Quick thoughts on a Sunday / almost technically Monday.
My daughter got into the drama camp, but not the tech camp she really wanted. She was super bummed. I looked into tech camps afterward and they start at $1200 for the week! Um, I’m sorry but I can’t afford that (oops, sorry, I don’t prioritize that). I guess she’ll just have to keep dreaming about her first encounter with a 3-D printer.
It’s expensive to buy summer camps for two kids ($2K for only three weeks total for each of them), but not as expensive as having to pay for full-time childcare i didn’t need to save my son’s spot between school years.
I ended up finding decent flights to St. Louis after worrying I’d have to pay significantly more than last year. They are not great times (super early) but are non-stops and it’s Southwest so I won’t get screwed by checking bags. I’m pleased to get that out of way.
I really want to know what our tax situation is. Badly.
I saw Captain Marvel tonight and it was awesome. So exciting to see another kick-ass woman super hero story. I doubt it will happen but I’d love to see Black Widow star in her own stand alone.
I took the kids to Adventure Playground again and the weather was so beautiful. It was a really great day, and I was reminded yet again what a difference some sunshine can make. Honestly, I was miserable before and I didn’t realize the extent of how bad I felt until the rain stopped and the weather got warm. My mood has improved drastically.
We hit stand-still traffic on the bridge coming home but these pictures almost made it worth it.
Not a bad looking city if I do say so myself.
{Also, this new phone takes damn good photos.}
Wow, $1200 a week for a summer camp?! I recently enrolled one of my sons in a 4-day art camp that cost $300, and I thought *that* was steep.
SF summer programs are expensive because they be and parents do pay those fares. Tough.
Sorry she missed on the program she wanted so very much! Because it IS hard. Could you find a tutor instead to do computer stuff with her? OR between time and money is that a ‘no go’? Trying to find a silver lining I think facing disappointments at her age and learning how to keep on moving forward is really important developmentally. But I still hate it when it happens…. to children or to me!
Love the pictures from the bridge!!! The blue skies are being so lovely even knowing we may get more wonderful and needed rain later this week. Am counting blessings for not being in the midwest flood plains!
Good wishes for the tax situation. With a significantly reduced taxable income this year my tax obligation was higher than last year. Luckily I had paid in based on last year’s income so I do not owe lots of money. I do hope the super rich appreciate their reduced taxes and actually notice it with their 3rd or 4th house and private planes. But I suspect it is white noise…..