I've always thought that I wanted to be pregnant by the time I was 23.
That leaves me 8 days to get on it. Ha!
Kids are definately on our mind lately. Even though we really are in no place financially to have a child....but if you wait until that moment arrives, .....can you even do that? How do you know when "Oh by the way, we can now afford a child". I mean you need money for everything, you never know what kind of blow you are going to get dealt ya know? Isn't that part of life, always trying to make money for something else and for today. True our plan is to be financially free in 5 years, and hopefully with Gary's wise ways we can do that. But who wants to wait 5 more years to have a kid? Not I! Not that 28 is old on the least bit, but I will be 28! My kids after I have all 5 of them...will still be at home when I am in my 60s. I don't want that. Shoo flys, dont bother me! I know I am not old at all, but I'm not gettin any younger either. My body already aches when I am bent over too long....it takes about 5 minutes to straighten my legs back out... like I heard them say on Gilmore Girls last night "There's never a great time to be a parent..you just are". I told Matt that after I heard it and all he had to say "so waht does that mean..." and I'm like "duh, that i want a CHILD!"
All this to say I can't wait to be a momma. I can't wait to be an aunt again. I can't wait to be back at Henry's house to play with my little buddy. I can't wait to live near my neice and soon to be (hopefully my) nephew!
We got digital cable yesterday and I discovered a channel made just for me..the Independant Film Channel! Yes! I already dvr'd the movie Amelie. I am so excited about this channel, I imagine I will be recording many a movie as I jsut happen to love independant films more than any others... There's also a channel devoted stricly to love movies! Last night I feasted on The Notebook while Mattie worked on his stock homework...
We're really (or I am) praying that we can somehow get a 2nd car. All we need is a clunker to get us here or there....I even prayed that somebody would just miraculously (sp?) give us a car....seeing as we don't really have money to go buy one...
Well I've written a lot. All pointless chatter....it's okay, it does me good to get it out, and it beats talking to my apartment walls.
My Norman Rockwell
15 years ago
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I could not afford my kids...I used cloth diaper (and hung them all out), breast feed, never used baby food, we only had one car...lived in a trailor with no heat (had a kerosene heater in the livingroom)...made my own bread, ate beans and rice 6 nights a week. Ate out at Mickey D's on Sunday after church. Babysat 6 of those "stay at home" years to help with the money situation. There was a year when I only had one pair of shoes. It was hard and sometimes stressful...but I would not have changed a thing. I had so much fun with my babies. It actually became a game to see if I really could survive a week on 20 dollars...etc. Kids need parents who love them and can spend time with them and raise them....that cost nothing. All this to say you can be poor and have babies and still have a great life and have great fun!! I have always said that no matter what I do and accomplish there is NOTHING that will be as great as having Jimmy and Leah...that has been a GREAT ADVENTURE!
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