Whoo Hoo!

Just finished my first pay period with my new job. It kinda feels good to be bringing in some extra money, even if not a lot. With the increase in gas and cost of food and such, the extra money will be nice.

Meanwhile, the decision has been made. We are not going to the big family reunion. With the increase in airfare and the difficulty of hubby getting away from the business for several days, we agreed that this trip was not going to happen peacefully. As sad as I am about it, I am also at peace with it. The truth is, $1000.00 just to fly the family to another island is a bit much. Think about it, that could pay for more than 1/2 of Lee's school next year. Or, it could pay for a couple of months of gas.

In other news, I am so proud of the two older girls. They started earning stars towards a special purchase by not wetting their beds at night. Both of them completed their individual charts this morning. Bell's prize was the movie Ra tatouille (I separated the word so the googling of it doesn't attract all kinds of crazies). Lee got a new bathing suit. I'll try to get a picture of her in it for y'all. I'll tell the story about it when I post the picture. Talk about previews of shopping with a teenager. Yicks!