So today is NEs actual birthday, but we did the celebration yesterday.
We drove out to Nebraska City to a Chinese buffet. There wasn't much selection of veggies not mixed with meat ... in fact I accidentally took some mushrooms which had meat mixed with them. 
NE found plenty to eat though ...
Afterwards his GPS unit took us on a merry chase finding this state recreation area he wanted to check out. We finally did find it - it has a really nice access point for boats to the Missouri river.
When we got back we ate some of the cake I had made earlier (who knew the Jiffy mix was for layer cakes, and not full sized ones? Oh well.) He also drank some of the koolaide he'd asked for ... (said it wasn't quite like he'd remembered - I had him make it himself actually so he'd know how much sugar, etc. was in it.)
I guess I was kind of not in a great spirit because earlier that day I'd had to buy a pitcher in order to make the dang koolaide and was kind of annoyed to be adding all these extras on top of dinner out.
Then of course he's not in the mood to do anything when we get back because he ate way too much. UGH.
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Earlier in the day after my grocery trip and making the cake, I spent a few hours working on the application for the library job. On the background check form they want address history for the last TWENTY years! Um.... I can give you city and state for that time frame, but I barely remember the name of the roads I lived on five years ago (3 different places while going to grad school) let alone 8 or 9 + years.
I tried finding a way to search public records to get that info, but couldn't find a way to do it without paying for it. Ugh.
I have until August 12 to submit all my documents/application. Need to put together a cover letter and update my resume, scan my transcripts (find them first .. they're somewhere around here), scan my certifications (after I locate them ..)
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I cashed out for a $25 paypal from SBs today - got the 50SB swagup. Apparentally there's been some kind of mix up- the special offer swagup should've been up first for 150 SBs. Hopefully that'll get sorted soon - I have enough to get a second $25 PP once that is fixed.
I also cashed out for a $25 AGC from PerkTV - that should come sometime today.
Tomorrow I'll have enough Bing for a $5 AGC.
Once I have the $30 AGC, I'm planning on ordering a flea/tick collar for Kari from Amazon. She's picked up fleas somehow - I've tried a variety of other things which haven't helped much. So I'm hoping this collar will. (Bayer Seresto Flea and Tick Collar) It supposedly is supposed to work for 8 months. It better for how much it costs! ($43.xx)
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So I'm posting in the middle of the day here. Called in sick from work - I think something I ate at the buffet didn't agree with me. In a major way.
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I'm going to see about making an appointment at Brakes Plus on Wednesday to get my oil changed and see if they can do an alignment too. If I get that appointment I'll be near the mall where I can return my shoes.
Then Thursday I have my first school event from 4 - 6:30. Can you say 90 minutes of overtime?!
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I checked my FSA balance. I have just enough for 3 more Synthroid prescriptions. Then the FSA year starts over. I'm planning on upping my contribution by $10/month. I didn't use my dental insurance at all this year, and my Syntrhoid ended up being more than I had thought it would be. I still need to find out if I can do a prescription for Allegra D to have it covered by the FSA - if so, I'll need to up the amount by $30-40/month. (Our FSA year runs November to October.)
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August Spending:
1st - Fazoli's - $13
2nd - Grocery store - $57.xx (groceries, cat, NE birthday stuff)
Chinese buffet - $25 for two
3rd - hopefully none!
NEs Birthday, Feeling Ugh
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Carol - I don't have tax records going back that far. I only keep the last 7 years worth, and some of those years I lived in multiple places.
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Reviewing your side bar projects, I wonder if we can help smooth this transition to NE. Just a few minutes ago I went over my notes from
The 7 Habits of Very Organized People. It's old and I don 't know if you've read it. DH and I will need it to keep things going forward as
I've had a serious heart attack, angioplasty rejected the possibility of angiogram and I remain hospitalized
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Snafu - Sorry to hear about your heart attack! I hope you recover quickly.
That list needs to be updated - I've completed some of those tasks.
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Snafu, best wishes for a fast and complete recovery!
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