Ds11 has an assignment due on Monday...was given 10 days to do it, and pretty much completed it, except for the part where he's actually supposed to use a certain book and not the internet for information. Of course, when he told me this, I whipped him over to the library and the book is not there. So, we went to the library in the next town about 20 minutes away, and, being a good parent, I felt the need to natter at him the whole way about being more organized etc., and then the book wasn't there either. The librarian, however, was extremely helpful and helped us find a way to actually download the part he needed off the computer. When we left the library I asked him what he had learned from all this and he answered "The internet is our friend." I don't know how I raised such a smartass kid...must be from dh! LOL!

Dh is finally feeling better. He took ds5 and dd9 out for a while today to a Fall Festival. I have to work at 3:00, so will be starting to get ready soon. I have lost 4 pounds this week by following the South Beach Diet. I was fine until today when I got a craving for nacho chips. I haven't given in yet, and hopefully the craving will go away soon. I'd really like to make it through the first two weeks, and then maintain the weight. I don't want to lose more than 10 pounds.

Today was a no spend day. Yesterday dh got a bonus cheque of 700 dollars from his summer job because they realized that they had underpaid him! Unexpected and very appreciated. We have reached our $5000.00 goal for this year, and are slightly over, but will be paying the orthodontist 1500.00 in January, so as soon as I can get it to $6500.00 I will be one happy camper...