it is becoming obvious..

that I can only keep up with this blog about once a week now LOL!

Five things :)

1 JR started school!
2 JR turned the big 6!
3 I registered for Dave Ramseys $$ makeover online
4 I registered for my last term of schooooooool!!!!!
5 I started getting some ideas to redecorate and revamp the house -- reading blogs on ways to do it for cheap or free hheehe I'm becoming so thrifty!


(if you have time :) !!)A lot of things have happened this last week :) Jarrett started school last Thursday, and then turned around two days later and turned 6. Goodness!! I cannot believe it, but at the same time I can and I know you are so proud of him, Babe! This week has flown by - I've been concentrating really hard on the finances, and the house. I decided to get out of my funk I needed some things that I enjoy, since I've just gotten so bogged down with school. I have found the wonderful world of blog-land... oh goodness B, I love, love, LOVE to read about other people's ideas and see pics and how-to's! So I have a lot of ideas and I'm just trying to decide where to begin. I think living room/kitchen and then Hot Wheels Office. But I really really want to do our room :) I revamped Bub's in a few subtle ways but it made a huge difference! I moved his bed and put the drawers-side to the wall. The bed looks SO much better now that it's just the clean brown side showing :) One of his bday presents I got him is a Hot Wheels track that attaches to the wall - it IS SO COOL! So I put that on the corner wall where H bed used to be, and he has a ton of space around the corner where he plays and builds his track. He actually plays in there now!!! Then I moved his dresser into his closet, just so that he had more floor space. This weekend I'm planning to paint his chalkboard, yay!

So today I start unit 7... YES! SEVEN!!!!!!!!! which means I only have 3 weeks left to this term - wahooooooooooooooooooo! Registered for next term, which really gave me the motivation and kick in the pants that I've been lacking. She said, "I see this is your last term, congratulations!" and I about sh!t my pants!!! I have been jealous of other students along the way who, during introductions, say, "It's my last term," and now it's finally my turn :) It's a silly thing to be excited about, but I can finally FINALLLLLY see the light at the end of the tunnel. I know one day I'll be glad I stuck it out. But for now I'm just working and working to make the grade and finish up strong baby.

So I told you I registered for Dave's class online. I am SOOOOOO EXCITED! Dang this guy is SUCH a motivational speaker!! He makes you want to do everything like "rightthisminute"!!! SERIOUSLY! I've driven past McDonald's twice now (where originally I'd be like, "ooh a breakfast mcgriddle sounds good," or whatnot. Now I'm like, "I can put that $3 to something else," ahhhhhhh that will make things so much easier to pay down and ultimately pay off. And! he gave us access on the website to a budget builder/planner that calculates things automatically. In MY plan of paying things off, I did not pay Mom loan off over the year - but I figured we could pay the remainder of hers with some of the SDP$$. On the Dave plan I included every debt (minus car/house -- need to add consol. loan) and they will ALL be paid off by the time you are home! Woooohooooo! I am super excited! This means we will be saving about $700 every month, just in payments (because the APR will go back up)!! $300 something to WFB, $200 to Mom, $100 to USAA, $50 to Best Buy, 332 consol. loan... Almost have his baby step#1 accomplished, which is $1000 in savings.

PS. by saving that $$, that's our child support payment. hehehehe

Life is GREAT baby!!!!! I am also in a purging mood where I want to throw away stuff we've been clinging to for no apparent reason. My decor style I am going for is simple and clean, no clutter and very like simple. That's the best way to describe it. And I've found an awesomeeeee blog that I started following, getting inspiration from her a lott.

Gotta get some lessons done (for Dave) while Brady's sleeeepin. Love you!

love, love, love youu!!