Looking Forward to March.

I am looking forward to March 6th. I can't wait to take my little weekend getaway with my children to visit one of my best friends (Abbey) in Burlington, IA. I am very excited to go, I am sure that we will have lots of fun. We always do when we are together. Plus it will be nice to get out of town, a mini vacation.
I took my car to GoodYear to have them check it out. I have been hearing a popping noise coming from the front end of my car. They told me what was wrong and they gave me an estimate to fix it. This is what needs fixed, Lower left ball joint, right inner tie rod, and a wheel alignment to fix the tie rod, and rear shocks. The estimated price to fix it all is $717. Don't get me wrong I am sure that they do good work because the do work on the City of Moline's police cars. However I am not going to pay that much to have the work done. I found another reputable shop (QC Muffler and Auto) who can do the work the cheapest and I trust them, and they told me with tax to fix the ball joint, tie rod and wheel alignment would be $319. I will wait to do the shocks because it is not necessary, and I only plan on keeping my car for one more year. It is necessary to do the shocks don't get me wrong but it won't make my car unsafe to drive, if I wait. Even if I did the shocks that would put the price at $460, still cheaper than GoodYear and I am all about saving money. My friend Abbey and her husband Jeff are going to loan me the money so that I don't have to get a signature loan and pay an outrageous amount back for interest. Thanks you guys I love you both. I will pay them back and they know this. This would be the second time that they have helped me with money when it comes to fixing my car. I had a different car a few years ago and they loaned me $800 dollars to fix it and they let me pay it back when I got my taxes. At that time they waited like 6 months for the money maybe 4 months I can't remember. I really appreciated the help and they know I am good for it. Only this time I will be paying them in monthly payments of $100.

My oldest daughter was treated for a Urinary Tract Infection yesterday. I didn't realize what her problem was for the past week when she kept going to the bathroom. I thought that she was just holding it too long and not emptying out her bladder all the way, just to get to use the public restrooms. She has done that before. Well when I picked her up from school on Wednesday she wanted to hurry home she said that she thought that she had peed in her pants. Forgetting that she is only 8yrs old I was like you either did or you didn't, she said that she felt wet. We got home and she ran upstairs to go use the bathroom and she started crying saying that it hurts to pee and that it won't come out. I asked where does it hurt like an idiot and she said, where the pee comes out of. I called her Pediatrician's office but they didn't get back to me as quickly as I was expecting, by the time they did I was already at Trinity Express Care Clinic. When we got there she said she had to go to the bathroom and mind you she went like 20 times before we got there. She was freaking out because she didn't understand what was going on with her body, and she didn't understand why it hurt so much to go, and why she felt like she was going to pee every time she moved. They started her on antibiotics and sent her tiny sample that took her 45 mins to squeeze out to get cultured, they did a quick test on it there but they explained to us that they are not very good and it is better to have it cultured, which would take about 2 days before we would get the results. He asked her questions about what was going on and he said that its seems to him that she has a UTI. He told me to follow up with her doctor and make sure she has her urine retested to make sure that it cleared up. He explained the importance of it and said that if it doesn't go away and she is not rechecked to make sure, then it can backup into her kidneys and cause scarring and kidney failure. Don't want that. Today she did a little better. I kept her home from school because she was up all night going to the bathroom and crying. She still was by morning, but by late this afternoon it didn't hurt any more however she still went to the bathroom every 5-10 minutes because she felt like she had to go. She went through 3 double rolls of toilet paper because of this. Finally I had to hand it to her to make sure she didn't use up all of my toilet paper. Poor little thing. I hope she is well enough to go to school. If not she will go to my Brother's house.
Well so far that is all that is going on with me so until next time have a great day!

I've Been Busy!

I have been so busy that I totally forgot to take time out and blog about what has been going on in my life. Well you should all know that my baby is completely better. It took almost 2 weeks for her to recover from bronchitis but she did it. I also got my taxes earlier than last year, thanks to my best friend Christie. (Thanks babe.) I stocked up on household supplies, paid off some bills, fixed my car (still a work in progress), and managed to lose $400. I have no idea how I managed to do that or where for that matter. That really sucks too. I made sure to put a $600 credit on my gas and light account, since I don't have a bill. That is nice not having to worry about paying it for awhile. I renewed my car insurance, and I am planning on visiting my other best friend Abbey for her birthday in March. She lives in Burlington, IA and I have never been to her new house that they bought. That is my gift to her. I will be spending the weekend there. She has been on my case about visiting her and her family for about 2yrs now. I haven't had the money to do it, but I can now. I had to tell her I was coming because I didn't want to get all they way there only to find that she came to the Quad Cities to celebrate her B-Day with me and the rest of her family. That would have sucked, me being there and her being here. So I told her exactly 2 weeks before her birthday. It is March 6th. I am really looking forward to my trip there, so is my oldest daughter. The baby has no clue (Duh.) I am trying to get all of my finances in order, and getting rid of the unnecessary bills. I want to save my money so that I can get me a better car. Don't get me wrong I love my car, but she is falling apart. The engine is good however the body sucks, I have a huge hole in the driver's side floor board. Everything that is wrong with it is minor and mostly has nothing to do with the engine. Tomorrow I will be getting the front suspension examined because I have been hearing some funny noises. I just got new front tires. I was very lucky that I changed them when I did because one was getting ready to blow out on me. I dodged the bullet on that one thank God. My goal is to drive my car until I can't drive it any more, and save as much as I can in the meantime. I have some money stashed away for my better car and I can't touch it even if I wanted too. (Like for more car work.) Oh well it will be worth it in the long run. I plan on saving all of my taxes next year except for $1,000. that will go for stocking up on household items and bills that I can put credits on. Lets not for get the car insurance. I pay it every 6 months. Once I finally get a better car I plan on getting new furniture and bedroom sets for myself and children. I also hope that I will get a 3 bedroom apt. where I live. Although that may be awhile.
I am also in the process of joining the YMCA again, I am just waiting to hear back to see if I qualify for the discounted rate for lower income families. I can't wait I am so excited. Now that I know that I can't get pregnant I will focus on losing weight and trying to live a healthier lifestyle. I can't wait until my best friend Christie gets her papers turned in, then we can go together. I plan on living at the Y, whether I am swimming, working out, enjoying the hot tub, whatever I can do there I will. I am so determined to get the weight off. I am going to be more active this summer as well, more trips to parks and swimming pools, going on walks with my daughters. I want to be spending more time outside instead of on my butt. So Christie if your reading this remember to turn in your paperwork. I want a Spa Day at the Y with you damn it. :) Luv ya miss lady. Anyway that about sums it up for now, ... well I tried too. So until next time have a great day!