February 24, 2008
Be Honest
Be totally honest with me. How many have you have considered either lap band surgery or taking diet pills? I sure have! I think the surgery more than the pills. I am on so darn many pills to begin with, that I'd be leery about what kind of interactions might be happening!
Garage Saling
I work in a preschool for special needs kids. We are located in the same elementary school that I've worked in for the past 15 years. I was in on this program when we started it up. We had nothing! I even painted the whole room myself! That summer, before we started up, we all did a lot of garage sale shopping. Looking for used, cheap, toys, swing sets, books, etc. We've saved a lot of money shopping that way, and through EBay!
Searching for My MoJo
Several years ago, our treadmill died a slow and painful death. My hubby had been using it faithfully, and it just died. I had it in my head that I would love an elliptical, so I sent hubby out to look at ellipticals. He came home with one, and I used it for about 4 days, and decided I wasn't very fond of it either! I just hate all that walking and getting nowhere! I just find it incredibly boring! Most people love them though!
February 17, 2008
Moving to BC
Ben and Jessica are in Kelowna as we speak. They are there looking for work, and finding a place to rent for a year. Their original plan was to buy a condo right away. After meeting with mortgage lenders, they discovered that they will have to live there for a new year, and establish themselves in that province before they can consider purchasing a place of their own. I'm quite happy about that actually, as it will give them time to make sure they've done the right thing by moving there.
Inclement Weather
We've always been fortunate enough to have a garage. With our weather it's much needed. You can add 1/2 hour onto your morning if you have to start your car, scrape the windows, etc. It's not a good time! If you don't have a garage, and you live in Canada, I definitely recommend looking into car covers as an option.
February 10, 2008
Plans
As soon as Jay and Sarah get a date when they will be able to move into the little farmhouse, they will be listing their condos. They will choose a place to build, and start getting that underway almost as soon as they move down there. When they are designing their new house, they are going to reserve one room for a Bose home theater system, because they are movie crazy, and would make a ton of use out of it. Especially out on the farm!
February 3, 2008
Securing A Future
We were discussing the future last night, and decided to take the loan insurance off our line of credit through the bank. It was ridiculously expensive, and they charged every month! Much rather be paying down the debt. We decided between our life insurance policies, and our mortgage insurance, we'd be just fine if the unthinkable happened.
Plans Change
As I mentioned previously, we were considering a trip to Vegas in the Spring. We were even looking into aVegas hotel, to see what suited us the most. When we started calculating the cost of a 4 day trip to Vegas, as opposed to a 10 day trip to Mexico, staying in an all-inclusive resort, we decided the Winter get-away was a much better value for our buck for us!
My Mom
My Mom turned 75 this fall. She's doing pretty well for herself. She still does almost all her yard work in the summer, including mowing all the grass, and pruning the shrubs. In the winter, she hires a man to do the shoveling for her, because that's just way too much.
She often looks into senior living places, as new ones get built in town, but they're so over priced, that she is hesitant to make the move.