James and Julie stayed home from school today. It was not a good day for them to fake being sick. I was swamped with homework (mostly because I hadn't done enough yesterday) and I had to get things ready for my grocery shopping tomorrow. Grocery shopping is a huge chore around here. First I have to balance the checkbook and pay bills so I know how much money I can spend. Then I go through the kitchen and bathrooms to determine what is needed. After that, I make a list of everything we need and add up how much it will cost, then go through the list again to make it match our budget. I then go through coupons. Cut and sort, and then match them up with my shopping list to find the best deals. Of course I will find deals that are not on my list that I have to make room for so I end up having to negotiate the list to make it fit the budget again. Keep in mind that I have a very small budget. There are 10 people in our family and my budget is $400 per month. Yes, that is $400 per month NOT per week. So it takes a bit of work to get my list to match up with our budget.
Anyway, James and Julie faked being sick this morning and since I was too busy, I could not take them to school late. I even ended up taking so much time working on Spanish (my hardest subject right now) that I didn't even have time to make a decent grocery list or get any coupons ready for my shopping trip for after school tomorrow. Luckily Alex got home early again and was able to tend to the kids while I spent all my time working on Spanish homework. Yuck! I wish I were able to spend more time on my favorite subject-Microbiology instead. Finally I got so sick of staring at the computer and getting frustrated with it, I quit my Spanish at 3pm and worked out on the WiiFit for a while. Yes, more homework, but at least that one was fun and I was able to get some of my frustrations out.
I didn't get all the homework done that I had scheduled for today, but I hope it works out. It usually does. And for my shopping trip tomorrow, I will just have to wing it and try to get some good deals while not going over budget and making sure I get everything we need for the week. Goodness, that is a tall order for me to fill. I hope I can remember all that. Guess I will just have to make another list so I don't forget anything. I hope I don't forget my list again.
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