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Yearly Archives: 2005
People keep looking
A couple more people went through the house yesterday and our real estate agent is planning an open house for the week we go to Mexico. It would surely be nice if the place sells before we move to Texas. … Continue reading
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Apartment hunting
It is time to start hunting for an apartment in earnest. I have decided to try not to move into the apartment until we get back from Mexico. I also need to get a P.O. box set up close by … Continue reading
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Dinner with Rigo
Rigo is in Dallas for a week to train a bunch of people on the work he is doing at his job for ACS in Mexico. I drove down to meet him at his hotel and have dinner with him … Continue reading
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Looking for an apartment
Lorena and the kids stayed with Dad and Mom in their apartment over the weekend. It sounds like they enjoyed themselves very much. Rubix and Kiwi the twin cat sisters went along for the ride, too. They are getting a … Continue reading
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Houses on hold
We have put a backup offer on a house we wanted in Richardson. I do not think there is a very good chance that we will get it. We should find out late Monday. If we do not get the … Continue reading
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Back to square one
There is only an outside chance now that we will get the house we wanted. The man who has an offer on the house has to get his loan approved and some residency stuff (he is an alien) before he … Continue reading
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We find out today
We should find out today whether we have a chance to get our new house. I left my telephone at home and so I will not be calling anyone until much later. Hey Kelly! That was a great post you … Continue reading
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I love that house!
I found the house to my liking, or to put it a little more strongly, to my loving. Continue reading
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Finding a house
I looked at an absolutely great house on Sunday afternoon with my real estate agent Roya. She is really doing a super job for us. The house has a Sub Zero refrigerator, a spectacular view of Breckinridge Park in Richardson, … Continue reading
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Meeting in Mesquite
I went to both Sunday morning meeting and afternoon gospel meeting in Spanish in Mesquite, Texas yesterday morning. I met some very nice people. A bunch of us got together and went to Luby’s cafeteria for lunch between meetings. After … Continue reading
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Getting organized in Texas
Kelly and Christian continue to do well in their homeschool although they are on a limited program right now. It is a lot of work for Lorena to keep the house neat so that visiting, potential purchasers will see the … Continue reading
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Working again
I am working again. I started my job yesterday at August Technology in Plano, Texas. It mostly consisted of filling out forms and getting my computer set up. My new boss and the lead programmer in our facility took me … Continue reading
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Dallas, Texas
I am at Jeff and Crissy Nelson’s house in Carrollton, Texas today. Crissy is Ron and Carol Voorhees’ daughter. They have invited me to stay with them while we are waiting for the house to sell in Oregon. They have … Continue reading
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Unemployed
Yesterday was my last day of work here in Oregon. I leave for Texas on Thursday morning very early. We have switched over to our new, less onerous homeschool schedule and it looks like it is going to work out … Continue reading
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My last Sunday in Albany
It is always very hard for me to leave a Sunday morning meeting. While we were attending Jim and Joann Waldo’s meeting, Christian professed and Kelly really started to get established in her faith. Those are huge milestones in our … Continue reading
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Getting ready to go
Today is the last “regular” day of homeschool before we move to the reduced schedule so we can get ready to move. We plan to spend most of the weekend sorting stuff and getting ready to move. Dad and Mom … Continue reading
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Our new worker
Dellis Waldo was in our gospel meeting last night. He came to Albany to replace Jay Wicks who went over to Bend to be with Harold Bennett. It was a very nice meeting. Tony and Martha were back from Texas, … Continue reading
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A rush to the finish
I am getting short-timer’s disease at work right now. There is too much to complete before I leave, but I will give it the old college try. I very much enjoy working for ATS, so the change to August Technology … Continue reading
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House for sale
The sign for our house is supposed to go up today. Candice, our sales lady is coming over after work to get the last of the papers and take pictures for the flyers and the web site. I surely hope … Continue reading
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A weekend with the workers
Joe Layman and Jay Wicks came to our house on Friday night and stayed through until Sunday. It was absolutely great to have them! We got to have some great discussions, mostly on spiritual topics over the three days. Joe … Continue reading
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