Ooh, new journal format. Interesting....

Anyway, today? I paid both a parking ticket (due to forgetfulness) AS WELL as library fines (also due to forgetfulness) -- two totally unneccessary and avoidable expenses, thankyouverymuch! How nutty is it to agonize endlessly over nickel and diming down our food budget, for example, only to throw any savings away with silly expenditures like that?? I drive myself crazy sometimes. Oh well -- moving right along...

On a more positive note, DS is currently looking at options for investing the nice little savings he has so patiently socked away over the years. Christmas money, birthday money, etc -- all dutifully deposited into his own savings account (as with my daughter). He's done a great job. Now, we've checked out some child-oriented money/financial books from the library, and are comparing interest rates, etc. (which are truly abysmal at the moment, but what can you do?). I'm there to help offer help and guidance (even though it's sort of like the blind leading the blind because I'm HARDLY the financial wiz, KWIM?). But ultimately however it gets invested (CD? Saving Bonds? ???) , it shall be his decision to make, since it is his money....

This morning we dropped our little Russian Lass off at school for the last time. Her parents returned from Russia late last night safe and sound, with her new sister in tow -- and now she's reunited with her family. She truly was no trouble -- in fact, she was a delight and we enjoyed having her. Still, it's probaby in the best interest for ALL of us -- both families -- to get back to our old, regularly scheduled routines...