Thank goodness...

Christmas is over.

And even better, 2010 is almost over!

I have mixed opinions about 2010.

One of the best things of my life happened in 2010... I married my best friend and love of my life.

Also, my divorce from my ex husband was FINALLY final after years of arguing and only staying "married" to finish my foster sons adoption.

Some of the worst things of my life happened in 2010... My boss demolished the office with me inside, and fired me, all because I told him there wasn't enough money for him to steal, yes, STEAL, from the corporation at the time.  He then fired me.  He lied to unemployment.  And left me currently on disability which pays about 1/4 of the pay I was used to in a month.  We've been broke pretty much all year because of it.

My neighbors 19 year old daughter died in a car accident.

My ex husband quit paying COURT ORDERED child support and rarely ever seeing the kids.

I backed into my husbands car (sorry hun!)

My parents barely got any work all year (they own their own business and do iron work)

We were informed that Jared's grandma Dora only had 3 weeks to live.  That was about 2 weeks ago now....


To say the LEAST, I'm 100% ready for 2011!

It's already off to a great start in my opinion...

On monday I had an appointment at the preschool and we qualify for low income assistance.  What does that mean?  Nolyn can go to preschool, FREE!  Not that I don't love having my little booger home, but he was getting VERY, EXTREMELY attached to mommy.  Everytime I'd leave he'd cry.  ugh.  It's hard on my heart.  The little man LOVES being around other kids and really needed some time with kids, without his big brother.  We qualified for 5 days a week, just from 8:30am-11:30am.

This also helps with my new business venture.  I will be opening my own family child care out of my home.  Because of this we're trying to fix up the house like crazy... and on a budget at that.  I'm sure i'll be posting pictures of the improvements as they're done.  Currently my first room is the boys room.  I've moved them into the extra room.  I scrapped the popcorn ceilings down, now we're getting them ready to spray on the new texture.  My plan is to make them an amazing room!

None of our bedrooms have flooring.  We pulled up the 15+ year old carpet when we moved in (and I WAS working and making enough $ to afford new flooring) and we've been broke ever since!  I'm planning on painting the floor in the boys room I think... at least temporary.  We all have plywood subfloors right now.  not fun.

So yeah, that's most of our excitement around here.  I have 'til June (when my disability runs out) to get this daycare stuff going.  yikes.  I'm nervous!

I hope everyone had an amazing holiday!  For being broke ours was actually good because we're here and healthy and we did have enough cash to give our kids what they wanted at least, and to get each other things we *needed*.