Welcome to the Janice Rosenberg Team Monthly e news - June 2009
Dear Friends,
I can’t believe it is time for school to be letting out and summer is here! Hope you have some great plans for a memorable summer.
Please mark your calendars- July 19th I am hosting a party/picnic at Pullen Park- adults and children will have a great time! We will have music, entertainment, food and tickets for the rides. Remember the rides are not just for kids but they have the pedal boats for adults as well. Watch for your e mail invite as we will need a head count so we have enough food. I am looking so forward to seeing you all! My friends and clients have been so good to me and my team with your continual referrals- this is my opportunity to thank you- so please come.
Really great lesson- do you check your cash register receipts every time you make a purchase? I know I don’t! We all could be losing money- Read the article and start saving money now.
Enjoy the newsletter! As always be sure to call us with the next person you know that is buying or selling real estate. We will take great care of them.
I hope you enjoy reading this issue of our newsletter!
Sincerely,
Janice Rosenberg & Team
The Team with Integrity, Knowlege and Experience!
Janice Rosenberg * Janice O’Brien * Connie DeJeet
June Quiz Question
What is the state fossil of Montana?
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SAVE THE DATE FOR OUR CLIENT PARTY
July 19th 1-5pm
Pullen Park Picnic area 3
Come join in the fun. Meet our clown who will be offering face painting and balloon animals! Let your inner child run free on the train, Merry-Go-Round, padle boats or playground. Bring a blanket and lawn chair for a fun afternoon-evening. Dinner will be served. Adults and kids alike have fun here! Hope to see you all!
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2. Washing Your Car - Click Here
3. How To Stay Safe This Summer - Click Here
3. Welcome New Customers - Click Here
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5. Time for 10 Thoughts - Click Here
6. How To Get Into The Swing - Click Here
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Sonora Smart was born in 1882 in Arkansas. Her parents were William Smart, a Civil War veteran, and his wife, Ellen. The family eventually moved west and settled in Washington.
When Sonora was 16, her mother died giving birth to her sixth child. Of that event it was written, …the day had its nativity in a lonely farm dwelling. Their Sorrow ministered amid the moaning of the March winds. A father sat with bowed head in his aloneness. About him clung his weeping children. The winds outside threw great scarves of powdered snow against the window panes, when suddenly one of the children tore himself from the group and rushed out into the storm calling for his mother. Yet even his childish voice could not penetrate the great silence that held this mother.
Hurriedly, the father gathered him back to his protection. For more than two decades, William Smart, alone, kept paternal vigilance over his motherless children.
Sonora Smart held her father in great esteem. At age 27, while hearing a church sermon about the newly celebrated Mother’s Day, Sonora felt strongly that fathers needed recognition as well. Inspired by her father’s love and sacrifice, she urged the Spokane Ministerial Alliance to pass a resolution, and the first Father’s Day was celebrated June 19, 1910. Today in the U.S., Canada and many other countries, on the third Sunday in June we honor fathers, grandfathers, stepfathers, uncles, and other men for the important role they play in our lives.
Make Sunday, June 21, all about Dad!
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Washing your car in the driveway is one of the most environmentally unfriendly household tasks you can do. According to the International Carwash Association, car owners typically use 80 to 140 gallons of water versus a commercial carwash that uses 45 gallons per vehicle; many use less because they recycle and reuse the rinse water. In addition, the runoff from home-washed cars – a toxic mix of gasoline, oil, exhaust fume residue, and detergent – goes straight into storm drains and pollutes local rivers and streams. A commercial carwash is required to drain into sewer systems so the water is treated. If you still want to wash your car at home, wash it on grass so the runoff can be neutralized in the soil. Also consider using a waterless formula – there are several on the market – that’s wiped on and buffed off.
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While summer can mean more fun, it can also mean more trips to the emergency room for many of us. Here are some tips to help keep your summer safe:
- Always wear a helmet and other safety gear when biking, skating, skateboarding, and riding scooters, all-terrain vehicles, and horses. Studies have shown that helmets reduce the risk of injury by 85 percent.
- Stop swimming pool tragedies by placing barriers completely around your pool to prevent access. Use door and pool alarms. Closely supervise your child and all children when they’re around or in your pool.
- Never bring a charcoal grill indoors. Burning charcoal produces carbon monoxide, which can be deadly.
- When cooking on a gas grill, check the air tubes to ensure there are no sharp bends in the tubes or blockages from insects or food grease. Check hoses to make sure they’re in good shape – no cracking, brittleness, holes or leaks. If you detect a leak, immediately turn off the gas and don’t light the grill until it’s fixed.
- Make sure your playground area is safe. Most playground accidents are caused by falls onto concrete, asphalt or packed-dirt surfaces. A safe playground surface is at least nine inches of wood chips or mulch.
- Allow only one person at a time on a trampoline. Don’t allow somersaults. Use a shock-absorbing pad to cover the springs, and place the trampoline away from structures and other play areas. Children under six should not be allowed to use a full-size trampoline.
- Warn children not to allow a game of hide-n-seek to become deadly. Make sure they can’t get into any old storage chests, latch-type freezers or refrigerators, iceboxes in campers, clothes dryers or picnic coolers. Childproof all old appliances and warn children not to play inside them.
- Install window guards to prevent children from falling out of open windows, or install window stops that permit windows to open no more than four inches. Keep furniture away from windows to discourage children from climbing near them.
