Don't think of it as losing 6%, think of it as gaining a realtor

Emilie and I interviewed 5 realtors this past week; yes 5. We listened to what each had to say, in what ways they would list the house, what they bring to the table, what they would be willing to accept for a commision, etc. We came out of the whole thing knowing only that one of the realtors was not for us. The others were fairly equal - each having some things we liked and some things we did not. We are still trying to decide who to work with - 5 or 6% is pretty steep.

Played golf with Logan yesterday. I shot a 46 on the front nine in some pretty hefty winds. We decided to play the same nine twice and I shot a 41 on the back (was even after 4). I was proud of myself because I have a tendency to let my front nine score affect how I play on the back.

Had a garage sale today, was ok, made about $100. Leaving for Austin tomorrow morning and will be there for two days; trying to get a sense of things.

Logan, my last words of this entry are for you and I know you will appreciate them:

'Hook em'

Farce Where Art Thou?

Remind me to talk to you at some point about a question I have regarding Architecture. No, no, not conceptual horse dung, I mean real things, real ideas! Real HOUSES!

Absentee Bloggers

After three rejections from schools apparently out of my league I received word from The University of Texas at Austin that I have been admitted to their Post-Professional MArch program. Emilie and I still have to discuss the details to make sure that we know what we are getting ourselves into but we are both very excited about the prospects of Austin and surrounding areas. I am looking very forward to getting back into an academic setting, further exploring ideas I have about architecture, and learning from those around me. Since I did not attend an undergraduate school with a football team or valid sports program and since I have a brother-in-law who lives and dies by UT football I will be attending as many games as possible.

On a separate note, most of the blogs that I frequent (all family or friends) have been conspicuously unattended to of late. Please visit www.franciewoof.blogspot.com and www.distortedveracity.blogspot.com and make a nasty comment about how we are all in this together and they are not keeping up their end of the bargan.

No No Benny...No No No

I wanted to update everyone as to how the kids are doing. Benny is now shaking his head 'No' and he does it with the kind of fervor which shows he means it (it looks almost as if his head is trying to run away and his neck is reigning it back in). He is also waving 'bye-bye' but only very occassionally. We think he is on the verge of crawling if he could only get his legs and arms to work in unison. I personally believe he will walk at 11 months or so (which I contend Christopher did though Emilie thinks otherwise) because he has such strong legs and seemingly good balance. Benny is a sweetheart but his personality differs quite a bit from Christopher's. Benny is more aggressive than Christopher ever was and 'looks for trouble' (and I say that in the most loving way possible - being a child who looked for a lot of trouble myself).

Christopher is playing soccer and has no clue what's happening on the field. He'll catch on soon though and when he does watch out. He loves puzzles, spiderman, sports of any kind, but baseball is his first love - and he's damn good at it. He has great instincts when we practice together, things I haven't even coached him on. For instance, the way he approaches a ball on the outside of the strike zone, he alters his swing, letting go of the bat with his right hand and leaning over the plate. His batting form has always been nearly perfect.

I think both boys together are a great pair.

Bathsheba

King David saw Bathsheba bathe,
sent Uriah to his grave;
God saw what his king had done,
so stripped David of his son.

From all of this we learn,
that man, being men, will yearn,
powerful men will win,
and no mortal man is safe,
from a woman in a bath.