Just got paid....Friday night....

Party hunting.....feeling right! Isn't that how the song goes? One of my favorite one hit wonders! I don't even know who sings that song! Anyways, it's Friday and I have money! Of course my bills have tripled (literally) so after I pay the piper I won't be singing anymore. But for the moment, it's all good. I am in a great mood!

Yesterday I did the whole school, work, back to school home thing. When I got home Pooka was roaming around and it dawned on me. I have not given her a bath in forever. So I ask her grandma when was the last time she ran a bath for her and she said 2 weeks! OMG! Am I that horrible? I help Pooka wash and brush her teeth in the mornings but I have just completely slacked off on her night routine plus I have not read a book to my child any days in September and tomorrow is October!

To top it Pooka also got 2 conduct notes from daycare this week! (Conduct notes just let the parent know if your child is cutting up). In the couple of years Pooka has been in this daycare. I NEVER got a conduct note! Now I get 2 in a week. I can only blame myself for slacking. Good behavior starts at home.

Of course with me being the way I am, my train of thinking led me to believe I am a bad parent. I can't allow the fact that my schedule is tight to be an excuse for pushing off my parental duties. So I have made my plan to get Pooka and I back on some type of routine schedule. I have to relay down the law for Pooka and make sure that "Pooka's World, where I do what I want when I wanna" only exist on planet grandma.

KD is finally getting the idea that I want my place back! I don't know could it be me asking them everyday if they filled out an apartment app yet? Hmmmmmm Well anyways, I called the crib yesterday afternoon to ask them if they gone up to the complex their really looking at to apply. WB answered the phone and told me no.

"You got paid today right" (meaning he should have 2 full checks)

"Yeah, but I can't get the check till after such and such time"

"Oh, so yall are going tomorrow?"

"No, we are going next week"

"You do know they are open on Saturday?"

"I work Saturday." (at 2 in the afternoon!!!!)

I could feel myself getting an attitude so I ended the conversation. So I came up with a by Holloween be out of my house completely deadline. (I know an apt. won't be availible till the 3rd/4th week in Oct, I called).

When I go pick KD up from work I asked her why they were waiting till next week when they both have today off and they have the money to pay the application fee and the money to put a spot on hold. She says that they don't want to be completely broke when they pay on the stuff. That was the craziest crap I have ever heard! I asked why. This strumpettes says "Excuse Me", in a way that you would have thought I just called her a *itch! It took almost ever fiber in my being not to stop the car and tell her to get out. I was not about to take attitude from her, period or no period! So I take a deep breath and ask her why since mommy, Pooka and I are not taking money from them and they are not responsible for any bills (yet) that come to my place so why? She gave more BS and I tried to explain how it is first of the month....people get paid....people like decent places for cheap rent....just because they have a few spots coming up later in Oct don't mean you have until then to mark your territory.....I don't know if she heard me or not but she told me not to worry that they would be out by the end of the month! GREAT!!!!! Little did she know that's how long they had anyways.

KD has an aunt cross town. Very sweet sounding older lady. I figure if they don't get it together by holloween, they can stay with her. I have not put the bug in her aunts ear just yet, but I will. They have not lived with this aunt before so I am almost sure she would. I don't know her extremly well. Her aunts boyfriend has a car and neither of them work so WB and KD would have transportation. This way, they don't have to quit their jobs. They would still be out of Durham. They get a little more of the hood that they are used to. (Her aunt lives on the Southside of Raleigh so like most southside's of town, it's a lil' mo' ghetto). KD would be with her blood and I don't have to drop them off at the shelter where they would have to start all over.

Anyways, we get home. I go st8 to my room and about 10 minutes later KD knocks on my door and says "we bout to go" quite sternly. The way she said it made me think that she meant her and WB were packing up and bouncing! Sweet! With a laugh I asked where they were going. She said a friend of theirs invited them over to play cards and watch a movie, she was on her way to come get them.............

"Oh"*disappointed*.....................*fake smile* "have fun"

They rolled out and I heard them come back a good while later. Hmph!

I am not going through this for God to bless me, but I am starting to wonder what will I get, if anything.....Is that wrong? I dunno. Next.....

The weekend for me contains group project stuff....studing.....hanging out with Pooka, just me and her....may try out this soul restaurant I been wanting to go to......and of course FOOTBALL!

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