Woo Hoo! It's getting closer...I'll be 40 before I know it. I know most people dread it, but I REFUSE to be upset by a number.
I promised last time to tell you about Tony. Well, Tony is my brother. He is exactly one year and one day older than me. We've (my siblings and me) known that a brother has existed since about 1992. We knew that we'd look for him some day and someday came last fall. We found Tony from a website that he had posted on 2 years earlier looking for his birth family. Long story short, Tony is our brother. He lives in Miami, Oklahoma just 30 minutes from me. He's a wonderful person with a wonderful family. We also now have a fabulous new niece, Sammie. We've all taken to calling her Sammie Girl because my sister has a son named Sammy, who is now Sammy Boy.
I've always wonder what it would be like to find family you didn't know you had. Can't believe it happened to us, but I'm so glad it did!
Back to me and turning 40....
I still can't decide where to have my party. Oh, the horrors of it all! I'll think of something.
Do you know who Dave Ramsey is? If not, checkout DaveRamsey.com. I have become completely Dave Ramsey obsessed. Since March of this year I've been on a debt free kick- inspired by Dave. I used his envelopes to put money in. I do a budget every two weeks when I get paid. I have to admit, I LOVE doing the budget. I love knowing where every single penny is going. In December my car will be paid off and I'll be debt free except for my mortgage! Woo Hoo! The reason I'm telling you all this is because I'm going to be debt free except for my mortgage, I have some freedoms now that I didn't when I had payments coming out my ears. I am beginning to seriously consider doing something that I've considered doing for about 15 years. I was never able to do it before because I needed to have my current job to meet my bills. Now, I have a little more freedom (thanks Dave!). I have given myself until Jan 2008 to make the final decision on whether or not I am going to bite the bullet and do it. I'll let you all know as soon as I've made my final decision.
- Oliver is in college in Broken Arrow, OK (outside Tulsa) at Rhema Bible College. FINALLY! He has a "close friend" that Tom and I both love. (We can't wait to be grandparents, is that bad?)
- Stewart is busy as ever with Boy Scouts and home schooling. Still has his sights on West Point.
- Henry is turning 14 this week. Yikes! He'll be driving before we know it.
- Hannah is just loving life. Having fun with her friends, fun at school, fun fun fun. She is all about having fun. I wonder where she gets that?
- Lucy is about to kill us all. She is on the go every second. She recently lost one of her big toenails after dropping a can of soup on it. She knows a lot of signs for words which really takes the pressure off of the communication barrier since she's not saying a lot of words yet. The signs we see constantly are "more please". Well, she comes by it honestly. When food is involved, "more please".
- Me? I did it! I passed my firearms safety course. I just have to make application with the sheriffs dept to get my permit to carry a concealed weapon. I still have to send my gun in to be powdered coated pink. I've told Tom after it gets painted I want to change the handles to pearl white.
- Tom took the firearms course with me. It was fun and very informative. He's working on several projects at one time and keeping Lucy during the days while I work, except on Fridays when Lucy stays with my Aunt Linda.
So long for now. I'll fill you in on the life change that I'm considering as soon as I decide 100% one way or the other.
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