April 27, 2009

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  Good morning.

  Its been a very busy morning doing some long over due discussion of our non-working budget.  We sat down and wrote it out again, and found ourselves actually relieved.  Well I did...Rob's still getting there.

  We *do* have some small credit in our over-draft protection to pay off.  If we are very very very good for the next two months it will be paid off.

  We are in the process of filling out some paperwork to refinance our house and get our first and second put on one loan with less intrest.  This will cut our payments a month literally in half.  It will also enable us to pay 98% of our car off as well.  This is something we've intended to do for awhile, but finally we sat down together and just did the wretched paperwork.

  We have made the decision as a family to NOT go to California to compete.  Its just going to cost too much, and mean too many sacrifices of things we love to do.  We are all rather relived about that.

  In the end what the budget messing with made us realize is yes we are making enough money, and have enough to pay our essentials.  (Good news)  We even have money for luxuries DSL, and DirectTV. 

  We don't have enough money to stop at mom and pop grocery stores daily for treats.  We knew this...but its just so hard to remember. 

  So thats the dreary money stuff.

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  Yesterday was my sister Rissa's baby shower held by her babys dads mom.  It was on the reservation next-door to us.  I got to meet a bunch of almost neighbors.  The shower was scheduled to start at 1...and got started at 2:30.  Thats typical res time, but we were giggling about it. 

  It was held at the Neah Bay marina and while we were waiting at D's suggestion my sisters boy friend Zeria and I walked out to the end of the fishing docks and got to see the above sea lions sun bathing. 

  We go to Neah Bay at *least* once a month and we never knew they had resident sea lions.  We will be bringing all of the kids back out to see them sometime soonish.

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  And my sisters senior pictures turned out lovely.  I was able to give them 69 to chose from.  I have my favorites, but they are of course going to chose there own favorites.  I'm rather curious as to what they vote for.  But in the meantime these are some of my favorites.

  

  

  

  Its gorgeous outside today, I hope I find some time to enjoy it.

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