New Year’s Eve Ball in NYC....Enjoy Some History About our Traditions In 1904, this was the first time people celebrated New Years Eve in One Times Square in New York. The first New Year’s Eve Ball lowering celebration atop One Times Square was in 1907. It was made of iron and wood, weighed 700
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12/30/2013
The #1 Question After X-Mas is What to Do With Those Bad Presents First of all is there such a thing as a bad present? Yes the bulky knitted green sweater for your 16 year old son, the ugliest red sweater with Christmas balls all over it, or the purple chip & dip dish and your house is in whites/
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12/30/2013
Citrus Plaza in Redlands, CA- Shop Local Businesses in Your City No matter where you live, try to shop locally and spend your money in your community instead of going to another city. I live in the Inland Empire of San Bernardino and Riverside Counties so I always try to shop here before going to
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12/29/2013
New Thrift Shop in Redlands- Proceeds Go To Pet Adoption Agency BARC There is a new boutique in town and the proceeds go to the BARC Rescue, Benovent Animal Rescue Committee, which is a "no-kill" organization where animals are nursed back to health, given shots and neutered/spayed and put up for
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12/29/2013
Snowmen and a Little History Is the ‘Snowman’ a Christmas decoration or does it stand for something else? You start seeing snowmen decorations in late November or early December and are usually stuffed snow people to decorate the house or are Christmas tree decorations so that would make you
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12/29/2013
2013 Challenge- No Big Deal I Say I had an old friend that I had sold several homes to who called me and said they referred me a nice couple who were looking to buy a new home. She had given them my name and phone number and they would be calling soon. We met and I set up a search for them. We lo
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12/27/2013
2013 Song Theme Challenge - She Works Hard for Her Money Earlier in my real estate career, sales were fast and ample buyers and sellers. Then the market collapsed and I turned my focus on Foreclosed Homes but now the market has improved and short sales are the focus so I work hard for my clients
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12/27/2013
How Do You Survive Christmas? Christmas can be hectic with the kids fighting, the dogs barking, visitors at the door, last minute wrapping and shopping, cooking.....and the list goes on but I have one simple cure for surviving the holidays. Eggnog....and if you are so inclined, add a little Brand
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12/25/2013
The Tree is Finally Decorated.....Happy Holidays My kids arrived and we had to drive to LAX to pick them up plus a few other events like holidays parties, baking, shopping and closing out a couple of properties which had all put me behind on my schedule. The stockings were hung and the decoration
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12/25/2013
WCR X-mas Luncheon- Proceeds to Youth Hope in Redlands Our local branch had not done much since the WCR Spring Tea for Youth Hope in which we donated $2500 to help provide clothing and food for homeless teens in the Redlands area. So on the 10th of December, another WCR member and myself decided
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12/23/2013
