Whirlwinds…

These past 3 weeks have been hectic. Our youngest starts college in mid-August and we’re scrambling to purchase the things on his dorm list. Believe me…I’d rather be fishing but family comes first.

I’ve been working a ridiculous amount of overtime to put towards his college. Between scholarships, VA benefits and plain old cash, we’ve managed to cover the first year completely and most of the second year. As a parent I’m concerned about his financial future and would prefer him not to be bogged down with debt upon graduation.

More importantly for us…it’s time for him to grow/mature and become more independent. As independent as a college student can be anyway.

Things have worked out though. We’ve had a weird summer with quite a few thunderstorms, high humidity and 110F heat. With me working 16 hour days I don’t get to see the sun much or have to deal with the heat. Starting at 0500 and crawling into bed around 2400 leaves zero time for anything else.

I can’t complain one bit though. The overtime came along at the perfect time and sometimes a little bit of sacrifice now pays off huge dividends in the future.

Looking at my fishing journal…we’ve managed 40 outings exactly this year. And I haven’t posted a whole lot about any of them…not sure why. I’ve only fly fished once so far and am really wanting to do more. I’m sure things will calm down soon so I’m not too worried.

And a big shout out to the other WordPress content creators! Thank you!!! I’ve been able to live vicariously through your posts and have enjoyed all of them.

Cheers to ALL and hopefully I’ll be back to my regularly scheduled broadcast soon.