10.22.10

Can you believe it is almost Halloween!? Then, shortly after it will be Thanksgiving! Haylie is super excited for Halloween this year and Chase doesn't even know what Halloween is. I am not exactly sure what the agenda is for Halloween, but I wanted to make sure for someone to be home to hand out candy. I am thinking we will just go visit My Mom, My Brother/Sister In-Law and maybe My Dad/Dana earlier in the evening and then chill at home to hand out candy this year! Haylie is going to be a TCU Cheerleader and Chase is going to be a monkey!

I finally went to the doctor and got some answers! My labs came back to show all my cells are going back to normal and I'm 100% now in that area. I started taking a medication for the swelling/water retention/etc. and I have noticed some results, but not a major change. I decided to be oh so bright and take an extra dose the other night and that was a huge mistake! I had the results I wanted, but I also could not see 4-5 feet past my nose for 48 hours!! Yikes! I depleted all of my potassium and hurt my iron levels, too. I am back to normal again and am taking a couple of days off from the meds! Once the Enjuvia and Depo-Provera fully leave my system I should be in good shape. Apparently, once you stop taking the hormone pills (Enjuvia) your body goes insane and you will have weight issues for a while and lots of water retention so that is why I started the medication I am now taking! It is nice not spending $200 a month on meds, plus a depo shot every 3 months and being completely miserable. I spend $4 and am good to go!

Eric and I...and partially Haylie decided we are going to have another baby! As of Oct. 12th I am off of birth control and ready to start the motions. I am scared that it will take a long time or I may of become infertile thanks to the Depo-Provera, but I was given some hope from ladies taking it for many years and being pregnant within 1-3 months. If I cannot conceive I won't seek an infertility doctor. I believe if it is meant to happen, it will. If God decides that Haylie and Chase are enough for us I am perfectly content with that decision. I have 2 very amazing and in my eyes perfect children! I could not have asked for better than I have! They're simply amazing! I decided I wanted to start doing more crafty things and even more cooking at home. The week Eric is off we have been crazy slacking and eating out...which adds up! I want to spend as much time doing family activities and devoting myself to My Husband and Our Family. The holidays are near and 3 in a row will be Chase's 1st's with Halloween, Thanksgiving and Christmas. I want them to be special for both kids. I guess I go all out with cooking, decorating, etc. because it is something I didn't really have. We always had a tree, lots of presents (given a few hundred bucks as My Brother and I got older) the same food every other family had, but nothing over the top with a ton of food (There was only 4 of us) and eventually lights weren't put up outside, because at the age of 8-9 My Dad didn't feel the need, because there were no "little" kids around the house, but it was something I still enjoyed and I want My Kids and their kids to always enjoy at Our House. I guess I want to be "that" Mom, but at the same time I don't want to be the type of mom who presents themselves that way, but are total wackjobs! I let the kids celebrate Halloween, I let them eat junk food (within reason), I let them have sugar, I let them explore, I let them get dirty, I'm not going green, I don't think High-Fructose Corn Syrup causes cancer and I let my kids have it, I don't force religion down their throats, I don't make them eat super healthy diet-like food...THEY'RE KIDS! They can only be a kid for a short time in their life before the stresses of adulthood take over!

I have also started to deeply think about ways to cut down on some of the wasteful spending we do. What do you do to save money? We will be eating at home and having dessert at home except maybe a couple of times a month. Eric gets 7 days off and during those 7 days we typically spend $25-ish for lunch and $50-$70 bucks on dinner. That is well over $500 at times close to $600 on JUST freakin' food!! I also cut down the random trips to the donut place..10 bucks a day adds up, too. I will also be finding crafty activities for us to do with Haylie and outdoor games for here at home. For Christmas we discussed buying the kids a swingset/playground type deal and a trampoline so we can cut down on some of the trips to the park. However, I am not opening a duckpond or inviting a ton of kids over so the park will still be necessary at times. The Kids will get clothes with each season, but not constantly every time I am out, because I've learned after cleaning closets to add in Fall/Winter clothes that BOTH kids had clothes/shoes never worn with tags or worn once and it was a big waste! I'll admit I've always been spoiled by my parents and now Eric the past few years and I need to get a grip on myself, too. I have been good about buying clothes, purses, shoes, jewelry, etc. I only have 1 unused purse w/tags and 2 pairs of shoes unused with tags at the moment. I will not buy unless I absolutely love it...no "I kinda like it, I can make it work" thinking anymore, because it gets me in big trouble! Hopefully, I can stick with it and see some positive change...and extra change for savings, hehe. SO, tell me...what useless spending have you or are you trying to stop?

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