Birthday Stress
Pumpkin’s birthday is coming up. She’s excited about it, but I’m worried that we’re not going to be able to do much of anything to celebrate, much less buy her a decent gift. She will get something, one way or another, but the way things are looking we’re going to have very little money to put toward it.
Hubby only got in 9 hours last week because he was sick, and now he’s feeling bad again. I’ll spare you the details, because it has to do with bodily functions, but some stuff is going on that’s got him (and me) pretty worried. He’s got some side jobs lined up for this weekend, but if things don’t improve, he won’t be able to do them.
And I didn’t make as much as I thought I would for last month’s work. I completed several projects, but most of them were just a little smaller than July’s, so it added up to less money. I’ve got a lot lined up for this month, but I’m worried that the stress that’s creeping up on me might hinder my ability to get it all done, plus the extra work I had hoped to do. I hope I can stay focused.
But even if I do get loads of work done, I won’t get paid for most of it in time for Pumpkin’s birthday. That really sucks. Before Hubby missed so much work and threw everything out of whack, I was thinking about looking at netbooks for her. But the way it’s looking, I’ll be doing well to scrape up enough cash to buy her a paper notebook. Our only hope is if Hubby starts feeling better. If he does, I can quit worrying quite so much, and he can make enough money to pay the bills and maybe have some left over for the birthday.
