Happy Friday everybody! Another wonderful week is in the books. The weather wasn’t fantastic but for some reason, things are finally beginning to seem like they are getting back to normal after the holidays. I have been on daddy duty form most of this week because Carlen is out of town and I have had a great time with the girls.  The girls, as they usually are when I am left in charge, were skeptical at first, but after a couple of nights of cookies and ice cream for dinner, their fears were quickly assauged. They have never been so well behaved. What can I say. I just have the right touch.

I hope that you are getting back in the swing of things. I would really like your input on different topics that you would lie to see covered on this blog. I am hoping that 2012 will see an upgrade in content and utility for this blog. I’d like for it to be a real useful resource for the local real estate community. If any of you have any ideas, please let me know. In the meantime, keep planting those seeds! Have a great weekend!   Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Friday from the 3rd floor of the Regency Center. The fog is rolling in from the West and it looks like it is going to be a dismal weekend weather wise, but it will still be the weekend.

Now that we are back in the swing if things, we are excited about 2012. There seems to be a lot of optimism in the local market about the upcoming year and it seems like we are making new friends everyday. Today, I even got a call from an old friend. Just as networker extraordinaire George Moore tells me all the time, “you never know which seeds you plant are going to sprout. If you plant enough seeds a few will grow in to big oak trees.” Keep planting those seeds. When the Sun comes out, those seeds will begin to sprout. Read the rest of this entry »

Happy Friday to all of you! I hope that 2012 has treated you well so far.  Unlike the past couple of years, we have not had horrible winter weather so you would think that it would be easy to get back into the swing of things after a wonderful holiday season. But even given the most ideal of conditions, it is never easy to return from relaxed quality time with your family to the hustle and bustle of our everyday lives. But you gotta do what you gotta do to get back in the swing of things.  After all, as the video below reminds us: It don’t mean a thing if you ain’t got that swing.  I will have a great time tonight terrorizing my family by reminding them in my best singing voice that it don’t mean a thing….I will give great emphasis to the part after the words where I pretend to be the brass section. It’s really a lot of fun even if everybody else in your family looks at you like you are crazy.  I encourage you to give it a shot if you are into that sort of thing. Read the rest of this entry »

Merry Christmas to you all on this Friday and greetings from the Forgotten Coast. As you read this, I am preparing for Christmas with my favorite girls near Appalachicola, Florida.  I am having the most fun casting doubt in the minds of Mary Margaret and Phebe that Santa Claus will be able to find us at the beach.  Mary Margaret, my 9 year old, is an old pro. She knows the drill and won’t ever let you see her sweat. Phebe, my 3 year old, on the other hand is a bundle of nerves. The mere mention of Santa Claus results in an emotional outpouring of excitement, anticipation and wonder.  The thought that Santa has also forgotten this magical stretch of the Gulf Coast is almost too much for Phebe to handle.  But when the sun comes up on Sunday, the girls will have their faith in Santa restored once again. It’s an important ritual for them. Santa always delivers. Read the rest of this entry »