Yes, Blake - we have Olympic fever, also known as

Brian has been working 12 hour days, 7 days a week, for 45 days straight for an INSANE amount of money.

So, for our anniversary - YAY 30 YEARS - I finally bought a home theatre surround sound to go with our existing TV and it is FANTASTIC. We put 2 speakers right behind Brian's head and 3 more point right at him. So we all can hear the sound, but none of us is going to go deaf because of it. Then of course, you notice that the TV would be even better if the picture was the same quality as the sound, so that got us looking at a new TV, but we haven't got it yet. I hope to get one before the Olympics.

We were going to go up and get one together, but the job keeps going and going, so I'll probably have to go without him to make the Olympic start.

Then, if we have a new TV and surround sound, we should have a different satelite dish so we have all the latest channels and bells and whistles, so that might happen too. These are all projects we had been trying to buy for about 5 years, but just haven't had the money. So, we'll see .

The job was only supposed to be 3 days, but it shows no sign of stopping any time soon. It's really insane. And we are being smart with the money too - we paid off our car this week. COOL - HUH ??? I bought the new car the month before Gates let us know that the company was shutting down, and EVERY month since then, that car payment the last week of the month has been the bane of our existence. SO WHEW, what a relief to finally not have that hanging over our heads.

We are very blessed and know that this is a direct gift from God and we are very thankful to Him for blessing us so abundantly.

Love, Charlotte