ok...so i want this

Radian80 is the convertible car seat for rear-facing children 5 -33 lbs and forward-facing children up to 80 lbs with the integral 5-point harness. It features a high strength alloy frame and 5 harness slot positions that are all reinforced for forward facing use. A unique detachable base simplifies rear-facing installations. Seat bottom pops-down to provide a forward-facing recline option. 4-layer padding provides extra comfort and support.
Includes full body support for infants that converts into height-adjustable head cushions for older kids. Includes padded shoulder strap that attaches directly to the seat for easy carrying. Features SafeStop, to reduce harness load on a child in an accident. It's also the only car seat in the world that folds to just 7" thick. Available in Manhattan and SuperCool

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and i now have this

http://www.divacup.com/

just thought you'd like to know LOL ;)

harping on money...AGAIN!

why is money the bain of my existance...i've started feeling stress over the impending "take over" of the house...utilities are going to be btwn $400 and $500 a month projected, then whatever rent will be, we'll have a car payment and car insurance will increase, then the school loans increase by about $200 next year so we'll go from $800/month to $1000/month on those and then of course all the other expensese that we have...we want to put aj into preschool next year and if i can get her into the one i want it will be like $60/month...which is actually REALLY good compared to all the others i've looked at but it's fairly tough to get a kid in there if you've not already had one enrolled w/ her, she only takes like 8 kids a year...i'm seriously rediculously stressed about all of it...which i know is stuipd but money really has a way of just twisting me into some crazy knots!

i know it's stupid to get worked up over money the way i do, alas i have yet to figure out a way to not do it...i can't help but think about money and how it's all going to work out...thankfully we've been so blessed that it has all worked out, things haven't always been pretty but it's always worked out thanks to a loving HF

now if rich gets his upgrade either just before or just after his 2nd year roll over we'll be "ok" but i'll admit i REALLY REALLY wanted to be paying quite a bit extra twds his school loans so we can get rid of those loans sooner than later...if i was able to apply $2k extra a month to them beyond their normal payment we could be done with them in like 6 years...how awesome would that be!

i wanna strike i tells ya

for a whole day i'd just love to go and be somewhere else enjoying whatever i decided to do...not having to worry about the kids, the house, what to make for breakfast, lunch, dinner, or snacks, or any of the other things i have to do daily...

totally just a dream and it will never happen i'm sure, but how how nice it would be to have a day just to get away and do nothing but what i want to do...

of course we all know i'd miss my cute family and probably call a billion times checking in on them so it would all be pointless right LOL

well crappola!

the one time i don't ask rich if he has his badge and he forgets it...if i'd only done it he wouldn't have been late and mil wouldn't have had to drive me to his work place to give it to him...ARG!

day 1

well, i started the power tone class today and let me tell ya it's gonna be brutal and i'd sure better be powerful and toned when the class is done LOL

starting stats

wt: 149.8

waist: 31"

hips 40.5"

arms unflexed: 12.0"

arms flexed: 12.5" (how pitiful is that LOL)

thighs: 24.5"

chest: 38" (under bust line 30")

i don't really expect much wt loss, i'm more going for changes in measurments as to my wt...however, i do expect some change as fat loss and then muscle gain...it will be interesting to see how all of this turns out

oh i am also doing the 40-30-30 diet plan, more so it's not really a diet as just me eating more balanced meals in the right portions LOL

for all of your general amusment i'll add a few pics LOL

CURSES

my kids are not even over being sick from a nasty cold and now aj's also throwing up...ARG!!!

transmission and dentist

today we (aj, rich, and me) went to the dentist...aj did awesome for her 1st time and i'm happy to report that out of all 3 mouths none of us had any cavities!!! YAY for that

as far as the car goes, it's back from the transmission shop and they say it's just fine (needs the fluid changed, which i knew, but other than that just fine) so we decided not to sell...which i'll honestly admit i have mixed emotions about, i really would like to move on in the car world, BUT we own this car so no car payments so i guess it is the better choice for us at the moment...we can use the money we would've been paying on a car payment and start saving for when we will need to buy a car for sure (june) and maybe we'll get lucky enough that we'll have enough of a down payment that we won't owe much, of course it would be AWESOME if we could save enough btwn now and then (and tax return money we hope to be getting) and just buy it straight out...that would be nice...any who...that's todays skinny

car update...because ya know you wanna know ;)

well, the aamco ppl said that since the cv axel needed to be replaced that that could actually be the source of the shimmy and such and that they recommended to get that fixed first and then if a shimmy and such still existed that then to bring it back and have them give it a gander...i know 100% for sure that the fluid needs to be flushed and replaced so i'm hoping that the cv axel is our problem and that fluids is all i'll need to be doing w/ the car...then of course rich and i have to decide if we're going to sell or keep...probably keep as that is more logical money wise...that way we only have to buy 1 car this year instead of 2

i did post the car on craigslist just to see if we'd get any interested and lo and behold w/in a few hrs i had an email asking for a test drive, it was going to be for tomorrow but since the car is at the mechanics, we want to go to the temple, and andrew is coming for diner tomorrow just doesn't work for us...i moved it to monday...granted if we decide to keep the car we'll need to cancel that

potentially good news!!!

the tranny guys said that the vibration/shimmy/shake shake could be the cv that needs to be replaced (i hit a curb recently) and to get that fixed before we go blaming the tranny...so i'm getting that repaired tonight/tomorrow morning and then depending what happens with that rich and i will need to decide if we still want to sell or not...decisions decisions

have i told you all how much i hate money?!

ok, so this past wknd we were going to go up and help some friends move into their 1st house, we got about 20 miles up the road and the car started acting like it had a flat tire...sooooo we pull over, no flat tire but car is still acting WAY funny

so along comes tuesday when our mechanic is back from his holiday and he checks it for us...passenger side cv axel needs replacing (no surprise there, i hit a curb admittably) but it's the tranny! which doesn't completely explain it all, but that is NOT a cheap repair...

i've got an appointment tomorrow morn w/ a tranny specialist place to have it looked at and dx and get a price quote on repair from them (for free thankfully!)

guy on the phone said some tranny things can cost as little as a couple hundred all the way up to the rebuilds so here's hopin' that our's falls in the couple hundred category!

i did go out car shopping today though, let's just say that was a joke...i hate how dealers now won't ask you what you'd like to pay over all but how much you'd like to pay a month and then they try and sell you a car way out of your price range w/ a 6 yr or more loan on it for the price you said...let's just say i'm not doing that again...just going to tell them i'd like to see what they have on their lot that might work for us and then go from there...actually we'll probably go private party when we get around to buying a car...you almost ALWAYS get a better deal that way...the only dealers i like are saturn...and that is it...oh saturn how i do i love thee let me count the ways