natertot
03-17-2015, 02:36 AM
I haven't been around much the past few weeks. It seems like when it rains, it does in fact pour.
Aside from the usual work, family and home up-keep, this month has been rough. On a good note, my daughter just had her 7th birthday, lost another tooth, and for the first time ever in school has accomplished straight A's. My son is also excelling in his school preparation classes which do challenge the little guy. I have also received a nice pay raise at work, having been recognized for many things that I thought went unnoticed. Just because you think no one is watching doesn't mean that it is so.
The rough stuff is my wife's work has flooded which has caused some chaos for her. Also, the transmission in her car went out. It was one of those CVT transmission and is $5800 to replace so I will never buy another car with one of those in it again. We opted to get a new car instead, which being an unplanned purchase has really caused a shift in the budget. We were also having to share one car for a week and a half which was so stinking stressful for planning. It also caused me to be confined to the house on my off days. No play time for a couple weeks really takes a toll on a man's morale.
We have gotten past all that so hopefully no more surprises for a bit. Time for me to get caught up on the forum!
Aside from the usual work, family and home up-keep, this month has been rough. On a good note, my daughter just had her 7th birthday, lost another tooth, and for the first time ever in school has accomplished straight A's. My son is also excelling in his school preparation classes which do challenge the little guy. I have also received a nice pay raise at work, having been recognized for many things that I thought went unnoticed. Just because you think no one is watching doesn't mean that it is so.
The rough stuff is my wife's work has flooded which has caused some chaos for her. Also, the transmission in her car went out. It was one of those CVT transmission and is $5800 to replace so I will never buy another car with one of those in it again. We opted to get a new car instead, which being an unplanned purchase has really caused a shift in the budget. We were also having to share one car for a week and a half which was so stinking stressful for planning. It also caused me to be confined to the house on my off days. No play time for a couple weeks really takes a toll on a man's morale.
We have gotten past all that so hopefully no more surprises for a bit. Time for me to get caught up on the forum!