Better Weather.. not really :(

Today we found a total of $0.51 in the form of two quarters and a penny. This is a spectacular find considering the little amount of time I had to get things done. I have one more day til the movers come to tear apart my house... love the suspense!


Total Cash found and redeemed today: $0.51
Total Since Blog Inception: $277.44

Quickie UPdate

Today I found 2 cents- one right by my parking space and the other at hubby's job parking lot. Still packing & moving.. slow process but making some headway

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $0.02
Total Since Blog Inception: $276.93

Monotony.

Nothing overly exciting going on 'round here. We did manage to get some stuff over to the new house (have I mentioned how much I love having TWO balconies??!) Changewise we made out like bandits (last couple of days have been utterly crappy). Here is the lowdown:

Today we found a total of $1.01 in the form of three quarters, two dimes, and six pennies. Kitty also found a canadian coin which I've added to the jar right next to the changepot. The change was all found by all four change hunters at Fort Totten, Brooklyn (thanks guys!).

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $1.01
Total Since Blog Inception: $276.91

Tumultuous Tuesday

It's still fairly early in the day but I figured I'd take a break to update the blog before I dismantle the computer. We found a total of $0.04 cents- all pennies. Kitty found one penny at the foot of the door at Toys R Us and mom found three cents resting on a shelf by the bike section.

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $0.04
Total Since Blog Inception: $275.90

Manic Monday

Yet another day of packing (pass me an aspirin, please!!)

We ate out because yours truly was too darn tired to cook (made pigs of ourselves at BigEd's BBQ in Joisey). We found a whopping total of $0.12 in all pennies. At least it's better than zero! (Thanks to Kitty and Sandy for the join effort of change hunting while mommy dutifully packs up for the big MOVE).


P.S. Happy Birthday to a very special person who knows more about orange juice and 100 grand bars than anyone else. You are loved!


Total Cash found and redeemed today: $0.12
Total Since Blog Inception: $275.86

Packing .... Packing ... Packing.

datta..dayadvam...damyata... Love me them buddha babies! :)


Day two of the packing insanity. My head is spinning. I can't believe how much crap we've accumulated in ten years!!! I did manage to take a walk around the city today (and guess what we found....)



CHANGE!!!

Today we found $0.76 in the form of two quarters, one dime, and sixteen pennies. Quarter number one was found at an unused bus stop not too far from my house. Nine pennies were found scattered on the way to our car. The other quarter was found while we went furtniture hunting at Levitz. It was right by the foot of the escalator. The lone dime waited for us in front of the gym (eerily close to where we found the penny yesterday) and the rest of the pennies were scattered all around the strip mall right by Staten Island Mall.

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $0.76
Total Since Blog Inception: $275.74

Changes Made...

Spent the day packing up boxes, chucking unwanted junk, and tending to granny. We got a chance to go out to a few spots but the rain prohibited our daily walk. I'll keep this short and sweet since I have to continue packing before the kids get restless.

Changepot Update:

Today we found a total of $0.49 in the form of three dimes, two nickels, and nine pennies. I'm thankful I found something considering the rainstorms that beat down on us for the entire night. I found money in odd places- at the foot of the steps by the gym- where some young marine recruits were doing PT preparing for Parris Island. Here are the rest of the spots where I found change:

1. Laundromat (one dime, four pennies).
2. At Library parking lot (one dime, two pennies).
3. At dept. store (one nickel).
4. At grocery store (one dime, one nickel, two pennies).

I'll be packing all day tomorrow and the following few days but hopefully I'll get a chance to go out and find some change.. who knows? :)

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $0.49
Total Since Blog Inception: $274.98

Say it's gonna rain...

There's something innately peaceful about beaded raindrops. While it only rained a little, I was quite happy because my blooming sunflowers have received the natural nourishment they crave. I'll take a pic once they start opening up :)

We spent the majority of the day foraging boxes from the local area businesses for the impending move. Hubby buckled down and purchased a few boxes from the storage place up the street. While we visited the new place today, I happened to find a slightly bruised dime resting in the sidewalk. This is definitely a sign! Okay.. maybe it's a coinky-dink. Still, it was nice to find change in our prospective abode.

After we packed a lil, we decided to take the kids to see Over the Hedge. I was not impressed. Hubby apparently wasn't impressed with the film or the Chili Cheese Fries (spent 1/3 of the movie using the facilities). All that mattered was that the kids enjoyed themselves- and mommy got a chance to nap briefly in the air-conditioned darkness.


