Monthly Archives: April 2010

We gave it the old college try

Posted on 04/30/2010 by RLW3

Emotions are so tricky. In order to qualify for the $6,500 home buying tax credit, I had to have a house under contract by the end of the day. My realtor e-mailed me three more possibilities while I was at work. I … Continue reading →

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Victimized by an invisible, sneak attack

Posted on 04/29/2010 by RLW3

On Wednesday night, my wife and I went to our mid-week Bible study. A sharp, middle aged couple that has just relocated from Florida started attending two weeks ago. Towards the end of the meeting, we broke up into groups of … Continue reading →

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My new night job

Posted on 04/27/2010 by RLW3

What did you do tonight? I looked at houses. What did you do last night? Me? Oh, I looked at houses until 9:00. The more houses I look at, the more sure I am…We want the yellow house! The last … Continue reading →

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Superman finally gets introduced to cryptonite

Posted on 04/22/2010 by RLW3

I called Big A this morning to see how he was doing. His weight was down to 167.4 but he was not doing well. He was so weak that he couldn’t wrestle this morning! After all, he has lost 16 … Continue reading →

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I’ve got to make a decision

Posted on 04/21/2010 by RLW3

Big A keeps making progress. He is finally under 170. He has 6 more pounds to lose in the three days. In the meantime, I have to decide if I am going to go. The tournament is in Cleveland, Ohio. … Continue reading →

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This is so much better

Posted on 04/20/2010 by RLW3

The more I think about it, the better I feel about the FILA tournament. First and most obvious, he will be wrestling against guys his own age. Second, he doesn’t have to weigh in until Saturday afternoon. He would have … Continue reading →

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Back from the dead

Posted on 04/19/2010 by RLW3

Last Thursday afternoon, back when we were planning to have Big A wrestle in a national tournament, I left messages with two men on the USA Wrestling board. Since Big A red-shirted this year and didn’t win any big tournaments, I wanted … Continue reading →

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At the same exact place eight hours later

Posted on 04/18/2010 by RLW3

Yesterday, I spent about 8 hours looking at houses. Do you know what I concluded in the end… I really like the house that we placed a bid on! I have to figure out a way to make this happen.

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That’s not what I planned

Posted on 04/17/2010 by RLW3

Big A called me today. We both went online and he registered to get his USA Wrestling card. During the process, we got some bad news… He cannot compete in the Junior division. It seems that there is an additional … Continue reading →

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Same situation, different year

Posted on 04/16/2010 by RLW3

The longer I thought about it, the less satisfied I was with my discussion with the Drexel wrestling coach. Last year, he said that had had no more money left in his recruiting budget for incoming high school seniors. Since … Continue reading →

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