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This Week...A Memorable Week


What a week!   We honored a man whose inspiration crossed all lines…age, ethnicity, male, female, religion, etc., and who was taken far too soon. 


Snowflakes are pretty patterns etched in water's dreams.
Anthony T. Hincks



We observed something this country was founded on…a smooth transition of governmental leadership from one administration to another. 

Kindness is like snow. It beautifies everything it covers.
Kahlil Gibran

Southeast Texas and the coastal region were gifted with snow and icy roads.  Houston doesn’t have hills or mountains but adults and children made the most of what little elevation there was to fashion sleds out of whatever they could find. 


When snow falls, nature listens.
Antoinette Van Kleef


And our Houston Police and Fire Departments had a little fun as well with a friendly snowball fight!

 

                                          

 

Snow provokes responses that reach right back to childhood.
Andy Goldsworthy

 

 

 

Houstonians do not know how to drive in the snow and ice! No one was on the road on Tuesday and very few ventured out on Wednesday due to the ice. We stayed in primarily to avoid the crazies who think nothing of speeding through icy streets. 



Life is like a blanket of snow. Be careful how
you step on it. Every step will show.
Unknown

 



Have a wonderful weekend!

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Wayne Martin
Wayne M Martin - Oswego, IL
Real Estate Broker - Retired

Good morning Kathy. If you got enough snow to make snowballs you got more than we got in Oswego Illinois. Our weather was likely colder. Hopefully you will be returning to normal temps soon and the snow will be a memory. Enjoy your day.

Jan 25, 2025 04:56 AM
Kathy Streib

Wayne Martin we had 3 or 4 inches, and some areas had more. It wasn't as cold as it was when it snowed in 2021. I didn't make any snowballs or snowmen. I would have loved to have gone down a hill, though. 

Jan 25, 2025 10:17 AM
Kat Palmiotti
eXp Commercial, Referral Divison - Kalispell, MT
Helping your Montana dreams take root

Love your overview of this past week. Lots of things happened!

Jan 25, 2025 06:01 AM
Kathy Streib

Kat Palmiotti it seemed like it to me!  I wish we'd had another day of snow but  I'm sure many others were happy to get back to normal. 

Jan 25, 2025 10:22 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker
Coldwell Banker Realty - Charlotte, NC
Your Greater Charlotte Real Estate Broker

Good morning, Kathy... people in the Charlotte area don't know how to drive in snow either! I stay off the roads as much as possible if we get snow.

Jan 25, 2025 06:11 AM
Kathy Streib

Nina Hollander, Broker which is why we stayed off the roads. 

Jan 25, 2025 01:05 PM
Kathy Streib

Nina Hollander, Broker I was watching a local reporter talking about the roads. She was at a corner and urging everyone to slow down or stay off of them. A few seconds later...Bam   a car skidded and hit another car. 

Jan 25, 2025 10:29 AM
Nina Hollander, Broker

Kathy Streib isn't that how it always happens?

Jan 25, 2025 12:34 PM
Joe Mojica
Laer Realty Partners Bowen - Port St Lucie, FL
Your Home Adds Value to You

Kathy- your approach to summarize the week in Houston was like watching the sun rise in the morning, bright and shiny. I love it when people can see the beauty and blessings we encounter each day.  Thanks for sharing.   Have a warm and cozy weekend.   Joe

Jan 25, 2025 06:23 AM
Kathy Streib

Awwww Thank you Joe Mojica that is so kind of you!!!!  I try to see the donut and not the hole!!!

Jan 25, 2025 01:08 PM
Sharon Tara
Sharon Tara Transformations - Portsmouth, NH
Retired New Hampshire Home Stager

We have been blessed with very little snow this year so far. I hope it stays that way!

Jan 25, 2025 07:11 AM
Kathy Streib

Sharon Tara I love it when it snows but don't like the ice on the roads. You should head south!!

Jan 25, 2025 01:09 PM
George Souto
George Souto NMLS #65149 - Middletown, CT
Your Connecticut Mortgage Expert

Kathy it may come as news, but there are a lot of people who live in the Northeast who also do not know how to drive in snow and ice.   🤪

Jan 25, 2025 07:14 AM
Kathy Streib

George Souto LOL I learned when we lived in Leesburg VA that cars have a mind of their own when the roads are icy. 

