Donna J Stephens

LAKE ZORINSKY is an extremely popular place to run, walk, skate, bike, boat, fish, picnic and play.

Located between 156th and 180th and F Street in Omaha Nebraska. There are picnic areas, soccer fields, a play place for children with slides and more.

People walk/run on both sides of 168th. One side is 4-5 mile and the west side is around 3 miles.

You can access the trails on 168th.

This pair of swans were first noticed by my friend this year.

Another lovely view of the lake.

Wildlife can often be seen in the trees.

I am scootin all over the neighborhood to let everyone know the NEWS!

Today my Nana became the President-Elect of Nebraska's State Women's Council of REALTORS® Chapter for 2010!

My Nana is Donna Stephens. She reads books to me and treats me to Biscottis and chocolate milk. We sing our ABC's, play with puzzles, color and sometimes we watch Dora on TV.

My Nana has lots of friends in WCR. True friendships that have lasted for many years. People she can count on when she needs them and who can count on her. Some are REALTORS® and some are affiliates.

I heard that WCR is one place Nana goes to grow her business. Speakers, classes, the WCR website, and monthly meetings with awesome speakers and wonderful people she meets there.

My Nana has learned a lot about leadership and speaking to a crowd of people through her WCR experiences. I hear she is looking forward to learning much more over the next few years. Nana is a better REALTOR®, a better negotiator, and has gained confidence through her WCR experiences.

WCR FRIENDS have sent my Nana referrals. My Nana says she loves referrals!

Quiet neighborhood, quiet street!

Not a thoroughfare like south 84th. Just a quiet neighborhood street.

Backs to woods, full fenced back yard, wonderful patio, huge one car garage has room to work or room to store the toys. The level shady lot has plenty of room for the kids, husband and pets to run.

Security System, Sprinklers, appliances included, whole house fan beautiful gas fireplace, full finished basement. This home has much to offer.

4th Bedroom is non-conforming in the basement.

Thank you Mr. Chuck Bode, CRS for the lessons we learned from you, at our Omaha Women's Council of REALTORS® luncheon Thursday October 8, 2009.

Chuck never ceases to amaze me. I recommend Chuck for your next event. He is a national speaker who is honest, sincere, and energetic. You would not be sorry if you were able to book him for your speaker, trainer, or teacher.

Chuck started with having us pair up and then gave each pair a package of Smarties candy. The package has 15 candies. We were to divide them up and stand up. It was a lesson in negotiating that I will never forget.

The next lesson was to write down the best negotiator you know. Mine was Kailynn, the two year old grandchild. Many in the room wrote the name of a child. Chuck says, "They just don't take no for an answer. They keep trying to explain until we understand and give them what they want."

Awesome lessons learned in a brief 20 minute time frame.

REALTOR® Chuck Bode sold 54 units his first year in real estate without a computer or a personal assistant! This former high school teacher and coach has a rare blend of humor, real world experience and passion for the real estate industry.

Chuck has been teaching real estate and sales courses for the last 24 years and is a Senior Instructor for the Council of Residential Specialists.

Courses:
Business Planning and Marketing (CRS 200)
Listing Course (CRS 201)
Sales Course (CRS 202)
Referral Course (CRS 210)

Contact with H1N1 is not as much of a problem as proliferation is.

It's almost impossible to avoid coming into contact with H1N1, but it's important to note that the only portals of entry are the nostrils and mouth/throat.

While we are still healthy and not showing any symptoms of the infection, in order to prevent the virus from proliferating, we can take some very simple preventive steps:

1. Frequent hand-washing, as highlighted in all recent official communications.

2. Hands off the face! If we don't touch our face, the virus has no "portal of entry."

3. Gargle twice a day with warm salt water or Listerine. H1N1 takes 2-3 days after initial infection in the throat or nasal cavity to proliferate and show symptoms; simple gargling with salt water washes the viruses away before they can take hold and proliferate.

4. To bring down the viral population in the nasal cavity, we can blow our noses once a day and swab out nostrils with a q-tip or cotton ball soaked in warm salt water.

5. We can boost our natural immunity with foods rich in vitamin C or vitamin C tablets (with zinc to boost absorption).

6. We can drink as many warm liquids as possible. Drinking warm liquids has the same effect as gargling, except that rather than expelling viruses when we spit out the gargling liquid, we wash them off from the throat into the stomach, where they cannot survive.