Updates

Things have been pretty hectic here at Chez Jack. About three weeks ago we decided that we would put our house on the market to see if it would sell. With the market being what it is, we thought we might be able to get a good buy on a new home, but knew that we would probably have to be patient in the selling of our current home. Turns out we were completely wrong about how long it would take to sell our house. I don't know if it is a testiment to the popularity of our neighborhood, how we priced the home or how much time and effort my parents put into fixing up our house to sell, but we got an offer the first day that it was on the market. And now we have to be out of here by April 17th. Things are moving fast around here.

The same weekend we got an offer for our house, we put an offer in on a home near my parents. It's a brand new home, built as a spec home by the builder. We will double the amount of space that we have, not even counting the fact that the new house has a two car garage and about 1200 sqft of unfinished space in the basement. The downside will be that Terry will be adding probably a half hour on to his commute each way. We'll probably be getting a hybrid in the next few months in order for Terry to take advantage of the HOV lanes on 66 (although we know that will be temporary solution). Here's a pic of the new place:

As for updates with the little bear, he is becoming ever more opinionated. His new thing is controlling what we listen to in the car. For the past week, he has been obsessed with Johnny Cash. He'll listen to one sing ten times in a row, then will get sick of that song and will want to move onto another Johnny Cash song (which he has to listen to ten or twenty times in a row). I don't mind Ring of Fire or Walk the Line, but I do question whether I should let him put Folsom Prison Blues or the Cocaine Song on repeat. I'm sure that this is leading him to some future delinquency.

Well, I guess that's about all for now.