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Double Dipping
As you know, I homeschooled our two children for 12+ years. Now they both attend a private high school that’s a good commute away from home. The one part of this arrangement that I hate despise dread: lunches. I strongly dislike making lunches 5 nights a week. If that makes me a bad mom, so [...]
Posted in Kids and Money Also tagged allowance, dining out, school, The Daughter, The Son Leave a comment
She’s Baaaack!
Yup. Here I am. The prodigal Suburban Wife returns.
I’ve really missed posting. I’ve really missed budgeting. I really miss YNAB [http://www.ynab.com]. Jesse has promised to release YNAB3 before the end of the year. There aren’t that many days left before the end of the year. They’ll be busy, hectic, and slightly expensive days but, still, [...]
Posted in General Stuff-of-Life Also tagged building materials, clothing, entertainment, gifts, The Daughter, The Husband, The Son, YNAB 3 Comments
$14.00 and a 2 hour wait…
… at the DMV (Dept. of Motor Vehicles) is apparently what it takes these days to get one’s newly-minted 15yo son a driver’s permit.
At least it’s over now.
And I won’t ever have to do it again (feeling a little bittersweet about seeing my baby get his permit, though). Of course, in a year or more (the [...]
Is It Possible I’m Doing Something Right?
The Son is 14. Despite the fact that he’s a bit quirky and probably has Asperger’s, he’s a pretty typical 14-year-old boy.
Lately he has started drawing my attention to TV commercials for iPhone applications that he thinks are very, very cool. So cool that Mr. Even-Tempered’s eyes get all big and shiny and he exclaims, [...]
Posted in Just For Fun, Kids and Money Also tagged cell phone, gifts, Kids and Money, The Son Leave a comment







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