CHANGE HAPPENS:

Today we found a total of $1.95 in the form of six quarters, three dimes, one nickel, and ten pennies. I found a quarter in the coin return slot of a vending machine, Hubby found two quarters in the men's locker room at the gym. The rest of the quarters and four pennies were found during hubby's restroom intermissions. The rest of the change was found at various places inside Jersey Gardens, NJ.

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $1.95
Total Since Blog Inception: $274.49

Change Breakdown VII

Change Breakdown VII


Updated total: $271.33
(Sandy Cheeks will keep tabs on the change for the next few weeks)

Here are the totals of cash in the ChangePot as of June 22,2006:

Bills: 49 (+6 bills)
Total value: $178.00 (+$6.00)

Hundreds: 1
Tens: 2
Fives:3
Ones: 43

Coins: 977 ( + 339 new coins during the week)
Total coin value: $93.33

Dollar Coins: 2 (+1)
Quarters: 178 (+20)
Dimes: 352 (+35)
Nickels: 142 (+14)
Pennies: 303 (+283)

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Where have you gone, Ivo Zadrima?

The Main Fountain in the middle of Six Flags Great Adventure- yesterday 06/21.

Not much going on today. We ran some errands, went to the gym, and spotted Cyndi Lauper in the city today. Celebrity sightings are fairly common these days because people do not want to stay indoors for whatever reason. I'm hoping the rains will stir the earth up a bit so we can host another treasure hunting event.

CHANGE:

Today we found a total of $1.21 in the form of two Quarters, two dimes, seven nickels, and sixteen pennies. Hubby found the first quarter and four pennies during his morning PT. The rest of the change hailed from Fort Hamilton- an area of much military history and splendor.

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $1.21
Total Since Blog Inception: $272.54

Summer Daze.

Happy 45th Anniversary, Six Flags.

OH BOYYYY!!

Today started out nice... a fun-filled day at Six Flags Great Adventure- just me and the immediate Krabs' with minimal aggravation. Until, of course, the ride home. We left Great adventure shortly after 8pm and got home at 1am on the dot. There was one INCREDIBLE accident on the NJ Turnpike- an eighteen wheeler owned exit 8 for about three hours. We sat in traffic for 4 hours. FOUR HOURS!! Luckily, the children went to sleep from sheer exhaustion and I got to listen to some obscure South Jersey radio stations.

On the upside...I am happy for these four things that occurred today:

1. Hubby and my oldest daughter are getting along much better
2. Kitty overcame her fear of heights on a balloon ride with Dad
3. I watched my oldest daughter do the right thing- something FOUR people at Great Adventures didn't do.
4. A good friend of mine has decided, after twelve years of indecision, to return to college and complete his bachelors degree (He left when he was short 16 credits.. FOUR CLASSES left).


Forget Kingda Ka, my family loves the Ka-CHING!!!

Today we found a whopping $4.26 in the form of 8 quarters, 12 dimes, 7 nickels, and 71 pennies. ALL of it was found in Great Adventure. The fact that we picked up SEVENTY ONE pennies is pretty funny. So many people leave pennies under the dining tables and benches because either they have no pockets, or if they do have it, they'd rather not stuff it with pennies. One particular bench had 7 dimes and 14 pennies under it. My youngest picked them up one by one and started counting them all as pennies (she's still learning y'all!) .

I believe this is the last Great Adventure trip for this season because we've got ALOT of things to do in the coming weeks. Ciao Party Bus! I'll hula with you next year dudes!


Chatback:
I've been told via comment that my recent findings are bordering upon Change is Good Territory (NJ). I have now decided to pick up every other coin found when I visit this plentiful garden state as to ensure proper distribution of found coinage for fellow change hunter Brian :) . Since we'll be moving over to a heavily populated area, I'll be on the lookout for new change spots and leave the older ones for newer hunters. Bah! Who am I kiddin'? I'll be checking them when I get the chance = o)

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $4.26
Total Since Blog Inception: $271.33

...We can make believe it's Parson Brown.

