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austin tx: Silly Saturday- My Very Own UT Longhorn Cheerleader - 10/17/09 09:24 AM

Here is my very own University of Texas Longhorn Cheerleader! She is dressed and ready for today's game against that Okie team, the Red River Rivalry.

UT has won 3 out of the last 4 games, and OU is coming off of some injuries, so if I were to … (10 comments)

austin tx: Austin TX Wildlife - A Creature Around Every House - 10/15/09 04:30 PM

Austin TX Wildlife in and around new home communities is always interesting to see.

Here is my newest find on our back steps. There are two, but I couldn't get the other one in a good pose. As you can see, compared to the penny, these are tiny little guys. … (19 comments)

austin tx: What kinda Bike is This? Is it Street-Legal? - 08/23/09 12:27 PM

I was heading to an appointment yesterday morning, and this interesting vehicle passed me and I had to do a double take. It then pulled in front of me, and I decided to take a picture so I could ask my husband if this was a street-legal bike.

I few … (18 comments)

austin tx: The Iron Cactus Restaurant - One Horrible Experience - 08/10/09 07:31 PM

I don't normally post negative things about different places I visit, but I recently had such a bad experience, I'm hoping someone in higher management at the restaurant sees this and helps retrain the wait staff.
I waited tables and bartended through college. I was a head-wait and also a trainer. … (22 comments)

austin tx: Discount Tire in Bee Cave TX- Great Customer Service - 08/03/09 11:01 AM

How did I start my Monday morning? With a screw... in my tire! My husband thought it was just on the surface, so he started to pull it out, however, he heard the hissing sound and immediately pushed it back in.
That left me calling to find some place nearby who … (14 comments)

austin tx: Austin Energy is Swtiching to Automated Meters - 07/20/09 03:36 PM

Austin Energy is going around to all 400,000 of their customers and replacing their meters with new ones that are automated and very accurate, supposedly.
They sent out a notice in our bills this month giving people a heads up that their electric bills might be higher than usual.
Why?
... … (5 comments)

austin tx: My New Hummingbird Friends - 07/19/09 07:55 PM

Alyssa got her Daddy a Hummingbird feeder for Father's Day, however we just hung it a few days ago.
Look at the visitor we had! The Hummingbird is actually blurry because of the speed of the flapping of the wings, but I tried to get a picture as in-focus as possible.
… (12 comments)

austin tx: How Was Your Weekend? - 07/06/09 04:44 PM

Each week, I've been giving a summary of how my weekends are going. It's mainly my way of showing off the light of my life, Alyssa. People seem to enjoy the updates, so I continue to post them.
This weekend was a lot of fun. We went out on Lake Travis. … (19 comments)

austin tx: The Adventures of Lakeway City Park - 07/05/09 08:24 PM

I was told by many people that the Lakeway City Park should definitely be a place for us to take Alyssa. Why? Because it had a nice beach and water front area where you could dip your feet on a hot day, and also feed the ducks.

Here is the … (6 comments)

austin tx: Speechless Sunday- Popsicles Make the Heat Go Away - 07/04/09 01:22 PM

Oh, it's not Sunday yet?? Sorry, but I couldn't wait. This picture just looked too good to pass up. We've had 17 days over 100 degrees and many of those days broke record highs getting up to 106 and 107 on several of those days!!

… (23 comments)

austin tx: Lake Travis - Austin TX - The Unexpected Islands and Dangers - 07/04/09 08:46 AM

Lake Travis - Austin TX has many unexpected islands and dangers. The lake levels are so low right now they're the 5th lowest in Lake Travis history. If you're going to go out this Holiday weekend, or any day, please be aware of the dangers of the lake.
Here are some … (12 comments)

austin tx: Kendra Todd is coming to Austin's DoubleTree Hotel June 26 - 06/23/09 02:02 PM

Kendra Tood is coming to Austin, TX on June 26.
Who is Kendra Todd? Kendra was the first woman to win The Apprentice with Donald Trump. Kendra is the host of My House is Worth What? Kendra was a top 30 under 30 winner a couple of years ago...
Kendra has … (11 comments)

austin tx: Speechless Sunday- Unexpecting Beauty - 06/21/09 01:30 PM

These flowers popped up on the dry banks of Lake Travis where water usually is. No grass or dirt, just rocks... Have the seeds for these flowers been sitting under water within the rocks all these years?!

**Are You Packed Yet?**

Donna Harris, REALTOR®RE/MAX Austin Skylinewww.DonnaHomes.comDonna@DonnaHomes.com
Austin, TX and … (9 comments)

austin tx: Public Awareness About Propane - 06/20/09 10:44 AM

In my new neighborhood, we have Porpane instead of natural gas. I'm told it's because it's too expensive to dig under the river/lake to bring natural gas to many areas... whatever...
Thus far, I can't really figure out the difference between Natural Gas and Propane except we can't get our grill … (4 comments)

austin tx: Happy Juneteenth, Texas! - 06/19/09 09:22 PM

Today is June 19th which is Juneteenth Day in Texas.
What's that? I get asked this every year by people when I mention Juneteenth.
Juneteenth is one of those holidays you learn a lot about when you take 7th grade Texas History in Junior High.
June 19, 1865 is when the … (6 comments)

austin tx: REALTOR® Membership is on the Rise in Austin TX - 06/15/09 08:25 PM

Many markets are doing very bad, or just mediocur. Austin, TX has been fairly stable, and has also been picking up a lot of activity recently.
Many markets also talk about all the REALTORS® who have been weeded out of the business and the worker-bees are picking up their slack.
According … (8 comments)

austin tx: How Was Your Weekend? - 06/14/09 08:25 PM

Last weekend, I posted a blog called, How Was Your Weekend, and I think I'm going to continue it as a weekly blog. If others would like to join in, the more the merrier!
How was my weekend? My mom came into town for a couple of days, so it was … (12 comments)

austin tx: Rain Rain, YEAH, We Got Some Rain!!! - 06/12/09 10:07 PM

The entire Austin, TX area needs rain so badly, but I don't think we needed quite as much as what we got last night, and parts of the area tonight.
There were two confirmed tornados that touched down, one in Cedar Park, and one in Round Rock. I'm about 20-30 minutes … (9 comments)

austin tx: Wordless Wednesday - 06/10/09 10:30 AM

This is my first Wordless Wednesday, but you know me, I need to talk.
Look at this thing!! Isn't it GROSS!! One of my husband's friend found it a foot away from her daughter's foot on their patio!!
Gives me the heeby jeebies... By the way, this is 8" long and … (15 comments)

austin tx: Austin TX Ranks at the Top of Another Survey- Big City Job Growth! - 06/10/09 10:14 AM

Can you say, "Another survey"? There are so many surveys these days, and they all break down the same things and are interpreted differently, but then a new little element is added which changes the results from another survey.
From information released a few days ago by the the Bureau of … (2 comments)

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