Posted by Prairierose on Oct 02, 2008
We learned last week that Ethan’s name is getting close to be at the top of the list. The person we wanted to use to take Ethan’s senior pictures has had quite a few people call him. When I last talked to him, he said “we’ll add him to this list”. So, was thrilled to hear it won’t be much longer. He is really reasonable with his prices and the pictures are good. The other company we were considering (because they gave out a “$100 off” senior picture packages at prom last spring) we would have to take out a cash advance loan to get their pictures. Their cheapest package was like $400, and that was WITH the $100 off card. I know this is a special time in Ethan’s life, but we don’t need to spend $500 on pictures.
Posted by Prairierose on Jun 23, 2008
I always have to sit back and take pride in my middle son, who has come such a long ways. When he was a teenager, he made life interesting, and I earn a fair amount of my gray hairs just from from him. As he became a young adult, he did ok, but still made his share of mistakes along the way. I worried about him when he would do, what we would consider, stupid things. But, we also knew it was just part of the learning process. He had a good job, and yet, he always seemed to have a cash advance loan hanging over him. He never seemed to get caught up.
And then. He turned the corner. He started putting money away. He stopped overspending, and budgeting his money. When he applied for a house loan, he was turned down, but it was very much a learning process for him, and made his realize just how foolish some of those things he did when he was younger really were. He took ownership of those very delinquent bills, and now it is his goal to get a decent credit rating, and sometime, down the line, be able to apply for a house loan again, and be approved.
