Hello and welcome to my first monthly blog. I thought this might be a better way to communicate back & forth about what's happening in our household as well as keep you posted on the real estate front.
Christmas was a blast with so much activity around the house. Jessy and Dave & lauren were all home (with Isabella), and with all the holiday hoopla, we were a little exhausted to say the least when everyone left.
Kelly is trying to whip me into shape... my first week in the gym has provided me with a twisted ankle, a pulled rib, and leg muscles that are just now able to coordinate walking again. Isn't good health fun?
Real estate is still sluggish, but I've been blessed with a great finish to 2006, and a pretty nice start to 2007. Hopefully with all this buying activity, some of the old inventory will flush from the system, and allow us to get back to a real economy around here. I'm optimistic.
Golf season starts in April, so does motorcycle season... it was nice having a mild start to our winter, but it has made me a little more anxious than usual for the nice weather to get here. Soon enough I suppose.
Jessy is graduating from Western this spring, and heavily pursuing schools to complete her masters in Speech Pathology... you go girl. Dave is heading overseas in April for a month to train, and there are rumors of another Iraq deployment before summer... lets hope not.
Have I told you about my wonderful granddaughter??? :0)
See you in a few weeks
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- My current listings - click property search on the home page
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- Face Book
- Somerset Lending Corp - Brad Saarela
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- Michigan Fair Housing
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- Accu Spec home inspections - Dave Jones
- Home repairs made easy
- How stuff works
- Gofrank & Mattina CPA - Vince Mattina
- The Pointe After embroiderie etc.
Recommended professional services
- Golden Eagle Productions - Video projects, weddings and events - Thomas Belian
- Riff Lab Studios - Voice overs and other recording needs - Dave Kuprianiak
- Sheilas Cleaning Co. - Sheila Figurski - 586-747-2690
- Hotfood2you.com - 248-305-5160 - Catering and delivery service
- Greenline Lawn/Landscaping Service - 248-765-1626
- RD Weis - Flooring Solutions - Kerry Eldridge - 248-548-8434 - keldridge@rdweis.com
- Gary Grochowski - Commercial Real Estate Broker - L Mason Capitani - ggrochowski@Lmcap.com - 248.637.9700
- Pradip Sengupta - IPS Technology Services - IT consulting - 248-835-9895 - pradip_sengupta@ipsts.com - www.ipsts.com
- Melissa & Paul Patrash - Premier Designs High Fashion Jewelry - 586-306-1468 - melissapatrash@comcast.net
- Len Brunkey - Investment advisor - lbrunkey@kfsonline.net
- Michael J. Doran - Financial Services / life insurance - 248-259-8920
- Ryan L. Malloch, Innovative Investment Services - 248-556-4600 - rmalloch@multifin.com
- Brad Saarela - Somerset Lending Corp. - Mortgages, pre-approvals, re-fi, construction - 248-608-3991 - brad@somersetlendingcorp.com
- Randy's Eli of Troy Menswear- 248-689-2010
- Doug Budden - Woodlake Construction - 248-643-9590
- Expert Moving & Storage - John - 248-554-0842
- Nu-Era Maintenance - Carpet cleaning - Bill - 248-393-4460
- Ever/Ready Carpet Cleaning - Mike Allen - 248-650-2808
- Jeff Smith Painting - 248-798-7858
- Fairway Tile & Carpet - Dennis - 248-588-4429
- Pennington Collision - Ed - 248-689-0345
- Keller's Automotive - Chuck Keller - 586-731-5378
- Golf Tec - Golf instruction - Joe Garrisi - 248-588-4653
- Ye Olde Wine Shoppe - Denny Walsh - 248-852-5533
- The Point After (embroiderie) - Mike Lacoursiere - 313-885-1274
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I like it! I wish I were more tech savvy. Good idea.
Hi Dave,
Welcome to the new year!! Your comment about the gym reminded me of a story I heard last year...
For my 50th birthday, my wife purchased a week of personal training . . .
. . . at the local health club for me. Although I am still in great shape since playing on my high school football team, I decided it would be a good idea to go ahead and give it a try. I called the club and made my reservations with a personal trainer I'll call Valerie, who identified herself as a 26 year old aerobics instructor and model for athletic clothing and swim wear. My wife seemed pleased with my enthusiasm to get started. The club encouraged me to keep a diary to chart my progress.
Monday: Started my day at 6:00am. Tough to get out of bed, but found it was well worth it when I arrived at the health club to find Valerie waiting for me. She is something of a Greek Goddess - with blond hair, dancing eyes and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!! Valerie gave me a tour and showed me the machines. She took my pulse after five minutes on the treadmill. She was alarmed that my pulse was so fast, but I attribute it to standing next to her in her Lycra aerobic outfit. I enjoyed watching the skillful way in which she conducted her aerobics class after my workout today. Very inspiring. Valerie was encouraging as I did my sit-ups, although my gut was already aching from holding it in the whole time she was around. This is going to be a FANTASTIC week!!
Tuesday: I drank a whole pot of coffee, but I finally made it out the door. Valerie made me lie on my back and push a heavy iron bar into the air - then she put weights on it! My legs were a little wobbly on the treadmill, but I made the full mile. Valerie’s rewarding smile made it all worthwhile. I feel GREAT!! It's a whole new life for me.
Wednesday: The only way I can brush my teeth is by laying on the toothbrush on the counter and moving my mouth back and forth over it. I believe I have a hernia in both pectorals. Driving was OK as long as I didn't try to steer or stop. I parked on top of a GEO in the club parking lot. Valerie was impatient with me, insisting that my screams bothered other club members. Her voice is a little too perky for early in the morning and when she scolds, she gets this nasally whine that is VERY annoying. My chest hurt when I got on the treadmill, so Valerie put me on the stair monster. Why the hell would anyone invent a machine to simulate an activity rendered obsolete by elevators? Valerie told me it would help me get in shape and enjoy life. She said some other junk too.
Thursday: Valerie was waiting for me with her vampire-like teeth exposed as her thin, cruel lips were pulled back in a full snarl. I couldn't help being a half an hour late, it took me that long to tie my shoes. Valerie took me to work out with dumbbells. When she was not looking, I ran and hid in the men's room. She sent Lars to find me, then, as punishment, put me on the rowing machine - which I sank.
Friday: I hate that bitch Valerie more than any human being has ever hated any other human being in the history of the world Stupid, skinny, anemic little cheerleader wanna-be bitch. If there was a part of my body I could move without unbearable pain, I would beat her with it. Valerie wanted me to work on my triceps. I don't have any triceps! And if you don't want dents in the floor, don't hand me the &*@*#$ barbells or anything that weighs more than a sandwich. (Which I am sure you learned in the sadist school you attended and graduated magna cum laude from, you Nazi bastard.) The treadmill flung me off and I landed on a health and nutrition teacher. Why couldn't it have been someone softer, like the drama coach or the choir director?
Saturday: Valerie left a message on my answering machine in her grating, shrilly voice wondering why I did not show up today. Just hearing her made me want to smash the machine with my planner. However, I lacked the strength to even use the TV remote and ended up catching eleven straight hours of the *$@#&& Weather Channel.
Sunday: I'm having the Church van pick me up for services today so I can go and thank GOD that this week is over. I will also pray that next year my wife will choose a gift for me that is fun - like a root canal or a vasectomy.
That's too true. I'm being told I need to get back on the horse tomorrow at 6:30 by the warden... I guess I'll give it a try
Oh NO, is this what I have to look forward to?
Yes sirree. I don't even know who that was. It was a sniper attack I think :0)
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