Hope everyone had a wonderful October, with more treats than tricks! Life has been good in the Gabriel household. Kitties are fighting less (yay!), we've had one birthday and 2 more coming this week. My son turned 17 last month, and got his driver's license. I held my breath when he made his first solo drive home last week, but he's doing very well!

My daughter will turn 20 this Wednesday. That poor girl has never received a birthday card in the mail on her birthday - it's Veteran's Day and there's no mail delivery. So I'll be driving to Kent State on Wednesday to hand deliver her card and take her to lunch. She's coming home for the weekend, but I still wanted (needed?) to see her on her birthday.

And my birthday is the day after hers ~ yes, she was my 30th birthday present. I'll let you do the math on that one!  : )

An early birthday present was one of my listings going under contract. It helped contribute to a very good month in North Olmsted real estate! Title transfers next week, so we'll be included in November's SOLD numbers. October's closings (34) were up from September's (30)...so that's good news! I really think the First-Time Home Buyer Tax Credit extension and expansion will keep the momentum going throughout a traditionally slower 4th and 1st quarter.

On that happy note, here are the housing totals for October in North Olmsted, OH:

Have a very HAPPY THANKSGIVING everyone, and we'll see you next month!