Oh Give Me a Home (Sans Buffalos)

We have started house hunting with a Realtor. As we've gone through several houses we realized that we are not going to get everything we want (at this point anyway). There are too many neighborhoods around here that I just don't want to raise kids in, and others in which the houses are way too expensive for what they are. I'm sure we could raise our maximum buying price, but I refuse to get into a house payment that might get me into trouble down the road. So, we compromise.

There are a few we are going to walk through this coming weekend. One house in particular, while it is on a main arterial road, has caught my eye and I have high hopes for it. (Link Removed) I'm only going to keep that link on this blog for a little while, then I'll be deleting it. So, if you're interested, look at it now.

Sea Monkeys and Other Drivel

Something I forgot to mention: I joke a lot about Sea Monkeys at work, so my co-workers bought me some for Christmas. So now my desk proudly displays a small tank of water bugs. Yea me! They are actually rather ugly little critters. They are still quite small but growing. I don't have to lean real close and squint any more.

ING.com...good stuff.

I haven't posted any Gleemax stuff to this particular blog in awhile, but it is still going...well, maybe not strong, but it is still going.

The House Hunting should begin soon. Updates to follow...someday...

So..Umm...2008...Yeah

All in all, a fairly unremarkable day. Well, at least it is a paid day off.

As for the past year...well, it was perhaps slightly better than the one before, so that is something at least. I imagine this next one will be slightly better still, especially when considering a home purchase will most likely occur at some point in this year. Huzzah! When it does happen, I plan on hanging a plaque in the entryway with the following inscription:

This home is dedicated as a place where the Spirit of the Lord may dwell, where our children, Mary, Isaiah, Rebekah, Emma, and Benjamin may learn to love God and serve others, and where friends may feel welcome.

In memory of Margaret and Walter Schroeder.