Welcome back to another monthly update from Root of Good! We are back home in Raleigh after spending most of the month on a cruise through the Panama Canal. As a result this monthly update is almost a month late. Better late than never, I suppose. After being very busy traveling throughout 2025, we are finally home for a long period of time. So far, we have nothing planned for more than two months. The plan is to stick around Raleigh during Thanksgiving and Christmas to celebrate with our extended families. I'm also hoping to work on a few deferred maintenance projects around the house. Never fear, I also have a list of fun "deferred hobbies" that I have neglected for much of the past year. Our older two kids are busy with their full time jobs while our son is almost half way through his last year of middle school. Since we are home for two months straight, we'll have a lot more time to spend with the kids as well. On to our financial progress. October was another great month for our finances.…