Jan 25, 2025 01:16 PM
Dorie Dillard Austin TX
Coldwell Banker Realty ~ 512.750.6899 - Austin, TX
NW Austin ~ Canyon Creek and Spicewood/Balcones

Good morning Kathy,

It's been quite a week! You captured the high lights as only you can do. You definitely got more snow than we did! You were smart not to venture out with the crazies that could have been on the road!

Jan 25, 2025 07:26 AM
Kathy Streib

Dorie Dillard Austin TX, there are so many bayous here that you can't drive without going over a bridge. I saw videos of cars sliding around the 610 Loop. 

Jan 25, 2025 01:18 PM
Roy Kelley
Retired - Gaithersburg, MD

Good Saturday morning, Kathy. I like your quote selections.

Enjoy the weekend!

Jan 25, 2025 09:52 AM
Kathy Streib

Roy Kelley thank you!!! Hope that you and Chef Dolores are staying warm. 

Jan 25, 2025 01:18 PM
Aura Alex
Seattle, WA
Retired Real Estate Pro

Hello Kathy,

Even with my experience driving in the snow back when I lived in New England, I still don’t enjoy driving in the snow here in the Pacific NW (even though it’s rare). I’m starting to wonder if it’s not the snow—maybe it’s just me joining the “Old Farts Club”!😄

I am impressed by your tech skills in making the snow video!

Jan 25, 2025 09:54 AM
Kathy Streib

Aura Alex I never think of my age until my knees remind me! LOL The snow was courtesy of the Lumyer app on my iPhone!    Thank you. 

Jan 25, 2025 01:20 PM
Anna "Banana" Kruchten
Retired Broker/Owner - Phoenix, AZ
602-380-4886

I hope your weather warms up Kathy!  It's been cold here in PHX but thank goodness no snow!

Jan 25, 2025 10:18 AM
Kathy Streib

Anna "Banana" Kruchten we are around 60 degrees but overcast and damp. It feels cold. 

Jan 25, 2025 01:21 PM
Will Hamm
Hamm Homes - Aurora, CO
"Where There's a Will, There's a Way!"

Hello Kathy and love that the police can take sometime to play in the snow.  Does not happen often there.  Make it a great day,  We have snow now.

Jan 25, 2025 10:35 AM
Kathy Streib

Will Hamm It's a good way to interact with the community. WOW...stay in!!! Enjoy the snow. 

Jan 25, 2025 01:26 PM
Lew Corcoran
Better Living Real Estate, LLC - East Bridgewater, MA
Expert guidance. Exceptional results.

Thanks for sharing the heartwarming and humorous moments from this memorable week in Southeast Texas, Kathy Streib - it's clear that the region's residents know how to make even the most unusual weather events into a fun and festive experience. I'm grateful for your creative spin on these winter wonderland scenes!

Jan 25, 2025 12:23 PM
Kathy Streib

Lew Corcoran we so seldom get snow, all of us are like kids when it snows!  Mine are courtesy of some apps on my iPhone. I have fun with it, 

Jan 25, 2025 01:28 PM
Wanda Kubat-Nerdin - Wanda Can!
Red Rock Real Estate (435) 632-9374 - St. George, UT
Southern Utah's Preferred Real Estate Agent.

Many wonderful things happened this week, I do agree, Kathy! Am looking forward ot all of the positive changes coming our way. Years ago, the sky dropped 6 1/2 inches of snow onto the downtown, St. George area, what a fluke! We made the most of it by making snowmen, then donning jackets, hats, gloves and scarves and singing Christmas carols in the street.

What a FUN time!

Jan 25, 2025 03:51 PM
Brian England
Ambrose Realty Management LLC - Gilbert, AZ
MBA, GRI, REALTOR® Real Estate in East Valley AZ

Hopefully, Larry isn't too grouchy today after your Cougars took down the Jayhawks yesterday, haha.

Jan 26, 2025 04:16 AM
Dr. Paula McDonald
Beam & Branch Realty - Granbury, TX
Granbury, TX 936-203-0279

Love the video on that snowball fight with the police department. Very cool.

Jan 27, 2025 04:21 PM