Orders...

I have been making wax tarts. They smell great, and I have had some good reviews. Today I think I am also going to try perfume. Just something to add to my line.

We found out yesterday that Shawn has been putting money into a 401K and instead of me thinking I have no money at all for a downpayment on a house, we are starting at 2K. I told him to start putting more of his pretax $ in. And if he switches it to Starbucks they match 10%. Then we will just have more that much quicker. It isn't ideal to do it this way, but I really don't see the options. It would be a far worse situation if we were to go into a land contract in a house we didn't necessarily want.

Or maybe not. I have to think about that for a while. If we move now, then still the house we would move to, would be worth something in 5 years, and we would have the downpayment to move to a traditional mortgage. If we don't, then we are just stuck here and in 5 years, this will still be worth nothing. What to do?

So my wish list for a house...

Bungalow style.
Brick.
Fireplace.
Basement.
Garage.
3 bedrooms (at least)
Would like a separate family room.

I think that's it. I am a good diy'er. And if it was mine, I would do it and like it. As it stands now, the house is ours, but it worth nothing, and it just seems like a waste to put money into something that we are going to abandon any how.

Plus, I would like to move before Anya gets into Kindergarten, into a house we plan to stay in for a long time, or at the very least a neighborhood we would want to stay in.