When it rains…

When it rains, it pours. That is how that saying usually goes, right? That is definitely how it has always gone for us. If something bad happens we get hit with twelve other bad things shortly after. But not this time…. This time we may have gotten very lucky.

A few weeks ago one of my two vehicles was stolen. And I say mine because both only have my name on the title, but the one that was taken was the one that my husband primarily drives. He went outside to leave for work one morning and discovered it was gone. Of course we made a police report and called our insurance right away but having liability only doesn’t help much, or at all, and more than two weeks later we still have not heard anything from the police as to the whereabouts of the vehicle. Granted I knew there was no way they were going to actually search for it but I thought maybe it would have been seen by an officer at some point by now. However, we did have the Snapshot device from Progressive in that vehicle so I was able to look up my policy and find the vehicle usage, miles traveled, the times the car was turned on and off and the speed but unfortunately there is no GPS so I can’t pinpoint a location. All we have is a 15 mile radius from our house to go off of. So car stolen=rain…then we were left waiting for the downpour.

Waiting for the shit to hit the fan, but instead something awesome happened. We got a new car! Well, not brand new of course, but 2008 new which is way newer than any other vehicle either of us has previously owned. I’m still not quite sure how we managed it, but we did. The sales place and people that we dealt with were amazing. We got an amazing deal and still got everything we needed in the car we got. I guess after this past shower I got a rainbow instead…now if only I knew where that f*cking pot of gold was that should have come with it. Anything incredible happen to you and your family lately?

Instructing the Unwilling: A Potty Update

She is a big girl now!

I can finally say now with 98% certainty that my baby is fully potty-trained!!! And I say only 98% because I still expect a few night time accidents but we have only had one in the past week so I think she is doing great. I will still keep some pull-ups for emergencies but she hasn’t had one on in almost a month. Now I am wondering how long it will be before she realizes she does not need to change her big girl panties 6 times a day… LOL

Chicken + Running – Head = ME!!!

This past week and a half has been insane. I have not even had time to sit and think about what to write about. I have been so busy preparing all my children’s used clothes and toys for an enormous consignment sale on top for working many more hours last week and this week. And then this morning happens…my husband gets ready to leave for work when he goes outside to discover that our car has been stolen. I am just at a loss as to what to do now. Of course I have called the police and my insurance company and made reports, but then what? Luckily we do have two vehicles, so we are not totally without but we really need two to function. He needs one to get to work while I need one to take the kids to school or the sitter or wherever they need to go that day. The only thing I know for sure is if they find out who did it I will be pressing charges.