Knoonellog

March 2006



It has a Lilac Bush!

Monday, 20 March 2006 9:55 P GMT-05
Actually there are at least two lilac bushes.  I can't wait until they are in bloom.  Right now there are barely any leaves on them.  But in just a few weeks they should be full of purple blossoms and the scent should be wafting t

We have a contract!

Thursday, 16 March 2006 9:12 P GMT-05
Well, after an offer, several counter offers and one rejection, we have a contract on a house!  The kids and I did a big happy dance in the kitchen Wednesday night.  We are buying a trilevel house with 3 bedrooms and 3 baths within walkin

House hunting results

Monday, 13 March 2006 8:15 A GMT-05
What an exhausting weekend!!!  We looked at seven houses yesterday.  The first and the last were the only real prospects for us.  The first was a cool trilevel with a basement in the expensive part of town.  It has been on the m

More house hunting

Sunday, 12 March 2006 11:44 A GMT-05
We are going back out to look at houses today.  This has become a major part of our weekend planning lately.  I am getting tired of it and am very frustrated and discouraged about the whole thing.  The house that I really liked, the

Nothing to Report

Monday, 6 March 2006 7:52 A GMT-05
Here's where we stand on the adoption front:  Nothing has really happened since the NAC reopened last month.  They had announced then that they would put priority on appointments for families adopting older, sick or sibling childr

Brain-Dead

Thursday, 2 March 2006 8:36 P GMT-05
I started my new job this week.  So far three days of intense retraining.  The good news is that all my experience is slowly coming back to me.  The bad news is that all my experience is S-L-O-W-L-Y coming back to me. Basically I am s