Father forgive me, it’s been a long time since my last post.
The Lake Grapevine Runners and Walkers had their 1st annual 4th of July 10k fun run today and it was exactly that. No race numbers, beer at one of the aid stations, champagne at another, hot dogs and cold beer at the finish. It was a well run event and all who participated had a good time. my time: 1:03:05. I walked through all the water stops, chatted with lots of people and didn’t wear a watch. it was really fun.
For most of the month of June, Dianne has been in Springfield helping out the kids and getting her hands on the newest grandson Ben. We both really like Springfield and ever since the kids moved there, we’ve thought about moving there. So, we put our house on the market last weekend and are now setting our sights and hopes on relocating. Our house is unique, which is a another way of saying its overbuilt for the neighborhood. The yard is quite different than the standard urban landscape too. Seven years ago we took out all the turf and replaced it with native and adapted plants that don’t require water in the summer (not catcus and gravel and not nessessarily low maintainence, lots of wild flowers, native grasses and flowering shrubs). If we could, we would transplant the house. We’re envisioning a buyer knocking on the front door saying, “This is the house I saw in my dream last night! Can I please buy it?” More on this enterprise as things progress. There are lots of things to do.
Happy Running!
4 responses so far ↓
Anne // July 5, 2007 at 9:05 pm
Sounds like my kind of race.
Good luck with the house. I’m not sure what the market’s like out there, but it sounds like your place will attract a lot of interest.
Try // July 6, 2007 at 12:46 pm
Sounds like a great race.
I can see why “xeriscaping” (new word for me) is one of your hobbies.
IHateToast // July 6, 2007 at 11:03 pm
i need yard inspiration. it’s on a slant. i need to find a good native grass. my native trees are doing great in our 1000 year drought. might be because i have the grey water going out to the trees. they’re growing from my stinky sock water.
Rich // July 14, 2007 at 9:55 am
Good luck Richard. Susan mentioned this to me. I’m sure you’ll be so happy closer to the family.