Sierra in Flagstaff

Sierra picked up one of her roommates and drove up to Flagstaff. She will be scouting her new area and applying for a job.

August in Phoenix

August in Phoenix seems to always have a challenge. It's like things just decide they can't handle the heat any more and break. Most of the car batteries that die seems to be in August. The other night, it was our A/C. Yes, Phoenix summer without A/C. We managed the first night while what was left of the freon in the system kept the temperature at 81. That changed quickly Sunday as the heat rose. The repair guy said we had a leak he couldn't find. He added some freon in an attempt to give us a little time. We bought some good fans and foam coolers. Put ice in the coolers, Sue cut out holes for the fans and created some ice coolers. They got us through the night. The repair man thinks he's got the leaks fixed. Hopefully so. Unit is only 3 years old, so under warranty, that's the only good part. I guess we found out how to stop a Trane.

Monsoon Storm time

We have had three really big monsoon storms so far. In two cases the power went off.

Here is a dashcam of one storm I drove through heading home from work.

Hot time in Arizona - July 5, 2018

The whole country is under a heat wave. In Arizona, business as usual. We have had a relatively mild summer so far, hovering around 103-105. Today it got HOT.

Theresa gets a new car - July 4, 2017

Theresa found a new car she liked at Bell Honda. So the entire family got into the act at the dealership.

Theresa Gets In Auto Accident - May 28, 2017

Theresa got into an accident with her Smart. The other driver hit her but she saw it coming and was hitting the brake to slow down. When they hit the force of the impact traveled up the brake causing severe damage to her foot. The medical term is Lisfranc fracture/dislocation. It will take a few months and a number of surgeries to fix this. Luckily this is the only injury.

Sierra Graduates from Paradise Valley Community College - May 11, 2018

Associate Degree, next up NAU to work on her Bachelor Degree.