Three Things

 

Three things going on with each of us at the moment:

Q

1. We took Q out of the YMCA after school care and he is walking home on his own now (well really with the multiple kids that head our way after school).  This has only been since school went back in January but it's a game changer.  Now I don't need to worry about getting home from downtown at a particular time to pick him up. A lot less stress, and also some savings, this is the first time since 2012 we haven't been paying for childcare of some sort.

2. He has been keeping up with off-season baseball training to get ready for tryouts at the end of next month. I don't doubt he'll have a spot in the house league (yes they have tryouts for house league since there are limited spots) but he also wants to make the rep team.  

3. He has been good at doing some math and spelling homework when he needs to, but still finds lots of time for the iPad *eyeroll*.

E

1. E is at the end of his first semester of high school.  Instead of exam for three of the four classes, they have culminating projects, so he has been working hard on getting those done.  He has one science exam next week. 

2. He grew a lot since last winter and needed new ski boots, skis (two sets), and snow pants.  Luckily we found his GS skis second hand and they are actually in pretty great shape.  E waxed and tuned them up himself last weekend (with a little guidance from Dave).

3. The kids got a 3D printer for Christmas and E has been great at finding cool stuff to print.  One of his friends wants a mask printed and E is hoping to start a little printing service. 

Dave

1. As I mentioned in my post yesterday about things we outsource, or in our case, don't outsource, Dave repositioned the drain so it goes into the ground instead of running down the middle of the driveway.  It made a big patch of ice and was always so dangerous. 

2. Golf trips aren't that far away.  He is booking one for May and perhaps one for June. 

3. Dave was in Vegas this week for work. He got to stay at the Venetian, which is where I stayed the last time I was there. I know work trips kind of suck but at least his room was nice! 

Me

1. Our focus is on getting our March Break ski trip organized. We are going to France to ski but also spending a few days in Brussels as well. We have booked mostly everything now but still need a hotel in Brussels. 

2. I have made a list of areas to declutter and have made some progress. I weeded out some old clothes from the boys' dressers, the Christmas wrapping paper, and our reusable shopping bag collection.

3. I'm making my way through Emily in Paris and the Taylor Swift documentary.  I like putting on these easy shows.