This sounds good. You conversation did not sound like he was eager for you to forgo the child care. Can you let that drop, is it really imperative that you save that money? I work from home and I feel pulled all the time--there is always work to be done and then I feel guilty because I'm ignoring the kids, etc. If you can get the work done while the kids are in child care and that can continue without putting you over the brink financially, I would seriously suggest continuing that. Good for your sanity.
Is he worrying about money? Sounds like the floor thing just highlighted something he is feeling about money?
He is doing things for you, helping you out, possibly his way of maintaining some type of contact with you while he is in his giant limbo state.
Sorry about the anniversary. Ours was last month and it so totally sucked, but we have a year to work on things before the next one!
You have snow already? I'm hoping we will have a light snow year, very steep driveway, so can't snow blow it, possibly I will be very strong by the end of the winter.
Totite, it is a giant rollercoaster, sometimes they are up and down and other times it is us. But, we can do this, you are strong and courageous, what is needed to give them the time and space to work on their crap.
So do the flylady mission, get rid of the crap underwear and buy some fun stuff--something you have never owned and have fun just knowing you are wearing it. I told S4 we were going to a girly store after preschool--he said know. I offered to pay him $1, still no, but when I said 100 pennies, he said sure. Never wore a thong, but Ellie swears by them.
