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Some thoughts today.
Nov. 23rd, 2023 03:02 pmApparently overnight our friends decided to take the goal as a dare. We didn't so much make our goal as kick it aside and go skipping into the next county.
This morning my lovely wife, after she woke up (I never really went to sleep, pain is being weird), said to me "you are no longer allowed to have imposter syndrome". This after she stared at the screen in amazement for a couple of minutes.
With the help from all of you we will get rid of the medical debt, pay down some credit cards, and give my eldest son and his wife something nice for his new baby.
The main thing is we can now make a car payment without worry. Lizzie has been shopping, looking for the right vehicle. We're probably going to go smaller than the van, which I will miss. We hope we can find a vehicle we can afford that can carry both of our trikes. We can travel for music easily enough. One of the reasons we bought the van is because we frequently carried another person when we went. Sometimes a friend, sometimes one of my kids. That is going to be much rarer now, really only going out to eat when we are at a con. But all the instruments will fit easily into the back of an SUV.
We are both in a massive state of relief today. Yesterday we both felt like we had been pummeled, mentally and physically. Today we are both still tired, but much more relaxed.
Thank you, thank you so much. We are so privileged to be in this community. We are so privileged, much to my amazement sometimes, to be so well loved in this community. You have made our next few months so much easier than they were going to be. We love you all, and wow will we give a lot of hugs when we are able to get back out on the road.
This morning my lovely wife, after she woke up (I never really went to sleep, pain is being weird), said to me "you are no longer allowed to have imposter syndrome". This after she stared at the screen in amazement for a couple of minutes.
With the help from all of you we will get rid of the medical debt, pay down some credit cards, and give my eldest son and his wife something nice for his new baby.
The main thing is we can now make a car payment without worry. Lizzie has been shopping, looking for the right vehicle. We're probably going to go smaller than the van, which I will miss. We hope we can find a vehicle we can afford that can carry both of our trikes. We can travel for music easily enough. One of the reasons we bought the van is because we frequently carried another person when we went. Sometimes a friend, sometimes one of my kids. That is going to be much rarer now, really only going out to eat when we are at a con. But all the instruments will fit easily into the back of an SUV.
We are both in a massive state of relief today. Yesterday we both felt like we had been pummeled, mentally and physically. Today we are both still tired, but much more relaxed.
Thank you, thank you so much. We are so privileged to be in this community. We are so privileged, much to my amazement sometimes, to be so well loved in this community. You have made our next few months so much easier than they were going to be. We love you all, and wow will we give a lot of hugs when we are able to get back out on the road.
