Stressful Turkeys

Still stressed about the whole money situation, of course. Not much has changed except that my husband was released from all work restrictions. He had to take the paper work to his job this morning and is now just waiting on them to let him know what day he can come back. I'm doubting it will be this week though, since it is Thanksgiving week, but that would be nice! So, we are almost to step one in getting things back on track: him going back to work. Step 2 is me finding a job. I'm still looking every day. The job listings are so sad right now, seems like the only job listings I see are for truck drivers. Ack. I know I will find something, eventually; it's just the waiting that is killing us. Still don't know how we are going to get our utilities paid. I've started a few different donation pages, and have gotten a couple of small donations, but nothing even close to what we owe. I feel sick just thinking about it. I know we will get through it. We always do. It's not like the earth is going to come crashing down on us and we are all going to die. We will get through it somehow, I just wish I knew an easier way to get through it.

We have been planning on having Thanksgiving dinner at our house this year. That is still planned, but right now, looks as if it is just going to be us and my mom. My husband invited his mom and her bf, but she is not into the holidays and says she doesn't want to do Thanksgiving any way. My husband called her a scrooge and a hermit, ha! I'm sure her boyfriend would probably come if she would tell him, but she won't. Then after Thanksgiving it will be time to put up Christmas decorations. I'm usually so excited about that. I'm just a little excited... but not like normal, because I know we are not going to be able to afford gifts for the kids, unless I magically win one of the 54510845 sweepstakes I've been entering, *teh*. I always think, "next year will be better" but usually it's not. I'm still hoping for next year, but only time will tell.

I do hope to get out of this slump soon. I'm so tired of feeling this way. I wanna be back to being happy again, plus I want a job so I can get out of this damned house and have some adult conversation with someone other than the cats and the dog! Speaking of conversations, my kids will have 5 days off over Thanksgiving. Gawd, just kill me now! They didn't have school today because of a broken water line and they have been driving me insane all day; acting crazy, fighting, arguing. Uggggghhhhhhhhhh! I don't need that added stress. I need Calgon to take me aaawwwwaaaayyyyyyyyyyyyy!!!

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