Adventures in Text Messaging

While I was sitting on the couch, crocheting and minding my own business, I received a text message from bro-in-law's cell phone. (the bro-in-law we dealt with about the truck that was "stolen")

all spellings are directly taken from the texts.

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Text: Did you call kevin's mom and dad for thanksgiving?

Me: Please don't text me

Text: Why not (his wife)

Text: Kevin is Zack's (their middle son) god parent r u gonna deni zack of that what did zack do to u

Me: You both should have thought of that before you broke kevin's heart and destroyed his trust

Text: If you want out of the boys lives u let me know now

Me: We will always be here for the boys - and if kevin decides to continue a relationship w/ you and joe that's fine - i don't

Text: Whatever happened between joe and kevin shouldn't affect me and u and I don't know why it has to

Text: You should had never trashed our truck either and made the payments as agreed on the contract kevin signed

Me: Please stop texting me - if you or joe have more to say then talk to kevin - good night

Text: U don't have to be a bitch to me i did nothing to you

Text: Kevin and or both of you need to help out with putting her to bed that kevins real mom ya know

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So yea. I have nothing more to say. I was trying so hard not to be bitchy but apparently it doesn't matter. And obviously what she said about what happened btwn the brothers not affecting the relationship btwn us is inaccurate cuz her very next text proves that.

And I don't even know where the part about Kevin's mom comes into play. That's another issue entirely. One that I have strong opinions about (as I've mentioned before) and one that has absolutely nothing to do with the truck or anything else.

I'm so done with this family.

I'm so excited!!!

As you may or may not know, I am in charge of our household finances right now. Hubby made one too many mistakes whiched bounced one too many things and caused us big amounts in overdraft fees (I hate overdraft fees) so I voluntarily took over after a 6 year hiatus.

This is not what excites me. 

What excites me is that after working thru the finances today and making payment arrangements with cc companies etc., we may actually be able to dig ourselves out of the hole by the end of the year.

This means living very very small. We have a meger allowance for ourselves to get thru the week. but if we can stick to our guns (which mostly means me) we might even be able to start putting monies into a savings account starting in the beginning of next year!

I'm seriously ecstatic! I went over the figures like 5 times to make sure I wasn't forgetting anything (and I wasn't)

Eventually of course we want to pay more than the minimum payments for our cc ... and ultimately be free of our cc debt completely ... but I'll settle for not getting hit with late fees as a start.

YAY!!!!!

Some awesome Thanksgiving recipes!

Hubby really outdid himself this year.

It was just the 2 of us, so we kept it small and had just the basics (minus tamales cuz we couldn't get down to Evie's this year) Turkey, Mashed taters, gravy, stuffing, green Bean Casserole and pumpkin pie. 

He totally kicked up the Green Bean casserole and taters tho!

Hubby's Groovy Green Bean Casserole

(all measurements are approx.)

1 large can condensed cream of mushroom soup

3 small cans cooked green beans

2 cup freshly grated parmesan cheese

alfredo sauce mix

8 oz. bacon

diced 1/2 onion

6 oz. bread crumbs

mix together the green beans and soup. Add 1 packet of alfredo sauce seasonings mix and parmesan cheese (we added about cup ... add as much or as little as you like)

Pour into baking dish and bake in 350 degree over for 25 minutes

Cut bacon into bite size pieces and saute. Add diced onions and cook until carmelized. Remove from heat and spread over top of green bean mixture. (you want the bacon to be crispy)

Mix together remaining parmesan cheese and bread crumbs and then sprinkle over top the bacon and onions.

bake for an additional 10 minutes, or until the topping is melty and crispy.

Enjoy!

Hubby's Marvelous Mashed Potatoes

5lbs potatoes

1/2 lb unsalted butter (NOT margarine)

1 1/2 cup sour cream

1 small packet of ranch dressing mix

salt and pepper to taste

1/2 cup of milk

peel and cut up potatoes and boil until fork tender and mash (w/ potato masher)

Mix in butter, sour cream, milk, and ranch dressing. Add salt and pepper to taste.

Enjoy.

(and yes I have tons of leftovers!!!)

Scarf in progress - based on HP

so not motivated

tomorrow is thanksgiving...and while I'll be listing things I'm thankful for, the meal itself is just me and hubby. I've been procrastinating cleaning all day. So much so that I took a Short nap and had a horrible dream.

In my dream the neighbor dog attacked one of the 2 boys that live next door and killed him. 

There was more, but this was the basic gist of it. It seriously disturbed me.

and now I have to go clean up the kitchen and then jump in the shower.

eeep!

okay...for some reason everything I've posted for 3 days is listed in drafts and not posted live.

sometimes I really hate you blogger.