I'm sure it's a surprise to NO ONE that I am ridiculously anal about the checkbook. Basically, I mean that the checkbook balance has to agree with the statement balance, and if it does not, I will not rest until I find out the discrepancy. It's a sickness, I am more than willing to admit, but at the same time, since we don't have a lot of extra money to spare, it has certainly kept us within our budget most of the time. So I tell myself that my sickness has benefits! HA!

Anyway, I recently was looking at our account online (which I don't do frequently, to be honest, because I keep my flawless paper records) and I saw that our balance was a lot lower than I thought it would be. And by "a lot" I really mean about $300. We're not in a situation (thank God) where $300 is make-or-break but we're certainly in a situation where it is very noticeable. Anyway, it's been bothering me, so I have spent Punk's nap time paying a bunch of bills online and balancing the ol' checkbook.

The $300 is accounted for and everything is now sorted out to the penny, and I feel lighter. I'm sure I could take some pills for this, but really, what's the fun in that when I can do MATH instead? Mmmmm.

I pre-ordered Harry Potter 6 for Jen (and me) through Target but we won't be able to pick it up until tomorrow. And then Jen gets to read it first. And then me.

SO DON'T SPOIL ANYTHING, OKAY? Spoilers make the baby Jesus cry.

Thanks!
The Management



Slytherins are too ELITE for spoilers.

I've decided that instead of griping about not having a baby yet, I'm going to read lots and lots of good books on parenting and babies. (Hopefully the library has them all!)

So... recommend some good momazon books for me! Thanks!