Carolyn's Having Fun

Elkmont, Alabama

Weather: low 43 degrees, high 60 degrees, fog early, then mostly clear skies

We got out even earlier today. Try 0800 hours, and Carolyn was ready to go. What's going on?

Our first stop was to find an insurance agent for State Farm, which is the company we have used for many years. We wanted to make sure the house is covered as soon as the closing on the house is completed, which is scheduled for Monday afternoon. Imagine our surprise to find that the cost is approximately half what we paid for our last house, which we sold almost six years ago. Then, to cap things off, we went ahead and changed the insurance coverage for the truck to Alabama, and found that the cost for that was about $300.00 less per year. We can stand those kinds of surprises. I know that Alabama has a state income tax, but it's beginning to look as though overall, we will pay less for everything here in Alabama. We expect electricity costs to be about 40% less than in Texas, so hopefully the nice discoveries will continue.

I didn't know it when we left home, but there was a price for Carolyn getting ready to go early. When I got back in the truck, she said she was hungry, and what was I going to buy her for breakfast. Even thickheaded me can read that kind of hint, so I asked her if she would like some Hardee's biscuits. Well, of course. So, we went down the block to Hardee's and had sausage egg biscuits for a late breakfast, early lunch.

After the late breakfast, we drove back to Decatur, looking for a dining table and chairs, as well as some end tables for the living room. The first store we went to became the last one, as they were very helpful and had exactly what we were looking for. In thirty minutes, we had bought the table and chairs in the style and color we were looking for, as well as a television stand and end tables. The major furniture buying is completed. Yahoo!!

We still need lamps, pictures, etc., but those things can wait until we get back from our trip to Texas, scheduled to begin next week after the house closing.

Did I mention Carolyn is having a ball? She's building another nest. I'm enjoying her enthusiasm.

On another note, my sister Judy's husband Roger is in the hospital in Birmingham as he fights pneumonia complicated by cancer. Our thoughts and prayers are with him.

More later, be safe.

Today's Town - Memphis, Tennessee: The River City

Not all who wander are lost.
More later, be safe.