• May. 5, 2009
Life changes
Things have changed around here. My husband lost his job as of February 1, 2009. We have looked and looked and went to interviews. To try and do my part, I started making my own laundry soap, fabric softener, dishwashing soap, and I make everything from scratch. We don't eat out. Except the time the boys were gone and I took Sheyanne to McDonald's and got her 2 things off the $1 menu. I try to hang clothes out as much as possible. At the same time my husband lost his job, our dryer went out and we can't afford to fix it. I now hang clothes out all the time. It has been raining here for almost two weeks now, so it has been hard to hang things out. We took a clothesline and hung two lines in our bedroom (which use to be the garage) and hang clothes out there. I have had to hang some of the clothes on hangers and hang them ALL over the house.
Where has this world gone? People are losing jobs that have been with companies for years. I was watching Dr. Phil Monday when he went to Detroit to talk to the people that have lost jobs there. He met a man that use to be a drug dealer and has now turned to pastoring. He opened his church to take in the people that lost their homes and opened a clinic free of charge. Dr. Phil did a seminar and told the people that "winners do and don't let anything stand in their way. Losers just sit on the couch with the remote." It is hard to be a "winner" when you go on a job interview and work one day and the boss tells you he will call you "tomorrow" and tomorrow never comes. My husband has gone to two jobs and worked one day and the boss says he will call. He never calls! We see the job listed again and get discouraged.
To make matters worse, I had Feb 25 and it isn't healing right. I found out last month that I have to have a different surgery May 27. I feel like I'm letting the family down. I have about finished school with the kids. They have a few more lessons in math to do and we should be done. Since I will be recovering the month of June, we will work on reading and do the library program and work on basic math facts and that is it. I feel like we are ahead so this will work. I have some meals in the freezer that they can throw in the oven and then eat. If that doesn't work, they can either eat a sandwich or starve. 
Sorry! The headache I have had for a week is starting to get to me. I love my kids and hubby very much and would get up whether I felt good or not and fix them something to eat.
Well, there are dishes to do and kids to put to bed so I can go to bed too. Have a great day!
~Blessings
Tami
