tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post4115822602287616746..comments2024-03-28T21:42:22.620-08:00Comments on The "Make Do" Homemaker: When Life Gives You Lemons...: Frugal Friday (Times 2): Money Saving Weekly RecapErika, "The Make Do Homemaker"http://www.blogger.com/profile/09303208981550053539noreply@blogger.comBlogger7125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-61906508872051958632018-11-07T14:01:54.898-09:002018-11-07T14:01:54.898-09:00I love that your husband walked him around school....I love that your husband walked him around school. That's great. And most kids would be mortified so it's even funnier that he didn't mind. I am a junior high teacher so can totally appreciate you having to go that that extreme. :) Kendrahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/05948470564929730519noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-71602919785001662922018-11-01T03:52:44.671-08:002018-11-01T03:52:44.671-08:00Oh man, my son, who used to cry if he forgot a wor...Oh man, my son, who used to cry if he forgot a worksheet at school, completely shut down and stopped doing schoolwork at all in sixth grade. It's like aliens descended one night and left with his brain in tow. He's 16 now and still not completely back, although he's gotten a little better over the years. I keep telling my husband that I'm moving out when my daughter turns that age...<br /><br />Your snow looks really pretty, but I hope they plow for you soon!!!Stephaniehttps://stephaniegetsitdone.blogspot.comnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-29844391555953050612018-10-31T10:10:03.497-08:002018-10-31T10:10:03.497-08:00Oh the fun of junior high students! My daughter wo...Oh the fun of junior high students! My daughter worried too much about getting good grades and would stress so much. She was always on the B or A honor role. My oldest son however, just did not care. I would sit down with him every night and make sure the homework was done. I spent time and money on new file folders and getting him organized according to classes so he would have no trouble turning homework in. Still he would have failing grades. He was getting As on all his tests, would know all the answers if he was asked to respond in class but still not turning in homework. We found all his finished homework at the bottom of his locker :( So, my husband resorted to going to school with him every morning and walking him from class to class and watching him hand in every piece of homework that was due that day. Then my son would cheerily say, "Thanks Dad," and go on with his day. It didn't phase him a bit to have his dad do this. We ended up doing what the teachers suggested and totally backed off. He ended up failing a class and had to take summer school. From that point on he did as little as he had to do to not get a failing grade. To prove to his sister that he could do it in high school, he was on the A honor role for one semester and then his grades went back down to just passing. School was just not his thing. He never enjoyed any aspect of it and he just didn't care about grades. It was hard on this mom at the time to know he had the potential of being a great student but not being able to get him do it. But he's now a happy productive adult living on his own in a neighboring town, holding down a managerial position at his place of work. It all worked out for the good!Anonymoushttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02458432810577536234noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-9839661679949171942018-10-31T06:38:30.353-08:002018-10-31T06:38:30.353-08:00I have to agree with you on Amazon going downhill,...I have to agree with you on Amazon going downhill, and I live in the lower 48, so there's no excuse for them here at all. I had a package get returned to Amazon before I even received it, and when I tried to get a refund I was only refunded part of the amount. I chatted with them and was told the partial refund was because they charged a restocking fee - I pointed out that I had never recieved the package, and was told, VERY rudely, that it was a "return by customer". After a bit of back and forth, and a demand by me for an attitude adjustment on the part of the rep, I was credited the full amount, but that, plus a few other frustrating mistakes on their part, has made me loath to order from them ever again. <br />Anyway, hope things calm down some for you! You are an inspiration to be able to be frugal despite all the obstacles, and I enjoy your blog~Susan from NChttps://www.blogger.com/profile/15218796725448653351noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-35099835883242574772018-10-31T05:31:36.728-08:002018-10-31T05:31:36.728-08:00I wish that you would get a bit of a break in life...I wish that you would get a bit of a break in life and have a couple of nice, relaxing weeks with NO surprises - but it just doesn't seem to be your lot in life at the moment. But I am always impressed with how you cope and eventually just get on with things.<br />It's been an odd couple of weeks for me - on the one hand I feel as though I've accomplished a fair bit - switched over to a new locker space in the basement of my apt. and since the new space is smaller (but more accessible) it meant a lot more purging and resorting - which has been a good thing and I'm pleased with the results.<br />I have also done a good cleaning in my apt. so this week I'm concentrating on just keeping it up - today is dark & gloomy so I'm going to dust & vacuum, put away some odds & ends that have accumulated and do a bit of laundry. Then I can enjoy the next few days with friends.<br />But I have also been procrastinating - in doing some homework for my language class and in sending in resumes for some part-time work. I get stuck like this every now and again - not sure why - once I get started I'm fine and it usually takes no time at all but it's the getting started bit that is tough.<br />I have started looking at Christmas needs - and I have decided on the colour scheme for decorating using what I have on hand and discovered that I only need to buy some cards - I have enough of everything else for gift wrapping. Now I just have to decide what I am making - my friends and I tend to just give small items or consumables these days - everyone is in purging mode so no one wants a lot of "stuff" added to their homes.<br />It has been cold enough a few mornings for snow flurries but so far nothing in southern Ontario. The weather is supposed to dry out for Halloween this evening and temperatures should be around 50F as the kids go out so not too bad at all. I'm going to go out and have a walk around to see all the house decorations and the kids in their costumes. I live in a small apt. building with only 1 or 2 kids so we don't really do anything here as all the buildings around us are the same - very few little ones so parents take them over to the adjacent neighbourhoods for Trick or Treating. I hope things improve so your kids can get out and I hope that you and your hubby enjoy those scary movies!Margie from Torontohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10103835021764804099noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-11635780339243135802018-10-30T17:51:50.007-08:002018-10-30T17:51:50.007-08:00Oh Erika, there's never a dull moment for you,...Oh Erika, there's never a dull moment for you, is there?!<br /><br />Earlier this month, our weather changed from very hot to quite cool and fall-like all in the course of a day or two. But your snow situation sounds awful. DH has a 4WD truck, and mine is a rear wheel drive S10, so I am home to stay if we get a big snow. And our area is one of the last to be plowed.<br /><br />I've been trying to work on Christmas (and birthdays - our family has quite a few in December - February). The older grandchildren get, the harder and more expensive, the gifting task becomes...<br /><br />I hope you'll all feel better soon. <br />Enjoy those Halloween movies with your hubby : )<br /> <br />Your money saving list was impressive - hopefully it helps to make up for all the junior high troubles. I had to grin when you said you can now stalk your daughter academically and how it has amazingly made her shape up!<br /><br />I was able to get a small reduced price roast and turn it into at least 4 meals for us. Kroger has had a good price on bags of organic apples, and some other halfway decent sales on things that I buy, for once.Johttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07446471087473468726noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7536514511090897212.post-47314411984351016752018-10-30T17:04:45.185-08:002018-10-30T17:04:45.185-08:00The not turning homework in at this age is a devel...The not turning homework in at this age is a developmental thing that so many kids go through. My always conscientious, straight A kid did it and I was just completely flabbergasted. Teachers explained its common, developmental, and wouldn’t last and it didn’t. Still so frustrating while it’s happening though!Sheilahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/09576874237914077289noreply@blogger.com