We finished up our Christmas caroling tonight. Is it a old fashioned idea. Does nobody know what it is anymore? The reason I asked is we went to someone in our wards house that had 3 young kids Well Sebastian age and younger. Anyways after singing to them giving them goodies and as we walked away I hear" that was weird" I tried not to laugh. It was one of those moments as a mom your would be shhh... Her mom responded it's not weird it's caroling. :)
So all the goodies are gone. And the kids did really well not eating them while they waited to go out. Especially since they were sitting on pans on the hockey table just lightly covered easy to reach.
We have been trying to do somethings to really make it feel like Christmas around here. Spending as much family time as possible which is hard since I am still working.
On a side note...I have a lot of praying to do. I was told that I would be getting a raise that was promised to me months ago if I would stay with the company. A week or so ago I was told it would start on the first paycheck in January. Well missing work has eaten up vacation days which were limited. I thought I was going to have a check today and nope. I still think they shorted me days but no one will be in the office to figure it out until monday. This is not good. I did however handle it well I thought. I was able to make it to my car before just crying my eyes out in frustration. How do you go this long with out a check and manage especially around Christmas. Oh boy. I gained my composure enough to answer the phone of a friend I work with. She said why aren't you crying I would be. Oh I reassured her I was. On top of that we found out we had one our patients die on Sunday, today. That was a big shock. Oh yeah. So I went home explained to the kids about the check so they knew it was time to pick out our pennies. Alex was so sweet he wanted to give me his birthday money. I wouldn't let him. That is just something I can't do to a 10 year old. Cole had a target gift card and tried to get me to go to Target so he could spend his $15 on what we needed (trash bags etc.) It made me cry.
Back to the story. Talking to my boss trying to figure out the deal with my check. She informs me that they had put a statement in the checks saying they are moving pay day to 3 days later for the first check in January. Probing the situation more. Is that can't make payroll the day it is due. Something to do with medicare and the holidays and billing etc. SO in effect they have no money in a savings per say to cover expenses like they should. Billing is caught up to current cases and they still have no money. Hmmm... Makes you wonder if they will have a day they won't have payroll for the employees. My boss said it had something to do with them paying themselves first instead of the employees.
SO that is my dilema I will be deciding what I will do about a job. I certainly don't want to be planning on money from payroll and be stuck. Just like today.
We saw blessing today though. We were Christmas Caroling to old neighbors and members of our ward when she asked if I needed a turkey. She went to her freezer and gave me one. She had no idea of the challenges we were facing with no check today. I left her house crying. Thanks mama Keeton. Once again you are helping us when I needed something. She had several times when I was sick last year with the tumor brought me dinner just cause.
I think I did the hardest thing I have ever had to I went digging in my purse to find receipts I am terrible keeping up with them. I found some receipts went to the tree and unwrapped several of the kids gifts to take back. What touched my heart more than anything is Malcolm telling me to just take his gifts first that he would be ok. They all said they understood but I can't imagine watching that as a kid. They still have things under the tree so they have things to open (like I said not good at holding onto receipts.
Why I put this out there for the world to read. I want to look back in a year from now when things are sure to better and remember how blessed we are and were even when things looked so blue.
I am so blessed to have the sweet spirits I have as children and the sacrifices they are willing to make.
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