Toystoryduo’s Journal: Baby Steps are the Key... Celebrate Each Victory!

[Lesli54]

It is so good to hear that some money finally came through. What a relief that must be. At least is takes the edge off while you deal with getting the rest.

Good job on getting in the exercise and don't worry if some days you are just not up to it. At least you are still sticking with your plan and that is the important thing.

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracy, I am sooo happy you got money for the van and one of the idiots paid at least some of his bill! Praise the Lord indeed. I am praying the rest of his money and the other bill both get paid very soon.

Sounds like a good day, great job on those workouts. I am super proud of you! That gym membership was really a great investment.

I hope you are having a great weekend! Here's to a super next week!

 

[pearlieq]

Mickey says hi!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks ladies!

This weekend went by entirely too fast. My DH had a seminar to attend on Saturday and we had church and lunch at my MIL's on Sunday. It seems like we didn't have any down time from the week before. I'm hoping we have a nice relaxing weekend ahead of us. My DH will start deejaying in the next couple of weeks and it's usually every Saturday. It's great Disney money, but we do miss the family time.

On Saturday, we received the check from Contractor A! It was two months late, but who's counting?

Today's Plan:

* Homeschooling

* Finish laundry

* Work for DH

* Relax and read

TOM arrived early and it is a tough one! I was scheduled to go to the gym today, but I don't think I'm going to make it. I may do some weight training at home, but no cardio....Too tired..

I'm starting to think about this year's garage sale. The girls have been doing an excellent job on saving for WDW (DD7 has $75 in Disney Dollars and DD5 has $65 in Disney Dollars for both trips! ) and now they want to start saving for other things. So, they've been talking about selling their stuff and cold drinks at the garage sale so they can earn money for skateboards, CDs, e.t.c. We may do the garage sale the first weekend in June. That will give me enough time to sort and price items and hopefully, the weather will be warm and sunny by then.

That's about all from here. Hope everyone has a great day ahead!

 

[postesf]

Yay Tracy! I am so happy you finally got paid!!! Whoo Hooo!!!

I hope you have a more relaxing weekend coming up!

A garage sale would be a great way for the girls to get money and also some for your Disney Fund!

Stacie

 

[traceycooper]

Hi Tracy
Great news that DH finally got his money
Hope TOM is easing for you!

 

[AmyBeth68]

Tracy...thank goodness your DH finally got paid. What an ordeal!!! Sending some TOM pixie dust!

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks ladies!

Yesterday was an all out food fest. I ate and ate and when I was done, I ate some more. And nothing even good! Here's what yesterday looked like:

B: 2 Breakfast Burritos from McDonalds/ Iced Tea
S: 3 large chocolate chip cookies
L: salad and soup
S: 10 crackers
D: Spaghetti, green beans, 2 crescent rolls
S: 3 cupcakes, 1 cup of cupcake batter
S: 1 bag of hot fries
S: large Coke

I don't even want to think about how many calories were in those things.

So, this morning I get up and automatically start making excuses as to why I can't go to the gym. After a few minutes, I realize that I really need to get there especially after yesterday's food fest. So, I went to the gym, got on the elliptical and did 50 minutes. I burned 516 calories. Of course that doesn't make up for yesterday, but it's a start.

Total exercise minutes for the month: 1095

Today's Plan:

* Homeschooling

* Disney Planning

?????

We don't have much on the schedule for today....My DH has 3 work orders he has to take care of and that's it. I'm not sure if we'll go anywhere this evening or just stay close to home. He was in West Virginia and Pennsylvania yesterday so he may want to rest this evening.

Hope everyone has a great Wednesday!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Good job getting back on track! TOM generally makes us all eat more than we should. I have to say, your food fest was downright tasty! I especially liked the cupcake (both baked and unbaked ) part!

50 minutes on the elliptical, I could not do that so good for you! That is some serious calories.

Good luck on the garage sale preparations and I am so glad you got money from the first guy, better late than never!

I hope this weekend is relaxing for you all, we are hoping for the same thing, our last weekend was a lot like yours. I need a slow one to make up for that!

 

[MIdanceMom]

Hi Tracy,

I hate sneak attacks from TOM! You got the hormone related binge over with, and now you are back on track.

It is about time your DH got paid.

Good luck with the garage sale,

Take care,
Beth

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks Amy and Beth.

I woke up too late this morning to get to the gym. That's okay. I don't need to go every single day. I will try and do something at home or I'll just get up before Mom Time tomorrow and hit the elliptical for about 45 minutes.

Yesterday was a great day! My DH got his job done early so he came home and we went CVSing. We got amazing deals! Here's what one of our two trips looked like:

CVS:
1 Softsoap Body Wash
2 Colgate 360 Toothbrushes
3 Aquafresh Advanced
2 Tums Quuick Packs
3 Adidas Deodorants
1 One Touch Mini Glucose Monitor (We donate these to my DH's uncle's church.)

Out of Pocket Total: $2.73 (After free deodorant coupons from All You magazine, a toothbrush coupon, a Softsoap coupon, a $5 off/$30 purchase coupon, and Extra Care Bucks.)
Extra Care Bucks Earned: $41.30

After our CVS shopping yesterday, a bunch of kids from our neighborhood came over and played a game of kickball. Then, we went for a walk, met one of DH's friends on the way, and before we knew it, my DH had a job for today that pays cash! Plus, he may have sold a Prepaid Legal Membership as well.

