what a week this has been

it's been absolutely insane, it's a wonder I have any hair left!

Monday is always my worst day of the week...work is so hectic. It's usualy a good kind of hectic, but before I know it, the day is half gone and I don't feel like I did anything productive! We had *60* people who started in Orientation, probably one of the biggest starts in awhile or ever. 13 of those people were from my department converting from temporary employee to full time employee. Well, one person didn't make it, as his work Visa was expiring and he didn't know when it was going to be renewed and we as a company can't sponsor him. So, he was let go. Another person forgot to show up because she doesn't work on Mondays. She'll go through next week and will have to wait until Oct for benefits. Her loss....she was told what would happen!

Tuesday and Wednesday were a little better, I was finally able to find my desk and get paperwork to the proper area. Wednesday was a little bit crazy because dh had this great idea that we could sell our digital camera to his sister and then we would go out and buy a new one. Umm...let's think about this, we can't afford it right now. Second off, (and I didn't say this to him, but it was considered)...she makes all this money, she can go and buy her own digital camera. I know she's his little sister and he wants to protect her, but geez...she makes more money by herself than he and I do together! I think he finally realized that's not the smartest idea at the moment.

Thursday was my breaking point however. We had a little bit of a fight the night before, so I was tired and stressed from that. Than to find out, he called work to find out what was going on with his pay (mind you, it's been 6 weeks since he's been off on disability) and there was no check for this week either. Cable was shut off because we hadn't paid it....we thought we would be able to make payments on our phone, but without his check there was no way. I had about $20 to my name and that had to get us through next Friday. Yea, sure, that wasn't going to happen. Once I got into work, I broke down to my co-worker and she was ready to write me a check right then and there. I couldn't believe how thoughtful she was. I chose not to take the money because that would have been one more person to pay back and it would have felt ackward taking from someone who I don't "really" know. We did end up borrowing from Mom and Dad again, which I hated, but I know that eventually this will work itself out and we'll be back on track.

Friday was so much better....Bill and I got past the "uglies" and we just know that money is a stressful thing...no matter what we do, it's always going to be there. I just have to keep the faith and pray that God will get us through this, just as he did a few years back. I keep praying that Bill's foot will heal and he can return to work. As much as he drives me crazy and I want him to head back to work for that reason, I want him to succeed at his job. His life has been filled with so much negativity, I want something to work out for him. He was so thrilled to be taking this new position, and he hasn't been able to do anything since then. I'm hoping that he'll be going back after he sees the doctor in a few weeks...his foot is feeling better, so I'm hoping that it just took time for it to heal.