April 27, 2025 - Sunday


I went to CT this morning, despite not feeling amazing. But, it's like, I have a cold. How long can I stay cooped up in the house because of a cold? I'm sure there are differing thoughts on it. Some people might think I should kind of quarantine until I'm better and others might think I should just behave completely normally. I think if I was coughing or sneezing a lot, I'd stay home, but I just kind of feel crappy and that's all. Hopefully I don't get anyone sick!

In the afternoon, I mostly just relaxed on the couch, but also cooked dinner, did laundry, and prepped for breakfast tomorrow. Jonas and Clem went to HC tonight and Clemi came home BURSTING with excitement. She really solidified a friendship with a girl in her group that she's been hoping to become friends with, and she is just so overjoyed about it! She's been lonely and really longing for a best friend. She expresses her sadness about it all the time. She said the girl added her on Messenger and is already messaging her! I'm really happy the group is working so well for her. 

We have been going back and forth about whether or not to do Cherrystone this summer and I think we are back to cancelling the camping trip, staying home, and sending the kids to Blowout camp. It's sad in a lot of ways, but we can't really afford to do both, and the timing is so, very stressful. Also, prep for Cherrystone is just crazy and it feels like a lot with everything else we have going on this summer. I have no idea why we're not doing very well financially right now, but we are not! We need to figure out where our money is going. Stupid money!

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