Name that Christmas MOOvie... with MORALES!~

November '13 STATS

 

St. Charles 

# Active 288

# Sold 57

MKT Time 167

Med Sold $ -- $282,500

Geneva 

# Active 120

# Sold 29

MKT Time 70

Med Sold $ -- $292,500

 

Batavia 

# Active 107

# Sold 20

MKT Time 97

Med Sold $ -- $239,750

   

Elburn 

# Active 58

# Sold 14

MKT Time 328

Med Sold $ -- $225,000

 

Sugar Grove

# Active 64

# Sold 12

MKT Time 142

Med Sold $ -- $266,250

Maple Park

# Active 14

# Sold 5

MKT Time 42

Med Sold $ 165,000

Name that CHRISTMAS MO0VIE... 
No fair peeking until you've answered them all!! 

1. "Teacher says, every time a bell rings an angel gets his wings."
2. "What if Christmas, he thought, doesn't come from a store. What if Christmas, perhaps, means a little bit more."
3. "It's a one year membership to the Jelly of the Month Club."
4. "You'll shoot your eye out kid!"
5. "He never got his picture on bubble gum cards, did he? Have you ever seen his picture on a bubble gum card? Hmmm? How can you say someone is great who's never had his picture on bubble gum cards?"
6. "Uh, since the United States Government declares this man to be Santa Claus, this court will not dispute it. Case dismissed."
7. "Bless this highly nutritious microwavable macaroni and cheese dinner and the people who sold it on sale. Amen."
8. "We're your worst nightmare... Elves with attitude."
9. "Fog as thick as peanut butter"
10. "Lovely, glorious, beautiful Christmas, upon which the entire kid year revolved."
11. "The thing about trains... it doesn't matter where they're going. What matters is deciding to get on."
12. "Strange, isn't it? Each man's life touches so many other lives. When he isn't around he leaves an awful hole, doesn't he?"

So-o-o-o-o-, how do you think you did?? 

1. It's A Wonderful Life
2. How The Grinch Stole Christmas
3. National Lampoon's Christmas Vacation
4. A Christmas Story
5. A Charlie Brown Christmas
6. Miracle On 34th Street
7. Home Alone
8. The Santa Clause
9. Rudolph the Red Nosed Reindeer
10. A Christmas Story
11. The Polar Express
12. It's A Wonderful Life

A hug is the perfect Christmas Gift, one size fits all
and it is easily returned.

 

Have a MOO-y Christmas! 

    Diane MOOrales
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
          630.709.9882

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The Cow says MOO... Gering-ding-ding-ding-dingeringeding... with MORALES!!

October '13 STATS

 

St. Charles 

# Active 334

# Sold 68

MKT Time 153

Med Sold $ -- $304,500

Geneva 

# Active 149

# Sold 26

MKT Time 77

Med Sold $ -- $272,500

 

Batavia 

# Active 113

# Sold 29

MKT Time 90

Med Sold $ -- $266,000

   

Elburn 

# Active 75

# Sold 12

MKT Time 84

Med Sold $ -- $248,000

 

Sugar Grove

# Active 63

# Sold 14

MKT Time 62

Med Sold $ -- $304,450

Maple Park

# Active 20

# Sold 2

MKT Time 310

Med Sold $ 135,000

Mateo is obsessed with the song "What Does the Fox Say?"    It's catchy.  And I find myself walking around singing it too!!  It got me thinking.... When my son was little, my husband's family would teach my son other ways to identify what the animals say.  I never knew.  Just always assumed that the noises were the same in every language.  But they're not!!  Most intriguing to me was what the rooster says in Spanish:  Kiki Riki versus Cock-a-doodle-doo!   Click on this link to see other fun examples. 

And no matter how you make your animal noises,
please remember to say MOOrales
when you're ready to buy or sell real estate!! 

Autumn MOOves in!

    Diane MOOrales
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
          630.709.9882

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A Lifetime Together... with MORALES!!

The below fun-facts are in honor of my beautiful daughter and her handsome fiancee,
who are getting married in September!!   I love them both SO much!! 
Wishing them a lifetime of love and happiness together! 

