I am muddling through things. It has been an odd week, with sick kids home Monday and Tuesday, oldest daughter home today (I suppose a mental health day was in order following the death of the classmate). I've been walking my mother's dog since she's out of town, so that has put an odd twist on the routine of the day. Then the rest of the kids are home tomorrow and Monday for conferences and veteran's day.
Payday and rent collection are tomorrow and I've got $50 in the checking account to move to savings. Haven't done that before! We ate breakfast for dinner one day last week and one day this week and I suppose I didn't spend anything on Halloween costumes (the kids raided the bin of dress up clothes and were all suitably dressed). I've determined that a lot of it has to do with my mindset; if I *think* my kids will need new costumes costing an average of $20 a piece, I will spend most likely spend it. This year they were all happy to swap and trade what was worn in previous years (the boys are all about the same size despite the age differences).
We get the weekly standing order (Scripps/Manna) on Thursdays, so I did the weekly spending and gassed up one car. ($38 for gas, $62 at Sam's Club, $38 at Walmart). I do have a $25 off of $50 at Dominick's that I'll end up using tomorrow; they've got a decent sale and I've matched up some pantry deficits, so I'll be well under the inflated amount we've spent in the past.
The layoffs are happening at DH's work. Since we're deciding on his return to school for pastoral counseling and the diaconite, I'm not too unsettled. It will be OK. My grandmother (92 and in California) is supportive of this decision and has given us $20K. We have it in the EF and I don't suppose that we'll touch it. We're fine covering our expenses which I'm slowly trimming back on our income, and I'm going to hike up the 401K contribution to 20% in January for the last six months of full-time corporate America.
I'm hoping that a decent night's rest will help clear the fog from my mind. After all, tomorrow starts another pay period. 
Muddling
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