#99 visit the Grand Canyon

Recently Andrew and I went on a 9 day road trip to take his daughter back to Oklahoma after she spent the summer with us. We passed through utah, Arizona, New Mexico, Texas, Oklahoma and Colorado. On the way we saw many things. One of which was the Grand Canyon. Although we didn't stay too long I saw enough to remember that view forever. Breathtaking! Pictures to be posted later.

#38 teach Spencer something new

A few days ago I taught Spencer, now 16, how to fill out a job application. He had a list of places he wanted to apply. We went to the first place on the list and filled out the application in the car. When he went back in the manager looked over the application, asked a few questions and set up an interview for 2 days later. When he went in for his interview he was hired on the spot! He starts Monday and is very excited to be working at Zurchers. His biggest concern....tieing the balloons!

#8 remodel my kitchen

So this one happened unexpectedly. I woke up one January morning, to a kitchen floor covered in water and more water spraying continuously. Our house from the water line to the fridge had been bitten through by one of our teething kittens. As I ran downstairs to turn off the water main I discovered the basement had been flooded as well. This disaster started a sequence of events that would end up being a nightmare. I took almost a year to get the kitchen and bathroom remodeled. The basement waits for when I have more money. The kitchen is beautiful however, the toll taken on my finances was horrid. This will take years to recover from all the debt.