Updates

Good news on the subsidy front.  DW was able to connect with the rate assessor and he was surprised the increase was denied.  With the help of DS2’s social worker we were able to provide him more data and he is resubmitted for reprocessing.  We should find out by next week if it was approved.

After a 2.5 hour meeting with the school district yesterday, we all agreed to move DS2 to a school that is part of a mental health hospital.  During his last move I was pretty hands off but still missed a lot of work. This time I want to get it done right, so I will be a lot more involved in the transition process.  Financially this will hurt but it is what is best for DS2.

I have a meeting with my supervisor tomorrow and we will talk about me transitioning to become a telecommuter. This would be so good for us financially.  I miss a lot of work because I have to leave to deal with kid behaviors issues, appointments or visits.  Since I usually have kids with me afterwards I can’t head back to work.  As a telecommuter, I can get stuff set-up to amuse the kids downstairs while I work from the second floor. This should hopefully cut my missed hours in half.

DW had a discussion with our daycare provider about DD3 transitioning to all day kindergarten in September. Our rate will drop by $160.00 a month. I was hoping for more, but I know the provider is giving us a great deal already.  The head daycare assistant did tell DW that she was thinking about starting her own daycare soon and would charge us less.  That would be amazing!!

Roommate is thinking about selling her car and it currently bluebooks around $600.00.  We are thinking about buying it for DD1 as am early birthday/Christmas/family day present.  Since we already have an agreement to match what she saves for a car (up to $1500.00). We would only be coughing up $300.00 more than if DD1 bought it on her own. $300.00 is about what we spend on the holiday. We just need to find the money earlier than we had budgeted.  This REALLY only works if we get our tax return in a timely manner. 

So that is what is new at the House of Sense.