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Helping others is so humbling.......

So a couple of weeks ago I was invited by some great agents from Keller Williams Front Range Properties in Boulder to help with a weekend activity. I didn't have my boys for the weekend, so I was "Sure" I will do it. What were we going to do anyway, move some things, maybe pack some boxes, etc. Yeah, I am all about doing things like that.

What I had in store, I was not really grasping.....until I got there at "KARE for Kenya". My self and about 200 other amazing people.

We were going to provide 125,000 meals that were going to be shipped to Kenya the following Monday to help some people in real need survive another day. It got me to really think (Although I do that a lot) about how AMAZING my life is. Do I have trial and Tribulations......of course. But I can step back, take a breath, re-group my energy and take another step. But these people that we were helping do not have that luxury.

I heard that some people in Kenya only eat every 2-3 days. Think about that! After not eating for 6-7 hours we get cranky, weak and can be hard to be around.....these people do not eat for days. There were 13 tables of 12 people per table.

Our goal, to pack 36 bags of rice, vitamins and seasoning into one box. Each bag of rice has a serving size of 6 meals. Ok, that is cool,I thought to myself.....And we began.

But as I started stacking and loading boxes with food, I was thinking about small children who did not have a bowl of cereal like my sons do in the mornings, do not have scrambled eggs, toast, orange juice.

The teenage girl who can not go home to get something to eat when her stomach is growling and is feeling sick.

A mother who can't feed her children, not because she doesn't know what to make, but because she does not have anything to give them. Made my heart ache.

I think that we packed something like 56 boxes......just our table. Great job, but doesn't seem like enough.

This experience made me appreciate what this great life has offered me.

To that, I am going to bring my sons to do this so that they can get an understanding that just because that their friends have a DS or a certain video game, and they do not, and they fell like things are not fair, that they have a great life. If they truly want to see that life is "NOT" fair, take a look. You can stop that!!!! Stop feeling like life owes you something...If Life was fair, why do others have to suffer like this.

YES!!!!!!!

Helping others is so humbling....

Boulder County Real Estate - Lafayette Deal of The Week

Check out this great deal in Lafayette. Located in the new home community, Silver Creek, this newly built home by Meritage is finished and ready to go. Not only is this beautiful home ready to go, it is being offered at a special discounted price this week.

With 3 bedrooms, and 3 baths, this home has a lot to offer:

• Extra space if the finished loft on the 2nd story (could be a 4th bedroom)
• 2nd story laundry
• french doors opening into the main level study (could be a formal dining room)
• Unfinished space in the basement for storage or future expansion
• Hardwood floors on the main level
• stainless steel appliances in the kitchen
• slab granite counter tops in the kitchen
• Cappachino finished cabinets
• Polished wood banisters on the staircase with iron balusters

Silver creek is located close to shopping, Lafayette's downtown and the Lafayette Recreational center.

Yes, this home is truly a great deal and.... it is ready now!

For informaiton on this new home community in Boulder County and others, give me a call.

Why is Denver real estate a great investment? Colorado's Front Range, including the areas between Denver, Boulder, and Ft. Collins, affords residents with a quality of life that's hard to find anywhere else. I recently saw the following interview on FoxNews with Greg Rand of OwnAmerica.com, where he does a good job of explaining how and why he thinks the Northern Colorado real estate market is a great place to invest right now:

Greg makes some compelling points in this interview, not the least of which is the fact that Denver-area foreclosure rates are just 1/2 of the national average. The relatively unique situation we have right now with single-family-home investing is also really important to note. Basically, there are some real advantages to single-family vs. say multi-family investing right now:

• Single-family home prices have been facing downward pressure because of comparable sales, while rents have increased. From an investment standpoint, that's a good combination that increases returns.
• By contrast, apartment values are increasing along with rents, as their value is tied directly to cash flows.
• Single-family homes are more "granular", as Greg describes it, which is basically a comparison of the ability to sell one home in a portfolio vs. having to sell an entire apartment building.

Boulder County Loves our Pets - It's that time of the year again!

The Humane Society of Boulder Valley's annual "Puttin on The Leash" event is scheduled for Saturday, April 28th at the Coors Event Center at Boulder's CU Campus.

This year's event will follow the theme "Bark to the Future."

Special guest hosts will include

• Mike Nelson, Chief Meteorologist from Denver's Channel 7 News
• Dr. Lee Woods of the Broadway Animal Hospital.

Both Silent and Live auctions will be held to keep the enthusiasm and excitement flowing throughout the evening. General admission is $60 per person.

This is a chance for supporters and animal lovers alike to come and participate in this much anticipated annual event. Amazing food and entertainment and surely a night not to be missed.

Costumes are not only permitted; they are highly encouraged and have become a much-anticipated feature of this annual affair.

This great event is proof every year that Boulder County Loves our Pets - It's that time of the year again when sponsors and attendees alike come from all over Boulder County to help raise funds to support the great efforts by the Humane Society of Boulder Valley.

The Humane Society of Boulder Valley has one of the highest adoption rates in the country. In fact, pets are brought in from all over the country; especially from areas hard hit by disaster and downturns in the economy. For example, just last week, 70 dogs (65 puppies and 5 adult dogs) were brought in from Tulsa Oklahoma and received by the many volunteers and talented staff members at the Humane Society of Boulder Valley.

Hope to see you at this amazing event!

Eight new listings just this week!

462 BLACKFOOT ST http://www.wkre.com/property/14781528/462-BLACKFOOT-ST-Superior-CO-80027

109 WEST WILLIAM ST http://www.wkre.com/property/14766134/109-W-William-St-Superior-CO-80027

3012 WEST YARROW CR http://www.wkre.com/property/14774186/3012-W-Yarrow-Cir-Superior-CO-80027

1742 RELIANCE CR http://www.wkre.com/property/14774157/1742-Reliance-Cir-Superior-CO-80027

1517 EAST RIVERBEND ST http://www.wkre.com/property/14839933/1517-E-Riverbend-St-Superior-CO-80027

913 GRAYS PEAK DR http://www.wkre.com/property/14774162/913-Grays-Peak-Dr-Superior-CO-80027

306 ONYX WAY http://www.wkre.com/property/14855840/306-ONYX-WAY-Superior-CO-80027

513 NORTH SNOWMASS http://www.wkre.com/property/14766142/

Looks like some great properties! Have a great weekend.