Morgan

Rae

I hope the photo shoot for Raegan's first birthday goes slightly better...........

So, we have revamped out home buying strategy (we think). Ethan suggested (and I think it may be a good idea), that we just go ahead and plan to pack up all our stuff in, say, May or June, put it into storage (or convince Papa to let us stuff it in his shop), then take a minimal amount of stuff, along with our cats, and get an apartment for maybe 2 months max, rip out the carpet here, repaint the walls, add nice trim, etc, fix the place up. We figure that would take maybe 2 weeks, if we don't take time off to do it. (less time if we took actual time off). There is not too terribly much that we want to do, and not living here at the time will speed things up a ton. So, we move to a small crappy apartment, fix this place, then put it on the marked and hope for a $100k gain (over what we owe on the mortgage--not a stretch at all) Having that money in hand will dramatically help us in our house search. We are expanding where we are looking--for the same price, a house in Burien or Renton or even Federal Way is remarkably nicer than something in the city. Ethan refuses to have a kid in the Seattle School district, so moving outside makes that easier, less hoops to jump through. The smaller districts are much better in this area. So, we have been looking through Windermere.com, and have seen some amazing houses. If we have $100K to put down, we can bump up the amount we can afford to spend on a house. And, with park and rides and bus service, and us eventually getting another vehicle, our commute wouldn't be too terribly much longer. So there. Look at these houses!! These of course will be off the market by the time we are ready, but look at them!!!! So exciting.......

Hopefully these links will work.......


http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=6261235

http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=6208033

http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=6247060

http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=6230232

http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=6196781

http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=6244141

http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=6198033

http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=5969079

http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=6222180

http://www.windermere.com/index.cfm?fuseaction=Listing.PropertyFlyer&ListingID=6226017

Ethan and Justin before the first game of the season--last week vs the Atlanta Falcons. Lots of photos, but the quality is a bit limited since we sit in the third level (nosebleeds)

Michael Vick attempting a pass

Warick Dunn going down

I don't think he got far!!

Peter Warrick going DOWN

Shaun Alexander running through the gap curteously provided by the line

Great catch by Darrell Jackson

Shaun Alexander getting ready to shake the defender.

Michael Vick

Peter Warrick

Shaun running upfiels with some blockers looking out...

Maurice Morris with a couple yards

D-Jack with a big catch

Alexander

Another great pass

Bobby Engram

Another rush by Shaun Alexander. Sorta fuzzy at the bottom because the guy in front of us would stand up every time something remotely good happened.

Alexander breaking away, Falcons in hot pursuit

good protection

Getting ready for a big play

Hasselbeck in the pocket

Seahawks D

Alexander heding upfield

Shaun Alexander going down with four guys on him

Hasselbeck