Archive for July, 2009

What it is like to lose a chicken

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

Yesterday morning when Pan was outside at the garden she decided to check the water inside the chicken coop. When she opened the door she saw Johntavious sitting next to one of the beds. He was motionless. She quickly realized that just yesterday he had laid an egg that had a soft shell and was [...]

Buying a House: 101

Wednesday, July 29th, 2009

We found out yesterday that we were approved for the USDA rural loan program. Great news. Come to find out our credit is in the top 5% of the nation. We have a pretty decent debt ratio. Here is where we are though. We are really crunching numbers to see where we stand in terms [...]

Buying a House: 101

Thursday, July 23rd, 2009

Not much to report today. I sent some tax documents and pay stubs to the mortgage broker last night but found out today I have a few more to send. This part is an arduous process. Yesterday Pan and I crunched some numbers and realized that buying a house right now may not be economically [...]