SuperBowl Football Pot

well, even though the Cowboys/Packers did NOT make it!!! The SuperBowl will go on. February 3rd, 2008. We are having our 3rd annual SuperBowl Football Pot. $50 per square. Pays $1250 per quarter ($750 forwards / $500 backwards). Anyone can play. IF interested - - please send me an email. RodRowan@aol.com thank you, have a good week! RR

CCAR Installation.....

Hello. . . .Rodney Rowan here. . . . I am looking forward to seeing all of you this SATURDAY night at CCAR Installation......

Thanks for the support..doing better

I went into the emergency room on Sunday with sharp pain under the lowest rib on the left side. After an XRay and an ultrasound the ER doctor said it was gas and to go home and wait for it to pass. Then a new doctor came on shift and suggested I do a CAT scan which I did. They found 3 blood clots, one in each lung and one in the right leg. I was immediately admitted put on two blood thinners and pain killers. I'm doing MUCH better. I have to get the anti-clotting drug levels up to a 3 in my blood, right now they're at a 1.4. I should be out by Sunday or Monday. They want me to stay in the room and not move around much. The ones in the lungs are stable and not going to go anywhere. The one in the leg could move but they think it will dissolve in place.
I don't mean to scare anyone but I wanted to let you guys know. I have my cell phone with me so call if you want. I'm really doing a lot better. The pain is pretty much gone and the blood work is looking really good. I don't have any reason as to why this would happen...no long flights, previous injuries, family history, etc. I'll be on anti-clotting drugs for at least a year. The nurses and doctors have been GREAT and the hospital is first class. Warren and mom are staying with me 24/7 pretty much so I'm not lacking for comfort or visitors.

I understand they cancelled the Green Presentation on Tuesday but hopefully we can make it even that much better next time.

Keep yourselves Healthy!
Bob

Ticor Title is now Alamo Title

Hello all,

Just wanted to let you know that our company is now called Alamo Title. We will offer the same great service and dedication to excellence. I will email new info email and web addresses as they come. Hope you all are well and I'm looking forward to seeing you all in February in Austin!

Take care,
Kay

Friday, January 11th session

Hi all:

Regrettably, I will not be able to attend tomorrows session. I have been in the hospital with my son, Brett, since Tuesday afternoon. We thought it was his appendix and had scheduled surgery for today but a repeat CT scan showed no evidence of appendicitis. He continues to be in pain and we are scheduled to see a specialist tomorrow morning at 10:00 am. I am disappointed that I will not be able to attend....have a great session and see you all soon.

Take care,

Shelly

Dallas Goes Green Special Report

Here is a really good special report done by "D" Magazine. It has some great stuff in it. See if you folks can get a hold of your own copy.

Diversity Session-Friday, January 11

Friday, January 11, is the TRLP Session 3, At Home With Diversity, located the Collin County Justice Center in McKinney. From 75 north, exit and turn left onto Bloomdale Drive. Pass the new courthouse and turn right at the stop sign. You will meet in the first building to your right. Please park in "visitor" parking.

PLEASE plan to be at the facility at 7:30 for security check in and breakfast. As this is a 9-hour MCE course, the session will start promptly at 8:00 a.m. We will conclude at 5:00 p.m.

We ask that you dress conservatively - business casual is fine.

More Green Stuff

GREENER HOMES
Enviormentally friendly homes are finally finding favor with mainstream Americans.

High energy costs for heating and cooling mean that energy-efficient homes make even better financial sense than before...and Americans are increasingly interested in protecting the enviorment even when it doesn't lower their bills.
Among the popular green-home design features...
Bamboo floors. Home owners who select bamboo can have the look and durability of traditional hardwood flooring without contributing to deforestation.
Most hardwood floors come from forests that take decades to regrow once cut down. But bamboo is not a tree at all--it's a type of grass that regrows very quickly.
Triple-glazed windows. Three panes of glass can add $4 to $7 per square foot to the price of a new window but can cut energy consumption by an extra 10% to 11% compared with typical double-paned windows.
Reduced home size in the high-end market. Luxury homes have grown steadily larger in recent decades--until last year, when the biggest high-end homes suddenly lost much of their allure, in part because of the high cost of heating and cooling massive residences. Should this trend persist, 3,500- to 4,500- square foot homes might hold their value better than huge 6,000- square foot mansions.
Smaller is not better at the lower end of the housing market, however--most people living in homes with less than 3,000 square feet still would like to live in largere spaces.
On The Decline...
Two-story entrance foyers. With more houses being built with nine-foot-high or even 10-foot-high first-floor ceilings, the energy-and-space-hogging two-story- entrance foyer is not seen as the necessity it once was in mid-level and upper-end homes.

The author of this article is Kermit Baker, PhD-American Institute of Architects.
Article found in Bottom Line (January 1, 2008 issue), Home Improvements That Pay Off Big Now And When You Sell Your House.