Just Regular?
Sorry it has been so long. I don't want to take the time it takes to keep this thing updated. I need to keep up with school for the kids and regular life just keeps getting in the way. Goofy.
We have been just regular lately. God has been leaking some clues to me. I just wonder why it takes me so long to catch on to things? I am in the process of trying to teach Katey about budgeting, because I never had anyone explain that to me - didn't understand the process until I was in way over my head. So, I am trying to spare my kids the angst of not really knowing how to deal with money.
Alan had some good comments on his Sept. 20 post. One stood out from Tim Colson. I keep waiting for the brick to fall. We bought a new to us Honda Odessey last year and I keep waiting for it to tear up. God has brought us to a point in our financial life that things are good. We pay all the bills, are working our way out of credit card debt and bought our first ever cars that WE actually pay for. I haven't managed to save up a small nest egg though. I have a child 3 years away from college and I have no way of paying for it. It can be very overwhelming. Any way, God has been showing me things and giving me wisdom about stuff. I just hope I can put it into proper practice. I said that to say it is pitful to be in a good spot and with what ever stupid mentality it is I keep waiting for something "bad" to happen and take us right back down again. I am sure a lot of us are like that, Why is that?
So, my dryer quit about a month ago. It stopped heating. I had just put in a new heating element, fixed the front of the dryer and so on. Over 100$. I got tired of fixing it. My brother-in-law drives a truck for GE and sometimes finds new free dryers, I don't know how, but he does. So, I called and asked if he had any setting around, and he did. An older one but it ran and dried clothes. So, I went and got it and threw the old one away. I was in business until last week when it decided not to start. So, now I am without a dryer once again. Alan washed a bunch of clothes on Sunday and I went to the laundry mat early on Monday to dry them. I will just have to do that until I can afford another dryer. My brother-in-law is hunting one for me, but it might take a while. My Mother-in-law said they would help us get another one if something happened to this one, but she is visiting her brother in Colorado until the 27th or so. And I am greedy. I want one of those huge dryers they make now. The 7cu. ft one. Or whatever size it is. With all these people in the house, I need it. I went to the Sears outlet store and found some for around 525$ they normally can cost up to 1100$ for a new one. That is a crap ton of money, especailly when you don't even have the money to buy a 200$ cheap piece of crap one. I reckon it will all come out in the "wash" - HA!!
Well, I have to get to the day. School, maybe riding lessons, and then our community gathering tonight. May you all learn, quickly, the lessons God has for you.
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