Well my bank account got massively hit this past week. Since the kids are headed back to school in three weeks I decided that I should probably get a start on the kid’s school clothes shopping. I did find a lot of great deals like apple bottoms pants for my daughter. But I still left the store $300 poorer. And the bad thing about all this. I’m not done yet! I still have to purchase all their school supplies and this is going to cost me about $200. Oh well at least they’re going back to school soon!
With less than three weeks left until the school year is finished I have started looking at buying a couple of grading presents. I think it would be awesome if I could afford some Disney vacations but I don’t think that’s going to happen this year. Both of the kids had a terrific year this year so I am planning on buying them something nice. Neither has asked for much for a grading present so it shouldn’t be too hard to find something perfect for both of them. Now all I have to do is find the gifts and purchase them.
I can’t believe how fast the school year has gone. Both the children did a wonderful job once again this year at school. I’ve already been told by both of their teachers that they both have passed. So this is a really great relief off my mind. Now it’s time to start thinking about the end of the school year presents. I always buy a gift for the teachers, the bus driver and this year I will have to look into coach gifts as well. But by purchasing all these gifts, it shows the kids teachers that we really do appreciate all their hard work. Now all I have to do is decide what to buy.
You know it’s almost the end of the school year when the children come home asking for money for the end of the school year items and activities. The other day my son came home from school with the order form for his school year book. My daughter will end up bring home a similar form as well. Plus he needs money for two field trips. So this is how I know that the school year is slowly winding down. When the children need all this extra money. But this is also their favorite time of the school year so I guess if it cost me a little money for them to have a little extra fun, then it is all worth it.
Both the children brought home their report cards yesterday and I can’t tell you how please I was with them, especially with my daughter’s. She is in grade 6 which is a transition year in our district and sometimes children have a difficult time making the transition from elementary school to middle school. Well not this kid. She came home with all A’s and was really impressed with all her hard work. Now normally I don’t buy them a present just for bringing home a special report card. But this time I think I might. Not stainless steel drums or anything like that, but I think I might get them each a DS game just to show them how proud I am.
Lately I just haven’t wanted to go to work. There is so much going on right now at my place of employment, that it honestly feels like it’s the last place on earth that I want to be. So I have been doing a little thinking and have decided that I might just end up going back to school. I would love to be able to enroll in some type of online university and get my business diploma.
Well I have been doing some research into this and have found a site where I could obtain a bachelors degree online quiet conveniently. This site offers you all the course material that you would get at an on site university without having to sit in a formal school setting. Their costs for their courses are very competitive and they are a fully accredited online university. I really have to do something here and I think by taking an online course, I can finally get away from this going no where job that I have found myself in.n
When the kids arrived home from school on Friday it was the start of their March break. Well…. since they spent the first two days of their break fighting, I can only assume that this is what I have to look forward to for the remainder of their time off. These two really do love one another, but for some reason they feel the need to fight over everything. Honestly if this doesn’t let up, I really don’t know what I will end up doing. Oh well, that’s life with two little people I guess. I’ll just have to make sure that I have a whole bottle of Advil on hand for their entire March break.
My daughter’s junior high is having their winter dance this coming Wednesday night. I’ve got to tell you all I was a little surprised with her by her actions over this dance. The last couple that she went to she had a blast, but this one she barely mentioned. She did mention it to her father yesterday but didn’t ask for any money for a ticket. Now… that’s not her. This morning her father did give her the money for a ticket, but he had to ask her if she wanted to go, she wasn’t begging him to go. Maybe the dances aren’t as fun for her as she thought they would be? Oh well, who knows with little kids right?
Many of you may not be aware of this, but lately I have been trying my hand at general transcription. Although I do find this work quite tedious, I do enjoy doing it so I think I will continue on with this type of work for a little while. But I have also been thinking about doing some medical billing and coding as well. But to do this I would have to take medical coding training courses to get into this field. I don’t know if I’m prepared to pay money for courses just yet. So I think I will just continue on with what I’m doing and possibly down the road check out this other profession a little more closely.
Only nine more days!! That’s right folks. Only nine more days and the children are back in school. And if you think that I’m excited about this, you couldn’t be more right! This has probably been the longest summer of my life!!! The weather has been so miserable that the kids haven’t been able to spend a lot of time outside. This means they have been stuck in the house and I got to hear all their fighting during the entire summer. We really only had one week of good weather and the rest of the time has been pretty much a crap shoot. This is why I am so happy that there is only NINE more days left until they both head onto that little yellow school bus.