Bad times. Little update.

Figured I would do a little update since I have not been on much and I will end up disapearing here for a long while after tonight.

My fiance has been having rough times at his work. They have laid off more than 22 employees and it might get worse. He has been working 2 days a week. We are barely making it. This month we could not make the rent in full. His checks have been less than what we owe in rent. We are behind in all of our bills which means we could be living without water and electricity if things do not improve. He owes nearly a thousand bucks to his bank... money we do not have. We have been forced to get food stamps from welfare just so we can eat. My fiance mentioned dropping off all the animals at the shelter because we can barely afford kibble. Its THAT bad. We now do not have the money to pay off his fines in OK, so moving there this summer if not a possibility anymore.

Things have been getting progressively worse since christmas. Madison did not have a Christmas, but I am just glad she had an amazing birthday. I dont think there has been a day that passed since then that I have not sat and cried. For awhile there I was afraid I was going to lose this baby because I have been so stressed out. I thought for sure I was going to have a miscarriage.

I wouldnt normally tell anyone about my personal live, but I have been at chaz for so long that I feel comfortable with telling you all whats really going on. I was planning on getting a computer this month, but of course that is not going to happen. My mom is getting her internet shut off because she has not been paying the bill, so you all might not hear from me again until some time after my baby is born in April.

We wouldn't have been able to afford anything for this new baby if it wasnt for his tax returns, which turned out to be much less than we expected. We got nearly 5 grand last year, which is much more than this year because he made too much money this past year. Go figure. He has been told that things at work MIGHT improve in 2 more months, but I have my doubts.

Thats about it.

Oh noes {{{{{{{{{{{{{{hugs}}}}}}}}}}}}}} hope things get better

I'm so sorry Reggin.. (((huge hugs)))
I wish there was someway to help

Oh, Reggin. I don't know what to say other than I'm sorry and ((hugs)). Many people are having a hard time but with a toddler and another baby on the way it must be more difficult and scary than most of us can imagine.

Keep your head up for Madison and the lil' one (still Liliana?). Things WILL get better, I promise.

If your fiancee is spending less time at work, is it possible for you to get a P/T job? A little extra income would help, make you feel better and less stressed, and he could watch Madison. I know it must be hard being pregnant, though...I don't know.

Many of us on Chaz aren't in a great financial situation, but you should be glad to know that if you ever truely, truely need serious help, this is one forum that you can really count on to help out.

Things are getting bad for a lot of people. A friend of mine had to get on welfare recently, and now Dustin is thinking about it too now.

I'm hoping really hard at this end that things will improve for you over there. It is just a real mess. Everyone being laid off, no jobs to be found anywhere. I know surrenders at all the local shelters have been steadily increasing for a very long time.

I was wondering where you were! I am sorry to hear you are having a rough time! I really, really hope things get better for you and your family!!

I am sending good vibes!

((((((((((((((((((((((((HUGE HUGS)))))))))))))))))) hang in there! I'm glad to hear from you, I'm sorry things are rough right now

Thanks guys.

I have been on a job search for months. Which is another crappy thing, very little businesses are hiring around here. It took my fiance 3 months to get a job here when we moved a year ago from Arizona and people considered him lucky. lol.

He has filed for unemployment which entitles him to 400 bucks if he gets less than that on his paychecks. At this rate I'm just afraid of being evicted. Late rent means they add on late charges.

Things are bad, but hopefully they will get better. To make things worse, he smashed his hand in a piece of equipment at work and should not be working because he can barely use his hand, but he has to.

I'm so sorry !!! More Grammy hugs . You must keep in touch with us ! The library ???

Sorry to hear things aren't going very well. Hope things look up for you soon!

I was going to suggest the library, too, Grammy.

Reggin, if you can't get on the internet...at least give someone here your phone number and keep us updated, please?

Two things, Reggin:

You know we will somehow find a way to get Reggin taken care of if you have to find a place for him until you get back on your feet.

Two: If your guy hurt himself like that at work, he should be entitled to workers' comp benefits, provided he reported the accident in a timely manner.

Make sure at least two or three people here have a way to contact you if you can't get on here, okay?

Reggin--I'm so sorry to hear that things are so difficult for you. I will keep you in my thoughts--hope that things turn around for you and your family.

Thanks everyone. I gotta run now. I do have a library that I can stop by. Completely forgot about that. Duh. My mom has Pebbles now. I do not plan on giving up reggin unless things worse. Hopefully things will get better, so that will not happen.

I will try to update in a few weeks or sooner.

I know you are gone now But Heres hoping things turn around for you... Hang in there!!! (((((((((Hugs))))))))

Can you cancel the new pup ??? You don't need that extra expense .

Oh, I missed this before... =< I hope things get better. It sure would be nice if your landlord would be a little understanding that times are hard all around... late charges? That just seems really crappy. =/

If it gets bad enough make sure you come here first... I am sure temp. homes could be found for the pets on this forum.

What is going on with the new pup?

Good Luck with everything!

Reg, I sent you a pm!

(((hugs)))