tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-70798163197561752622023-03-17T01:20:19.293-07:00Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/04234369852533070586noreply@blogger.comBlogger909125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079816319756175262.post-73453482339986578372013-11-06T07:53:00.000-08:002013-12-05T14:48:21.884-08:00

Hey there! It's been a while, hasn't it? I haven't been doing a whole lot of crafting here lately...the hubs was furloughed during the government shutdown, and we have been super busy with soccer as well. Thankfully both are over. We now have a few weeks to breathe before the holiday rush:o)I have been doing some baking and sewing the past few days, and just happened to have my camera handy while

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I hope you all have a safe and happy Halloween! Looks like ours will get rained out, but I have a back up plan;o)Hugs!

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Sorry friends I have to close the blog for now due to personal circumstances. Maybe one day in the future it will pop up again. It has been fun reading the tea-leaves of RE, and then some, for the last few years.Wish you all health and success whichever side of the fence you are on.

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Not able to put up a proper post, just more food for thought. THIS is why so many of us are bearish (and yet we have been confounded by the tardiness of the correction)...Source : BCA Research

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The Averages powered up in September per Larry's numbers.Not altogether unexpected. While not as strong as August, September this year was a lot stronger than 2012. Was this the last of the pre-approvals going through? Certainly there seemed to be a division later in the month with lower sales/list showing up.We have also had some big sales. As I documented earlier in the month, there were two $7

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Today I share with you my favorite snack recipe, stove-top popcorn. We gave up microwave popcorn a long time ago. After we started eating cleaner, I began to think about all of the fake stuff that is in the microwave popcorn. I always felt sick after eating it, so I decided to start popping it on the stove.It tasted a lot better to me after cooking it on the stove top and I didn't feel sick after

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This conversation was over heard on the GG Gondola by a friend. Not by me, but by a friend who is reliable and does not exaggerate.Lady. "I am 53 and thought I was going to retire when I was 60, but I just took out a second mortgage to help my son buy an apartment. That just buries me in debt again".Friend: " I am even older and thought I would be free of debt by now, but my mortgage hasn't been

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A couple of weeks ago, I ran across a beat up, run down changing table on the side of the road. It was no longer safe to put a baby on. It was missing two shelves, and was super rickety. Because it was made of real wood and had interesting spindles, I felt the need to bring it home and make something out of it.The hubs was obviously unhappy that I was bringing more junk home;o) Story of our lives

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My master bathroom is in need of some serious organization AND upgrading. Everything, and I mean everything is still builder basic. We have been in our house for almost 4 years, and haven't touched a thing in there. Unbelievable, right? I have so many ideas on what I want to do with my bathroom, unfortunately, we don't have the funds to anything about it right now. Tile in the shower, tile on the

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I thought I would change things up a bit and take a trip down memory lane. For those of you who have been with me from the beginning, you will remember this post. I made these little pumpkin loaves 3 years ago. My how time flies! They have been a huge hit across the web. Even Hershey's saw it and posted it on their Facebook page....I felt pretty awesome after seeing that!Anyway, you can

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The US Fed blinked. Actually it did't blink, it closed it's eyes and assumed the fetal position.After talking tough about backing off on buying the US Government debt (the definition of ponzi btw), it stood pat and said.."we will..we will...keep buying! forget what we said earlier this year".Actually it worked out ok for me, as my poor preferred shares which had been beaten into mush caught a

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Our coffee table serves many purposes. It's the place where the kids do homework, make crafts, sometimes eat their dinners. It's also a foot rest, and occasionally used in pillow/blanket forts.It's used A LOT, and had been showing lots of wear here lately.This coffee table has gone through a couple of transformations.To see the actual before, you can go here.I had not been planning on re-doing

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I have been working the day away trying to get several things done. Laundry, cleaning the house, hanging things on the wall, stripping paint off of furniture(as seen below), sanding, etc. This is the first time since my surgery that I have felt well enough to tackle multiple projects at once. I actually have 3 in the process of being completed. And I'm just a little jazzed at how they are turning

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It seems like ages ago I told you that I would have a fun little art project for S.R.'s room. Well, I finally got around to making one.I just needed the right inspiration!I wanted to do something with a bike, but just wasn't sure what. I came across this really cute vinyl cruiser on Etsy , and knew it was exactly what I needed.SourceAnd this is what I came up with.FrogTape makes a chevron

