Sometimes, Good Things Happen to Good People
When this whole unemployment thing started, we hunkered down for the long haul. We immediately hooked up unemployment benefits, medical insurance, and WIC. We put holds on bills that we could wait to pay and paid minimums on others. Let’s face it: This economy sucks and you just never know when you’ll be able to find a job. Then, I was hired at my job. Read More Read More
One step closer.
I can’t believe it’s only been one week since Clint was laid off. One week ago, we were still in shock… we were still coming to grips with what his unemployment could mean for us. It’s incredible what a difference a week makes. Ready for some good news? Me, too. Read More Read More
I slept 11 hours (& our church rules).
Immediately after I blogged last night, I fell asleep on the couch next to Clint who has, for some reason that still remains a mystery to me, decided to start playing Shining Force on the Sega Genesis again. Yes, Sega. Like, the old-school video game console. Sonic the Hedgehog style. (Warning: Digression ahead.) One thing I find incredibly comforting is falling asleep on the couch. It took a long while of being married before Clint understood that.... Read More
Funny kids.
Day Three of Clint’s Unemployment: The Day of Hope Despite a momentary sob-fest at Bible Study this morning, today was pretty tear-free for both Clint and me. Thankfully, today was quite the opposite of sad. Today, we found some hope. We qualify for WIC again and will start receiving checks for food next week We have medical figured out for our kids Our friends continue to contact us with fantastic leads and ideas for jobs It gets even better:... Read More
My ladies.
Day Two of Clint’s Unemployment: The day of le sigh. This was my fortune at dinner. I'm not sure I want *everything* to come my way. Sounds overwhelming. It didn’t occur to me until much of the day had passed, that I had been sighing a lot more often than I normally do. These were big sighs, too, and at random times. It was almost as if I had been trying to work things out in my head so thoroughly that I had forgotten to take adequate... Read More
A Weekend of Bliss
Oh my gosh, you guys. I have to tell you about the weekend I just had. Here’s how it started: Received invitation to one of my best friend’s weddings and saw that was a whole weekend family-friendly ordeal in May Got excited about the whole idea, RSVP’d immediately A month before the wedding, realized that taking 4 small kids to a place for the weekend that would likely involve late nights, partying, and fun, did not, in fact sound... Read More
One month down.
Last month, I confessed that we’re broke and told you about how we’re going to fix it. This past month has been eye-opening, to say the least… and has sucked, more than a little. Here’s an update on the first month of our Total Money Makeover: We budgeted everything out to the “t” and realized that we have way more expenses than income. Not a good thing. So, we decided to make some cuts. Read More Read More
The Truth Is… We’re Broke.
Clint and I used to be awesome with our money. We budgeted, we scrimped, and we saved. Like the teenager who can lose weight in a week simply by cutting out milkshakes, our bank account could be boosted with little sacrifice because we didn’t have many responsibilities. I remember just before we bought our current house, we had almost $10,000 in our savings. Then, we got lazy. Worse, we added expenses and payments. And kids. Lots and lots of... Read More
Things you should {& shouldn’t} do in a hotel room.
Last August, much to my chagrin, and despite my pouting and grown-up tantrum-ing, my mom moved to Arizona. Fortunately, she has been able to visit fairly regularly and is here for a few days this week. As a gift to Clint and me, she sent us to a hotel for the night and even gave us money for a nice dinner. It was a much needed break for both of us. She thought of it as her excuse to have some good quality time with her grandbabies, too. (Suckerrr!)... Read More
The Perfect Response
“I’m getting really annoyed,” I texted to my husband, in far more colorful language. “I’m trying to do 100 different things and not doing any one of them well. I’m messing everything up everywhere.” I dropped the f-bomb twice in that text. He could have told me to settle down. He could have told me I was overreacting. He could have blamed me for taking on too much. But he didn’t. Do you know what he... Read More
I’m a person, too (and other things I learned).
40 hours of absolute freedom. What parent of four under six would pass that up? Not this mama, that’s for sure. I learned about our church’s marriage retreat a couple of months ago. It cost less than $200 for 2 nights in a nice hotel, meals included, plus a promise of some interesting speakers… To be honest, although I was truly looking forward to the marital insight part of it, what I needed, what Clint and I absolutely craved,... Read More
The Truth of Our Marriage
Today marks seven years of marriage for Clint and me, almost twelve that we’ve been together. Our past has been filled with 4 kids, several apartments, a couple of pets, and friends that have come and gone (and some that have come back again). We have had fights. We’ve had amazing moments. We’ve been to funerals for young and old, weddings, and parties. We became Clint&Lindsay instead of Clint…. and… Lindsay. For... Read More
PhotoBlog: Impromptu
Most guys are complete wusses when they’re sick. (HA! I just wrote “pregnant” instead of sick. That was funny. Anyway…) Most guys, when sick, roll around in agony, whine in misery, certain that they are writhing on death’s doorstep. Not Clint. This man has the immune system of an elephant. (This is, of course, assuming elephants have excellent immune systems. I, for one, have never seen a sick elephant, so I’m going... Read More
Pissy Mom Thoughts
Be forewarned: This blog post ain’t gon’ be pretty. I cannot remember the last time I have had so many consecutive days of absolute pissed-off-ness. Many of you know that Washington was hit by uncharacteristically chilly and anti-summer-like conditions until, let’s see… oh, that’s right: Tuesday. Personally, I liked the cooler weather. I hate being hot, unless I choose to be hot (like working out and, um, “other”... Read More
True story.
Our movie was due back in 50 minutes and Clint had his shoes on, keys in hand, ready to walk out the door. I grabbed him by the shirt, pulled him toward me and whispered in his ear, “You know what makes me hot?” “What’s that?” he grinned, pulling me toward him and kissing my lips. “Living on the edge,” I replied. “Let’s go to the bedroom, right now, and risk not getting the movie back in time.”... Read More
