Unstoppable

[dday101798]

NCB,

My XW plays the 'one-up' game and she go right ahead. My boys, all be it a little bit older understand my financial situation and we make the best of what I have to offer. This weekend alone, if it weren't for a dinner gone horribly wrong I would have cleared out only $50 in expenses for the 3 days.

It's the simple little things that excite them. Sure a pizza buffet on Friday ($5 per serson), then Saturday an dmost importantly we all made breakfast (eggs, bacon, pancakes, OJ all for $10?), but everybody participated and made something, group project. Then the zoo, (would have been free, but after being towed 2 weeks ago I opted for the $25 parking fee for peace of mind). Then dinner out after zoo, didn't plan on it, but my sister who went to the zoo said she'd split the bill, wouldn't have been bad, but the waitress kept putting the pitchers of soda directly in front of S12, much to my shock they $8 a piece, . Then Sunday, community day in the yard, every body pitched in, then S11 took the helm at the grill then we watched a movie utnil it was time to go.

Not much there, but they had a great time none the less as it was things done together. Sure XW takes them to the amusment park. But, dumps them in a line and does what ever it is she does. Wow, that's a lot of fun huh? She NEVER makes them breakfast. I know she finds it astonishing that I learned how. And that's something in itself, I learned, and then incorporated them, that is FAMILY bonding. XW can order all the McDonald's sandwiches she wants. The love of family is not there.

Xw can shower them with 'gifts' all she wants. But it's not the things they ask for and could care less. They've been asking her for new shoes since FEBRUARY! Finally my cousin and I had enough and scoured through the sales papers and guess what? Took them to the store and got them shoes and they were so happy. Granted S12 already wrecked his, but S11 wipes his down practically every day so that he can go to school tomorrow and show him the new shoes that his dad took him to get.

i could ramble on and on, I think I made my gist?