Summer!!

We've had one car for awhile so I've been chauffeuring like mad. Little glad for it to calm down a bit with the boys last day of school today.

Brando's promotion meant a bit of a pay cut in a way. He is getting paid more per hour but is now salary so no overtime. Fortunately he's also working less hours (I think :/) but has yet to make up for it in business hours meaning more money for us.

How do people *do* it with families??!! Somehow my parents did it but I'm starting to wonder how the heck they did!! I always thought we'd be further along by now but the bills keep getting bigger and even though the paychecks are bigger they still aren't getting bigger than the expenses. Part of my issue is I want my boys to have EVERY opportunity possible which quite possibly may have us going broke in the meantime. BUT we'd spend the money any way and they'd have no opportunities. My goal is for them to know what they want to do and do it, whatever it takes. But also to be able to do it with ease so they can still find the one God has for them and have a family (can't WAIT for grand babies when they are started on what passions God has given them).

Lots of fun stuff lined up this summer. Justinbustin is gung ho and Shawners is more laid back. Wisely Justinbustin did not want to book more than four weeks of camps or VBSs, and Shawners didn't want to do ANY camps, only two VBSes. In between time, I am wanting to take them fishing, wake boarding, and geo caching. Older boy things. Still learning what those are! We'll see how it pans out!