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I just received my latest IRA statement in the mail today and the best way to describe it is depressing. Stocks have really taken a plunge in the past few months, and even more so these past few weeks. Although we don’t really have a lot at stake there (at least compared to other people), it’s still a bad feeling to be losing money.

Aileen and I took turns today with mowing the lawn. It’s pretty tiring especially when pushing the damn mower up a slope, but I think the result was very much worth it. At least now we don’t look like we live in the middle of a corn field. The grass looks so much better when it’s short and trim. The weeds are still there though, but we plan to apply some weed killer in the next few days.

Zoe’s accomplishment of the day: Aileen and I were so amazed when we saw that Zoe can now climb the ladder on the swing set in the backyard by herself! Too bad I wasn’t able to take pictures (Aileen and I were too busy playing Scrabble for me to get the camera). I’ll take pics sometime this weekend and upload it soon.