Nick & I made more progress on his college applications, & I was able to organize the list of remaining work into buckets of essays. It's been very helpful to see what's ahead & where he needs to focus. Our goal is to have the remaining applications done by 10/15 (deadline is 11/1), leaving the three that don't open up until October 1st to do after that. He starts a college class towards the end of September, and school soccer begins in November, so he really needs to get as much done as possible early in the cycle. He's super swamped with course work this semester as well, so the business will continue!
We treated Sam to PF Changs last night (one of his favorites). It was *somewhat* reasonable, as I used a $15 offer, plus a gift card, and we did the "back to school bundle", which came with one appetizer, soup/salad & one entree per person for $20. We picked up, to minimize the rest of the cost. It yielded a big dinner for last night, and eat least 2-3 lunches for Sam & his girlfriend (she's been eating most meals with us this summer).
Sam & I also went to the bank yesterday, and I got added to his new savings account, so I can set up automatic transfers for college. We are beginning a new process where he is managing more of his expenses, within a budget. Hopefully that will help him with the adult process of managing his money. He's saved up quite a bit from his summer jobs over the last three years.
As for today, M's cousins invited us over to swim & have dinner. We haven't seen them in about a year, so it will be great to catch up. Nick had a soccer game in Fresno, which was cancelled due to excessive heat & humidity. No one is sad to miss it, as Fresno is very far from our house for a soccer game.
Here's what else we are up to!
- I'm going to a workout class this morning
- List a couple of things on eBay
- Work with Nick on college essays (what a treat all around ;)
- Finish up some volunteer work
- Wrap up the packing for my hiking trip next week
- Laundry
- Dust
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