My grandma lives with my parents. When they moved here to AZ in 2007 they brought both my grandmas with them. They both kept their houses in Michigan as that was their last line of independence (in their minds).

Well my 95 yr old grandma is still capable of going back to MI in the summers since she loves it there and the summers here are just too hot for her. She lives next door to my aunt and uncle so she isn't "alone". She went back last summer and did a bunch of work to her house. Her house is a 3 bedroom modular on some very nice land that has been in her family forever.

This winter tragedy struck. Usually my aunt is there to check on the house. However they go out of town for the winters also and only occasionally come back home to check on things. That is when it happened. Something caused the furnace to go out which resulted in the pipes bursting in my grandma's house. By the time my aunt got back into town it was too late. The entire house had water on the floor and mold EVERYWHERE!!



They called the appropriate people and the house is a total loss. It has to be demolished!!! There is mold in every crack, crevice, wall, and ceiling. Every item in the house has mold on it, in it, clothes, furniture, beds, tables, you name it. My grandma is totally devastated as you can well imagine. Luckily she got out a bunch of things last summer when she was there. Like the big quilts she has made over the years and some of her best chinaware.



There are even mushrooms growing in the house! It is so sad.

For anyone who doesn't know, dh works out of state. He is a union electrician and travels where the work is (overtime work, more money etc...) So except for the 6 weeks we all moved to Vegas we haven't actually lived together for over a year. This time he has been in Texas since September.

Now he is on his way home, stopping in Colorado and New Mexico to sign the books at several union halls. Then he and I are heading to Vegas to get his unemployment and so he can sign the books there too. We have no idea how long he will be home this time around. Could be a few weeks or a couple months.

We are all really excited he will be home for a bit. The kids miss their dad and so do I (duh lol). He gets to meet our new puppy for the first time too. In fact I told him when we go to Vegas to do his stuff that we have to take the puppy with us lol. Well he can't stay home alone.... right??

He thinks he may be home by Wednesday so I am just cleaning the house and carpets and getting everything ready for a nice homecoming.

https://www.weeklyfamilynights.com/index.php

I found this website awhile back. For $10 a year you get a weekly newsletter filled with fun things for the family, games, things to do and such. I haven't looked too deep into it yet but I thought someone might like to check it out.