“Keep steadily before you the fact that all true success depends at last upon yourself.” Author: Theodore T. Hunger
Monthly Archives: May 2008
Going camping – be back tomorrow!
We’re going camping, and we are all pretty excited. I am falling a little behind today, but will be back tomorrow. Enjoy your Friday!
WaMu Visa card sucks
OK, I am a sucker. I wanted free access to my credit score, and when I got the offer from WaMu for a card that had free access to FICO scores, I signed up. There were no balance transfer fees, so I did a small balance transfer from a higher interest (3.99%) credit card. I planned to pay it off in full before incurring any interest charges. I would get free access to my credit score, and everyone would be happy. After a couple of weeks, I had not gotten my card, but the balance transfer had occurred (I...
Getting kids back into a routine after traveling
It’s not quite 10am, and my 2-year-old son is down for a nap (he usually sleeps in the early afternoon). He has a gym class at 10:30am, but won’t be going. The one part of traveling that I don’t like is trying to get the kid back into a routine. I follow 3 rules to help get my little one back on track: 1. Let them sleep: Most kids need to catch up on sleep after traveling, whether they like to admit it or not. Between 8 and 9 am this morning, my son had a serious case of...
What a great weekend!
Although we were a little worried about the cost of traveling, it was a wonderful weekend. My grandma is in her 80′s, but she is still very active. She had a pillow fight with my son on Saturday (not an all-out pillow fight, but still an official pillow fight) – this alone made the trip worthwhile. We were also able to spend a lot of Sunday outside, which was really nice. Now it’s time to return to the daily routine, but I’m so glad we took the short trip. Even with gas and food (I picked up Subway for...
Have a great weekend everyone!
We are getting ready to travel to NY to see my mom and great-grandma. They haven’t seen the kid since January, so we are really looking forward to the visit. I hope that everyone really has a nice weekend and gets to spend some quality time with their family! I won’t be dropping Entrecards, but I will be sure to drop on everyone who drops their card this weekend once I get back. Take care, and if you are traveling, be safe!
Stay-at-home mom salary projections
I’m just going to say that I have a real problem with these projections. Articles like this one at MSN try to put a salary tag on a stay-at-home mom. Here’s my salary projection for the stay-at-home mom: Priceless. Guess what? I would also put the priceless tag on the stay-at-home dad, the working dad, and the working mom. There is no way to place a dollar sign on the sacrifice every parent makes for their child (or children). Whether we choose to stay-at-home or work, most parents are just trying to do what is best for their kids. ...
Funny Monday night story…
Both my husband and I are science geeks, but we try not to drill too much science into our 2-year-old. I thought we were doing a pretty good job, until I looked in the bathtub tonight. We have bathtub crayons (a guaranteed fun bath!), and I noticed the molecular structure for water on the shower wall. I politely asked my husband about this, since I was pretty sure it was not the kid’s artwork. He said that our kid wasn’t liking the other drawings of water (water drops, water in a glass, etc.), but was appeased with the molecular...
Quote for thought #2
I hope to post later today, but want to continue with my idea of a thoughtful quote: “The only difference between stumbling blocks and stepping stones is the way in which we use them.” Author: Unknown
Benefits to carpooling
I have mentioned in some previous posts about how my husband’s old job is being relocated to China. He recently found a job with the same company in a different building, and things are going ok. The commute is still long though – about 70 miles round-trip per day. He used to commute to work with a friend in the same department, but his friend had to find a different job as well. My husband and his friend have decided to start carpooling again – their new jobs are relatively close in terms of distance, and are settled into...
