Frustrating day!

Yep, I'm going to whine and bitch...so if you don't want to hear about it...DON'T READ IT! lol


As mentioned before, I agreed to make video slide shows for Joey's school again this year. I gave the director directions on how to make it easiest for me to do it, since she said she didn't want me to have to go through as much work as I did last year. I told her that it is easiest if they name the files the number they want them in the slide show (1st photo is #1, etc) and to also have a list of what each photo should be (halloween, fire station, etc) so incase somethign isn't right, I can still hopefully figure it out. Joey's class video went GREAT...took me just minutes to finish...the next one, only time will tell!! Ugh, apparently one of the teachers didn't get the memo. In her defense, she's not of the "computer age" so to speak and probably not very fluent in computers or digital cameras. I belive what she did was write down the numbers the camera gave to her when the memory card was in the camera. Then she went to Walmart (and apparently spent like 3 hours there) and got all the pictures onto a cd. Well yea, I know (and lots of you probably know) that the number a camera gives a photo is NOT the same number it will get once it's on the computer. Especially when you take it to a store to be put on a cd...they always do crazy numbers. So, while I have this nice list that tells me what order each photo should be in....the photo numbers on this list are completely useless. I can't do a thing with them. Some groups of photos have a description by them, but others do not. So I will have to go through the whole cd with her and re name everything, which means probably having her come to my house since you can't edit information on a cd. NOT what I had in mind.

We recently found out that Direct Buy has deals on cell phones too! Kyle's phone is a peice of crap and he really needs a new one. So he looked at the website. They make it look like we can get him one for free just for extending the contract. No biggie we're A-OK with that. So I call to ask questions. I get some girl I can't understand at ALL and I think she said we have to 'qualify' for upgrading...so she offers to connect with Verizon to check. At this point (provided I understood her, who knows what she really said with that damn accent) I realize it's just like if we went into a Verizon store to upgrade and I am pretty sure we can't. While on hold to get on with Verizon and her, I get on the Verizon website and figure out we have 9 freaking months left. So I hung up. I hope we can find him something on Ebay.......

Then this afternoon I was pleasantly surprised to finally get the check for doing that market research online journal thing. I took it to the bank this evening since I knew our account was dangerously low on funds cuz our stupid insurance payment went out. (i hate auto pay!) I go to the drive through and the girl asks what I want to do. "deposit to checking please." I say. "ok, I'll be right back" the chipper young lady says. THen she comes back "umm, where is this check from?" Me "what do you mean?" Her "well we don't reconize this and since it's such a large amount we have to check." Me "umm well it's from a company online that does market research stuff, like surveys and what not. I did a thing for them and that was my payment" Her "oh, well since there are so many fraudulent internet scams, and you don't personally know the person who gave you this check, we have to put a 3 day hold on the funds, so it won't be available until the 29th" Me "umm, well if i over draft will I still be charged even though I technically have the money in my account?" her "well yes, because it won't be available to use. Wait, I'll be right back" she walks away for a bit, mean while Joey is pissing me off and kicking my seat and yelling, hoping the girl would hear him asking for candy, after I told him they weren't having any more tonight...even if she DID send some for them. She comes back "well, since the money will be on hold, if you do over draft the accounting department *might* over turn the fees since you had the money sitting there on hold." me "umm well ok I guess." because after all, I really have no choice. Key word there is might...I swear I better not get any oferdrafts tomorrow!! I get it is for my protection since there are people stupid enough to belive someone will send you money for nothing...only to steal your identity. But OMFG there is company info on the damn check and a website they could go look at. UGH....

And, I really had hoped to do something fun with that check. Buy the kids some new bikes (both could use them) or save it towards what ever vehicle I end up getting sometime in the future (supposed to be end of june but will probably have to wait and extend the lease on the stupid van I really don't like) or even save it for a vacation...but no. It will have to go towards stupid bills. I hate bills. Yea they gotta be paid, but I still hate them.

Long story short...not a good day for me. (exept for the hour and a half of girl time with Kelley, Nancy and Amber! That was nice!)