4/15/09--Ups and downs this week!
Posted 04-15-2009 at 02:41:49 PM by thl
After a relaxing weekend that included a run to Publix, cooking Easter dinner, and a wonderful Easter with friends, this week has been mostly up and down. It started up--teeball was canceled for Monday afternoon because of rain, but we all dressed up in our Auburn best and teeball outfit for Evan (DS1) and met our friends at Chick-Fil-A for Team Spirit night. The kids got free Kids Meals, Maxie (my friend) and I got free combos, and our husbands got free entrees. There was a great crowd, including my husband's niece with her two kids and another niece who works there and dressed as the Chick-Fil-A cow. The kids all had a fabulous time and also got free ice cream sundaes! Then I had Bible study and actually started Tuesday a little down because of a few things I heard while there--not related to the study itself.
Then on Tuesday I woke up with my back hurting--I must have picked my toddler up awkwardly somehow on Monday, and I also realized that I have lost a gift card to Carraba's--I thought I had it in a safe place, but it has totally disappeared. I spent a lot of that morning looking for it, and was so discouraged not to find it. I just think--all my hard work to save money and I go and lose free money! Then the day ended with an awful sinus headache--this has been a tough allergy season for me.
But on the up side, my 4-year-old's speech therapist had a lot of wonderful things to say about his progress and language development, which is so encouraging, because I had really been afraid he was so far behind that it would be difficult to get him ready for kindergarten. And then today, I was able roll Register Rewards between Degree deodorant and Axe deodorant/Colgate toothbrushes and get to the $40 threshold for the free ham! And it's a beautiful day today, if a bit chilly!
April spending: $172.74
April rebates: $37.49
This is the highest spending at mid-month yet this year, and it mostly is because my husband has been doing a fair amount of eating out, for lunch and with the boys. I hope we can rein this in, but I don't want to nag him. I know this is still a low total in the long run.
Then on Tuesday I woke up with my back hurting--I must have picked my toddler up awkwardly somehow on Monday, and I also realized that I have lost a gift card to Carraba's--I thought I had it in a safe place, but it has totally disappeared. I spent a lot of that morning looking for it, and was so discouraged not to find it. I just think--all my hard work to save money and I go and lose free money! Then the day ended with an awful sinus headache--this has been a tough allergy season for me.
But on the up side, my 4-year-old's speech therapist had a lot of wonderful things to say about his progress and language development, which is so encouraging, because I had really been afraid he was so far behind that it would be difficult to get him ready for kindergarten. And then today, I was able roll Register Rewards between Degree deodorant and Axe deodorant/Colgate toothbrushes and get to the $40 threshold for the free ham! And it's a beautiful day today, if a bit chilly!
April spending: $172.74
April rebates: $37.49
This is the highest spending at mid-month yet this year, and it mostly is because my husband has been doing a fair amount of eating out, for lunch and with the boys. I hope we can rein this in, but I don't want to nag him. I know this is still a low total in the long run.
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Okay, so after reading your Blog posts, I think we really are similar. I deal with the same things with my husband as far as the eating out. There were so many things that I read and thought "wow, that sounds like things I've said/thought". I hope things continue to get better. Have a great night? day? Blessings!Posted 04-15-2009 at 10:54:06 PM by pinkproverbs
