I slept very well in my own bed last night again. When I woke up, I rolled over and went back to sleep.
The stress of coming home from Albuquerque, and having to deal with all the financial problems again here has left me as depressed as I was before I went, and I've only been home two days.
Steve got a part-time job at a local restaurant. It's a country bumpkin equivalent of a dump, but it's a job. He let his car be repossessed while I was gone, because he hadn't received any unemployment and wasn't able to make a car payment. He should be getting a full unemployment check every Thursday. Greg paid me $50.0- for rent and will pay me $55,00 for the phone bill next Friday.
I spent $20.00 at the grocers buying all the necessary items, except paper towels.
I bought two small pizzas for $9.00, which will have to last me for three days. $3.00 a day s all I allow myself for food, and it isn't enough, but it is more than I can afford. I must pay the bills! I can't keep food at home because Steve eats it, and I can't use food stamps at a restaurant.
I pulled some weeds in the garden, pick a cantalope, three cucumbers, four tomatoes and green beans. The brussel sprouts look great, but the broccoli and cauliflower look sickly. One grape vine is huge, but the other grape vine and the wild grape are just beginning to spread. The elderberries are thriving too.
