It is starting to get cold already. Today I had to make my son wear his jacket because I don't want him to get cold while we were running errands. He hated it and he tried to fight but I told him it is non-negotiable, lol. I hate it too. I dislike wearing layers of clothes but I cannot do anything about it. I have to unless I decide to stay home until winter is over. And it has not even started yet. So I am now, one by one, getting my jackets and jeans and socks out. I still have to locate my boots but I will eventually find it. I am itching to go shopping for nice tops for so I don't have to wear my hoodies all the time but we are on limited budget so I have to think of something else to occupy my mind. I will wait until I get a little saved up before I will go shop.
Today turned out to be a beautiful day considering the temp was in the lower 40's this morning. We went to the beach to check what it looked like after a forecast of coastal flooding yesterday. Nothing much changed. We stayed for about an hour just sitting in the car watching the ocean. I did get out and walked in the water while the husband looked on. He had to stay in the car with the little man. The water was colder than normal but when you were in it for a while it kinds of grow on you. You can't feel the cold anymore for some reason. Perhaps my feet got numbed? Lol. Anyway, I am glad we went after being in bed all morning. The husband and I are not feeling good but we went out anyway hoping the ocean breeze will work its wonders on us and make us feel better.
A few years ago, the husband got way over his head with debt. Those were trying times. Creditors were sending us letters left and right, annoying calls every few minutes, and we lived in constant pressure and stress. Thankfully it all stopped now. We found a way to slowly pay off our debts by working an agreement with the creditors. It is slow going but we are doing our best. His daughter told us about nonprofit debt management but we already had things rolling. Most of the medical bills are paid off and the next on our list are his credit card bills when we have enough money to pay it all off. We do not aim for him to get his almost perfect credit score before the crash, we just want to get rid of most of the worries because it gave us sleepless nights. If you have not had the same problem, you will not understand but if you did then you know what I am talking about. And believe me we do not plan on dong the same thing again. You know spending too much money when we know we have to pay in the end. Because no one really knows when the economy will stabilize again. It is better to be cautious and curtail spending.
I have two huge canker sores. I bit my inner lip a week ago and the results are giving me pain for days now. It is painful and all kinds of over the counter medications I have tried are not working. I whined, I screamed, I want to kick somebody for the pain I actually inflicted on myself. I have this for six days now and I am ready for this to go away. Help me!
We went to a new park today. It is situated in a ritzy neighborhood so I thought parking will be free. Well, I was wrong. The parking fee is not really much so I did not complain about it. It is a nice park where people can walk to the end of a concrete pier and fish. What I do not like is the fact it is built under a bridge. I told the husband it is an accident waiting to happen. I may be just being morbid though. But I think it would have been better if the park was built farther away from the bridge. Accidents happen and sometimes it does happen when you least expect it. Anyway, I am not too eager to go back there. I still love the park near the house. This one has a beautiful marina with gorgeous plantation houses and it is far from any bridge.
It is embarrassing to admit but I totally forgot about this blog's existence. If I was not updating my other blog I would never have remembered. I am guilty of negligence 
I am so sorry. Life has been busy lately. We have to deal with the husband's problem and his son is adding more stress to our lives than we can handle. It is appropriate when the stepdaughter said we are being pulled in a drama which includes the teenager. We cannot do much about it but help him although I have told the husband it is making me stressed and annoyed all at the same time that in a way we are paying for his son's mistakes. If only he listened to his father before this started he will never have to worry about anything. But he relied on his raging hormones and so this is what happens. We hope he will be able to deal with what ever will come his way after this. And I will try not to get too affected although with the husband involved I can't help but feel his frustrations. Anyway, I will try to bookmark bravenet so I will not forget to update here when I have to.
Moving from one state to the next is tedious. Packing boxes upon boxes of clothes and other belongings takes time and is stressful. You don't just pack, you label every box too so it will be easier to locate where a box should go in the new place. We have moved twice and we are planning of moving again in the future that is why I know what it is like. I am anticipating the move because it is kinda exciting but I am not looking forward to the packing and the actual move itself. We always do it by ourselves, with help from relatives and I envy people who do not have to worry a thing when they move because they hire people to do the moving for them. Cool, huh? The husband and I plan on retiring on another country. Now this is one move we can't do by ourselves. We will surely need help from a company who knows and have experience about international removals. He wants to bring his Jeep and I want to bring whatever we have and possibly more as we are sure to acquire more things as we will not move until he retires which should be over ten years. But it helps to start looking for companies who do international removals right now. We hope to find one soon because he already wants to send a few belongings ahead of time. When I argued about it he said my parents (who are living in the same country where we are planning to retire) can use the items. Put that way, I will not argue anymore, lol.I will even find expert international removals who will do it right away. For right now, the plan is to move either on the next city or to another state. Hopefully when it happens we will have enough money to hire movers so we will not do a thing but wait for our stuff on our new place.
I always have problems with my little boy being a picky eater. I have tried everything I can think of and followed advices but still he only eats what he wants when he wants. He is almost three years old and is thirty pounds but he looks so skinny. I am afraid his growth will be stunted due to not eating enough of what his body needs. He does have spells where he tries little amounts of what we eat but only to satisfy his curiosity. A lot of people said this is just a spell and that once he gets off it then he will be a voracious eater like most boys are but this "spell" has been going on since he turned one! I don't have to wait a few more years right?
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