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EmilyJ

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  1. I need suggestions for a boys' book club for ages 8-12. We are studying the Middle Ages this year. We have most of our books selected, but need input on the following topics: Norse Mythology William the Conqueror/The Battle of Hastings Middle Ages Samurai William Wallace We prefer juvenile historical fiction with a lot of battles and excitement! Do you have any book suggestions? Thanks in advance!
  2. **I am just noting expenditures that fall outside of my normal/budgeted expenses like gas, food and household items.... 1/1 $0 1/2 $0 1/3 $0 1/4 $10 lunch out, $10 face cream 1/5 $0 1/6 $14 over budget on groceries 1/7 $0 1/8 $0 1/9 $1 coffee 1/10 $5 consignment shop, dd's room re-do 1/11 $8 lunch out with ds (rainy day envelope) 1/12 $30 undies for potty-trainer, birthday present for Grandma 1/13 $10 over budget on groceries 1/14 $15 out to lunch with all 3 dc 1/15 $0 1/16 $5 another room re-do item for dd, lunch out (again!) but this time I paid for it with cash from the sale of some old cookbooks! 1/17 $45 Target trip (arrgghhh Target!)....2 birthday gifts and some household odds and ends that we needed (usually the household stuff comes from my "household supplies" envelope which is currently empty) 1/18 $3 fast food, $15 medicine and a few grocery items...over budget 1/19 $0 1/20 $0 1/21 $15 out to eat with kids (it seems like this has become a habit on Mondays, after co-op) 1/22 $5 curtain for dd's room re-do 1/23 $0 1/24 $10 out to lunch, $6 Gingerbread house kits (huh???) on clearance...as if I need one more thing to store for months on end :glare:
  3. I have lost track and stopped posting....grrr....I know I haven't gone crazy or anything, but I have made a few rash purchases. Something this thread has made me aware of is that I need to find an alternative to "eating out" as entertainment with my kids. And I also need to budget $ for gifts....we have spent about $75 just on birthday gifts this month--and I did not plan for that. I'm really impressed with everyone's resolve and discipline!! You all inspire me!!
  4. **I am just noting expenditures that fall outside of my normal/budgeted expenses like gas, food and household items.... 1/1 $0 1/2 $0 1/3 $0 1/4 $10 lunch out, $10 face cream 1/5 $0 1/6 $14 over budget on groceries 1/7 $0 1/8 $0 1/9 $1 coffee 1/10 $5 consignment shop, dd's room re-do 1/11 $8 lunch out with ds (rainy day envelope) 1/12 $30 undies for potty-trainer, birthday present for Grandma 1/13 $10 over budget on groceries 1/14 $15 out to lunch with all 3 dc 1/15 $0 1/16 $5 another room re-do item for dd, lunch out (again!) but this time I paid for it with cash from the sale of some old cookbooks! 1/17 $45 Target trip (arrgghhh Target!)....2 birthday gifts and some household odds and ends that we needed (usually the household stuff comes from my "household supplies" envelope which is currently empty) 1/18 $3 fast food, $15 medicine and a few grocery items...over budget
  5. Thanks so much! Will you tag me when you post those recipes? :)
  6. Have you guys ever heard that saying "It takes 21 days to break or make a habit"? I wonder if a lot of this is about habits? I have a bad habit of eating out. I just get so tired of having to come up with new ideas...lunch can get so boring! I need to be proactive about coming up with new lunch menus!!
  7. **I am just noting expenditures that fall outside of my normal/budgeted expenses like gas, food and household items.... 1/1 $0 1/2 $0 1/3 $0 1/4 $10 lunch out, $10 face cream 1/5 $0 1/6 $14 over budget on groceries 1/7 $0 1/8 $0 1/9 $1 coffee 1/10 $5 consignment shop, dd's room re-do 1/11 $8 lunch out with ds (rainy day envelope) 1/12 $30 undies for potty-trainer, birthday present for Grandma 1/13 $10 over budget on groceries 1/14 $15 out to lunch with all 3 dc 1/15 $0 1/16 $5 another room re-do item for dd, lunch out (again!) but this time I paid for it with cash from the sale of some old cookbooks! 1/17 $45 Target trip (arrgghhh Target!)....2 birthday gifts and some household odds and ends that we needed (usually the household stuff comes from my "household supplies" envelope which is currently empty)
  8. I have an almost-eight-year-old dd that needs some major spelling help. I've used ETC to no avail. I need something that's easy to implement. I am not interested in All About Spelling b/c of the cost. Please help me figure out how to help her. She's not a strong reader, either. I keep thinking it's going to "click", but I'm starting to panic.
