Finding the time!

I have been so Busy at work. Busy at home. and I read entirely too many blogs now - that I don't even have time for my own.

Anyway -- It's been a busy couple of weeks at the home. We recently bought new living room furniture. Funny how the news media has been saying things about this economy and that sales are at all time lows with buying houses, cars, furniture... Really - we actaully had to wait in a long line of other people buying furniture. Who's not buying?? Real Estate Agents perhaps? Mortgage Lenders Maybe? Construction/Contrators??

Last weekend we finally did it!!! I bought a "Commuter" car -- the Toyota Yaris... I know I can't beleive it either. But it gets 34/39 miles per gallon. Compared to the Rodeo which got like 16mpg.

I have been driving our Isuzi Rodeo to work every day for the past couple of years -- paying about $50 - $60 a week in gas. Why?? Because I like it!!! But, I finally got tired of the gas!!! So the Wife will "happily" be driving the Rodeo - since she works only 1 mile from the house. We got rid of her car (The Volkswagen Beetle Convertible) - and she has been crying ever since - but I couldnt use that as the commuter car - because I still need to keep some of my manhood intact! and we need the SUV for hauling kids, camping, vacations, kayaking, and for lowes and we would probably lose are Southside Suburbs pass.

Are people buying cars?? Well maybe it was just a fluke - but their were plenty of folks at the Toyota dealership - more customers than sales people.

I'm just saying - all I hear on the news is how terrible everything is becasue of this economy. But what I see -- Is folks buying new furniture to make their current house look better - because maybe this isnt a good time to buy a new home. I see folks buying cars - (even SUVs) - maybe it's because they decided to stay at their current home - and not buy a more expensive house. Your Right - I don't see any FOR SALE signs through my neighborhood -- but I do see a lot of neighbors - Adding on Additions to their house -- why? Becasue the rates are great. I see people fixing up their current houses - adding new landscapes, painting, remodeling...

I think it's awesome - maybe neighborhoods - will be "neighborhoods" now - where you and your neighbors will actaully be invested in the neighborhood for more than a couple of years... How awesome would that be. Well unless you don't like your neighbor...