My Crazy Life

There's so much going on right now, and all of it changing every second, that it's hard to keep up! So after the situation in the previous post, I talked with my father and told him that I didn't want him to keep the house on our account. I told him he should sell it and take care of himself and what's best for him. We didn't get to talk after that. That was a week ago yesterday.

So Brian and I started looking at condos. Well, I started looking at condos. I found a couple that sounded great, but it turned out they were under contract. We did look at another one on Friday. Nice place, spacious, and plenty of room for us plus more kids. Nice neighborhood, too. But when I ran the numbers after we returned home, they didn't add up. We couldn't afford it, not right now.

My father was concerned with my new plans for buying, so he stopped by Saturday. He said he very much wanted to see me stay home with Margaret until she's in school full-time and he thought buying was a big mistake and would only bring us further from what we really want. So he insists upon us moving in.

I feel like I'm in that scene in "Wayne's World" when they're playing street hockey... "Game on!!!!"

It is a relief though. Now we're back to my consulting money being extra instead of necessary. So that's a lot less pressure. The clock is ticking down... I will go no further than the middle of October at my current job. That's one month longer than I originally planned on, but since we lost over a week in our plans over this confusion, it's probably for the best.

Meanwhile, my "Blast Off" party for Tastefully Simple has been scheduled. On August 26th, I'll be marking the beginning of a new career for me, a new life even. I have my first sales meeting this Wednesday, though. My sponsor is letting me tag along even though I'm not "official" yet.

Margaret continues to grow. I think she's had a growth spurt recently, actually. Shoes that fit only a couple of weeks ago are too small, and everyone is commenting on how much taller she looks. We've also returned to cloth diapering. Since we're trying to save money, there's no better way than ensuring I won't be throwing our money away with every diaper change. The transition back has been smooth thus far.

I'm now 3 DPO in my cycle. Even though Brian didn't want to try this month originally (and I probably shouldn't have due to being recently off of BCPs), in the end he came around and actively participated. :D Looks like there may be a chance, although my temps are a bit off for a few days due to needing a new battery in my BBT thermometer. Other signs do point to the fact that I've probably O'd already, though, so it's promising. Now I just need to get through the next 2 weeks!