My spouse will be outsourced in October, and probably gaining another job with a staffing firm, at least on a one-year contract. He'll get $12K severance pay, so that's not entirely sucky. If the staffing firm messes up, then he'll probably be hired back.

This week 35% of our team received "don't worry, those layoff rumours have no weight" e-mail messags. I wasn't one of the 30% who got a message, but it was unsettling nonetheless.

My child agreed to have $1600 of his education fund go to his kindergarten tuition.

I DID book all the accommodations on our July/August roadtrips. Now to research where to eat... (Pacific Coast Highway--from Seattle to Los Angeles)

Oh, and for the second time, the gold I've mislaid has been found in the futon downstairs. Why do I never check the futon first thing anymore for missing jewelry/coinage?