September 10, 2008

• Second Wednesday Post

  Okay, I’m ROFLOL (Yes . . . Rolling on the floor laughing out loud) . . .  It’s THAT or cry!

  I decided to finish laundry, except for the sheets on my bed, in case I decided to crawl in it!  I also thought some desk work wouldn’t hurt.  Yesterday, I was shocked to get an auto insurance cancellation notice in my e-mail.   It was only one day late, but that sure got my attention!  I guess while JoAnn was still here visiting, I paid everything up through the 15th of this month and must have missed that one bill, due on the 8th.

  Today I balanced my check book which (I thought) had plenty of extra money until we have money deposited on the 15th.  I like to balance to the penny, now that I FINALLY learned how to do that!!!, and I like to balance weekly.  I haven’t touched the account since mid-August.  Oops!  First mistake!  So, when I came out hundreds of dollars different, I just figured I needed to be more careful when punching numbers into my cheap Wal-Mart $1 calculator.  Nope, the figures were correct; both a second and third time. 

  TALK ABOUT SOMETHING THAT WILL WAKE YOU UP FAST!!!!!

  The Reality:  I had less than $100 in our account and over $400 in outstanding checks.  One was the car insurance payment I made over the phone yesterday.  The second was our church tithe – NOT a good one to have bounce!!!  I finally made things balance – down to the bank saying I had 20 cents more than I said I had.  Whatever!  We’ll see how that works out over the next few times I balance; and then I’ll take their 20 cents, if they insist!  I figured out I neglected to write down one $350 online payment, another $75 online utility payment, and had added a check for $151, instead of deducting it.  YOU do the math!  My biggest checking account boo-boo to date, for sure!  I was sick!!!

  I called the bank first, before finding my errors, and immediately transferred money from our business account to cover a large amount of mistakes – not knowing HOW bad it was going to be!  Praise God Jesse is self-employed and we can do that!

  I guess I did things too quickly and carelessly.  The times I forgot to post two bills paid online and added a check I wrote (instead of subtracting it) were within 24 hours and when JoAnn was still here visiting us.  I don’t think I was paying absolute attention to what I was doing, something required if I’m expected to come up with correct math balances!!!

  As quickly as I sprung to attention, worked out the problems, and sighed a sigh of relief, the emotional wear and tear sapped me right back down! 

  And then “this” started, not helping matters.  You know, the real dark skies with soft gentle rain????  The lulling you to sleep kind of rain????!!!!

  My front walkway
  

  and this in the backyard.
  

  Not ready to throw in the towel, I decided to clean my desk up a bit and reached in my drawer for this music to play while I was working.
  

  But THIS is what I grabbed.
  
  I’m so glad God is having fun with me today!!!!

  I’ve done 8 loads of laundry and emptied the refrigerator of all unrecognizable leftovers.  Keeping busy helps.  Since it IS starting to rain, I’m expecting Jesse home early.  It’s creeping up from the south and will soon make it impossible for him to mow.

  The other funny thing, the laundry room is REALLY hot from the dryer and I’ve put a package of ground beef on top of the washer’s lid to thaw out – the warmest place in the house!!!!  A GOOD THING since I didn’t think about meat for dinner until I made sandwiches for lunch!  Oh, help me!

  Anyway, what a day to have on a normal (had enough sleep) day!!!!

  Thus, the reason for ROFLOL!!!

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