In English tradition, Wednesday is considered the "best day" to marry, although Monday is for wealth and Tuesday is for health.  Saturday is the unluckiest wedding day, according to English folklore. Funny -- it's the most popular day of the week to marry!

The English believe a spider found in a wedding dress means good luck. Yikes!

Ancient Romans studied pig entrails to determine the luckiest time to marry.

Rain on your wedding day is actually considered good luck, according to Hindu tradition!

For good luck, Egyptian women pinch the bride on her wedding day. Ouch!

Middle Eastern brides paint henna on their hands and feet to protect themselves from the evil eye

Peas are thrown at Czech newlyweds instead of rice.

A Swedish bride puts a silver coin from her father and a gold coin from her mother in each shoe to ensure that she'll never do without.

A Finnish bride traditionally went door-to-door collecting gifts in a pillowcase, accompanied by an older married man who represented long marriage.

Moroccan women take a milk bath to purify themselves before their wedding ceremony.

In Holland, a pine tree is planted outside the newlyweds' home as a symbol of fertility and luck.

In Asia, wearing robes with embroidered cranes symbolizes fidelity for the length of a marriage.

Ancient Greeks and Romans thought the veil protected the bride from evil spirits. Brides have worn veils ever since.

Brides carry or wear "something old" on their wedding day to symbolize continuity with the past.

The "something blue" in a bridal ensemble symbolizes purity, fidelity, and love.

In Denmark, brides and grooms traditionally cross-dressed to confuse evil spirits!

In South Africa, the parents of both bride and groom traditionally carried fire from their hearths to light a new fire in the newlyweds' hearth.

The tradition of a wedding cake comes from ancient Rome, where revelers broke a loaf of bread over a bride's head for fertility's sake.

The custom of tiered cakes emerged from a game where the bride and groom attempted to kiss over an ever-higher cake without knocking it over.

An old wives' tale: If the younger of two sisters marries first, the older sister must dance barefoot at the wedding or risk never landing a husband.

In many cultures around the world -- including Celtic, Hindu and Egyptian weddings -- the hands of a bride and groom are literally tied together to demonstrate the couple's commitment to each other and their new bond as a married couple (giving us the popular phrase "tying the knot").

The Roman goddess Juno rules over marriage, the hearth, and childbirth, hence the popularity of June weddings.

The bride stands to the groom's left during a Christian ceremony, because in bygone days the groom needed his right hand free to fight off other suitors.

Engagement and wedding rings are worn on the fourth finger of the left hand because it was once thought that a vein in that finger led directly to the heart.

August '13 STATS

 

St. Charles 

# Active 374

# Sold 98

MKT Time 93

Med Sold $ -- $297,500

Geneva 

# Active 150

# Sold 56

MKT Time 93

Med Sold $ -- $315,000

 

Batavia 

# Active 121

# Sold 37

MKT Time 82

Med Sold $ -- $275,000

   

Elburn 

# Active 85

# Sold 6

MKT Time 130

Med Sold $ -- $242,500

 

Sugar Grove

# Active 65

# Sold 12

MKT Time 26 (WOW!)

Med Sold $ -- $238,500

Maple Park

# Active 17

# Sold 6

MKT Time 504 (again, one listing must've skewed the #s)

Med Sold $ 260,500

And so begins another season
for this Soccer-MOOm!

    Diane MOOrales
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
          630.709.9882

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Wedding Traditions & Superstitions: 50 Wedding Facts & Trivia - Wedding Planning - Wedding Customs http://wedding.theknot.com/wedding-planning/wedding-customs/articles/50-wedding-traditions-superstitions-facts-trivia.aspx#ixzz2dOXmVdAQ

   

Let’s give a big cheer for a new school year... with MORALES!

JULY '13 STATS

 

St. Charles 

# Active 367

# Sold 101

MKT Time 135

Med Sold $ -- $323,915

  

Geneva 

# Active 152

# Sold 48

MKT Time 60

Med Sold $ -- $315,500

 

Batavia 

# Active 116

# Sold 38

MKT Time 86

Med Sold $ -- $279,000

   

Elburn 

# Active 74

# Sold 18

MKT Time 334 -- This is WAY over their average.  They must've had one sell with a super-long mkt time that skewed the average.  =\

Med Sold $ -- $239,250

 

Sugar Grove

# Active 69

# Sold 16

MKT Time 87

Med Sold $ -- $264,000

Maple Park

# Active 19

# Sold 4

MKT Time 47

Med Sold $ 177,900

Federal law mandates that school buses be painted yellow.

