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Beach Weekend

We are at the beach this weekend. The breeze feels absolutely amazing down by the water. Yesterday we backed the truck up to the surf, set up a tent, and watched the kids play in the water. We are here with friends which is so much fun. We share meals and the kids have lots of friends to hang out with. I love that these kids are friends from camping and all know how to be good camper kids. 

We have 5 RVs in our group. Three of us are in travel trailers, one in a 5th wheel, and one in a Class A with an extended golf cart they pull behind. This really is a good group we have. I feel blessed to be here right now. I will probably get on my computer in a little bit to check on some work stuff, but being here feels a million miles away from my daily life so the stress level is definitely low. I am glad I have had some relaxing days. ❤️❤️

We talked about summer clothes for my daughter after she liked another girls skort outfit so I will definitely post more about that when I figure out what summer-wear we are getting!  We have also been inspired to get more bling on our crocs and bogg bag. We have 5 girls and 5 boys in our kids group (and 5 moms and 5 dads and 6 dogs – I have the pleasure of being in the camper with 2 dogs 😉). 

We are in an area of the RV park that is by a pond so we have good views around us. This is my family’s 50th trip in our trailer!  I keep a list that I plan to double check, but this appears to be #50!  I need to better update the list to show how many times we have been to Galveston, but it’s been a lot. 

Time to enjoy more of my day!  I hope you are enjoying yours!!

Hello from a Band Mom!

Yes, I am a band mom…and, wow, it’s pricey!

Tonight is the first time my son will perform with the high school marching band. It’s something he is very excited about so I am excited about it for him, too. I just didn’t realize how much it costs to be in the marching band!

The first set of item orders will be tonight. At a minimum, he needs a water jug and brass buzzer from the booster club for summer practices. The second, much larger payment will go to the booster club at the end of summer to cover meals and transportation. All in all, the required sum to the booster club is $362. There are also options to join the booster club and order more gear like a dri-fit shirt and a duffle bag. I will probably do all the things. I would love for him to have the shirt and the duffle customized with his name on it. I will definitely be paying more than the bare minimum, but I want to make this as great of an experience as possible for him.

Then there are fees you pay to the school. They include the program fees, the custom uniform, the summer uniform, shoes, a polo, a hat, and a garment bag. The amount owed to the school totals $912 although I will be able to pay $300 of that at the end of summer ($612 is due tonight).  So yeah, the bare minimum to be in marching band is $1274 between the two organizations. Over half of it is due tonight!!

I am very excited for my son to be in marching band. It’s not something my husband or I did in high school so it’s definitely a whole new world for us. It will add to the complexity of life, but hopefully it will be beneficial to him in many ways.

I have many questions as a new band mom, but I look forward to learning more about the process and enjoying the experience. I also look forward to sharing it here!

Trumpets

Welcome to my new blog

After decades of using LiveJournal to blog about my life, I have decided it’s time to part ways and do my own thing.  I have loved LJ over the years, but I just don’t get the same participation that I used to from readers so I have decided to try something new and completely start my own blog from scratch.

First, I have no clue what I am doing, but I want to jump in. I am going to see if I can email post like I did on LJ and what I can do by adding a little html in the emails for easy customization. We will see but don’t be surprised to see changes as I learn more.

I have used blogging to release stress and organize my thoughts and plans so I am hoping to do that here. The second thing I would like to point out is that I am going to start with a publicly viewable blog with plans to create a password protected section for family and friends to replace what I did with LiveJournal.

I chose the name stressed out working mom because that’s where I feel like I am in life right now. I am busy working and momming and doing so much more.

I want to write about the complexities of being a mom as it fits into my life.  I hope you will join me on this next step in my journey.