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Another Heartbreak for DH

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Submitted by CBCharlotte on Mon, 04/09/2018 - 7:56am

Unfortunately, we found out the other day that DH did not get the job at big bank.  Honestly, we are completely shocked; it seemed like a slam dunk.  His last interview was right when we got back from Iceland, and seemed more like a formality than anything.  He interviewed with someone who would be his peer and they talked kind of the technical/business side of the job.  At one point, she asked him why he wants to take a job that is so much lower than his previous role.  He said that he is starting in a new territory, at a new bank, in a new marketplace and thinkgs its best to work his way

SD18 and College

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Submitted by CBCharlotte on Mon, 04/02/2018 - 7:40am

We are going through the college process with SD18, who will graduate in June.  SD18 is a pretty good student, mostly As and Bs.  She is in some honors and AP classes and generally does well and does her homework without a battle.  Compared to many skids on here, she is a dream. 

 

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DH will have another interview soon!

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Submitted by CBCharlotte on Mon, 03/12/2018 - 10:38am

Just giving a quick update.  DH has had no luck with a part time job as of yet.  He applied to Home Depot and Lowe's (no reply), Apple Store (no reply) and a few others, (rejections or no reply).   I've been babysitting one or two nights a week which brings in about $50-$100 a week which helps with the extras. 

OT - Weather

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Submitted by CBCharlotte on Wed, 03/07/2018 - 8:19am

How much snow are you all supposed to get?  They are saying 6-12" here in downtown Philly.  The rain just switched to snow and its pretty heavy flakes.  Some of the suburbs and outer areas, like the Poconos, are getting 12-18"!  Hoping for no power outages.  We had a crazy storm Friday with sideways snow and lots of suburbs didn't have power for more than 24 hours.  Plus there were a lot of downed trees here in the city.

 

Update - Tough Time

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Submitted by CBCharlotte on Mon, 01/29/2018 - 7:22am

Per my last blog, I've been struggling with the fact that we're not in a place to have a baby (and everyone around me is pregnant) and also DH being unemployed for 2.5 years.

I read all of your responses Friday night and really appreciate them. The more I read, the more "right" I knew you all were, and I started to get pissed. I said to DH "Not tonight, since I'm tired, but sometime tomorrow I'd like to sit down and have a talk about money, jobs, and our future"

Tough Time

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Submitted by CBCharlotte on Fri, 01/26/2018 - 12:56pm

My best friend is pregnant. I'm thrilled for her, of course, but struggling a bit with it myself (she will never ever know this). As you know from my past blogs, DH has been unemployed for 2.5 years and I've had 2 cancer scares at 29 & 30. Docs are pushing for me to have mastectomy and hysterectomy in the next 5 years, and have a child right away if I'm going to have one. Obviously, we are not in a place financially where that will work.

Excuse my while I amputate my hand....

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Submitted by CBCharlotte on Fri, 12/29/2017 - 10:51am

Sorry to be a blog hog but :sick: :sick: :sick:

Some of you will get a laugh out of my horror and misfortune

SS8 and SSstb7 arrived last night. While they were getting ready for bed, SS8 asked for his runny nose medicine. I was looking in the outer pockets of his suitcase, where his mom normally packs it.

I opened the top pocket and saw what I thought was one of their toys and pulled it out. Turns out it was a pink, jelly, vibrating c*ck ring. :sick: :sick: :sick:

A Slightly Disappointing Christmas with SDs

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Submitted by CBCharlotte on Fri, 12/29/2017 - 10:48am

****EDIT****
Well false alarm. Both girls came to me sheepishly tonight with 2 wrapped gifts. SD17 had SD14 put them in her suitcase and 14 forgot to put them under the tree. They got me a coffee body wash (even though I don’t drink coffee) and an awesome bert’s Bees set with hand lotion, body lotion, and chapstick (I’m a chapstick addict)

They also got their grandmother a calendar

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We did our Christmas this morning (SSs got in last night, SDs the day before).

Christmas Gifts

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Submitted by CBCharlotte on Mon, 11/27/2017 - 1:47pm

As many of you know, DH has been unemployed for 2.5 years. Sigh. I make enough to cover our bills, child support comes out of his savings. There isn't a lot of room for extras. Instead of a million gifts this year, we decided to do something I saw online. Each skid will get:

Something you want
Something you need
Something to wear
Something to read

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