FI wants to go to Medieval Times for his birthday. I love him and I will take him, but sigh, I'm not excited. I just spent $200 on what I'm sure will be crappy food and a very cringy time for me. He humors me though and does things I want, so there's give and take. I made him promise to feed me real food either before or after.
DD1, who is 9, desperately wants an Apple watch. We said no, and her backup request is a Fitbit (or the equivalent). I'd love to find a deal, but even more important is knowing which one to get. I know nothing. Any suggestions? Thanks!
We've been happy with DSs GABB watch. They are 50% off right now.
Ds3 (4yo) finally had his eval and they agree with PDA profile of ASD but also said he may also be twice exceptional. They need to calculate his test scores to confirm all of this but they are fairly sure he will qualify for services (speech articulation, pragmatic language & ASD services) through early intervention.
Since he is behind socially we are now decided that we are going to hold him back a year and do bridge kinder at his preschool. Not thrilled with another year of tuition but it's for the best long term.
My husband is just over 6ft and we have no issues when he is in the back of our sienna. It’s not a common occurrence at all and for teens on short drives I wouldn’t let that deter you from the car.
OMG, my twins are in their last year of daycare. I am counting down the days, but also feel like we won't feel as "rich" as we are hoping to.
Whatever you do, keep them away from $$$ extracurriculars. There's a tax hit re kids older than 6, the increase in food volume, activities.... I haven't crunched the numbers but ballet and all year swim cost so much
Agreed! Wrestling for DS2 is $160/month it’s in season and karate for Ds1 is $155/month.
Even doing sports through the YMCA is expensive these days.
We got VERY lucky with Ds1s piano teacher and she only charges $30/30min lesson.
Still that puts us at over $400/month for kid activities …. DS2 hasn’t started an instrument yet & Ds3 isn’t in anything.
So Pepsi is now taking a strategy from Hermes/LV/etc and focusing on fewer, high buying customers? Soda isn't a need, but I don't think I'd ever have called it a luxury good. What's next? Cheerios?
The price of cereal is crazy! Rice Krispies were $5/small box! It’s literally puffed rice so WTF
We eat out once a week with FIL so we stopped our weekly takeout with the kids.
No babysitters for dates =( We have been doing at home date nights for awhile but recently stopped using delivery services and pick up at the restaurant.
Drive 30 minutes to the overstock/salvage grocery store. This saves hundreds of dollars a month just for a drive, less pleasant shopping experience & double checking dates.
DS's 9th birthday is Friday. We're doing a family dinner on Saturday. My parents are driving in from SC for the weekend. My Aunt & Uncle can't come (my uncle farms and is harvesting). My MIL & FIL are TBD - apparently MIL got shingles about 3 weeks ago (DH never mentioned it to me lol) so no idea if she'll feel up to it. SIL and Nephew are also TBD (her husband's aunt passed and they might have to travel out of state to the funeral, but they aren't sure yet if they're going). I feel bad for DS - I don't know if it's time of year or what, but attendance to his birthday events always seems spotty.
Anyway, my Uncle is sending me a check so that I can buy gifts for DS. I have a couple ideas, but need one $20-25 thing. DS mentioned a very surface, passing interest in Dungeons and Dragons. I found a "starter set" on Amazon but I have no idea if it's worth a damn. I'll take any links or suggestions
blondemoment123 that is such a hard thing to deal with. Ds1 doesn’t like recess because he’s not interested in sports. His teacher won’t let him draw because it’s a solo activity but they bring a board game out so other kids join in. Is that a possibility?
What?! Why isn't a solo activity acceptable for recess? Drawing or reading a book should be perfectly acceptable recess activities for kids who prefer those things. Recess isn't supposed to be PE.
In our situation, it’s because it’s one of his IEP goals to stop only talking to teachers at recess.
Post by namasteak on Sept 22, 2023 11:42:36 GMT -5
blondemoment123 that is such a hard thing to deal with. Ds1 doesn’t like recess because he’s not interested in sports. His teacher won’t let him draw because it’s a solo activity but they bring a board game out so other kids join in. Is that a possibility?