Where did February go?

Here we are in March and I'm trying to figure out where February went. It was filled with Valentines Day, Ian's first month of working, Hunter's birthday and me staying busy with school and work. It's been a busy month and March will be over before we know it, too.

So, we filed our taxes, got our federal return back (still need to file IA state since we didn't file CA state with only a $4 refund electronically). We paid some much overdue bills and went from $21,000 in debt to just under $8,000. That was only 2 credit cards too. We settled for a heck of a deal on both credit cards. It would've been $8,000 to settle alone on the 2, and instead we only paid $3500. We also bought a much needed computer and I am so enjoying it. Thanks so much to my dad for his patience as we spent countless hours looking at Best Buy, online, Fry's Electronics and finally stumbling upon something at Fry's.

We hit a milestone this month. This was the first month since we moved away from IA that we have paid rent on our own without the help of the church. Though finances are tight this week, i feel good. Let's hope that it continues. This month is also the month that we go off of state aid, so we're on our own. No more food stamps, no more cash aid for help with rent. Let's pray that things go well as we continue to pay tithing.