Robert got a new "job" today

Today I officially turned over the roll of household bill payer to Robert. In the last six months I have made three late payments, and nearly had a fourth today (which is exactly 4 more than I've had in 9 years of paying my own bills). Today's problem arose because of my lost wallet and resulting canceled credit cards. It was an oversight, but could have cost us our television and internet. I am frustrated & sad & I QUIT.

Tag! You're it, Robert.

missing wallet, Happy Birthday Mom!

Today at breakfast, I realized my wallet was missing. I'm embarassed to say that my initial reaction was the think that one of my students stole it, but that's where my mind went. We searched at home, I went to school to check my room, I watched yesterday's video of my classroom (on 32x speed & yes, my classroom is continuously monitored by video), but no wallet. By 1pm, I decided to call & cancel all my cards. I spent a lot of time trying to decide what in my wallet was replaceable and what wasn't. Mostly, I'm sad about the photos that I can't replace. Thankfully, all my cards got cancelled quickly and there weren't any fraudulent charges on any of our accounts. I have no idea where my wallet is. Maybe I dropped it (the last time I remember having it was Monday at a Doctor's appointment), maybe one of my kids found it & took it, maybe one of my kids found it & threw it away. Who knows? All I know for sure is that I'm sad that I'm having to rebuild my wallet. It's a lot of time & energy I'd rather spend on other things.

On the upside, today was my Mom's birthday & I got to see her twice. Happy Birthday/Valentine's Day, Mom!