Crow Family Happenings

Tuesday, March 11, 2008

Michigan


I went to Michigan for the final presentation to a client I have been working on for several months. It was good to see this stage of the engagement. It was a careful balance of giving them enough information to satisfy their business need and not giving them too much so they are overwhelmed. I often live in the details. At the level this meeting was, the details were not only unnecessary, but would lead to questions best left to the people actually doing the work. :)
At the airport we saw this awesome fountain. It invokes an abstract image of airplane flight paths. very cool. I had seen this fountain once when travelling before, but had forgotten about it.

Friday, March 7, 2008

Snow


It doesn't snow much in Nashville. But it is snowing now. We were told to expedt 4 to 6 inches. Well we've got at least 2 and it is stil coming down. The map above puts in the 3-5 inch range almost next to the 4-8 inch line, so who knows.
We rented movies and curled up on the couch. My kids are getting too big for that. Used to be the we could all fit together on the one couch. Now, not so much. Mrs Froggie has put a sectional sofa on her list of things to get next year when the her employee discount kicks in.
Of course all the baseball practices for tomorrow are cancelled. I'm fine with that.

Thursday, March 6, 2008

Baseball


The kids are in baseball this year. Mrs Froggie has this need to register our kids to do stuff. I don't see it, but oh well. So I now have three baseball practice schedules to drive the kids to. And I do mean me. What ever happened to just playing outside? But I do know what the problem is. We experienced this last summer. So many kids have structured activities that if my kids go out to play there is no one to play with. I know the kids enjoy it. I know they will grow. I just think that with so much else they need to do, there is little enough time to finish their homework, science fair projects, chores, scouts, young women, or just play. Let alone stuff like going to the aquarium, or hiking, or visit family. How do you pick between good better and best activities when many of your choices are made for you? I guess that is how real life works.

Sunday, March 2, 2008

Sold

Well, it is over. The old house has sold. The papers are signed and we are out from under the mortgage. I'm still waiting for all the papers to arrive, but It is really a good feeling. I I just read that congress passed the law exempting mortgage debt forgiveness from being considered income in 2007. If that law stays on the books for 2008 we will be set.