Lipstick inspired the invention of the glue stick.
According to Crayola, the first box of crayons sold in 1903 for five cents. It included the same eight colors that are in a box today.
A pencil can actually write about 45,000 words and could draw a line about 35 miles long.
In the late 1770s, Old World writers used bread to erase their scribbling.

Kickball, a combination for baseball and soccer, was originally called “Kick Baseball” and was invented in 1917.

A pencil can write in outer space, upside down, and underwater.

Calcium sulfate is the scientific name for chalk.
Consumers spent $47.5 billion during back-to-school time.

The best teachers teach from the heart, not from the book.  ~Author Unknown

Never pushy, just dependable. 

    Diane MOOrales
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
          630.709.9882

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Living the American Dream... with MORALES!!

JUNE '13 STATS

 

St. Charles 

# Active 353

# Sold 93

MKT Time 124

Med Sold $ -- $320,000

  

Geneva 

# Active 157

# Sold 49

MKT Time 70

Med Sold $ -- $310,000

 

Batavia 

# Active 130

# Sold 44

MKT Time 95

Med Sold $ -- $269,900

   

Elburn 

# Active 65

# Sold 24

MKT Time 79

Med Sold $ -- $230,500

 

Sugar Grove

# Active 70

# Sold 13

MKT Time 205

Med Sold $ -- $260,000

Maple Park

# Active 21

# Sold 4

MKT Time 152

Med Sold $ 160,000

I know it's over already, but thought I'd share some fun facts
about fireworks with you...

Dreaming about fireworks means that you like to be the centre of attention and are showing off to others. It also symbolizes enthusiasm and exhilaration.

The fireworks were used to accompany many festivities, scare off evil spirits and promote prosperity.

The word for firework in Japanese, 'hanabi', which actually means "fire-flower".

A sparkler burns at a temperature over 15 times the boiling point of water. Three sparklers burning together generate the same heat as a blowtorch. When your sparkler goes out, put it in a bucket of water.

Static electricity in synthetic clothing can set off firecrackers. People making firecrackers wear only cotton clothing while making firecrackers.

At first fireworks were only orange and white. In the Middle Ages new colours were achieved by adding different salts. The hardest colour to create is blue.

Show your American pride and live the American dream. 
Let me help you find a new home for you and your family. 

    Diane MOOrales
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
          630.709.9882

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http://www.thefireworksfirm.co.uk/25-interesting-facts-about-fireworks.php
http://www.facegfx.com/vector/set-off-fireworks-cartoon-cow-vector

Better late than never...from MORALES!

MAY '13 STATS

 

St. Charles 

# Active 348

# Sold 81

MKT Time 129

Med Sold $ -- $319,000

  

Geneva 

# Active 156

# Sold 45

MKT Time 90

Med Sold $ -- $340,000

 

Batavia 

# Active 120

# Sold 40

MKT Time 148

Med Sold $ -- $286,000

   

Elburn 

# Active 67

# Sold 22

MKT Time 133

Med Sold $ -- $280,950

 

Sugar Grove

# Active 67

# Sold 14

MKT Time 105

Med Sold $ -- $246,750

Maple Park

# Active 20

# Sold 6

MKT Time 128

Med Sold $ 188,950

Top 20 Dad phrases

1. Do you think I'm made of money?
2. Money doesn't grow on trees
3. He's thick as two short planks
4. When I was your age ...
5. I'm not sleeping, I'm just resting my eyes
6. I'm not going to tell you again
7. Were you raised in a barn?
8. Don't talk back to your mother
9. If you were told to jump off a cliff, would you?
10. They don't make them like they used to
11. Stop crying or I'll give you something to cry about
12. Don't tell your mother
13. Waste not, want not
14. You're not going out in that
15. We were grateful to have an orange for Christmas
16. Now, don't go spending a lot on me
17. A little hard work never hurt anybody
18. You'll understand when you're older
19. You don't know you're born
20. Don't let the bedbugs bite

Hope you will take 2 minutes to watch this quick Dad-ism VIDEO!! 

