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Where do you keep Your kids?

By Eric Michael

Real Estate Agent with Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI

March 28, 2011 01:15 PM

Where do you keep Your kids?

A few years ago, like maybe 5, I was working around the yard, cleaning out the gutters and stuff. (homeowners, make sure you clean our your gutters. If you don't own a home yet, visit www.EricMichaelOnline.com and contact me!)

Well, I got the greatest idea! Put my daughters on the roof (of the garage, not the second story) and take a picture of them. Before you start telling me how "dangerous" this is, I put couch cushions all around it, just in case.

My girls

While I was up there, they kept asking if they could come up. After a couple times, I got them up there for the picture.

My wife still thinks I'm crazy. How 'bout you?

If you want a house to put your kids on the roof, or Not!, give me a call. Or email. Or FB message.

I can help you have memories like this!

Eric...

PS. One of my daughters put the headline in spelled like that. I didn't notice until a couple of people told me.

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Eric Michael

Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI

Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Jasmine, thank you, I think? lol

Mar 28, 2011 01:21 PM

Kathy Clulow

Uxbridge, ON

Trusted For Experience - Respected For Results

Eric - I am not sure what benefit a couch cushion would have for a child falling off a roof (even just the garage roof) but personally I agree with your wife and my husband was reluctant to let our teenage grandson help take the leaves off the roof of our summer hideaway.

Mar 28, 2011 01:26 PM

Barb & Sal Dragotta

Macomb, MI

Macomb County Michigan

Eric....though I would spaz-out when our then 8 yr old son would run around on the roof [tri-level-home], but your girls do look so adorable up there & all of you have great memories, starting with "Daddy, do you remember when you put us on the roof and Mom......" Oh the great memories. [don't go for a rerun this year though.
Have a great week.
Barb

Mar 28, 2011 01:30 PM

Eric Michael

Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI

Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Kathy, I didn't really put couch cushions on the ground. That was totally for comedy.

Barb, thanks, they are cute, aren't they?

Mar 28, 2011 01:36 PM

Greg Nino

RE/MAX Compass - Houston, TX

Houston, Texas

This is so dangerous. How dare you!

Lol.. just kidding.. really cool.

Mar 28, 2011 01:43 PM

Eric Michael

Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI

Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Greg, I knew you'd approve.

Mar 28, 2011 01:53 PM

Tammy Lankford,

Lane Realty Eatonton, GA Lake Sinclair, Milledgeville, 706-485-9668 - Eatonton, GA

Broker GA Lake Sinclair/Eatonton/Milledgeville

I might and that's just a MIGHT have let my kids on the well house roof. It is only about 5 feet off the ground.

Mar 28, 2011 02:23 PM

Steve Loynd

Alpine Lakes Real Estate Inc., - Lincoln, NH

800-926-5653, White Mountains NH

Eric...I only have one child, and we call him danger boy, a stint on the roof would have been a mild task, we like to kayak class 5 rivers, ski out of bounds in the woods, and swim with the sharks. good luck with the girls.

Mar 28, 2011 02:31 PM

Lora "Leah" Stern 914-772-4528

Coldwell Banker, 170 N Main Street, New City NY 10956 - New City, NY

Real Estate Salesperson

Eric, one of mine decided to try that once. While he was out there (unbeknownst to us) a policeman passed by and asked my son if his parents know where he is. He answered "sure! They sent me up here (to clean the gutters)". Next thing we knew the patrolman was ringing our doorbell with my son in tow. We were lucky we weren't charged with child abuse for endangering the safety of our child.

Mar 28, 2011 03:36 PM

Melissa McKinney

Everything Pines Partners Fayetteville - Fayetteville, NC

Realtor, www.LivingFayetteville.com

Eric~ On the roof...really?? I am starting to worry about you my friend... LOL I would have beat my husbands tail!!! :o)

Mar 28, 2011 03:52 PM

Shirley Parks

Sands Realty 210-414-0966 - San Antonio, TX

Broker, 210-414-0966, San Antonio TX Real Estate

CPS will be calling on you soon... jk

Cute photo

Mar 28, 2011 04:23 PM

Leslie Ebersole

Swanepoel T3 Group - Saint Charles, IL

I help brokers build businesses they love.

Angels on the angles?

We were always on the roof as kids, and no one ever was hurt.

Cutie girls!!

Mar 28, 2011 05:19 PM

Torgie Madison

Quicksilver Real Estate Solutions, LLC - Portland, OR

Websites and Contact Management

I was always on the roof as a kid. We had a trellis covered in vines that was easy to climb up so it was almost a hideout for the neighborhood kids. We never worried about falling off... maybe we should have though!

Mar 28, 2011 05:47 PM

Roger D. Mucci

Shaken...with a Twist 216.633.2092 - Euclid, OH

Lets shake things up at your home today!

I can relate.............when we were kids, every year on the 4th of July, my Dad would take us up on the roof of the garage so we could watch the fireworks.............it was awesome, and so was He! Great memories you are creating with those beautiful girls Eric.

Mar 28, 2011 10:57 PM

Susan Mangigian

RE/MAX Preferred - West Chester, PA

Chester & Delaware County Homes, Delaware and Ches

Your children are beautiful. Now get them off the roof.

Mar 29, 2011 12:19 AM

Amanda Simpson

Keller Williams Realty - Fayetteville, NC

Cute pic...my brother and I played on the roof as kids, so I'm probably not the one to be shocked into being the safety police. Pretty girls.

Mar 29, 2011 03:53 AM

Elizabeth Cooper-Golden

Huntsville Alabama Real Estate, (@ Homes Realty Group) - Huntsville, AL

Huntsville AL MLS

What beautiful girls you have! No way would I have put my daughter no the roof...she wouldn't have sat still and if fact may have tried to see if she could fly. LOL.

Mar 29, 2011 08:09 AM

Eric Michael

Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI

Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Tammy, c'mon. It's no big deal.

Steve, we played tackle football in the street as kids.

Leah, I'd rather keep the local authorities out of this.

Melissa, it was just innocent fun. I thought the wife was gonna pass out.

Shirley, like I told Leah, let's keep the authorities out of this.

Leslie, thanks. I didn't notice the "angles" part until today. My daughter did that on picnik, actually, and emailed it to me.

Torgie, we used to jump off a garage OVER a Power Line and into the neighbors pool.

Roger, we watched the fireworks from the roof a few times, too.

Susan, thanks! They're off now. I promise.

Amanda, thanks. Maybe we're doing an injustice to our kids by trying to protect them as much as we are?

Elizabeth, that's why I put the youngest in the middle. The other two were told to hold her down if she tried to get up.

Mar 29, 2011 10:59 AM

Amanda Simpson

Keller Williams Realty - Fayetteville, NC

E-I don't have children, so that should make me an expert in the field of parenting.. :) When I have children, obviously the most important thing is safety and health, but next to the obvious, I know that my top priority will be that they are independent, self-sufficient young adults when they leave the house....so yeah, I think children are protected way to much in some areas and not given nearly enough attention in others.....my "expert" opinion.

Mar 30, 2011 01:33 PM

Eric Michael

Remerica Integrity, Realtors®, Northville, MI - Livonia, MI

Metro Detroit Real Estate Professional 734.564.1519

Amanda, sounds good, thought things definitely change one you have kids.

Mar 31, 2011 10:21 AM