Life's curves

Like can throw you some curves can't it? I am not talking the kind of curves we ladies wish we had, but the curves that you want to dodge or speed through.

First off, today is Joshua's 12th birthday! Wow! Time sure does fly by! We aren't doing too much special. He requested popcorn chicken, cheesy potatoes, ice cream cake, and strawberry ice cream. What a combination! Hey, if he is happy... GREAT! lol

A friend's 14 yr old son is losing his battle with a tumor. He was very young and had leukemia. They fought that and he was cancer free for many years. Then he got this brain tumor. They removed it but it has come back for a 3rd time and they were told they cannot do anymore for him. He is being kept comfortable and the family is with him and a lot of people across the country are praying for him. Please pray the Lord's Will be done, but that he is comfortable and for peace for all involved. He knows the Lord, so that is a big help to the family. They know that he will be with the Lord when he does go. I just feel so bad for the family. I cannot imagine ever losing a child, especially so young.

Renting is not fun! Of course most of you know that. I miss owning my own home, but like the apartment we have. We haven't rented in years. I don't know if it is like this everywhere, but in TX it is a pain really. When we rented years ago, they put everything into the rent. You had to pay your own utilities, but the other stuff was included in your rent. Sometimes even water was included. So I go to pay rent yesterday. I was excited because we got a welcome letter from the place and they gave us $20 off our rent for the month! Cool! She is looking up my paperwork and such, then she finally comes back and gives me a higher total. It was only $3 but I was like... why? I forgot, they charge you a trash fee of $3. Now how dumb is that? Why can't they just put it in the rent to begin with? Why must every little thing be divided up and be like this? I am sorry but it just seems so dumb. Like we are being charged for every little thing. Crazy! I thought that when we started this and still feel like it. We aren't but it is just dumb. Your rent is so much but then you have to pay this for the dog, this for the trash, this for the water... I think there is something else too, but I can't remember. Why not just say your rent is this and be done with it? The way they do pets around here is nuts too. You have to pay a non refundable pet fee per pet. Some are as much as $400! This is not the deposit but the pet fee. You don't get it back. Then you also (most places anyway) have a pet deposit per pet. So if you have 3 pets you could be paying $400 pet for per pet plus a $400 deposit per pet. Then you have your deposit to move in, plus first months rent... Wowzer! It is ridiculous!

I will update more later.