I should be back to a regular schedule in another couple of days. I’m still working 35 hours a week, taking care of the kid during the day, and I’ve been feeling a little under the weather. But I’m starting to feel a little better now, and am pretty sure that we can handle our latest financial setback without dipping into the emergency fund again. I’m also feeling the need for a change in the layout of this blog, so please be patient if you see some weird experimental changes over the next week. I hope everyone who is...
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Enjoying the good weather and life
OK, I dropped the ball after being bamboozled. I had one heck of a headache yesterday, and took a day off from everything internet. I did the same thing for most of today. It was a nice break. Why was it so good to get away? Perhaps it has something to do with watching the Olympics at night. It might also have something to do with the nice weather – the kid and I have been outside all day today (as well as yesterday). I also took some time to finish reading Tolle’s “A New Earth” (would recommend getting...
I got bamboozled by my kid
It was a hard toddler head that inadvertendly hit my nose. There was no nosebleed (although I kept checking, since my entire nose was numb), but I have one heck of a headache despite two tylenol. I’m just hoping to make it through tutoring tonight, and will sleep this one off. Until tomorrow…
Cute kid story
We’ve been working hard on the “please” and “thank you” concept with the kid. He’s doing pretty well. He’s also at the stage where he imitates everything we say. For example, when we run out of something, like milk or dog food, he’ll say, “Milk all gone”. I respond with the usual, “Yep, we’ll have to go to the store to get more milk” (or more dog food, or whatever). This is almost always followed by, “Oh boy (I have no idea where he picked this up!). Go bye bye car. Go store, get more milk.” It’s pretty cute....
Back from camping
We’re back from a weekend camping trip. It was a lot of fun, even though we got rained on for a whole night and part of a day. Trying to keep a 2-year-old contained in a tent while waiting for a storm to pass was challenging, but somewhat manageable. I have made a mental note to bring more books/toys in the event of rain (we try to keep it simple, but in this case having more than a dump truck and 2 books would have made life better)! In general, I love camping because it is so simple, and...
A fun and frugal weekend
After traveling last weekend, everyone was ready to take it easy. We wanted to get out and enjoy nature this weekend, and were thinking about taking a short trip (less than 2 hours) to a state park. However, on Friday evening, we pulled out our atlas, and found a nature center that was only 15 miles away! We decided to head over there on Saturday morning, and had a lot of fun. If it hadn’t been for the humidity, we would have stayed longer (our bassett hound is a trooper, but she doesn’t do well in high heat combined...
I spent $5 at Starbucks, and I am ok with it
We got back earlier today from our travels. I am glad to be back! On the way home, both my husband and I were really tired. At a rest stop on the turnpike, I purchased a really big (I’m not sure what it is called in Starbucks language, but I said “really big”, and the girl knew what I meant) coffee to wake me up for my leg of the trip. I haven’t purchased a Starbucks coffee in almost 10 years (my last one was when I was driving my old car to graduate school in 1999). It was...
Getting ready for another trip
We’re going out-of-state this weekend to visit my husband’s family. While I enjoy being there, I dread the 6-7 hour drive. Our close friends from Arizona will be in town with their son, so it will be extra special! I can’t promise that I will be able to keep up with Entrecard drops or posting, but I’ll be sure to drop cards on everyone early next week. Have a wonderful weekend everyone!
We found a program for the kid
If you’ve been following some of my previous posts, you know that a recent source of stress in our lives has been finding a program for the kid for the next school year. It seems like some good karma has come our way, and we found something that is a great fit. My kid is only 2, so we’re trying to find something that doesn’t last all day, but gives him the chance to interact with other kids. We always go to the free story time at our local library (as well as visit the library at least once...
We took a day trip – be back tomorrow
We had a blast today – my husband took the day off, and we took the kid to Sesame Place. I’ll write more tomorrow, but I give this place three thumbs up if you have little ones!