”It doesn’t matter who my father was; it matters who I remember he was.”  -Anne Sexton

”Sometimes the poorest man leaves his children the richest inheritance.”  -Ruth E. Renkel

”A truly rich man is one whose children run into his arms when his hands are empty.”  – Unknown

”When I was a kid, I said to my father one afternoon, ‘Daddy, will you take me to the zoo?’ He answered, ‘If the zoo wants you, let them come and get you.’”  - Jerry Lewis

 Don't forget to remember me!

    Diane MOOrales
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
          630.709.9882

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MOO's flash!! ... from MORALES!

APRIL '13 STATS

 

St. Charles 

# Active 362

# Sold 59

MKT Time 171

Med Sold $ -- $335,000

  

Geneva 

# Active 147

# Sold 47

MKT Time 114

Med Sold $ -- $312,000

 

Batavia 

# Active 119

# Sold 28

MKT Time 96

Med Sold $ -- $272,000

   

Elburn 

# Active 62

# Sold 16

MKT Time 143

Med Sold $ -- $249,250

 

Sugar Grove

# Active 60

# Sold 8

MKT Time 55

Med Sold $ -- $197,526

Maple Park

# Active 23

# Sold 4

MKT Time 111

Med Sold $ 135,500

Fun Facts about MOM's:

First-time Moms: Average age of new moms is 25 -- vs. 21 in 1970
Kids: Modern moms average 2 kids (1950's: 3.5 kids -- 1700's: 7-10 kids)
Moms with a full-time job spend 13 hours working at the office or at home on family chores
Diaper Changing Speed: Moms take 2 minutes, 5 seconds (adds up to 3 40-hour work weeks each year!)
Giving Attention: Preschooler requires mom's attention once every 4 minutes or 210 times /day

Most popular birth month:  August

Most popular birth day: Tuesday
Most popular birthday: October 5
30 Pounds: Average weight gain during pregnancy

Perfume is one of the most popular gifts given on Mother’s Day in the U.S.

 Don't forget to remember me!

    Diane MOOrales
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
          630.709.9882

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http://www.happyworker.com/supermom/facts

http://www.deepestfeelings.com/holidays/mothersday/fun_facts.shtml

April Showers bring MOO flowers... and MORALES brings March stats!!

MARCH '13 STATS

 

St. Charles 

# Active 335

# Sold 49

MKT Time 159

Med Sold $ -- $294,900

  

Geneva 

# Active 141

# Sold 27

MKT Time 201

Med Sold $ -- $320,000

 

Batavia 

# Active 127

# Sold 23

MKT Time 126

Med Sold $ -- $277,500

   

Elburn 

# Active 63

# Sold 15

MKT Time 147

Med Sold $ -- $241,000

 

Sugar Grove

# Active 59

# Sold 9

MKT Time 196

Med Sold $ -- $215,000

Maple Park

# Active 22

# Sold 4

MKT Time 250

Med Sold $ 115,000

For every minute of every day, 1 billion tons of rain falls on the Earth.

The umbrella was originally invented to protect people from the hot sun. 
The word umbrella comes from the Latin word umbra - which means shade.

Rain drops can fall at speeds of about 22 miles an hour. To take this into
perspective, a snowflake falls at about 2-4 mph can take about 1 hour to finally
reach the ground.

All precipitation starts as ice or snow crystals at cloud level.

Water generally falls to earth at a low speed, this is because raindrops have a special shape that increases the effects of atmospheric friction and helps the rain come down to earth at a lower velocity. Imagine if we didn’t have friction acting on the falling rain, or that the shape that rain forms was different. Each drop would come crashing down to earth at great speeds and cause a lot of damage.

Ombrophobia – fear of rain or being rained on

Deep Thought of the Day:  Why don’t sheep shrink when it rains?

April showers bring MOO flowers! 

    Diane MOOrales
Keller Williams Fox Valley Realty
          630.709.9882

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http://www.infobarrel.com/10_Facts_about_Rain

      

http://wiki.answers.com/Q/What_are_some_interesting_facts_about_rain

http://tidbitfun.com/07/18/rain-fun-facts/