As all of my work is done for the week, I don’t have much to do. I am grateful for this and look forward to escaping to Kristen’s parents house tonight for a little R&R. My “evil plan” is to take Kristen out to a movie after the kids go to bed!
Other things on the horizon for the family.
Vacation plans: We’ve been talking about this a lot… Probably because I want to go now! For now we have settled that we will be going to the family cottage for 7-10 days this summer instead of renting a house. This will save us boatloads of money… Which is good considering that we don’t have a lot of money. There is some talk about Kristen and the kids going to Las Vegas while I am in Northern Ireland. I like this plan since it means that my beloved will both have something fun to do and someone to help her with the children. But Kristen’s little cheap bird is stopping her by saying, “It’s a lot of money!” nonsense! Our kids need to see their Grammy Doggie!
Mission trips: I am happy that Kristen is able to go to Chicago with us. It will mean oodles to the girls to have “Mrs. Adam” along for the ride. It’s super cool that Kristen’s family is willing to watch our kids for that long. Wow.
Grad school: I had hoped to bring Kristen with me to Huntington this term at least once. I thought it would be both a nice break for her and a chance for me to show off the cool campus. It’s not working out that way. Hopefully, I’ll be able to get this done for the Spring term.
Money crunch: Careful observers will note that I whined A LOT about money last summer. Part of that rant was that I didn’t mind it so much because I knew during the winter months we would be able to catch up. Well, that didn’t happen this year… Yet. So I am a little worried about cash flow this summer. Scary, but true. Perhaps by that time I’ll be playing golf for money on the weekends so money won’t be an issue. It’s not a worry that overwhelms me but more a mental note for myself to be careful!
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