Frogging the socks

Okay, you guys convinced me.  The Six Sox socks are no more.  Life's too short to knit socks you don't like!  I should be hoeing out my UFOs and finishing something that's been languishing, but I might just take these needles and whip up a quick pair of Opals or Regias.  I need to get my fingers warmed up for the Knitting Olympics, right?  I should probably find that yarn, too!!!

From the comment bag:
Kim wants some references for an afterthought heel.  I used the directions in "A Time to Knit Stockings" (which is out of print, I think), but here are some other references:
Keyboard Biologist - Afterthoughts
Socknitters - Afterthought heel socks
Dawn Brocco's Afterthought heel discussion

Since so many of you Houston folks are coming out of the woodwork here, Howdy would like me to ask you where you would live in Houston if you were a newcomer?  Daughter the Younger will be starting 7th grade in the fall, so schools are important.  He's leaving this morning to come down and scope out the Memorial/Katy area and Kingwood.  Where else should we look?