1st quarter review, 2015

Ok, it's near the end of April and the first part of the year was quite busy. We closed on the house in January and have since done wainscoting in the dining/kitchen, completely remodeled the utility room complete with re-routing the dryer and laying down tile floor, faux wood style and added a pantry, garage refrigerator turned into a kegerator and lots of lighting in a few rooms. Not to mention quite a few odds and ends throughout the house.

Jocelyn's mom came for a pleasant visit which also welcomed a break from endless house projects. When looking at our financial picture, it turns out we've let our credit card go a bit. It should take about 4-6 months to get that back down to a 0 balance. This was largely due to me needing a vehicle. I got a used 2002 Honda for less than 4k and I'm hoping to only drive it when absolutely needed - which hasn't been going well.

So, we're up for a break on expensive projects and are targeting that credit card balance. During the summer we have a few trips back home plus a Redwoods camping trip - and preliminary expense research looks very good at around $400 per person for a 10-day trip.

May the warmer weather bring abundance in health and wealth, and to you and yours.