Sunday Roll Call
Good morning Delaware, The wind is whipping all the leaves around in Lower Slower Delaware. My car was covered yesterday so I cleared it off. It is a gray car but you would think it was orange for it is covered with fall leaves again this morning. Yesterday I mentioned the roof contest. You can still vote for our roof today. Please go to www.oc104.com and vote for roof #20. Hopefully we will be picked and we will get our roof fixed. This means alot to me for it was something Bob wanted to do before he got ill. He had lots of company from his family yesterday. His time is getting very close. I hope all has a blessed day today. I know sometimes life looks a little bleak with all the people out of jobs and the price of everything going up but if we look around we can always see someway we are blessed. Well what is everyone up to today? See you lighter. Joanne
Joanne, I have been thinking about you and your family. I pray for a peaceful day for all of you. I voted for your roof several times yesterday and today :) It doesn't show that many votes. It looks like roof # 7 has someone sitting at the computer and voting all day. That's what we need to do for you. I will keep pushing the button while I am watching the EAGLES this afternoon. Good Luck.
Love, Ellen
Love, Ellen
Ellen, From my understanding they are picking the top 5. We were in 4th place the last time I looked. Thanks for your support ! Hopefully many will be pushing buttons for us all day. The winner will be announced on Friday. Look at it again. The results are on the top. We had 10.8 % and #8 had 29.5 %. It is hind of tricky for you vote under and results show above. I will be watching the results every now and then myself and voting too. I have called everyone I know with a computer to vote. See you lighter ! Joanne
Hi all, I am going to respond to several threads with this one post as I am laid up with bronchitis, my daughter passed it on to me last week, and I think my son is coming down with it, UGH!!!
First off -- JOANNE -- your roof will be fixed regardless if you win the contest or not. My fiance is now back up here with me, he is a roofer and says he will come fix it, doing the labor for free. I don't know what kind of materials are involved but we will have to figure out a way to get them covered, maybe we could try for donations from a local organization? He came back up here from Maryland on the promise of a job from his old employer up here, but that fell through and there is just NOTHING out there right now. So he has plenty of time on his hands to do your roof, I already asked him last night.
Second -- KATHY G. -- we are so with you and Ed about the money/work issues up here in Long Neck. I am very scared that we will not make it through this winter -- we have even been going to the food banks at this point. I am working part-time but my income is already slated to pay bills we were behind on. I have told my kids that it is going to be a lean Christmas.
And finally, my update . . . you guys know I have been very unhappy with our elementary school, have to fight with them to get the right supports in place for my son with autism and type-1 diabetes . . . well we are now 3 months into the school year and the school continues to violate special ed regulations and drag their feet, and I have just had it with them. I have been looking to move out of my mom's house (for several reasons as you all know!) but things are really coming to a head with this school situation to the point where the stress is affecting my son detrimentally, and this of course affects the rest of the family as well.
When I got my part time job in September, I made myself a promise that I would get the kids out of this house and this school district as soon as possible, and I began a passive search for rentals that I thought I could afford. I haven't had much luck -- even though the rental market is hot right now as people have left the area in droves -- either the houses are still above my budget, or the school district is wrong, or the neighborhood doesn't look like a good place for my kids.
Two weeks ago I made a wrong turn into a residential neighborhood when running an errand, I got hopelessly lost and wound up at the end of a dead-end street and there it was -- a house with a "for rent" sign. The dead-end street is a real safety plus for my kids . . . plus it is located in a quiet, wooded neighborhood -- the yard is no-maintenance (totally covered with ivy!) and there is plenty of room for the kids to play outside. And, inside the house there is a family room (separate from the living room) which would give the kids some space to make messes and stay out of the adult's hair LOL. I called the rental agent thinking it would be out of my price range but apparently it has been sitting empty for so long that the owner is desperate to get someone into it. Now, my credit is absolutely SHOT due to my divorce years ago . . . but we managed to get approved anyway!
So -- even though right now this is a huge strain and taking every dime I have set aside -- I signed a lease and put a security deposit down on it last week, December 1st is our move-in date and I am hoping to be able to come up with the rent by then -- we will just be squeaking by.
