1. Ray is contemplating selling the FJ and getting a used 4Runner. Fiona has been good to us (FJ = Fiona Juachon, duh), but if we want to be a 1 car family long-term it would be more practical to get something more, well, practical.
2. I am likely taking on another client. Seems an odd time, right? Like I should be getting RID of work right now? Well, this potential client is only 4 BLOCKS away from home and my contact would be the husband of someone I work with at another client (and I adore her!) and they are flexible about me bringing Roscoe with me as needed. Timing not ideal, but I think it will all work out.
3. We are buying a new dryer. Yay! Well, this was not actually by choice, but because our dryer died. It is a dinosaur anyway, but I was still a little shocked when I was stuck with a load of wet baby clothes and no functioning dryer. Thank goodness we are friends with our neighbors and they each have their own dryers downstairs. Even more lucky is that it broke on the day our next door tenants were moving out and I ran into the unit owner and she said we can use her dryer for the next month since the unit will be vacant. Perfect timing!
4. I am also planning to ask for a (significant) raise at my largest client. If I were to do it all over again, I would have asked for more at the beginning. Now it is harder to negotiate because of the precedent I have set... ah well. Wish me luck and wish me courage because I am one huge chicken when it comes to stuff like this.
5. We are planning our first family vacation for June. And it is a road trip. Because who wouldn't want to spend days in the car with a 5 month old? We have some CA disability time left from Roscoe's birth, so we might as well live it up. My grandmother is having a big birthday bash / family reunion in Denver and we are very anxious to meet our newest nephew Ramon, so Colorado here we come! With stops, hopefully, in the Grand Canyon, Bryce Canyon and Ouray.
6. We (almost) just hired a nanny {*deep breath*}; we are just working out the final details. It is the one we met last Friday and we loved and Roscoe loved and it all seems to be working out just fine, but boy oh boy is it harder than I thought it would be. I don't think taking him with me or trying to work with him at home is a good idea for either of us in the long-term. And I don't feel ready to give up my business and stay home full-time right now. So, I better get used to the idea of him being away from me for at least a few days a week. I am sure that once we get through this transition and we are all settled it will feel lovely, but right now I am still awakened with visions of her running off with him. It is different with family watching him - we know where to find them if they take off with him. So, I am in the process of figuring out how to run a background check to make myself feel a bit better about leaving him with someone I know virtually nothing about. Though, who am I kidding, she already has a 3 month old at home. She would be off her rocker to want to run off with another 3 month old.
7. Oh, and the whole thing about Ray quitting his job and taking over his dad's business in June/July.
8. Plus a potential move or refinancing... early stages, so nothing too exciting to report. Just something else to add to the mix.
That's the latest. Better strap myself in and enjoy the ride!
Bonus:
I was trying to take a picture of Roscoe in his big-boy pants (i.e. not stretchy cotton) because Karen's pictures of Ramon and his "real" pants are so cute. I tried to get him to smile for me, but then he got so excited he started flailing and I couldn't get a still picture. But I suppose it is cuter this way anyway. :)
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