This duck has made headlines in my hometown as of late (did I mention that I live in a really small town )Still...this duck has found an odd place to sit on her eggs.
I just ordered my girl's school books for next year.Remember my whining every goddamned year about the exorbitant costs at the beginning of a school year?Not today .Finally, finally, the government of my federal state did something good. Instead of buying, you can now lend the books from the state - for 1/3 of the price. The state lends every book three times, so it doesn't cost them a thing, except for the administrative efforts.Instead of 460 Euros (580$), I have to pay 190 Euros (240$). That's more than one third, because you can't lend the workbooks, where the pupils write into. For those, you have to pay the full price.Of course I still have to pay for all other costs (bus tickets!), and Oliver's books. The book lending is not (yet) available for elementary schools.But I save 270 Euros (340$) on book costs this year. Yay!
Happy Monday, Brokies!! I hope Chrissi made it into the air okay!
Well, I guess I am now officially an old person. In today's mail I received an advertisement for burial plots! Actually, we've got a family plot, and I'm goin' in it when my time comes.
Jeff. I don't think your old at all!