I probably won't move the kids in until after the Christmas holidays because the transition will be tough on my son . . . but the best news of all is this will put us in a school district that has the highly-touted autism program where the teachers are better-trained. I am scared to death about making this move and worried about finances but it seems like this house was "meant-to-be" for us so I am going on faith right now that things will work out, that my fiance will find work, etc.
-BJ
First off -- JOANNE -- your roof will be fixed regardless if you win the contest or not. My fiance is now back up here with me, he is a roofer and says he will come fix it, doing the labor for free. I don't know what kind of materials are involved but we will have to figure out a way to get them covered, maybe we could try for donations from a local organization? He came back up here from Maryland on the promise of a job from his old employer up here, but that fell through and there is just NOTHING out there right now. So he has plenty of time on his hands to do your roof, I already asked him last night.
Second -- KATHY G. -- we are so with you and Ed about the money/work issues up here in Long Neck. I am very scared that we will not make it through this winter -- we have even been going to the food banks at this point. I am working part-time but my income is already slated to pay bills we were behind on. I have told my kids that it is going to be a lean Christmas.
And finally, my update . . . you guys know I have been very unhappy with our elementary school, have to fight with them to get the right supports in place for my son with autism and type-1 diabetes . . . well we are now 3 months into the school year and the school continues to violate special ed regulations and drag their feet, and I have just had it with them. I have been looking to move out of my mom's house (for several reasons as you all know!) but things are really coming to a head with this school situation to the point where the stress is affecting my son detrimentally, and this of course affects the rest of the family as well.
When I got my part time job in September, I made myself a promise that I would get the kids out of this house and this school district as soon as possible, and I began a passive search for rentals that I thought I could afford. I haven't had much luck -- even though the rental market is hot right now as people have left the area in droves -- either the houses are still above my budget, or the school district is wrong, or the neighborhood doesn't look like a good place for my kids.
Two weeks ago I made a wrong turn into a residential neighborhood when running an errand, I got hopelessly lost and wound up at the end of a dead-end street and there it was -- a house with a "for rent" sign. The dead-end street is a real safety plus for my kids . . . plus it is located in a quiet, wooded neighborhood -- the yard is no-maintenance (totally covered with ivy!) and there is plenty of room for the kids to play outside. And, inside the house there is a family room (separate from the living room) which would give the kids some space to make messes and stay out of the adult's hair LOL. I called the rental agent thinking it would be out of my price range but apparently it has been sitting empty for so long that the owner is desperate to get someone into it. Now, my credit is absolutely SHOT due to my divorce years ago . . . but we managed to get approved anyway!
So -- even though right now this is a huge strain and taking every dime I have set aside -- I signed a lease and put a security deposit down on it last week, December 1st is our move-in date and I am hoping to be able to come up with the rent by then -- we will just be squeaking by.
I probably won't move the kids in until after the Christmas holidays because the transition will be tough on my son . . . but the best news of all is this will put us in a school district that has the highly-touted autism program where the teachers are better-trained. I am scared to death about making this move and worried about finances but it seems like this house was "meant-to-be" for us so I am going on faith right now that things will work out, that my fiance will find work, etc.
-BJ
BJ, I think we have a good chance of winning the roof repairs. Debbie sent in a very good story on it. We will keep that in prayer. We will know by next week. I may have some resources to help you with needs for your new house. Let me know what your needs are. As for food, Debbie and I have plenty to share. My freezer is full. I have not cooked that much since Bob has been ill. Please stop by and pick some up. I know it has been hard for you. I have seen alot of God's work around me lately. Not just with myself but many of my friends. Just to name a few: Ms Helen from Uncle Willies was laid off and replaced with a 20 year old. She is 84 years old. She was hired by Royal Farms 4 days later. You and my son both found rentals and I found a car I could afford after being without one since July. I have had many days where I have felt the world was closeing in around me but my faith has kept me going. One of my friends told me yesterday that I could have a pile of sh== in my front yard and I would think it was gold. I have always had a positive attitude no matter what. One of my favorite saying has always been " Everything is going to be alright " I know it will be now if we just keep our faith. I will keep you in prayer. Please know I think of you daily. See you lighter. Joanne
Hey Joanne if you have a pile of sh### in your front yard that's made of gold I'm coming over with a shovel LOL!!!
