Running errands around "home"

Today we ran around our "home town", Rapid City, SD to get our SD drivers license, a title and plates for the Suzuki, deposit some checks in Merrill Lynch, visit a chocolate store, pick up our mail and get some bagels for breakfast tomorrow.

There's big differences between getting this all done here vs. how it's been in Michigan, are: different locations for licenses & plates, much cheaper, and it's all done faster. We were in & out with plates in 10 minutes and 15 minutes for our drivers licenses. I remember being happy to get out of the Secretary of State's office in Michigan in less than 1/2 hour! For comparisons, the title and 1 yr. plate in SD cost $48. Our licenses cost $8/each. Out auto insurance will also be cut in half once I call the company tomorrow.

Tomorrow Rich is going to try to get an appointment with a CPA we've been referred to so he can get his No-Wet and chip repair business established. If we don't get an appointment tomorrow, we're going to go to Mt. Rushmore and the Crazy Horse memorial, which are about 1/2 hour from here.

-Laura