Last week I celebrated my birthday. It was pretty depressing realizing how old I'm getting and the place I am in life. It's not what I ever wanted, that's for sure. We are about to lose our house and we really have no where to go. My mom's house is already too crowded with my aunt, cousin, and my cousin's half sister.

Pete did start a new job last night. It's a private security job for a friend from church. It pays really well. He's done the job before. We are hoping we can work out an arrangement with the mortgage company to pay off our past due balance in installments. The worst part of the job is it's during the night. But it's totally worth it.

We are also having car problems. The van is leaking gas from the fuel pump, which is located on top of the fuel tank. The mechanic says it will be at least $500.  And the trailer is blowing fuses in our van when we use the hazard lights. That will cost $100-200 to fix cuz the wiring in the trailer will need to be replaced.

Business is not growing because I can't advertise the way I need to. It's very frustrating. If I can get the business going, money won't be such an issue anymore and I won't have to depend on my mom to get us through each month.

Carly is starting high school this year. That is really depressing. I can't believe she is that old already. It breaks my heart that she will be moving out in about 4 years. She is on the volleyball team and in JROTC and she has been practically living at the high school for the last 3 weeks already. She has had a few vball games already, too. She is on the freshman A team so she has games twice a week thru the end of October. The schedule is crazy and I'm already tired of it. I don't know yet if she will be able to even go to Seminary because of early morning practice, and the coaches haven't even had the decency to tell us yet what time practices will be.

Life is really hectic right now!