My dog, Alvin, is soooo sick. =\ Like .. I don't know. It's bad. If you guys could say a prayer, I'd appreciate it soooo, so much. <3333 Thank you!

Please, please, please pray for my mommy. =( I'd appreciate it tons. She's not doing so well emotionally/mentally lately and hasn't been for days now. Thanks. <3 Love ya!

So I'm at Wal-mart, and Steve and I pick out a pumpkin to buy, to carve later on in the season. We get to the check out lane, and Steve is whining and crying like a girl about it being too heavy, so I tell him to hand it over, I'll show him how a real man does it. I hoist it up on my shoulder, and off it rolls behind me, right on top of this chick.

And for those of you who were wondering, yes, it did split right down the center.






In other news, my doggy had to go to the vet today. =( His leg or something went out on him, like he broke it, and he was limping real bad. But I guess nothing's wrong, Thank God! They said it's probably his knee caps, which are really weak. They say that's common in most all little dogs, though. But yeah. Glad he's okay <3!

Watching "True Hollywood Story: The Simpson Family". I love them girls. Mostly Ashlee. Though I do think the dad's weird, no matter what they say .. lol.

So. I start my new job tomorrow. I'm working at Walgreens. I'm supposed to be working in the pharmacy as a tech, but since I don't have my GED (yet), I just work out on the floor until I get it. It sucks not being able to get a diploma for homeschooling. Oh well, though. =)

As for Steak n Shake .. what a nightmare!

Okay, two Thursdays ago .. I was supposed to work. (This last week I had vacation anyway for VBS). I was sick, so I called off. Two hours ahead of time, as are the rules. They said one other person already called off, and another went home puking (hangover). So I had to call the night manager to see if I was allowed to call off. Whatever. I was sick, I fell asleep, I didn't care. The next day I figured "well .. I'm fired." I didn't go in. I thought it'd be considered a no call, no show. I get called two hours into the shift I was supposed to work Friday, by a fellow employee rather than a manager even if it is THEIR job, asking where I was. I told them I thought I was fired after the night before! Asked to talk to a manager. She tells me I wasn't fired, but I will be if I don't go in that night. But to call back in 10 minutes to see if I'm still needed or not.

...

Am I the only one that sees the problem here? Or at least how it sounded? It sounded like .. well, if we need you we won't fire you! Otherwise. *shrug* I don't have THAT low of self-respect. No thanks. I didn't call back.

They call me to see if I'll still work there Sunday, lmfao. I say yeah and go ahead and let them put me on the schedule for this week (not the week of VBS), because I figured I could just go with two jobs and have some extra money. Tonight gets here, I was supposed to go in at 4 and work until 10:30 which Steak n Shake time means 11-12. I can't do that. Then go to work in the morning? I don't think I could do it anyway. I'm just too tired, lmao. Plus I know it'll be the same crap I've always put up with. Two Sundays ago I came home crying my eyes out, it was just that bad.

A pharmacy technician is a huge opportunity. I'm starting at a $1.75 more than I make after two years at Steak n Shake, and the only way to go is up. My cousin is one, and he's gone so far. He got a traveling job where he made huge $$$ but didn't like being far from home. I wouldn't either. But it just goes to show the opportunities are there. And I've got to take them. I've got to prove to myself I can go farther than Steak n Shake. I've convinced myself for over two years I couldn't. I've stayed with them, though they've promised time and time again growth for me and it's not happened yet. I can't do that. I was supposed to once again go through the training classes this past July. Did it happen? Obviously not. Did they so much as give me an explanation as to why not? Yeah right.



It's just gonna be totally awkward going in Wednesday to get my check after the drama of it all, lol. Especially after not going in tonight when I told my favorite manager I would. I almost rather not go get it, but that's not exactly an option lol. Maybe if I were rich or something, haha.

Oh, they owe me a vacation check too that I've yet to get. Kind of upset about that. Grr.

*sigh* Just pray for me guys please, okay? lol. Thanks <3

well everybody and their mom should probably check out this entry of miss amy's here!  it's a friend survey meme thing. mostly for different fandoms and such but i'm sure everybody can find someone of interest. and i know a few of you (kayleigh) have been complaining about not being able to find enough friends on lj, so here's your chance!

I just found out my dad's job is more unstable than I thought. He needs to cough up a $100 like, soon, to join the union or else he doesn't even HAVE a job. That doesn't make much sense to me, or it doesn't seem fair, but what ever is? It's not supposed to be. Well. It doesn't seem like it should be that hard, but considering his next paycheck will be for only 20 some hours, and we need money for our insurance, and house payments, etc .. it's hard. So. Yeah. Extra prayers, if you could, I thank you guys sooooo--- much!

Love ya <3 Praise God for all of you.

I have tons of prayer requests, really. But to get many of them all in the same: My family. If you could say some prayers, it'd be so much appreciated. And for my church.

And on the job front .. that my dad would get more hours, my mom could find a job, Steve could find a better job, andddd... same for me! I was to have an interview with Walgreens today, the pharmacy, to be a tech but their computers were down because of the storm and you have to do a skills assessment test. So I went back to finish tonight, and as told left a message with whoever was on at the time for Paul (the guy who was to do my interview). I'm praying it all works out! It'd be a fabulous opportunity! I'm nervous after that assessment test though, lol. It asked math questions and I am NOT good with math! At all!

