Saturday, February 7, 2009
New Baby!!!
I think I can speak for the entire Daniels family when I say "I can't wait to meet our new little niece/grandaughter/cousin". The time is quickly approching when she will be born. Everyone is so excited to see her and hold her. Melody has been kind of selfish. We only get to poke at her and I don't really think that is fair. I hope Melody and Jared don't mind that I posted a picture of that cute little "baby" belly. I am so glad we were able to get those pics today. We have been attempting to get those done for a few months now. Glad we did it before she is born. Well, we all can't wait to meet Emma and add a new addition to the family. Love You All!!!
Monday, January 19, 2009
The Cost of Raising Kids
My friend has this posted on her blog and I loved it so much I had to post it here too. I loved it!! hope you enjoy it as much as I did.
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about priceshock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down.
It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if youwant to be 'rich.' Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140.00?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigeratormagnets and collect! spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand printsset in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck.
You getto be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball teamthat never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat in history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, andif you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren andgreat grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminaljustice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match. In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all thepower to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a brokenheart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them withoutlimits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That isquite a deal for the price!!!!!!! Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren & great-grandchildren!!!!!!!
It's the best investment you'll make!
The government recently calculated the cost of raising a child from birth to 18and came up with $160,140.00 for a middle income family. Talk about priceshock! That doesn't even touch college tuition. But $160,140.00 isn't so bad if you break it down.
It translates into:
* $8,896.66 a year,
* $741.38 a month, or
* $171.08 a week.
* That's a mere $24.24 a day!
* Just over a dollar an hour. Still, you might think the best financial advice is don't have children if youwant to be 'rich.' Actually, it is just the opposite.
What do you get for your $160,140.00?
* Naming rights. First, middle, and last!
* Glimpses of God every day.
* Giggles under the covers every night.
* More love than your heart can hold.
* Butterfly kisses and Velcro hugs.
* Endless wonder over rocks, ants, clouds, and warm cookies.
* A hand to hold, usually covered with jelly or chocolate.
* A partner for blowing bubbles and flying kites.
* Someone to laugh yourself silly with, no matter what the boss said or how your stocks performed that day.
For $160,140.00, you never have to grow up. You get to:
* finger-paint,
* carve pumpkins,
* play hide-and-seek,
* catch lightning bugs, and
* never stop believing in Santa Claus.
You have an excuse to:
* keep reading the Adventures of Piglet and Pooh,
* watch Saturday morning cartoons,
* go to Disney movies, and
* wish on stars.
* You get to frame rainbows, hearts, and flowers under refrigeratormagnets and collect! spray painted noodle wreaths for Christmas, hand printsset in clay for Mother's Day, and cards with backward letters for Father's Day.
For a mere $24.24 a day, there is no greater bang for your buck.
You getto be a hero just for:
* retrieving a Frisbee off the garage roof,
* taking the training wheels off a bike,
* removing a splinter,
* filling a wading pool,
* coaxing a wad of gum out of bangs, and coaching a baseball teamthat never wins but always gets treated to ice cream regardless.
You get a front row seat in history to witness the:
* first step,
* first word,
* first date, and
* first time behind the wheel.
You get to be immortal. You get another branch added to your family tree, andif you're lucky, a long list of limbs in your obituary called grandchildren andgreat grandchildren. You get an education in psychology, nursing, criminaljustice, communications, and human sexuality that no college can match. In the eyes of a child, you rank right up there under God. You have all thepower to heal a boo-boo, scare away the monsters under the bed, patch a brokenheart, police a slumber party, ground them forever, and love them withoutlimits, so one day they will, like you, love without counting the cost. That isquite a deal for the price!!!!!!! Love & enjoy your children & grandchildren & great-grandchildren!!!!!!!
It's the best investment you'll make!
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