Tuesday, June 14, 2011

Let me explain my current state of happiness.

This is "Running naked through the streets" Happy...
(Dont get excited Jessica I am a middle aged guy on the other side of the planet!)
My twin sons started their first week of summer vacation yesterday. My wife is a teacher so she is home with them all summer. Next fall they will start kindergarten. So this will be the first year I don’t have a day care payment!! What, that is not impressive to you? Lets do some math....
I took and passed calc-3 in college and today couldn't even remember the basics... 
Daycares in my area run $150 – $225 per week, Not bad for a facility that watches your child for 6 – 10 hours a day, feeds them a meal and two snacks, and builds the educational and social foundation that will set the tone for there entire life. We picked a nice middle of the road priced facility that had higher educational standards. So I was paying $190 per week, per kid. That’s $380 a week… $1520 a month… with eight weeks off a year that’s $16,720 PER YEAR that I have been paying for the last 4 years and now I don’t have to anymore!
Ya its sort of like this

So with my extra money I purchased my first gift to my self last night: 
5 BURNER GAS GRILL WITH SMOKER
Primary cooking area 554 square inches
Secondary cooking area 140 square inches
Total cooking area 694 square inches
5 Stainless steel tube burners
10,000 BTUs each/50,000 BTUs total
12,000 BTUs stainless steel side burner
10,000 BTUs rotisserie burner
Porcelain-coated cast iron cooking grates
Porcelain-coated wire warming rack
Includes smoker inside left door
7,500 BTUs stainless steel smoker burner
Adjustable, chrome-plated cooking grates
Electronic ignition
One of the sexiest things I have ever posted on here.... 
What are YOUR plans for the 4th of July?

(Yes I know that is a very ethnocentric question but 90% of my audience is from the US so it is fair, but a big shout out to who ever it is from Brazil that keeps popping by!)

33 comments:

  1. You're a crazy American and you know it! But that is a nice grill. :p Plans for the 4th of July? Hmm no clue. Probably beer.

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  2. She's very pretty but not as pretty as some babes.

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  3. We don't really celebrate 4th of July here. Besides, I'll be working then. Working during summer vacation, yeah. But the money I earn then gets me though the year!

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  4. HOLY HELL that's a lot of money..... WOW

    Hey, just think how many games you can buy now with all that extra cash.

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  5. NICE!! And congratulations too! That is a major milestone! Enjoy your 4th barbecue!!

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  6. What do you have to spend on school in your district, though?

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  7. Happy daycare-less moment!

    Sexy photo indeed. My plans for the 4th? Getting a call that we are actually leaving The Eden of Corn Fields and Meth Labsville...OK thats more of a dream but who's counting?

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  8. I know a girl from work where her getting laid off actually saved them money because she could stay home and watch the kids.

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  9. That is one sexy looking grill! Haha. And twin 5 year old boys, no wonder you smoked. Ya'll have a great start to the summer :)

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  10. Xeno, School is free here... ill have a 75$ a week after school care bill each... But that's nothing ; )

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  11. whoa! thats one fat ass cool stove O_O

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  12. That is awesome! you could cook a buffalo in there

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  13. my plans for 4th of july involve 'legal' fireworks

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  14. Heck, I was always thrilled to not have to buy diapers! You are saving TONS more than diapers! It's like getting a huge increase in salary.

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  15. Holy shit, im jealous. Enjoy your bbq you deserve it

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  16. WOW! That is a heckalotta money!

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  17. god, raising kids is way more expensive than i though. $16k a year only on daycare? damn...
    it must be a relief not having to pay for that anymore! hahaha and that is one sexy grill indeed.

    well, i have no plans for the 4th of July cause i'm the brazil bro that keeps popping by. haha

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  18. Somewhere Tim Allen can be heard grunting...nice post!

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  19. It seems you're really happy haha

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  20. oh nice, ive got the same one

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  21. enjoy your grill, it seems very cool

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  22. plans for 4th of July? uhmmmm nothing lol

    that's a pretty sweet grill though XD

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  23. holy crap, who needs a wife when you have one of these bad boys

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  24. my plans are to sleep!

    good to see you back m8

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  25. I wish i would be happy like that :)

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  26. JULY 4th!!

    Do you think I'll be able to convince my parents that I should totally celebrate this holiday, even though I'm neither American nor into fireworks and over eating? mmm. Probably not. ):

    So...no plans. Have fun doing whatever you're doing though. Have some condoms handy. AND YOU HAVE TWINS?! HOW ADORABLE!!!

    And that day care thing must be one hell of a fancy schmancy establishment. I mean...the amount of money you COULD have spent on strippers and tequila.

    ...You know what? I think I'll use birth control for the rest of my life. lol.

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  27. Typical american thing to buy! :) Haha I like it. Looks good.

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Don't screw with a guy that is in the middle of quitting smoking.