- If you’re mowing the grass, turn off the mower if children enter the area. If your lawn slopes and you’re mowing with a push mower, mow across the slope, never up and down. But with a riding mower, drive up and down the slope, not across. Never carry children on a riding lawn mower.
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Here are some of the new clients who became members of our “Real Estate Family” this past month. We’d like to welcome you and wish you all the best!
Welcome Back- Bernie Favreau- congratulations the sale of your townhome! We were able to sell Bernie’s great home in 2 days!
Welcome Back- Phil and Laura Pigg and family- we are selling this completely renovated home that back up to Falls Lake! Don’t miss out on this gorgeous home with an acre of land- walk thru the trees and be at the lake! What a find- all for $499,900.
Welcome- Sandy Holop- sandy has a beautiful end unit townhome in Heritage Subdivision- It has a first floor master- all the bells and whistles and a garage- heritage has a golf course, 2 pools and great play space- all for $199,900.
Seller will pay $5000 in closing costs for the buyer.
Welcome Back and congratulations your marriage!- Rob and Sarah Bush are selling their adorable townhome in Cornerstone Park- now that they are married, they would like more space to settle into. Their townhome is a very nice end unit, 2 bedroom 2 bath off Glenwood listed for $158,900.
We love giving recognition to our new friends and our wonderful existing clients who are kind enough to refer their friends, family and neighbors to us.
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Here are 10 thoughts that may make you think – and smile!
1. It’s always darkest before dawn. So if you’re going to steal your neighbor’s newspaper, that’s the time to do it.
2. Never test the depth of the water with both feet.
3. The journey of a thousand miles begins with a broken fan belt or a leaky tire.
4. Don’t be irreplaceable. If you can’t be replaced, you can’t be promoted.
5. If you think nobody cares if you’re alive, try missing a couple of car payments.
6. If at first you don’t succeed, skydiving is not for you.
7. If you tell the truth, you don’t have to remember anything.
8. Generally speaking, you aren’t learning much when your lips are moving.
9. Experience is something you don’t get until just after you need it.
10. If you lend someone $20 and never see that person again, it was probably worth it.
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Thinking of taking up golf this summer? Golf is great exercise, but it can also create lower-back problems for those who don’t take precautions. These tips from the American Chiropractic Association can help you perfect your swing without getting bent out of shape:
- Use clubs appropriate for your height and weight.
- Take lessons. Learn how to swing properly, so that at the end of the swing you’re standing up straight and your back isn’t twisted.
- Try using orthotics in your shoes. These custom-made inserts support the arch, absorb shock, and increase coordination.
- Use soft shoes or soft spikes rather than metal spikes to reduce stress on your back and allow for greater motion.
- Warm up before playing. Take a brisk walk and do some gentle stretches; then stretch again after the game.
- Pull, don’t carry, your golf bag.
Drink lots of water, and avoid smoking and alcohol while you play since these can dehydrate you and cause fatigue.
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Many of us want and need to save money these days, but many of us overlook an obvious place to do this: at the cash register.
Every time you make a purchase – whether it’s one item at the mini-mart, a week’s worth of grocery shopping or several clothing items you found on sale – always check your receipt before you leave the store to make sure it’s accurate. About seven percent of shoppers report scanner mistakes at the checkout. If scanner guns are not used correctly, for instance, it’s very easy to be charged multiple times for one item. In addition, discount and sale prices are not always programmed into the scanners correctly, so when you buy that 40-percent-off item, you could be charged the original price.
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No need to wonder about the price. No need to call a high-pressure sales agent who will just make you feel obligated. My computers can send you the information quickly and easily for any house, listed or sold, anywhere in town.
Just ask me! It’s all part of my free, no-obligation HomeFinder Service.
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Looking for a job has always required impeccable behavior on the part of the job seeker. But, says etiquette consultant Jodi R. R. Smith (www.mannersmith.com), the current rocky economic times make it all the more important that job seekers not overlook propriety in their search. Here are a few of Smith’s suggestions:
Be professional, especially when communicating electronically. There are a lot of people out there crafting outrageous emails when they’re inquiring about job openings, Smith says. Don’t relax the old rules of job hunting and interviewing just because you’re using modern modes of communication. As Smith says, an email that reads, “Dude, so what’s this job about?” just isn’t going to cut it.
Have an error-free résumé ready to go. When a recruiter calls, you should be able to email your résumé to him or her while you’re talking.
Make sure you have a professional-sounding voicemail message on whatever phone number or numbers you give to recruiters and list on your résumé. You don’t want a potential interviewer to call you and get a long, silly message you’ve designed for your friends’ amusement.
Smile and be pleasant. Your disposition makes the first impression on interviewers. Extend kindness to everyone you meet – including receptionists and anyone else who may not be involved in the interview process. Be upbeat, but not phony.
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Pets Good For Your Health
Did you know that pets can decrease your blood pressure, cholesterol levels, triglyceride levels, and feelings of loneliness? So says the Centers for Disease Control and Prevention. Other good news: Pets can increase your opportunities for exercise, outdoor activities, and socialization.
- You’ve gotten used to doing everything one-handed.
- The thought of your mother-in-law coming over for a few hours is a pleasant one.
- You answer the question “How are you?” with “We’re fine.”
- Getting six hours of sleep is a privilege.
- You decide whether a shirt is wearable based on how well the spit-up stains match the shirt’s main color.
- You see a lovely teenage girl walking down your street, and you think, “I wonder if I could interest her in...babysitting?”
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