James . . .

Son James has returned to the DFW area and has a new job.  All I know about it is software oriented and he works with old friends that he knew from his Motorola days.

They sold their house in Austin, a nice small bungalow that they brought up to date.  New fence in back yard, fixed a significant leak under the slab, repainted the inside of the house.  They got their money back and probably made some more as prices in Austin have skyrocketed.  I am sure now with the Coronavirus things in Austin may have turned down.

They have moved into an apartment off Beltline road.  An all new facility, accepts the dogs and has a nice grassy area with Bar-B-Que grills, a few yard games and a swimming pool.  The place is located on a lake that once served as source of cooling water for an electrical power plant for Dallas.  The plant has long been removed and the land has all been reclaimed.  While it is on the line with Fort Worth and Coppell, the land belongs to Dallas so it has a Dallas address.  The location is just north of DFW International airport.

They elected to rent and then look for a house later.  Joan's job has always been in the same area so she can ride her bike to the office.  James has to go a bit further, perhaps a couple of miles.  I am sure that is a wise decision with the current Coronavirus issues.

They are happy to be back.  He still retains an interest in his old place of employment but I am sure in time he will convert it back to cash.  They are high tech and their product gets exported to China regularly.  While China telecoms are the primary customer they do sell now inside the US.  Originally, they were not permitted to trade in the states with their respective post employment agreements.  Those agreements have essentially expired.

The big deal is they are back home again.  Both are very  pleased to be close to us as we are too.  No long treks back and forth to Austin.  I really don't miss that.  However, Amanda Lou and Mike are still living in the north side of Austin in Phugerville.