Day 197: Church Donation

Posted on | March 16, 2008 |

Life is just too weird to even describe right now.  The only money I spent today was a $150 check I wrote to my church this morning.

A very good friend from church lost his daughter last summer.  She was the victim of a violent, senseless random attack by a convicted murderer.  Through generous donations from friends, congregants, my friends employers, etc the church is building a memorial garden/patio including a wind sculpture and water feature.  I wish I’d been able to write a bigger donation check but it was all I could swing right now.

I was supposed to buy new baseball cleats for The Son but he was feeling most uncooperative this afternoon at the sporting goods store.  As far as I’m concerned, he can play the whole season in last year’s outgrown cleats.  I’ll buy him new cleats but not until he comes to me and asks me to take him shopping.  I’m completely sick of forcing him to buy replacements for clothes he’s outgrown.  I’m renewing my resolution to leave it all in his hands — if he wants to wear pants that are 6 inches too short or long pants in the middle of the summer, then so be it.  I won’t buy him anything unless he specifically asks me to.

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