The Mad Dash

Well, that staying up til 2:40 AM last night got to me in the morning! I remember the alarm going off and laying my head back on the pillow, for just a few minutes... Next thing I know, I roll over and look at the clock and its 7:20! So I jumped out of bed, woke everyone up and got them ready. We all missed breakfast (thank God I took the old coffee pot to work) but we all made it on time. I didn't have to be there til 8:15 today! Whew! And sooo glad it was Friday!Had an excellent day for sales. There was a United Way kickoff, so they served us hot dogs/chili dogs and gave us 30 minutes off the phone to ask questions about United Way. I am still going to contribute my 1.00 per pay period. It's all I can really afford to let go of. At least it's something!
Made it to the post office at lunch. Got honey's latest package sent off. His camera, gloves, mouthwash, soap holder and some other goodies are being sent out. I got an email from him at like 4 something (of course I was asleep and didn't hear it) saying the phones had gone down last night and he was unable to call me back. So, I felt much better. Hubby has been trying so hard to get us out of debt. I love him for his efforts. We have always seemed to make it when sometimes it seems a miracle. We have never really been deprived of anything we wanted. Sure big vacations and things like that. But on a regular basis, we have fun with what money we have and we take care of our family. I had so many bills to pay. So many responsibilities. It's crazy madness!
Picked up kids from daycare. They are going to have a Halloween party and want the parents to contribute 4.00 per child as opposed to having you bring something in. They are going to provide all the snacks and goodies. We just have to bring the kids. Said they can wear their costume for the party and to bring a change of clothes for afterwards. I don't think I want them in their costumes there though.
Made spaghetti with Italian sausage instead of hamburger meat. Oh was it good. Linguine noodles, mushrooms, olives, can of peeled tomatoes and some hunts. I also warmed up some garlic Texas toast and green beans with it. It was messy but all the kids enjoyed it. Gave kids a bath and off to bed they went. They were so tired. For the most part, fell asleep fairly quickly. So, I decided to get out of the house. Cici was up on the computer in the living room. Ellie was in my room watching TV. And since all the little ones were asleep and they were going to stay awake, I went to the movies.
I really had to go for a brief escape. I found when I got there, the tickets I won from work the other day are no good. They had an email posted up in the box office saying that those tickets were not supposed to be distributed by their vendor so they have been denying entry with them. I had to buy my ticket! However, with my reward card thingy, I earned a free ticket this time that I can use next time.
I went to see Paranormal Activity. It's not scary enough to keep me awake at night and all the hyped up stuff about it wasn't really worth it. The acting was good considering it was filmed like Blair Witch. I laughed because the story had lots of funny parts in it. The main character was this girl who had been haunted by this demon on and off since she was 8 years old. Well, she moved in with her boyfriend of 3 years and it decided to come back. He was like, "you could have told me about this." She was like, "what was I going to say? 'Hi. I've been haunted by a demon since I was a kid' on our first date?" He goes, "well maybe on the 15th date or the 30th date or damn sure before we decided to move in together!" He was hilarious. The movie was kind of freaky, don't get me wrong, but I wasn't as scared as I hoped I would have been.
Came home and put C and L to bed. Got home by 11:45 PM. Been doing laundry and paying bills ever since.
And now it's almost 3. Gonna put this last load for tonight in the dryer and call it a day!
I love you husband, if you are reading this! I miss you and I hope you get some mail soon. You should have some envelopes coming as well as this box I sent today! Enjoy!