I shared the roof website with my national autism groups and my juvenile diabetes groups, hope that helps. Just checked and you are tied for FIRST PLACE!
Thanks for your kind offer of food and prayers! My biggest problem right now is being petrified to spend one dime, not knowing what next month holds. I'm sure it will all work out for us all -- it is just the "fear of the unknown" and the anxiety that gets to me. You are so strong in your faith and such a good example for us, I will try to keep that in mind when I get worried.
-BJ
BJ, Just remember when you get down my favorite saying " Everything will be all right " . I have no real gold to share but my outlook on life. I try to look for a positive in everything. With lots of phone calls and emails we are now in 1st place by 6 % with the roof. It really shows me people can really pull together since our roof just went on Friday and some have been up since November 1st. Thanks so much to all ! Joanne
Hi BJ...
EWWWW on the bronchitis. I hate that stuff because it takes so long to recover from it.
Yes, things are very precarious these days. I've been looking for work aggressively for weeks and so has Ed. There's just nothing out here. That new diner by Giant hired 25 people before they evern -looked- at my application. I was really upset because I was the very first person to apply as a cook. When I told the guy that, he said "oops, sorry." I'm afraid the mortgage company will not accept that kind of reply from me when I can't make the payment, right? BUT, on a more positive note...something always comes through when we get this down.
We put some ads up in Bayside and here in Creekside for Ed to do some basic mechanic work and got a couple of calls from those. His Scout leader friends are bringing their cars to us, so that brings a little money in. We sold the golf cart too, although we didn't get what we wanted. The guy checked it out and said it needed a controller, so we gave him the works---cart and charger for a whopping $300. The batteries alone are worth almost $400 so we took a huge loss but the mortgage payment is ready for the bank. That was our objective.
The hardest part is realizing that before Ed got in trouble, we were financially ahead by about 5 months. Having to clean out the checking AND the savings to bail him out put us back all by itself, but to lose his job too...wow...now we go week by week and sometimes day by day. Makes one panicky at the very least. I have also told my kids that Christmas will be very lean this year. We will get a few things for the grandkids and if we can, the adult kids. We haven't been this strapped in about 8 years. BUT----if you need chicken, let me know! Ihave a freezer full and you can make alot of different dishes with it.
Last week, I made homemade split pea soup. Some of it is in the freezer, and yesterday I made homemade bean soup with bacon, sausage, and ham. I don't even care for the stuff, but I ate it twice, it's that good. I will freeze some of that too. My next soup adventure will be a chicken stew with lots of meat and veggies, like a cream soup. I don't do well making noodle soups so I will make it a chowder type thing and use potatoes. I want to try a vegetable beef soup too.
With all of the financial worries, my ulcer acts up alot. At this moment it hurts so time for the meds. Dr. Jeha was a bit disappointed that I had stopped taking all of my heart meds due to the ulcer pain, but she did say to wait another month before starting them again, to give the ulcer a chance to heal. I am going to the lab today for the iron/anemia studies and a urine micro and culture. Pending the hemoglobin results, I will have my procedure to stop the monthly hemmoraging. That alone will correct the iron deficiency. Bonk. "Stop the cause, cure the illness" I wish doctors would listen to me. I've been telling them that since April.
Good luck in your new place. You were meant to take that wrong turn you know. Why else would it have happened but by divine intervention?? When you give your trouble to the Lord and pray that He show you the way, well...the rest is history. "I was lost, and now I'm found." We don't always get our answers the way we expect them and things are not always clear to us but an open heart and mind makes a huge difference in what we decide to do with the hand we are dealt. Take care and keep us informed on how things go, and if you need anything, let me know.
EWWWW on the bronchitis. I hate that stuff because it takes so long to recover from it.
