So we go to the Home Show
...after pit stops at Quick Lube and Bob Evans.

The car needed an oil change, and since it's new I really don't want to risk screwing something up that won't completely go awry until after our warranty is up. Of course, that's going to happen no matter what I do now, but at least when it does happen I'll know that it didn't get any help from me.

Anyway.

We got our oil changed by a "kid" (and I say that cuz he couldn't have been more than 18), that didn't really seem to know what he was doing. I suppose he got the oil in the car, but he really struggled with the air filter, and he asked me how much air should be in my tires. I had NO idea...all my other cars had 15 inch tires and this one has 17 inch tires..we settled on 35...they seem okay...I guess.

Then we were off to the home and condo show. We got a lot of good material, house layouts and talked to a few mortgage lenders, one of which we might actually use to get a preapproval for a mortgage. It's still a bit soon to get a preapproval since we still have 6 months left on our lease and breaking it would be expensive...but it never hurts to know who you want to go through before it's time to move.

After the home show, we went to make a payment on the furniture we bought last June, and wonders of wonders, we found out that todays payment paid off half of it. Yay!!! That will drop out payment a bunch, which means more money that can be used to pay off some old bills. It ain't romantic, but it's all part of the master plan.

At this point, everything I do is aimed at getting a house this summer. You could call me obsessed with the idea. I hate paying rent. The thought that someone is getting rich off my hard-earned money galls me to no end. If I'm going to spend hundreds of dollars on 4 walls, a floor and a ceiling, then it's going to be MY 4 walls and MY ceiling and MY floor.

Anyway, after the home show, we went to WalMart. We needed to replace our phones. So we bought three, two of which work as walkie talkies. They will come in handy when we get the new house and I'm in my den and Lou is practicing pool on the other side of the house.

Told you everything is aimed toward a house. Believe me now? LOL

Anyway, that was my day. It was nice to spend time with Lou and not fight. Not that we've been fighting any more than usual...but it just seemed like an especially nice day. Go figure.

Okay, that's it. You may go about living your lives now...
- posted by Kim @ 1:58 AM