Posts Tagged ‘direct tv’

Summer

Guest post from: Winston Stewart

I am so excited about having the summer off! I have to say that it is the best perk to being a teacher and hanging out with ten year olds all day long! I can not wait to be able to sleep in. I will be able to say goodbye to my husband and then just roll back over and go back to sleep! It is going to be the best. I am trying to plan as little as possible for myself because I just want to have a summer of relaxation. This will probably be the last summer that I have all to myself because we are planning on starting to try to have a baby next year. I even went to directstartv.com to get TV service because I am going to be all about watching a girly movie in the middle of the day. I may even declare a movie day once a week where I just stay in my jammies all day and watch movies! All the movies that my husband never wants to watch with me.

Saving Money

The Author of this post is Velma Baird

My husband recently lost his job so we are having to find ways to budget and save money. I have started using coupons at the grocery store, we quit eating out as often, and we are looking for a way to save on our internet package. I searched for “wild blue deals in my area and came across a package that was more affordable than what we are already paying. My husband has been out of work for about three months and we have actually saved a lot of money over the past three months. My husband has been to a couple of interviews over the past two weeks and we are really hoping that something works out. Even after he finds a new job, I think that we will keep trying to save money because it really makes a big difference. Maybe we can use the extra money for something fun, like a vacation. I am probably jumping ahead too much. Right now I just need to keep praying that my husband gets one of the jobs that he has interviewed for. After that, we can start planning fun things.

Being too strict?

Guest written by our friend Donnie Donovan

I try really hard not to get on my kids about every little thing but it’s like they do stuff just to push my buttons. When we got cable my son insisted on watching his games instead of doing his homework and when my daughter found out that her bedroom window opened over the deck she started sneaking out (not even to do anything fun…just because she could!) They’ve both got cell phones in case of emergency and they use WAY more minutes than they should each month and even my mother thinks I’m too soft on them. I don’t want them to grow up being spoiled brats but I have a really hard time saying no to my kids and being too harsh on them. I guess I need to get over wanting them to be my friends and get more into being their mom but you know what, I’m feeling good about the way I parent most of the time and that’s all that really matters at the end of the day.

Stay at home mom

Written by Fermin Washington

I am a focused stay at home mom. I spend most of my time making sure my kids are safe and my home and family are well taken care of. I have a hard time remembering my needs. It is important that a mom realizes that if she does not take care of herself, she is no good to anyone else. I try to keep my sanity by lowering my standards. I now know that just because I am a stay at home mom I do not have to be perfect. So what if there is laundry that is still undone after 2 days? The moments I spend cleaning are precious moments I could be spending with my kids. I have also started taking naps. This was hard for me to do at first because I was afraid I would miss a movie on direct tv satellite. It is important to nap especially if sleep is interrupted throughout the night. I also have a friend that comes over and watches the girls for me so I can get out of the house. I do the same thing for her. These things help keep me sane.