Like father, like ....

Like father, like ... daughter. I'm pleased to discover that I have been an inspiration to our "older" daughter, still our little girl, even though a grown woman.

She writes that this blog will be about her home, New Hampshire, a state that we also called home for 19 years. Betty and her sister Susan went through the Salem, NH school system from first grade through high school, and both attended college in New Hampshire as well.

We live in Key West, FL now, refugees from the ice and snow, but we still say that we go "home" to visit family in New England. We moved to Salem in April of 1966 when Betty was 2-1/2 and a few months before her sister Susan was born. We left in 1984 as Susan was beginning her studies at Plymouth State College.

As Betty says, I've been writing a web log about Key West I began it in 2002, as we were getting ready to leave the island for the first time. We moved here in 1999, January, stayed until May of 2002, then moved back to New Hampshire again and remained there until May of 2004 when we returned here for a second turn at Key West.

We have many fond memories of our time in New Hampshire (mostly between May and November), and some not so fond memories of things like blizzards, freezing temps, and occasional floods in the basement of our first home on Millville Street.

We'll try to take a lead from Betty here and to offer another perspective on the things she wants to write about. So have it it Betty. I'll jump in whenever it seems right to do so.

Closing Day

The end of the month typically signifies multiple closings and today is no exception. I arrived at the office around noon today and there is a closing going on in our conference room. People generally close on the sale of a home at the end of the month in order to avoid additional costs associated with getting into the next month. I believe that there are several other closings scheduled for today at our office. It is a very stressful time for all involved. The agents, the sellers and the buyers. Much can go wrong at a closing and unless all parties have well-prepared and avoided any snafus, the deal could still fall through right up until the closing. The best thing about a successful closing is that the parties involved are generally pleased with the results. The agents get paid for their hard work, the sellers get their monies for the sale of their home and the buyers get the home that they have dreamed about. It can be a very rewarding experience for the agents involved, especially to see their clients' smiles after it is over.

Welcome Aboard!

For some time now, I have had the pleasure of following my father's blogging efforts in Key West and have enjoyed keeping up on his comings and goings through his writings. I wanted to give it a try myself so this is my foray into the blogging world. I'll begin by mentioning a little about myself and what I do currently. I am a licensed real estate agent in the state of New Hampshire, but that is not what I have always done. For a long time, I have been a registered nurse but needed a change, hence the real estate career. I am married to Lee and have two children, Amanda (17) and Cameron (15). I also have a stepson, Greg who is 29; but he lives in Pennsylvania.

I think that my work in real estate may make for some interesting readings not to mention the years spent in nursing in the emergency department. But mostly, I intend to write about New Hampshire, my state, my home.