Thanks giving break+ moral deliema Solved (for now)

So you would think that the college student who was dying for a week of sleeping in and relaxing with projects and term papers wouldn't in actuality find that the latest she'll be sleeping in all break would be dum dum dum dah! 6:00am EVERY DAY! =( except maybe Friday. we're all unclear if i'm working or if,.... God love me i get a day off!!

As always my work has asked me to pick up some OT so that some of the other employees can go outta town for the holidays and in my desperation to actually get that car payment lower and lower, i said yes... i'm getting 4 hours of OT today, 8 hours on Tuesday .....looks like an extra 240 bucks to go for the car payment when the check actually arrives...

I might work Friday (day after turkey day) and my work makes it holiday pay... if not i'm taking some vacation to make sure Tuesday counts for OT.

-----> i did work V-day (veterans day) so that's time and a half coming in on my next paycheck. (i really want to give my mom all her Car insurance money so Fingers crossed that i can do it)

Christmas Shopping updates:

• Yesterday I found my friend the perfect wallet. $45 bucks (ouch)... it was in budget, and I know she's getting me a western belt buckle and belt with my initials and everything... so we both budgeted in around 50 bucks... she's kind of like family so it works.
• It looks like grandpa is going to cost me 20 bucks... i asked my mom how much she wanted and that was all she said (same i gave her for aunt...) i'm going to give that to my mom hopefully in the next couple of days... when ever i get my lazy bottom to the ATM...
• then all that's left is my bestie (fraggle rock DVD),
• sis ($50 G.C. to MAC) ,
• and my Mom... (50 bucks to some unnamed item she wants)

-------> probably 150 bucks all together.

• I've been thinking that now since i have a "real" job that i should get my boss something... only problem is that i have ( 1 manager, 3 supervisors, 2 coordinators, 5 Specialists and 2 office workers)... If i got something for the first four... i'd have to follow all the way down the list.... even if i got $5 G.C. to Starbucks and cards.... that's 65 there without cards... maybe i'll just do cards... i don't know i hate being a scrooge... its the holidays
• Then there are the ppl i go line dancing with... if i keep the Starbucks and the card idea that's 10ppl. 50 bucks
• Then Jr high/College (7ppl)... 35 bucks
• and the A&D get a Different Gift Card i think... at least 25...

AHHHHHHH..... i think its all cards and candy canes this year... and i'll get the cards at the dollar store next week when i'm up at school.


On another note:
I'm slowly liking emigrant better. Probably cause i'm not putting any money into it... =( but the auto loan is slowly going down.... and with ever buck the deed gets closer to my hand.

I found the solution to my moral dilemma of "offering." The college group i'm involved with is on this radical train of thinking about impacting out community... we started last night making blankets... (i started a quilt... i've never made a quilt before) (the blankets arn't  necessarily for our community... but for the greater OC area and LA...) and in a couple of Fridays were going to be doing a parents night out (free day care for an evening).... its a start but i'd be willing to pitch in Money for supplies for those things. and i've always been a believer that not all giving is monetary... the time and effort were putting in to these blankets and things and with junior high... i think its good! Plus I want to start doing communion on Sundays so i think i'll just buy the stuff for that too. =)

My insides feel happy now that i'm actually doing something. (one day i'll chat with Senior Pastor.. about what happened...)

I deposited my refund check into ING this morning so on the 2oth it will have more money... 744 and change!!! woot