Does anyone remember the last time we paid less than $2.00 a gallon for gas? The Exxon on the corner is at $1.96! I drove in there Thursday on fumes and a prayer and left filling up for less than $40.00! I haven't seen that small a fuel bill in 4 years!!! Yee Ha!!!

Dear Mr. McCain,

First I would like to say how sorry I am that you and Governor Palin did not succeed in your run for the presidency. I hope that Obama will live up to the high hopes the country has for him.

I wanted to tell you about the interesting morning I had. As I returned from taking my son to school, our neighbor was outside trying to get his truck started. Being the person that I am, I offered to jump start his truck. Throughout the course of the next few hours, I learned that he has just been discharged from the army, although his tour was not to be up for another year.

You see, he had surgery for a shoulder injury in October. Shortly after, he was told that he was going to be discharged early. Although I do not know the exact term, he was being discharged not out of the kindness of any ones heart, but because he is no longer deployable due to this injury and surgery.

This man has been in the army for 20 years. He served in Panama, and Desert Storm. He also served 3 tours in Iraq, two of which were voluntary. He was shot at by snipers the first day he arrived, before they were even on the ground. On Christmas eve, his truck was hit by a roadside bomb. He has served in the 150 degree desert while carrying 200 lbs. of equipment. Missed birthdays and Christmas' with his wife and kids, and this is how we repay him?

In talking with him, I discovered that he is not the only soldier being treated this way. I would expect to hear stories like this from Vietnam, but not now. I thought that we had grown since then.

Pretty sad, the stories he told me, and then to know that soldiers are being "fired" for on the job injuries? If a private company tried to do the same thing, the government would step in and say that it couldn't be done. Who stands up when it is the government who is in the wrong?

Dear President Obama,

I would like my share in cash, no checks please, I have little trust for the democratic party right now. I would also like to have it in time for Spring Break, as this is when I plan to quit my job and live off of my share of the wealth.

I am also in need of my new health insurance information - I am hoping that the company that covers congress and will now cover me and my family will pay for the tummy tuck I have been hoping for.

My husband has had the opportunity for a high paying job in the past, and now I am very glad he did not take it, as we would not be among those receiving a share in the wealth. I hope Joe the plumber cuts back on his advertising. I would hate for him not to get his fair share of the $300k that a few of our friends work so hard to earn for their families. So what if their kids have to wait to go to college? It is worth it if the crack head down the street can get a little extra money to help support his habit.

I would also love to know the exact date we are going to pull out from Iraq. My son is planning on joining the military and need to know how much of my shared wealth to save to help with care packages to where ever they ship him out to once the fight starts again.

I will be watching the mail and waiting patiently for my share of the wealth. I will update my address as needed, just in case you have trouble finding me.

Thank you,

Anna Chappell

We have just spent the last four years in one of the rainiest places on earth, yet never did we get rained on on Halloween.

UGH! Last night, we were able to trick-or-treat for about 30 minutes and the rain starts...