Hitting the high note...

Tess sang the National Anthem at last night's Mustang Roundup. That's when the rising 8th graders and their parents tour the high school to get an idea of what they'll be doing next year. She did a lovely job, as usual.

She also sang the Anthem a few weeks back at the Honor Roll Assembly. What a gal!

We're starting to scope out the housing market on the chance that we are somehow able to afford to buy a house here this summer once we sell our Virginia house. Despite the fact that house prices have supposedly dropped, they still seem pretty high to us. The average 4 BR, 2 BA house in our school district is over $300,000. We're used to living places where housing costs are considerably lower. But I don't actually think this is much above the national average. It's just above our average! Nevertheless, house hunting is a favorite activity... so the game is on!