So how was your Superbowl Sunday? Mine didn't go as planned, but turned out well in the end. It also provided a great opportunity to co-parent.
The plan - Get all my chores done and catch up on some work things by 4:00pm. Cook up some wings and pizza by the time the boys come back to me at 6:00pm, watch the Superbowl with my kids (which just happens to end right at bed time).
What really happened:
I do get most chores done, that's good. Their mother texts me at 10am to ask if I want to go to Subway Sunday with them! GREAT!!! I get a few more hours with my boys. I go back home and finish up on chores, then the break in the plan happens. At 3:30pm I get the call that Coleman (my oldest) is not feeling well, his throat is really bothering him. We head to the local CareNow clinic to get some antibiotics. It turns out he has strep throat. Drats. We get home in time to watch the game, but overall his mood is just not the same. He will get another day off of school tomorrow (something he really doesn't want or need).
Then the great opportunity for co-parenting. See in our arrangement, no one pays any child support. All child care costs are split evenly. Actually, she pays me $308 a month even out the expenses. See, I pay for Life Insurance, Auto Insurance, and Afterschool care. She pays for Health and Dental Insurance. The difference is $308.
No here is the co-parenting moment - Take the $308 that she owes me, add $17 for a split in Tax Software, add $20 for a little bet we had that I won. No take off half of the doctor visit and half of the prescription, now she owes me $305.
Overall a great day in the end (except for my Coleman who is just not feeling his best), and two great opportunities to put the kids first ahead of our own personal concerns. (Lunch and Medical Payments)
How did you spend your Super Sunday?
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