Country Charm- Just Listed!

Just Listed in Bullard $214,933.......2068 sq ft house, 20 x 30 Barn, on 1.624 Acres.

Click on the link below for the virtual tour,

http://vu.realbiz360.com//Listing-166992.html

Cute-ness,

A Realtor friend of mine and her girls made these cupcakes.......she sent me the picture.
Clever and Cute.....

Word of the Day......

I believe most people do not understand the difference between Average and Median. So here goes -- another Real Estate lesson:

The average (or mean) is the sum of the values of all the observations, divided by the number of observations. It is the average value.

The median is the value at which 50% of the observations lie above, and 50% lie below.

Example: You have a list of numbers,

100 + 110 + 130 + 150 + 200 + 225 + 250 + 325 + 500 = 1990 / 9 (numbers) = 221

221 is the Average

200 is the Median

Glad you know the difference now?

Housing Stats April 2009

According to MLS data compiled by the Real Estate Center at Texas A&M University.

Tyler April 2009 Stats

Number of Sales = 221
Change from last year = down 22.7%
Median Price = $132,600
Change from last year = down 2.1%
Months of Inventory = 11.7

I will be blogging this report each month. Look under Label on the right side of the homepage and click Real Estate Housing Stats to compare each month's stats.

Popsicles

Sticky little kid......Layton loves his popsicles.

Sweet boys!

This is a sweet picture of Connor (left), my cousin's son, and Layton (my grandson).......they are 3 months apart in age. Layton is the older one. They met again this last weekend.........they were so cute together.

Yea it was Red.......

Well, I made a Red Velvet Cake for work this week. I also made a new buttercream icing, that I was not happy with, but by the time I re-created it, it tasted Great!

The new buttercream icing, consisted of, 2 sticks of butter, (yes 2), 1 jar of marshmallow creme, powdered sugar and vanilla. I was not loving the taste, so instead of throwing it down the drain, I added one brick of cream cheese and more powdered sugar.

Yes, it was good, how could it not be.......omg, it was fattening. Oh well.......

Tyler, a Great Place to Live!

Greater Tyler Association of Realtors had a their monthy meeting today at Hollytree Country Club. Great Meeting. Barbara Bass, Tyler's mayor spoke.

Did you know:

• Grande Blvd extension to Paluxy may be open in July 2009.
• Rose Rudman Trail has been extended to Rieck Road then South to Grande, tunnel access under South Broadway and extends to Old Jacksonville. Can you believe? Walk it.....and tell me about it.
• Reserve base will be built across from where Kelly/Goodyear use to be on Hwy 31. 800 Reservist will be in Tyler at least two times a month, which will bring business to Tyler.
• New VA Hospital will be constructed close to UT Health Center.
• Plans to extend North Broadway to I-20, construction of housing and commercial. Tyler needs to be visible from I-20.
• Approved funds to continue Loop 49 from Hwy 155 - I-20. Within 5 years, it is projected that you will be able to travel from Hwy 110 Whitehouse to I-20.

Pretty interesting. Tyler is still a great place to live.

Information deemed reliable but not guaranteed.

Sweet and Innocent.....

This is sweet Delaney.......I am listing their house in Bullard. She is the baby of the family, and she knows that picture taking is for her. So precious and innocent! Don't you just wish that you could walk up to someone and say "take one of me, of me?"......

Stay tuned for pictures of the listing next week. :)

Fabulous Home with Pool!

Let's talk Real Estate......Awesome, immaculate house, close to 3000 sq ft, with a gunite pool and landscaped yard.

11182 Fox Trail, Flint, $305,433 Virtual Tour http://vu.realbiz360.com/Listing-146468.html

If you know a friend or relative that may be interested, tell them to give me a call.

Layton's First Time in the Pool!

This is the day I have been waiting for since we built the pool ....... the day I would be swimming with my grandbabies. Layton's first time in the pool, well last year we put him in the pool for a second, but he was too little.....brand new baby at that point.

Today, he absolutely loved it. The pool is still a little cool, his little teeth chattered at the end, but he was still loving it. Look at that white belly, above......ha!

Day to Remember

Memorial Day, May 25, 2009. I believe we all forget what Memorial Day is all about. It seems we all get excited about one more day off from work.

Just a few words to remind us of the meaning behind this important day. Memorial Day, originally called Decoration Day, is a day of remembrance for those who have died in our nation's service.

Today, I give "thanks" for everyone who has served our Country........and also, for the ones, serving our Country TODAY! God Bless America!!!!

SPLASH.....

At church today, Pastor David Dykes, conveyed a great acronym..... S P L A S H, "Show people Love and show HIM". (Of course, when I thought about blogging the acronym, the splash had to include food, ha!)

My prayer each day, is for God to put me exactly where I am suppose to be and that when I walk in a room, people can just breathe and know that I have accepted Jesus as my Savior and that there is something different about me.

We all get so busy with life, what a different world this would be if we would just slow down and Love one another. I am preaching to myself right now...........

Can you believe?

Today, Lauren, found a prize in her cereal.....a $25 gift card.....can you believe? Remember, when we were kids, we all dug around in the cereal for the Prize. I guess I will start looking through the cereal now. And, I hope we are not the only ones that still eat Lucky Charms. :)

So me....

If I have a granddaughter one day, I just think I will have to create a room setting that looks like this picture. This picture makes me reminisce and miss Lauren being at home. It seems we were always changing her room color. She was all girl and all pink.

I deal with clients all the time that will not paint a room because, it may not go with the house. Take it from me, paint the room and have fun with your kids. They grow up way too fast. :)

Venus, purrrrrrh....

I was taking pictures yesterday at a house and their cat, "Venus" just sprawled out for the picture. So funny.....it was like she knew I was taking pictures. Sometimes, we just have to stop our busy lives, and laugh!

Cute as Pie!

There are some things in life, that you just say "ahhhhhh". Brand new baby birds in my Aunt's yard! Thanks LuLu,

Etsy House

Since I have started blogging......I have come across and learned so many new things. It is so exciting. This picture is called "Etsy House". I really love "etsy", which means bascially, all things homemade. If you google "etsy", you can sift through pages of wonderful homemade items. If you have time on your hands, try it.

I scream for Ice Cream!

This is my all time favorite on ice cream sandwiches. I am always looking for low-fat, low calorie desserts, since I live for sweets. If you have not tired these, just run out and get you a box......I have already had one tonight, but man, I may have to have another..... yUm....

It's just a Man on a Horse Baby Girl.....

I have posted this picture of my daddy riding his horse.....Everytime I look at this picture I think about the movie "Something to Talk About", with Julia Roberts.

There is a famous quote in the movie, you may remember it......"It's just a man on a Horse Baby Girl, nothing more than a man on a horse". I am sure my mother just loves seeing my daddy on his horse. Settle down Mother........

Married "49" years on July 9th, and, they are still so much "in love".......ahhhhh!

Aren't they just cute as pie.......which reminds me, I need to name this blog post a pie, right mother? Here goes, "I just love that man on a horse, glad I married him, and don't want to live without him" PIE. I think this pie would be made with chocolate and lots of meringue.

If you do not understand all of this pie stuff, read the blog post below entitled "Marshmallow Mermaid Pie".

This picture was taken on Mother's Day.
Love y'all,