If we weren't strapped for cash, something would be horribly wrong.

Well, looks like Z's trip to St. Louis is going to leave us financially stretched for yet another month. I don't know about her, but I'm starting to get tired of these months of heavy expenditures...

September: Emergency trip to St. Louis
October: Crunch time catching up with bills delayed due to Emergency Trip to St. Louis
November: Emergency trip to St. Louis, including loss of Z's income for 2 or more weeks

I pray that this trend doesn't keep continuing, although I know it will... in 2 to 3 more months, Z will be going to St. Louis to nurse her mother again, but I'm hoping that we'll have time to prep for that one. We weren't ready for this emergency trip.