• And bullets allow me to say a lot without actually forming sentences with structure.
  • Crazy busy. I used to say that all the time, but I don’t think I have experienced it quite as much as I have been lately. I am busy all day long, and yet nothing gets accomplished.  That’s one excuse for not posting in, I don’t know, months? Yikes. I see that the last post was September 11, 2010.  Many months.
  • I am showing the house twice today. We lowered the price last week, and I’ve shown it several times since then. We also got an offer, but it was such a lowball that Rick just wanted to ignore it. I talked him into a counter, but the prospective buyer didn’t accept. The offer was 13% below our asking price. The new asking price is the bottom end of the “should sell for” range of the appraisal I paid for just before the house went on the market – so that the price would be reasonable and not crazy. So, yeah, I’m not anxious to stray too far from the new asking price. Here’s hoping today’s showings result in some reasonable offers.
  • Rick and Ricky are at a Fishing Derby. They left at 6:45 am. When Rick woke up Ricky at 6:15, Ricky bounded out of bed and was so excited that it was FISHING DERBY DAY!!!!!!!!!!!! He sounded just like that in ALL CAPS!!!!!!!
  • Ricky is ginormous. He grew almost 3 inches since last year’s check up, so I know I am not crazy thinking that his clothes that were too big a few months ago are now too short. He hasn’t worn out any jeans in a while – they get too short before he can rip the knees. Here… a shot of the two of us in NYC in front of the Lego Store at Rockefeller Center.
  • That picture was taken on Ricky’s second trip into New York. His first was Nov. 2009 on a bus trip to see the Christmas Show at Radio City. This trip was on our own to see Mary Poppins. It’s Disney, so it’s spectacular. Ricky LOVED it. His favorite part was when Bert danced up the Proscenium Arch, across the top of the stage and back down the other side. Very cool. Bakka gave him the ticket for Christmas. It was, by far, one of his favorite days ever. We went to the Toys R Us at Times Square where there is a full sized Ferris Wheel. Inside the building. Crazy fun.
  • Ricky is loving school. And he can read. Very well. All the worrying I did at the beginning of the year is past. Of course, you don’t know about the worrying at the beginning of the year since I haven’t posted since September, but trust me, it was worrisome. He still loves to be read to, but he can read. All by himself. And now that claw machine at the diner is not going to be safe. There is a sign on it that reads, “Diner not responsible for lost money.” We’ve been telling him that the sign reads, “Out of Order.” We’re officially busted. I guess we should bring quarters when we go to the diner from now on…
  • Huh. I kept the window open from Mary Poppins. The site plays a variety of songs from the show. It’s kind of fun listening to them again.
  • Speaking of Disney, we are going to Disney World in November. Ricky was disappointed that it is “practically a year away.” He wants to go for April vacation. Then I showed him this. He is now very content to wait until November so we can go to this mecca of plastic bricks. We’re going on a week where school has many days off, so he will only miss 2 days of school. Winning!
  • I am also planning a trip for our 20th anniversary next year. I plan on doing the full package, since there are a ton of other places we want to visit. Next on my “Must Do” list is this place. Maybe for the 25th…
  • Here’s another picture to hold you over.
  • That’s a group of Cub Scouts on a Go See It at ESPN. Absolutely one of the best tours we’ve ever experienced. This Cub Scout thing is a lot of fun.
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