A few weeks ago, the hubs and I went to Missouri on what the company calls a “predetermination trip”, which basically means that we went to the area and checked it out before the hubs accepted the position.  We were in the Cape Girardeau/Jackson area and absolutely fell in love.  Never have I seen a more family friendly area ~ parks, shopping, restaurants (if you ever get around those parts, go to The Branding Iron ~ the ribs will make you slap your momma, they’re so good), etc.  But I digress… While we were there, the hubs and I decided to do a little bit of house hunting, you know,…