Me?? Breadwinner?? Eep! :(

So.. my dad got laid off yesterday. We kind of saw it coming, but we are still shocked it happened. The company he was working for is owned by my mom's ex brother in law, well, actually his father... As a matter of fact, he put off going to work for them because he didn't want to upset the aunt who had been married to the guy, but when she said it was ok, he went to work there because he was promised an opportunity to be promoted and advance. Well, since he wouldn't cheat the customers to get more money for the company, he was demoted from the position he worked so hard for, and treated like crap. Finally, they laid off my brother who was working with them as an apprentice, and we knew it would only be a matter of time before dad was laid off too. After the pestered him to death to get him to come work with them. My mom is so upset.. she's been crying and depressed since we found out yesterday, and my optimism has been put to the test. I'm just keeping my fingers crossed and praying very hard that he finds a new job soon, or if worse comes to worse that mom does, because right now I'm the only one in the family working. It wouldn't be so daunting if I got paid more than $7 an hour and my hours hadn't been cut back by at least 2 days the past few weeks. We can't survive long on only what I make. And my mom is afraid that if we can't pay our rent Nana will ask us to move, and we have no idea what we will do if that happens. We have to wait at least 3 weeks for dad to get unemployment also.. -Sigh- We'll be ok though... the Lord always takes care of us. He won't let us down this time. Who knows, maybe dad's next job will offer better opportunities. :)

Wow...

It's been soooo long since I've blogged!! Lol. I've not really got much to say. I've just been working and watching Jenabeth grow unbelievably fast!! She's 6 months old already!! I can't believe it. She weighs like, 15 pounds, is 25 inches long, and has her first tooth!! She's pulling herself up on tables and stuff too! I want her to stay a baby forever!! :( Lol. Mimi and Pappy got her a walker for Easter, but it didn't sit low enough to the ground for her to reach, so they have to take it back and get a different one. I wonder if she will find running over toes as amusing as her daddy did?? Lol. She loves her Aunt Mandy though. It's great. At work, Gigi gets stronger everyday. She walks around by herself all day and she's working in the kitchen as I write this. I ask if she needs help, and she never lets me do anything! Lol. She's trying to prove she can do things on her own so she can go home. I'm actually kind of starting to worry about my job. Lol. A friend of mine asked me if I wanted a job taking care of a 96 year old gentleman he knows. I don't know the rate of pay or anything.. All I know is that he lives in New Jersey in a beach house... I'm not sure I could move to Jersey away from my family, but if the money is good enough, I might have to consider it. Especially if my job here ends. Even if it doesn't, depending on the benefits, I might have to take the job there and mom could take over here with Gigi.. depending on if it would help the family. I wouldn't just take the job for nothing. I don't really want to be so far away from them. Anyway.. ugh! I get so tired of soap operas!! Lol. They all have the same plot. Let me summarize for you. There's a crazy person who is tormenting the townsfolk... at least one person in town has cancer and needs a bone marrow transplant, a donor for which is apparently impossible to find, and the beautiful young woman married to the elderly wealthy man is worried about the ex wife who's suddenly come into the picture again. Throw in a couple of amnesias, a long lost relative or two, and that's as deep as it goes. It's sickening. What's worse, I'm starting to get dragged into the damned things!! I'm even starting to recognize people in them. Ugh! Lol. J'adore my darling!