Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area... Winterwood, Lake Winterwood and Remington. There arecurrently 0 home for sale Winterwood - 0 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 0  There are currently 5 homes under contract for sale with prices ranging from $409,000 to $500,000 Winterwood - 2 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 3   In  2016 there have been 4 sales with prices ranging from $348,500 to $549,900 Winterwood - 3 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 1  A further breakout shows what type of homes sold... New Construction: 0% Bank Owned:  0% Short Sales:  0% Regular Re-sales:  100%  Average Days on Market was:  97  *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 03/16/2016

  Happy Friday!  Hang in there, you have almost made it to the weekend! Any big plans? Maybe some green beer???   (That is next week you know!!) Maybe getting your tourney bracket ready? (That is next week too!) Or maybe just some good old chill time! Whatever you do I hope it is grand.  Enjoy the quotes and I’ll see you next Friday with some new ones. …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Never mind what others do; do better than yourself, beat your own record from day to day and you are a success! ~William J. H. Boetcker  Be a first rate version of yourself, not a second rate version of someone else. ~Judy Garland (I might have shared this one before, it is one of my favs)  Facts are cheap, information is plentiful, and knowledge... 03/10/2016

  Happy Friday! I hope that your week is ending nicely. We continue to be super WET around these parts. They count our “winter” season from October 1 – March 1st and we are officially the wettest winter on record. And if things don’t change soon, we are going to the wettest spring as well. March came in like a lion and so far there is no sign of that lamb!If you are having sunshine – please enjoy it for me!!!!!!!!!!!Enjoy the quotes as well. I’ll see you next Friday with some new ones.…geri~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ It is not enough to be buys, so are the ants. The question is, “What are you busy about?”   ~Henry David Thoreau Choices are the hinges of destiny. ~Edwin Markham To be yourself in a world that is constantly trying to make ... 03/03/2016

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area, zip code 98042...There are currently 61 homes for sale with prices ranging from $220,000  to $1,128,888.•1 and 2-bedrooms homes for sale: 5•3 bedroom homes for sale: 29•4 bedroom homes for sale: 21•5+ bedroom homes for sale: 6 There were 41 homes that sold in February, 2016.   37 were re-sale homes and 4 were new construction.A further breakout shows what type of homes sold...•New Construction:  10%•Bank Owned: 5%•Short Sales:  5%•Regular Re-sales:  80% The average sale price was: $356,599   Average Days on Market was: 57Low sales price was: $190,000High sales price was: $589,950 *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 03/02/2016

    Happy Friday! And can you believe that it is almost Happy March!  WOW, where did the month of February go??    Although I will say yesterday I moved my office to the deck cause it was so nice out, and it felt more like April or May than February!  What a stunning day.  I hope you got some sun wherver you are.  Any big weekend plans?  Our daughte is coming down for chili on Sunday so I’m cooking tomorrow and then hanging with the family on Sunday.  Should be just delightful! Whatever you do – have a fantastic time.  See ya next Friday, until then have a splendid day. …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  The nice part of living in a small town is that when I don’t know what I’m doing, someone else does.  ~Source Unknown We are t... 02/25/2016

   Happy Friday.  I hope your week is ending nicely. If you were off Monday, I bet it went faster than normal. And if you had to work Monday – well, at least you made it to Friday!!   Congrats! Enjoy the quotes and I’ll see you next week with some new ones. …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You are the only person on earth who can use your ability. ~Unknown  Life is like a bicycle. You don’t fall off unless you plan to stop peddling. ~Claude Pepper  Learn from the mistakes of others. You can’t live long enough to make them all yourself. ~Eleanor Roosevelt  Be yourself. Who else is better qualified? ~Frank Gibbin II  Let us be grateful to people who make us happy, they are the charming gardeners who make our souls blossom. ~M... 02/18/2016

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area... Winterwood, Lake Winterwood and Remington. There is currently 1 home for sale listed at $409,000 Winterwood - 0 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 1  There are currently 4 homes under contract for sale with prices ranging from $349,950 to $549,900 Winterwood - 3 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 1   In  2016 there have been 2 sales with prices ranging from $434,950 to $499,900 Winterwood - 2 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 0  A further breakout shows what type of homes sold... New Construction: 0% Bank Owned:  0% Short Sales:  0% Regular Re-sales:  100%  Average Days on Market was:  149  *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 02/15/2016

