I told you about the surprise amount for the utilities, right? Well it gets better. So I get an email from S's band teacher that the last installment payment for his band trip this summer is due next week. Oh joy. And...I get the mail and there is a statement stating I am past due on a payment socking me with a $10 late fee. I don't think so. I paid them. I remember distinctly. Then my neighbor drops off a bill from the garbage collection for $100! WTF? So much for relaxing.
I search through my files for the receipt that I paid the counselor. Of course all of them except the one I want is in the file. Arg! I finally find it mis-filed in the daycare folder. Good. Now I have proof I made the payment. Now onto the garbage.
Upon reviewing the bill I see they charged me for a startup fee which I swear I already paid. Also they were supposed to apply a $25 credit. Which they didn't. So $50 of the invoice I already paid. What gives? So then I have to look for the receipt that I already paid them $50. Of course they never sent me one. Sooooooo...I dig for the credit card receipt proving I already paid it. Sure enough there it is. So they are overcharging me $50. I am already not happy with this company since it took me forever to get my containers. They better not give me a hard time or I am cancelling the service.
So my mom has given S a total of $176 for his birthday. $100 for a college fund, $50 free money and the rest for a bike helmet. I told him I was taking the money to pay for his trip and when I got paid next week I would get him the bike helmet. He was okay with it. I also talked to the kid's about our spending freeze. Until bills are paid off and I am caught back up no extra spending. D thought that meant I wouldn't buy food. I assured her she would still be able to eat. I meant like clothes and toys that we didn't "need". I explained to S that I had spent a lot on his birthday so I needed him to understand and he said he did.
D had a bad day too. I picked her up and of course I was running late. Apparently she had an argument with her friends about who would be which role from the movie "Frozen". I guess it got heated. So I told her we needed to work hard together to make it a better day. And we did. Until I forgot S's soccer practice ended at 7 and not 7:30. Mom fail. : (
What a night!! Then I had to swing by the old house to get S's cleats for outside practice. I called H who sounded rather sour and told him I would be getting them. Then when I am making the turn to go back to the house who do I pass?? H!!! I said to S if he knew he was going to go by my place or by the soccer field why didn't he just drop them off?? S said he probably didn't even think about it mom. S was right. Tunnel vision. S also made a funny observation about how H has three filing cabinets in his room but only uses the top drawer of each. Now you explain that one to me!!! Lol!
So S is 13 in 5 hours. I can't believe it!!! Before I know it he will be out of school. Wow. H called and asked what I was doing for S's birthday and I said I got an ice cream cake and we are going to have a little get together. He asked if it would be okay for him to stop by? Ugh!!! I said okay. Not because I didn't want to tell him no, but because he is their dad and he should be there. And I would hope if he has the kids on their birthday he will be considerate Andre me spend time with them too. Do unto others, right? I will just need to make sure I put away sensitive stuff before H gets there. I will grin and bear it for the kid's.
On the financial front I have some feelers out there to see if I can network. A good friend and former co-worker suggested I put my feelers out in my church because that is a good place to network. So I will send an email tomorrow. It got me someone to talk to S, it can't hurt I guess. It would be nice to find something I could do under the table on Wednesdays and Thursdays and every other weekend. Just to make an extra couple hundred dollars.
I need to go to bed. Long day tomorrow.
WH
AT BD: WH 41, J 43; Bomb 2/5/2012 Two kids, one dog D Final 6/18/14 J marries OW 1/24/15 "No matter where you go, there you are"
