Missed a few days myself.
@BigSkies2022 - DD is about 25/30 minutes drive away - good train and bus connections for herself and her BF where she is, and way less costly than hugely expensive York, where they’ve both studied and now work (both Masters and DD is doing her PHD there at the Uni). Lockdown was financially beneficial for both DD and DS, if a rather dreadful university experience otherwise as they both had to be home for large parts of the epidemic. Our deal for them both was we would pay accommodation costs, they live on their loans - we paid for a years empty halls and student house essentially. She’s lived at home and commuted post Masters, and gets a stipend - she’s always been aware the stipend finishes 6 months prior to PHD completion, so has been pretty good re saving around that, although I’ve charged board. The rental is rolling, as she definitely have to relocate in a year to get a Post Doc. She’s nearly 25. DS will be home a long time, as he helps with DH and won’t hear of not doing so, despite my protestations otherwise.
In other news, DF’s Probate has been granted is an unbelievable 4 days from application, so I’m on with the final admin re settling his estate.
Spends have been relatively low - although I am agog at food price rises already…
£35 speciality beers for DH - he enjoys the occasional IPA.
£16 Easter eggs and chocolate milk (best long run recovery sustenance there is!)
£20 Amazon.
£20 DH hair cut and me having my roots done (I wash it off at home)
Other than that, and trying not to watch the stock market rise and fall with The Orange Ones every utterance, we are plodding on here. I am trying to get ahead with having folk over for Easter and have decided to do a range of curries, to suit all tastes and dietary preferences. One guest has some recently diagnosed restrictions, so I am just about to attempt a Vegan chocolate cake. I am not a baker - I might need help from Marks and Spencer if this doesn’t work!!