Just the daily (or...sometimes daily) rantings of ME!
Published on November 1, 2010 By MarcieMoo In Life Journals

Hi Friends.

It's been almost two years since I've posted anything on here.  I don't really care too much, and you probably don't either, and that's okay.

Nothing ever really happens in my world.  I go to work, and I come home.  And that's about it.  We don't go anywhere.  In the past two years, here is what has happened:

1.  I lost my beloved grandmother in April.

2.  Ryan started a new job last week that allows him to be home in the evenings.  Yay.

3.  I received my master's diploma last September.

4.  I am still teaching 2nd grade at the same school.  Tenured!  Love my kidlets.

5.  I have been spending time at the University of Utah doing the diabetic thing and baby thing.  We are moving onto in-vitro fertilization within the next few months.  I guess being a parent isn't so scary after all.  Your best is all you can do.

6.  We are within $500 of paying off our extra loan on our trailer.  $20,000 paid off on just that since April 2009 isn't too bad.  In between then and now we've also paid off all of our credit cards, several medical bills, and our motorcycle.  Our mountain of debt is being whittled away slowly, but surely.  Our ultimate goal:  a Minnesota lake home.  We will have $5000 extra dollars every month after our debt is paid off, so if we save that for two years, we'll have $120,000 for a down payment on said lake house.  It'll happen.

7.  We moved last December to a brand new apartment.  The rent is a little more than the last apartment, but there's no mold here, and that's good.  Plus, what we save on utilities makes up the difference in rent.

That's it.  See how boring we are?  It's okay for us to be boring for now.  We're excited to have a goal to work towards.

Hope all of you and your families are well.


Comments
on Nov 02, 2010

Now that's a name I had not seen in a long time.Glad you are doing OK. Don't feel so bad, most of here probably don't live exciting lives either.

on Nov 02, 2010

Glad to see you Marcie!!

I like reading about other people's lives.

Congrats on lowering your debt!!  That is awesome!  Good job!!

on Nov 03, 2010

Hey Marcie, we still meet up in other places so I knew a bit of this! I'm happy for you and Ryan. Keep it up so proud of you! I've been on and off JU, still putterin around, not writing here right now. But this place tugs at you! Congrats on the tenure!

on Nov 04, 2010

Congratulations on getting your financial (and family) house going great.  I hope you can post more when time permits.

on Dec 05, 2010

Hello there Marcie

  Welcome back

So very sorry to read of your Grama's passing.  Grama's are so special..

Good that Ryan is able to be home in evenings.

Congrats on diploma!!  Those aren't earned easily.

It's good to read that you have a job,  this economy is tough and a job like yours,  while never getting the value it deserves,  is good to have!

I hope all goes well for you and Ryan with having children,  they're a blessing,  one that changes us forever..

Well,  have a great holiday and good to see you again.  I just dropped in tonight to check the site out,  been a year for me.

Best wishes Marcie