.33 Cents for a gallon of gas!!!!!

MINOCQUA, Wis. (AP) - Dozens of drivers made a mad rush for cheap gas after a station employee accidentally changed the price to 33 cents a gallon.
An employee closing Trig's Minocqua Shell for the night mistakenly entered the price of a gallon of gasoline as 32.9 cents instead of $3.299 on Monday night. When I read that all I could think was what an idiot!! Does he still work there!!!!

Christmas

I can't believe there is only 2 weeks away! I can't even believe it is coming so soon. Every year I always say I am going to get everything done before December, so I can avoid the rush. But every year its the same old thing. I am out there rushing with the rest of the crowd, trying to find last minute gifts trying to avoid the left overs.

Last Few Days Of School.

I am really looking forward to finishing this class! I didn't think I could actually make it! Its been really hard. But I'm on the count down...8 days left! Amazingly even though I fell asleep I still learned alot from this class!!

Chaos.

That's how my life is right now chaotic! I am so tired and I just don't know how to balance it all out! I work 11pm to 7am, go to school 8am-4pm, go home do my homework, fix my kids something to eat and sleep 3-4 hrs a day and I am EXHAUSTED!!! Plus I work another job on weekends! It is really hard, but Christmas is coming and I have to do it. I am just looking forward for this class to be over with!

Smoking.

Quitting smoking has been so hard for me. I have been trying to quit for weeks now and it is so hard! I have got to the point where I don't buy them but I still ask people for cigarettes. I am hoping that now I will get tired of asking people or they will just stop giving them to me! Does anyone have any suggestions on how to quit?

On A Job Search Again!

This is like a job to me!! It can be very time consuming and alot of foot work with it. I am still in the process of making my resume. It makes it alot easier to apply for jobs on line with a resume. It takes a few seconds to attach it and its gone. So I know where I want to apply I just have to take the time to do it.

Work Sucks!

Who reading this also feels this way? It is getting harder and harder for me to get up and go to work night after night. I think it is a combination of the hours and it is getting colder out. I don't like being outside when it gets cold. The only thing that is keeping me motivated to go to work is my Christmas bonus. My goal in life is to really find a job I love and enjoy the people I work with too.

Breakfast With Santa..

If anyone is interested, I saw that there is Breakfast With Santa, here at MATC. I thought that was nice for the kids. It is pretty cheap. I went down to the student office and found out that it would only cost me $4.00. I am taking, myself, my 3 kids, my friend and her kids. It cost $2.oo. Kids 12 and under are free and the first adult is free. So if anyone is interested go get your tickets. It is Sat Dec 8@9:00am

Graduation

I am really looking forward to graduating from this class. I have been counting the days down and now there is only 11 days left. It has been so hard for me. But now that I sit here and think the time really has gone by fast from Oct 2, till now. I guess it is like the old saying...Time flies when you are having fun.

Winter is Definately Here.....

Its that time of year when the weather gets cooler and cooler as the days go by. I am never looking forward to winter. But it is definately here! This weekend was the first snow fall of winter and it was bad!! It went from snowing, to sleeting, to snowing, to raining!!! The roads were so slick and slippery. It was definately 'hot cocoa' weather. My kids went outside and played in the snow before it started sleeting and it was nice out....I am hoping that we can have a white Christmas this year!!!!

Santa Clause is Coming to Town.....

My kids love Santa Clause, they love seeing him and sitting on his lap and getting their picture taken with him. Now I don't mind paying a few dollars for a pic with Santa....but man, I was at the mall walking by and saw Santa there with kids in line waiting to see him. As we were waiting in line I was checking out the prices for pics and OMG!!!! They are so expensive!! I made my kids get out of line, I didn't even want them to sit on his lap scared it would cost for that too!!! What ever happened to the christmas spirit!!!!

Christmas Shopping....

I went to the mall this weekend to look around and see what was going on there. I was so offended when I was walking through and all those people in the little booths trying to lure you over to buy there really expensive crap!! And they are so insistent!!! What happened to the good old days when you could peacefully walk through and look at the stores uninterrupted....I had to act like I was on my phone the whole time just so those people would leave me alone!! Let me tell you I am stickin with Walmart, they have everything I need anyway!!!!

