I finally found one. A WII, that is. I’ve been wanting to buy a Nintendo WII for quite awhile but haven’t been able to find one. Today I went to a grand opening of a Fred Meyer store and got there just in time to get the last one. I hadn’t intended on going there but heard they were having a grand opening while I was sitting in the barber chair this morning and decided to drop by on the way home.
This thing is incredibly fun. The graphics don’t compare with an Xbox or a Sony PS3, but they don’t need to. Swinging that controller around and seeing my wife and daughter participate and have a good time makes it money well spent. We anticipate having many, many hours of good times with it. I already strained my back getting a little carried away with the controller today. I’ll have to remember to move a little less in the future. 
On a completely separate note, I find myself watching interest rates a lot more these days. We have a mortgage at 5.75%. The most recent rates I’m seeing have a 30 year fixed down around the 5.15 or so mark. If they get much lower, I may have to consider refinancing. Since we borrowed a little money on a HELOC to buy the lake house property, I wouldn’t mind rolling that in to our main mortgage at a better rate (It’s currently 6.49) and lowering the rate on my main mortgage as well. This is the only debt we have and if we could get it all under 5%, it would be outstanding. We’ll have a lower payment in case we ever have a financial hardship and can pay more than the principal on it while times are good (or should I say normal). I’m sure I’ll be posting about that in the future if rates continue getting more attractive.
And speaking of attractive mortgage rates and real estate. Did you see Jonathon @ Mymoneyblog is closing on a house? He’s got a bunch of posts over there as he has researched the process. If you are thinking of buying, his posts are well worth your time. Check them out!