My views on a few things......

Read with caution, and a grain of salt.  This is a list of MY opinions, and I'm not gonna force them down your throat.  Just need to say them, and this is one of the better places to do it.

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First, about the whole Chic-filet (sp?) bullshit.  - I don't care what they believe in.  I think it's stupid that they have such a public stance on everything in the first place.  They are a freaking fast food chain. Why do they - as a company - even have a stance?  The owner has a right to believe what he wants, but he doesn't need to force it down other peoples throats.  Then, if they keep saying they are an equal opportunity employer (which i'm pretty sure their application says they are) they cannot ask the questions they apparently ask during their job process, and then keep people from getting a job there because of those things.  If you're an equal opportunity employer you cannot NOT hire someone because they are homosexual, a different race, or a different religion than what you believe in.  THAT, right there, is what I have a problem with.  Not their food.  Not their beliefs.  But the fact they force their beliefs down other peoples throats.  This whole debate about rather to support them, or boycott them, or whatever.  It's a waste of time and energy, PERIOD.  Give it a break, k?

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Second, I am so tired of people accusing me of being lazy.  My family and friends know me, and know how i handle things.  And they know my reasoning for the things I do.  I cannot work right now.  Not because I don't want to, because if i could I would.  I cannot be on my feet that long right now with the things going on physically.  And even if I could, I would have to work full time to get everything I need taken care of.  To replace the food stamps we receive, to pay for child care, and to pay for the extra gas, i'd have to find a full time job, or a REALLY good part time job.  And then I'd have to lose everything I've worked so hard for the last little while.  Now, once both girls are in school full time, which will be next year, I might find a part time job for while they are at school.  I guess we will have to see.  BUT, for those that are saying I'm lazy, I cannot work. I can't be on my feet that long because of the MSish stuff.  And until I can actually get that diagnosis, I can't get the meds that I need to get what I need done done.  So yeah.  Back off, k?

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Third, It's hard to believe that school is gonna start back up in just under three weeks. Summer always seems to DRAG while you're going through it, but then you blink and it's almost over.  Had a pretty good summer though.  Didn't do a WHOLE lot, but the stuff we did do was fun.  Went for walks downtown and at the zoo.  Enjoyed the drives we took sometimes early in the morning. Hanging around the house playing games with the girls.  It was a very enjoyable summer this year.  Hate the heat.  Hate that the car doesn't have AC so we can do more.  Hate that we couldn't afford to go do more this year, but it made the things we could go do that much more enjoyable.  Ready for the year to be over, to be honest. Ready for a chance to start over again.  I just hope we can make it through the rest of the year ok.

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I have done a lot of thinking the last little while.  While things are going crazy around me - with the physical stuff and the garnishment and lots of little things - we still have each other.  I have the greatest friends and family in the world who go out of their way to help me however they can.  And I can't thank them enough.

I have the greatest kids too.  They know that I may not be able to do everything they'd like me to do, but they still support and love me with all their heart. And I will love them with all my heart. 

Life is full of challenges.  Everyone has problems.  Everyone, and if they tell you they don't they are lying.  Some are worse than others, yeah.  But everyone has something they are facing.  When I look out at the world around me and see all these people dealing with things far worse than what we are dealing with, it makes me that much stronger, and makes me work that much harder to push through.  There are people that are fighting for their LIVES every single day - Some of them children younger than my girls.  It makes my worry and stress about making the rent seem like a much smaller task. And truthfully, I'm thankful for that.

At the end of the day, as long as you're still breathing, there's always a chance that the next day will be better.  There's always a chance the sun will come out, and that things will just fall into place.  And until that happens, you just gotta keep pushing through and making the most of what you're given.  The things you work hardest for are the things you appreciate the most when it's all said and done.  So I'm even thankful for all the stress and hardship i've had to deal with in my life.  It's made me the strong woman I am today. And i only hope that my girls grow up strong, and self sufficient, and don't take crap from anybody.  But I guess that's another day and another story.  For now, I'm going to go hug my girls, and maybe try to catch a catnap.  I'm not feeling too well today.  The heat wore me out BAD yesterday.  I doubt I'll even go check the mail today.  Stupid highs being up over 105 the next few days is just DANGEROUS, especially when you don't handle AVERAGE heat that well.  LATERS!