Happy Friday to all!

This picture is another one from our recent snow, ice and wind storm.  It really was something to see.  And since then we've had more winds, rain, and I am happy to say some SUNNY and unseasonably warm days.  In a two week period we went from winter to spring.   However, today... it is feeling like we are back to winter.  

I hope you are having a beautiful day.  Enjoy this weeks selection of quotes and I'll be back next Friday with some new ones.

....geri

Happy Friday to all! 

What a difference  two weeks can make.  This picture was taken at my house just two weeks ago...  I had trees raining down upon my head, we were bathed in ice and snow and we had no power.  Now, just two weeks later, it is suppose to be sunny and in the 50's.  From winter to spring, almost over night! 

I hope you are having a good day, I hope you enjoy this picture from our winter weather, and I hope you enjoy the quotes.  See ya next Friday!!

...geri

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A single sunbeam is enough to drive away many shadows.     ~St. Francis of Assisi

Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area, zip code 98042...

There are currently 192 homes for sale with prices ranging from $64,500 to $1,475,000.

• 1 and 2-bedrooms homes for sale: 9
• 3 bedroom homes for sale: 92
• 4 bedroom homes for sale: 74
• 5+ bedroom homes for sale: 17

There were 32 homes that sold in January, 2012. 26 were re-sale homes and 6 were new construction.

A further breakout shows what type of homes sold..,.

• New Construction: 19%
• Bank Owned: 34%
• Short Sales: 19%
• Regular Re-sales: 28%

The average sale price was: $238,691

Low sales price was: $79,000

High sales price was: $455,000

*These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales.

For those of you who follow my blog on a regular basis, you know that I love things that inspire me... Thus I share quotes every Friday.  Well here is something that I recently read and I thought it was worth sharing.  I hope you will enjoy it as much as I did.

MY FRIDAY STORY

Keep On, Keeping On
Author Unknown

Colonel Sanders went to more than 1,000 places trying to sell his chicken recipe before he found an interested buyer. The fact that we can buy Kentucky Fried Chicken today attests to his perseverance. Thomas Edison tried almost 10,000 times before he succeeded in creating the electric light. If he had given up, you would be reading this in the dark!


The original business plan for what was to become Federal Express was given a failing grade on Fred Smith¹s college exam. And, in the early days, their employees would cash their paychecks at retail stores, rather than banks. This meant it would take longer for the money to clear, thereby giving Fed Ex more time to cover their payroll.

Sylvester Stallone had been turned down a thousand times by agents and was down to his last $600 before he found a company that would produce Rocky. The rest is history! To truly succeed requires a total commitment to your goal. Too many people make the mistake of quitting just short of success. Keep going no matter what. If you really believe in what you are doing, give it all you've got and don't give up.

You will succeed. There is no such thing as failure. Every action produces an outcome. It may not always be the outcome you are looking for, but it is an outcome nonetheless. If you monitor the results of your actions and keep correcting what is not working, you will eventually produce the outcome you are looking for.

Be Persistent . As was said aboutPresidentCalvin Coolidge: “Nothing in this world can take the place of persistence. Talent will not; nothing is more common than unsuccessful men with great talent. Genius will not. Un-rewarded genius is almost a proverb. Education will not. The world is full of educated derelicts. Persistence and determination alone are omnipotent.”


Don’t quit before the miracle happens!

This was something that was sent to me from
     Your friends at AsAManThinketh.net

Taken in the ice storm ~ January/2012

WOW - what a difference a week can make.  Last Friday we had just been through a snow storm and then an ice storm.  We lost about 8 trees that came down in the heavy ice and then spent several days without power. 

This week, we've had sun, wind and rain... but no snow, no ice and most importantly no power outages :)

I've been through a number of weather related storms in my life, and this last week rates near the top.  All the ice was beautiful, and I did get some amazing pictures that I hope to post soon, but all the crackling and falling of trees was a bit unnerving.  We had one come down towards the house, but the branches got wedge in on several different roofs and it kept it from doing any real damage to the house.  We had two come down on my husbands truck, but the ladder rack took the brunt of it and the truck amazingly enough is OK. 

I feel very fortunate how well we fared.  If any of you are from around here I hope you did OK too.

Enjoy this weeks selection of quotes and I'll see y'all next Friday.

...geri

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Happy Friday!

Wow, what a week we've had here at my house.  From beautiful snow - as you can see in this picture - to an amazing ice storm.  I'm getting some good pictures, but it is a mess in my yard!  I've lost track of how many trees are down and we are gonna have to throw one big clean up party!  We'll ask all our friends to bring their chain saws and we'll provide the pizza and beer when we are done.  :)  :)  :)

Enjoy this weeks selection of quotes and I'll see you next Friday...    Weather permitting and I have power - we just got ours back on after several days, that is why this is so late. 

...geri

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They predicted up to a foot of snow...  Then by midnight they were revising that saying that the south sound would be hit the hardest but not the 12 inches originally predicted, and that places like Everett to the north might only pick up an inch or two. 

Well... I'm in the "south" sound and we are getting our fair share.  I don't know that we will make 12 inches, but we have a good 1/2 foot or more and it is still coming down.  And when I just checked the radar, it doesn't look like it will be ending any time soon.

I am happy to report that I made it safe and sound to my office this morning.  The trip was a bit treacherous, that last step almost tripped me up!  Luckily I caught myself, saved the coffee and made it on into my office just fine.  Whew!  It was a close call. 

I am heading out to my deck, with my coffee, to hang by the fireplace and watch it snow.  It is beautiful out there!  And yes, don't worry, I'll take my camera and share some photos over the next few days.

So what will things be like in 24 - 48 hours?  If the weather men and ladies get it right, it will be a winter wonderland!  The forecasters are saying that the snow falling now will continue on and off today and then some time over night the real storm hits.  Yep the snow we had on Saturday, and Sunday, and Monday, and today are just the warm up, the calm before the storm... or so they are saying.

We have enough snow at my house this morning to have knocked out my satellite dish - I guess I'll be taking a broom to that in a bit.  And if all goes as planned it probably won't be the last time I have to do it before the storm is over.

Predictions are saying that we could get up to a foot of snow in the next day or two.  Now for many parts of the country that might not seem like a big deal, but for us here in the lowlands of the Pacific Northwest... well that is just about unheard of. 

Predictions are that we will break some records with this next storm.  Here are the 10 snowiest days reported at Sea-Tac Airport:

Rank          Inches          Date

1                  20.0            1/13/1950

2                  14.9            1/27/1969

3                  10.0            1/26/1950

4                    9.3            12/31/1968

5                    8.9            12/23/1965

6                    8.8            12/26/1974

7                    7.9             1/25/1972

8                    7.8             11/21/1985

9                    7.6             11/27/1985

10                  7.0              1/29/1969

So by tomorrow, I might be doing this...

(This was from the winter of 2008/2009 and it was not from one snowfall.)

Yesterday I was delivering flyers to my listings and it was soooo beautiful out. The sky late yesterday afternoon was stunning and the mountain was out in all its glory. WOW so pretty for a January day.

Enjoy this weeks selection of quotes and I'll see you next Friday.

...geri

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