    Happy Friday and Happy Valentine’s Day!  I hope this finds you having a lovely Friday.  Rather wet again for us, and I am not sure if it is easier or harder to take after those beautiful spring days we had earlier in the week. Oh my did I log some miles!! It was stunning :)     I am officially ready for SPRING! It is a 3 day weekend for many. Are you off Monday? Do you have any big plans for Valentine’s Day or the long weekend? I hope whatever you do it is splendid. No real plans on our end, but my husband's birthday is Monday so I am sure we will at the very least toast to that. Happy Birthday honey!!  Enjoy the quotes and I will see you next Friday with some new ones. Until then, hug the ones you love – it is Valentine’s day after all :) …geri  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~... 02/11/2016

   Happy Friday and Happy February!   WOW, the first month of the year is gone and I am still writing 2015 ½ the time.   I hope that January was a good month for you.   And ready or not February is here.  With 29 days this year I might add.  So if this year feels longer than normal – well it is :) Any big super bowl plans??  We are cooking… something...  Still to be determined… and or daughte is coming down to watch the big game.  Whatever you do, whether you are a football fan or not, I hope you have a great weekend and get to partake in some yummy Super Bowl food!!!!!!!!! Enjoy the quotes and I’ll see you next week. ….geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Courage does not always roar.  Sometimes it is the quiet voice at the end of the day... 02/04/2016

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area, zip code 98042...There are currently 68 homes for sale with prices ranging from $167,900  to $1,838,000.•1 and 2-bedrooms homes for sale: 7•3 bedroom homes for sale: 28•4 bedroom homes for sale: 22•5+ bedroom homes for sale: 11 There were 58 homes that sold in Januar, 2016.   58 were re-sale homes and 0 were new construction.A further breakout shows what type of homes sold...•New Construction:  0%•Bank Owned: 0%•Short Sales:  0%•Regular Re-sales:  100% The average sale price was: $406,106    Average Days on Market was: 41Low sales price was: $239,950High sales price was: $2,000,000 *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 02/03/2016

  Happy last Friday in January!    And isn’t it crazy that the first month of the year is almost over, not sure where it has gone.  I guess time flies when you are having fun :)   I hope your first month of the year has been a good one. Do you have any big plans for the weekend?   I need to get some desk work done for a meeting next week, but I should find some movie watching, book reading time as well.   I hope whatever you do you have a fantastic weekend.  Enjoy the quotes and I’ll see you next month!! …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  A word to the wise ain’t necessary, it’s the stupid ones who need the advice.  ~Bill Cosby  Advice is what we ask for when we already know the answer, but wish we didn’t.  ~Erica J... 01/28/2016

  Happy Friday! I hope your morning is going well.  Over an inch of rain again yesterday for us. Sure not the dry winter that we were promised!! And while I feel like we might float away the eastern ½ of the US is bracing for winter weather. I hope you are not flying this weekend, tons of flights already cancelled and they say the ripple effect will be felt all over for days. Sounds like a good reason to stay home to me. But then that is my fav so it doesn’t take much to think staying home in my pj’s is the best.  And if you live in the path of the storm, stay safe! Enjoy the quotes and I’ll see you next Friday with some new ones. Until then… HAPPY FRIDAY! …geri  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ In the end, it is important to remember... 01/22/2016

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area... Winterwood, Lake Winterwood and Remington. There is currently 1 home for sale listed at $409,000 Winterwood - 0 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 1  There are currently 3 homes under contract for sale with prices ranging from $349,950 to $499,900 Winterwood - 3 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 0   In  2015 there were 37 sales with prices ranging from $335,000 to $535,000 Winterwood - 11 Lake Winterwood - 8 Remington - 18  A further breakout shows what type of homes sold... New Construction: 0% Bank Owned:  2.5% Short Sales: 11% Regular Re-sales:  86.5%  Average Days on Market was:  59  *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 01/15/2016

  Happy Friday! Yep, I am here with some more quotes, thus it must be Friday J   I hope that your day is starting just swell. Do you have any plans for the 3-day weekend? Mine will be a bit of work, but mostly play… time with friends and family, some football watching (GO HAWKS!), a walk or two… should be perfect. Woo hoo for me!   I hope whatever you do you have a lovely weekend as well. Enjoy the quotes and I’ll see you next week with some new ones.  …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ You can tell a lot about a person’s character by what they laugh at. ~Unknown  It is the mark of an educated mind to be able to entertain a thought without accepting it. ~Aristotle  A fanatic is one who can’t change his mind and won’t change the su... 01/14/2016

