Thanksgiving is right around the corner. Our schedules are slowing down. Some. Our varsity team has ended the football season. Now it’s all about basketball and cheer competition. Work has been slowing down in some areas, but it also ramps up with many year-end tasks. We’ve had a lot of change in a short period too so everyone is ready for a break.
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The holidays will probably look a bit different for us this year. It’s both exciting and bittersweet. We don’t have a lot of plans, and we’ve scaled back on who we’ll visit if any visits take place at all this year. I’m hoping we don’t have to do much. And I’m actually looking forward to just being home for the most part.
This week, I found out the average cost of daycare in our area, and now I know why people don’t have more kids. I mean, I had an idea, but it wasn’t a reality I had to deal with, you know? Anyway, I get that childcare is a major undertaking and that's why it can cost a lot. I just don’t know how families can afford it these days. Especially when you know the average salaries for your area. I’m looking at ⅓ of my paycheck going to daycare costs alone. And that's IF we can get off any of the five waitlists that we are on. Yes, that is every daycare in our area.
Today, I have to wrap a few things up at work, and then we have some last-minute things to take care of when I get home this afternoon. I plan to do quite a bit of cleaning over the weekend too. Then it’s just prepping for my next doctor’s appointment on Monday, and finishing out the week before Thanksgiving Break. I'm glad things are going to be slower over the next few days. Until the next post...🦃
