Friday OT#2: Not Dying in 2018

[BCClone]

I want to get new siding, windows and doors this year. In fact I really should start looking into it as you can get deals in the winter because business is obviously slower at this time of year.

Thought you just got a new door recently.

 

[Cyclones_R_GR8]

Thought you just got a new door recently.

Want to replace the slider in the back with a center hinged patio door, if possible

 

[ca4cy]

That is impressive. We only put in a new furnace and water heater the past few months and that was enough. We have three windows we want to replace but it isn't urgent.

Our goal for the year is to not having any surgeries or major medical expenses. I have getting back to flying so that will be nice. Overall just kind of live without anything major coming up aka boring.

We probably could have held off on the windows for a few years but the roof needed doing and I wanted to get it on in on one refi while rates were cheap. On the plus side, I did steel shingles so I won't ever have to do that again.

 

[jcyclonee]

Want to replace the slider in the back with a center hinged patio door, if possible

It's better for making grand entrances.

 

[cowgirl836]

I can live with 2.5. I don't know if my mom, who watches Owen, can handle 2.5 and a newborn.
We are well aware that it will probably take more than one proton torpedo shot to hit the central reactor. We started trying for Owen a few months before I blew up that Deathstar.

I think that's why Mrs HipHopp wants to start trying when she does. If it ends up being later, then they will still be around 3 years apart.

Mrs HipHopp is a teacher, so ideally she would like to pop out #4 with 6 weeks left to go in the school year, then get 6 weeks plus summer vacation for maternity.

Owen was born on the first day of school in 2016, so she just got her 6 weeks off to start that year.

yeah I can totally understand the timing - think that's pretty common with teachers

Deathstar, lol. You may want a better analogy because I'm pretty sure you don't want to blow up the target!

 

[cmjh10]

Can I ask where you decided to buy. I know you had a thread about up in north Iowa.

Buffalo Center

 

[cmjh10]

I anticipated this kind of response. Thanks for all your "friendly" concerns. The conception is not my concern here. Practice has remained quite entertaining.

I am 38 and my wife is 31, so practice is quite fun actually.
I have a 10 year old boy and 8 year old boy from my first marriage, but according to my wife, they don't count towards her total!
We just had our first boy together in August of 2016.

The main goal for the missus is to try for the elusive Hopp girl. I have one nephew and my three boys, so the rest of my family and her family all want to buy pick crap.

Mrs HipHopp assures me that if we get a 4th boy that she will quit while she's behind. I am skeptical.
She is thinking that if I "make the deposit" this spring, that our youngest will be 2.5 by the time little sibling is born. "That should be plenty of space between kids" she says. I am not sure. Owen is a handful right now at 16 months. He's going to be easier to handle in 16 more months?

My main concerns are:
Getting a 4th boy and her still not being happy
Having room in our house for 4 kids. There is a bonus room in the basement that we could have our oldest go to, but I don't know if he'll be ready/mature enough to move to the basement.
Being able to afford expenses for another kid. It wont be terrible, but still. Kids cost money.

I am mostly just being the conservative one in the house since she's still got the baby fever. I love all of our kids, and I'm not opposed to having another kid if the time is right and we can handle it. I'm just not as sure as she is that we can hack it as soon as the spring of 2019.

Owen is totes adorbs though. Do it, Im sure you wont regret it.

 

[cmjh10]

I can live with 2.5. I don't know if my mom, who watches Owen, can handle 2.5 and a newborn.
We are well aware that it will probably take more than one proton torpedo shot to hit the central reactor. We started trying for Owen a few months before I blew up that Deathstar.

I think that's why Mrs HipHopp wants to start trying when she does. If it ends up being later, then they will still be around 3 years apart.

Mrs HipHopp is a teacher, so ideally she would like to pop out #4 with 6 weeks left to go in the school year, then get 6 weeks plus summer vacation for maternity.

Owen was born on the first day of school in 2016, so she just got her 6 weeks off to start that year.

This might be the single greatest thing I have read on CF. Nice job making it "PG" Hippity Hopp

 

[BCClone]

Buffalo Center

Any questions feel free to ask, have many relatives from there. Even had my mom graduate from there.

 

[ianoconnor]

We've got baby #2 coming in late Feb, so that will make things interesting.

 

[Showtimeljs]

Becoming a homeowner in a few weeks. Starting a new adventure with work.
Not dying.