New guy in the office

So we have a new Realtor in our office, Mike Mullin. Great kid! He's going to be just fine. But, the poor guy, he's now finding out how much you DON'T LEARN in the Realtor's course.
During the Realtor's course, (by the way, BC has the most difficult course for Realtor's in North America) they teach you law, some dos and don'ts. But they don't teach you how to basically write a contract, what clauses you need, where to find clients etc.
So now the fun begins! Mike will take the post-licensing course soon, that will teach him how to write contracts, clauses etc. But most of his learning, just like any new Realtor, will be learned here in the office or on the fly. I'm really lucky that my other Realtors are great teachers too and willing to help.
Lots of fun for the new guy, it brings back lots of memories for the rest of us too!

My realtors love RE/MAX

Apparently, I taught my realtors to love RE/MAX too much!

RE/MAX balloon day!

It's RE/MAX balloon day! We are celebrating 30 years of balloons! The RE/MAX balloon is one of the most recognizable corporate logos around. So we are having a fun day today! We are serving cake and coffee to any and all walkins!

Back from the Oyster Run

What a great weekend. There were more bikes, more vendors than I remember from before. I saw some really neat bikes. I even saw a goldwing with a turbo! I also saw some 'interesting people'! Enjoy the pictures.

Click on the link:
http://picasaweb.google.com/judy.klassen/OysterRun2008#

Oyster Run!

So I'm heading out to Anacortes Washington tomorrow for the Oyster Run. I really hope I can ride by bike. I'm still kind of sick, well, just hacking and feeling tired. However, the dr said I'd probably be ok to ride, we'll just see. I really need to get back on my bike before the season is over here. I really miss her, and I know she misses me!!! I hate being sort of still sick. grrrrrrrrr.

SICK........

I hate being sick. I've been sick all week. This week all I've done is, HACK, HACK HACK, HACK, SNORT, SNEEZE, HACK, HACK, moan...., pain, you get the picture. Not pretty is it? Apparently, I have bronchitis and sinus infection. At least my sinus' hurt less today. Now I'm just hacking up a lung or 2.

But, a good point. I found out that ADT does work! I got a phone call last night at 2am from ADT,the glass breakage alarm went off, ADT had already called the police. So off Randy and I head downtown, all the while thinking,oh crap what a mess. I'm assuming the TV in the window is gone, glass everywhere, what a mess at 2 in the morning! We get to the office, the RCMP is already there, nothing is broken! We find the rock that someone threw against the door, there's just a mark on the door where the rock hit. I guess the alarm scared whoever did this off. Well, that was $30 well spent this month!

Back to school

Well it's back to school, fall must be here.
This past weekend, we moved Candace into her dorm at UBC Okanagan in Kelowna. Wow, it was amazing. There was a huge lineup of cars, but, everything moved quick. We had all of Candace's stuff in her room (with the help of 4 other students) in about 15 minutes. Then came the unpacking and shopping for stuff that she still needed.

So yesterday, she had her new student orientation. She said it went well and enjoyed it. Today, is the first day of classes. I hope everything goes well for her.

Randy said something rather profound when we left Kelowna after moving her in, is this harder on the parents or the students? I'm really not sure. I know it's tough on me! I just keep reminding myself that this is something she's worked hard for, plus it's something she's always wanted. Candace has always been a great student and this past summer she's been so excited about university.

But, it's still tough on Mom.