12/09/06 Cruise Continued ~ Pirating Bananas DIS Geekorama Part 2 Part 3

[klineyqueen]

We should also take a survey of Fraternities and Sororities.

I am Delta Gamma.

I am a Sigma Alpha Iota Girl...the MUSIC FRAT. for women! I am a total music girl!

 

[becka]

Wow!!

That is with the 10% sibling discount for DS and the place my kids go is not even the most expensive place in town.

Daycare costs are unreal and I really don't know how most people do it. DH and I make decent money but we pay more in daycare each month than our mortgage!!!! I always said we should just live at the daycare.

 

[MommyMinnie]

Caroline you are a mad woman! That's enough stuff to be getting on with. DD is in karate and that's no problem because DH and I go with her. Other than that we have no outside activities and we are still busy all the time.

 

[klineyqueen]

I will send my DS to preschool for 2 days a week 2.5 hours each time. It will cost $50. When I go back to work the kids will be with my mother. She will still continue taking him to preschool. I don't pay a crazy amount but if they ask me to do a fundraiser I would tell them to...... off!!!!

 

[MommyMinnie]

That is with the 10% sibling discount for DS and the place my kids go is not even the most expensive place in town.

Daycare costs are unreal and I really don't know how most people do it. DH and I make decent money but we pay more in daycare each month than our mortgage!!!! I always said we should just live at the daycare.

This is why I quit work when DD was 3 and started making quilts. The take home was about the same and I got to stay with my baby girl.

Now, of course I'm starting all over again.

 

[lillygator]

Daycare is outrageous and now with the huge hike in homeowners combined with the fact that Sarasota county averages 5% behind in pay than the rest of the state really make it hard for the average person. Our homeowner's last year was $1100...since the company has been seized and no one is writing new policies we've been quoted at $4k from the state's company....OUCH!

 

[tynkerbell]

Yikes. I have a lot of catching up to do.

 

[becka]

I actually wish I could have stayed home after I had kids but unfortunately I make about twice what DH does so if anyone stayed home it would have to be DH. DH always said he would if I really wanted him to but while DH is a wonderful Dad I am not sure he would be happy being a full-time SAHD. Plus I think it would be hard on our marriage because I would be resentful that he was the one able to stay home with the kids when I was the one that really wanted to stay home. In the end we figured it was probably better for the kids to be in daycare/preschool rather than have him stay home and potentially destroy our marriage.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Why am I not suprised at the number of band geeks on this thread? I guess some of us never outgrow our band "geekiness". Once a band geek always a band geek - even when you no longer have a band!

I am catching up on the break computer.

So I played violin, anyone else a strings nerd? I wasn't any good at it, a warm body for sure. I wanted to play the clarinet, but they gave us a test singing back notes played on a piano and that was how we were placed. And we had band/strings from 4th grade up, it was required. And in High school you had to have at least one credit in music.

I was also in the theatre group in HS, but I was props and wardrobe mistress, I like to make stuff, lol. My favourite was the rip-a-way jeans for the Greased Lighthing scene in Grease, lol.

Pj

 

[pjpoohbear]

Stuff in HS

Committees;
Atheltic (no jokes)
Yearbook, editor senior year
Spirit, nothing to do with cheerleading
Dance, plans and ran school dances

Clubs:
Theatre

Sports:
Curling
Team Manager for Cheerleading

University:
Sister Tri-Delta

Pj

 

[MommyMinnie]

I was also in the theatre group in HS, but I was props and wardrobe mistress, I like to make stuff, lol. My favourite was the rip-a-way jeans for the Greased Lighthing scene in Grease, lol.

Pj

Hmmm. I wonder how those would go with tiaras?

 

[tynkerbell]

Everytime my boss comes around the corner, this screen dissapears.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Patsy, you are suppose to be behaving,lol.


Also was a Girl Guide, just what they called us up here in Canada, still have a uniform hanging in the closet with all the badges and my all around cord. I loved Guides, and I am thinking about volunteering to be a leader, but as I don't have a DD, it might look kind of odd :~. Most leaders up here are DM's of troop members.

Pj

 

[lbgraves]

I took a pay cut when we moved here...but it was worth it to be with future DH. The pay is terrible here & once I left the job I transfered to I was left with the difficult task of finding someone willing to hire an overqualified employee. I even tried for bank tellers but was turned down because I had been the Assistant manger at a CU. OY! I actually found the perfect job thru a temp agency & loved it once I finished up that 9 week contract. After 3 years on the job & a promotion from CSR for the western region salesman to handling AR (cleaning up & organizing a messed up pile of BS) I was up to $7.xx an hour and that is prime pay around these parts. It wasn't worth it for me to continue working just so that I could pay a daycare center.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Caught up and now you are all gone, lol. For all those also catching up, I caught up this morning and there were still 6 pages to read at 3 pm, lol.

Pj

 

[87Heel]

Wow, now I really have to question my sanity because I'll share my high school "resume." (And for those who skipped last night's commentary, I have no musical skill, so band geek is not among my listings.) Here goes: field hockey, track, yearbook (including editor), national honor society, student council, German club, (and a year as a cheerleader and a season on the flag line for the marching band--not a good idea for someone who can't stay on beat)

PJ, DD13 plays the viola. She switched from violin after 2 years because the school really needed more than one viola in the orchestra. Now she really likes it (but likes it better when the orchestra plays a piece that violas get the good part!). Her private lesson teacher (not school instructor) was thrilled to get a viola student (he teaches all strings and mostly does violin, but since he plays viola, it was nice to get a viola student).

 

[lbgraves]

PJ, I think that anyone would be greatful to have you help them with a troop. With your experience, that would help the girls too.

 

[MommyMinnie]

I am still online even thought I finally have some work to do here. I shudder to think what will happen to the board while I am driving home and getting groceries.

 

[pjpoohbear]

Lisa, our minimum wage is approx. $8.00 an hour, even with exchange, WOW! Yes, we pay a little more in taxes, but at minimum you don't pay much, but that is sad. They should value their workforce so much more.

Pj

 

[MommyMinnie]

Patsy, you are suppose to be behaving,lol.


Also was a Girl Guide, just what they called us up here in Canada, still have a uniform hanging in the closet with all the badges and my all around cord. I loved Guides, and I am thinking about volunteering to be a leader, but as I don't have a DD, it might look kind of odd :~. Most leaders up here are DM's of troop members.

Pj

PJ My GS troop fizzled out because of lack of leaders at the Cadet level. There was a waiting list to be a Jr GS and I only got in because my DM was a leader herself.

I bet you would be welcomed with open arms.