Teenage Drinking and Driving

I heard a story today about 2 teenage girls, who were killed in a drinking and driving accident. They were just 17, from Waunakee. I just think this is so sad when this happens. On the news they were saying as parents we need to intervene....But what as parents can we do? I know when I was a teenager we used to go on 'road trips'. Thankfully nothing happened, but something could have definately happened. But how can we make our kids listen to us? When I was a teenager I did everything my mom told me not to do just because she said not to do it! Now I have a teenager and I am scared and worried. I want to tell her not to do things and I want to hide her in a closet but I can't do that. So I talk to her and tell her things and give her my advice and talk till I'm blue in the face....But she still doesn't listen to well. Kids are going to do what they want to do and all we can do as parents is give them the best advice and hopefully they listen to us.

SHOULD IT BE AGAINST THE LAW???? pt2

I was just thinking, I was watching the news today and it actually was passed somewhere that they aren't allowed to spank kids! And really that is just crazy, because I had to spank my son in Walmart the other day!! Both of my boys were running around the store like they could, you know those bad kids that run around and no one does anything-well that was my kids that day. I was really frustrated and already gave them warnings, so I caught my 6 yr old and spanked him. Even though he laughed at me and said it didn't hurt-I guess I didn't really want it to hurt but I want to let him know I am serious and he needs to listen. So what if they passed that law here? What as parents are we supossed to do with our kids when they are just being bad in public and don't want to listen???Because if I have to go somewhere I have to take my kids with me and I can't always leave them at home. They just have to learn how to behave and that is what I am trying to teach them. So my conclusion is there is definately a difference between beating and spankings and I don't think anyone needs to get in other people's business unless they take those kids for a day and see how they really are! Any takers?????

SHOULD IT BE AGAINST THE LAW?????

I was on my way to school today listening to the news and I heard that they are thinking about making it against the law to spank kids!!! That should be against the law!! How is someone else going to tell parents how to discipline kids! I think that there is a very fine line between discipling and child abuse. I remember my daughter coming home and telling me she learned how to dial 911, which is good. Then she told me that she would call if I hit her! Oh I couldn't even believe she said that, because I'm not really big on hitting anyway! But I ended up telling her I would give her the phone and dial the number for her. But I think that no one has a right to tell us how to discipline our kids unless it is abusive which means marks, bruises, or broken bones....So what do you think? Should it be against the law???????

You Are Probably Wondering......

Today everything is so fast paced....There is never enough hours in the day, week, or month for what I have to accomplish...Being a single mom with 3 kids, 2 jobs, and going to school is so hard!!! Some days I just don't want to get out of bed. I am always just so tired..Half the time I don't know what I am doing! I try so hard to stay awake, but I always end up falling asleep at work and school. I don't mean too...It just happens....I am so grateful to be in this class, but at the same time I am ready to get it done. Some days it is just too much for me to handle. But I know that if I stick it out it will get better.

Christmas is coming soon......

Now that Thanksgiving is over everyone is preparing for Christmas...People are putting up their Christmas decorations, stores will soon be full of the people trying to get their family and friends last minute gifts. The park already had the lights up and they are always so pretty at night. Even though I hate cold weather, and snow...I love Christmas Holiday..It is always so pretty on the first snow fall. Everything looks so fresh. But after the first snow fall I am ready for it to get warm again!!!! I hope this year we can have snow on Christmas.....

HAPPY THANKSGIVING!

I hope everyone had a great Thanksgiving Day!! I know I did. We (the kids and I) always look forward to grandma's cooking and the leftovers she sends home with us. We never have a huge group of people so it is really nice and laid back and quiet-besides kids sometimes yelling. Overall it was nice and it was my second Thanksgiving home. I am thankful for alot of things this year...I am thankful for being home with my kids, for having a job, for being in this class, for having a car....The list could go on and on, but those are the main things I give thanks for......