I was planning on emailing whatever I end up saying first, while I'm at work, so she has time to process and get used to the idea, before verbally discussing (yup, done learned that lesson, I have).
Getting the kids involved is a priority, I am SOOOO thankful to my Mom for teaching me how to cook, clean, do laundry...she wanted to make sure that I wouldn't be one of those guys who was dependent on a woman to take care of him...
Hmmm...now THAT has certainly come in handy the past few years...lol. And I had a nice early career cooking, and a lifetime hobby/joy.
In the depths of winter, I finally learned that within me there lay an invincible summer. - Albert Camus
Uncertainty is the very condition which impels people to unfold their powers.-Eric Fromm