So yeah, it'd be so much appreciated. Thanks you guys! I pray YOU are all doing well! ;) <3 Love ya lots!

I was reading back through my past entries (man have they been far & few between!) and realized I don't think I ever updated on my aunt's missing dog, lol.

Somebody did find Bear! ;) Horray! God rocks hardcore! He was found way far away from the house, though. Which is so odd him being so tiny & sick. Makes me wonder. But all that matters is he's home. =) He was actually found right by OUR house, lol. So it's fun to pretend he was trying to come over, though in reality I think somebody took off with him. But he's back! Praise God. I was beginning to worry. He's really been the "family dog" per se for such a long time. Alvin's our baby, but yeah.

( i finished a WHOLE survey! wow. )

I got confused in timing for a few of those, lol. I was trying to do it from like .. however many years exact once I got into the last ones (3, 2, 1) but it was kinda hard for whatever reason, lol. i guess it required too much thinking.

I MISS YOU GUYS! I'm praying for you. Also definitely saying prayers for London, the families that live there, our world leaders, etc. We've got to be strong. <3

I have so much to say, but so little to say at the same time. I'll do a real update soon, promise. I know I always say that, but. ;)



PS: I failed my driver's test, lmao. :( Thanks for all the prayers & good wishes, though! Maybe next time. I can't take it again until August, though. Which stinks. But apparently I make "california stops"! *shrugs* She said, "This isn't California." I said, "Maybe I should live THERE then."

I'm (finally) going for my driver's test! Please say a prayer for me! I'm so nervous, and I know only God can see me through it! =D

My silly potato has been to tons of places in Michigan! Who lives in Fishers, IN btw? That's quite close! Michigan is close, too I just don't know where all those towns are, lol. Save for Edwardsburg, of course. ;p

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Because I miss y'all way too much!!!


I miss you ALL, but .. I just felt the need to address a few of my girls personally, so they know I'm still thinking about them. =)

Jo, and Kelli .. my girls who I always felt I could grow stronger in Christ with. =) We need to start emailing RTA or something! I miss you way too much. You're two of my closest.

'Nessa, Ty, & Candice .. you girls are the best, the funniest, and I miss talking to you much. =( IM me sometime? Pretty Please?

And Lisa .. you know you're just all kinds of special, lol. Of course I miss you!

Of course I MISS ALL OF YOU! I swear I'm gonna get back on track!

Well, we did go to the zoo today! Just not the one we'd planned. We had planned on waking up early and heading to Ft. Wayne, since their zoo's nicer. But my mom, as I'd mentioned, is having terrible headaches and didn't really feel up to traveling all too far. So we just went to South Bend's. Which doesn't have penguins, soooo, lol. It was still nice though. All the animals were asleep and depressed. Poor animals. I didn't get pictures, UGH, because the battery fell out and I stupidly shoved it back in there, the wrong way, and it got jammed. So I started crying practically because I was so excited to take pictures, lol. But mommy says we'll make a Ft. Wayne trip this summer, and get pictures! ;) I have the best mom EVER. But yeah. My camera didn't get fixed until we took it to a camera shop in the mall.

Which means, yes, we went to the mall afterwards. We'd saved up tons of money, soooo, lol. We split into groups. We being, btw, my mom, dad, Steve, & I. My dad and Steve took $100, and my mom and I took $100.. the two groups went their seperate ways, and bought each other gifts, lol. It was really nice. I got a Tinkerbell comforter! ;) And my mom got two nice Yankee candles.

Then we came home and I went to sleep, haha. I hate taking naps in the middle of the day / evening though. I wake up so freakin' groggy and tired and I feel worse than I did before. Like my head is all yucky, my mouth all day .. I don't know. It's gross, though.

Steve's birthday's coming up, and we've got special plans. But I won't get too far into detail, just in case he somehow makes a way of seeing this, even though it's friends locked. I'm excited, though. =) Things with us have been okay lately. Starting to get more comfortable with him again and whatnot.. but it's gonna take time still.

Well I'm gonna stop rambling for now, and try to get some rest. I'm the Sunday school teacher, after all. We've got a craft planned of making pens for Mother's Day. They're actual pens, and they come with beads you can use to put inside however you want and make it all pretty and yeah! I'm sad about Mother's Day, because I wasn't able to get my mom as much as I'd like. Or much of anything, really, but she says the fun we've had this weekend has been enough. So. =) But yeah. Still definiately praying she gets to feeling better! And my Pastor. He's been REAL sick. Lost like, over 15 lbs, has pneumonia, and it's just bad. :(

I pray you are all doing well, too and have a wonderful week! I'll try and update again soon.

I'm so depressed, lmao. And that lmao is in a cracking up way. I spilled OJ ALLLL over EVERYTHING! My computer desk, myself, my cute new skirt, tons of paper.. some probably important, my stickers .. and worst of all, the keyboard. And it ruined. And now we're using a stinky old Packard Bell one that squeaks. No lie.

Anycrap. On to important things, and what I came to update about.. If y'all could pray for my mom still, as she's still not in the greatest health and her headaches are seeming to become more severe, I'd appreciate it tons. I pray that she'd quit being too stubborn and visit a doctor! =(

I missss you guys, and I will be update again tomorrow/later today. ;) Maybe even with pictures, if the zoo trip pans out!!! =D