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Splash Pad Fun and Spending

06/25/2010 by Sandra 3 Comments

: Image by ken mccown via Flickr

Well our budget is sure squeaking this month, we are not over but sure are standing very close to the edge. Yet in reviewing this month it was almost all needs, well I will admit a few wants sneaked in too.

In remembering how our spending plan has been used and abused this month, we went to the splash pad today for some free fun. Not many things now a days are free but this truly had no expense for us today. We had a nice hardy breakfast and packed some snack and off we went. All the children really wanted was cold water and their little bodies ran like the wind through the water. I didn’t have it too bad either I sat in the shade where I could deligently watch them and relax a bit.

We will definitely do this again soon, my 3 yr old was so worn out he is taking an awesome nap now and mom can take one too. 🙂

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Needless Waste Of Gasoline

06/25/2010 by Sandra 1 Comment

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I was driving to the Y and ran into some aweful traffic on the highway and I knew I wasn’t going to be on time. I called to see how long my child care reservation would be held since I was going to be about 15 minutes late.

Turn out I didn’t have a reservation and they or I failed to write it down. It doesn’t really matter who made the mistake. What matters is that I need to call ahead and double check this so that I don’t drive more than halfway there, to only have to turn around and come back home. Fortunately I didn’t stress over it too much I just went to do an errand or two so the gas wasn’t a complete waste.

Learned a lesson today that can say me some money on the gasoline I put in the vehicle.

Scorching Heat

06/23/2010 by Sandra 2 Comments

It is so hot outside that the A/C has been running non stop all day. I am cringing at the thought of our electric bill this month.

I remember last year around this time I thought the unit had broken because the temperature in the house wouldn’t go down much. Turns out it wasn’t broken it was working hard to try to keep up with the temperature outside. Which was sort of a good thing because at least we didn’t have a repair bill to account to.

Glasses, Eye Exams and Yes Finally Contact Lenses

06/21/2010 by Sandra Leave a Comment

We finally all went in for eye exams, except for our 3 yr old.

I finally got new glasses as the one’s I was wearing were all smudged from the anti glare film yuck. I got new lenses in my old frames which are still in good shape. Soon will go in to get my trial contacts due to my high prescription they never have mine in stock sigh.

My husband got two new pairs of glasses one regular and on for the sun. Poor thing last time we went in for glasses we got let’s say abused by the office. My glasses and exam alone were well over $500.00, which at the time was our budget for the family. When we got my bill we had to skip his exam and I my chin was dragging for days I felt so bad.

Our 7 yrs old we found out also needs glasses and he got two really nice pairs. He really like them thank goodness. He seems to be taking great care of them and not being rough on the frames.

The best part is that our budget of $500.00 for these exams went all the way this time. We all got our exams for about 525.00. I was so glad my husband and my son were also able to get their exams. Shame on our previous doctor for the shameless abuse of us, we would have gone back had they not overcharged us so much. We are on the other side of the token very happy with our new office. (sigh of relief)