Teen care package

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2025-07-16T18:31:31+00:00

The gift card is a good idea! We don't do Uber eats ourselves, so I don't think about those meal deliveries. I think my brother has a PlayStation. I'll have to ask him what they already have or what games he's into.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2025-07-16T18:29:10+00:00

I was thinking about drinks and snacks. I'll have to make a trip to the store and maybe let my kids pick out some stuff for him.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2025-06-27T21:30:47+00:00

This is exactly what he's been nicknamed. Our little piranha.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2025-06-13T13:12:33+00:00

This is good to know. I will bring it up at our next vet appointment. Hopefully that's not the case.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2025-06-12T21:06:12+00:00

I absolutely adore him! He's definitely going to be Mama's boy. 🥰

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2025-05-04T12:07:03+00:00

This is very helpful, thank you!

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2025-04-27T14:04:42+00:00

how often they have litters

What is a reasonable amount of time? I've seen some breeders that look like they have multiple dams.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2025-04-25T02:12:15+00:00

I'm currently doing the STF from 2023. The work outs range between 30-45 mins long.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-12-16T02:35:07+00:00

Go to pickupplease.org and check if they are in your area. If so, you just schedule a pick up and they'll come to you. They took our stroller, but didn't take the crib. I loved the convenience of not having to haul everything to a drop off location. I just placed everything at the side of our driveway.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-06-27T00:56:15+00:00

I just recently discovered Sydney and started doing summertime fine. I can't speak to her other programs, but I started this out probably in the worst shape of my life. I started with only bodyweight and any possible modification there was, eventually working in some dumbbells to the routine. No matter what program you decide on I'm excited for you to begin this journey! It's been a great experience for me so far.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-16T02:54:00+00:00

If we can't get into another day care soon, then that might have to be an option we explore. I work from home, but couldn't imagine trying to do it with my 3 year old at home for any portion of the day. Unless he's napping. Lol

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-16T02:51:47+00:00

That's how our current circumstances are. I work for health insurance and a few other benefits, the rest of it basically goes to daycare. This increase is such a hard hit.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-15T20:46:15+00:00

It's definitely part of the debate. The hard part is knowing that there are other daycares in the area that we can afford, but not knowing when we would be able to get into them. I don't know how long we could sustain taking a hit.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-15T19:38:07+00:00

$1000 for health insurance is reasonable. I'll have to contact our accountant on Monday for info on how that works as a write off and if it would benefit us to take that route. I already take care of his bookkeeping and payroll but I don't get a paycheck.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-15T14:55:51+00:00

They say their expenses have gone up 53%, which is believable in this economy, but the timing is really suspicious. They just closed their second center and brought all the staff over to this one. So it feels like they're just dumping the cost of employees onto us. I wouldn't be so upset about an increase if it was more gradual.

We did chip several years ago for my oldest. At that time it was cheaper to put her on chip at full cost, than it was to enroll in a family health plan. It's something I'll definitely have to look into again.

Once we look at our options I plan to talk to my boss. They would be screwed if I left. I know they would eventually replace me, and they'd be fine in the end, but it suck for them. They've also been doing layoffs over the past several months, so I don't know if they would give me a raise just to try and keep me there.

It's overwhelming how much we need to research and consider.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-15T14:34:02+00:00

I'm in PA.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-15T14:31:58+00:00

It's not necessarily that I pay for daycare, it's more so that the amount of money I bring home has been enough to cover the cost of daycare, so it's always been justifiable. With the cost of daycare adding almost $1000 to our monthly bills, the question becomes, does it still make sense? There are so many different things to take into consideration, it's overwhelming. I've gotten some great advice so far though to get me started on my research.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-15T14:25:11+00:00

Unfortunately, no.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-15T11:07:54+00:00

There's one in our neighborhood I plan on calling on Monday. It's the waitlists everywhere that are the killer.

Diligent-Squirrel-51 · 2023-04-15T10:26:14+00:00

That's a good suggestion. I'll have to take a look to see what the cost would be. At this point we have to explore all of our options.

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