Kayla Dawn

Kayla is finishing her first semester of college today. How is that even possible? I feel like she should still be a pre-schooler! She had a full load this semester and I know she is ready for Christmas break. Kayla received the high achiever scholarship so she is going to Rend Lake for FREE!! Even books are paid for. She will graduate with her Associate's on May 15, 2009. Mike and I are so proud of her!!

She also works about 24 hours a week at the Dairy Queen. That's good for her but bad for us because we always think we have to eat there so we can see her!!!
She bought a car this summer and it is so cute! It's not new but it's very nice. Unfortunately it died on her about a month ago! All it needed was a tune-up but it cost 544.00 :( Mike and I said we would help her pay for it, as in pay for most of it, but she said No it was her car and her responsibility. So she paid for well over half of the bill! It is a bittersweet moment when you see your child making adult decisions. When they are small, you think "I can't wait until they are old enough to do for themselves." Then they CAN and it's hard because you get this sense that they don't really "need" you as much as they used to. It was hard for me not to step in and say "No Kayla you are just a baby and you can't possibly pay for this mean old broken car out of your own cute little money." (you really have to imagine me saying that in baby talk to get the full effect). Kayla went to the bank and she told my mom (who is a bank teller) that after depositing her paycheck, writing out her tithe check and paying her car payment, she had $30.00 left!! But she will make that stretch because luckily she inherited my frugal gene!! Did I mention we are proud of her!?!?!?