Cooler...

So we have an AC unit in the dining room and one in our bedroom. I've closed off my computer room and the front guest room. Richard is choosing to hole up in his sauna/bedroom.....poor kid. I've told him that he can bring all his stuff out here in the cool, but he'd rather have his privacy. I wish we could afford another ac unit for his room, but that would really kick up the electric bill too. (OMG!!! He just came waking thru here with his BDUs on for his JROTC Leadership Camp and the boy looks all grown up. OMG!! Here's a pic!

He's grown so much over this last year. He's turned into such a handsome young man....I'm so proud of him and all the things he's accomplished!!! He's really a GREAT kid!)

OK, so now we are in a holding position about the AC. This house is over 1600sq ft and should have an AC unit larger than a 3ton....which is what's out there. And we've already insulated the garage and added a duct to that, so that's another 450sqft. It *SHOULD* have a 4 ton, but we don't know if we can afford that. So, it's basically a coin toss. There was a posting on Craigslist that a soldier is looking to spend $5K on a cruiser with low mileage etc. My bike books out at over $3000 with an expected milege of 30K for its year.....but it only has 11K. Plus it has highway pegs, cruise control, a windshield, saddlebags, a Mustand leather seat, etc, so it's in the $5K range. If he emails me back and wants to give us $5K for it then we will get the 4 ton unit. If he doesn't then we will use the Stimulus Check to pay for another 3 ton. I guess we're just going to go with the flow of what happens and wait just use the window units until either funds come in.
I am SOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOOO not ready to part with my bike and with gas prices it would be better if Jim was riding it to work instead of taking the Camaro....BUT, if I'm meant to part with it then that's what will happen.
We really want to get the larger unit because we believe it will be more effecient etc in the long run....but we 1) can't go into anymore debt to do that and 2)couldn't go into anymore debt even if we tried! So, we'll see what cards are dealt and then play our hands from there.