Hopefully it'll sell quickly.
Here's the link to the actual listing: House Listing
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Friday, October 17, 2014
My House for Sale Photos
I've been away for a month flipping my own house. A month of very long days. Here's the finished results through the photographer's eyes. I thought she did a great job.
Hopefully it'll sell quickly.
Here's the link to the actual listing: House Listing
Hopefully it'll sell quickly.
Here's the link to the actual listing: House Listing
Sea World Home School Day
The other day we were able to take part in Sea World's home school day. At $4 per person and free parking it was hard to refuse. Now before you think that is unfair since a regular one day admission is $69, be aware that no rides, waterpark, or restaurants were open. (The gift shop was open, naturally.) It was specifically to see and learn about the animals.
I printed off a self guided tour schedule and this Instructional Field Booklet which gave us info about the exhibits and posed several questions and answers about each area. I appreciated that we could look at things in the order we wanted and could stop and talk about the animals and ponder questions of our own.
First up, Sharks and The Coral Reef
A lot of my fish pictures didn't come out clear. I forgot my camera and had to take these with my phone. Fish are not good listeners and won't stay still.
Did you know a sea horse is actually a fish?
Fine, turn your back on me.
I could watch these guys all day. The most relaxing animal to watch.
The most unrelaxing animal to watch.
Poison Dart Frogs. Bad, bad frogs.
Dolphins
"Do not stand/climb on the fence." Yep, that's mine climbing up the fence. Bad Dad.
Flamingos. These two were having a spat of some sort. It looked like they were arguing about who could eat the mud in that spot.
"I'm perfectly warm." Flamingos stand on one leg and draw the other one up to their body to warm up, like we cross our arms to get warm.
At lunch time everyone had to picnic. After lunch there were two scheduled activities. The first was watching the killer whales. This lasted about 20 minutes.
Here's a good overview of the crowd. Easily several thousand people were there.
The last presentation was Beluga whales and white sided dolphins.
Their big forehead is called a melon. It does the echolocation stuff. So being called a melon head could actually be a compliment, right?
A momma and baby.
That concludes another wonderful field trip. We've been very lucky to come across many wonderful opportunities for field trips this year. I wonder what the next one will be?
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Sunday, September 28, 2014
Field Trip to Blue Bell!!
Last week we took our first home school field trip of the year. This is also the first time we have ventured far enough to need a hotel room. I really want the little girl to have fun and enjoyable outings to foster a love for learning. (Ha! We went for the ice cream!)
Picture time with the Blue Bell statue.
Blue Bell sells its ice cream directly in only 23 states, mostly in the Southern United States, although Blue Bell ice cream has also been eaten aboard the International Space Station and at Camp David. Despite being sold in only 23 states, Blue Bell is the third highest-selling ice cream brand in the United States as a whole.
Corporate headquarters are at the "Little Creamery" in Brenham, Texas." -Wikipedia
Another view of the Blue Bell statue.
The husband may be trying to to pick up the Blue Bell statue.
"Please give me more ice cream."
During the 45 minute tour of the factory we weren't allowed to take any pictures. They did show us every detail of how the ice cream was made. They answered every question anyone on the tour asked. They walked us through the entire production line from start to finish, past an employee break room, and administrative offices. It feels a little like being in Willy Wonka's factory.
At the end of the tour everyone gets a free scoop of ice cream. There's many flavors to choose from. Any additional scoops cost $1. You can even walk in off the street and just buy a scoop of ice cream. I picked Mocha Almond Fudge. Wow! That's delicious.
The prize for this trip was meeting this guy. This is the importance of being a good student. I recognized him from studying all the pictures on the wall before the tour started. As we were eating our ice cream I noticed him standing against the wall and said, "Aren't you the guy in the picture downstairs?" He said, "Oh I hate when people recognize me from my picture." Sarcasm of course.
This is Paul Kruse. He's the CEO of Blue Bell. He is incredibly nice and loves to talk and make people laugh. I know this because he came and sat down with us and talked about everything under the sun. He answered all our additional questions about making ice cream. We even got the inside scoop (get it?) on why they bake their own cookies for the cookies and cream ice cream. Bet you didn't know it was one of the most troublesome flavors to make.
Something else incredible was watching him interact with the employees. After talking with us for about 20 minutes and taking pictures he walked around and talked to every single employee working in that area. I can't help but think he must do this everyday. So I highly recommend taking one of the last tours of the day and you might get to meet him. Or you could probably just ask.
What could possibly top this field trip?
Wednesday, September 17, 2014
Budget Friendly House Selling Decor Ideas
In my last post I addressed the very basic information that we are selling our home. After we got over the shock and wrapped our minds around it (not sure if we have completely), we had some work to do. It would be real easy to blow thousands of dollars getting the house ready but I don't have thousands of dollars, or a million dollar house, and I have a hard time spending money on things that will ultimately be left behind for the new owners.
1) Light Bulbs. We don't live like slobs, but a 100 watt bulb can sure illuminate a lot of things we overlooked. Like dust. On the ceiling. Lighting can also change the mood/vibe of a room without additional decorating or painting. Eco-friendly shmeeko-friendly, I'm trying to sell a house. No one is going to buy a house if they have to view it by candlelight. Box of 4 $6. I'll need about $50 worth of light bulbs.
2) Small Decor Items. I knew I needed to have updated decor items. I spend a lot of time looking at other listings and their pictures. Seeing items from the 1970's cannot be a good selling point. I already owned this small key hook rack but had a kid's school picture hanging above it. I'm removing personal items and replaced the picture with this doorknob and hook combo from Ross. Cost $7.99
This rug can't be present during the house photo shoot but I do plan on leaving it out for showings. I'll reveal later why we have this one spot of color. I found it at Walmart for $6.
The impersonal whimsy factor. I've had this sign forever. I remember getting it at Hobby Lobby. It resides in the master bath. It would have to have been on sale so I'm going to guess I spent $10 or less.
3) Broken/Dirty Globes/Glass. I needed to replace the glass on the ceiling fan since one had broken. Of course they don't have the same one I already had so I had to replace 3. Lowe's $3.48 each.
4) Curb appeal. I'm really loving these. They'll only grow bigger and flower more. I'm undecided on getting more because I'm afraid my dogs will get tangled up in them and drag them across the yard. They're kind of dumb like that. Walmart $3.98 each. The yellow upside down pot is being used to elevate the other mum and was clearance priced for $1.
I'll continue to give updates and my reasoning for the choices I'm making. Do you think I can pull this off for under $1000?
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