A few days ago, we made a spontaneous decision to drive to Tucson, and stay overnight with Marc, Chandra, & Laila. It had been several months since we had seen the kids, and our Granddaughter, so, with two days off together, we made the 6 hour drive.When we arrived, one of the things we discovered was that Laila was saving money for some sort of gizmo thing, and was learning the value of earning money, by actually doing certain chores. What a concept! Maybe we should send a few million welfare recipients to Marc & Chandra's for a lesson in WORK equals pay. With that in mind, we decided that since we had Sami with us, we asked Laila to petsit for the next 24 hrs, which didn't take a lot of persuasion. In addition to playing dressup, and other things, she also did the less glamorous things, like, well, you know, picking up certain stuff. When she got payed the next day, she was only a few dollars short of her goal.
A cool whip spray in the mouth kind of missed the mark.
Laila is wearing her new shirt that Patty brought back from Paris, and her new Navajo Jewelry that we picked up on our recent trip to Cameron.
We had a great, short visit with the kids, and then it was back to the canyon. When we were nearing the National Park, we saw signs of a recent hailstorm, that turned part of the scenery white. By the time I took this picture, we were almost past where the storm had dumped most of the white stuff. The last few days have produced several thunderstorms, and the severe fire conditions have eased a bit. The park has lifted the ban on campfires, so we're all feeling a little more comfortable, now that the monsoon season is upon us. The downside of the quick trip to Tucson is that I picked up a summer cold, and going back to work with a sore throat, and congestion, was not at the top of my list of things to do. This morning, I'm feeling better, but unfortunately, the inevitability of me passing this to Patty has become a reality. Hopefully, we didn't leave anything behind in Tucson.
Yeah that doesn't sound fun. Dan I'm considering my first minimum wage job at Grand Canyon North driving the employee shuttle 40 hours per week. It's 180 per month for campsite. What do you think -- does it all sound reasonable for my first workamping-type job?
ReplyDeleteThat's about what we pay for our full hookup site here at the South Rim. ($90 + electricity)
ReplyDeleteAt minimum wage, you'll be spending a little less than a weeks pay for rent. My philosophy has been if we can make enough to cover expenses, and have the opportunity to spend a few months in a great place, it has always been worth it. No one is going to get rich workamping!
Sure. I just didn't know if a total break-even (after phone and recurring expenses) was still reasonable enough. It would certainly have to be fun at that rate -- and I think it would be -- particularly just having the opportunity to get away from the fast pace of the casinos. I'm leaning towards doing it...thanks for your thoughts!
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