Yesterday I had to go to my storage unit up the street. I was looking for my super nice bathroom scale, my kitchen scale and the baby monitors I bought to keep an eye on the kids when I'm not in with them. Sadly I only was able to find 2 out of the 3. The bathroom scale must be waaaay in the back of the unit and I just have SO much furniture that it's difficult to get to. Not to mention I'm all alone doing this and have my mom waiting on me. I know she doesn't mind to a degree, but really, it's no fun waiting for someone to dig through their crap, while you just stand there waiting for them to get done. So, I was able to pull out a bureau that I don't want anymore. I mean it used to be my brothers when he was little, then my kids when they were babies, and now although they still could use it technically, it's just old, and I'm so sick of looking at it. Mom says she can use it in her bedroom, as her room is so small that she needs a smaller bureau like this one, so I told her she can have it back. :) When I finally do move into my house in a few years, I really want to start fresh.
Today, I had a 10:15am appointment with Health and Human Services. My amazing Mother took me as usual due to my sad car being with a flat and power steering issues. We had to lug the kids with us, always fun. Thankfully I doubled them up with school all week so not doing school today was not an issue. (gotta love homeschools little perks!) They were allowed to take their handheld video games, although Ethan's wasn't fully charged. When we got there it was mobbed with all sorts of characters. A little blond haired girl about 3 years old running around the waiting room weaving in and out of the people standing in the line for the check in window that stretched from the beginning nearly to the entrance. There was this other little boy in a baby carriage getting a big kick out of the girl running, and continuously chuckled as she ran. A woman was at the reception window arguing with an employee about how they lost her paperwork. Well, you get the idea. Craziness at it's finest.
I checked in, and they called me pretty quick. Mom watched the kids for me in the insanity waiting room. My heart went out to her as I walked through the door leaving her behind. The woman came in the office and sat down. After many questions that I've already answered a million times both on paper and in person with others. The long and short of it is, I qualify for medical, thankfully. I also qualify for my foodstamps, but will only be getting $66 a month. That's the lowest I think I've ever gotten actually, but I'm grateful, at least it's something. Unfortunately my card doesn't come for another week! My child support is delayed too for whatever reason and it's just MEGA tight here this month. I'll be happy when the first of March comes. I hate wishing away the months but, when you have 38 cents to your name (literally) there's really not much else to do then sit and wait til you get paid. For me, it's the 1st of the month.
So, I've had my lap top now for a couple days and over all it's quite impressive. However, ((sighs)) I have found some "glitches" that I'm not so happy about. First, I keep losing my internet. I have it then I lose it, then I have again. I've already checked my Mom's modem, and have tried resetting it. It's not the modem. I tried doing a diagnose and repair on my laptop, but they find nothing. Then suddenly I have internet again. It's not just the internet however that's giving me problems. A few of my programs have been crashing on me continuously. And then there is the problem with my cursor having a mind of it's own and jumping from where I'm typing to the middle of my document. It's not my mousepad, because I lock that when I type, so I'm not sure what is up with that at all. Then there are times when the whole screen just freezes and I can't even move my mouse at all! All these things make me extremely nervous and frustrated because I paid a lot of money for this laptop it's only 3 days old and already having problem? I will definitely be returning it if it doesn't straighten out soon. Like by Monday. Just sad and frustrated with all this.
Made some left overs for lunch for the kids and me. Have a headache..........again. Its 2pm and I'm so done. I'm angry at a lot of things, and frustrated. All I want is a computer that works, to wake up with no headaches and well rested, and to have enough money to live comfortable without worry of food and stuff like that. Seems so simple but apparently it's not.
That's about all for now. It's nice out today, sunny and warmish. Right now the kids are playing on the porch, they are being SO loud however, it's grating on my nerves something awful. I just want peace and quiet, two things as a parent you never get.
What a long day and it's only 2pm. wow.
Today, I had a 10:15am appointment with Health and Human Services. My amazing Mother took me as usual due to my sad car being with a flat and power steering issues. We had to lug the kids with us, always fun. Thankfully I doubled them up with school all week so not doing school today was not an issue. (gotta love homeschools little perks!) They were allowed to take their handheld video games, although Ethan's wasn't fully charged. When we got there it was mobbed with all sorts of characters. A little blond haired girl about 3 years old running around the waiting room weaving in and out of the people standing in the line for the check in window that stretched from the beginning nearly to the entrance. There was this other little boy in a baby carriage getting a big kick out of the girl running, and continuously chuckled as she ran. A woman was at the reception window arguing with an employee about how they lost her paperwork. Well, you get the idea. Craziness at it's finest.
I checked in, and they called me pretty quick. Mom watched the kids for me in the insanity waiting room. My heart went out to her as I walked through the door leaving her behind. The woman came in the office and sat down. After many questions that I've already answered a million times both on paper and in person with others. The long and short of it is, I qualify for medical, thankfully. I also qualify for my foodstamps, but will only be getting $66 a month. That's the lowest I think I've ever gotten actually, but I'm grateful, at least it's something. Unfortunately my card doesn't come for another week! My child support is delayed too for whatever reason and it's just MEGA tight here this month. I'll be happy when the first of March comes. I hate wishing away the months but, when you have 38 cents to your name (literally) there's really not much else to do then sit and wait til you get paid. For me, it's the 1st of the month.
So, I've had my lap top now for a couple days and over all it's quite impressive. However, ((sighs)) I have found some "glitches" that I'm not so happy about. First, I keep losing my internet. I have it then I lose it, then I have again. I've already checked my Mom's modem, and have tried resetting it. It's not the modem. I tried doing a diagnose and repair on my laptop, but they find nothing. Then suddenly I have internet again. It's not just the internet however that's giving me problems. A few of my programs have been crashing on me continuously. And then there is the problem with my cursor having a mind of it's own and jumping from where I'm typing to the middle of my document. It's not my mousepad, because I lock that when I type, so I'm not sure what is up with that at all. Then there are times when the whole screen just freezes and I can't even move my mouse at all! All these things make me extremely nervous and frustrated because I paid a lot of money for this laptop it's only 3 days old and already having problem? I will definitely be returning it if it doesn't straighten out soon. Like by Monday. Just sad and frustrated with all this.
Made some left overs for lunch for the kids and me. Have a headache..........again. Its 2pm and I'm so done. I'm angry at a lot of things, and frustrated. All I want is a computer that works, to wake up with no headaches and well rested, and to have enough money to live comfortable without worry of food and stuff like that. Seems so simple but apparently it's not.
That's about all for now. It's nice out today, sunny and warmish. Right now the kids are playing on the porch, they are being SO loud however, it's grating on my nerves something awful. I just want peace and quiet, two things as a parent you never get.
What a long day and it's only 2pm. wow.
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