The hub gave his two week notice at his job today and I bought his airline ticket to get him to Alaska on the 27th. Suddenly, this is very real.

There are plenty of things to do before he leaves. Im not sure if we need to change the cell phone plan, but we need to check..

He is stocking up on dog food for his dogs out at the other house...we have three labs, one lives here- the other two live at our other house where my DIL is currently living until she joins my son in Sacramento. The dogs there have always been outside dogs and have a 60 x 60 pen with a big log cabin dog house that the hub built for them and an old bathtub for their cooling off swims. When the hub goes out to process his firewood, they run free on the full two acres. While he is gone, DIL and her friend will feed them and let them run.

We will need to sit down to make certain all of 'his' bills are paid and that there will be ample money between when he leaves and when his first paycheck hits the account. Starting October 1, we are back to 'our bills' and one checking account for all of the bills, living expenses, etc.

Ive worked out a tentative budget..I remember that they only take federal taxes, not state- since his residence is Oregon. So Im not sure what those paychecks will look like. I know budgeting monthly is a challenge because he will get three paychecks then skip three weeks, then get three paychecks, etc..some months we will get 3 paychecks, some only 2 and some only 1.

In any case, I need to make sure to stash tax money away.

The hub is keeping 'his' checking and saving account. I think he likes that independence and he really didnt want to give it up--and I saw no reason for him to have to. Each month I will deposit the money for his gas, allowance and $$ for the 2nd house repairs. He will also deposit all of his wood business money into that account.

Our joint account will be for the household, bills, etc. I will keep my ING account which is a savings account I have built up over the past year and the vacation accounts.

Just much to do. I will miss him a lot, but I am excited for him...he has wanted this for so long.

The time will fly by- with school and work and the kids/grandbabies...

A new adventure for sure!