My purse was stollen. $150 in cash, $80 in checks, Social Security card, Drivers License… It kinda threw my whole week off. That $150 was money I REALLY needed. I think I have ways to come up with it so hopefully this won’t keep me here in Bakerfield AGAIN. :<

I’m now 12 pounds lighter. 12 pounds in 5 weeks. I can’t believe it, clothes are fitting loser, pants I could not wear three months ago now fit. If feels great to be losing the weight but I expect it to come flooding back as soon as the stress goes away… if that ever happens.

SPLINTER UPDATE!!! – Turns out it was a planters wart. I got medicine for it and it already seems to be going away.

I drove my car for the first time in two weeks last night. It had been sitting because I’m trying to save money and it’s a damn gas hog.

So I get in, turn the first corner, realize I suddenly have POWER again (my mom’s car is a SLUG) and just get the biggest grin. I drove the back way out to the drag strip with the sunroof all the way open the windows down at about 90… Long curves, cool air, nobody on the road, 20 minute drive… awsome. It took all I had not to run it last night since it will probably be my last time being 20 minutes from a drag strip in awhile. BUT I know that I need to do a few things before I drive her *really* hard again. Just not worth breaking it when it HAS to get me around for awhile.

So today I’m helping my mom lay tile (UGH!). Tomorrow I need to change my oil, check my brakes, you know the mundane normal go over. I want it to be it tip top shape for the driver to San Jose. The Granny is back in all her 4.6 liter, V8, quad cam glory… I missed her!

Can I start this day over?

I had one of those days you wish you could wake up and start all over again.

So things are not going to go as planned with child custody when I move. Thank God for Randy, he is the best. So, trip is on as planned. Visitation is going to be an iffy situation for awhile but nothing that Ben and I can’t get through with a little patients.

So I *might* have to go up Sunday instead of Saturday but I am going to do everything in my power to get up there Saturday… as planned.

I just spent 20 minutes trying to get a splinter out of Cassidy’s foot. It’s just too deep, I can’t get to it and she was begging me to stop. So I’ll let it go tonight and try again in the morning. Any parents out there have good splinter digging advise?

Anyway, I’m off to take her to Troy’s. I’ll update the splinter dilema as soon as possible. Stay Tuned.
/mom mode

I feel like I have a lot to say… I have a lot on my mind… The words just aren’t going to come out right no matter how hard I try. Ehhh, it’s late and I’m tired and I guess I’ll try again in the morning.

Okay, so I’ve been eating SO bad lately. I’ve lost 10 pounds in the last month. While it feels nice to lose the weight I’ve taken enough nutrition classes and read enough to know that the way I’m losing it is REALLY unhealthy. I keep telling myself that once I’ve gotten moved and things are somewhat normal in San Jose I’ll work on losing it the healthy way. I think that if I had somebody to enjoy meals with I’d be better about wanting to actually take the time to sit down and EAT SOMETHING!