Billi Evans's (billimissourirealtor) Blog

I want to start off by saying I'm not Billi. She is nice and would never write this blog. So I'm guest blogging because she is swamped with business and mentioned to me that she hasn't had time to blog lately and even though I don't usually blog, I have something to say, so here goes. I'm a full ...

When I was a kid I accompanied my Papa to many livestock auctions. The thought still brings back pleasant memories. Then later as a young adult I went through a horse ownership  "phase" prompting trips back to the auction barn. But on Saturday I attended my first real estate auction and it was an...

In the last week I've had to watch television reports, hear radio discussions, listen to office chatter and skip over newspaper articles all about where LeBron James wants to play basketball. Let's be honest, who really cares? Will it affect my life or the lives of my sons? Will it stimulate the ...

The Springfield Art Museum is now hosting the 49thannual Watercolor USA, a national competitive exhibition designed to recognize and encourage water media painting. In addition, the competition further stimulates the collecting of original works of art. Museum Hours are Tuesday through Saturday ...

Yesterday I read a blog by Paula Hamilton about a woman who painted portraits of soldiers who had died in the line of duty. The painter's sacrifice was truly amazing. On the Today Show this morning was a segment about a woman who uses her horse to help children who are fighting cancer in their ba...

JOIN THE FUN JUNE 12 AT SPS RUN AND COMMUNITY FAIR Springfield Public Schools will host the first Support SPS Run & Community Fair on Saturday, June 12, at JFK Stadium on the Parkview High School campus. The morning will start at 8:30 a.m. with a 5K race, which is open to walkers and runners. A f...

On the tread again watching another episode of Oprah's Debt Diet series. Once again families that are hundreds of thousands of dollars in debt (not counting home mortgages) let debt counselors in their homes to help get their lives back on track. I think one of the best pieces of advice was to gi...

Over the weekend I took my eleven year old son to a St. Louis Cardinal baseball game. I have to say I wasn't real excited about the three day mini vacation but honestly ended up having a great trip. As we were leaving the game I told my son to grab my hand while we were crossing heavy traffic. I ...

It is being reported that Joran Van der Sloot has confesed to killing a 21 year old woman in Peru 5 years to the day from when the Dutchman was last seen with and became the prime suspect in U.S. teen Natalee Holloway's 2005 disappearance in Aruba. I asked myself could it have really been 5 years...

 I don't like rainy or even overcast days. They dampen my spirit. So on such a day in the Ozarks, I thought I'd share my thoughts on a subject that has dampened the spirit of most of America: BP. The company just doesn't seem to do anything right. First of all they openly admitted that their mist...