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The contract has been signed by all parties and our house goes on the market Monday. The rehab crew is still finishing up the house on Potomac; we’re hoping that it takes them a while to complete so that it’ll give our house more time to sell. So, if anybody is …read more »

We put an offer on the house on Potomac Thursday night. It’s owned by two partners; we had a signature from one of the partners and we had a verbal agreement by the other as of yesterday. Our agent is supposed to get the signature from him today and then we’ll sign and accept. After that our house goes on the market on Monday and we begin this complicated and nerve-wracking process of selling our house and buying a new house. We’ve only bought one house before this and we’ve never sold a house before. I guess …read more »

We’re putting our house up for sale! A couple weeks ago Traci, Orson, and I were out walking and passed a house that was being rehabbed. We weren’t really in the market but it looked like a good deal. We called the realtor, did a walk through, and loved it. We’re going to put a contract on it ASAP and then …read more »

Since I last wrote about Abner’s apparent stroke there have been some major developments. Around the beginning of September we noticed that the other side of Abner’s face had become paralyzed. We assumed that it could be another stroke but since his behavior had not changed we didn’t do anything about it. He was still eating, drinking, playing and doing everything else normally. Then, about a week later around September 8 we noticed a pronounced difference in the way he walked and his balance. He was extremely unstable and shaky, and had extreme difficulty walking up and down the steps. He also had a pronounced head tilt. He walked almost as if he was drunk.

Fearing the worst I called the next day and had them move his appointment up to Friday the ninth. I came home from work preparing myself for the worst but there he was, still going strong but still …read more »

Well, the time has come for me to move on. September 15 will be my last day at Von Hoffmann. I’ve been looking for another job for a while now, after they fired half the St. Louis office less than two months ago. Too many firings, too much instability, and too little information and direction from upper management resulted in me searching for a job elsewhere. I guess I’m just tired of watching people get fired. It’ll also be a nice pay increase on top of everything. I’ve been dying to write about the whole saga but it’s typically not a good idea to write about anything bad going on in the place where you work. That information is sometimes considered privileged or confidential and termination can result in …read more »