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" On Rod helping out: Rod is really the best. He was very helpful prior to us talking with David and Jane \u2014 I just thought that he didn&amp;#039;t understand why I was such a cruncher. Lately though, he understands what to buy and when. He has gotten really good about saving receipts for rebates for me. He will use a coupon now and even asks if we have one before he goes to get something. For example, just two days ago, he got up in the morning and told me he needed gas and asked if he should use the BP card to get the rebate or would we get more from using up a 40-cents-off coupon at Giant Eagle? I handed him the Citi card that gives 2 percent back and sent him to Giant Eagle Get Go for the 40 cents off too. That night he brought home a couple of loaves of bread from the &amp;quot;day-old&amp;quot; Schwebel&amp;#039;s for 49 cents and even had dinner ready when I got home. Of course he saved all the receipts for me just in case. He really is a great guy!   On giving up the reins:  Not sure if I&amp;#039;m doing better at it, but Rod is. Like the example above, he does the errands for me when he&amp;#039;s not working. But he even cooked dinner last night, and he worked a half day. He handles lots at home when he is off. He is handling everything for my birthday tomorrow. Dinner is at my parents, and then he bought my favorite drink mix and is trying to figure out where we will go and invite my closest friends and family. He knows what is important to me. He is much better with helping me stay on track of what needs done and by when. Again, I knew I married a good man, but I didn&amp;#039;t know he was beyond wonderful.   On finding a house:  During the holidays we slacked a bit. But we&amp;#039;ve been working with a Realtor. The market is crazy right now \u2014 it&amp;#039;s a sellers&amp;#039; market, and prices are high. But we are working on getting preapproved on a home loan. We have been looking at houses and really liked some. There was one great house, but the lot next door is being built on and the garage of that new building is bigger than the house we were looking at, meaning that the garage overshadowed the house and was very close. We&amp;#039;re trying to avoid that. Our ideal house would be three-bedroom on about one to three acres with a big kitchen and basement. Looking for about 1,500 to 2,000 square feet. We&amp;#039;re still looking! Missed their story? Check it out right here! "^^<http://www.w3.org/2001/XMLSchema#string>
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