12/August/2015, Day 224. Wednesday.
Ugh! Bills!
Grump got paid today, (hooray!), so tonight he logged on to pay bills. We had a Dillard's bill for almost $300.00 - Grr!! - and a Sam's Club bill for almost $800.00!! GRRR!!! This doesn't even touch on the ridiculous American Express bill, which thanks to Grump's stupid tooth is now over $2,000.00 again!
Grump had to cash in $2,500.00 to help pay off the AMEX bill, so he is not too happy with our level of spending right now. If he and Sweetie can't come up with a way to control it, it looks like Sweetie will have to get a job sooner rather than later. Poor Dodong! I feel bad for him if his mama is away working every day.
I don't understand why we spend so much money. It is probably because we like to eat out at good restaurants, but trust me, there isn't much else to do here in central Georgia. God help us if Grump every loses his job!
Speaking of which, (Grump losing his job, that is), it appears more and more likely that something ominous is going to happen at his workplace, if not by next year, then certainly by 2017. The Grand Poobah of IT is demanding that the mainframe be replaced by PCs and unplugged no later than year end of 2017. That this is impossible is apparently of no concern. I hear rumors and rumblings that the alleged skimpy bonuses next year will be due to the insanely huge amount of money already spent on this computer systerms conversion. That it is a fool's errand seems to upset nobody, or at least nobody will admit it in public at work. Poor Grump! What will he do if his job vanishes?
On a more pleasant note ..... Kuya starts his first full day of 1st grade tomorrow. Today was a quick orientation for the students, where they met their new teacher. Kuya had a great time, and is looking forward to being a true 1st grader!
Dodong continues to try to keep up with his older brother. We bought him a book called, "If Big Can .... I Can", and although I'm not sure how much of it he understands, he loves it! Trying to be just like Kuya seems to be Dodong's goal at the moment, so I hope Kuya continues to set a good role model.
Goodnight all!
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