss of 3 hrs money is definitely tight. This caused for some reevaluation of the bills. First thing to go--the cable. it was a want not a need. I don't watch all those channels anyway so why pay for them. i can watch my favs on the net for free. Second--our biggest bill. We trying to open a daycare and we need funding, well a company promised to help us build our business credit so that we can get loans and credit from vendors. Well the service is a whopping

$311 a month. Are you cringing? Well we are now, mom says we have to cut this loose because we just can't afford it. We're robbing

Peter to pay Paul but cutting Paul to pay Michael. Meaning the bills are behind. Mom also says she doesn't see any progress anyway and we paid for enough and if need be we can go back to them. God I hate giving up!

So what's my third step--second job. Now this is interesting, mom and I went to a business seminar at the local business center in our neighborhood. We met a woman who used to teach with my mom. Well we got to talking and I was telling her what was going on and you know what she suggested? Avon. She said I could make Avon my second job. I'm hemming and hawing, you know, I can't possibly sell Avon. I don't know a lot of people. She says sure I can, this is how you'll meet people. Then I hear this little voice in my head Idiot, didn't you ask Me to help you out? Didn't I say I got you? Now what do you think you're doing? Dang it, when the Lord opens a door for you, you don't just stand at the threshold peeping through, you just walk. Well so far it's been pretty good. Except for one small problem--guilt

You're probably wondering why I feel guilty. Here's the reason. (I'll be using initials for certain people in this part) When I got back to school on Monday, I was looking over the Avon order books. Ms C said "oh you're selling Avon. Did Ms P get you started?" I said No a friend of my mom's. I asked her how she was doing. She said it was okay. Then she goes on to say she doesn't know if she's going to do the fundraiser at the school this year with Avon because she really doesn't have time. I said well I'll go half with you if she asks. Ms C says that's great. Well my friend Jess says give me some books and I'll put them in the teachers' mailbox. I said 'kay. Well didn't you know the next day Ms C came back and said, Why did you put the books in the mailboxes the only reason I did this was because Ms P said that I could have her customers here. I just looked at her, Jess said didn't you say you didn't have the time? Ms C says well I don't have time to do a lot of things but I make it. Am I missing something here?

We just looked at her and I said, you still got the fundraiser. You bring in a lot of money doing it, besides these are all new teachers. Then she walks away. Ever now and then she gives me this funny look, like I stepped on her toes or something.

Finally on to the good part. I had to change resorts once again. thank God I didn't put the ressies in yet. It was too much money at the Fort. We so love the Fort. Anyway it's back to ASMo. We like it here too. Two people to a room. That way everyone's not so crowded. It averages with the DDP to be $2000 w/prk hopper and water park options. Not bad if I don't say so myself.

Tamicka already gave Nita her deposit. I told the crew Sept $25, Oct $25 and Nov $50. but they can give it any way they choose. But I must have the $100 deposit by Nov 15 because I'll be putting in the ressies. Tamicka told Nita she better give me the money or she'll slit Nita's throat. They're silly they actually talk to each other that way. LaShontae said ditto. She gave Nita her money too.

I've got to talk to Hazel but she'll have no problems with the schedule. it's just me and mom who have the chunk of the money because we have to come up with $200 each because we have Dev and Albert. Oy!

Be back soon with more planning. Next up, fun arts & crafts planning for DW. . . .

 

[Glendamax]

Wow! I leave for a week, and miss out on a WHOLE saga . . . Looks like I have some catching up to do . . .

 

[bookmama]

Wow! I leave for a week, and miss out on a WHOLE saga . . . Looks like I have some catching up to do . . .

Don't worry our lives are like As The World Turns, you won't miss much. Something's always going on. Nita working as a cashier at Shoprite, Terrence and her getting back together. Little stuff.