BACK TO SCHOOL SHOPPING

WHEN MY NIECES AND NEPHEWS WERE GROWING UP,

I WOULD TAKE THEM AND BUY THEM A NEW OUTFIT,

AND SOMETHING NEEDED FOR SCHOOL, LIKE A BACKPACK.

NOW, I JUST GIVE EACH MOTHER $25 TO SPEND

ON EACH CHILD...WHAT THEY FEEL THEY NEED.

I JUST ASK THAT I SOMEHOW GET A PICTURE.

I STARTED A NEW SAVINGS ACCOUNT.

I CALL IT THE "AUNTIE ANN ACCOUNT."

EVEN THOUGH IT'S STILL IN MY REGULAR SAVINGS ACCOUNT,

HAVING THIS...AND PUTTING MONEY AWAY EACH MONTH,

HELPS WITH MY PSYCHEE.  HA!

THE AUNTIE ANN ACCOUNT PAYS FOR:

PRESCHOOL TUITION ($145 A MONTH IN DISTRICT)

DANCE COSTUMES ($65 EACH)

CHRISTMAS 

(I CURRENTLY RENEW THE "PASS OF ALL PASSES" AS A GIFT, AND GIVE THEM A BOOK...I GET THE BOOKS AT MY SCHOOL'S "BUY 1 GET 1 FREE" BOOK FAIR)

BIRTHDAY PRESENTS ($15)

(A TRIP TO "BUILD A BEAR" AT AGE 3)

LAST YEAR, THE TEACHERS AT SAGE HILLS WERE EACH GIVEN

$100 FROM MY FOUNDATION ACCOUNT (HAD TO, WHEN I RETIRED.)

I GOT GIFTS FROM UTAH-IDAHO FOR COLE AND HALEY'S

TEACHERS IN GOSHEN, AND SHAY'S TEACHER IN SALT LAKE.

THIS YEAR, I CAN DONATE TO THE SAGE HILLS TEACHERS THROUGH

THE FOUNDATION...OR DO GIFTS AGAIN.

(MAYBE $10 TO UTAH-IDAHO FOR COURTNEY'S TEACHERS.  BUT,

I KINDA HATE TO START THAT, AND HAVE TO CONTINUE THE TRADITION

FOR 13 MORE KIDS)

WITH 13, GOING ON 14 GREAT NIECES AND NEPHEWS...I NEED TO BE PREPARED!

 

CAMRY WILL BE IN 3RD GRADE.

COURTNEY WILL BE IN 8TH GRADE.

CARTER WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL.

(SO IMPORTANT TO LOOK BEST IN THE MIDDLE OF YOUR JR. HIGH EXPERIENCE!!!)

COURTNEY WILL ATTEND VISTA HEIGHTS MIDDLE SCHOOL.

CAMRY WILL ATTEND SAGE HILLS ELEMENTARY.

CARTER WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL AT SARATOGA SHORES WITH ADDIE.

ALL SCHOOLS ARE IN SARATOGA SPRINGS.

HALEY WILL BE IN 1ST GRADE.

COLE WILL BE IN THE BEST GRADE . . . 5TH GRADE.
THEY ARE ATTENDING GOSHEN ELEMENTARY IN GOSHEN.

LILY WILL BE IN (3 YR OLD) PRESCHOOL.
(NOT SURE WHERE.)

SHAYLA WILL BE IN 2ND GRADE.

SHE GOES TO A PUBLIC SCHOOL IN SALT LAKE, BUT,

THEY WEAR UNIFORMS.

(HELPS WITH THE GANGS) 
RILEY ELEMENTARY.

LOVE THESE SHOES!

THE ONES ON THE LEFT ARE CALLED "MARY JANES."

I HAD SOME WHEN I WAS HER AGE! 

JAYCIE WILL BE IN 4TH GRADE.

PRESTON WILL BE IN 1ST GRADE.
ADDIE WILL BE IN PRESCHOOL.

JAYCIE AND PRESTON WILL ATTEND SAGE HILLS ELEMENTARY WITH CAMRY.

ADDIE WILL ATTEND PRESCHOOL WITH CARTER AT
 SARATOGA SHORES ELEMENTARY.
ALL SCHOOLS ARE IN SARATOGA SPRINGS.

I STILL GIVE KATIE MONEY.  SHE GRADUATED FROM WEBER STATE
WITH HER ASSOCIATE DEGREE IN NURSING IN APRIL.
SHE'S BEEN AN LPN, AND NOW, AN RN.
SHE WILL BE WORKING THIS YEAR ON HER BACHELOR'S DEGREE.
HOWEVER, SHE USED THE $25 I GAVE HER FOR A TIP TO THE
NICE CAB DRIVER WHO RETURNED HER CELL PHONE THAT SHE
LEFT IN HER CAB WHILE IN NYC.  
I TOTALLY KNOW ABOUT THIS!!!
TOTALLY GREAT WITH IT!!!