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Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

Firework display at August Pines Golf Club 2010

The pictures above were taken at the Augusta Pines firework display last year. My slideshow will be the only fireworks we will be seeing in Harris County this year as all firework displays in Harris and Montgomery County have been cancelled due to our severe drought. We had a nice thunderstorm the other night but being about 17 inches low the ground just immediately soaked it up.

We have lived here since December 1996 and it is so strange not seeing the fireworks stands open. Usually they are doing a booming business but this is also the driest that it has been since we have lived here. Typically the entire day of the 4th I hear firecrackers going off but today it has been blissfully quiet. As much as we love our fireworks we love our Texas land more and I’m proud to see everyone going along with the fireworks ban. (Mind you there is a $500 fine being imposed if you do shoot a firework and that means any kind of firework.) As dry as everything is I think we all understand the importance of no fireworks this year.

On the other hand our dog Dundy does not like fireworks and is THRILLED about the ban (lol).
I wish you all a happy 4th of July.

For all your Spring/Tomball/Magnolia TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

Lake Conroe Sailing Association Thursday night races!!

Lake Conroe Sailing Association has started their racing season.  We had the first Thursday night race this last Thursday.  We keep our sailboat on the other side of the lake at Conroe Yacht Club so my husband crews and I help on the committee boat.  If these pictures don’t make you want to come and join us I don’t know what will.  We will have Thursday night races from now until September.  The races start at 6:00 PM at the lighthouse .  Come join us!!

For all your Spring/Tomball TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

When the community is finished there will be around 1200 homes.  Some of the amenities the community offers its residents are a community center with a banquet room and an open air pavilion; Olympic size swimming pool along with a play pool.  A very cool amenity is an indoor fitness center; as I was taking picture I could see residents working out in the fitness center.  If you like nature you will enjoy the nature parks and playgrounds.  Tennis courts are also available for the residents.

If you are in to playing golf portions of the subdivision are being developed along the Willow Creek Golf Course, a private 18-hole championship course.  You are also just a few miles away from Augusta Pines Golf Course; not to even mention all the golf courses in The Woodlands.

There are 4 different Auburn Lakes communities to choose from so there’s something fro everyone.

Auburn Lake The Pines has homes starting from $190,000 to about $260,000.  The builders in The Pines are First Texas Homes, Infinity Classic Homes and Lennar Homes.  The lot sizes are approximately 60′ by 120′.

Auburn Lakes The Reserve has homes starting from $230,000 to about $300,000.  The builders in The Reserve are First Texas Homes and Lennar Homes.  The lot sizes are approximately 70′ by 120′.

Auburn Lakes The Retreat has homes starting from $340,000 to $490,000.  The builder in The Retreat is Village Builders.  The lot sizes are approximately 80′ by 130′.

Auburn Lakes The Estates has homes starting from$650,000 to $1 million.  The custom builders are Cannon Custom Homes, Croix Custom Homes, Marshall & O’Connor and Meadowlark Homes.  The lot sizes are approximately 90′/100′ by 150′.

The subdivision is located in the acclaimed Klein ISD. The grade school at the moment is Northampton Elementary, the intermediate is Hildebrandt and the high school is Klein Oak.  Ground is soon to be broken for a new elementary school on Rayford close to Gosling.

For all your Spring TX Real Estate needs, contact me today!
Marchel Peterson
Results Realty
Cell: 832-721-8332

Photos are for illustration purposes only and do not necessarily represent current or past listings.

It has been incredibly dry in Spring TX this spring so we have been making a concerted effort to keep our bird bath full as the birds are quite thirsty.  The other morning I noticed a beautiful blue bird land on the bird bath and ran for my camera.  It was the right place at the right time as before I knew it my beautiful blue bird had been joined by 4 friends.

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring TX, Magnolia TX or Tomball TXand need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.

If you would like information about Spring-Tomball TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com.

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Sunday, April 10th from 2:00 pm – 5:00 pm at 30331 Winfro Drive, Tomball, Texas 77375.

Proceeds from this event will help to provide scholarships to local youth, and, new this year, one scholarship will be given to a woman in our community in need of continuing education.

Ticket cost is $35.00.  Along with the benefit of the proceeds going to help local scholarships the event itself will be a showcase of current fashions from  local Tomball retailers.  These retailers  include; Dahlia’s Boutique, Foxworthy’s, Mas Boutique, Branded Western Wear, and GiGi’s Baby Boutiques.

Entertainment will be provided by the Texas Repratory Theatre Company; and an  intermission show provided by Cindy Jeager Designs, featuring “How to tie a proper bow”.

Lunch and desserts will be provided by The Whistle Stop Tea Room and The Market Street Bakery, and the complimentary Mimosa fountain can’t be missed.

In addition to everything mentioned, there will also be a Chinese and Live Auction and a Kentucky Derby Style Hat Contest, and all guests will leave with their own bag of Party Favors.

If you would like to buy a ticket or get more information give me a call at 832-721-8332.

If necessary there will be a make-up date due to weather on April 17, 2011.

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring TX, Magnolia TX or Tomball TXand need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.

If you would like information about Spring-Tomball TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com.

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I now have a new compass to go by and it is the Bradford Pear trees in the middle of our cul-de-sac.  When they start getting those beautiful white blooms I know that Spring in Spring TX is right around the corner.

I know there’s some controversy about the change in daylight savings time that happened a few years ago.  Personally I love it and have been counting the days until we have the longer evenings.  The time change is almost here happening this Sunday morning March 13th. If you have not made plans to change your clocks back on Saturday  night now is the time to make yourself a note.  Otherwise you are going to find you are late to church.

