1:55 am and 27.5 mpg

For some reason or another I found myself awake at 1:55 am last night. Could be because the summer break is really wreaking havoc on the girls and getting them to bed at any hour is turning into an ordeal. Could also just be that lately I am an really really late night owl. Anyway, earlier in the day we had passed by Huey's Mart at Decatur/Vegas Dr and gas was only 3.99 a gallon. AT 7pm tho, the line was like 30 cars long.... just not worth it! However I found that at 2 am, there are barely any people out and about filling up their gas tanks.

So, if you want cheap cheaper gas, just get up in the middle of the night! The rest of the town is at anywhere from 4.15 to 4.29 a gallon. Its crazy! The good news is that I can happily report the new Honda Fit is getting 27.5 mpg even in the excessive heat and with the air conditioning on.

Speaking of gas mileage, I admit that I am intrigued by the I drive 55and Hypermilling. I am not going to get all obsessive and mount funky gadgets to my dashboard to track my MPG, but I may coast around town for a while and see what happens ;)

Goodbye Saturn, Hello Honda!

It started a couple of weeks ago. We came into the information that Jim would be getting an extra check every month that was a "bonus", so we decided to take the opportunity to retire Jim's 11 year old truck. The A/C barely worked and the bed was held together by a very long tie down strap.... it was time!

We were able to find a 2003 Honda Element that was in excellent shape.

Wii Workout

30 minutes on the Wii Fit today. I unlocked the Advanced Rhythm boxing..... not easy! I got totally lost at least half way through... I guess I need to stick to the beginning one for a while ;)

Gradening in the city...

The backyard garden seems to be going ok. There are definitely some issues (the ants seem to think I planted it solely for their pleasure) but I think things are progressing well for my first serious attempt. Here is the "viney" stuff - the far right is the honey dew melon growing up the trellis. Next to the honey dew is the eggplant, and then 2 tomato plants.


Unfortunately the tomato plants took quite a beating from the dog jumping in the bed, but there are still a few prospects....