  Happy 2016! I hope that the New Year is starting off just peachy! We are finally drying out and having some SUN, so I am a happy girl. December was the 2nd wettest December of all time. And after an amazing summer with tons of sunshine, we finished the year 8 inches over normal in the rain fall department. Good thing we had a dry summer or we really would have floated away! Enjoy the quotes and I’ll see you next Friday with some new ones. Until then have a great weekend. I’ll be rooting for my HAWKS!  …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~  Negative and positives are most always based on perception and ten to rent space in our minds and largely dictate our reaction to situations. ~M. Raymond Sheppard  We have a tendency to exalt ourselves and to dwell... 01/07/2016

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area, zip code 98042...There are currently 64 homes for sale with prices ranging from $167,900  to $1,838,000.•1 and 2-bedrooms homes for sale: 5•3 bedroom homes for sale: 30•4 bedroom homes for sale: 25•5+ bedroom homes for sale: 4 There were 58 homes that sold in Decemer, 2015.   54 were re-sale homes and 4 were new construction.A further breakout shows what type of homes sold...•New Construction:  7%•Bank Owned: 2%•Short Sales:  8.5%•Regular Re-sales:  82.5% The average sale price was: $320,520    Average Days on Market was: 48Low sales price was: $142,200High sales price was: $532,000 *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 01/06/2016

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area... Winterwood, Lake Winterwood and Remington. There is currently 1 home for sale listed at $349,950 Winterwood - 1 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 0  There are currently 3 homes under contract for sale with prices ranging from $409,000 to $499,900 Winterwood - 2 Lake Winterwood - 0 Remington - 1   In  2015 there have been 36 sales with prices ranging from $335,000 to $535,000 Winterwood - 11 Lake Winterwood - 8 Remington - 17  A further breakout shows what type of homes sold... New Construction: 0% Bank Owned: 3% Short Sales: 9% Regular Re-sales:  88%  Average Days on Market was:  56  *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 12/19/2015

   Happy Friday! I hope you are having just a lovely Friday and a fantastic holiday season.   Are you ready for the big day??? According to my handy dandy screen saver we have 6 days / 17 hours / 01 minutes / 30 seconds until the big day! Yep Jolly Old Saint Nick himself will be arriving before you know it… ready or not here he comes!!    And I am happy to say that I am mostly ready! Still the last minute foods to be bought or prepped, but beyond that the only thing left for me is to wrap. And as of yesterday all my packages have arrived so I can now commence with the paper and bows! I was certainly the queen of on-line shopping this year. Nothing like filling my Christmas mug with fresh brewed coffee (thanks to my husband keeping our cabinet full of freshly roasted beans!), putting a C... 12/17/2015

     Happy Friday!  I hope your week is ending nicely.   Any big plans for the weekend? We are just two weeks to Christmas, so maybe you will be shopping or decorating or doing what I love… baking :)   I hope whatever you do it is super fun and I hope the weather cooperates! WOW, what a WET week we have had around here! And they say more rain is on the way. Although back to snow in the mountains, so the skiers and snowboarders will be happy. Enjoy this weeks selection of quotes and I’ll see you next Friday with some new ones. …geri ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Go over, under, around, or through… but never give up. ~Anonymous  Sometimes in the winds of change we find our true direction. ~Unknown  The important things of tomorrow are pro... 12/10/2015

 Here is a quick look at what it going on in the real estate market in our area, zip code 98042...There are currently 87 homes for sale with prices ranging from $150,000  to $1,838,000.•1 and 2-bedrooms homes for sale: 6•3 bedroom homes for sale: 40•4 bedroom homes for sale: 35•5+ bedroom homes for sale: 6 There were 38 homes that sold in November, 2015.   36 were re-sale homes and 2 were new construction.A further breakout shows what type of homes sold...•New Construction:  5%•Bank Owned: 5%•Short Sales:  10%•Regular Re-sales:  80% The average sale price was: $317,207    Average Days on Market was: 34Low sales price was: $175,000High sales price was: $770,000 *These are sales listed in the MLS only, it does not reflect any private sales. 12/04/2015