The first thing that happened today, after getting into the office in Las Colinas, was that we got the news from our bank in New York that our loan was approved and we now have everything that we need in order to be able to put in an offer on the house next door that …
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January 18, 2011: Grey Visits
I slept in a lot this morning. This happened because, miraculously, Liesl did not wake up. Normally she is my little alarm clock always getting me up some time between seven and eight in the morning. Today I woke up on my own at nine thirty and she was still asleep! So I jumped out …
January 17, 2011: A New House Perhaps?
Liesl did not let me sleep in this morning so I was up at eight and took a little bit of time to listen to “Pirate Hunter”, a biography on the legendary Captain Kidd. It is decently interesting. There is a lot of stuff from the era of which I was not aware at all. …
January 16, 2011: Blues Clues, The Sims 3 and New Europe
I got up at eight this morning. Dominica and Liesl were up just minutes after me. Liesl immediately demanded breakfast (S’mores Poptarts) and to watch Blues’ Clues which she has started getting into since having been in Frankfort for Christmas. My first project this morning was to do some additional carpet cleaning in the living …
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Stain Hunters
I recently learned that A&E, the cable television network, is proposing a new reality television series called “Stain Hunters.” The show would follow the misadventures of a group of professional maids (think Merry Maids) as they scour Chicago or St. Louis searching for the worst possible stains, miscolorations, smells, etc. in carpeting, furniture, clothes, bathrooms, …