A couple months have passed since I last wrote, which surprises me. I had thought I would have time to write more, but things got busy around the house and at work as the school year came to a close.
Let me hit some highlights.
1) Built a deck, boardwalk, and set a pool in the backyard. The pool is using a salt water filter. Very cool, no chemicals and really clean.
2) Mother-in-law came for a visit and no one died. (LOL)
3) We now have 2 high school graduates in the house. Well the technically live there but neither are there very often.
4) I finished my first year of teaching 9th graders without casualties.
5) I also received my continuing contract. This means I am no longer on probationary status at all and am harder to fire. LOL
6) I sold my motorcycle. I loved having it, but I felt it was in the best interest of everyone if I sold it.
7) I no longer have my truck, we have a brand new mini-van.
8) Our middle child broke his arm.
Ok details. The truck and motorcycle were like my butch toys. I enjoyed having them both. However, the truck decided to begin to die. Turns out an extremely important computer piece which turns out to VERY expensive began to die. $2000 part expensive, not including labor. So on the advice of my mechanic, who is very good and trustworthy, we made plans to get rid of the truck. In the process of this I knew we were going to need a down payment. The only funds we can easily get ahold of is proceeds from the sale of my motorcycle. I knew this. I didn't say anything to K until after I posted the ad for the bike.
I sold it with 24 hours and 24 hours later we had the mini-van. I feel good about what I did. Do I miss it? Yes. I won't even try to lie. But I did it for the right reasons.
Currently I am teaching summer school. We are determined to get rid of some debt while raising are credit scores. Teaching summer school is one way for me to make decent summer money. We are fortunate that I work in a district that pays year round, so I am getting a paycheck during the summer months. The extra money will help us get things started in the right direction. We have preliminary plans to move next year, after our now senior graduates and K is finished with her degree. We really want to go someplace where we aren't feeling as if we are held down because of who we are.
Where we are now we aren't able to be us. I can't get her health insurance, we have a hard time co-owning anything. We are far from equal. I can be fired for who I am if it would come to that. I have already suffered repercussions from it. I have bounced back, but the emotional and career scars are still there.
We have many changes in front of us. the cast has been removed from N's arm, but now there is concern that N has developed juvenile diabetes. Our eldest is getting ready to head off to college - 5 hours away. We are ready for it, but at the same time there are challenges we will need to meet because he will be gone. Will L be able to deal with the responsibility of being the eldest in the house? OMG - she is learning to drive! She almost killed a twice yesterday. First - not yielding to a semi-truck that was exiting the highway until I yelled brake NOW and second when she tried to swing left to turn right and almost swung into a very large RV. I did let her drive 40 minutes though. I took the "we are alive she needs to learn from this" road. I hope I can continue to do so and that my vehicles survive. I need them.
K and I are doing great. We have been married almost a full year now. It is hard to believ it has been a year. I feel like we just returned from the trip most days. I don't feel like the year went by slow enough. Like we missed days or something. I want this year back in many ways. I look forward to what lies ahead.
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