Welcome to our house again. I will try to catch you all up. And then I have to be going. I have decided to make changes in my life, but more on that later. Here is mom teaching Sunshine how to walk. I was worried she wasn't going to be able to find the time to do so, but she did.
One day while we were all at school, all but Sunshine that is, she was still only a baby. Mom met a new guy. He didn't stick around long, begining to thing, no man ever does. He seemed nice, for the short time we talked. Todd sent him home shortly before we all headed to bed, mom was a big sad, after all she had asked him to spend the night. Todd didn't much care for that, so him being the man of the house, he sent him packing.
I heard mom getting sick, later that night, and thought oh no here we go again. I sure hope I am not a fertile Mytle like my mom is...
Mom admiring the flowers Dante left, I don't even know his last name, why get to know these men, when they don't stay around long enough to care about.
Sunshine grew up well, she got all the skills she needed. Mom was happy, as was I, I don't know what happens to kids who are not taught how to walk, talk or go to the potty... I don't think I want to know.
While we were all at school, mom gave birth to Danti, a third girl, I was hoping for a brother, since I already have a sister, and a brother, thought it would be neat to have 2 boys and 2 girls... didn't get my wish.
Here is mom, getting a hug from Sunshine, after she got home, she did get a raise. So glad we are not doing well financially, still barely making a living. Now that she got the raise and the bonus, we were able to add some room to the second bedroom, we have room now for 3 beds. Weird to share a bedroom with my one sister and my one brother. But its the best we can do.
I had this fight with a boy, and he got real mad, now he comes by often and kicks over our trash can, well we were all busy and didn't notice it was knocked over and we got bugs, bad thing is, me, Todd and Sunshine got the flue, but we got better. Of course we had to pay for an exterminator. As if we could afford it...
So, this is where I have come to the end of my story, I have decided to go to University. It was a hard decision and I waited till the last possible day. I hated to leave mom, my money helped some, but you know I want a better life then mom and I know if she could have gone to University we wouldn't have had such a hard life. I only got three scholarships, but that's okay, its better then none.
So now the story will have to be told by Todd. Maybe I will come back at the end to say good bye.
Hi, I am Todd. My sister has just left in the taxi, I was able to run out and say goodbye, I sure will miss her. She told me to take over the story telling. I guess you know who I am, and all about us. so look forward to getting to know you all better.
This ends this week, here we are getting in some dancing, sure am glad mom allowed me to keep this stereo. I still want to get a table for it, but maybe next week. But it works just fine on the floor, keeps me from getting bored, and the bonus is, you can get a scholarship for dancing.. so maybe with my okay marks and when I can get a job, I can at least get the same amount of scholarships when it becomes time to head off for University myself.

Hello all, welcome back to our little story, sorry its been a while, but we have been so busy here, we have hardly any time to write..
First off, I became a teenager!! I am so pleased as is mom, we spend less on the nanny, now that I can stay home, while mom works nights. The nanny has been a great help, the first night mom worked, unfortunately I was to young to stay at home myself, but mom didn't make enough to pay her, so she took our bookcase.. we got a new one shortly after when mom got a raise.
Here is mom, coming home from work one night... she works so hard. She hardly has time for fun. Fun is in short supply here, we all spend more time going to school, or work, and trying to get good grades, plus the face there is not enough money to pay for fun items.. it doesn't help when we have to buy new things to replace things stolen by nannies or destroyed by dogs.. more on that later.
One day, mom met a man, and she liked him so much, she asked him for a date... I think she deserves fun, more fun than Todd Jr, or I can provide. I guess it's okay.. He seems nice, His name is Sonny Day. He's old, but funny so that helps
Mom made us all supper one night, would have been nice if she could have sat at the table with both my brother and I and Sonny, but maybe next time. He was asking us about grades, and how we liked school.. I do okay, and well Todd Jr. only goes cause he has too, last thing mom wants to lose us due to us not going to school.
Late the night the Sonny went home, mom met a big dog, and tried to become friends with it.. all it did was come in the house and destroy our couch, while the couch was ugly and not very comfortable it was all we could afford.
Mom and I went shopping the next day and I wanted to get a love seat that was cheaper then this couch, but mom said we need it to fit three... so we ended up getting a couch similar to the one we had before, only thing is I got to pick out a new fabric, its better then the one we had before I think.

Here is our small little family talking at the breakfast table before the bus comes. Todd Jr. is talking about some time taking a ski vacation, I tried to tell him we don't have money for that sort of thing, but he wouldn't hear it..
See that.. mom's sick... I wished I had of known, so I could have stayed home from school and taken care of her, but I had left for the bus at that point.
Turns out she wasn't sick at all, turns out Sonny left more then flowers as a gift for his visit. He's changed his number and last we heard from the neighbourhood, he's thinking of moving away... Nice of him, to drop a kid here and take off... Would be nice if he dropped off some cash to care for his seed..
Welcome to the family our little ray of sunshine, and that's exactly what mom called her, Sunshine.. silly name, but kind of understand, her fathers name is Sonny.. she's Sunshine..
thank goodness his name wasn't thunder or something equally weird.
Mom is such a good mom, loves teaching Sunshine all that she needs, at least as much as she can, don't think she got around to teaching her walking? Maybe next week?

Potty training of course, thankfully I didn't have to change many diapers, or help with that, bad enough I have to help with cleaning and the like.. Still I would like a job, but who is going to watch Todd Jr. or Sunshine, while mom works?


One night while mom was at work, Todd took the last of our money and bought a TV, but little did we know but we were nearly out of food, so when I went to make mom some supper after she got home from work, and found the fridge empty, I told Todd he had to take it back, well he did, but came home with a stereo instead, poor kid was always bored and had no fun as a kids, so we let him keep the stereo, couldn't afford a table to put it on, so you can see it on the floor in the next photo..
This ends our second week, here, Todd became a teen, so maybe now I can get a job, to help out here financially and get a table for the stereo, and maybe a better bed. Hopefully no more men trap mom with any more kids.

Nickel and Dime Challenge Part 1

This is the story of me, Cassie Busted, I am standing front and very proud to be here, behind me is my mom, holding my baby brother, Todd Jr. I wished this story was about my dad, but he worked for the army and they sent him far far away, across the ocean, my mom knows where, but I can't pronounce the word of where he is, he isn't coming back, he got dead... Mom was real sad for a long long time, but when she had my baby brother, and she called him after our daddy... That made me happy. I still miss my dad...
My mom was real young when she had me, I am only 6, and she is 21, you have to do the math, cause I am not too good at that yet...
My mom married my dad, when they found out I was coming, and then mom got pregnant just before dad left.
The army gave us some money after dad died, but not much, enough to buy this little house and a few house stuff, but not much else, I guess we will be alright, mom can get a job and when I get older I can also get a job.


This is my mom teaching Todd Jr. how to talk, I am off playing someplace I suppose...

Oh yes here I am... Jumping on the bed, I know I shouldn't be, but we can't afford a TV, or even a remote control car... and I am bored of the toys in my toy box, plus mom is busy with Todd.

Mom is teaching Todd how to use the potty. How gross!! Mom sure works hard, we can't afford the maid, but still there is smelly rotten food in the kitchen... I am sure she will get to it eventually, I could do it, but like most kids, why bother, someone else can do it, right?

Our first week draws to a close, hopefully next week is better, mom just got a job, and Todd is now a child too, so we can now play together, instead of me jumping on the bed all the time, that's getting boring too...
See you next week