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On Tue, Jun 21, 2011 at 9:39 PM, Gerry Archer <arche...@embarqmail.com>wrote: > Gerry wrote: "Great news, Donald! Tell us about the little one and about >> your new house." >> >> Ok. The Little one (Henry) weighed 5 lbs 4 ounces when he was born. We >> arrived the day after he was born. He was 4 weeks premature, but was >> healthy. He was just a little small and he had trouble with the suck - >> swallow - breath instinct. He would wear himself out trying to eat. He did >> very well and gained weight everyday. All his other development was perfect. >> He was there for 2.5 weeks and then we had to wait for adoption paperwork >> to go through. We came home on April 17th. He had already gained >> significant weight. He is perfect. Blondish hair blue eyes. Oddly, he >> actually looks like me. He really does. He is now almost 3 months old. He >> has gained twice as much weight as the doctor's want him to. He hasn't >> quite caught up to a full term 3 month old, but he is close. He is a very >> happy baby, but he still hasn't mastered sleeping through the night. He has >> really big hands and feet and he is a ham. Lots of personality and he turned >> over on his 1 month birthday. So, Im sure he is going to be an >> over-achiever! :) He just had his first cold this weekend and he weighs >> almost 11 pounds! >> >> The house is a big ass ranch. VERY different from the previous house. The >> previous house was a very nice 1929 brick English Tudor. It had beautiful >> hardwoods and fantastic wood trim and some really amazing architectural >> details. However, it had small cramped rooms, tiny closets, no master >> bathroom, a detached garage and a small yard. It was also the most >> expensive house on the block and the neighborhood was really declining. The >> new house was built in 1979. AND it is chock full of boom -chicka - wow >> -wow 70's glam. Lots of paneling, lots of chain light fixtures, ugly >> wallpaper, and one room with floor to ceiling and wall to wall mirrors! >> But, it also has 3500 sg. Ft, 3 bathrooms, a half acre yard, wide open >> rooms, a finished basement, a huge deck a walk in closet, an attached >> oversized garage and its 50 YEARS newer. So, we have been tearing down >> wallpaper and painting, and remodeling. Its going a little slower than >> expected with the new kid. The really odd thing is since the market is >> down, we actually bought this house $30,000 below appraisal and for the same >> price we were trying to sell our old house for. Instead of being the most >> expensive house in a declining neighborhood, we have the cheapest house in a >> very nice neighborhood. My neighbor and I have already bonded. He has a >> 500E. It is BEAUTIFUL. >> > Donald H. Snook > > House sounds beautiful, Donald; great home for Henry. You should post some > pictures of both. > > Gerry > . > > ______________________________**_________ > http://www.okiebenz.com > For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com > To search list archives > http://www.okiebenz.com/**archive/<http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/> > > To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: > http://mail.okiebenz.com/**mailman/listinfo/mercedes_**okiebenz.com<http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com> > _______________________________________ http://www.okiebenz.com For new and used parts go to www.okiebenz.com To search list archives http://www.okiebenz.com/archive/ To Unsubscribe or change delivery options go to: http://mail.okiebenz.com/mailman/listinfo/mercedes_okiebenz.com
