Substitute Blogger

In case you're checking this blog and see this comment, I just wanted to tell you that Rich and I have a lot going on these days. Emily has just graduated from high school, and we've been pretty busy with events up till the big day which was Thursday. Rob & Susan: I just found out you didn't get your card because for some reason it got stuck to the mail going to our church and ended up there instead. Kind of weird since I didn't send an announcement to church. Rich has just been too busy to write these days, and I miss not seeing something new. Also, we've been pre-occupied because we have a contract on a house and will be closing on it on June 24th! Our new address will be 6410 Center Court, St. Louis, MO 63116. We drive by it all the time to look at it and hope the neighbors don't notice our car up and down the street a lot. I told Marty that we must really be adults now because Emily is going off to college and a lender is actually going to give us a loan to buy a house. Sorry for the long comment. If I knew how to post on Rich's Blog, I would be there. I'll get him to show me, and will take over for him. I'm sure that after a few days of reading my stuff, it will inspire him to jump back in. Got to go, I hear him coming! - Annette

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