We have lived in Spring TX since 1997 and one of the things that I love most is the long growing season.  This year I tried my hand at winter gardening and I have had a garden all year long.  We had a bit of rough winter so I had to cover my raised beds up a few times.  We reaped the benefits with fresh greens, lettuce, kale, spinach, parsley, dill, oregano and cat nip.  I had to put a small fence around the cat nip or otherwise it was squashed; especially by my grand-kitty Elle.  There’s really only a couple of months that are hard to garden in Spring TX and those happen to be in the heat of the summer.  The only thing that I have found I can grow in the heat of the summer is okra and eggplant.  Last year I think I burnt everyone out on eggplant as they continued clear up until Christmas.

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring TX, Magnolia TX or Tomball TXand need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.

If you would like information about Spring-Tomball TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com.

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My husband has been with a major airline for almost 25 years and two times in his employment we have had to take 10% pay cuts.  It was not easy but the alternative was to be without a job.  Unless something is done quickly according to Dr. Cain they are going to have to be sending out pink slip notices in April and this story is going to be repeated statewide.  I’m hoping that a bill is making its way through the Texas House to address this as I write this.  I can’t imagine that our Texas teachers would mind taking a small cut if it meant there would not be layoffs.   The rest of us are having to buckle our belts and I can’t imagine that they would not like that opportunity also. The other thing that could be done is some of the teacher work days could be furloughed without pay and that according to Dr. Cain would have a huge impact on their bottom line.

The other thing that I found out at this meeting was the law that the state of Texas has on the books only allowing a 22 child class size in grades kindergarten through the 4^th grade.  He told us that if a certain grade was full at 22 students per class and a new student entered that put that total over 22 per class  they immediately had to hire a new teacher and make a new class.  That is NUTS!!  When my children were small we lived in another state where the schools were very liberal and so I had my children in private Christian schools and I’m telling you the private school class size was huge.  I think there was something like 35 in each class but they did have a teacher and an aide.  Our children got an incredible education from that school.

We moved here when our children were in the 5^th grade and 9^th grade and I was pleasantly surprised to find that Klein ISD was still teaching reading, writing & arithmetic.  My children got a great education from Klein ISD.  My daughter ended up getting a degree in Communication Design at UNT and our son is now a sophomore at Texas A&M in Ocean Engineering.  He took the longer route as he was an Intelligence Analyst in the Army for almost 5 years.  The reason he joined the Army was because he scored so high on their entrance exam.

Like I said I hope a bill is already in the works as the public schools have to make key decisions in April and pink slips will be going out.  I am writing this as I want to see other people’s children have those same options that were available to my children and from what I can see something needs to happen quick or that is going to be in jeopardy.

I’m a real estate broker serving the  districts of Klein ISD, Spring ISD,  Tomball ISD, Magnolia ISD, Montgomery ISD and Cypress ISD.  All of these districts have done nothing but grow in the last few years.  Even though times are hard we are still in a big growth stage.  The boys and girls of Texas are the future and we need to protect our future.

Please consider writing your local Texas legislatures right away about this problem.  You can find ways to contact them at texas legislatures online.  Representative Rob Eissler is the public education chair.  I found that I could not email him through the website as I am not in his constituency but I called his office at 512-463-0797 and they were happy to give me his email address.  I don’t think I should put that address on the web but if you want to contact his office you can either call that number or email me and I will be glad to personally give it to you.

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If you are buying or relocating to Spring TX, Magnolia TX or Tomball TXand need help from a professional REALTOR®, Marchel can be reached at Marchel@AgentwithResults.com or by phone at 832-721-8332.

If you would like information about Spring-Tomball TX please visit my websites at www.AgentwithResults.com and at www.ResultsRealtytx.com.

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Leadership North Houston workshop February 25, 2011

Leadership North Houston Alumni present
A Leadership Workshop and Luncheon

Leadership starts with you – Guest speaker Germaine Porche

Friday February 25, 2011
Taking place at – Lone Star College System
5000 Research Forest Drive, The Woodlands TX

Register online at:
www.LeadershipNorthHoustonAlumni.org

This workshop is being offered by the Leadership North Houston alumni and is available to the entire Northwest Harris and Montgomery County communities. The workshop is designed to expand and deepen leadership skills in almost any role you play whether it be work, home or a volunteer capacity.

According to a recent survey by Towns Perrin only 21% of the workforce is fully engaged with 38% being disengaged.  (It sounds like that 20/80 theory is still alive and well).

During tough economic times, most of us are stretched and long to have others step up without having to beg and nag them. During this interactive session you will gain the tools and insights to help you examine and enhance your leadership capabilities.

Learning objectives for the workshop are .

• Determine your leadership style through self assessment
• Gain tools to expand & deepen leadership skills in you and others
• Enhance communication and listening skills to engage others.

Cost:
$79 Workshop and Luncheon
$35 Luncheon with Keynote address -

Leadership:The art of engagement

Please note that if you cannot attend the morning session you can still attend the luncheon and hear Germaine Porche speaking on the art of Engagement.

• 8:00- 8:30 A.M.      Check in and Breakfast
• 8:30-11:30 A.M.      Workshop
• 11:30-12:00 A.M.    Networking
• 12:00-1:00 P.M.       Luncheon with Keynote address
  

Sponsorship:
Become a $500 workshop sponsor and receive the following:

• Recognition in the event
• Marketing table at the luncheon
• Recognition in the LNH Alumni newsletter

Register online at:
www.LeadershipNorthHoustonAlumni.org

I have a new Sanyo dual camera and I thought I took lots of pictures and just one video. For whatever reason the pictures did not turn out but the video did. It is a short video and a bit choppy but it does give you the feel of the icicle fountain.