There are about 2 inches of snow and the ground and it’s still coming down.
Although it’s beautiful I am closing the Muirfield plat and am going home!
The plat is open every day: Monday – Friday 12:45-5 And Saturday & Sunday 11-dusk.
I am here on Monday’s. Call me if you want a private showing at 425.770.1875
Have a great day in the snow!
Muirfield, built by 2 quality builders: Allmark and Contempra. City Bank of Lynnwood now controls the price and is buying down the interest rate 1%. That’s quality New Construction with a 4-4.5%, 30 year fixed rate mortgage. They lock the rate for 30 days and buy down 1 point on the lock day.
The homes are close to Mill Creek Town Center and Central Market, just off Bothell Everett Highway on Seattle Hill road. Close to I-405 and I-5.
The homes feature hardwood flooring, 9 foot ceilings, wood wrapped windows, Curry Cabinets (out of Mukilteo) made of alder with slab granite countertops and tile backsplashes. Master baths include Soaking tubs with stand alone showers and walk in closets. Some of the models have main floor masters.
The homes are beautiful. For 2,000-2,900 square feet, the list price ranges from $393,000. to $450,000. All offers must be approved by the bank and may take a couple of days to get back to you…but it could be worth the wait.
This is a limited time offer so hurry!
The Homebuyer Tax Credit
Updated September 2009
The President signed the so-called Stimulus package this week on Monday February 17th. According to the Washington Association of Realtors (no I didn’t read the 1000 plus pages of the bill either) there is at least one thing in the stimulus package that is designed to stimulate the housing market:
The Tax credit for first time home buyers and those who haven’t owned a house for the past 3 years. This means if you keep your home for at least 3 years…you don’t have to pay it back. A credit means you deduct the $8,000 from what you owe in taxes…if any credit amount is left…that amount is refunded as a check to you, the home purchaser. The maximum credit is now $8,000. instead of $7,500. Eligibility for this credit began on January 1, 2009, and will expire on December 1, 2009.
The question is…does this actually encourage the first time home buyer to get in the game? As of September, 2009 Congress is debating whether to extend the credit or let it end as originally planned.
So, tell me is this an incentive for you as a first time home buyer? Does it give you the confidence along with everything else, to begin paying your own mortgage, instead of paying someone else’s?
I’d love to hear from you.
Actress Suzanne Somers On Oprah
Suzanne refers to the 7 dwarfs of menopause: itchy, bitchy, sleepy, sweaty, bloated, forgetful, and her favorite, all dried up. And she recently has added to that an 8th: Seething.
The Longevity Medical Clinic in Lynnwood is a great place to begin your research for relief.
Ken Mansfield the Beatles producer and U.S. Apple Records Manager is in town. He will be speaking at Calvary Fellowship in Mountlake Terrace Wednesday January 28th at 7:00 PM.
January 30, is the 40th Anniversary of the Let It Be Rooftop Concert on top of Apple Records in England. In the pictures and videos Ken Mansfield is the man in the white coat.
Calvary Fellowship is at 23302 56th Ave W in Mountlake Terrace. It’s Free and open to the public. They seat about 1,000. It’s starts at 7:00 PM…I’d get there early to be sure to have a seat.
A couple of articles on wsj.com regarding Barack Obama’s inauguration were very interesting to me. They came from 2 very different people with very different political ideologies…I think they’re both worth reading.
The first is Peggy Noonan a conservative writer who began her career on Ronald Reagan’s speech writing team. For that reason I like to read her Impressions of political speeches. This is her impression of my favorite part of President Obama’s inaugural address:
It was a moderate speech both in tone and content, a serious and solid speech. The young Democrat often used language with which traditional Republicans would be thoroughly at home: The American story has never been one of “shortcuts or settling for less,” the journey “has not been … for the fainthearted—for those who prefer leisure over work, or seek only the pleasure of riches and fame. Rather, it has been the risk-takers, the doers, the makers of things” who have created the best of our enduring history
Obama named in stark terms America’s essential foe: “For those who seek to advance their aims by inducing terror… we say to you now that our spirit is stronger and cannot be broken; you cannot outlast us, and we will defeat you.” This had the authentic sound of a man who’s been getting daily raw intelligence briefings and is not amused.
to read the entire article click here
The second is from Juan Williams a Liberal, African American journalist of public television and a Fox news contributor. I was touched watching him during the inauguration on Tuesday when he broke down and cried watching the Obama family and reporting on what an impact they will have on the African American community. I like Juan Williams and was touched in a different way by his article today. Here’s an excerpt:
If his presidency is to represent the full power of the idea that black Americans are just like everyone else — fully human and fully capable of intellect, courage and patriotism — then Barack Obama has to be subject to the same rough and tumble of political criticism experienced by his predecessors. To treat the first black president as if he is a fragile flower is certain to hobble him. It is also to waste a tremendous opportunity for improving race relations by doing away with stereotypes and seeing the potential in all Americans.
