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Last month was a great month for me. Both of my kids had their reading weeks at college so they could come back home for a while. Unfortunately they both had different weeks off, but we did have one gloriously fun overlapping weekend. The upside of this arrangement was that I got to spend more one on one time with both of them than I usually would. This can be quite daunting, especially in the case of my son who isn't terribly loquacious.

Towards the end of the week I realized that most of the time I spent with him in public consisted of walking a few steps behind him exhorting him to pull his pants up. It drives me nuts, but he's the one with the droopy pants and it doesn't seem to worry him in the least. He seems to be an expert at hiking his jeans up just before they are about to fall to his knees. Seems pretty risky to me, but he's got it down to an artform. It shouldn't be terribly difficult to convince this generation that wearing clean underwear is important.

I found myself looking for topics to start meaningful conversations with him, It wasn't easy.

I tried to start a conversation about the merits of wearing a belt or suspenders. He didn't seem very interested in that particular subject. I talked about how important it can be to wash your jeans regularly so they cling a bit better to the waistline. Again, he wasn't too impressed and that ended up going nowhere. An attempt was made to discuss how to accurately assess the size of one's waist so that properly fitting pants can be purchased. This too was a non-starter. One final effort was made to talk about how inmates in prison have saggy pants because belts are verboten because they can be turned into a weapon. You'd think that this might interest a teenager, but no, he already knew this.

I had run out of things to talk about. Teenagers can be difficult, that's for sure. I was out of material.

Sometimes I guess it's just best to quit nagging and let him be.

We really don't need forced conversations and lectures to have a meaningful interaction. Sometimes we play Xbox, sometimes we listen to music, we go for quiet drives, and best of all is when he just tags along with me and helps me get some of my tasks done, we can both feel useful and happy at the same time.

Perhaps on certain occasions just a look and a smile can convey way more meaning than a conversation ever could. I also know that when the time comes he will pull his pants up of his own accord, or maybe the right girl will come along and entice him to dress just a little bit better. Either way, it's not something I should worry about too much.

Here are the statistics for Single Family Residential Unit sales for Trenton Ontario for the month of January 2012.

34 houses were listed in January and 14 houses sold.

These numbers are not radically different from 2011.

The average selling price in January 2012 was$147, 371 .

This figure is down slightly from January 2011 when it was$148,846.

I guess I'm not a brand new real estate agent any more, I've moved up into the category of being a fairly new agent, I've been doing this for over three years now. I suppose that's quite a bit longer than most people who get their license. A lot of people give up. It is an intimidating prospect to be entirely dependant upon oneself to create enough business on your own to earn a paycheque.

Another intimidating prospect is learning all the paperwork so that deals are done properly and we don't screw something up. We are talking about large amounts of money changing hands with each transaction. It's very easy for real estate agents to find themselves in court these days. This shouldn't scare anyone from trying though, we all just have to be really vigilant. Each transaction can be fraught with peril, and each deal seems to have unique characteristics that require me to learn something new. I actually enjoy that very much.

Some of the best advice on accomplishing anything (including becoming a succesful working real estate agent) that I have ever heard can be found in the nugget of wisdom in the following video. This kids seems to have grasped the secret of success at an early age. I think if you watch this video, it might inspire you to go out there and give it your best shot.

Ah, New Years, that arbitrary line in the sand is upon us. It's the time when one year flows into the next. Some of you will be out celebrating, others will be at home celebrating, some will be asleep, some will be trying to get to sleep, some will be playing World of Warcraft, while many others might not be fully aware of where they are and what they are doing when the clock strikes 12.

However and wherever you may be, have a safe and happy one, and lets all make 2012 a great year.

Matthew 1:22-25
So all this was done that it might be fulfilled
which was spoken by the Lord
through the prophet, saying:
“Behold,
the virgin shall be with child,
and bear a Son,
and they shall call His name Immanuel,”
which is translated, “God with us.”
Then Joseph,
being aroused from sleep,
did as the angel of the Lord commanded him
and took to him his wife,
and did not know her
till she had brought forth her firstborn Son.
And he called His name JESUS.

Merry Christmas everybody. It's time for me to log off and spend time with the family. I hope you all have a wonderful day.