Tiny Treasures...

"As you go through this day, look for tiny treasures strategically placed along the way. I lovingly go before you and plant little pleasures to brighten your day. Look carefully for them, and pluck them one by one. When you reach the end of the day, you will have gathered a lovely bouquet. Offer it up to Me with a grateful heart. Receive My Peace as you lie down to sleep, with thankful thoughts playing a lullaby in your mind."  Jesus Calling

All wired up!

Layton standing in front of their new Christmas Tree!

Love love love this kid! Haircut and all!

Entrepreneur of the Year...

I am so honored and appreciative of this award!  Entrepreneur of the Year from the Women Council of Realtors...  I truly love my job and I love Real Estate!

God, Family, Real Estate!

I am blessed!

22753 Diamond Bay, Frankston, TX 75763...

New Listing!

http://vt.realbiz360.com/Listing-1471926.html

Gingerbread boys...

Gingerbread Boys...
Layton and I love Gingerbread... this recipe is so good and it makes your house smell wonderful!

1 cup shortening
1 cup sugar
1 egg
1 cup molasses
2 T vinegar
5 Cups Flour
1 1/2  t soda
1/2 t salt
2 1/2 t ginger
1 t cinnamon
1 t cloves

Cream shortening with sugar.  Add egg, molasses and vinegar.  Beat well.  Add dry ingredients. Mix well.  Chill 3 hours.  Roll out on lightly floured board and cut with your favorite gingerbread boy.  Place on greased cookie sheet, or use parchment paper.  Bake at 375 for 5-6 minutes.  Cool lightly and remove to a rack and cool.  Decorate with confectioners icing!  Note:  I mix confectioners sugar with a little bit of water, you want it thick, put in a ziploc bag and cut a very small hole in the bottom corner of the bag!

November Swimming? ...

So, Layton was wild, I told him, just go jump in the pool... I didn't ever imagine he would... And he did!  Ice cold water... And he played in it for at least 30 minutes!  First polar bear swim this year!!!

November postcard...

Love Real Estate and the Holidays!

Home Sweet Home...

After being gone a week, I am finally almost home... On flight to Tyler...

Pic below is leaving San Francisco...

Pic below, is leaving DFW to Tyler...

I am so blessed to be able to have a successful real estate business along with the experience of being the 2013 President of the Greater Tyler Association of Realtors.  I can't even put in words everything I have learned over the last 5 years about our local, state and national associations.  There is more than meets the eye, for sure!  I am blessed to have Realtors around me serving our association that really care.  This year has flown by, no pun intended!

Surely,✈

Coming home and in between!

Full House  -house on Broderick...

Keeping the exterior front only... Deep gutting, I would say...

Google earth, just out and about!

Top of Lombard St. The crooked street!

Bottom of Lombard ...

Seals at the wharf!  Arf arf arf arf ...

Stinks I must say! My body feels like this today... Too much food...

Lauren is trying to hold her breath! Lol

Jacks Cannery Bar, fun time... 

Muir Woods with the past, present and future president of GTAR.

Alcatraz with my Waller. Looking back to San Francisco. 

Napa Valley with the group!

Kind of working... Advertising!

My assistant and I ... :)

Napa Valley group pose!

Tablescape November 3, 2013...

Tablescape by my mother for her Sunday School class :)

No other...

Whew, read this one!  Simple stuff but we always try to do things on our own!

Quietness and trust... Strength .

"This is what the Sovereign Lord, the Holy One of Israel, says: “In repentance and rest is your salvation, in quietness and trust is your strength, but you would have none of it.”

—Isaiah 30:15