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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Monday, February 16, 2026 - 3:13 pm 
Grooch-We have a two story 4,000 SF house with four bedrooms. Yup too much house but when we bought it 23 years ago our family was much larger than now. We’ve lost over 50% of our family that once numbered 12 now only five. We have thought about downsizing but prices of smaller homes have exploded and we’re seven years out for owning it.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 8:30 pm
I only have 9 windows.. One is a slider and none are small.. Place was built in the sixties and windows have not been replaced. Two are in the room over the garage that has not been converted to a studio apartment. The townhome is an end unit which means an extra window.
That is a lot, Mack! But it obviously made sense when you bought it and other than more to maintain, you aren't cramped and probably have more outside space, too. And Mrs Mack will be around even more now too.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Wednesday, February 18, 2026 - 8:44 pm
Naja, are the basement windows at least small? I am trying hard to remember, but I don't think our basement in Detroit had windows and no basement in my life since I was 13.
Do you have a next project there?..Not counting those windows..
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 7:51 am
RN Here's a photo of the basement windows, Sea.
They are the kind where there are several horizontal glass slats that open when you turn a crank.
No big projects for now except getting everything put away in its own place. Fixing drywall and painting will happen in the spring. Then I can finally hang all my wall art.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 2:08 pm
RN Just returned home from the first of Carey’s retirement ceremonies. This one was here in San Antonio and was attended by 100+ of her staff here. This one was a bit more informal with the official retirement ceremony to be held in Washington, DC next week. Carey asked and all attendees here stayed to say their goodbyes and well wishes one by one at a time. Quite a few not so dry eyes. I always knew to her it was staff first and they reflected their understanding today.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 2:19 pm
Mack, that is so sweet and very impressive. I feel for her staff not having your wife as a boss anymore.
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Jimmer
Board Administrator
08-29-2000
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 2:23 pm
Wow that is a real honor for them to do that!
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Kappy
Member
06-28-2002
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 3:11 pm
Thank you, Naja, for the link to the shower walls. You’ve accomplished a lot on your new home.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 7:00 pm
Mack so nice that you could witness all the appreciation and that it could be expressed.
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Seamonkey
Moderator
09-06-2000
| Thursday, February 19, 2026 - 7:02 pm
Naja.. I am not making much progress von getting things in place.
Spring will be here fairly soon...
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Mameblanche
Member
08-24-2002
| Saturday, February 21, 2026 - 8:23 am
Mondo congrats to Mrs. Mack for her well-deserved honors.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Saturday, February 21, 2026 - 8:28 am
Congrats, Mrs. Mack 
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Dogdoc
Member
09-29-2001
| Saturday, February 21, 2026 - 10:45 am
Congratulations Mrs. Mack Good Job!
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Kookliebird
Member
08-04-2005
| Saturday, February 21, 2026 - 11:10 am
I’m sure she has mixed feelings about retiring, but well done Mrs. Mack… well done.
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Mack
Member
07-22-2002
| Sunday, February 22, 2026 - 11:31 am
RN I just dropped Carey off at the airport for her last business trip to Washington, DC. She has one more class to teach, one more formal presentation to her leadership, and her formal retirement ceremony this coming week. She flies home Thursday and then one more commute Friday to her office. Friday is pretty much just to turn in her laptop, government cell phone, and the various identification badges she has needed for work. Officially she actually will have turned over leadership of her directorate to her duty at close of business Wednesday. He will be the acting chief financial officer until Carey’s replacement is selected.
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Naja
Member
06-28-2003
| Monday, February 23, 2026 - 2:46 am
RN it's just after 4:30 in the morning and the police woke me up banging on my door. They made me open the door just to see if I was okay because they said they got a call from my house. They said the call had screaming and yelling in the background. I can't even imagine why they thought I called.
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Grooch
Member
06-16-2006
| Monday, February 23, 2026 - 2:54 am
Holy cow, Naja. That is scary. I hope you get to be able to get back asleep.
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