We are wrapping up 2024. The year seemed to fly by as all do. Life is speeding up faster and faster. I have to go back through my snap chat clips to remember all we did this last year. Here's to hoping next year will be okay. We have 4 years of who knows what! We haven't even switched over yet and there is already turmoil. I want off the crazy train, but here we go again. Not sure we will ever be allowed to move on either after 4 years. I guess we will wait and see.
As of right now, life goes on as normal. We are thankful for our clients to keep supporting our businesses last year and to come in the next year.
All our family members are still with us for the most part. I always make foods to remember my dad, his pepper steak, Stuffing and peanut brittle.
Steve's parents at 86 or are they 87? Are still doing great. Only eye issues and slowing down a bit more while walking/moving. In all really good for their age. They have stopped driving to anywhere other than the grocery stores close to home and over to our house. Otherwise, Steve and Tim take turns driving them to the doctor, or anywhere else they need to go. Steve has taken over clearing the driveway of snow and mowing with Logan doing that too.
Logan will graduate from college this spring. Fingers crossed he finds a job and close to home. He is willing to move anywhere and wants to be independent.
Celina has a good job working from home and loves her flexibility during the work day to workout, or go to the store, etc.. She continues to live at home and save money. Don her BF also has been living with us since Covid and too is saving and investing by living with us in our lower level. We enjoy their company as our house would be too big for the two of us and we'd be pretty lonely without them here.
We all did a lot of camping together. We all go to the lake/Sauk for the summer holidays and have a big group of their friends join us. It's some of the best times of the year.
Kendra is still at the same job from grad college, Paul is going great too expanding his job to include sitting on a board. Evan is 11 and a great kid. Madelyn turned 5 and loves anything cats!
Our plans for the future include paying off our mortgage in full in 2026, probably not retiring since we both like to keep working part time and have a purpose and somewhat of a social life. We would like to buy land and build a one level house, and a cabin at the lake in 3 to 4 years. I'd like to travel and see the country and Europe in a built out van eventually. Rent out our house and cabin for 1 year to have passive income while we travel. Continue to camp and do outdoor activities. Finish our house projects. We have a few to do, Paint the lower level, and finish the trim. Re do our master bathroom tile and shower. Add more soft close cabinet hinges to the bathrooms and a few drawers to the kitchen.
We continue to go to the gym at least a few days a week, lift weights. We'd like to try playing pickle ball this winter. Plus, if we get snow, do some cross country skiing.
This spring we will travel to Milwaukee for Logan's graduation and not sure what after? Maybe South Dakota and yellow stone the end of August. I'm sure we will go to the lake a few times too and other camping trips in MN, and Wisconsin?
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