On to today.....
Two local churches are having rummage sales today. These sales usually kick off the official garage sale season around here. The girls have some money and a list of things they are looking for. Plus, they want to try and buy some stuff to list (w/mom's help) on eBay and see if they can make some extra money. I guess bargain shopping will be our homeschooling lesson for the day.

Today's Plan:

* Homeschooling/Rummage Sales/Bargain Shopping

* DH works (quick job...pays cash!)

* Finish laundry

* Quick workout?

That's about all from here...Have a great Friday!

 

[Blueeyes101817]

Just stopping by to say have a great weekend!!!!!!

 

[toystoryduo]

Can someone tell me what is on the first page of the DIS at the top of the screen? Is it a movie or something? I still have dial-up and can't get through the DIS because something is trying to load. I had to Google my journal in order to get to the WISH journals.

It's been a busy weekend.... I found out yesterday after Mom Time that my grandma was in the hospital for an irregular heartbeat. We went to visit her yesterday and she seemed to be doing better. They have her on medication to get the heartbeat regulated and heparin to prevent clotting. Good thoughts and prayers for her are much appreciated!

Other than that, it's the usual busyness....DH worked, we went garage saleing, did our CVS and Walgreens deals, and went out to eat.

The week ahead looks busy...I'm not sure how often I will be able to get here especially if I can't get the DIS to load on my computer.

Hope everyone has a great week ahead!

 

[goldcupmom]

What a great job at CVS!!! I so wish we had one!!

Glad the deadbeats are finally paying you! It's just so unfair sometimes!

I think the front page thing is an 'in memory' thing, but not sure who it is.

Your exercise is incredible! I really need to get to the gym I'm paying $90/month for!

Prayers for your grandma being sent up. Hopefully things get better for her soon.

Hope you have a great week ahead!

 

[pearlieq]

You've been a busy bee!

Great job at CVS! Is yours offering the ECB deal on CVS toothbrushes? Some stores are offering them at $2.99 with $2.99 back, others are offering them at $2.99 with $2.00 back. With the right coupon, you could still make that one come out even. I wound up with a total of 10 toothbrushes yesterday--I guess we'll all have really clean teeth!

I'm sorry to hear about your grandma--I really hope she's home and healthy soon.

Take care and have a great week!

P.S. I haven't seen any kind of video on the DIS page, but I guess a moderator or webmaster passed away recently and there's a big memorial tribute. I think the "official" memorial might have been yesterday, so hopefully it will come down soon. Not to take away from this man's rememberance or anything, but that kind of thing can make it tough on dial-up users.

Have you tried going straight to www.disboards.com (instead of wdwinfo.com)?

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracy, I am keeping your grandma in my prayers!

That thing on the disboards yesterday was for one of the disboard founders (I think he was a photographer and did a podcast) who passed away last week. So that was a shame, he was really young (I think 56).

Good luck with those garage sales with the girls, they are learning from their mommy!

You are doing great at the gym, I am super proud of you!!

 

[goldcupmom]

How's it going, Tracy??

Hope your day is a good one!

Have you sent away for the free lemonade stand for the girls? I think I read about it on the budget board here on Dis. (and I secretly wished I had a little one I could set it up with! I'd look pretty silly doing it myself! )

 

[toystoryduo]

Thanks ladies.

Today has been a rough day. We found out that the finance company that our gym uses billed us twice in the month of April and has not returned the money to our account yet. My DH spent quite a bit of time on the phone with them this morning. The call ended with a promise to have the money in our account by tomorrow. We'll see....

Then, my DH went to work on a job. A 2 hour job took 6 hours due to the fact that the client didn't have everything he needed for the install. My DH pulled in the driveway and got a phone call that the system isn't working properly and now, the client has a problem with his phone system which my DH did not touch. So, my DH turned around and went back to the job site which is over an hour away to fix the system that was working and now is not and to check the phone system that isn't working even though he didn't touch it. My laidback DH is very stressed right now. Who knows how long he will be on the job site this evening....

Add some of my DDs' attitude to the day and it has been a real fun day. My DH still hasn't had a chance to fix the car yet and probably won't get a chance this evening.

On the positive side, my grandma seems to be doing better. They gave her the all clear on the ultrasound of her heart and her heartbeat was shocked back into rhythm again. She may be coming home from the hospital as early as tomorrow.

Sorry for venting....I'm hoping tomorrow is a much better day! Have a good evening!

 

[Amy&Dan]

Tracy, I am so sorry yesterday was rough! I hope the money gets returned to your account today as promised. Sometimes I hate those direct debit bills! When they work they are great, but when they don't its a huge pain in the neck!

I am glad your grandmother is better. I hope your dh got home from the job and that it all turned out okay. When he's stressed so are you I am sure!

Hope today is a better one for you sweetie!

 

[AmyBeth68]

Tracy...

Good news on your grandma....so awesome that she will be home soon!

But I am sorry for the stress you had yesterday. I hope today was a much better day!!!