I'll try to remember to get this ticker to show up on all of my new posts. For some reason it is showing that I lost 2 pounds when actually I GAINED 2. Gotta fix that somehow - in more ways than one! What I have planned now is a modified version of Power90X. I saw it on TV but I refuse to pay for it (el cheapo me!). But I did research some reviews of it from various sources on the web and found less negative stuff about it than any other program I've researched. It makes sense to, because even though you are supposed to rest your muscles and not work out a little each week -- it DOES that even though you are working out every day because it target muscle groups in isolation. And EVERY review I saw said it was HARD -- even the expert workout hounds! SOOOOO that starts this afternoon.
I also have to clean house a little more, get lesson plans done, and get ready for a sub on Thursday and Friday - Thunderduck has a tryout with a univ. soccer team so I have to take him down there and get him settled in, etc. I have a feeling that he will make it, so I have to also be prepared to get the rest of his admissions paperwork and financial aid paperwork done. We've pretty much figured that if he makes the team and can get into one of the single-bedroom dorms, that his TTF will pay for tuition the first two years, he can get a $2000 grant from the college to pay for part of his dorm, there is also a $400 Freshman dorm allowance and we can maybe snag a few more little scholarships and grants here and there (that's NOT INCLUDING PELL!!!!!) to make up for the rest of the dorm costs and books and supplies. That way all he has to work to pay for will be food and playing around money. I also think that we need to set him up a Visa check card account when he gets down there and also get him a Blockbuster online/unlimited account. The other things I have to do is get him a dorm checklist and start buying household items for him AND I want to make him a CJ so that he will have menus, cleaning, everything planned before he leaves. I really have a feeling that it's where he will be going to school. PLUS its 4 years so he can play soccer all 4 years if he wants. OH! The other thing I need to do is outline his degree plan for him and figure in how many CLEPS he can take to knock off some butt time and save some more money.
On to phase II - I have to get the graduation announcements addressed and figure out how we are going to pay for photos and get them developed and back in time to mail these announcements. We also need to get his letter jacket done before he leaves. Grad announcements still need some vellum (and I'll cut the edges with my scrapbook scissors), and some envelope seals. We purposely didn't order these because we knew we could just buy the stuff for about 1/10 of the price.
Phase III - I need to find a checklist/timeline or etiquette website to give me some kind of plan for having guests come in -- especially guests who are exes. I just hope everyone will be adults.
Phase IV - (though this should really be Phase I!!!!!) is to get the house cleaned up and in order before the guests all get here. Basically we have 7 weeks. I guess I need to make a timeline for MyPoolBoy to handle that, also. There is probably plenty that we can do for little or know money, so we're gonna have to just break down and do it. I know we'll be exhausted but I think we will be happy in the long run.
Saving $ means I HAVE to get home in time to cook every night. I may do some OAMC just to get me through the next few weeks if I can set aside a day to do it. SOOOOO we probably really need to sit down and do a budget.
Prom was last night, that was beaucoup de $ But I was making sure that Thunderduck didn't end up next year watching TrainWreck get everything that we COULD have done for him... it sucks being the oldest and having all the mistakes happen at YOUR events.
One more thing -- I told Thunderduck earlier in the year that I was going to hold up a sign at his graduation but now I can't remember what it was gonna say. Time to wrack my brains!
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