Kenneth Bargers

Wishing you a successful Friday and weekend!

A joke to pass along this Friday morning: Grandmas don't know everything..

Little Tony was 7 years old and was staying with his grandmother for a few days.

He'd been playing outside with the other kids for a while when he came into the house and asked her,

'Grandma, what's that called when two people sleep in the same room and one is on top of the other?'

She was a little taken aback, but she decided to tell him the truth. 'It's called sex, darling.'

Little Tony said, 'Oh, OK,' and went back outside to play with the other kids.

A few minutes later he came back in and said angrily, 'Grandma, it isn't called sex. It's called Bunk Beds. And Jimmy's mom wants to talk to you.'

There were 1,783 home closings reported for the month of May, according to figures provided by the Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®. This figure represents a 28.9 percent decrease compared with 2,508 closings in May of 2008.

Year-to-date closings are down compared to last with year with 7,149. That is a 31.2 percent decrease compared to the 10,406 closings reported through May 2008.

There were 2,000 sales pending at the end of May, compared with 2,489 pending sales at this time last year. The average number of days on the market for a single-family home was 92 days.

The median residential price for a single-family home during May was $169,900 and for a condominium it was $156,250. This compares with last year's median residential and condominium prices of $189,975 and $159,000, respectively.

Inventory at the end of May was 25,096, down from 24,598 in 2008.

"This is the first time since September of last year that we have seen pending sales at the 2,000 level ," Nichols added. "For buyers, this is a very important time. Many factors remain in their favor with interest rates low, inventory plentiful and even support from government programs. However, those factors will not remain that way indefinitely. If interest rates increase, that could add significantly to the cost of a home. So, acting now would be to their advantage. For sellers, making their homes attractive and pricing them properly is critical to getting them sold."

Source: Greater Nashville Association of REALTORS®; press release 060909

#10 Golfer: "I think I am going to drown myself in the lake."
Caddy: "Think you can keep your head down that long?"

#9 Golfer: "I'd move heaven and earth to break 100 on this course.
Caddy: "Try heaven, you've already moved most of the earth."

#8 Golfer: "Do you think that my game is improving?"
Caddy: "Yes sir, you miss the ball much closer now."

#7 Golfer: "Do you think I can get there with a 5 iron?"
Caddy: "Eventually!"

#6 Golfer: "You got to be the worst caddy in the world."
Caddy: "I don't think so sir. That would be too much of a coincidence."

#5 Golfer: "Please stop checking your watch all the time."
Caddy: "It's not a watch, it is a compass."

#4 Golfer: "How do you like my game?"
Caddy: "Very good sir, but personally I prefer golf.."

#3 Golfer: "Do you think it is a sin to play on Sunday?"
Caddy: "The way you play, sir, it is a sin on any day."

#2 Golfer: "This is the worst course I've ever played on."
Caddy: "This isn't the golf course. We left that an hour ago."

AND THE #1 BEST CADDY COMMENT ...

Golfer: "That can't be my ball, it is too old."
Caddy: "It's been a long time since we teed off, sir."

Success in home landscape design is certainly attainable for do-it-yourselfers, but there are some pitfalls that should be avoided if maximum satisfaction is to be achieved. Thus the need for this list of 10 mistakes to be avoided in home landscape design. The mistakes covered range from miscalculations that have practical ramifications to more subtle errors that negatively impact your enjoyment of your home landscape design.

1. Piecemeal Planting: Failure to Have a Plan
2. Having a Lawn Just Because "Everyone Else Does It"
3. Insufficient Fall Color in Your Home Landscape Design
4. Lack of Winter Interest in Your Home Landscape Design
5. Failure to Irrigate
6. Planting on a Hillside Prone to Erosion
7. Failure to Work With What You Have
8. Failure to Incorporate Deer-Resistant Plants in Your Home Landscape Design
9. You Never Get Anything Done in the Yard Because Tools Are Never Handy
10. Forgetting Functionality in Home Landscape Design

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Source: about.com, landscaping; June 2009 Tips Bargers Solutions