I haven't been here since June! What a busy few weeks it's been! I spent 2 whole weeks in LaPine, returned to the garden of weedin, helped Tom clear the cherry trees he cut down from Carol's side of the fence and oh yeah, we bought a house! Okay, technically we are in the process of buying a house, but it will happen soon. Another opportunity to buy the house next door to our property presented itself (this is the house formerly known as "Norm's House") and thanks to good karma and clean living the agent offered it to us at the same price as the high bidder. Because he liked us. And Tom fixed the sprinkler head problem. See, sometimes it pays to be a nice guy! What this means is, the something less for the future will be spending. We have never been extravagant, but we have enjoyed a comfortable lifestyle for quite some time where if we really want something, we just buy it. Now we need to be a little more careful in that regard to manage 2 mortgages. I am confident that with careful planning and the raises we are both getting that this will all be absorbed and there will be no cause for panic, but anytime we make a major purchase I hold my breath a little bit. Call it my frugal roots...

I am still juicing and being careful about what I eat...exercising when I can. Still stuck at 160, which I fear may be my weight. It's not entirely bad for my height and my body conture seems to be changing...clothes are fitting better, but it's that damn number on the scale that gets me! Oh well...healthy is the goal. More later...