Negotiations are coming to a close soon. We are getting close. The home appraisal should be ready tomorrow, and we just have a few loose ends. I suspect when H gets the Settlement Agreement to review, he won’t like a few things in it, but I’ll cross that bridge when necessary. He didn’t seem to have any idea what a financial disclosure statement was, so obviously he doesn’t have an attorney. He said he was going to look for another one this week so they can review it with him before he gets it notaried. Whatever. It just better not hold up the D. I want it done before the end of the year. But at least it seems to be moving forward.
D20 is still struggling. We are now discussing her taking off a semester. She is not even sure she is in the right major. It’s hard to discern whether it’s depression affecting her interest, or she just finds it dull. Her real love is animals, and she is exploring becoming a vet tech. But, then she says she almost feels like a failure going after an associates degree and making a lot less money.
I reminded her that doing what we love makes us happy, not money. She likes to live very simply, so she gets it.
We did discover, however, that she has only one semester left to get her BS degree – 1 year early! I had no idea. She is coming home this weekend and we will chat more about the options then. But, I think she is leaning towards sticking it out for one more semester. She’ll graduate with her brother! Really surprised me she had so many credits! She has a therapist now that she says she likes and is connecting with, so that will help her navigate all she is going through. Our communication is open too, so I’m thankful for that. In any event, I think she needs mom right now, so we are also exploring her moving back home for a while to work and maybe start school for a vet tech.
Life is full of twists, turns, hills, and valleys.
I can’t wait to find out what is around the corner and over the hill in a place yet to discover.
