Not a whole lot going - same old same old.

This week is amply full with birthday parties and such. Probably will go to the cabin this weekend (should check the weather though).

I promised BM I would take him roller skating (a chance to try out my new skates). My parents gave me $30 to buy him skates (birthday) but I haven't picked them out yet.

The skating rink does not take credit cards, which is a PITA. This WAY messes up my budget - but will figure it out. Helps to not rent skates, in addition to admission.

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We'll probably become a "2 movie rental service" household. No surprise really, considering movies are dh's passion.

We have been going round and round on that one, but though we could certainly live with less disks from BB, we would only save $3/month to give up unlimited in-store exchanges and free game rentals every month (grandfathered). Maybe $6/month if we go for their more bare bones. For now, we will just keep it. It's too good to give up for the long run.

We decided another perk with Netflix is we can stream it at his parent's house (when we stay there or the kids are there, etc.). We tried that out this past week. In fact, we can pause a movie at home, and pick up where we left off, at his folks' house. It's pretty cool. (I think they are streaming it through their Wii).

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In other dh news, he already has a loose job offer at the TV station. Holy cow! I was pondering that maybe the timing is good. He has just been letting people know at his volunteer positions that he will have a lot more time come fall. A higher up at the TV station would like to hire him. Just not sure if it will work out (funding, timing). I don't want to get too excited, but sounds promising. Dh feels rather "eh" about the whole thing. It would be his dream job, to work for the public TV station, but they are laying off so many people. For whatever reason, they just started hiring more volunteers though. They usually don't really do that. So I am crossing my fingers. (All I could figure in this economy is with the slew of resumes that it was easier to stick with people they knew - who have a good work ethic, etc.). Keeping my fingers crossed. It wasn't really our wish to jump headfirst into employment the second LM started school, but we wouldn't say no to something like this! The commute is nothing, the job mentioned would be very part time.

Of course, dh hasn't worked on any movies or anything since Ms. PReschool moved. He has had way LESS free time the last 18 months. But, an opportunity has arisen, and he is working on a short film at the moment.

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On my free day Sunday, I watched Precious, and Slumgod Millionaire. I also finished reading the Golden Compass series. I figured I would have WEIRD dreams that night. Story overload!

I am trying to take a breath before I dive in to the giant book series dh insists that I read. But, it's the obvious next choice. Time to dive in!

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ETA: Oh yeah - got a heads up about another focus group company in town. Dh and I signed up the other day - no calls yet. The one we usually go with has been calling like crazy, though we haven't qualifed for anything lately (primariy because of doing too many recent focus groups).