Tonight I am grateful for being able to get Miss Artistic $193 worth of much needed new clothing (and $18 worth of costume jewelry)  for nothing out of pocket.  I had $30 in coupons/rebates and $40 in gift cards and maximized them by focusing on items that were 50% off of already reduced prices.  The one exception was a pair of capris (only 25% off) that I knew she would need come Spring and since she liked them I didn’t want to take a chance on coming back later and not finding her size.  I even have a couple of dollars left on one of the gift cards to use “next time.”

Tonight I am grateful that Princess Nibbles was such a big help when it came to sorting through all of the clothes in the girls’ room (closet, armoire, & drawers).  Granted it all started because she “lost” her Tae Kwon Do uniform top but she accepted responcibility and worked hard for a couple of hours without any complaints.  It was not how I planned or wanted to spend the day, but her cheer was contagious and we got so much accomplished.

Tonight I am grateful for having filled 2 huge bags full of clothes from the girls’ room.  Granted I am not looking forward to the next task which will be sorting all of it into “keep to fit into later” and “donate to charity” piles but I am grateful for having so much clothing to sort through.  I am happy knowing that some of it will go toward clothing someone who might otherwise go without.

Tonight I am glad that while my professor is fond of assigning much in the way of read/responce type of assignments that I am finding myself able to keep up with the work.  It is not that the work is hard, it is simply that it is as once mind-numbing dull and time consuming.  But at this point I am confident that I will be able to maintain my 4.0 GPA as I move (albeit slowly …. very slowly) toward the degree I hope to attain.

Today, as always, I am grateful for food on my table, in my ‘fridge, and in my pantry.  I am grateful to have a job, even one I hate.  I am grateful for medical insurance, even though it costs too much and pays too little, because I don’t know what I’d do without it.  I am grateful that for a total of $80 I was able not only to get eye exams for both of my girls but glasses for each of them.  Miss Artistic not only lost hers but we found that her vision now requires that she wear glasses all the time and Princess Nibbles’ headaches are (more than likely) related to her needing glasses for reading.

May you too be blessed!

Mama Kelly

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