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Not too much going on for me lately, but there has been lots of excitement in the kid’s lives. The biggest news is that Bronze graduated from preschool today. Strangely enough, I’m not feeling the typical “it feels like she was a baby just yesterday” thing that so many people express at a time like this. Instead it feels like she’s had a pretty full life already. Since she was born, she’s lived in 4 different houses, attended 2 different preschools, and just all the general turmoil that happens with a separation.
I can only hope that the commitment to these kids that Ex and I still have will be enough to carry her and her brother through and not have any lasting damage. We’ve all been through a lot lately, but the Ex and I are trying really hard to keep things as normal as possible.
Today, all four of us went to the graduation ceremony together and it was fine. Bronze was too shy to take part in a lot of the activities, but it was still good. This is the same preschool that Azure went to, so we’ve known these two teachers for a long time. It was a little sad to say goodbye to them, as they’ve been so great for the kids.
The other big thing that happened is that Azure lost his first front tooth yesterday. He’d already lost 4 across the bottom quite a while ago, but both front teeth have been loose and he’d gotten excited about it again. It finally popped out at breakfast yesterday.
Here’s a shot of them in the backyard today, Azure showing off his missing tooth and Bronze sporting her graduation cap.
Have a great weekend!
I'm still having a little trouble getting back into the swing of posting regularly. Unfortunately I got out of that habit. I hope to get better about it soon.
In the meantime, I've been thinking about how much I'd already written previously, so over the next few days?, weeks?, I'm going to be adding my old posts. I've got everything saved as word docs, so it shouldn't be too bad to add them. And just in case I pick us any new readers, it'll give them a chance to get caught up.
Today as I was leaving work, I decided to act on an impulse I’d been having all day. For one day only, I would pretend that spending my money was ok. It’s never easy for me to part with my money. However, paying for 2 households sort of takes care of it for me each month, regardless.
The thing that started all of it was that I’ve got a work conference coming up Sunday through Tuesday, and I wanted to get a haircut before then. The difference was that I splurged and went to a salon to get my hair cut, instead of just having it cut at the local Fantastic Sam’s (cheap, serviceable haircuts for those who aren’t familiar with them). Then, while I was there, I also purchased some leave-in conditioner, which I was nearly out of. With tip, my total was $53. Comparing this to my haircut I’ve been getting at $18 including tip had me taking a few deep breaths as I paid my bill.
Walking out, I felt good though. I deny myself many times, always just get by with what I’ve already got or take the cheapest route all the time. I felt so good, I decided there was only one thing I could do: hit the mall!
I wanted to get myself some kind of cool new shirt to wear at the conference. Also, I’ve been contemplating starting running, and was thinking about getting some new running shoes. I started out with looking at shoes. As I was trying on some, walking around to test them a bit, I saw a pair of tan casual shoes on the clearance rack that were calling to me. I tried them on and they fit fine, and were only $19.99 too. I left the running shoes behind and paid for my clearance shoes.
As I wandered around, I tried, I really did, but not much was appealing to me. I found a clearance shirt for $2.60, the boxers I wear were on sale, so 2 pair at $5 each, and the big purchase, the new shirt for the conference, was a whopping $13.99. At least it matched the casual shoes I got and could be part of having a new outfit to wear. I even went into the higher priced stores, to see what they had to offer, but again, not much looked good to me. I did see one cool lightweight sweater, but the clearance price was still $56, which even this new carefree me couldn’t justify.
I left the mall, glad that I hadn’t lost all my senses. I decided that I could make do with the 2 pair of running shoes I already own and just wear for everyday use until I prove to myself that I might actually stick to running. So, with the day’s total at just under $100, I figure I’ve done my part for the new few months to keep this economy moving.
