One of the joys of being a grandparent is the yearly pageants put on by the schools. This years extravaganza was last night. It was a musical and the fact that all the students had practiced a lot was very apparent.Perhaps the behavior of the music director outshone the kids. She was animated
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12/07/2011
Once upon a time, the phone ringing meant we had an opportunity to help someone realize their home buying or selling goals.These days the phone is still a sales tool but it is much more difficult to find qualified callers.Guarded people do sometimes still approach us via phone. If they give us
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12/07/2011
Friends and family are important for many reasons. The ability to get close to someone seems to be a basic need. Here we see a classic demonstration of that concept. These two cats adopted us about a year ago. They have managed to worm their way into our hearts although we cannot allow them to
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12/06/2011
This is a very serious article that we all need to take to heart and spend some time with. Drop by Richard's blog and give him your thoughts.The Perfect Social Media Networking Marketing Plan: Step One Review and Evaluate ALL Social Connection Sites Most of us are "Incomplete" when it comes to b
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12/06/2011
What are your dreams made of? Do they involve special places? People? Favorite events?After years of dreaming, we exercised them. The dream was of living in the favorite place I had ever visited. That was Durango Colorado. We did not know anyone there and we had an established real estate bu
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12/05/2011
The sign is in downtown Conroe Texas. They have hula hoops full of fun??? HummmmWhen hula hoops were popular back in my youth, they were fun! They were great exercise too! I recall that older folks who choose to participate frequently hurt their backs. That would NOT be fun!The visual of f
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12/04/2011
Just imagine the thought process of the average water bird when confronted with the reality that the water in the lake is going away at astounding speed! For us as humans it is an inconvenience at this point. To sit and watch the ripples and rapids is no longer entertaining since the water is s
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12/03/2011
In this challenging economy with its ever shrinking job availability, we are constantly amused at the ever present creativity shown by business owners.Along hwy 105 between Montgomery and Conroe stands this brave advertising icon.There is a Marble Slab Ice cream establishment in the strip cente
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12/03/2011
One of the most cheerful things we can do is to sing. Music is like salve for the soul.In August one of Ralph's high school friends who works at a large church (Baptist) in a nearby small town emailed and extended an invitation to us to sing with their choir for their Christmas special this year
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12/02/2011
We just passed a sign outside an upscale subdivision that reads: Happy Holidays. For some reason the fact that the reason for the "Season " is so often denied or just overlooked in our increasingly politically correct world, is becoming annoying.It seems that I remember that our forefathers str
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12/02/2011