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I have so many projects I want to get started on, but I am still having to wait on the doctor's approval to start lifting heavy items. I am reminded several times a day that where once was a gallbladder, now resides a slight tinge of pain when I try to over-do it.. I am not a patient person. If the mind is willing, so should be the body, is my thought;o) So I have been piddling around the house,

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Assuming you are waiting to buy or have decided not to, then you have a nice pile of cash building up. What are you doing with it in this forced low rate era?None of the Central banks (UK, Canada, Euro), despite talking tough about soaring consumer debt have had the balls to increase rates. We are STILL sitting with rates at emergency levels and below inflation.So what options do we have for our

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The regular school routine has set in, and things seem to be moving along just fine. It has taken this mommy a little more adjusting than these two kiddos. They were both pumped and ready to go. Me, not so much.I miss them.The first day back broke my heart and I might have sobbed like a baby...in front of my baby...who is now a kindergartner.My kindergartner might have shed a few tears because

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Soooo....I had my gallbladder taken out last Friday. How did your Labor Day weekend go? It couldn't have been as interesting as mine;o) I mean, how could it get any better than laying in bed with 5,000 pillows tucked under each and every bend of your body, and flipping back and forth between HGTV and the My Fair Wedding marathon?I had all of these grand plans to host a college football kick-off

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Larry as usual provides the numbers.Detached MOI = 6.9Attached =  5.6Condo = 6.1These MOI are in the 'balanced' range. However they are a LOT lower than last August. Is this demand pulled in because of the interest rate and CMHC changes or is the Bull back?Some higher sales have skewed the numbers. Lots of local and HAM big buys in August in the Multimillion range have pulled the numbers up.Is

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00294841395963596793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079816319756175262.post-56072298896932001062013-08-30T07:10:00.000-07:002013-12-05T14:48:21.863-08:00

 It's Friday!!! Yay for 3-day-weekends, and yay for football season kicking off. We have a busy weekend ahead of us with lots of food, friends and football. But before all of my guests arrive, I have a long list of to-do's. I can check the front porch off the list though. It's done. For now at least. We have a tiny front porch...I'm not even sure you could really call it a front porch. It's more

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Is anyone else being hammered by hot temperatures right now? Even though it's blazing hot here in the South, it hasn't deterred me from working away on Fall decor. I'm so glad you are back here today with me. I have a little tutorial on how to spruce up a plain burlap pillow using stencils and fabric paint. I found this image on Pinterest. I fell in love with the pillow and thought "how fun would

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00294841395963596793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079816319756175262.post-27049757764896664832013-08-26T05:44:00.000-07:002013-12-05T14:48:21.829-08:00

About two weeks ago, we had a little cold spell. The humidity was gone, and the weather was perfect. Just enough chill in the air that you had to grab a light jacket in the evenings. We actually built a fire and roasted marshmallows a couple nights in a row. It was wonderful!Now we're back to the sticky-wearing-the-outside-weather..blech!That cooler weather made me want Fall here in a bad sort of

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I found this on Vancouver Condo info, hat tip China bust, it is a legal action brought by investors who purchased units at the Olympic Village and who now want their contracts  rescinded .They are suing the City of Vancouver.Here is the list of investors named in the law suit:ok J. Choi, Il Ho Ahn and Ra Young Choi,Yen Hai Doan, Tian Gao, Thomas Gisby,Jung Gu Han and Hyun Joo Han,Jung Kyoo Han

Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00294841395963596793noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7079816319756175262.post-5064853307415846072013-08-23T11:59:00.000-07:002013-12-05T14:48:21.859-08:00

I started playing around with picmonkey.com today...yep, I know I am behind the times. I'm going to have lots of fun with this new-to-me site! Notice the B & A collage picture...well it's more like A & B because I'm new to this collage making business. I'll get the hang of it...eventually.Anywhoodles, today I am sharing a little bench makeover. This little guy was a yard sale find. It belonged to

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The graph above is the Canadian five year bond yield. As you can see it started it's parabolic ascent early May. The rush to use up the low-rate pre-approvals SHOULD be almost over. Unless we are really headed for the stratosphere I actually expect things to settle here for a while. The US economy (which is what started the super low rates and now the rebound) is not strong enough to absorb much

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