This weekend we hung around the house taking care of Brennon. He still had some junk in his lungs. So we did the albuterol treatment in the nebulizer every 4 hours. By Sunday he had a little cough and was no longer wheezing so much. Today he is back at the babysitter. I also got the sound system in the living room mostly hooked up. It was such a mess the audio visual guy took a before picture. We are talking about 50 separate wires and 5 components just lying around. I still have to hook up the external speakers like the ones in the pool area. I also turned on the heater in the hot tub and had a soak a couple of times. I turned on the waterfall, turned on the fiber optic lights and the path lights and enjoyed my new home. It is very relaxing. It gave me time to reflect on the many blessings God has given me.

As I contemplated things I thought, what if I had done something different? What if instead of getting a new house I saved and paid debts off? Then I remembered the parable of the man who stored up all he had and then died the next day. Basically it was a parable of how you shouldn't wait to make important decisions and to live your life like you could die tomorrow. Of course staying responsible is part of it all. I have been put in a position in life to utilize leverage to make a better life for me and my family. Sure, I have played the fool many times and it is wise to owe no one, but I accepted it a long time ago that quality of life is more important than that. Recognizing that it is no longer that the quality of just my life, but my wife and child's quality. Brennon is now in a good school district. He will have opportunities I never had when I was a child. I am excited at him growing up, but I don't want it to happen too fast.

I also think about the people who move to tropical islands and live a life of luxury. There are people all over the world that live a very relaxing lifestyle. One without worries. It reminds me of when I went to Cozumel and people are like - put away your watches, we are on island time, hang loose and relax. Then I thought, well you don't have to go to an island to be relaxed. You can come to my house. So I am now the owner of a vacation home I am going to act like it. I am now on vacation from my worries. My friends and family are welcome to our home to come and visit and join me on my vacation. Of course, that pesky thing called work still happens, but I am taking it easy. Hang loose ya'll.