Paperwork, Money, Life lessons, car troubles

I got word from the lender that all the paperwork was on his desk and he would be getting an inspection of the property later this week to verify the approximate worth of the land relative to the loan we are requesting. So we ought to know very soon. We are not sure about the survey yet but hopeful the recent survey will suffice. If not, it will not take too long to get a new survey done – it will just cost us more.


At this point all of us are anxious to go back to Bowie to visit the property. In our anxiousness we all have to be careful not to waste time, money, or gas doing what it is not the proper time to do. When we were in Florida helping Nate and Cori ready the house for the anticipated closing, it was an effort well spent because the two of them had planned it well. In Arkansas, Becky and Charles have worked to get their house ready for the move they are now making. Now it is our turn. We just have longer distances to cover; a slight disadvantage to being in Texas.

We have enough money to begin the entire project. Time will tell if our planning will allow us enough money to continue through to the expected end – several years from now. Mama and I talked with Grandma and Grandpa last night about whether we should buy the log home package - providing it is still available – or use the money to buy our starter equipment. All of us are in agreement that we should get the home if possible. So I will be calling this week to see of one is still available.

The pastor has been reading us some cute thoughts he found on the internet. They are Life Lessons as expressed by children. The following are my favorites:

When your Mom is mad at your Dad, don’t let her brush your hair.

Never ask your 3-year old brother to hold a tomato.

The best place to be when you’re sad is Grandpa’s lap.

Grandpa got a call from Brittany the other day. She was panicked. It seems she and Andrew were driving down the highway when (her words) the accelerator quit working. Grandpa said he was scratching his head thinking, did the throttle body linkage break? Did the accelerator pedal fall off onto the floorboard? Maybe the transmission jumped into neutral? “We were just going down the road at seventy miles per hour and the accelerator quit working. I kept pushing on it and it wouldn’t work!” So he asked, “Brittany is the engine running?” “No” she replied “and it won’t start.”

Grandpa started to laugh – to himself. He found out the car was a BMW and asked Andrew check the oil. The level was low and in this particular car a low oil level will shut off the engine; which will make the accelerator quit working – if that’s the way you happen to look at it.

After Andrew added a quart of oil they were off and going – to Wal-mart to get an oil change. She is going to make sure the accelerator does not break again!