At first, we thought the black liquid was oil, that we'd struck it rich and that we'd be able to retire and live in leisure. We actually started writing down all teh ways we'd spend the money. Our first choise was...
to go on a cruise around the world. We loved to cruise and had been on many fun adventures as a family as we explored the Caribbean and Mexico, Hawaii and the Panama canal. We couldn't get enough of cruising. However, it did cost money and it took months, sometimes years to save up for the next adventure. We decided unanimously that a cruise around the world would be the first things we would spend our fortune on. What was next? Money would be no object with our windfall! That is where we found ourselves in serious debate. We could all agree on a cruise but after that we were very much divided. Mom wanted to buy a mansion, dad wanted the latest and greatest luxury sports car. Elizabeth wanted enough books to form a home library that would take up an entire room! Callie wanted to open an animal sanctuary and rescue wildlife as well as domestic animals. What did I want? I wanted to buy my place on the next spaceship heading anywhere beyond this earth. Could we afford