New Toys

Since my husband still doesn't have a job, we decided we ought to refinance our home. We had a regular mortgage and a home improvement loan, but now we just have one loan. The payments are lower, plus it's a fixed rate loan. Our banker told us when it was time to look at our loan next the rate was going to go up, so we wanted to nip that in the bud. So now we have a lower payment, plus we took out a little extra to tide us over until my husband gets a job. I think with the payment as low as it is we could squeak by on just my paycheck.

Plus, we are able to pick up a few necessities. Like a 66 Chevy Bellair. My husband bought it yesterday. He already took it to the garage and had it inspected, and now he's up at the DMV getting the license plates for it. It's a nice car, just a little rust and one dent in the front fender, but the front and back windows both leak so we need to have new seals put on both. The leaking windows also mean there is some water damage to the interior. It's a definite project. He was afraid I might decide it's my car. I loved our old 69 Impala, but frankly, this car is just not my style. I like a little more luxury. I mean, this car doesn't have an air conditioner, or even a radio. Basically nothing by a horn, wipers, and a heater.

Since he has his new toy, I am getting a new toy, too. Just for starters I bid on a tarot deck. I won't know if I won it until Monday. I also bid on a laptop. I want to give this one to The Girl so we don't have to share. This is a fine old laptop, but there is a crack in the case in the front corner. You have to be careful how you pick it up or it could just snap off. I don't know if that would really be a problem or if it would work fine without that little section. My husband wants me to buy a really fast, state of the art laptop and give this one to The Girl, but I don't know. I'm kind of attached to this old thing. We just bought a wireless internet card for it, so it's not like it's obsolete or anything, just a little old. Kind of like me, I guess. I'd be happy buying one just like this one, or even a little older and give the 'new' computer to The Girl. Mainly just because I already have all my stuff on this one and I don't want to have to start all over.

There are some other things we're going to do with our little windfall. We need new kitchen chairs. Ours are so torn up they are embarrassing. We are also going to finally finish the deck. I have been waiting for years to get rails and stairs on the deck. We also are going to get a new stove and clothes drier. I guess our stove could be fixed. The main thing wrong with it is the burners don't light when you turn them on anymore. You have to use one of those butane lighters. My husband won't rest until we get a new one. There isn't anything wrong with the drier we have, we just want to have two driers so we can dry clothes as fast as we wash them.

So, now you know what has been going on. Mostly. There are some other things that I'll blog about later. The new cat is fitting in nicely. He still isn't too sure about our big dog, but doesn't mind the little one. They both sleep under the waterbed.