Another Week Goes By

Wow... what a week. I ended up going in on Tuesday for an ultrasound because I started bleeding more that morning, and the nurse said having the u/s would show if there was anything else being "retained" or if everything was as it should be. Everything was fine, and that was more of a relief than I'd expected. YEAH! Now I know everything can get back to normal and this can really be in the past.

I worked Wednesday back at my "old" job, which I really enjoy. It was a nice, busy morning, and my kids were well-taken-care of by a friend from church. But Thursday I felt very run-down and beat up. Finances were really in rough shape and we were getting hit with multiple NSF fees because we weren't getting our reimbursement for some medical bills we'd paid, figuring we'd have the reimbursement before the other bills went through. Bad idea. Save a few $10 late fees on bills, and get slapped with a few $35 bank fees. Blah.... and I was crabby with the kids, and generally miserable all day. Who knows why some days are just like that!

Friday was better... school went well and I got some things done. Of course, we got paid, so I knew the end to the fees had finally come. That helped. And someone in our family let us know they were going to send us some money in the mail to help us get by. That was a definite answer to prayer.

Last night, my little 4 year old was up most of the night screaming with a tummy ache. It was so sad... he'd rest/sleep for a while and then start screaming. Each time, the screaming didn't last quite as long, so I knew he was probably getting better. By 4am, he was settled down. But this morning he woke up with a fever and cold symptoms. So I guess he was coming down with something. He didn't act like he felt too bad most of the day. At nap time I gave him some Motrin for his fever (up to 103) and he slept a long time and woke up fever-free and seeming to feel better.

Today we had our yard sale. In the rain. And people showed up! We made about $160 which was not as much as we'd hoped, but definitely better than we thought we'd get with all the rain. We sold some bigger items and took the rest of the clothing and books to Goodwill. So we freed up some room and made grocery money for this pay period! :) Things are looking brighter!