Housing Update

We are making progress on the houses. Debbie has started packing and we are taking care of a couple of outstanding items that need to be done at home. We have had some interest in both houses, but no offers yet.

View from the street:

Buying, Selling etc

The last two weeks have been very interesting around here. Debbie and I had decided to put our house in Frederick on the market this spring so that we could start thinking about possibly buying a new house later this year. Well, we got the Frederick house on the market two weeks ago. After some improvement work to get it ready for sale.

Two Sundays back we were visiting Mom and Dad and went for a walk in their neighborhood. There was a house open, so we went in to look at it and it was really nice. So nice in fact that Debbie and I went back the next evening to look at it again and decided that we wanted to buy it. So now we have two houses on the market and a contract on one to buy. Whew!

Things move fast when they get moving. Peggy decided to stay another week to help with taking care of Seth while we were wheeling and dealing.

Peggy Visiting

Peggy arrived last Sunday night for a summer visit. She has been having a good time playing with Seth. He has been enjoying it too.

Tomorrow we will celebrate the Joint Birthdays (Debbie, Dad and Joe) in Fairfax.

Washing Mom's Car

Seth helped wash the cars today. He does a good job.

Appliances Deliverd

Debbie and Seth went up to Frederick again today to make sure the stove and refrigerator got delivered. She just called me and they are there and everything is working. That's one more thing off of the list.

Chasing a wild goose

We sent Debbie on a wild goose chase today. Sears was supposed to deliver a refrigerator and stove to our house in Frederick. Debbie went all the way there and waited for two hours unitl they called and said that the truck broke down and the delivery would have to be rescheduled.

It is now supposed to happen on Wednesday.

Some Vacation Pictures

Our First Stop




Stacking Rocks


Arches NP

Summer Time

It is beginning to feel like summer in DC. It is warm, muggy and hazy. Traffic is a little lighter, although not as light as it will be once the kids are out of school. In a couple of weeks half of the city (or so it seems) will be on vacation.

Return from Vacation

We are home from our vacation in Utah. It was a very good trip. We did a grand tour of the National Parks in the southern part of the state.

• Capitol Reef

• Arches

• Canyon Lands (Island in the Sky and Needles)

• Navajo National Monument

• Pipe Spring National Historic Site

• Glen Canyon National Recreation Area

• Escalante Grand Staircase National Monument

• Zion NP

• Bryce Canyon NP

We did some good hiking and touring. I found Canyon Lands to be particularly interesting. We also went to a very good dinosaur museum in Salt Lake City. All in all it was a fun trip and a good vacation.

On Our Way