Yet there is fear, especially among black people, that criticism of him or any of his failures might be twisted into evidence that people of color cannot effectively lead. That amounts to wasting time and energy reacting to hateful stereotypes. It also leads to treating all criticism of Mr. Obama, whether legitimate, wrong-headed or even mean-spirited, as racist.
This is patronizing. Worse, it carries an implicit presumption of inferiority. Every American president must be held to the highest standard. No president of any color should be given a free pass for screw-ups, lies or failure to keep a promise.
to read the entire article click here
I’d love to know what you think.
We attended Unexpected Production’s 8:30 PM Imrov show on Saturday evening. Unexpected Productions is best known in Seattle for Theatre Sports. They perform at the historic Pike Place Market Theatre at 1428 Post Alley in Seattle…which is best known for the gum wall in the Alley.
Currently their 8:30 show is an improv long form that they call Loop. They began the show by asking the audience for 3 suggestions:
Loop is a series of connecting scenes that tell a coherent story. It begins with a scene…ours was a young boy building a sand castle on the beach. There are no props except black cubes to use at the actors discretion for tables, chairs, beds, espresso counters and beach chairs etc. The story builds from there. There is actual character development and story that is created before our very eyes. Our story became about the young boy’s parents, Mom and Dad, who was a Game tester, with some scenes at their home, at the office, at the hospital…having babies, at the beach and at the coffee shop between the office and home. We met the Mom’s Mom and sister and the sister’s girlfriend and the Mom’s Mom’s boyfriend. We also met a few friends of Dad’s at the office. The Show ended at the beach, the same place that it began…thus the name Loop. The show lasted for about an hour. They did weave a tazer into the story but it was sort of in passing.
This long form of improv can be disastrous but these Actors did a great job with what we gave them. They were touching and heart warming and they made us laugh out loud. As an audience member I believed their story and characters…it was a very enjoyable evening. The cost: $12. each at the door.
For those who love to laugh at love…they have a Valentines Day show at 7:00 PM on Saturday February 14th. It’s $15 per person at the door. For more information go to their website at: www.unexpectedproductions.org
In the midst of all of the snow and Christmas and all of the rest of the holidays, including my birthday on December 30th, I neglected to renew my driver license. As I was leaving my home for the airport on December 26th, I realized that my license would expire in 4 days. So, just in case someone thought it was a big deal, on my way home, on January 6th…I grabbed my passport and went to the airport.
It was a big deal to everyone who saw my driver license on December 26th! I finally asked someone:”what would happen if all I had for an ID was an expired driver license when boarding the flight on my way home?” The friendly woman at the NW Airlines counter said: “they’d probably let you on the plane (implying they’d have a reason not to let me on the plane) but, they’d put you on higher security.” Yes, she really was friendly.
Thank God I grabbed my passport! And that’s what I used, without a hitch, all the way home.
So, I renewed my driver license on January 8th2009, and I waited in line for an hour. I found out afterward that you can check out the waiting time online on the DOL website. Go to www.dol.wa.gov and click on renew your driver license and then click on the city you want to go to. On the right column there is the waiting time. At this very moment Lynwood has a 19 minute wait. Bothell has a 1 hour and 24 minute wait, and Shoreline has no wait. It may be worth your while to drive to Shoreline. They also offer a Google map and driving directions to any of the offices.
Yes it’s possible! You’re eligible if:
It’s a tax credit applied to your income tax return. It acts as a no-interest loan that you pay back $500. per year for 7 years. If you sell before paying it back the balance is taken from your proceeds. If there isn’t enough money in the proceeds then the remaining balance is forgiven.
This offer expires June 30th 2009. Which mean your house needs to close by June 30th 2009.
Interest rates are low. Housing prices have dropped. And now a $7,500. tax credit from the US Government. This is a great time to stop paying someone else’s mortgage and buy a home of your own. What have you got to lose?
Call me: 425.772.5849 (Jana Lindstrom)
Another thing I like to do during the Christmas Season is to see a good play with an uplifting Christmas Message. This year we have chosen to see The Foundling at Taproot Theatre in Greenwood. I’ve always enjoyed their productions and I am very much looking forward to seeing this play on December 20th.
The Foundling by Norman Allen. inspired by stories by Bret Harte and is set during the gold rush years around 1850. Bret Harte was a contemporary of Mark Twain and was known for his writings of the American West.
In this play…The California gold rush is on and rough-and-tumble miners fill their days chasing fortunes and their nights with story and song. When an orphaned infant appears on their doorstep on Christmas Eve, their carefree existence is turned topsy-turvy and they discover that the greatest wealth sometimes comes in surprising packages. A play rich with the spirit of Christmas and filled with traditional folk music and carols.
Grant Goodeve of King TV, Eight is Enough and Northern Exposure plays old Jake. Danny Helms a 7th grader at Kings Junior High plays Tom.
All the major papers have good things to say about Taproot theatre’s production of The Foundling: The Seattle Times, The Seattle PI, The Enterprise, and The Journal.
The Foundling Plays now through December 27th at Taproot Theatre.
