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** Weekly Update and Joke of the Week

Date: Jan. 23, 2009
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Hello to All!

 

What a fun and silly week – started with a holiday, ended with snow and lots of down time in between.  And now, it’s over!!

 

I am using a different approach to the Update this week – while we are off to a GREAT START!! with Ten Scheduled Closings already in place and lots of action in the market, Naylor Realty has nothing new on the market this week.  I encourage you to check out last week’s newest property at 225 Chapman Royal Road if you want 13+ acres, pool and pond!  An exclusive One of a Kind home listed at $575,000!

 

If you have spent too much time trying to catch up from the holiday, snow delay, other…and not enough time having fun,  check out this “Joke”.  I promise, you WILL laugh out loud.  I am not sure my Trainer will appreciate the humor (sorry, Leigh…), but it is hilarious.  And, Yes!  I laughed out loud!

 

Have a fun weekend, call if there is anything we can do for you.

 

  Joke of the week…

 

A WOMAN'S WEEK AT THE GYM

If you read this without laughing out loud,
there is something wrong with you.
This is dedicated to everyone
who ever attempted to get
into a regular workout routine.


Dear Diary,
For my birthday this year, my daughter
(the dear) purchased a week of personal training
at the local health club for me.


Although I am still in great shape
since being a high school football cheerleader
43 years ago,
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 named Belinda,
who identified herself
as a 26-year-old aerobics instructor
and model for athletic clothing and swim wear.


My daughter 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 6:00 a.m.
Tough to get out of bed,
but found it was well worth it
when I arrived at the health club
to find Belinda waiting for me.
She is something of a Greek goddess -
with blond hair, dancing eyes,
and a dazzling white smile. Woo Hoo!!


Belinda gave me a tour and
showed me the machines.
I enjoyed watching the skillful way
in which she conducted her aerobics class
after my workout today.
Very inspiring!

Belinda 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.
Belinda 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.
Belinda'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 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.


Belinda was impatient with me,
insisting that my screams bothered
other club members.
Her voice is a little too perky
for that 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 Belinda put me on the stair monster.
Why the heck would anyone invent a machine to
simulate an activity
rendered obsolete by elevators?
Belinda told me
it would help me get in shape and enjoy life.
She said some other crap too.


THURSDAY:

Belinda 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.
Belinda took me to work out
with dumbbells.
When she was not looking,
I ran and hid in the restroom.
She sent another skinny witch to find me.


Then, as punishment,
she put me on the rowing machine --
which I sank.


FRIDAY:

I hate Belinda more than any human being
has ever hated any other human being
in the history of the world.
Stupid, skinny, anemic, anorexic little witch.
If there was a part of my body I could move
without unbearable pain,
I would beat her with it.


Belinda 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 stupid barbells,
or anything that weighs more than a sandwich.


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:

Belinda left a message
on my answering machine
in her grating, shrilly voice,
wondering why I did not show up today.
Just hearing her voice
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 daughter
(the little brat) will choose a gift for me
that is fun --
like a root canal or a hysterectomy.
I still say if God had wanted me to bend over,
he would have sprinkled the floor
with diamonds!!!

 

Keep Smiling!

 

Ann E. Naylor GRI, ePro

910-385-8000 direct

 

 

Naylor Realty

 

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Clinton, NC  28328

910-592-1200

910-592-0081 fax

 

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Hello to All! 

 
Hope you are off to a great start for 2009 –
I have had a few computer problems but it could be worse …
I could NOT have a computer!  So, it is OK!
 
North Carolina real estate market is not as vibrant and active
as many of us would like for it to be but it is still MUCH better
than many states around the country.
In an effort to help set the record straight, the
NC Association of REALTORS has compiled this list of
information. Take a moment to read the info below
for some interesting facts, talking points for your next
dinner party!  Interesting …
 
 
FORECLOSURE FACTS
¨       In November, North Carolina reported a 30 percent decrease in foreclosures compared to November 2007 as well as a 13 percent decrease compared to October (2008).
¨       N.C. recently ranked in the lower half of the states (31st) in a national ranking of foreclosure rates.
¨       North Carolina’s state-chartered banks are better equipped than their national peers to handle loan losses, according to the Federal Deposit Insurance Corporation (FDIC). Collectively, the banks’ reserves for loan losses equal 87.6 percent of noncurrent loans and leases.
 
ECONOMY
¨       North Carolina’s population rose 2 percent during the past year, making it the nation’s fourth fastest growing state in 2008.
¨       Three of the five best-performing real estate markets in the nation for the first three quarters of 2008 were in North Carolina, according to Zillow.  Those markets were Jacksonville, Winston-Salem and Burlington.
¨       The UNC Charlotte Carolina Economic Forecast has predicted growth should begin in the second quarter of 2009, with the gross state product in the quarter advancing by 1.4 percent.
 
HOMEOWNERSHIP
¨       The National Association of REALTORS® (NAR) has estimated that a one-percentage point decrease in mortgage rates will increase home sales by more than 500,000 homes. As of the first of the year, mortgage rates were at a 50-year low!
¨       The average price of a home, comparing November 2008 to November 2000, has increased 17 percent.
¨       The coastal city of Wilmington was named among the top six markets in the nation to show the most positive net home values in the past five years.
¨       NAR’s affordability index jumped to 131 at the end of 2008, up 17 percent from 2007 figures. The index indicates that households earning the national median income have 131 percent of the income needed to buy the national median-priced house!
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