Yay me, I figured out how to add a Facebook like button to my blog! I am waaay excited now, this is totally a big deal to me! I am not overly computer savvy and have pretty much been learning about this whole blogging thing as I go. So please follow me on Facebook, help me feel even more proud of myself. I would really appreciate it! =) And it wasn't nearly as hard as I feared it would be. And bonus, I didn't destroy my site by playing with the HTML!
I have been absent a bit because of the craziness that is the Holidays. To be politically correct I want to wish everyone Happy Holidays, because I know I have readers of different faiths. Also Merry Christmas, because this is what we celebrate in our household. I hope this season has brought your families, happiness, peace, and joy.
This year I am very thankful for answered prayers, lower levels of stress, the kindness of (near) strangers, our friends and family, and my husband (I don't know what I would do without him).
I don't really talk about it much, but I have been praying more and attempting to find some sort of faith that works for me. I'd like to think that my prayers have been heard; there have been several incidents to make me think so. So thank You!
To say that our budget has been tight the past 6 or so months would be an understatement. Lately it's more like what bills can I put off or what can we do without so we have enough money to buy diapers and food. (I can see our tax refund on the horizon now and I can't wait.) After months and months of trying John got a job working from home, and his first paycheck literally came just in time. The fact that he can work from home and choose his hours is pretty amazing. I am very appreciative of what he has been trying to do for our family. With his anxiety, I know how hard it can be for him to do this. I feel like I don't thank him enough.
Even though work has been just ridiculously busy, my stress levels have dropped quite a bit. I think it's because John is working and even though our budget is still really tight, we have some breathing room. I am thankful that we can pay our bills and can actually afford to order a pizza every once in awhile now. (I love you pizza and have missed you more than I realized.) And our tax refund is so close I can taste it!
Because of our monetary problems we didn't have any money to buy the boys presents this year. Although I did manage to spend a few dollars here and there on a few little things for them over the past month or two. I want to thank again our friends, our family, and friends of our family, who helped to make Christmas very special for the boys. I wish I could show you how their eyes just lit up Christmas morning. And also thank you guys for helping us through this very rough patch. Without everyone I don't know how we could have made it.
I'm glad you had a nice Christmas, and John is finally set up to work from home! Now if only that tax return would get here! :)
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