The Barrick Boys are all back together for the first time in over a month.
CWB came Sunday afternoon, CEB came Monday afternoon. First thing that happened not long after they'd arrived. Their iPads mysteriously disappeared into a locked cabinet and the key went missing.
There way much whining and crying, especially from a 13 year old. The "B" word (bored) was used a couple of times and chores were doled out. Man am I ever learning all kinds of neat stuff from blogs of friends. Mwahahaha.
It wasn't long, though, before they accepted the new rules regarding screen time and were off and playing. They've got some kind of imaginary game thing going today for the second time in a row. We were out to the park with the RC car again. Spent some time searching for ping pong balls that had been hidden by Porsche the Kitteh (they ended up being under the stove. Didn't even think a ping pong ball would fit under there). They appear to be having a fine time without electronics. Yay for them!
On a not so great note, my financial situation continues to deteriorate. For the second month in a row, it's gonna be about making a choice between eating or making my car payment. I don't really NEED my car aside from being able to make it out to the country to pick up the kids. I could take the bus and bike where I need to go in town. Not really sure what I'm gonna do. Ideally, I'd like to get rid of the car and pick up a cheap beater early in the new year once my situation, hopefully, improves. I'm really, really, really not interested in having the conversation with the Exes where I ask if they can bring the kids to me. I'm already doing little enough as it is.
I've cut expenses just about as much as I can. Aside from Hydro, Internet and Phone, I have no other regular bills. The car is, by far, the biggest expense I have. Between a car payment, insurance, fuel and repairs, I just can't justify it anymore I don't think. I think I'm gonna have to let it go, and save up for a $3000 or so beater in the winter maybe. I guess I'll have to call the bank and see what they say...
EDIT: I have decided that I cannot realistically, at this point, be without a car, so I will be searching for a solution which may include trading my newer car for an older car which is worth considerably less and would cost me significantly less on a monthly basis. 2005 Honda Civic maybe...
Let's finish up today on a fun/positive note. I caught CEB doing a rain dance earlier. One of the rules for Xbox and iPad is that it needs to be raining. No such luck for him yet. They did get to play a little bit this morning while I was kinda still sleeping. They are totally surviving.
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