Yes, things are very precarious these days. I've been looking for work aggressively for weeks and so has Ed. There's just nothing out here. That new diner by Giant hired 25 people before they evern -looked- at my application. I was really upset because I was the very first person to apply as a cook. When I told the guy that, he said "oops, sorry." I'm afraid the mortgage company will not accept that kind of reply from me when I can't make the payment, right? BUT, on a more positive note...something always comes through when we get this down.
We put some ads up in Bayside and here in Creekside for Ed to do some basic mechanic work and got a couple of calls from those. His Scout leader friends are bringing their cars to us, so that brings a little money in. We sold the golf cart too, although we didn't get what we wanted. The guy checked it out and said it needed a controller, so we gave him the works---cart and charger for a whopping $300. The batteries alone are worth almost $400 so we took a huge loss but the mortgage payment is ready for the bank. That was our objective.
The hardest part is realizing that before Ed got in trouble, we were financially ahead by about 5 months. Having to clean out the checking AND the savings to bail him out put us back all by itself, but to lose his job too...wow...now we go week by week and sometimes day by day. Makes one panicky at the very least. I have also told my kids that Christmas will be very lean this year. We will get a few things for the grandkids and if we can, the adult kids. We haven't been this strapped in about 8 years. BUT----if you need chicken, let me know! Ihave a freezer full and you can make alot of different dishes with it.
Last week, I made homemade split pea soup. Some of it is in the freezer, and yesterday I made homemade bean soup with bacon, sausage, and ham. I don't even care for the stuff, but I ate it twice, it's that good. I will freeze some of that too. My next soup adventure will be a chicken stew with lots of meat and veggies, like a cream soup. I don't do well making noodle soups so I will make it a chowder type thing and use potatoes. I want to try a vegetable beef soup too.
With all of the financial worries, my ulcer acts up alot. At this moment it hurts so time for the meds. Dr. Jeha was a bit disappointed that I had stopped taking all of my heart meds due to the ulcer pain, but she did say to wait another month before starting them again, to give the ulcer a chance to heal. I am going to the lab today for the iron/anemia studies and a urine micro and culture. Pending the hemoglobin results, I will have my procedure to stop the monthly hemmoraging. That alone will correct the iron deficiency. Bonk. "Stop the cause, cure the illness" I wish doctors would listen to me. I've been telling them that since April.
Good luck in your new place. You were meant to take that wrong turn you know. Why else would it have happened but by divine intervention?? When you give your trouble to the Lord and pray that He show you the way, well...the rest is history. "I was lost, and now I'm found." We don't always get our answers the way we expect them and things are not always clear to us but an open heart and mind makes a huge difference in what we decide to do with the hand we are dealt. Take care and keep us informed on how things go, and if you need anything, let me know.
KathyG
Morning all.
Its been a bad year I see for all. Its very hard to stay positive when you are surrounded by so much negative. I know there are blessings just cant seem to see them right now. And that I think is okay....they are with me I just don't see them yet.
Joanne I did a few votes for ya. I know how much roofs cost. We had one done a few years ago. I am still paying for it. I hope you win. It would be so nice! And a definite blessing for you all. I am so sorry to hear you have to pay for insurance when out on family leave. I didn't know that tidbit. The price of that stuff is way high too!
The cold makes me feel worse so I am going to just snuggle in a blanket today and rest. I need the rest with all the stress I have been dealing with these days. Life just seem to get harder for me in the last year. I was wondering is it me or is it everything around me?
I feel like this is a real downer of a post and I am sorry! I know when I feel better about things it will be better. Keep looking over my shoulder for me for all those good things I keep missing
Hugs and Fleece Blankets
Debbie
Life is too short to eat lousy food!
Hugs and Fleece Blankets
425/209/1??
Debbie, Please know you have always been an inspiration to all. It is ok if you have a downer post. This has been a ruff years for all for sure. It is all around us. It makes me think 2009 has to be a better year for all. Oh yes insurance is expensive ! I was lucky they notified me and gave me options before canceling me all together. It will all work out. You hang in there and know you have many supporters and people praying for you. Hope you are feeling better soon and back to your old self. Keep warm ! Hopefully I will see you and all at Niki's Christmas Party if not before. See you lighter. Joanne
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