  9. 1/1 $0 1/2 $0 1/3 $0 1/4 $85 hair cut and color (in the budget), $10 lunch out by myself (not in the budget), $10 face cream (not in the budget) 1/5 $0 1/6 $14 over budget on groceries 1/7 $0 1/8 $0 1/9 $1 1/10 $5 consignment shop, dd's room re-do (not in budget) 1/11 $8 lunch out with ds (rainy day envelope) 1/12 $30 undies for potty-trainer, birthday present for Grandma (not in the budget) 1/13 $10 over budget on groceries 1/14 $15 out to lunch with all 3 dc (not in budget) **learning that going out to eat is my weakness!
  10. 1/1 $0 1/2 $0 1/3 $0 1/4 $85 hair cut and color (already budgeted, but it seems kind of frivolous!), $10 Panera (lunch out by myself after hair appt, couldn't resist), $10 Walgreens (face cream), $0 Victoria's Secret!! Used an expired coupon for free panties (P.S. their coupons don't really expire! and a $10 voucher they sent me for my birthday) 1/5 $0 1/6 $14 over budget on groceries 1/7 $0 (the library is a wonderful source of free entertainment when you just need to get out of the house!) 1/8 $0 (Used a gift card at Starbucks....so, what happens when my gift card runs out??? :nopity: That will be a sad day.) 1/9 $1 for coffee (but it doesn't "count" because it was change I found around the house!) 1/10 $5 at a consignment shop.....got new items for my dd's room re-do and used store credit (I sell stuff there, too), so I only needed $5 to make up the difference and and a MAJOR victory was driving past Chick Fil A at dinner time with little one saying "I want to go to ChickILa!!!!" Well, I wanted Chick Fil A for dinner, too....but I just kept driving and we ate at home! Yay!!! 1/11 $8 lunch out with 3 y.o.....I'm happy, though, because the $ came from my Rainy Day envelope:) $4 Pinewood Derby kit for Cub Scouts for 9 y.o. 1/12 $30 unplanned Walmart trip....ugh.....but I desperately needed more undies for my potty trainer and a birthday gift for my grandmother.... 1/13 $10 over budget on groceries, otherwise a good day for me!
  11. 1/1 $0 1/2 $0 1/3 $0 1/4 $85 hair cut and color (already budgeted, but it seems kind of frivolous!), $10 Panera (lunch out by myself after hair appt, couldn't resist), $10 Walgreens (face cream), $0 Victoria's Secret!! Used an expired coupon for free panties (P.S. their coupons don't really expire! and a $10 voucher they sent me for my birthday) 1/5 $0 1/6 $14 over budget on groceries 1/7 $0 (the library is a wonderful source of free entertainment when you just need to get out of the house!) 1/8 $0 (Used a gift card at Starbucks....so, what happens when my gift card runs out??? :nopity: That will be a sad day.) 1/9 $1 for coffee (but it doesn't "count" because it was change I found around the house!) 1/10 $5 at a consignment shop.....got new items for my dd's room re-do and used store credit (I sell stuff there, too), so I only needed $5 to make up the difference and and a MAJOR victory was driving past Chick Fil A at dinner time with little one saying "I want to go to ChickILa!!!!" Well, I wanted Chick Fil A for dinner, too....but I just kept driving and we ate at home! Yay!!! 1/11 $8 lunch out with 3 y.o.....I'm happy, though, because the $ came from my Rainy Day envelope:) $4 Pinewood Derby kit for Cub Scouts for 9 y.o. 1/12 $30 unplanned Walmart trip....ugh.....but I desperately needed more undies for my potty trainer and a birthday gift for my grandmother....
  12. that's amazing! Way to go! Is there a website you recommend for your freezer meal recipes?
  13. I think FB status updates from businesses and marketing emails are evil! I need to unlike a bunch of pages and unsubsribe to a lot of emails, too. I find myself clicking through to see the "great deals" all the time....and then I have to talk myself out of buying. If I just didn't know about the big sale or whatever, I would be blissfully unaware. Agghhh! Amazon and Shutterfly are my big temptations online.
  14. My husband, a retail manager, would want to know right away. I, too, absolutely adore Publix. I miss it so much....we don't have one where we currently live. However, like you, I had an unsettling experience at one. There was a particular bagger that always gravitated toward me as I was checking out. It made me slightly uncomfortable, but I tried to brush it off. I ignored it until the day he walked me out to my car, loaded my groceries, asked for my "autograph" in his autograph book (huh?), and went in for a hug. I had to physically put the car door between myself and this person to keep him from touching me. It was ICKY. I called the manager right away and reported the incident. I continued to shop there, but had to avoid that bagger....not make eye contact, etc....it was really wierd.
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