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Happy Holidays! From our home to yours...
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here’s something magical about this time of year that makes us want to reach out to all the special people in our lives. We want to share a little bit of our news and extend heartfelt best wishes that all your dreams may come true. you own stock in Home Depot, “you’re We feel so grateful for all our blessings this year; two welcome!“ healthy daughters, a new home, deeply satisfying This New Year’s Eve will be especially relationships with family and close friends. exciting because even as I mark the start of a It was such a whirlwind of a year—when will I NOT new phase of my life (just turned 40, new say that, I wonder?—and the line between home life and homeowner, work life was again blurry this year. Last year we wore firmly entrenched ourselves out getting ready to put our house on the in raising a market and learned to empathize with home sellers. This spirited duo, etc.) year, building and moving into our new home was a 10I get to ring in month process and I empathize even more with new 2005 like the home buyers. crazy kid I hope It was a pretty complex and at times stressful project to remain, but we were lucky in many ways, including having the plucking the construction timeline coincide with Mary’s year off to strings of my nurture new baby Joss, a.k.a. Little Miss Happy Pants. Fender bass guitar Sure, I’m biased, but I don’t recall ever seeing a happier on stage with my baby… other than her older sister Holly (who turns four closest friends. in January). Holly has been playful, proud and protective Our band “The of her little sister and adapts wonderfully to new Mugshotz” continues Bruce turns 40! situations. Mary now takes her to the Base Borden to evolve and expand “playschool” on weekdays now that Mary has gone back its play list and I think we’ve improved a lot to work. When asked what she did all day, Holly replies this year—stray dogs don’t howl outside our “nothing but PLAY PLAY PLAY” which to us is the practices anymore. perfect day. So life is good here in the Beach. And special And how can it not be? This is the thanks to the time of year for counting blessings services of the and if you live in this area, you’ll World’s soon run out of fingers to count Greatest them on. We feel lucky to be able to Electrician raise our family in a town where (my brother you can’t drive five minutes Dave). I was without waving at someone you able to learn know. Here’s hoping our firsthand how interactions go beyond smiling and to wire a house waving from afar. May your when it’s holidays be bright, your egg nog be minus 30 “light” and your New Year be pure degrees delight. Please stay in touch... outside. And by the way, if Mary and Holly picking out a Christmas tree ~Bruce~
December 2004
My New Year’s Resolutions Win a large lottery Run for the presidency of a small country Make room for at least one vehicle in my two-car garage Find a cure for stupidity Host my own reality TV show in a tropical location Eat only “good” cholesterol (i.e. no more cheap chocolate) Assume all responsibility for my actions except the ones that are someone else’s fault Walk a mile in someone’s shoes before I criticize them. That way if they get really mad, they’re a mile away and barefoot Exclude whale meat from my diet No more falling for the old “Hey, try putting your tongue on this frozen flagpole…”
Compiled for happy clients by:
Bruce Johnson, ABR Sales Representative
Mary Johnson Assistant RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc.
1263 Mosley St., Box 490 Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1A5 email: bruce@thehomehunt.com
www.thehomehunt.com Tel: 705-429-4500 Fax: 705-429-4019
MLS Statistics for the Georgian Triangle November 2004 Listings
Area
Month YTD
Sales
November 2003
Average Sale
Month
YTD
Month
Listings
Year
Sales
Average Sale
Month
YTD
Month
YTD
Month
Year
Clearview
14
254
7
135
$326,629 $253,629
16
289
17
152
$222,224 $227,371
Collingwood
28
462
21
281
$172,710 $203,528
26
387
8
219
$230,563 $191,936
Town of the Blue Mountains
26
330
21
176
$286,443 $342,561
26
302
14
127
$277,679 $298,436
Tiny
3
70
3
27
$223,000 $214,600
5
68
0
24
Wasaga Beach
46
782
43
435
$224,116 $202,973
27
691
27
416
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$196,695
$168,052 $174,300
Some Christmas Smiles... What's Tarzan's favourite Christmas song? Jungle bells. What kind of money do elves use? Jingle bills! What do you get when you cross a bell with a skunk? Jingle smells! Where do mistletoe go to become famous? "Holly" wood! Why are Christmas trees like bad knitters? They both drop their needles! Why do Mummies like Christmas so much? Because of all the wrapping! What's Scrooge's favourite Christmas game? Mean-opoly.
What do they call a wild elf in Wyoming? Gnome on the range! What does Father Christmas suffer from if he gets stuck in a chimney? Santa Claustrophobia! Who is never hungry at Christmas? The turkey - he's always stuffed! What happens if you eat the Christmas decorations? You get tinsel-itus! What do vampires put on their turkey at Christmas? Grave-y! What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree? A pineapple! If athletes get athlete's foot, what do elves get? Mistle-toes!
RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc. Independently Owned and Operated
Bruce Johnson, ABR Sales Representative 1263 Mosley Street, Box 490 Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1A5 email: bruce@thehomehunt.com website: www.thehomehunt.com (705) 429-4500
Friends or family moving soon? Have them give Bruce a call at (705) 429-4500.
Published by Bruce Johnson, Sales Representative, RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc. Not intended to solicit properties currently listed.