Well, I was cleaning out the big stack of paper that had accumulated over the past couple of months, and I found a few items I had forgotten to record in the spreadsheet.
We are not doing any of these this year:
1. Wentzville parks and recreation activities, including self-defense/hapkido $55, little wizards $15, little chefs $15 and Wentzville Readers' Theatre $80.
2. St. Louis Soccer Club - $140. (We are playing soccer, but for about half that price.)
3. The Green Tree Science Fair - $5 per project board.
Wow - I just saved $310!
Wednesday, February 13, 2008
Sunday, February 10, 2008
From Basket Raffles to Laundry Baskets
Not much to tell yet about the upcoming basket raffle...but I have a feeling it's going to cost me something! Especially since one of my neighbors is the co-chair of the fundraiser!
Next Friday night is movie night. AD wants to go, so I suppose I'll shell out $5 for that. It's for a good cause, right? I hope so, because it's a movie he's already seen and grandma is watching him that night anyway, so I won't even get a "night out" out of this deal.
We'll not be signing up for youth football for $65. (We've already signed up for soccer and baseball, which were not included in the spreadsheet, since they were not sent to us in the backpack.)
Oh, and it's Valentine's week. We've picked up a $2.50 box of Valentines, donated all of our old shoeboxes and purchased two bottles of chocolate syrup and a bag of Oreo's for the ice-cream sundae party toppings.
What do you think? Should I include the $15 I spent on jeans this weekend? On one hand, he could have made it without them, but on the other, he barely had enough pants for a whole week, and I suppose I wanted laundry reprieve! I won't include them in the spreadsheet yet...
Next Friday night is movie night. AD wants to go, so I suppose I'll shell out $5 for that. It's for a good cause, right? I hope so, because it's a movie he's already seen and grandma is watching him that night anyway, so I won't even get a "night out" out of this deal.
We'll not be signing up for youth football for $65. (We've already signed up for soccer and baseball, which were not included in the spreadsheet, since they were not sent to us in the backpack.)
Oh, and it's Valentine's week. We've picked up a $2.50 box of Valentines, donated all of our old shoeboxes and purchased two bottles of chocolate syrup and a bag of Oreo's for the ice-cream sundae party toppings.
What do you think? Should I include the $15 I spent on jeans this weekend? On one hand, he could have made it without them, but on the other, he barely had enough pants for a whole week, and I suppose I wanted laundry reprieve! I won't include them in the spreadsheet yet...
Friday, February 1, 2008
Snow Day!
Today is a snow day - no school - fun sledding to abound...
Yesterday in the backpack there was a note for Junior Basketball. Wentzville Parks & Rec. $55 for us. It begins on January 28. Yes...yesterday was January 31. So I guess that means if we sign up we'll have to pay the $10 late fee. If they are sending this home to us just now, I have to assume it is because they didn't have enough interest on Monday. If that is the case, why don't they waive the late registration fee? We'll show them - we just won't sign up! And I had high hopes for Junior's Basketball abilities. *sigh*
It's also time for the PTO fundraiser for Art Supplies. We loved this one last year. They take a piece of your student's artwork and sell all kinds of items emblazoned with the art. Last year we bought two t-shirts, a tote bag, a quilt square, a mug and a notebook. Maybe we won't go quite so crazy this year. But you'll definitely see something in the spreadsheet for this one.
Wednesday, January 23, 2008
Trivial "Expenses"
Saturday night is Trivia Night. Admission is $5 per person...I'm not sure if that's adults only or if kids are supposed to come along. I'll not be making it to that fund-raiser. $20 into the R column of the spreadsheet. Not sure where the anticipated funds are going. The latest email sounded kind of desperate, though. Chance of cancellation, etc. Fund-Raiser Fatigue, maybe?
It's time for another "Market Day" order. But I think I already posted my whole year's worth of non-participation in that to the spreadsheet. Side note: in the Market Day note there is a heartfelt diatribe on how we need to cook our meals at home instead of eating out all of the time. We are then encouraged to order this "restaurant quality" prepared food from Market Day...I'm confused. So is it cooking at home or not?????
It's time for another "Market Day" order. But I think I already posted my whole year's worth of non-participation in that to the spreadsheet. Side note: in the Market Day note there is a heartfelt diatribe on how we need to cook our meals at home instead of eating out all of the time. We are then encouraged to order this "restaurant quality" prepared food from Market Day...I'm confused. So is it cooking at home or not?????
Thursday, January 17, 2008
Just Paper Towels
I bought three rolls of paper towels - another school supply that had been exhausted in AD's classroom. I got them on clearance because they were "holiday" towels. I found three rolls that had snowmen on them. That'll do.
I'm also sending in a pair of scissors. How, pray tell, does one lose scissors?
I'm not putting those into the spreadsheet, though, because they are just a pair we had lying around the house and I have no idea of a dollar amount. The paper towels are in there, though. At a grand total of $2.25.
I'm also sending in a pair of scissors. How, pray tell, does one lose scissors?
I'm not putting those into the spreadsheet, though, because they are just a pair we had lying around the house and I have no idea of a dollar amount. The paper towels are in there, though. At a grand total of $2.25.
Saturday, January 12, 2008
Thankfully, not much to report!
Or maybe I'm just getting complacent. I'm sure there has been some form that I have just ignored and tossed into the recycling bin...
I've contributed a few school supplies because the classroom was running low. A couple of dollars for glue, paper towels and some extra pencils out of our pencil drawer at home!
