I'll start with last Saturday night...(Aug 2nd, to be exact)...we went to dinner at On the Border and then went to Big 5 and were going to the mall, which was right around the corner, and for some reason we noticed our air conditioning wasn't working. Then, our car started smoking and smelling bad....yep, our AC went out in the middle of the hot AZ summer...great, huh?! We drove home at about 9:00pm and we were dying...it was about 100 degrees in the car. YUCK!
Come Monday morning, we dropped the car off at the shop and we both went to work, our typical Monday routine. Scott calls me and tells me that the car is going to cost about $2300 to get fixed! Yep, that's right, 2300 bucks! I was upset about that, alittle. Then, my project manager calls me and wants to see me in the conference room. I get laid off! What a great day! I knew I could, but I didn't really think I would. I was a little annoyed that I worked 1/2 of the day and then they did it....why couldn't they do it Friday? I got some severence pay and I was upset and crying a little because I was surprised and a little scared about what we were going to do about everything, but I was also a little relieved. I think the worst part was calling Scott and telling him and he had to come and get me because I didn't have a car. His boss let him take the rest of the day off and he came and helped me pack up my stuff and we went to get Connor and went home. IT was a hard day, but that is the way it goes.
The next day we left our escort and the shop so they could fix an oil leak that happened after they fixed it a few months before. It was supposed to be for free. Then, about 600 dollars later...that car was fixed and I was pretty stressed out about our money situation. That day Scott got a bonus at work, which helped pay for the car and we had some left over. We still haven't figured out what to do about the Explorer, but it looks like we are going to trade it in even though it has lost value and has problems. It seems like it is the best deal.
We have learned a lot this week and realized that we need to be on a budget and rely on the Lord alot more. I think this was a wake up call of sorts. We weren't doing everything we were supposed to be doing and we needed to put our priorities in line. I was thinking about going to school again, but just didn't feel great about that. We finally decided that that wasn't the best thing since we do want our family to be the main priority. So, for now I am looking for something that will work with our family and make everyone happy and not have to be away from Connor too much. IF I can't find that, we will be fine living off of what Scott makes and my unemployment. It is nice to get to stay home with Connor....I am loving it and am happier and not stressed about work. I am stressed about the car and our benefits problem....they are so expensive, but that is another story. I did lose like 5 pounds this week from being so stressed.
The moral of this is to rely on the Lord and pray and things will work out....they are and we are all happier because of this....the Lord really does know what he is doing!
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