Work is finally settling down, the workload is just now at a more manageable pace. My coursework is still current, I have been very careful to keep up with it, or else this house of cards will quickly tumble!
My own kids have been doing great in school thus far. I am so proud of them. School has always been a struggle for her, she has always resisted the work. But she has all A's right now! My youngest has all A's as well, and she has been keeping herself organized and on schedule very independently!
My savings is still on hold. All of the extra money goes in an account for tuition, which I empty when I pay for the next semester. I should be done with all of this over the summer. I'm excited about using that money on other things, like my savings!
I may put Spring semester on hold, it depends on how some life events pan out.
I will be visiting my mom this weekend with the kids. My mom had an extensive surgery, then developed a very serious infection and had to be admitted back into the hospital. So now she's in rehab... the nursing home kind! (The kids got a kick out of saying grandma's in rehab!) Weekends away usually mean more spending on eating out and fuel. I will just adjust the rest of my budget to account for that.
October update
October 8th, 2015 at 11:35 am
October 8th, 2015 at 04:50 pm 1444319447
Presuming you'll all stay in her home during the visit, I wonder if you'd find it more convenient and less costly to bring along a cooler filled with 'heat and eat' choices you may already have at hand. If you prefer, stop at the most convenient grocery chain store for a so versatile, deli rotisserie chicken, either Ramen noodles, potato salad or a few potatoes suitable for baking, bagged salad & dressing that school aged DDs can manage. If mom has a microwave, DDs can zap whatever frozen vegetables they'll eat.
Cereal, yogurt, fruit salad bkfst
Day 2 Chicken & salad wraps + fruit, pulled chicken 'sliders,' chicken 'Manwich' or chicken casserole, P&J sandwiches + whatever fruit is seasonal/on sale, cheese & raisin stuffed celery sticks, cheese & cracker snacks, stove top popcorn for example. To reduce clean up I suggest paper plates.
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I hope your mom recovers quickly from her infection.