Taking a Breather

Don't I wish I had time for a breather! It has been a bit of a whirlwind the last couple of weeks. That and hubby has been working his cute tushy off. That means I work overtime, too. I do have a list so I hope that makes up for being gone so long. I think stress is starting to creep up on me because I defnitely need to vent. So here I go...

• We missed a house payment. Believe it or not, we did it intentionally. We were trying to get me to Texas to visit my mom. We needed the money for expenses and everything else. We ended up getting caught up on some other bills instead, so really it was ok. We have made late payments before. The bank just sends a slip for the next month and a reminder that we missed a payment. Wells Fargo is our mortgage company. Don't let them hold your mortgage. Bunch of damn crooks is what they are. Anyway, I guess since they're in hot water for illegally foreclosing on houses, they suddenly decided now was the time to start the documentation process. I told the last person that called, she was the fourth in a week and a half, that nothing had changed and they could leave us alone. When the money hit my bank, I would write them a check. I also told her that I had written down the dates, times, and names of the people that had called. I also had a record of the messages they left on the answering machine. If they didn't leave me alone, I was going to file a harassment suit. They actually waited four days until they called again. I told them that since it was my birthday, I didn't have to talk to them. Then I told them to have a happy my birthday and hung up. See if I ever make a payment on time again. Push me again, assholes.
• Sarcasm is what I do best. I'm not sure how I got so damned good at it, but I'm teaching my kids all the necessary skills to be sarcastic as well. The boy has doen a fine job. Sometimes, stuff comes out of my mouth so fast, I don't have time to stop it. Not sure if I'm changing that, just thought I'd bring it up.
• Jack Kevorkian died. I think that's sad. I really don't care for late night talk shows anymore, but I'm sure he was the butt of many jokes. I think he was a highly misunderstood man. When he first came to the forefront of the news, he was looked at as a quack. I think he just wanted to help people die with some dignity. Other doctors would tell of how the people Kevorkian helped die could have had many more years with the proper treatment. What would the quality of those years be, though? What kind of treatment? It wasn't the doctors' choice. It was the patients'. 
• I think apathy has become the fastest spreading disease this country has ever seen. We have let the media and TV and the internet dictate our behavior and what's acceptable. I'm breaking that chain. I can't cure everyone of the disease, but I can prevent my kids, my family, and myself from getting it. Hubby and I are raising our kids to use manners and kindness. They hold doors for people, they pick up things that someone may have dropped, and we even pick up clothes from the floor and dressing rooms and put them back on hangars when we're shopping. I have a hard time going to the junior's section at one of my favorite department stores. I could be there for hours hanging stuff up and folding it. Drives me crazy to see all that. People should take better care of things. They should have more respect for other people. There is no discipline it seems. I'm hoping for a pay it forward kind of thing. See someone help out then do something nice for someone else. Maybe, just maybe, there can be a remission of apathy.       
• Tired of waiting for the job in Texas to open again. Hubby is going to call his Texas boss and kind of lay it on the line for him. Need something to happen now or we're moving on. We just cannot continue on this path. We need the wheel to stop turning. Then we figure something else out if we have to. I don't want to be jaded with this process. Kinda can't help it, though.

That's all I've got for now. It was a short list, but it feels good getting it off my chest. Now, hubby and I sit and make a menu. We're going a little more vegetarian this summer. We'll see how that goes. I'm going blog stalking for ideas. Peace!