As the song goes, “Its the most wonderful time of the year...” Christmas has certainly changed for me. What happened to the excitement that I use to feel as a child? Where did the longing for Santa to visit me go to? Is this a sign of getting older? I hope not!
Christmas as a newly wed was so romantic. Sitting in front of the Christmas tree together opening up our gifts and sharing laughs and the thrill of being a “ new family,” make me smile and warms my heart when I think of those times today. In my mind, I can see and feel the sheer joy and love of the holiday.
When our children were born—the spirit of the holiday lived on. We created family traditions and rituals that we did together. From cutting down the family Christmas tree to having our children brew our morning coffee on Christmas morning, before any gifts were opened—and finally watching the movie “A Christmas Story” every Christmas—who cared that we all knew the script by heart—it was the fact that we were together.
Now that the kids are grown up and on their own, I have had to learn to let go or rather let them go and hope that they too create their own family ...
I'D RATHER DRIVE
So this is what it's come to:
When you travel by air these days, not only do you have to pay for your ticket, pay to have your luggage checked, pay to have a sandwich on your flight and pay to listen to music or watch an in-flight movie, you also have to arrive an hour and a half early to go through preflight security screening. Oh, by the way, don't forget to tip the luggage handler or the bags that you PAID to get checked may end up...
My Dreams Have Come True!
Yes,it is true...chocolate is good for you! I always in my heart believed this. Since I was always smiling when eating my chocolate. Now I don't have do my nasty habit in hiding any longer. Now I can just look at people and smile smugly while eating chocolate knowing that I am working on improving my mood and brain function.
Chocolate just like coffee is addicting. Possibly because it contains an array of other psychoactive compounds that may...
This past weekend I was up north expecting to spend my Saturday fishing and boating on Lake Montcalm. Instead I awoke to a cold rainy dreary day—with a lot of wind. Not exactly perfect fishing weather. What to do with the 5 year old niece and 10 year old nephew?? Jump in the car and head over to Anderson and Girls Orchard in Stanton MI. Around PM I bundled up the kids jumped in the car and headed to the cider mill. I have never been to Anderson's but a few folks had told me...
Lake Chemung Community Update
Does lake front property hold its value in a volatile real estate market? I am asked this many times and must confess, that even though I live on Lake Chemung, I hate to believe that prices have dropped.....but they have. Lake front property has not had as drastic of a drop in value nor as quickly as other areas in Livingston County, but none the less— home prices have dropped!
According the the MLS (multi listing...
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As the New Year gets under way, I feel good about what it holds for all of us. I truly believe the economy is improving...
We’ve been through a lot in the past couple years.
As the economy crashed, a lot of baby boomers have...
GREAT NEWS IN REAL ESTATE!!!
A recap of this past year in real estate shows some very significant...
Mortgage Rates surveyed by Freddie Mac hit new lows this week.
Freddie Mac's Primary...
