The first Saturday of Spring every year cities around the country hold an annual Hoop A Thon event to raise money for Huntington's Disease. For a $10 donation you receive a t shirt and a chance to win other prizes all while raising money for a good cause. They also hold a silent auction where you can bid on prizes. Tyler put a bid on this Eric Wordekemper signed baseball and hat. After many long minutes of waiting out the bidding war, he won. His bid was $25. Other than the money going to a good cause, I was most happy that Tyler used his own allowance money to support a charity that has personal meaning.

While Tyler was hoopin' it up this weekend I had a project of my own going on. Last week I decided to rip up the living room carpet. After some advice from my brother to help it go smoothly he offered to come up and redo the wood floors for me. Free advice, Free labor, and $93 worth of materials and this is what you get: a fantastic looking living room that still brings a smile to my face everytime I look at it. I can't stop telling him, "THANK YOU."