I've been learning how to sharpen and strop a knife. I tried it using the un-glazed bottom of a ceramic mug + brown paper, and it worked really well on my pocket knife. The hope is that this'll transfer to our dull kitchen knifes. Also, my friend has been trying to rent out his house for a while. He thought that he'd gotten some renters lined up, but they are throwing up a lot of red flags. So he might go back to the search for tenants. We've only got a couple of months left on this lease, and might try to snatch the house up. I really like the house (and yard. the yard is amazing), but it is located a pretty far ways away from work. The best route I can figure is just shy of 50 miles round trip; which is getting a bit excessive for a bicycle commute. We hadn't really budgeted for a move this year, but work is heading into the busy season. Lots of overtime/double-time opportunity to make up for the lack of budget. We will see.