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One thousand

This is the 1,000th post here at Butterscotch Sundae. That seems sort of monumental. I feel like I should make a list. If I made a list today, though, it would be something like The Top Ten Reasons I Wish I Hadn’t Left the Laundry Outside in the Rain Last Night or How to Go Through 1,000 Boxes of Kleenex in a Week or Poppy’s Top Five Ear Infections.

Last night after dinner, Poppy asked me to clean out her ear. By bedtime she was wailing. She spent the night curled up against me, occasionally waking up to cry and have me rub her head. A trip to the doctor confirmed it: Infections in both ears.

So rather than writing something exciting or fun, I give you this week’s menu. And in a few minutes, the pharmacy should have my girl’s prescription ready to go.

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Monday: Chicken salad sandwiches

Tuesday: Sweet and sour tofu

Wednesday: Ravioli

Thursday: Chimichangas

Friday: Pizza

Family matters

If Sixlets were currency, I'd be in business

The Parent Bloggers Network and Capital One want to know: When is the best time to teach your kids about money? And just how do you do it?

My short answer? I haven’t a clue.

The long answer is that I don’t remember my parents talking to me about money or financial management when I was a kid. We all got an allowance at my dad’s house in the summer. My stepsister and I were in charge of the dishes every night, and we were paid $5 a week for it. On payday, we gleefully rode our bikes to a nearby convenience store and blew it all on candy. I always bought Sixlets. Which might not have been a sound investment, but they were mighty tasty.

I know that I want Poppy and Pete to be wise about their finances when they’re adults, but I’m not sure of a strategy for that. I think maybe we’ll enforce some sort of percentage rule, once they’re old enough for an allowance. Something like, 25% to savings, 25% to charity and 50% to Mommy’s Sixlets fund whatever they’d like.

Speaking of when they’re old enough for an allowance, when is that?

I’ve done a pretty poor job of answering PBN and Capital One’s question. Capital One has a new Web site called Moneywi$e eLearning, though, that might do a better job.

(Disclaimer: I tell you this because I want to win an iPhone.)

Prayer

Prayers for friends in Texas

In addition to whatever prayers you’re saying about Hurricane Ike, I’d appreciate it if you’d add a few people to your list.

  • From what I hear, Kate and I would be great pals in real life if she and her husband hadn’t left Missouri about the time we arrived. Instead, we’ve had to make do with an internet friendship. Kate and her family live on the Texas coast. She was supposed to have a baby today. Instead, she and her family have packed up and headed inland.
  • My former co-worker Gerry is a very talented photojournalist. This isn’t working in his favor this week, though; the paper he works for is sending him to Houston to cover the hurricane.