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Well, Whoosa Bata...

Any Kung Pao Chicken????

Wedding gang??? You and Rebecky tie the knot???

It was Renee's knot. They've been married for a while now. This was their late ceremony.
We were tempted to jump up there...

I know that, but why wasn't it yours and Rebecky's TOO???

I got a FLOWBEE.
It's a hair clipper that attaches to any wet vac. My hair is getting bushy and I figured, since I'm going to have to spend some money anyway, why not spend it on something that will pay for itself. Hopefully it works okay. You set if for two inches, turn everything on, and it sucks your hair into a tube and cuts it. All the trimmings go into the vacuum.
Our bed sprung a flat! So we sprung for another Coleman inflatable bed.
Inflatable furniture is kind of nice.
It's cheap to replace, and you always have new furniture!!! Nobody will ever complain about your old couch. You can even keep replacements in your closet. I'm hoping someday someone will invent an inflatable house that fits in a backpack!

It was supposed to be a shopping day.
Renee wanted clear plastic plates and some spray glue.
We went to Michaels, Walmart, Fred Meyers, Costco, Joannes, Ross, Party City, and AAA China Buffet. Becky got a blue dress that is killer (see the previous blog entry).

The Cost of Living per day.

Seattle, Wa	$216
Tacoma, Wa	$167
Portland, Or	$155
Everett, Wa	$144
Eugene, Or	$136
Olympia, Wa	$129

San Francisco, Ca	$232
San Diego, Ca	$203
Los Angeles, Ca	$182
Sacremento, Ca	$170
Redding, Ca	$126

Phoenix, Az	$216
Las Vegas, Nv	$188
Reno, Nv	$153

Denver, Co	$189
Aspen, Co	$168
Kansas City, Ks	$147
Omaha, Ne	$127
Co Springs,Co	$127
Albuquerque, Nm	$124

Chicago, Il	$213
Cleveland, Oh	$161
Nashville, Tn	$161
Louisville, Ky	$145
Indianapolis, In	$141
Memphis, Tn	$139
Lexington, Ky	$137
Chattanooga, Tn	$129

Key West, Fl	$303
Atlanta, Ga	$188
Miami, Fl	$178
Tampa, Fl	$177
Savannah, Ga	$153
Orlando, Fl	$148

Manhatten, NY	$375
Queens, NY	$308
Boston, Ma	$284
Washington, DC	$265
Philadelphi, Pa	$213
Pittsburg, Pa	$162

These are set by the government.
They reflect the cost of living per day, in different cities throughout the US.

The IRS excepts this amount as untaxable.
If you are a for salaried employees working away from home, and you would normally be paying 30% in taxes, and were living in a $200 per diem city, you would save $60 a day because of the per diem allowance. That works out to $1,500 extra a month you would no t have to pay in taxes.