After 15 long months...the House Closing is 24 hours away.

Tomorrow afternoon is the final day!  We are scheduled to close at 1pm.  We finally got HUD issues worked out after 3rd version this morning.  We are having to take more money than we anticipated to closing but hopefully we will have it this afternoon when Frank gets to bank to get check.  Thankfully this is the last payment and hopefully the final water and electric will be minimal amounts since everything is switched off tomorrow. 

Please keep praying everything works out so tomorrow we will have an answered prayer post!

Fun Fair Day

Frank went to State Fair yesterday on his first field trip.  Mama-ma and Mommy got to go too.  Frank loved the petting zoo of course and was disappointed not to see more cows.  They were moving dairy out  and beef in.  He had fun riding the rides.  He rode the swing ride twice and it went up pretty high.  He rode the car ride, the twirly boat (with Mommy), the swings twice, the carosel and the train.  He also ate part of an elephant ear.   Of course we got a picture at the Rocket! He did really good and we both a nap once we got home. 

Why We Do Not Shop At Wal-mart...

I highly agree with the author.  Commentary: Wal-Mart and the high cost of 'cheap' at http://www.mcclatchydc.com/340/story/77290.html. 

This is great little article on how Wal-mart works to drive out the local stores and then does not actually save you money after all.  There are many items you can find at a lower price on sale at your local grocery store.  Plus Wal-mart does not treat their employees very well oftentimes. 

Shop locally to help your neighbors and keep your money in your community. 

Happy Columbus Day

We are working and Frank is in school but we had less traffic! If you have the day off I hope you enjoy it.  It would have been a great day to sleep in.  Frank kept telling me it was too dark to go to schoolthis morning.  I told him if he had gone to bed at 8:30 last night when it was dark outside he would feel better waking up.  He is not a morning person!

Looking like Fall

Thanks to Frank IV and Mama-ma it looks like Fall around our house.  Frank got a Halloween costume then picked out a pumpkin and yellow mums.  All of which are currently being soaked by rain.

We tried to make a fall display around the light but Frank was having non of that.  He wanted the pumpkin in the middle of the hedges so it is under the flag pole with the grass inbetween two shrubs.  Frank was very particular about where he wanted it.  :) 

Quick Grocery Trip

Publix:  TOP:  $16.12.  Total Value:  $27.44. Total Savings:  $11.32 or 41%.  Total Coupons:  $9.98.  Almost free:  $.01 coffee. Got 18lb dog food, Visene for contacts, Coffee. Little Bites Muffind and Lysol.

Bilo:  TOP:  33.47. Total Value:  $54.96. Total Savings $22.03 or 40%.  Total Coupons:  $3.60.  Nothing free but not to bad for what I ran in and got.  Milk, Chips, Cran grape, 12 pack drink, 3 frozen meals, 1 non froz lunch meal, 2 bags of salad, grape tomatos, Orange Pineapple juice, lunch meat, mini raisins, 2 8 packs of water.

Interesting Read... The Shell Game by Steve Alten

Grabbed this off the shelf at the library.  It is a really interest political thriller..."what if" book.  It is scary in that I could see how the events depicted could really happen.  It really shows how dependent the US is on oil but also shows that potentially we could end that dependence if someone would take a stand for it.  There would be some sacrifice along the way and some changes.  It also paints a dark picture if things continue.  Thought provoking reading and it moves quickly. 

Frank III on injured reserve

Frank managed to hurt his leg at the softball game Wednesday night.  He is not sure what happened but his leg really hurts and he is on crutches.  Nothing in broken but if he is not feeling better in a couple of days he will need to get a MRI to see if there is ligament damage.  Frank 4 is wondering what the crutches are for and keeps trying to mess with his Daddy. 

House Relief...

Please keep up in your prayers.  We have a closing set for October 30 for the old house.  We are now scrambling to find the money we need to take to closing but hopefully we have worked out all the other issues.  15 months of two mortgage payments has been tough. 

The Lost Symbol - Dan Brown

Bought this and read while out of work sick with bad sinus infection this Monday and Tuesday.   It took a few hours, pretty long plus I was sick but it was good.  A little predictable but a quick read and enjoyable.  Pretty amazing descriptions about Washington DC.  I would like a "lost symbol" tour of DC - been awhile since I have been there.  I feel sure Frank IV would go crazy over Air and Space Museum which is my least favorite but could send boys there and let Mommy go on her tour of Library etc. 

I was down and out for 4 days but I am sort of feeling better finally...looking forward to some rest this weekend.