Just Hangin' In There

So, it's been an interesting week, much to reflect on, and really just a huge conglomeration of extremely odd happenings if you ask me! Last week we received the news that our van needed a new transmission, so we bought a new used car. That was big, stressful, crazy... all rolled into one big thing! We took that new car and went to Connecticut, which was fun, but I'm still unpacking, laundry, trying to clean....

My husband has this habit of checking up on my credit card expenses. It's OK with me, but it just makes it difficult to surprise him!! Fortunately, that habit led him to the conclusion that in purchasing our one big family gift (a Nintendo Wii) online, our credit card had been "borrowed" for other purchases. After checking to make sure I hadn't tried to surprise him by signing up to play online Playstation games (like he even had to ask!), we had to cancel that card and are currently waiting for our new cards. This makes life, er, interesting. We are really quite dependent on electronic transactions, to the point where I do not have an ATM card, we write very few checks and I essentially carry little to no cash on me. Pretty much everything I do - get gas, go grocery shopping, eat out - I do on our credit card. I'm beat.

On top of that little inconvenience, I've been working, subbing, and trying to get ready for going to the beach with some friends this weekend - WOOHOO!!! - which is great, but without my credit card and no way to get cash... I'm sunk. I hope my friends understand that I might become a beggar this weekend!! EEK! I'm also in the position where my husband invited someone to stay with us for a couple nights, someone we barely know but met in Hungary this summer, and, as usual, we have no idea if he's even arriving this Monday. In fact, we haven't heard from him in a couple weeks and he lives in the midst of those California fires... who knows if we'll hear from him at all!! So, am I trying to clean up around here for an out of town guest to arrive the day after I get home from being away all weekend (aka, leaving the house to the mercy of the three bandits!), or will I be snoozing all day Monday recovering from my very chaotic couple of weeks? That remains to be seen.

Anyway, I'm off now to carve a pumpkin for T's work party tomorrow. Oh, yeah... next week is Halloween. And I'm a room mom. Party planner. Costume maker/collector. Busy, busy, busy... That's the life, I guess.