The Corn King

Have I ever told you guys how much my son loves corn? A few weeks ago, we were going to grill out so I had purchased some hamburgers, Conecuh sausage(for me!! Love this stuff) and some corn. When I got back from the store, Dane came in to help me with putting groceries away. And this is the reaction to the corn:








I was laughing the whole time taking these pictures. Talk about a great scrapbook page!! I'm really getting the itch to do some scrapbooking & of course, everything is packed up. Maybe it's because it's getting close to the end of the year. I am working on an album for my Mom & Dad for Christmas. I think I will get it finished.

Well, it's official. Charlie got the job with Advance Auto Parts. He is the new store manager in Crestview, Florida. We are driving over today to look for a place to live. We have a few people lined up to show us some houses for rent. And in case you are wondering, it's about an hour & a half from Mobile, so we still aren't too far away from family. I think if we go home for Thanksgiving, it will be the first one in a few years. We usually skip it & go home for Christmas. And with Crestview being a smaller town, the cost of living will be less. It looks like a lot of people end up commuting to Pensacola for work. The more I've thought about it, I think this will be great. Charlie has a new job, we are a short distance from all of our family & friends & only 30 minutes from the beach!! Once we get settled in, I really want to take Dane to the Navel Air Museum. And I can't wait until the Blue Angels have their next air show!! Dane is going to love it!!

Hope everyone has a great Veterans Day. I know there are a lot of sales going on today. I've never been one to do the big sale thing. And the day after Thanksgiving? Nope, this chicky is staying home!!!

Nightmare On Our Street

Greetings & Salutations!! Sorry about the delay. Last week, Dane stayed home from school on Monday & Tuesday due to being a little sick. Not too bad, probably from the change in the weather but he had a little fever. Then on Thursday evening, we left for Mobile & stayed all weekend. So I wasn't able to post.

I hope everyone had a wonderful Halloween. I didn't get everything done that I wanted, I never seem to !! And I always seem to find more ideas each year & say that I want to do this next year. I just LOVE Halloween. I have a few pictures to share...

Dane & Gracyn. Don't think you can see, but she has a little tee that has a picture of Frankenstein & says "Little Monster"

Our $2.50 jacket & our homemade Frankenstein jug!!

Dane with his cousin, Alyssa, the Princess.

Gracyn's First Halloween



We had a nice trip home. Hectic, but nice. It's always a rush to try & see everyone in just a few short days & then with trick or treating it's was a push to get it all done. And then we rush so just to jump back into the car & sit for 4 hours on the drive home. Hopefully, things will be changing soon. I'm not going to say too much, I think I jinked myself last time when I started talking about the house too soon!! Because...

The buyer has backed out!!!! There was a septic tank inspection on Wednesday & the drainfield test failed. The moron who did the inspection told the buyer (who was present) that it would be $8-$10 thousand dollars to fix!!! We just had one of the drainfields fixed prior to us moving in & when I called those people ,the guy said there was no way it would cost that much to fix. He even doubted there was a problem, but he said there was a number of ways to fix it without it costing so much. But it undoubtably scared the buyer so he is pulling out. When my Realtor told me this, I cried. Yes, I did. This has been a nightmare. But there is a good side. At least now, when we move, we can take our refrigerator with us!!! It was in the original listing as staying. But now we are re-listing the house & taking the refrigerator out. Just keep us in your prayers. With Charlie getting a new job & the house selling fiasco, all prayers would be greatly appreciated.

And speaking of prayers, I pray the the new leader of our country knows what he is doing. No, I didn't vote for him, I'm not going to lie. I really wasn't crazy about either of them although I did like Palin. I just really have my doubts. For once, I hope I am wrong, maybe things will get better.

Charlie is off today & we are having to drive to Albany, GA to deliver some car parts that he sold on Ebay. Might do some sightseeing. Hope everyone has a good Wednesday!!!