Is it worth it?

Having a big nice house,  private schools, and all of the other things that we feel we must have is so crazy. Money, money, money!?!?!?!!! 

Looking to the Future

Jennifer says that I can be negative. I don't view myself as a negative person I usually try to keep it real however. Many times facts are facts and if they seem to be negative then It is what is. I am very positive about our future and I truly believe that God has blessed my family with everything we need. However,  we do not save and invest in our future like I think should.

With private school tuition, travel volleyball, softball, baseball, basketball, vacations, Titans tickets, and every other expense we have over and above our normal living expenses.  It seems impossible to save enough money. We don't live high on the hog. We may need to sell the house we are in now. It is the perfect family house and we have been here for almost four years now. Jennifer and the kids love this place. I really like the house as well we have plenty of room and it is close to everything we need, but we could make over 100k and build something as big and potnetially have a smaller payment. 

It is amazing how much it costs raising a family with four kids. We budget 1200 month just for food. Ashton and Addison who are 14 years old now eat as much as I do and they are girls. Our younger ones Allie-Grace and Maddux are getting bigger as well and eat a lot these days as well. Private school is the one thing that has really changed our situation. The twins love going to Nashville Christian and compared to other private schools it is very reasonable in costs.

"time sure is fun when your having flies"

Wow like Kirmit the frog used to say "time sure is fun when your having flies". The years just roll by faster and faster every year. The kids are growing up so fast and with twins being 14 going on 20 they have taking over the house and I now live with three women who are very demanding. But I still love em they are my beautiful ladies.

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Off for the Christmas Holiday's

Taking a few days off for Christmas and I am so looking forward the time off.  Jennifer and I just dropped off cards at the post office that we should have mailed at last week. They should get to everyone in plenty of time.

The twins haven't had a very good year so far in basketball.  They have only won one game which is not normal for them. They aren't used to loosing this much as they have always played for teams that won most of their games. Their coach, Mrs. Patterson is very weird and for some reason doesn't play Ashton at all. Ashton has only played in 2 games out of 7 or 8 and for very little time. Ashton is one of the most experienced and strongest girls on the team and for the life of me I can not understand why Ashton has not been playing more than she has.

Addison has played a lot and outside of Chandler the best player plays the most on the team. Addison has become the focal leader of the team and continues to improve in all aspects of the game.  I wish she would shoot more often.

Last Friday night Canden Anderson scored his 1000th point which is amazing if you really think about it. His grandfather who coaches the NCS boy high school basketball team is approaching winning his 1000th win.  He has been coaching for over 40 years and has been very successful over the years.


 
Alexander S. Curtis
Mobility Applications Consultant
AT&T

Going to bed way 2 late!

Here it is midnight again and I am just going to bed. I wanted to start working out at the YMCA in the morning before work but in order for me to realistically do it on a consistent basis I need to get a goos night sleep.

The holidays this year are the same as last. Here we are with not enough money to really buy want the kids want for Christmas. I make really good money and it seems we never have enough. We don't live like kings.  The house payment is to high and sucks the majority of my monthly take home pay and it doesn't leave enough for all the things Jennifer wants to do. 

Jennifer does a good job of managing our finances considering our situation, which isn't that bad. I am making it sound bad when it is not. Outside the house payment we really don't have that much debt. . I really want to sell Whiteheath and build a house but now I think we are stuck here due to all of the repairs it requires.
Alexander S. Curtis
Mobility Applications Consultant
AT&T

Lost 11 pounds

Over the last week after getting very sick I lost over 10 pounds and still have not got my normal appetite back. Which I guess is a good thing I eat to much anyway. I need to use this as a spring board to continue loosing more weight. Jennifer is still feeling bad several days after all of us got sick. This was one of the worst times I can remember that the entire family got sick.

Sitting here at the office in Brentwood. Drove to Columbia earlier today for a customer meeting that may have been a waste of time. There is a open position for a MAC in the Government Group that looks interesting. I am getting ready for a change here with AT&T and it may be a good move. I love what I am doing now it's just some of the CAE's I support are driving me crazy.  This new position would allow for me to reduce the number of people - would have to support and continue doing what I am doing now. 

I am excited about Christmas this year which honestly in the past at this time I have not been. Looking forward to it this year a little more than last. However with private school tuition we have to watch our gift spending. Seems every year we never have enough money for Christmas. I guess no one does.
Alexander S. Curtis
Mobility Applications Consultant
AT&T

The whole house is sick!

WOW the last few days have been brutal on the Curtis household. Allie got it first then Maddux.  Then it moved to me before attacking Jennifer and the twins. Addie was the last to get whatever it was.  A nasty stomach bug Flu like sickness that had all of us vomitting like crazy for at least 12 hours.  I have been over it for almost a half day and still haven't eaten anything substantial, I bet I have lost 8 pounds over the last three days if not more. 

Just getting to bad at 1:30am and I have a customer meeting at 9am downtown in the morning.  I need to get some sleep. 


Alexander S. Curtis
Mobility Applications Consultant
AT&T

Tuesday afternoon @ Panera Bread

Testing out posting from my Blackberry. Not sure everything will be spelled correctly so please forgive if it sounds really stupid.

Sitting in a Panera Beard using their Free WiFi in Mufreesboro on my way back home from Chattanooga.  The twins have a basketball game this afternoon and I am wasting time til their game. Instead of driving all the way back to Nashville thought it would be better to get some work done here at the Panera Beard.
Alexander S. Curtis
Mobility Applications Consultant
AT&T

Second test

Wow long over due follow up to my first test from my Blackberry.
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Mobility Applications Consultant
AT&T

Testing from Blackberry

Sending a test blog update from my Blackberry. Now that i have this ability hopefully i can post more often. We shall see.


Alexander S. Curtis
Mobility Applications Consultant
AT&T

Long Over due Post!!

Wow it has been a long time since my last post. Much has happened over the last 2 years. Hopefully I can post more often than I did in the past. 

Just had lunch at McDonald's with Allie and Maddux. We spent all last week in Florida. It was one of the best vacations I have ever had. Spent time with Maddux and Allie building sand castles and playing with them on the beach. Spent most of the time laying out on the beach getting sun burnt. It was great.

Doc Vora

This morning after dropping Maddux off at Harpeth Heights I drove all the way down town for my appointment with doctor Vora and when I got there they told me that he was called in for emergency surgery over at Baptist Hospital. So I have to go back later this afternoon. Jennifer just received a call from my uncle mark that they can not add additional had count at this time so she will not start working Monday as planned. We have to watch our money now with the larger house note. That is why Jennifer had wanted to get a flexible part time job working with Mark. It is still an option just want start next week. 

This year I should have more success at work. Selling MotoMesh Networking gear has been a challenge through out most of my territory.  I has been slower than I thought it should be but I have opportunities in my territory that should happen this year. I am moving to a different compensation plan as well. I should provide I way to make more money in commissions.

New Year Resolutions

I started this online journal last year when I began working for Motorola in January and not one post since then. Making sure I post to this personal Blog more often and with consistency is one of my new year’s resolutions.  So many things to talk about from this past year. I’m not usually a big talker but on occasions I will gab with the best of them. The two biggest events that happened this past year were buying our new a house at Whiteheath and starting a new job. 

The older I get the more crazier my life becomes. Having four kids can really keep you busy. My wife Jennifer is the best. She is a stay home mom, but works 100 hours a week and that may be a conservative estimate. However she may start working part time again with my uncle. Which will bring a few extra funds to feed my growing tribe of over grown rug rats.

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