Driving Miss Daisy...or in this case Kids

As a parent we put hundreds of thousands of kilometers on our vehicles just chauffering our kids around. And we think...I can't wait until they start driving themselves. But what about that? What about everything that comes with that?

I am at the point in my life where my kids will be driving soon. In fact they could already be driving....but....

I'm not sure about all of you but I can't afford for my kids to drive. I have one vehicle that is our main one and it's not exactly the newest model. Our second vehicle is falling apart. So we currently have no vehicle options and if I can't afford a vehicle for myself then how can I afford one for my kids. 

And that's not to mention the insurance and the crazy people on the road now. 

It really is a parent's nightmare, having your kids grow up.

A Sad Day

The sun was shining today for the first time in a while but I attended the funeral of a friend so it seemed a little gloomy. 

When someone passes away at a young age, it just doesn't seem real. And it makes you question what you are doing with your life. That's exactly what has happened to me. 

I have realized in the last two weeks that I don't spend enough time with my friends and my family. Everything else always seems so much more important or I'm just tired. But I am realizing that I don't want to have regrets... I don't want to think, when someone passes away... why didn't I see them more often? I want to be able to say that I think I was a good friend and I enjoyed the time that I spent with them. 

Funerals make you consider a lot of things.... and maybe it shouldn't take a funeral to make you realize what's important.