This is not a complaint post, althought it might sound like one. Seriously I should probably get used to this because it's probably all down hill from here. Here goes: I don't think I was mentally prepared for all the money (here and there) we were going to have to spend now that we have two in school. It didn't seem so noticeable with just one, but now that two are school age I have really picked up on this. BTW-Nor has had a much easier transition to kindergarten than I had anticipated. She was so irritated the other day, she got a green. That means you have a good day but you had one warning. I asked, "What did you get in trouble for?" She sighed, rolled her eyes (oh my. already), and said, "Singing in the hallway." Really???? I know elementary school is a totally different world from what I am used to as a high school teacher. But if I found students singing in the hall I do believe I would jump for joy. I told her, "best just to not sing in the hall anymore. So when you want to break out into the theme song from Annie better think twice.
Anyway, I digress. The original point of this post was to talk about how we are getting nickeled and dimed to death. First for Tug it was $10 for the class t-shirt. Then a few days later it was $8 for the class field trip in a few weeks. Then a few days later I got a notice for $12 for Nor, class tshirt and a magazine subscription. Then the scholastic book order came home with her and and we just HAD to order a few books. A few days after that I got a paper for another $10 for Nor's class field trip at the end of Oct. And the most recent was school picture order forms yesterday (pre-pay) for pictures tomorrow. It doesn't seem like alot one at a time, but boy does that start to add up. I wonder what the next request will be???? Oh wait, I already know........the school-wide book fair is in two weeks. Get those checkbooks ready my friends.....
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