The craziness

So we finally got a new car. We have had it for a month and I love it. I absolutely love driving it. Its a red 2003 Toyota Corolla. Red was not our first choice, in fact red was not on our list of colours for a car. Cody wanted to stay away from red. When we went to look at the car at the dealership we were not intending to buy it, but we did. We traded Cody's old Chevy lumina in for it. Cody was so sad to see it go.

Well, we got the van fixed and we were planning on getting rid of it and getting Cody a truck but I decided I want at least one more baby before we do that, so the van is staying. Don't know when we will try for baby number three though. Can't really afford to have one right now, which is sad, b/c I really want another one.

Cody is kinda upset with me lately due to the fact that I have developed a liking for shopping. That is not entirely my fault. I cannot help but feel like shopping gives me a feeling of completion; like I'm actually accomplishing some and it makes me feel better about myself, even if it is a temporary feeling. I'm pretty sure that if Cody spent more time with me without the kids then maybe I wouldn't shop so much. I get lonely and need to get out and away from my kids and spend alone time with my husband. It is frustrating.

I am now thinking of asking him for an allowance of at least a hundred dollars a month to use however I want no questions asked. Just because I am a stay at home mum does not mean I don't deserve some kind of payment. I would love to get a job, but there is really no point in doing that if I have to put my kids into day care. Whatever job I got, all my earnings would go to paying for day care and that is not an option. I want a little bit of spending cash for myself.

Ontop of all that, our new car (which I love driving oh so much) died last weekend. Yes, died. I was driving it too! I was on my way home from the gym, had just pulled onto the freeway and just got freeway speeds, the car died. It started making a weird grinding noise, then the engine light came on followed by the battery light, then it stopped working. Luckly it didn't stop moving in the middle of traffic, so I guided the costing car off onto the side of the road where it stopped completely dead.

The next morning my husband called the dealership because we have a warrenty on the engine. They said they would come and pick it up and toy it no charge to us. Well they kept on pushing back the time they said they woluld pick it up so, that, by the time Cody went to meet the dealership guys to give them the car key the car had been impounded. Cody was mad. I mean mad mad. He came home and yelled at me and took my wallet away and was just nasty.

Well we had to wait two days before we could go and get the cash to pay the impound fee to get the car towed to the dealership (wich is in Provo). We had to pay 240 dollars to get our car back. But its at the dealership now getting fixed. Apparently we need a completely new engine. The engine in our car blew out. It is insane. But at least all we have to pay for that is about 150 bucks.

Its been crazy.

Well, until next time...

Cars, drugs and pools

So recently our van's brakes have started to act funny so we stopped driving it. We plan on taking it in on Monday to get fixed. While not using the van we have been using Cody's two door 1991 Chevy Lumina. Trying to get two front facing car seats in and out of that car is trying at best and trying to get two rambunctious toddlers in their designated seats as like trying to wrestle with a bull. Its insane! So we decided to go look at buying a new car (new for us actually).

The car that is ontop of our list is 2003 to 2005 Toyota Corolla, but will settle for a Pontiac Vibe or Mazda Protege. Well, looking for a car in our desired choices of make, model and price range that does not have too much mileage or isnt a rebuilt title is like trying to find a tiny needle in a very large hay stack. It seems that everything for sale used is a rebuilt title! We refuse to buy a rebuilt title vehicle. Our van is a rebuilt title, but we didn't know that when we bought it, and I ended up driving it into a tree. It wasn't my fault, though. The front axel had broke while I turned a croner and the van couldn't be staightened so the van ended up kissing a tree.

That is why we will not buy a rebuilt title.

Now, as fun as test driving cars is, I strongly recomend not taking toddlers along with you. Logan (our 21 month old) literally screamed the whole time we were in the car we were test driving because it wasn't the one he was used to riding in. Lizzie, on the otherhand, cried because we wouldn't let her drive (she's three). So last Saturday was insanely crazy and stressful.

On Wednesday I had a doctors appointment for depression and to get my thyroid checked. Well I am bipolar and am now on medication for it. I also have meds for anxiety attacks. Joy huh? My thyroid, I found out actually is working which is good. But there goes my excuse as to why I gain weight so easily lol.

SO, after my doctors appointment Cody and I took the kids to walmart to buy a pool for the kids and to fill out our perscriptions (Cody has real bad allergies). The kids were so excited about the pool. But Cody and I were not too thrilled with the costs of our persriptons. $105. What the Freak?!

So we got home and ate dinner then immidiatly set up the pool outside. Cody and I pumped the thing up while the kids watched excitedly. But unfortunatly they didn't get to swim in it that night. They did get in it the next day. Cody came home for lunch and filled up the pool (not too full though). I lathered the kids in sunscreen and they played in the water for over an hour. Needless to say they were not all too happy about getting out for nap time.

Well, thats our week so far. I just got back from buying Lizzie a swimsuit since she didn't have one and am not too thrilled with the fact that Wal-Mart was out of Huggies' Little Swimmers swim diapers. I had a coupon and everything!!

So I am completely new at this, so please bare with me. I hope to turn this into some kind of online journal, but I am not good at that and my life isn't all that interesting. Hopefully this goes well lol.