updates abound…

It was a busy week for us. I crossed off several items on my 101 Things list … in just one week. I’m telling you, it was a happening week.

First, last Sunday, we took the kids to the St Petersburg Museum of Art to see the traveling Andy Warhol exhibit. Last year, Griff did a project in school on Warhol, and so he was very excited about the exhibit. He really enjoyed seeing in person the artwork he studied. It was a neat experience. Eliza didn’t enjoy it on the same level, but she did really wonderfully, and we talked with her about the paintings she enjoyed and why she was drawn to them. Hopefully, it’s a step on a path to them both appreciating great art (and even fair-to-middlin art if it feeds their souls and makes them happy). (#21 crossed off)

Then, we traded both of our vehicles for new ones. Mike has driven a 1992 Chevy truck since 1993. When we got married, all of his worldly possessions that I let him bring to my townhouse fit in the bed of that truck. He taught me to drive a standard in that truck. I cannot count the number of times we’ve hauled furniture in that truck and had to pull over on the side of the road and cover it with tarps and bungee cords.

I once drove the truck over a big red toolbox. Twice.

Mike did the math and discovered that, through the years, he paid approximately $300 a year for the truck. In the last few years, he’s done most of the work on it himself. In some odd way, the truck represented our married life. There were all of these memories wrapped up in it.

But it wasn’t worth anything any longer, and Cash for Clunkers gave us $4500 for it. Mike’s now driving an SUV (and easily getting 10 MPG more than in the truck). We also traded in the mama van for a little sedan for me to drive back and forth to work. It’s not a hybrid, but the gas mileage is much better than in the van. (#96 crossed off)

Eliza’s begun taking swimming lessons and is doing really well. We’re not crossing #33 off the list just yet, but we’re really close.

Number 60 had me sending flowers to someone random every July. July was a little nutty for us, so I didn’t get the flowers mailed. I decided at some point that #60 wasn’t necessarily about sending real flowers. Instead, I let Eliza pick a flowered top for her little cousin, London. They’re packed and ready to be mailed Monday. (1/3 complete)

Numbers 79-81 aren’t my favorites. Thankfully, Mike’s taken those on. He has an 18 month plan & I’m doing what I can to comply. Frugal isn’t exactly my nature, but I’m doing my best.

And, in two weeks, Griff and I are beginning to work on #91. I’ll keep you posted on how that goes.

Thanks to everyone who’s going through these 101 Things with me!

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