Home School at its Best!

On our way home from Phoenix, we decided to take a detour to attend a Trump Ralley in Prescott Valley.  We got there several hours early and still, there were thousands of people ahead of us in line.  It was fun to see so many supporters together and to hear Trump in person.  

We had to leave a little early to get to our next stop, the south rim of the Grand Canyon.  It was beautiful!  We made a friend with a mountain goat that we named Phil.

GCU Hoop Camp

We made a last minute decision to drive to Phoenix for Hoop Camp at Grand Canyon University.  We stayed the first night in Cedar City with Lyss!  

Fun times at the SUU bookstore.

Then we hit up Hong Kong Buffet

Next we stopped at the
Pipe Spring National Monument

There was no pipe,
and the spring has dried up.

Hoop Camp was a hit as usual!
Ben ran the show.
Q and I were in charge
of assigning the prizes

After camp
we checked out Sedona.

Sedona at sunset is beautiful!

See You In 2!

They both got a little verklempt

He's off on a 2 year adventure!

HOCO for Reyn!

Love it!  

So pretty Reyn!

 

Elder Fuller

It's official, Tiago is a missionary!  The night before he got set apart, we got to spend some quality time with him golfing.

Our Handsome Tween

This little guy had a Sunday birthday this year, so we hit up a movie and dinner the night before.  

"Twisters"

Zupas!

Side Hustles

Inflation has been ridiculous under the Biden administration, so side hustles have become a popular way to make a little extra money.  The increased prices of food and gas (and everything else) have definitely made things more difficult for us financially.  So, we've figured out ways to bring in a little extra cash and spend less.

Alyssa, Holly, Q, Ben and I have become "medical heros."  We've each been involved in medical research studies to earn money.  We brought in several thousand dollars.  

We've been building our old Lego sets, making sure they have all the pieces, then we sell them on Ebay.  One set brought in $250.  

We spent some time decluttering our house and then held a garage sale.  We probably made 1k that day.  

We sold our old car.  

We had several pet stains on our carpets that needed to be cleaned.  I tried, to get them out, but nothing seemed to work.  I had been wanting to hire someone to come clean the carpets, but it was just too expensive.  I was able to do some research to find ways to get out the tough set in stains and instead of paying someone to clean our carpets, we borrowed a Hoover carpet cleaner and did it ourselves.  The stains aren't fully gone, but they look a lot better and this saved us another thousand dollars. (Tip, Biokleen Bac-Out and Folex do a great job on stains.  However, clean up messes immediately.  It's a lot easier to get out stains before they set in.)

We had some mold and mildew in the shower.  I thought maybe we needed to replace the caulk, but I did some research and found a spray that killed all the mold (RMR-86).  It only cost a few dollars to fix the problem.  I also learned how to perm Qyntn's hair, so we didn't have to pay someone to do it.  

We are thinking about helping Q start a little business.  He would rent out inflatables.  

We are also considering renting out our house.  We would move into a more affordable apartment and hopefully make enough each month to pay the mortgage and most of our rent.  

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