PIF...

America First Loan!!!

Yay! It feels like we're making real progress. Now we can apply this pmt and the capital one pmt toward the smallest bill next month and get this debt elimination snowball rolling.

PIF...

Capital One
PAID IN FULL!!!

This is the 1st credit card I got. It only had a $500 limit (which I never maxed out) I would just add a few things here and there. Anyways... It feels so good to pay off the WHOLE BALANCE!

Bits and pieces....

Gosh I am a slacker lately. Slack, slack, slack, slacker. Not only have I not posted in awhile but I haven't even been keeping up on my reading. It's that darn Facebook. It's totally got me. Be my neighbor in farmville and part of my mafia. now.

I got my car fixed after a week of it just sitting in our garage. It only took one day of actual work but we were debating about whether or not to even fix it and just get a new one. It has a multitude of problems (no A/C for starters!) and we didn't want to put a lot of $$$ into it if it is just going to keep breaking down. Because really, REEEAAALLY, my car is pretty beat. So at least it runs for now.



Stands for Toronto International Film Festival. Totally random - I love it! I follow this site called [daily dose of imagery] with the brackets and all. He's from Canada and he's great. I follow him because I would really love to get into photography (like everyone and their dog it seems like lately) but don't have the equipment/time. I really like just random shots.

For Example

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We have had up to 3 dogs at our house, are currently at 2 and this weekend will be down to Uno! Yay! Not that I don't love animals - just don't love the whining so much.

And there you have it.

Uh Huh....

From the Film "Yes Man". This is soooo the best part of the movie!

Down down baby...

Dallin started a PT job today in hopes of getting out of debt a heckofalot quicker. We read a book by Dave Ramsey called "The Total Money Makeover" awhile ago and due to the current economic situation and less hours and pay cuts - we have not even done baby step 1.

So by putting this on here - Hopefully it will make me more accountable. Hopefully. My friend Jeff is also following the program and he is doing really well. It's fun to watch as he pays off a card at a time, snowballing it into the next. That excites me.

Wish me luck!

July...

So here it is... the last day of the month. It seems it's a new trend for me to post something the last minute. Like it's visiting teaching or something and I've procrastinated it until the end. It's really not that I'm too busy to put anything up - more like there is nothing TO put up. We have been working on our house but haven't finished anything that is picture worthy. The Holidays were fun but not too exciting. But can I just say that the Leeds Pioneer Parade has really gone downhill. There were plenty of kids but there were maybe 10-15 spectators. No candy. No animals. The fire truck didn't even make a sound.

Here's to August being more intriguing.

Adversity...

I do not believe that sheer suffering teaches. If suffering alone taught, all the world would be wise, since everyone suffers. To suffering must be added mourning, understanding, patience, love, openness and the willingness to remain vulnerable.

-Anne Morrow Lindbergh

A quote I used in my talk yesterday.