Seriously, it was getting a little awkward writing to myself. :-)
ANYWHO.....It has been a tough weekend...
On Friday I took DD2 our for hot chocolate (used gift card) and let her know what was going on. There are so many unknowns on what will happen with her placement but I didn't want her blindsided. It was tough as we had to talk about her parents incarceration, the existence of family members, and the potential of moving from our home. She was more interested in her hot chocolate and cookie than the conversation and took the news fairly well. She has been a little clingy all weekend, but other than that she is her normal cheerful self.
I had a grocery store FAIL on Saturday. I am a crazy insane grocery list maker. This is the excel spread sheet I use to plan my trips:
I write the totals in while I shop and it gives me an idea if we can afford extras such as special treats or stocking up on sales items. When I check out I am usually within 2 dollars of my estimate grocery bill.
So here is how I messed up. At the bottom of this list it auto totals. I first make a list of all meals I am going to make and add all the ingredients to make these meals. Once that is finished, I add the bare minimums for breakfast, lunch fixings, cleaning supplies, toiletries, and household staples. Once those are added, if the total is low I add little extras. If I am to high I find cheaper meal solutions or cut down on household snacks.
When I completed my list, the total was just below $100.00 which is what I needed. Imagine my surprise when my total was $133.32 dollars!!! I took my receipt and spent 20 minutes in the car trying to figure what I over spent on. Then I realized my formula to auto total was messed up. When I fixed the formula is was at 134.00. So my list still works as long as the operator doesn't mess it up.
More stories to tell, but that will have to wait until tomorrow. Goodnight my lovely 2-5 readers.
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