Brad and Kimberly Hoffman to Barbara Howard, Lot 235, Grey- stone subdivision, $128,500. Janet Huff to Julia Dunning, land in minor plat book 17, page 44, $35,500. Moss Meadows LLC to Alecia Miller, Lot 63, Moss Meadows subdivision, $129,000. Lennis Oliver and Darrell and Tracy Oliver to Derek Mitts, Lot 13, Olivers Landing, $114,500. Trammel Creek Farm LLC to Kathy Vance, land near Trammel Creek, $465,000. Rizo Smajic and Sabina Advic to Douglas and Cynthia Johnson, Lot 24, The Summit, $320,000. Kenella Properties LLC to Jason McGinnis, land near Ky. 263, $123,000. Andrew and Katie Moore to Brandon and Staci Greer, Lot 56, Fountain Trace subdivision, $500,000. Rebecca and David Sturgeon to Cathy Brendle, land near Hayner Road, no tax. Farmers National Bank to Dereck and Diana Keeling, Lot 61, Paddock section 3 Ivan Downs Planned Unit Development, no tax. Dereck and Diana Keeling to Farmers National Bank, Lot 71, Ivan Downs Planned Unit Devel- opment, no tax. Bobby and Linda Hendrick to Bobby and Linda Hendrick, Lot 1, Raymond and Dorothy Easton Estate, no tax. New Millennium Real Estate LLC to Winner Circle LLC, Lot 42-25, The Paddock, $214,500. Justin and Michelle Manship to John Hunt, Lot 185, Greystone subdivision, $111,500. The things we do for our kids. I was picking my son up from school early to go to an eye exam recently. I left work late, so I arrived to his school late. He came running up to me and, as I was packing up his things, he took his show-and- tell item to the play- ground to show the other kids. He had taken a black rubbery lizard for show and tell. It’s the kind that is filled with some kind of beads so it’s squishy. When I walked out to the playground to retrieve my son and his lizard, I saw him throw it high in the sky. And it did not come down. My son had thrown his lizard on the roof. I asked the teacher if they had a ladder, but they were unsure. I looked at my watch. We had five minutes to drive 10 minutes for his eye appointment. I told him sorry, but the lizard would have to wait to be rescued. We could get him on Monday. My son did not cry or whine, but I could tell he was bummed about having to leave his lizard behind. I buckled him into the car and slipped into the driver’s seat. “Mom?” “Yes?” “I’m sorry I threw my lizard up on the roof.” I told him he had to think about his actions beforehand. We were a few minutes late to the eye exam. He was a champ through the tests and earned a prize from the treasure box. I took him to get ice cream, and he asked about his lizard. I called the school, and they said someone would try to get it down over the weekend. As we ran our errands, I kept thinking about his rubbery lizard. Stuck on the roof. I kept thinking about how you never leave a buddy behind. My son loves ani- mals. And he loves “Go, Diego, Go!” which is a children’s television show about Diego, a little boy who rescues animals around the world. I know Diego is a cartoon boy. And I know this lizard is a rubber toy. But I found myself wondering, what would Diego do? Would he leave a buddy behind? No! Diego would pack up Baby Jaguar, his partner in the animal rescue game, and answer the call of duty. My son is just as cute and cud- dly as Baby Jaguar. He could totally fill the part. I called the head of the school and asked permission to try to res- cue the lizard. I assured them that I would, in no way, attempt any type of rescue mission that would involve breaking my neck. Which was partly true. My son and I went home and retrieved a short stepladder and one of those grabby things you see on TV with the long handle that can grab things off of shelves. As a short person, I appreciate those types of inventions. We drove to the school, and my son was supposed to act as my eyes since my stepladder was too short to see where I was reaching on the roof. Note to self, 4-year- olds are not great helpers in this type of task. Our definitions of right, left, close and far were much different. I saw a plastic kids’ picnic table on the playground. I placed my stepladder on top of it and tried to see the lizard. It was a little wob- bly, but my son knows how to call 911, so I felt somewhat comfort- able with my choice. We were not going home without this lizard. Except that we did. I drove back home and dropped off the stepladder. I packed up the big ladder and drove back. I spent more in gasoline than the toy cost, I am quite sure. This time, the ladder placed me up high enough where I could see what I was trying to reach. My grabby thing picked up the lizard and tossed it to my son. Victory! He, of course, threw it up in the air a few minutes later. 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