Starbucks Camp

Punch slept over at her friend's last night and arrived home about 9 a.m. My sitter wasn't available today but gave me hours yesterday and will do 10 to 2 tomorrow. So I was writing at Starbucks, once I could settle in with the music soundtrack and the constant chatter of people ordering iced coffees.

We pay our sitter $13 hourly, and that is low. Many charge $15 or more. The two camps Punch is attending this summer [one week each] range from $85 to $100 per day. So when I look at my expenses today, I am keeping that in mind. I had to pay to work.

$ MONEY SPENT OUT OF POCKET and this doesn't count Sug's Simparica tick pills at the vet, 6 monthly doses for about $85.

• Forgot to add at Bear Mountain Sunday, for girls, 2 large dill pickles on sticks and big jar farm peaches, $15.
• Little Daisy Bake Shop for Punch, large cookie with tip, $3.05.
• 2 ATM bank fees, $6.
• Parking meter, 75 cents.
• Starbucks, where I sat for hours today and where Punch set up home base, leaving for CVS, toy store, sandwich and Post Office. Punch drink and my oatmeal w blueberries, $9.28. Salami and cheese tray, $6.24. Afternoon drinks for Punch; her pal, who was with us there for 4 hours; and me, plus 2 dark chocolate graham crackers, $16.21. Peppermint gum, $2.25. Starbucks total, $33.98.
• CVS, I sent Punch across the street and she bought 3 large "share size' packs of Skittles to mail to her friend at camp, along with letters, a book, etc. $5.
• Post Office, large padded envelope for camp care package and get-well card for us to mail to our beloved vet,  Dr. Cameron, $8.58.
• Post Office again, Punch went and mailed the care package and the vet card. I think the total was about $8.
• Learning Express toy store, where Punch walked over and got new Rainbow Loom and colored bands for it. She and her pal sat occupied for hours at a Starbucks table. About $19.
• Sandwich Theory, gave girls money for lunch and they shared a ham and cheese, $10.

TOTAL DAILY SPEND: $109.36.

RUNNING TOTAL FOR MONTH AS OF JULY 9 [AND STARTING JULY 5]: $424.80.

JULY AVERAGE DAILY SPEND: $84.96.

Big-ticket firecracker items in July: *Marcel bkfast w Punch and loaf of bread, $29; *Tory Burch sandals, $111; Starbucks Camp day, $94 [I subtracted the Bear Mountain pickles and peaches].

TCOY

1. 7 a.m. support group.
2. Walked Sug around block.
3. Book group at Maria's 5:30 p.m.!