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Real Time Staging ~

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What an action packed week with my newest listing!  We had a plan in place to move quickly and yes we did.  It went like this:

Sunday night – tenant moves out.

Monday and Tuesday – I gave my painter two days to paint the front of the house including the shutters and front door.  Install 4 sets of closet doors and paint those.  Touch up paint the entire interior including walls and trim.  Remove the pellet stove from the fireplace – paint the brick fireplace.  Power wash the patio and gutters.  Paint the mailbox and light post. Continue reading →

Happy 20th Birthday to my Children

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March 15, 1997

Weighing in at 4 pounds, 7 ounces and 21” inches long, John William Hooper makes his way into the world at 2:02pm. Just two minutes later, Lucille Reed Hooper makes her debut at 3 pounds and I can’t remember how many ounces and only 20” in length. Of course, John had to come first ~ I am sure he was pushing and shoving his sister out of the way as he always has to be first and always has to win.

It truly is impossible for me to think that it has been 20 years. So many women say the happiest day of their life was the day their children were born. For me, it was the scariest day of my life. I had such a hard time getting pregnant, had a very high-risk pregnancy, was on bed rest for a month and in the hospital for two weeks before my babies were born. Continue reading →