Archive for February, 2009
Ms. AARP…Yes, I am 55 and I’m Just Now Accepting It.
February 27th, 2009 Categories: Real Estate News, Stuff About Me...Why Not, The Good Life, for Heaven's Sake!
It’s been several years since my little Matty Hoho left for Winona State University. He was child number three and my sweet, little angel.
Empty nester girl, here.
So, years passed and Mr. Matty Hoho ended up at the “U” (in this town, for those of you who read my post outside of the freezing, rotten cold state of Minnesota, is considered the University of Minnesota), graduated, took a job at an “Office Space” type of company (Epicore), hated it, and left for South Korea to teach English to a bunch of spoiled, rotten little children.
I thought that I would be so happy when I finally dumped the last kid. All three of them were pretty decent. All three of them were boys. Lucky me, that’s what I say. I still wanted them to be grown and gone. I spent more than half of my life raising them and I was dog gone tired.
Whoa!
I quickly lost my identity. Depression. Fast forward…
I am a Realtor. I also have my broker’s license. I just won the prestigious bronze award that my company, Keller Williams Realty, awards those of us who have worked very hard and achieved success in our business. I am also one of the owners of my Maple Grove franchise and have some brilliant and talented people working in our market center!
I’m liking the 55 thing. I call it the “double nickel”. Why not? If you’re not 55 yet, you will be. If you don’t think you will be, well…that means you will be dead by then.
I just got another AARP solicitation in the mail. I think I should finally open it. It’s time.
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Dead Dads and Daughters…What We Feel When They’re Gone
February 26th, 2009 Categories: Real Estate News
This post has absolutely nothing to do with real estate. It’s my blog and I get to say what I want.
I literally have four friends in the last two months who have had their dads pass away. Each one of them has the same look on thier face. I feel so bad for them. My dad passed away three years ago on February 27th.
This post is a tribute to dads that have passed away.
But, really, this post is a tribute to my own dad. I miss him terribly. My mom misses him terribly. My children really miss him.
My dad was one of the top executives of General Motors in Detroit. He was one of the good guys. He oversaw the Chevrolet aluminum engine division in Warren, Michigan. He cranked out the new Corvette engine a couple of years ago and numerous other engines that kept the economy rolling.
He is rolling over in is grave right now, I’m sure, with the GM and all of the other companies dying.
He was a mail boy while he went to college (Lawrence Tech, Wayne State University) to become a teacher. That didn’t last too long. He quickly saw that his forte was engineering and that’s where he began. Think about it, by the time he retired, he had been with General Motors for six decades.
He never worked anywhere else in his entire career.
He put food on the table for our family in the City of Detroit. I graduated from Denby High School and so did he.
He was the kindest man anyone could ever meet. That’s the truth. I miss him. He lead a good life, but had a horrible death due to cancer. I get teary eyed every time I think of him on his death bed. I was there right now…three years ago to the day.
I miss him so much. I know what my buds are going through. I wish them my condolences.
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