Wednesday, this will be a long day!

     Every Wednesday during the school year I watch a 2 year old girl in the morning.  Our oldest daughter has a high school friend that did everything right.  She went to school got her degree, met a nice husband who also had his degree.  They got married established nice teaching careers, after 4 years they bought a cute house later had their first baby, then the recession hit.  They both found out they would lose their jobs a week before Claire was born.    Anyway, they lost the house and moved home and started over.   They had a year of unemployment and then both found jobs here.  So I watch Claire Wednesday mornings and grandpa picks her up at noon.  I have had her since she was born.  It saves this couple over $100.00 month to have her watched by us one day a week.  She is very good and sweet, the only downfall is that I have to get up one hour earlier and it KILLS me.  Sleep is so precious to me.  I feel like I am drugged and rummy when I wake up early.  This lasts most of the day. I have never been a morning person.  I try but I always fail.

     Need to shake it off.  I was not able to get as much choreography done last night.  My classes are just younger and I think I may be expecting too much out of them.  I have three more weeks/lessons before we go into production and I am scared.  But I can't get past certain points because they have to keep relearning old choreography.  I just need more time with them.  I may have to schedule extra lessons.
     Daughter #2 has a work interview today so I hope she gets this job.  Her school loans are coming due.  Daughter #3 called and said her I-pod which she lives by was stolen at a party. (I have told her not to go to strange parties on campus).  She is devastated.  I said I would not by a new one.  I am buying her a ski coat for her Birthday and she really needs this.  I said I can replace the I-pod but no coat.  Or you can wait and get the I-pod for Christmas but not much else. Well she is already picking up extra shifts to earn the money to cover the I-pod.  Funny she could not do that to cover the rent.  I have been nagging her to work at least 5 more hours a week.  Just bring in $150.00 more a month will so help your and my situation.  But no she could not, school was just too much, so I backed down.  But now here we have a situation that makes her life more miserable and she can work, work, work.  I always new she could.  We will see how long it takes her to replace the I-pod.  I bet she earns a new one in a month.  I kind of see it as a blessing.  I always knew she could work more.


     I had many more checks last night, I have not done a deposit, but it is going to be interesting to see how much tuition is in before the 10th.  So nice.  Now I need to go do the books and get a budget written out for this month.  It really never changes but I like to be able to mark it off.  So today, I will balance both check books and get budget written out.  I also have more sewing to do(it never ends).  I have a play read through at 3 o'clock and then will teach until 8.  I love it when Wednesday's are over.

     Out My Window:  Putting the light in the chicken coop has helped.  Our egg production really dropped last week, but it is back up with the artificial light.


Have a great and productive day!


Kim