Here is a pic of the resident Big Bird at Sesame Place. Read some fun facts about this character here


Prior to opening up this page and updating the daily totals, I check three specific websites religiously. The first is yahoo's finance page, the second is cnn.com (I dont watch TV anymore), and the third is the Stolen Sidekick website. Tonight's last update is sad because the drama is over. The 16 year old girl (Sasha Gomez of Corona, Queens) is arrested, the sidekick is in police custody, and now blogophiles have nothing else to criticize. Quel Dommage, non? I'm not so sure a lesson has been learned here. As rude as it may seem, Evan was on the right track in pushing accountability BUT at what cost? Ms. Gomez' older brother is an MP in the US Army Reserve. Has he been reprimanded? According to the web chatter, complete strangers are wanting to have him reprimanded, busted, tossed, etc. All this for a cellphone.

If you found a sidekick, would you return it?

EVENTS:

Today we took my lil' chickadee out on her special day. We headed over to Sesame Place and spent a pretty penny on absolute junk. Yay!! We did manage to snag a couple of $18 stuffed animals (six games, two wins for a crappy stuffed animal who will wind up collecting dust in some far corner of the girls' rooms).

XING FRONT:

Finding money today was RUFF. We found a total of 32 pennies in Sesame Place (including one canadian but it doesn't count, really). Altogether we found a total of $ 1.12 in the form of one quarter, four dimes, two nickels, and thirty seven pennies. The remaining five pennies were found in Wrightstown. Two dimes waited for us at the Wendy's Drive thru. Two nickels greeted us at the PX as hubby shopped for some new gear. The other two dimes were found at the Acme parking lot on our way to the Base. The best find was the dirty old quarter I found while hubby asked an old volunteer fireman for directions on how to get back on South 206 after we made a right turn into whosville, NJ. The dirty old quarter looked like a bottlecap from a distance but I didn't give up hope! Big up to Grandpa who was brave enough to smile despite years of dental neglect. He liked my tattoos, I liked his sarcasm :)

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $1.12
Total Since Blog Inception: $267.07

I believe I can fly...

Today we fed the ducks at a nearby pond. Seeing the waterfowl bunched up around here reminded me a little of my time in school. We spotted American geese, Canadians, some mallard ducks, and a typical little turtle scooting about in the grass. Those buggers are quick, aren't they?



EVER CHANGING TIMES:

Today we found $0.66 in the form of three dimes, two nickels, and twenty six pennies. All three dimes and nickels were found in school. My rugrats found the vast majority of pennies while playing on the huge lawn and the basketball court. My oldest has developed her abilities well enough to spot partially buried coins. Kudos to Sandy! :)

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $0.66
Total Since Blog Inception: $265.95

Meaty Stares.

Pictured above are some of the local residents of Six Flags' Wild Safari Park. These lovable creatures enjoy wading in small puddles, pooping in the middle of the road, and sharpening their racks against SUV's.

Today we got together with a few friends for a six flags father's day celebration. Hubby got his hands on three-park access tickets for under $40 (the tickets usually cost $90+). I am quite exhausted but I feel optimistic enough to report today's findings.

THINGS CHANGE:

Today we found $1.18 in the form of two quarters, four dimes, two nickels, and eighteen pennies. I"ll post them according to amount and location:
1 quarter - garbage bin outside of the safari park.
1 quarter - under a water fountain over by the batman and robin ride.
2 dimes - by a hotdog stand near the Buccanneer
1 dime - Pizza stand outside of Bugs Bunny land
1 nickel - Hot Dog stand near entrance
6 pennies - Under tables by Pizza stand (friends found two pennies for their own changepot)
1 dime - by Teacup ride
1 nickel - in Wawa outside of theme park (gas stop)
Pennies - scattered throughout walkways, in grass, on pavements, by entrance, etc. (Pennies are truly forgotten currency...poor innocent copper creatures!)

I also found a canadian penny and a six flags game token which do not count as money but I do have a place for them.

This is our last vacation week with Mr. Krabs since he's going back to work with no leave left. Oh well... nothing lasts forever (even great money streaks).

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $1.18
Total Since Blog Inception: $265.29

The movement!

The weather was much more tolerable today. We set about our usual daily bouts of speedwalking, chores, and heat-induced cat naps.


