This last week.. whew!
I went into work early over the weekend to try and get Sprint cell phones for us. He needs one for work and, in the long run, it'd be cheaper for both of us to get them. Turns out, we couldn't get Sprint under my name (apparently, I still owe them from when we lived in San Diego; I was sure that was paid off before we moved), so I went with Verizon. I'm going in early again today to adjust the plan; instead of unlimited minutes, I'm going with 700; I doubt we'll use that much. We both have HTC Incredibles. Neat phone, but getting used to it still. We've made room in our budget for this, but if it becomes too tight, we'll just call and have them suspend our account until they're affordable and get pay-as-you-go phones.
We've also been budget planning for Pat to get his own vehicle. Since Mom will be moving in the next few months, it would be good for him to have one. He's got $1,000 saved up (in the Bank & Trust of Mom, lol) for a down payment on a used vehicle. There's a good place in town (comes recommended) that has used vehicles for $10,000 or less and they have different options for payment plans. When he has the vehicle paid off at least 50% paid off, we're going to see about trading in my vehicle. I know it won't be worth much at that point, but we'll see where everything is at that point. Myself and the kids will be on my insurance through work (cheaper than the city) so his paychecks will increase everso slightly.
My BAH will help with rent, so that's one headache we won't have to worry about. At least, until I'm done with school, by that point, we should have some money saved up to keep adding to my savings at Navy Fed. I still have my disability (this still cracks me up) that goes to Navy Fed and there are zero bills coming out of that account. The only thing linked there is a credit card from Navy Fed that I'm auto-paying the minimum balance. So long as we don't use that account for anything, that won't be a problem. The minimum payment for that is maybe 15% of what my disability is, so there should always be a positive balance.
Now, we wouldn't be in the current financial clusterfuck if my grandmother was smart. Dear heart as she is (when she sent me that money for school), she CLOSED THE ACCOUNT that the check was drawn from, causing our own bank account to be NEGATIVE. I told her about it and she sent another check. I told her how much we were overdrawn (the amount of the first check) and she sent less, so we were still negative. We still had some bills due at that time, so they went unpaid. I had a huge grrrrr for about two weeks.
Things are becoming smoother, with some pebbles in the way. We'll make it through, though; I know we will.
I also spaced the fact that my Taxmas has yet to arrive. About 90% of my federal goes into the account here in town; the rest of it, as well as my state refund, is going to my Navy Federal account. I see that this will be a good thing in the long run, too.
I had class Monday morning and I work from 4-8 tonight. I need to make a call or two (Verizon and someplace else; I can't remember).
Bella was "riding" my knee like a pony. It sucked because it's my bad knee, but it's time well spent with my kidlet. Her imagination just blows me away. I can't even begin to start sharing all of the stories that she's told me since I got home an hour ago.
Monday night Pat and I has a conversation and we were up until 12:30 this morning. My old problem in the bedroom has returned where I don't want sex nor am I receptive to it. He's worried that it's him and it isn't. Yes, I've started school again as well as working, but I see both of those reasons as a scapegoat for a possible deeper problem. Pat's insurance starts today so I'm going to see if there are certain doctors we have to see and make an appointment with an OBGYN for my yearly and talk to them about my problem. I cNt blame my lack of drive on birth control because I'm not taking any. I want to desire sex again. I just don't know how or what to do. I have a bottle of goat weed at home. I'm going go start taking that as directed on the bottle and see if that helps.
I had class Tuesday morning; Juvenile Justice Systems and Court Systems & Practices. I had a test in the latter and I felt really good about it. There was a bonus question at the end. When I turned it in, the instructor said that I may have been the first one to get it right; I sure hope so.
I have one more class this afternoon and it is NOT my favorite. A friend of mine is letting me borrow her graphing calculator but it is over ten years old; you can barely read the screen. If will cost me about $150 to buy a new one and I can use my Pell grant to get one at the bookstore at the school.
I had just one class on Wednesday. After I got home, Mom, Bella, and are going grocery shopping. When Pat got home, he showed me the nicer area of town and where he was thinking of moving to (once we get to that point). We were going to stop by and see Mollye about some rentals or foreclosures, but we were tired. I was dealing with a bad migraine and Bella had fallen asleep in her car seat maybe 10 minutes into the drive. It was not fun to put her to bed that night; she stayed awake for a little while.
I have one more class this afternoon and it is NOT my favorite. A friend of mine is letting me borrow her graphing calculator but it is over ten years old; you can barely read the screen. If will cost me about $150 to buy a new one and I can use my Pell grant to get one at the bookstore at the school.
I had just one class on Wednesday. After I got home, Mom, Bella, and are going grocery shopping. When Pat got home, he showed me the nicer area of town and where he was thinking of moving to (once we get to that point). We were going to stop by and see Mollye about some rentals or foreclosures, but we were tired. I was dealing with a bad migraine and Bella had fallen asleep in her car seat maybe 10 minutes into the drive. It was not fun to put her to bed that night; she stayed awake for a little while.
I had class Thursday morning; Juvenile Justice Systems and Court Systems & Practices. We had a test that last class time in CS&P and we found out the results. Nine students made an A; I was one of those nine. I would have had 105 on the test, but I misread a question. I still managed a 100 though, because of a bonus question. Oh yeah, I scored.
I still had a Beginning Algebra (the bane of my existence) and then I worked 4pm until 10pm. No hour lunch, so just hanging out at the store; scarfed a snack before leaving for work and one when I got home tonight.
Oh, as I got dressed yesterday morning and buckled up my belt, I noticed that my belt is fitting TIGHTER. Based on the holes, it seems as though I've lost about two inches in the waist since we moved here back in July. I'm stoked. I figure if I keep going the way I am, I'll reach 150 by the summer. The last week, I've been around 158. When we moved here, I was about 165-170. Slowly but surely, I'll reach my goal.
So, I figured out that I want to do legal assistant work. I did my degree plan with my instructor today and discussed a couple of options. Below is a list of classes I need to graduate from college. I'll be able to do this next May (I really wish the font and whatnot transfered over; I had it all color-coded and junk).
After graduation, I can start the following fall at either Texas A&M in Commerce (about an hour towards Dallas from here) and declare myself a Political Science major with an emphasis on legal assistance. I could have my four-year degree within two years (or so).
OR, I can do a B.A.A.S. program at Texarkana doing something similar, but I may be done sooner. Apparently, they have a survey that you're given at the beginning of the semester and you're given the entire semester to complete it. It's pretty much asking about your life experience since your teenage years. They somehow transfer your life experiences (including jobs you've had) into college credits.
I'm not sure which one I'd want to do; right now, I'm leaning toward Texas A&M Commerce.
Yes, I still want to get my Cos license and I'm going to do it. I'm strange and odd in that I want to be able to do more than just one thing. Once I have my four-year degree I can get a decent job working with the attorneys here in town. With the Cos license, I can still do things on the side. I may meet people at that prospective new job who may become my clients.
I see this working out. I really, really do. Many of you may have doubts, but I'm very confident in this plan. In five years, I want to be working as a legal assistant with the local attorneys as a full-time position and doing haircuts, coloring hair, and doing nails as a side thing for extra cash.
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PHYS 1401 General Physics I Summer 2011
Four credit hours. This course is for pre-dental, biology, pre-medical, pre-pharmacy, and prearchitecture majors and other students who need a two-semester technical course in physics. The course includes mechanics, heat, and sound. Prerequisite: MATH 2412. Three hours lecture and one three-hour laboratory period each week. Additional course fee: $18.00.
PHYS 1402 General Physics II Summer 2011
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