As most of you know, I have been having issues with my dog, Pillow. She now manages to dig under the fence in the backyard and escape and we were written a ticket because of this and also since she wasn't up to date on her rabies shot. The animal control officer told me if I couldn't afford to get her shots and registration, that I could just bring her into PAWS and not have to pay anything. Yes, that's exactly what I wanted! I told Vince about it and he didn't want to. He says he likes having a dog. Coulda fooled me since she was caged up all day, everyday. A few days after that, she got out again and once again animal control showed up. I told her we had already previously been given a ticket. I told her how much I wanted to get rid of the dog, but my boyfriend didn't want to. So she told me about this program called the Spay and Neuter Program for low income families that will spay your dog, give them shots and registration for $50. I didn't really want to pay anything more for this dog, but Vince wanted to think it over. So the day the ticket was due arrived and Vince had yet to come to a decision. So I told him, you can hate me if you want, but I'm taking the dog to PAWS. Off I went and was about halfway there and Vince calls me and says he doesn't want to give her up and to sign up for the Spay and Neuter Program. He would pay for it. So I get her signed up and was told that I would take her into their vet on May 5. I wasn't thrilled, but I figured $50 wasn't so bad. Vince bought a trolley for Pillow so now she can run back and forth across the yard, but still be tied up. Unfortunately, she can still reach the fence and digs underneath, but is stuck just on the other side of the fence because of the tie out. I always have to pull her back in and then lock her up because I'm so pissed off at her!! Why doesn't she learn?!
Anyway, so I have been trying to get ahold of this officer who wrote me the ticket to tell him I got my dog signed up for the program and would the ticket now be voided. He never called me. What an ass!! So today I finally call the clinic and just talk to one of the front desk people, since tomorrow is the day I was supposed to go to court for the ticket and I really would rather not drag Logan out downtown if I don't have to. I tell them my situation and she puts me on hold for a bit and then comes back and tells me the ticket stands and I will have to pay the $100 fine. What the....?!?! I told her I signed my dog up for the program and she says, "It doesn't matter, she didn't get her shots before the ticket was due" I tell her I don't have that kind of money and she says that I will need to go to court tomorrow and ask for an extension. So, not only did I have to pay the $50 to get her shots, but now I have to pay $100 because I didn't get her signed up on time?! It would have been cheaper if I had taken her to my own vet and got it done sooner. I will have to drag Logan out tomorrow, but with no vehicle I don't really now how that is going to work. I don't understand why Vince wanted to keep that stupid dog!! We are having to pay so much for her and half of this family doesn't even want her. I'm about to call PAWS and just tell them to take her because I'm sick of this crap!! I am so pissed off right now, I dare somebody to cross me, they won't know what hit them!!
Wednesday, April 15, 2009
Thursday, April 9, 2009
Whistle While You Work
We are finally starting to work on the house again. Thank goodness. I keep telling Vince, Logan is going to be crawling around before we know it and I do not want him on the floor that isn't finished. Last weekend my mom watched Logan and we were able to get a lot done. We are also still moving stuff out of the other house's attic. All of that is going to be going into our little storage space at the new house. There really isn't enough room for it though so we are going to have to rent a storage unit. But right now, we don't have the money for it. Vince and I have decided we are just going to sell our old house. We were thinking about renting it out, but it needs a ton of work and am going to have to list it as a 'handy man's special' I'm probably just going to list it on Tradin' Post and some free sites and see if I get any bites. If that doesn't work, we are going to have to hire a realtor. We just need enough money to pay off the loan. A little extra would be nice, but I'm not going to push it.
Last weekend, Logan rolled onto his back from his tummy. He is such a strong little guy. He is going to be a handful when he gets older though, I can already tell. He certainly loves his daddy though. He always calms down when Vince holds him. It's really sweet. And I'm going to have to get him a little suit for when we get married, he's going to look quite the stud muffin :)
I'm very badly wanting to go back to work, but Vince doesn't want me to. I don't want people to think less of me for this, but Vince burns movies for people at his work and makes a decent amount doing it. He says that if I go back to work, he will no longer be able to do this because he'll be busy with Logan. And he makes the same amount in one day that I would probably make working a shift at Olive Garden, so it's almost pointless for me to work. So then I started thinking that I could do a day job, but then my entire check would probably go to childcare for Logan and that would be pointless too. So I'm really confused about what I should do at this point. Being a stay at home mom is what I always wanted to do, but now that I am, I miss working. I don't know if it's because I really want to be back on the work force or because we need money so badly and I feel like a need to contribute. Either way, we really do need the money and my being at home sure isn't getting us any.
We still haven't set a date yet for getting married. I called a couple of courthouses and Tazewell county costs $49 for a marriage license and $10 to get married. Woodford county costs $20 for a marriage license and I don't know how much to get married. I was supposed to talk to the judge, but he didn't answer the phone. They did tell me though that we would have to take an hour of marriage counseling at Woodford though and I don't know how much that costs. So far, Tazewell seems the better choice to me, but we'll just have to wait and see.
Last weekend, Logan rolled onto his back from his tummy. He is such a strong little guy. He is going to be a handful when he gets older though, I can already tell. He certainly loves his daddy though. He always calms down when Vince holds him. It's really sweet. And I'm going to have to get him a little suit for when we get married, he's going to look quite the stud muffin :)
I'm very badly wanting to go back to work, but Vince doesn't want me to. I don't want people to think less of me for this, but Vince burns movies for people at his work and makes a decent amount doing it. He says that if I go back to work, he will no longer be able to do this because he'll be busy with Logan. And he makes the same amount in one day that I would probably make working a shift at Olive Garden, so it's almost pointless for me to work. So then I started thinking that I could do a day job, but then my entire check would probably go to childcare for Logan and that would be pointless too. So I'm really confused about what I should do at this point. Being a stay at home mom is what I always wanted to do, but now that I am, I miss working. I don't know if it's because I really want to be back on the work force or because we need money so badly and I feel like a need to contribute. Either way, we really do need the money and my being at home sure isn't getting us any.
We still haven't set a date yet for getting married. I called a couple of courthouses and Tazewell county costs $49 for a marriage license and $10 to get married. Woodford county costs $20 for a marriage license and I don't know how much to get married. I was supposed to talk to the judge, but he didn't answer the phone. They did tell me though that we would have to take an hour of marriage counseling at Woodford though and I don't know how much that costs. So far, Tazewell seems the better choice to me, but we'll just have to wait and see.
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