CHANGEPOT UPDATES:

Today we found a collective total of $4.74 in the form of four dollar bills, two dimes, two nickels, and forty four pennies. FINDING A DOLLAR BILL IS SO RARE where hubby and I found them today.. I am still in shock. I found my dollar bill hiding in some grass right in front of Western Beef. The bill looked like it was there for some time. Happily, the bill has been reunited with his dollar brethren. Hubby found a dollar around the corner where he takes stitch to go potty. Rest assured this buck is getting turned in to the bank asap because this is notorious dog poopie territory. Aside from that, I am especially proud of the rest of the dollar finds today because our guest contributors (grandma and grandpa krabs) both added some found currency during their trip to a flea market in the UES/Manhattan. Grandpa found two crumpled dollar bills under an orange bench while lunching at Grey's Papaya (hotdog & drink place) and Grandma uncovered two dimes and two pennies all on the Staten Island Ferry. The $2.22 makes today's findings much larger than our usual amounts. Two of the found pennies were actual wheaties- 1948 and 1963D so I tucked them in my coin album instead of adding it to changepot totals. The numismatic in me prevails! Regardless of the two coin debit, I am proud of my family for participating in the changepot experiment. If we keep up these amazing finds, we'll hit $365.00 before the actual year is up*.

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $4.74
Total Since Blog Inception: $264.11

Hot in the city....

this is the medal we found yesterday at the mall. I think it's a lucky medal considering the coinage I found today... :)


The temperature outside is currently 85 degrees fahrenheit. I walked four miles to pick up my daughter in this heat to prove a point (and find some coinage). I found three quarters without having to "deep search" for them. What a shock. In case your wondering, deep search is a term my family uses to single out a spot and spend lots of time scanning the perimeter. Say, for example, if my family goes to a store where we find lots of change. My family would say "Deep Search Three"- meaning "I'm going to look closely because I think I see three blobs that look like coins". We walked quickly and still had luck finding two quarters and two pennies on the way to the location.

There are so many chores to complete today. I do have to get cooking before my family turns to junk food...

Here is the Changepot update for today:


Here is the coinage found today (06-16) along with the St. Jude metal as the guardian. Funny how some pennies are completely corroded. It's ok though, the machines still read them as pennies woohoo!



Today we found $1.62 in the form of four quarters, three dimes, three nickels, and seventeen pennies. I found three out of four quarters while pushing the stroller (where sleeping kitty lay refreshed and unfettered by pre-summer heat). All of the coins were found during the four mile walking stint. Woohoo! Perhaps we'll go to the Italian festival today for some sausage n peppers, cannoli, and beer... or maybe it's snoozing time until tomorrow morning?

QUIEN SABE?

Yet another update *1009pm*

Just got back from the local Chuck E. Cheese joint. I can't stand the place but my kiddies love it so I digress. Hubby found a total of four pennies, bringing today's total to $1.66 (I get scared when I see more than one six consecutively- I blame the OMEN for this arithmophobia of sorts). On the change hunt blog front, Brian from Change is Good posted his 1000th post today. What a milestone!

YAY! My mom just returned from a roadtrip with $0.09 in found change. Luckily, this bit of change brings today's total to $1.74. YAY!



Total Cash found and redeemed today: $1.74
Total Since Blog Inception: $259.37

Tired. Sleep. Please.

This post might not make any sense since I am so incredibly exhausted. Instead of going on about my day, I'll cut right to the chase:

Today we found $2.42 in the form of one dollar bill (found in movie theater lounge chair), two quarters, four dimes, three nickels, and thirty seven pennies.

We also found an odd medal of St. jude at the mall which doesn't count toward today's total but it will stay in my daily changepot collection purse until further notice.

*UPDATED* Last night I was quite tired and fairly incoherent. Here is what transpired in a nutshell:

Went to the mall to find an air filter for my range extractor. Found lots of change instead. Headed home to check on Stitch. Went back out to JG. Took the kiddies to see the Disney movie CARS (Great film if you're into heavy Disney indirects). Took the kids for two second supper at JG. Bought items for special occasion Sunday (FATHER'S DAY).

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $2.42
Total Since Blog Inception: $257.63

Wilderness Pings Revisited.

Here is a picture of what we like to call a "wilderness ping"- a coin that has mysteriously adopted a camouflage pattern to match its surroundings (kinda like a coin chameleon).


We spent the majority of the day inquiring about real estate around Brooklyn (mannn it's EXPENSIVE) with disheartening results. The average price for a three family bedroom home is $550K. I AM DISGUSTED. Instead of schlepping home dejected, we spent the rest of the day playing basketball (Sandy got two baskets), racing for cash prizes, handball, and, of course, change hunting.

