So much for a safe internet...

Well, I guess we all want to say it will never happen to us. Well, now it has happened to me. Last month there was a charge on my Citi Mastercard bill from United for $672.70...then 2 days later there was a credit from United for the same amount. I should have called then, but didn't because it was credited. Then today, I go online to check out my statement activity and there was over $300.00 in unauthorized charges. WTF! I called and cancelled my card. They are going to send me a form to fill out to send back with my next statement so I can dispute these charges. I have a feeling I have a long road ahead of me until this is all taken care of. Shoot me now...like I need anymore financial worry!

Wish me luck...

Pretty Flowers

Pretty flowers, but the vase has a lot to be desired! Larry brought me these daffodils from his parents house when he was there this week. He usually cuts me some every year from their yard. He didn't have anything to put them in, so he put them in this really nice Campbell's Tomato Soup can. Actually, I thought it was really clever. I was just happy he thought of me and brought me flowers.

I was told I have to do this...

So, my bestie, NYAJ, told me in not so many words to "update your blog". Okay, I will do whatever you want me to do when you use that tone with me!!

I would update more often, but my life is boring. Yes, being unemployed sucks. I don't have much to do but cook dinner, do laundry, pack lunches and get the kids on the bus. I have applied for a job with the school system, but I have to wait to be approved by the Board of Education. Then, it will only be on a sub basis as a para-pro or maybe work in the cafetaria. I am babysitting baby Emma one day a week for about 4 hours. That does break up my week a bit.

My Emily is going to be 14 this Thursday, February 5th. Can you believe it? The time goes by so quickly. She is having some friends over Friday night for a sleepover and then they are going to the mall on Saturday to do some shopping. We are going to dinner at Caraba's Thursday to celebrate Emily and Lynn's birthday. This is a yearly tradition. I'm not going to tell you how old Lynn is, but she is one of my dearest friends from middle school!

Well, NYAJ, here is your update...I will post again when I have nothing else to tell you!

Until then...

Some updates...

Well, I thought maybe I should update my blog since I am always getting on notyouraveragejenn for not updating hers enough. What can I say, this has been a boring week for me.

Monday night was the annual Madrigal dinner @ Greenford Lutheran Church. I go every year with my mother-in-law, sister-in-law Marilyn, and this year we were joined my our new sister-in-law, Sandy. She married Larry's brother, David, this summer. It was nice to have her along. The food was really good this year. It's not always that good, sometimes not even edible, but this year it was good and edible. The meal is served by the men of the church, but not cooked by them!

Tuesday night was Emily's Christmas band concert. It was really nice. They did a really nice job.The weather outside was frightful, and it was really icy coming home, but we made it just fine. Jared's "girlfriend", Alyssa came with us too. She is so sweet. Her and Jared just laugh and smile the whole time they are together. Okay, I know he is only 12 1/2, but they are so cute.

Today is Thursday, and I don't have anything else to report. See, I told you my week was boring.

Saturday I am going scrapbooking with my friends, notyouraveragejenn and absolutelyfelicious at Archiver's in Fairlawn for the day. Looking forward to that. I know you are wondering how can I spend an entire day scrapbooking this close to Christmas, but I can honestly say that I am almost ready...I just have to finish wrapping. Things can be pretty relaxing when you don't have to work and you have all the time in the world to get things done.

Well, hopefully next time I post there will be something a bit more exciting going on.

I would rather stab my eye out with a fork

Yes, you read it right...I would rather stab my eye out with a fork than to pay my bills. I usually pay bills on Fridays, but with the holiday weekend, I just kept putting it off. So today I finally sat down to do it and realized why I hate doing it so much. It is so stressful trying to figure out which bills I should pay and which ones I should pay at a later date. Sometimes I just wish Larry would sit down and do it just once, then he can see why I get in such a bad mood on Fridays. Well, there is nothing I can do about it at this point, but just pray no one comes after us for any money. I can only pay what I have money for. At least we have food on the table and a roof over our heads and a dog to keep my feet warm!

What's in a name?

So, it all began with wanting to write my own blog. All of my cool friends are doing it! Anyway, I could not come up with a name that I liked, so I called my friend, notyouraveragejenn, and asked her if she could help since she can sometimes be quite witty. She came up with...here it goes..."Chicken and Biscuits", "Lime Green and Navy", "Cheese and Rice"...what the heck? At first I thought about it, but then I came to my senses. I really wanted to use the word pajamas in my name since that seems to be my wardrobe most days since I lost my job 3 weeks ago. My 13 year old daughter and 12 year old son thought the name "Just another day in pajamas" as STUPID. So i settled on "life according to blee". Well, this blog is obviously about me and the things happening in my life, so it only made sense. Now you ask were I got "blee", well from one of my besties, absolutelyfelicious. It's actually the my first initial and middle name put together. Pretty creative, huh?

So, this is my first post...with many more to come. I just hope I can be as funny as my cool friends!