Saturday, November 05, 2005
Weekend stuff - Barenaked Ladies come to town!
I've decided to change topics a bit for weekends, given how right now I'd really like to blog but am decidedly not in a political frame of mind. My biggest concern right now is affording to take the youngest, she of recent medical concerns, to see Barenaked Ladies at the Jingle Bell show.
Her sister and I try to see BNl once a year; this year, with money concerns and time off because of her sister's medical problems, it's gonna be much harder to accomplish. Besides that, ticket prices have gone up to nearly $50 apiece!!
She's been begging, and I've been promising for years to bring along the youngest once she was old enough to appreciate a BNL concert. Doesn't look like this will be the year, though. That's a shame, since this has been a really rough year for her and the next one promises to be even more difficult.
But what are you going to do? Groceries, utilities and other essentials devour many of our incomes. As a single mom, things have gotten harder rather than easier since 2000. I'm sure you've got similar horror stories -- trying to do without the extras, only to find you still don't have a lot of money left over, despite working more than one job.
Enough bitching, though. As things go, we're pretty blessed. We've had our own home for nearly eight years, employment, pets, and most important of all, the three of us have one another.
Her sister and I try to see BNl once a year; this year, with money concerns and time off because of her sister's medical problems, it's gonna be much harder to accomplish. Besides that, ticket prices have gone up to nearly $50 apiece!!
She's been begging, and I've been promising for years to bring along the youngest once she was old enough to appreciate a BNL concert. Doesn't look like this will be the year, though. That's a shame, since this has been a really rough year for her and the next one promises to be even more difficult.
But what are you going to do? Groceries, utilities and other essentials devour many of our incomes. As a single mom, things have gotten harder rather than easier since 2000. I'm sure you've got similar horror stories -- trying to do without the extras, only to find you still don't have a lot of money left over, despite working more than one job.
Enough bitching, though. As things go, we're pretty blessed. We've had our own home for nearly eight years, employment, pets, and most important of all, the three of us have one another.
