Gabe’s new thing is Veggie Tales. Which is pretty cool. The message in these shows is very good and I’ve got to tell ya, they are enjoyable for even us adults. Now, those of you who have children may understand…but let me tell you. Your music preferences just might change drastically when you have kids. This is what I mean…I LOVE THIS SONG!! Seriously, I totally love this song!

There isn’t much to look at here…just listen. I sing it in my head all day long at work. I had to buy it from iTunes…not because Gabe would want to hear it. In fact I knew if Gabe heard it, it would just make him want to watch the TV show. Nope, I got it just for me.

I’m in the kitchen tonight making a Tzatziki salad to take in my lunch tomorrow. Gabe comes running in to the kitchen, exclaiming, “I made a statue, Mommy!”

I responded, “You made a statue?”

“Yes,” he replied, “its and obelisk?”

“Its a what?”

“Its an obelisk, Mommy. Come see.”

He’s 3 years old, people. I’m fairly certain, I had no idea what an obelisk was at 3 years old. I’m 35 years old and I wasn’t even sure how to spell it!

He showed me his statue and then he knocked it down. I asked him to rebuild it for a video. Here is Gabey’s obelisk:

Here is a “traditional” obelisk:

You know we are in quite the financial predicament. We are all ready living paycheck to paycheck, trying to keep a roof over our heads while we swim in medical debt. To top it off, my husband’s pay check bounced. This is the 3rd time his pay check has bounced in a year. In addition to the check bouncing, his checks are always late. His payroll isn’t current. His 7/20 paycheck (the last one he received) was actually paying him for the end of June. So, his 7/20 check bounced and he’s yet to receive his 8/5 paycheck. So, basically, he hasn’t been paid for over a month’s worth of work.

We don’t know what to do. His “boss” was someone we loved dearly and called family at one point and time. She made a choice to walk away from our family, but that choice was never ours. In fact, I recently extended a hand of friendship, in the hopes of letting her know that it wasn’t too late.

Mike asked me if he should even go to work tonight. If he hasn’t been paid for over a months worth of work, does it make sense for him to keep working? Now, while the company Mike works for pays his check, the place he actually maintains contracts his company and they have likely held up their end of the deal and paid for the services.

What do we do? Regardless of what he does tonight…how do we survive financially, if he doesn’t ever get paid for the work he’s done and has to find a new job?