It's beginning to look a lot like Christmas

Had our first Christmas party this past weekend with my family.  It is always nice to see them given the fact that I rarely see them.  I was able to go and take some small decorated pine trees out to my mamaw and pappys graves.

Later that evening Brandon and I met up with my bestie and her husband at Chili's and stuffed ourselves some more.

And we have decided to get our first family pet.  She will be ready to come home with us on 12/20/2014.  We have decided to name her Taffy.  She is a full blooded boxer.  We had originally thought of rescuing a pup, but decided against it.

WELCOME TAFFY TO THE MILLER FAMILY!

While we were in town visiting family, my mom and dad took me to see the memory tree.  They had purchased a memory tag for Claire and had it placed on the memory tree at the hospital my dad works at.  It feels so nice to have family who loves and remembers her.  Sometimes it feels like it's just me left wondering what might have been.  I need these little pick-me-ups.

This week will be a busy week.  I have finals for school, registration for my spring semester, a Christmas play at my son's school, child support court, and a Christmas dinner with my company at St. Elmo's Steakhouse.  My husband is tagging along because it's his absolute fave place to eat.

I am dreading Wednesday.  I have child support court to modify my son's child support and of course my ex-husband has called me every name in the book.  Tells me I am greedy.  Since separating from him when my son was only 8 months old he has been paying a whopping $60.00 a week.  He makes decent money, and yet I do child support deductions for temporary workers of $85 up to $120 a week and they make $9-10 an hour.  I tell him he has had it pretty damn easy.  I am not looking to get rich off of my ex by no means but given that I have not asked for a modification in 5 years, I think it is time. Given that if I even ask him to get bub a haircut, he won't do it.  He provides no extras.  I get $60 a week and I am sure he thinks that is just plenty.

Guess he should have never had an affair or impregnated a married woman.  Because any smart person would know that will lead to a divorce and if there are children, that equals child support.  

YOU PLAY, YOU PAY!

Why would a man be pissed off about giving his child money?  I will never grasp why.  It baffles me, it truly does.  

I didn't make Darrell on my own, I think it takes two.  

He is just upset that he has two kids by two women he isn't with and has to pay support for.  Bub was here first.  Also, did I mention that even though he had a child with another woman, she still put her husband down as the father on the birth certificate?  LOL, oh the drama.......I am so glad I am not mixed up in the mess.  I've got plenty of my own.

We have 90 percent of our Christmas shopping DONE!  Praise Jesus, it literally wears me out.  

I wish we had Claire to buy for as well.  She would be 6 months old now.  It's hard to enjoy any holiday without having all of your kids with you.  Every Christmas will be hard without her.