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November 28th, 2012 at 04:11 am

I really don't like these shorter days. Getting up in the dark to take DD to school is not my favorite thing to do. Some kids have to walk to school in the dark and of course being the sensible and responsible teenagers that they are wear all dark colors and cross in the middle of the street. Ditto riding their bikes without head or tail lights. Or helmets.

I can't decide whether it's a death wish or the invincible gene. Either way, I don't want to end up with splattered teenager all over my car. It's dirty enough as it is. (Sorry, morbid humor. I'm just kidding in case anyone took that seriously). I get so tense because I am always afraid a kid is going to dart out in front of me. It's happened enough times as it is.

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DS is still in a lot of pain. I went to the store today to get more medical tape, neosporin and some epsom salts for him to soak his feet in. Then after the soak we have to pour a bit of hydrogen peroxide on his toes, then dry them, then put neosporin on the wounds, then put guaze around them and tape it in place. The one toe looks better than it did yesterday. The swelling has gone down. The other looks worse. Anyway, I spent $12.43 on the medical supplies.

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It seems like my cushion is being wittled away. Instead of an extra $400 to send to the credit card, I'll have closer to $300. Oh, well. Life goes in it's own direction, which is not necessarily the direction you want it to go in.

I'm just trying to hold out and not order a pizza. I think I am going to bump up pizza night to tomorrow. Homemade of course. I need to get past the desire to order one takeout. Mine always taste better.

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We got the invite to DH's Christmas Party for work in the mail. December 14th. Not that we can go even, it's in Anchorage, but that means the bonus checks will be given out to those who go and mailed out to those who don't. Which means we should have it in about 3 weeks time. I so hope it is the rumored amount, which is twice what last year's was. I know I can do a lot with it either way, but to be able to pay it all off at once...well, I can't help anticipating it.

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I am on my third day of no caffeine. I was throwing my diet out the window and up to about four cans a day of Pepsi Throwback. It was bad for me and it was getting to be an expensive habit. So here's hoping I can keep it out of the house. I am really tired, but I know that will pass in another couple of days. Already my stomach is feeling better and my heartburn is gone. I don't know what gets into me. I try to keep our food pretty natural and ethical and then I just kind of throw it out the window on one item. Human nature, I guess. Pepsi Throwback is actually in the 100 mile food shed, there's a bottling factory one county over, but that is not a good excuse!

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DD's MP3 player broke and she about had a nervous breakdown. She's somewhat OCD (not as bad as DS) and listening to her music about a half an hour before bedtime is part of her calming routine. I helped her figure out one of the free internet radio things that you can put in one artist and then it plays other artists in that vein. She was a little worried about it running all night and I told her it was fine as long as it wasn't loud enough to disturb the rest of us.

I also told her we could buy a new one on Friday, that I'd advance her the allowance to do so. She's had her current one for several years and taken very good care of it, but it just won't turn on. Fortunately, she had all her music backed up on her computer, so the loss isn't total.

It's been such a long day. I'm glad that it's over. I'm looking forward to payday on Friday. I want to see that debt total go down. One more nail in the coffin of the Evil Empire.

6 Responses to “Insert Clever Title Here”

  1. Thrifty Ray Says:
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    Last May when DD1 and I went to Boston/NY, I had my first infected ingrown toenail. Holy cow was it painful. I can definately empathize with your son. No bueno at all. I hope it heals soon!!

  2. Wino Says:
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    I missed the post about DS's injury/damage to the feet. Feet are tender. You don't realize this until you hurt them. I use my cell phone as my MP3 player. I usually just do podcasts. We don't get talk radio over here, and the radio stations all play the latest contemporary or hip hop stuff. No oldies stations for us oldies. So, I have all my Van Halen and REO on my phone, for those times when I want to listen.

  3. Petunia 100 Says:
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    I listen to Jango at work. I like it better than Pandora.

    Hope DS feels better soon.

  4. creditcardfree Says:
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    Just a thought on the MP3...not sure the brand. My DD's iPod was acting slow. We logged on to iTunes and did a restore to it, then loaded the music back on. Helped tremendously for us. Of course, if it doesn't turn on then it may not be an option!! Good luck.

  5. snafu Says:
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    If ingrown toe nails are an ongoing problem, I suggest checking having pedicures done at Beauty Culture at a local high school or Marvel or whatever Beauty Culture Sch in your community. DH had re-occurring problems and finds this so much preferable to the medical intervention which hurts. He absolutely will not go to the professional manicure/pedicure outlets. I've been going to our local H Sch for years for inexpensive manicure/pedicures. It takes double the time of a professional outlet but the teens certainly know what they are doing, take their time and aim for perfection. We're only charged for materials used. I always tip the student to show my appreciation.

  6. FrugalTexan75 Says:
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    Sorry to hear about your rough day. Frown

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