No Mediawest this year...
I really hate to miss it, and disappoint Amber to boot, but I just couldn't justify the expense. Especially with Amber's high school graduation coming up on June 2. It looks like Suzie and Rickie won't be getting her anything since Rickie never got his daughter any kind of graduation present and doesn't think Amber needs one either. Nice, huh?
Lee and I would like to get her something useful, something she can use if we're lucky enough to swing some type of college for her this fall. Right now she's using our ancient laptop for school, has been the last couple of years, but it is definitely on its last legs. We've been pricing netbooks and it looks like we can get her a nice one for slightly more than three hundred dollars. For us, that's a lot of money and won't come easy, but I'm hoping to sell some stuff to make it possible.
Suz hasn't been helping with anything, she hasn't even finished paying off Amber's invitations yet. Lee and I just paid the $69.00 for Amber to retake her ACT test next month. Amber's scores were okay but don't really reflect how hard she's worked to keep her GPA up, it's a 3.6. Her ACT scores need to be as high as possible so we can get the financial aide help she'll need. I'm tired of waiting for Suzie to 'get around' to helping her. She'll lose out on even getting to go if we wait for that. She's such a good kid, she deserves so much more than what life has thrown her way so far.
I'll still miss going to the con like woah, though. Mediawest is the one thing I do for myself each year, it's my sanity time. Which, I never have very much of any more. Heck, I'd even love to get to go, and take mom and Amber, to the Supernatural con in Nashville next month. How often will we have something that neat that close? But, again, I just can't justify spending the money on myself when I need it for so many other real life things. Maybe next time, huh?
Wish me luck on Amber's new 'puter quest, guys. We sure could use the positive thoughts.
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Lee and I would like to get her something useful, something she can use if we're lucky enough to swing some type of college for her this fall. Right now she's using our ancient laptop for school, has been the last couple of years, but it is definitely on its last legs. We've been pricing netbooks and it looks like we can get her a nice one for slightly more than three hundred dollars. For us, that's a lot of money and won't come easy, but I'm hoping to sell some stuff to make it possible.
Suz hasn't been helping with anything, she hasn't even finished paying off Amber's invitations yet. Lee and I just paid the $69.00 for Amber to retake her ACT test next month. Amber's scores were okay but don't really reflect how hard she's worked to keep her GPA up, it's a 3.6. Her ACT scores need to be as high as possible so we can get the financial aide help she'll need. I'm tired of waiting for Suzie to 'get around' to helping her. She'll lose out on even getting to go if we wait for that. She's such a good kid, she deserves so much more than what life has thrown her way so far.
I'll still miss going to the con like woah, though. Mediawest is the one thing I do for myself each year, it's my sanity time. Which, I never have very much of any more. Heck, I'd even love to get to go, and take mom and Amber, to the Supernatural con in Nashville next month. How often will we have something that neat that close? But, again, I just can't justify spending the money on myself when I need it for so many other real life things. Maybe next time, huh?
Wish me luck on Amber's new 'puter quest, guys. We sure could use the positive thoughts.
*hugs*
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