Wednesday, July 18, 2007

Any Ideas?

As many of you know I switched routes so I could increase my studies and get my CAD certification sooner than later. In doing so I am working nearly as many hours as I was and I am losing $300-$400 a month. I have thinking of ways to regain that money without having to hire a baby-sitter to watch the boys. My idea is to a paper delivery guy. I don't want to do this at all because it is 7 days a week and if I get sick or take a vacation then I have to find someone to cover my route. This past Monday I went and talked to a guy at the Morning News about getting a route. He has one coming available which pays around $800 a month plus a $250 bonus if I don't get a whole lot of complaints. He also told me they have an assistant manager for the paper couriers which works from 11:00pm-3:00am but only pays $9.00/hr. and works 3-5 week. I'm leaning toward the paper route since it generates more money but I'm open to any suggestions.

Monday, July 02, 2007

We're back

After a longer than normal journey home we made it back. The trip must have been especially tiring on the boys because Grant slept until 9:00, Max until 10:15 and I put Jack down for his nap at 8:00(he's still sleeping). It was a weird morning but they quickly adjusted to being at home. They are currently outside playing with our neighbors, Jennifer and Thomas, and some of their cousins.

We had an exciting trip and enjoyed ourselves. One of the fun things we did was go to an REI garage sale. REI is an outdoor store similar to but better than Lewis and Clark. I bought a pair of Merrell's and a pair of Keen's for a total of $30.00. Both are slightly worn but in excellent condition.