Wednesday, February 13, 2008

January gone...



It is hard to believe that I am half way through February already! Although with each passing month we get closer to spring and warm weather. With the last few days being in the 50s I have been planning a landscape for my backyard-yearning for spring to come. I like the outline I have laid out. A few flowing shrubs and a couple of fruit trees should be all I need to buy. Then I am going to lay landscape rock tiles down through half my backyard to make a walking path to the back half. Then a couple of benches on the walking path with our fire pit at the end of the path and that should complete the backyard. I hope to get it done this summer but I am not sure I'll have the funds for all the plants I want to get!

Which brings me to one of my new year resolutions. To keep a budget! I used to be good at following one when Matt was in school but then he graduated and we bought a house and our income increased quite a bit. Suddenly I thought we were made of money! Now, two years later I have got us into serious credit card debt with nothing to show for it. I am determined to get it paid off by the summer so I am going back to work at the vet clinic a couple days a week as well as continuing to drive the horse carriages around salt lake city. My mom has generously agreed to babysit the kids while I work my long 10 hour days at the vet. I just have not been taking care of our finances like I used to and now I have to pay the price! But I will be free again by the fall!

I visited my sister in michigan last month. It has been nearly two years since I saw her last. We had a great time catching up. Her kids and my kids got along great. And her new baby is so adorable. Seeing and holding the baby made more baby hungry but taking care of 5 children all under the age of 5 and trying to keep up with the laundry and house cleaning was good birth control! So-who knows if I am really ready for another baby! Maybe I will stop at two! At the rate I am going however Joey will be in kindergarten before my next baby is born!

I also received some good mail from Jessie. A cute frame that is monogrammed with 'B' with hearts for valentine's as well as a heart wall hanging-very cute and some candy. Thank you Jessie! You are creative and a cherished friend.