CHANGE PROGRESSION! YEAHHHHH!!!!

Today we found a total of $3.71 in the form of a dollar bill, a SUSAN B. ANTHONY dollar coin, three quarters, five nickels, four dimes, and thirty pennies- making it quite an impressive double change cycle (all we needed was a half dollar to make it a miracle!). The changespotting began at 9am when we approached our first realtor office in Brooklyn. I found a nickel and two pennies next to a parking meter. The next find was a dime and three pennies by Fort Hamilton. Four pennies greeted us at the basketball court on the base as well. The rest of the change ($3.47) all came from on campus at the following spots:

Soccer Field/gravel:
$1.00 dollar bill*
$0.05 nickel
$1.00 Susan B. Anthony


Kitty zeroes in on the susan b anthony after hubby announces the find. Judging from the condition of the coin, this puppy was dropped quite recently. This is the second dollar coin found this year (2006).

Cafeteria:
$0.75 three quarters in soda machine


Music Hall:
$0.30 three dimes
$0.14 14 pennies

Parking Lot (grass & concrete):
$0.15 3 nickels
$0.08 8 pennies

*The dollar find was extremely rare and only happened because Kitty (the dollar coin retriever) had to go potty realll bad. We are in the last stages of potty training so it was quite a close call. As I sped off to the nearest building, I swooped down, pocketed the bill, and continued on my merry way. I am happy to report that both the potty trip and the dollar find missions were successful!!


Total Cash found and redeemed today: $3.71
Total Since Blog Inception: $255.21

Change Breakdown VI

Change Breakdown VI

Updated total: $251.50
(Counted by Mister Krabs after yesterday's penny exchange)

Here are the totals of cash in the ChangePot as of June 14,2006:

Bills: 43 (+9 bills)
Total value: $172.00 (+$17.00)

Hundreds: 1
Tens: 2
Fives:3
Ones: 37

Coins: 638 (- 653 penny exchange + 238 new coins during the week)
Total value: $79.50

Dollar Coins: 1 (no change)
Quarters: 158 (+13)
Dimes: 317 (+28)
Nickels: 142 (+14)
Pennies: 20 (new pennies as of June 13, 2006)

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Here is an inbox inspiration tidbit from the folks over at TUT. I love their daily diddlies!!

Next time you overhear someone say they're only human, Mrs. Krabs, be compassionate. But remind them it's only temporary. That before long they'll be able to see their wings again, speak in tongues and blaze trails through eternity upon chariots of fire.

Much more dignified than just smacking them on the bum.

Tallyho,
The Universe
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Seasons change.

Hubby and I have mulled over the prospects of moving several times throughout our marriage. First we thought about relocating to the West Coast. I said no. Then he spoke about Florida. I didn't entertain it long enough to say no. Well, we finally agreed on a place and as luck would have it, the paths toward moving seem much more defined. He is elated.

And I am terrified.

Sure, I moved here ten years ago but the premise was different then. I had no children, no ties to my community, no collegiate loyalties. Now... I have two kids, borderline parental community ties, and nine more classes to Masterhood.

But enough rambling.. that's what Centsitivity is for :-)

changepot UPDATES:

Today we found $0.52 in the form of one quarter, three dimes, one nickel, and seventeen pennies. Kitty amazed us all with her proud discovery today. As we walked toward hubby's appt, she stopped dead in her tracks and pointed to a grimy round object on the floor. "Is that a penny?"she asked sweetly. Dad bent over and dug it out of the ground. Not only was it a valid call, it was a dime! We high fived her and went on our merry way. Thirty two cents (two dimes, the nickel, and seven pennies) waited for pickup at the mall. The quarter greeted us at Dunkin Donuts along with five copper brothers as hubby bought his usual large coffee with extra gunk. Three pennies played hide and seek at our handball court. I'm going to miss our courts ::sigh::

BANK TRADES

While I am no fan of trading in cash from the changepot, I absolutely had to exchange pennies because there were some that barely looked like currency. I went over to the bank with 653 pennies and received $6.69- exactly sixteen cents for free. Thank you whoever exchanged coinage before us- your donation is much appreciated :)
I received the money in the form of a five dollar bill, a dollar bill, two quarters, one dime, one nickel, and four pennies. I am adding the sixteen cents to found change since it does qualify somewhat :)

Total Cash found and redeemed today: $0.68
Total Since Blog Inception: $251.50