My First Time

Well... this is my first official blog. I've never done this sort of thing before but I'm going to test it out... see if I like it. I'm not the best writer in the world so forgive me if my grammar is not correct; spelling will be though! I decided to start writing a blog to help me vent or get things of my chest without having to do it to people. I apologize for those who've been a victim of my "rants". =)

Today has been a little bit of a roller coaster. This morning started off great, as usual, get to wake up with my precious little boy, Peyton, get ready for work and talk to my mom on the phone. This is my morning ritual. There is not a day that goes by that I dont talk to my mom. Thank God for her! She is my rock-- besides God and Jake! Anyways, back to rants... I'm sure most of you know [whoever is reading this blog] that about 2 months ago we had a "pool" in a front driveway. Water was gathering in the front and it wasn't because of the rain. "Uh-oh" was all I could think. We had the plumbers come out yada yada yada... $1000 later we found out we had not one BUT two leaks under our driveway. The best part about that was, that they figured out the second leak as they were finished with the first --and they were done for the day. To make a long story even longer... we were stuck not only with a $1000 plumbing bill but with an outrageous water bill. The city of Carrollton lady said for us to get bring up a receipt showing the work was paid for and they would reimburse us for the water. WRONG. Jake took the paid receipt up to the C.O.C and they said they couldn't reimburse us at this time because ALL of the work was not done. Yes, the plumbers wrote on the receipt that there was still more work to be done but it was up to the homeowners discretion when they would finish the work --- which will be another $500. So, point of that story ... we had to pay a $130 water bill today when they are normally $45. BLAH.

On to better news........ drumroll please......brbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbrbr [that was a drumroll if you didn't know] JAKE GOT A NEW JOB!!!! I couldn't be happier for him. After 8 months of unfulfilled promises, Jake decided to look for a new job. We'll find out the exact date of employment in a few days. He will be working in a bank, not sure the position, but at First Convenience Bank in Walmart. We know that bank won't be going out of business anytime soon!! The managers were really impressed when interviewing him. They immediately hired him on. It makes me feel good , and I'm sure Jake as well, for someone to appreciate him and the hard work that he puts out. He's felt very unappreciated with his current employer so I think this will be a big esteem booster! It's currently a part-time job [with a minimum of 30 hours and max of 35], but they said they were going to get him on the "fast track plan" which should move him up within a month. I'm a little skeptical of promises like these since this was the issue with Chipotle. Even with him being part time, the pay is still better with a chance of getting commission for new accounts opened, and the hours are SO MUCH better. I'm so excited to be able to spend more time with my husband during the evenings. Of course this means I'll be spending less time at mom and dad's for dinner but YAY my husband will finally be home [@ nights] 7 out of 7 days. Wow, what a change!!!

Well, this concludes my first blog... I hope all the readers enjoyed it. If I have any readers!!

Much love!!