My daughter Melissa was stopped at a red light on her way to the airport to pick her daughter up. A car was stopped beside her in the next lane. An Isuzu small truck made an executive level decision to go between the two cars when his brakes failed! Not a pretty picture…..just glad she […]

A mother, There to support you and hold you whenever you need her. …Laurel Stephens Children and mothers never truly part Bound in the beating of each other’s heart. …Charlotte Gray God could not be everywhere, so he created mothers. …Jewish Proverb Mother’s love grows by giving. …Charles Lamb Mother is the name for God […]

Canyon Creek Cyclones Swim Team closed out their 17th season!! The Canyon Creek “Cyclones” swim team closed out their 17th season at Canyon Creek Park Saturday July 15th from 7 am – 11am. I’m so glad I attended because the enthusiasm was infectious! The excitement the kids, their parents and friends exhibited made their last […]

Sorry Too Late! Canyon Creek Home SOLD Another home sold in the Canyon Creek Subdivision in NW Austin, TX, courtesy of Dorie Dillard, Coldwell Banker United Realtors. Homes are selling quickly in our low inventory levels! It is critical for buyers to be prompt with a firm offer if they find a property that suits […]

This month Praful Thakkar is hosting an Active Rain Contest on “Your Network is Your Net Worth.” It’s a good challenge because our task is to explain who is your network and how do you “work” your network. I appreciate the chance to share and am reading many entries that are so inspiring! I’ve been in […]

Our Grandson Trey (real name Russell Paul Stout 111) is Aggie bound and we are so proud! He has been accepted in the honors Engineering Program and just registered for classes and met with his advisers to go over his schedule. Whoop Trey!  Glad to see you getting the Aggie lingo going..August 20th is right around the corner and we […]

It was hot, hot hot in Austin this week-end! I came to terms on repairs for my latest listing, showed property Saturday and had dinner with Geno and some favorite friends downtown for dinner celebrating their anniversary and my birthday that fall on the same day. Sunday was a fun birthday celebration with a pool party and the whole […]

Loved the our busy week-end! My new listing is now under contract with a wonderful young couple. We met with a contractor for some master bathroom updates, spent some pool time with my Geno and had so much fun Sunday afternoon with Handsome Hudson and Beautiful Beckett while their parents looked for furniture for their new house! Somehow […]

Have you heard about the rise of “silver splitter” divorces? How can we best serve them? Wow I knew divorce rates were rising nationally but didn’t have a clue that among US adults ages 50 and older the divorce rate has roughly doubled since the 1990’s by 109%! According to a March 2017 Pew Research report divorce […]

This week-end its going to continue the heat wave and you might want to lay low staying cool in your pool or a neighborhood or club pool! Something light to eat should be on the menu. I’ve a twist to my Foodie Friday  series: I want to share a new show premiered on The Food Network that will […]