I also had to send in a new coloring book. AD's book had been stolen by a classmate who didn't do a great job of scratching out our name in the book. At any rate, I ended up promising the kid a book of his own if he would please not steal from us. So both kiddos started January with new coloring books. That was a total of $4.
We also ran out of lunch money, so that account was re-stocked with $70 to hopefully get us through the rest of the year!
Oh - and it's time to sign up for baseball. That will be $70 plus the mandatory $25 fundraising ticket to a Cardinal's game. That's not through the school, it's through the city. But the note came home in the backpack, so it's fair game and part of the clutter.
That's all for now. I'm sure the requests for money will pick up in the springtime.
I'll put all of these into the spreadsheet.
I've contributed a few school supplies because the classroom was running low. A couple of dollars for glue, paper towels and some extra pencils out of our pencil drawer at home!
I also had to send in a new coloring book. AD's book had been stolen by a classmate who didn't do a great job of scratching out our name in the book. At any rate, I ended up promising the kid a book of his own if he would please not steal from us. So both kiddos started January with new coloring books. That was a total of $4.
We also ran out of lunch money, so that account was re-stocked with $70 to hopefully get us through the rest of the year!
Oh - and it's time to sign up for baseball. That will be $70 plus the mandatory $25 fundraising ticket to a Cardinal's game. That's not through the school, it's through the city. But the note came home in the backpack, so it's fair game and part of the clutter.
That's all for now. I'm sure the requests for money will pick up in the springtime.
I'll put all of these into the spreadsheet.
Friday, December 7, 2007
A Whole Month!
I don't think it has actually been a whole month since there was a request for money. It's just that I've been busy. Here's what I have:
1. I bought some paper plates for a class craft project. Can't find that receipt now...darn. Let's say it was $3.00. It was probably more than that.
2. Got a letter requesting contributions for a class gift for the teacher. Not going to participate this year. We got her our own $10 gift. (Our classic movie pack.)
3. Same letter asked for $1 contribution for a gift the kids are making for their parents. Is it really a gift if we are paying for it??
4. Speaking of paying for my own gift, I sent money today for the holiday gift shop so that AD could buy something for me, dad and brother. He generously contributed $3 of his own, so I added $5 to each of his dollars for a total of $18.
5. The kids are building mini gingerbread houses at school. We were asked to provide thin Twizzlers. Got a pack of those for $1.83 plus tax.
6. I already picked up my plates and napkins for the winter holiday party. Those cost a total of $7.62 plus tax.
7. Oh, and I almost forgot - I've been doing these adorable bulletin boards with the kids' pictures. Last month I had each child's photo looking like a Pilgrim and the teacher looking like a Native American. This month, I have a tinsel tree with the teacher as the star at the top and each child as an ornament on the tree. I think it's cute! Only problem is I'm paying for the photo paper and ink for all of these pictures. In the spreadsheet I'll include $10.95 for the paper, but nothing for the ink.
8. And this week AD was the star of the week. That means we had to put together a poster of pictures about himself. I tried not to spend too much on that, but I had to use black foam core and not just a sheet of poster board...I couldn't help myself! Being star of the week also means that he gets to treat the whole class to snacks today. We bought fruit roll ups and Lego fruit snacks. That cost $10.38 plus tax.
9. Now I'm just getting started with this week's notes:
Holiday Night Lights - $7 per car. Probably won't do this. We'll see...
Breakfast with Santa - $11 per child, $6 per adult. No thanks.
Holiday Extravaganza - $4 per person. This actually sounds kind of interesting and includes a pancake breakfast.
Ugh. It's going to take me forever to tally all of this in the spreadsheet!
1. I bought some paper plates for a class craft project. Can't find that receipt now...darn. Let's say it was $3.00. It was probably more than that.
2. Got a letter requesting contributions for a class gift for the teacher. Not going to participate this year. We got her our own $10 gift. (Our classic movie pack.)
3. Same letter asked for $1 contribution for a gift the kids are making for their parents. Is it really a gift if we are paying for it??
4. Speaking of paying for my own gift, I sent money today for the holiday gift shop so that AD could buy something for me, dad and brother. He generously contributed $3 of his own, so I added $5 to each of his dollars for a total of $18.
5. The kids are building mini gingerbread houses at school. We were asked to provide thin Twizzlers. Got a pack of those for $1.83 plus tax.
6. I already picked up my plates and napkins for the winter holiday party. Those cost a total of $7.62 plus tax.
7. Oh, and I almost forgot - I've been doing these adorable bulletin boards with the kids' pictures. Last month I had each child's photo looking like a Pilgrim and the teacher looking like a Native American. This month, I have a tinsel tree with the teacher as the star at the top and each child as an ornament on the tree. I think it's cute! Only problem is I'm paying for the photo paper and ink for all of these pictures. In the spreadsheet I'll include $10.95 for the paper, but nothing for the ink.
8. And this week AD was the star of the week. That means we had to put together a poster of pictures about himself. I tried not to spend too much on that, but I had to use black foam core and not just a sheet of poster board...I couldn't help myself! Being star of the week also means that he gets to treat the whole class to snacks today. We bought fruit roll ups and Lego fruit snacks. That cost $10.38 plus tax.
9. Now I'm just getting started with this week's notes:
Holiday Night Lights - $7 per car. Probably won't do this. We'll see...
Breakfast with Santa - $11 per child, $6 per adult. No thanks.
Holiday Extravaganza - $4 per person. This actually sounds kind of interesting and includes a pancake breakfast.
Ugh. It's going to take me forever to tally all of this in the spreadsheet!
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