I saw a show about the Dugger family on the Discovery Health channel last night. This family has seventeen children. Can you imagine? Just think about the enormity of that size family. Their family’s tax stimulus payment this year will be something like this:
$1,200 - per married couple
$300 - per child under 17 years old (15 Duggers qualify I think, 2 are older)
Totaling $5,700.00 in economic stimulus for that one family.
This amount probably covers only a couple of trips to the grocery store for this crew. To think I can get overwhelmed with just three kids sometimes. Just something to reflect on.
I’m back to the grind after a week off. Camping was fun, but no picnic. The woods were very dry and dusty, nearly choking both boys. They suffer with asthma like symptoms and croup cough upon occasion. We’re never too far from a nebulizer, and probably used it a dozen times over vacation. Anyhow, it was great to remove ourselves from the house and get away.
I’ve returned to 300+ unread emails and over a thousand Google Reader items. I’ll very likely be flushing the Google Reader using “mark all as read” to relieve the pressure. Don’t worry, I’ll read your posts.
I guess the multiple days in the woods, void of television and modern amenities could be to blame for our latest splurge. My lovely wife and I went on a shopping date Friday night and ended up purchasing a new 32″ LCD television for our bedroom. Man, have TVs gotten complicated since I’ve last bought one! We sped through a weeks’ worth of Big Brother and American Idol in practically no time.
Here’s to being back in the land of water pressure, cable TV, Internet, and air conditioning! Time to go delete some email.