Well, second son is going to sign a year's lease for an apartment on Thursday. Gary and I had a chat with him tonight, just wanting to make sure that he's doing it for the right reasons and that he's not bowing to peer pressure. Seems he's good to go. Not doing it for anyone but himself. He'll likely look for a room-mate soon, but thankfully makes enough with his job and can be comfortable. We've seen an apartment there, and it really is charming. About the age of our house (built around the late forties/early fifties) so it'll feel like home to him. Excited for him, but it will be strange to not have all my chickens here all the time. Gotta grow up, gotta grow up...
And for any of you who still have your taxes to do, here's what we've experienced. We did our taxes online with HR Bl*ck a week ago Saturday, and had our refund direct deposited and it took exactly seven days. Never have we had it finish up so quickly. Now time to get up to date on bills, etc. with some left over for some fun. A treat to be sure. It's taking a bit for it to clear (being the weekend and today being a holiday) but just knowing it's there is a relief.
Now off to get ready for bed. Tired, but good tired. The kids are almost well, even though youngest son had a bit of a relapse. I'm going to read my new magazines in a bit---bought with birthday money---the newest Romantic Homes and the British issue of Country Living. Got them this weekend and have hardly cracked the covers. I love saving things, the anticipation being almost as good as reading them.
Rest well.
