Blooie--what a blessing for all involved! The house sounds lovely. I prefer the older places, like you said, they have all those nice little touches. Character, that's what it is. Bummer about the distance, but a few miles isn't really too bad. Just no more walking across the street--are bicycles an option for the older kiddos, weather permitting?
And I know it's a good friend and all that, but Tam got everything all legal, right? My sister just went through something similar, bought from a friend on lease to own a few years ago, and the friend just tried to wring more $$ out of them, they had to take it to court. So, not to be a downer, but it's on my mind recently.
Debby--wonderful about the boy coming, and for a whole week!! Adult children often forget what a blessing they are to parents, even still.
Speaking of parents, my Mom was walking her dog in their local canyon yesterday and took a fall. Hurt her knee and ribs, got checked out at the local ED and nothing broken but she's going to be sore for a few days. Please pray for her healing. Of course, this had to happen when the weather is so bad I really can't just pop over there
Okay, I know my friends here will appreciate the depth of the current crisis in our household. We've been struggling with this for 2-3 days now, and it's reached critical mass. Something has to be done, today, or the entire household may simply implode. If nothing else, the Procurement Officer will definitely be fired!
We are out of butter.
Yep, not a stick to be seen. I used the last a few nights ago to make peach cobbler. I know, they sell it at the store. But, I'm so cheap, I only like to buy it at Costco cause it's, well, cheaper. So I've got to get down there today and stock up.
. Joel Salatin says to celebrate the chicken-ness of the chicken, the pig-ness of the pig, etc. Well, he celebrated the burger-ness of the burger. It had a destiny, you know. Sitting under the heat lamp was not part of it's destiny. 
