We made an offer

We made an offer on a lot yesterday. We should know by Monday evening if he accepts. If not, we will still get the lot, just pay more (so pray he accepts.) It is lot one in the same neighborhood. Nice lot. Pics to follow when we officially get it.

We got some sad news today. Our lot that we were hoping to buy, lot 5--see photo at bottom of blog-- was purchased recently. So although we were ready to buy it and get going on this house, we've got to start looking for land again. Oh well. It's been for sale for 5 years and right before we decided to buy it someone else did, so it must not be the lot that we need to get. There must be something better out there, I just hope we can find it soon!!  

Floor plan

This is the floor plan of the house we're looking at building. As with all the other pics, click on it to see a larger version.

Jenny's all ready for her swim lessons!!! 

Princess Tinkerbell!!! 

Jenny turned 4 on the 2nd of June!!! We forgot to post some photos, but here they are! We had a great party, and a great day! 

You can see that we love Diamond Lil's show.  

Both my kids want to be "can can girls" when they grow up! 

Here's the photo op with Henry! 

We had a great time at Day Out With Thomas! Isn't this photo with Gordon great!!! 

Freedom!!!!

Shiree just informed me that we are now COMPLETELY out of credit card debt!!! We had about $6,000 on the card in October of last year (we put Shiree's student loans on it at 0% interest), now NONE! And we only paid about $6 in intrest, due to skillful planning on Shiree's part. So now...no credit card debt, no more of Shiree's school loans. What a great day!

Here is some great statistic twisting, but it makes an interesting point

If you consider that there have been an average of 160,000 troops in the Iraqi theater during the last 22 months, that gives a firearm death ratio of 60 per 100,000.
The firearm death ratio in DC is 80.6 per 100,000. That means that you are more likely to be shot and killed in our Nation's Capitol, which has some of the strictest gun control laws in the nation, than you are in Iraq.
Conclusion: We should immediately pull out of WASHINGTON, DC!

The wise man built his house upon the rock, so apparently he could afford a non-conventional drip septic system for a minimum of $25,000. Sure, a lot with only 18 inches of dirt may be flat and in a nice neighborhood, but man!.... 

Our new van: 1997 Chrysler Town and Country, 3.8L V6, Infinity sound system, Fog lights, adjustable 3rd row, seats 7 adults, and is SEXY. 

Our van again! 

Here is our new van! What a beauty! 

Something dreadful

Something was dreadfully wrong with our computer, but I have it up and running again. Thanks go out to Chuck for teaching me DOS when I was 8 (or so), without that knowledge, I would have been in trouble (or at least forking out a ton of cash to get it fixed). So, we are back up and running. Alex’s birthday was great. Donna and I have birthdays tomorrow. Jenny’s is coming on June 1st. Surely there are more pictures to come.

What the...!!!

I was out today and saw a great piece of ex-pasture for sale by owner. It was 1+ acres, nearly completely flat, no trees, and still surrounded on 3 sides by cows and pasture. I called the number to see how much it was going for. Remember, just grass, no trees, no view, valley, 1+ acres. The guy told me $130,000 for the lot (he had a cheaper one up the hill for $87,000). No kidding. Boone...

Alex is turning 2!

Frank & Melanie came over to celebrate Alex's 2nd b-day!! (the first of many celebrations) They gave him the Three Musketeers DVD in addition to the hat & necklace in the photo. (As a side note, it was Shiree's idea to give him the necklace.) We had a great time!

Beauty and the Beast

Our little ballerina getting ready for her big performance! Jenny was one of Belle's little friends in the ballet yesterday. She also had a tap recital that morning and did a wonderful job in both performances.