1/27/2010

Update - This & That

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Little Brother
To all those bloggers who are also parents and have full time jobs - I am so impressed!

With have Jordan's little brother staying with us, the frequency that I have been writing has gone down dramatically over the last two weeks!  We have had some significant trials over the past while - and although I love the kid like my own little brother, I am so glad his parents get back to town tomorrow.

Little brother will stay with us tomorrow night, and then go back to his home on Friday after school. Following this weekend, I hope to be back to a more regular writing schedule.

Receipt Tracking
This past week I've had a hard time keeping and tracking receipts.  We had a lot of additional expenses due to Little Brother being with us (including groceries, socks & underwear, increased gas).  I'm going to try again in February.

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7 comments:

  1. Jolie27 January 2010 at 15:11

    lol Yes kids definitely change what 'normal' once was. Here's to your world returning to normal soon.

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  2. BakinBaker27 January 2010 at 15:59

    Three kiddos later: Normal? What's that? :D

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  3. Mom27 January 2010 at 19:11

    Good, cause I miss you when you don't write.

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  4. Canadian Saver27 January 2010 at 19:45

    I don't think I could take 2 weeks with a teenager... I'd probably get worn out by trying to keep up with all the stuff that's cool now! And cooking, cuz teenagers sure eat a lot :-)

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  5. Anonymous28 January 2010 at 04:18

    Socks and underwear? I don't think I want to know. it'll be good to see you writing more.

    regards,

    Jason

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  6. Jessie28 January 2010 at 08:39

    @ Jolie - we sure are looking forward to it!

    @ Bakin - too funny!

    @ Mom - aww but we can always talk on the phone

    @ Canadian Saver - it's been a lot! But didn't try to get caught up with what's 'cool' just tried to keep the kid safe and well fed

    @ canadian savings - haha, we'll just say that he didn't pack very well.

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  7. eemusings28 January 2010 at 21:47

    completely agree - i can't imagine working and having kids! It's all i can do to look after myself sometimes!

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