The journey begins

[ClingingToHope]

Tough car ride with D11. I picked her up from the family she stayed with this week. She looked really tired. We drove home, chatted a bit.

When we got to "the house." She looked at the "For Sale" signs and said, "I hate those signs."

I told her I did too. But I told her we should look at it a different way. I looked at my finances and in two years I should be able to buy a house -- a really nice two bedroom or perhaps a small three bedroom.

Either way, I said "imagine a day where I come to pick you up and say 'hey, let's go house shopping.'"

She really brightened up.

Then we went inside and I gave D7 a hug and took off quickly so I wasn't there when STBXW got home.

My one slipup was in the car when I said to D11 "let's get inside. I want to get to work before your mom gets home."

I have to stop doing that.