Driving test and other stuff

 

Our sweet Angela passed her driving test!  Hooray! Hooray! Hooray!

Now we have six legal drivers. It is so amazing.

We have so much going on, or at least it seems like it. Angela and Joseph and Isaac are all job hunting. It is not a super easy time to find a job, truthfully. We are praying for God's guidance and direction. The government has a hiring freeze and that means most contractors are affected too. Angela is working at Wendys for now and the big boys may have to take some kind of job like that while they look for a permanent position. We will see!

Joseph was laid off along with five other people in his IT group. The group went from ten to 4 people!  Miriam was not laid off and is probably going to be way busier now for obvious reasons.

Yeah, just seems like a lot is going on. I was a little sick the last few days. I think it was a cold. My breathing was a little wonky but not bad which is the biggest thing I worried about. So yeah, I am mostly fine now.

I have been entertaining myself by watching Caleb Hammer, a financial guru who works with singles and couples about financial stuff. Dave Ramsey is a Christian financial guy who does similar things. Dave is calm and gentle, though sometimes stern. Caleb has many of the same ideas as Dave Ramsey, but he is way more dramatic. He yells a lot, and swears a lot (though that is bleeped out) and carries on in a most entertaining way. Also, his guests are always train wrecks financially. 

It is a little like slowing down to stare at a car crash, but I also find it interesting because I was BORN a saver and just don't understand people who get into a tons of debt through dumb stuff like eating out every day or worse yet, Door Dashing every day of the week while debts are piling up. I just don't get the mentality. And yet, I have nine children, all of whom are different than me, so understanding how different people look at money is fascinating and maybe useful?

I think a common theme is the desire for instant gratification.

Also, sometimes there are parents enabling the guest. Like one situation was a couple living with the husband's parents, and they were in tons of debt, and not paying rent all the time, and yet the wife (who worked from home) was Door dashing doughnuts from Dunkin' Donut five days a week. Like WHAT!

There was a lot of yelling in that episode, but I am inclined to blame the parents of the husband, because they shouldn't be putting up with that. Oh, and the husband also randomly bought an $1800 necklace one month instead of paying rent to his parents. 

Just unbelievable. But then again, as a mom of kids whom I love, I do get it. But I wouldn't put up with that if it happened (it has not) because it is so bad for EVERYONE involved. Caleb kept saying "you two are like CHILDREN" which is true.

I think that is about it. It is warmer this week than last. Pool is still a decent temperature. I plan to swim this afternoon.