tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post3876390631343394997..comments2024-03-23T08:15:22.317-04:00Comments on Smithellaneous: A Transition Announcement (Ta-Da!)Anonymoushttp://www.blogger.com/profile/10374218036340274908noreply@blogger.comBlogger33125tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-42830098585019508252009-09-01T23:59:12.306-04:002009-09-01T23:59:12.306-04:00This is so very cool! This location just feels ri...This is so very cool! This location just feels right...cannot explain it! I vote for the chocolate dipped cantalope as well...then marshmallows, cherries, etc :o)<br /><br />LynieAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-35217297403091525582009-09-01T14:23:39.870-04:002009-09-01T14:23:39.870-04:00Yay! Congratulations! I'm really, really happy...Yay! Congratulations! I'm really, really happy for you!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-42602689009776357432009-09-01T12:15:50.683-04:002009-09-01T12:15:50.683-04:00Happy is not adequate to describe how I feel now. ...Happy is not adequate to describe how I feel now. You guys dserve the best God has for you. I know He will hold you in His hand and keep you in His will, for you desire to be there. Be Blessed!Chillhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/08659335530313034890noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-18522406805406674792009-09-01T12:00:49.665-04:002009-09-01T12:00:49.665-04:00Yay!!! Amazing :)Yay!!! Amazing :)Marysienkahttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13185620350459144898noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-9753722026997860402009-09-01T11:55:01.755-04:002009-09-01T11:55:01.755-04:00Awesome! I am so happy for you! What great news to...Awesome! I am so happy for you! What great news to hear after all the waiting!!Sarahhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/17913881394208131723noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-16493414336605072422009-09-01T11:32:10.534-04:002009-09-01T11:32:10.534-04:00Okay, I will join Sue G....I love the last lines o...Okay, I will join Sue G....I love the last lines of <br />"By the Sea, By the Sea, By the Beautiful Sea....<br />I love to be beside your side, Beside the sea, <br />Beside the seaside By The Beautiful Sea."<br /><br />Being the Catholic that I am, I know of the St. Joseph "upside down" buried statue idea for selling houses.....can't explain it, it has worked for people that I know - anything is worth a shot - just don't leave him there when you move - take him along!!! Maybe because St. Joseph is the patron saint of carpenters that he has something to do with housing.....well, you could try it....just to get to the sea, to the sea, to the beautiful sea!!!<br /><br />I know there is still some "voting" to be had before you get the official "yes" but who could resist the Smiths!!! Seriously, they will be overjoyed to bring you into their flock.MaryHhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/07935312892447559573noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-32142021601750828602009-09-01T10:35:51.808-04:002009-09-01T10:35:51.808-04:00Just a thought on the home selling front. Do you g...Just a thought on the home selling front. Do you get HGTV? They have a number of great shows with lots of suggestions for selling a home in this difficult market.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-23333992875966578582009-09-01T09:50:26.009-04:002009-09-01T09:50:26.009-04:00Oh, I am SOOO excited for you all! YAY!!!Oh, I am SOOO excited for you all! YAY!!!leeannenoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-44616004177136880882009-09-01T09:23:25.875-04:002009-09-01T09:23:25.875-04:00Congratulations! Though I do have the same questio...Congratulations! Though I do have the same questions as a couple of your other readers-- is the voting a mere formality, or is it not 100% certain you're in yet? At any rate, I'm sure it will all be a resounding "YES!" I've loved the Outer Banks the few times I've been there, and I know you will love them too. I hope the house situation works out quickly!whitereclusehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/02882264438774285621noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-50797844640309472992009-09-01T08:07:07.729-04:002009-09-01T08:07:07.729-04:00YEA!!This is such good news!! I'm trusting th...YEA!!This is such good news!! I'm trusting that the voting part is just a congregational formality? It sounds like the wait was worthwhile ... a church along the coast ... what a beautiful setting. I've always wanted a home at the beach ... does the church need a secretary? :-) Also, I've heard of special companies or real estate companies that will buy a house (I'm sure very reduced) and turn around and re-sell it. Maybe that is an option? Praying the house situation also works out soon for you.Karen Chttps://www.blogger.com/profile/03104796653635281838noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-31086891305638628002009-08-31T23:25:32.018-04:002009-08-31T23:25:32.018-04:00Becky, Manteo is great! I really like that area e...Becky, Manteo is great! I really like that area even though we haven't been there for several years. We enjoy going and just watching the ocean and looking at the lighthouses. I did enjoy going to The Christmas Shoppe beside the Lost Colony set but I think it closed. What a shame. There are great shops just to look in there and across the bridge. Love those sand dunes at Nags Head and the Wright Memorial. I just enjoy the beach area. Maybe we'll be seeing you in Manteo even though our time share is in Atlantic Beach. Never can tell. Have a great night's sleep and praying for the house to sell for the right price. Is there a parsonage or will you have to find your own home? Fantastic!!!! You'll be "beach bums."Ann Martinhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/12326804121276500701noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-30559570713994687352009-08-31T23:12:58.458-04:002009-08-31T23:12:58.458-04:00I am so excited for you and your family, Becky. I...I am so excited for you and your family, Becky. I am eager to read about your journey to Manteo. Just looked at your house listing--just want to say that I think the pictures could be better. I think your house is so warm, loving, and lovely and the tour does not do it justice. I am comparing with those pics you have put up in your blogs.Catherinehttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11149885637140617891noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-16367912561157890592009-08-31T22:37:23.009-04:002009-08-31T22:37:23.009-04:00Becky, I am so pleased for you all! The Smith fam...Becky, I am so pleased for you all! The Smith family has been dealing with way too much stress these past months. Manteo sounds beautiful, even if it isn't the Upper Midwest! Your photos of the church and cemetery from your father's funeral were so lovely. Hard to beat that kind of serenity. I teared up more than once reading about your wonderful family.LizWhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/18233299074012316644noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-29838864225887586822009-08-31T22:34:51.047-04:002009-08-31T22:34:51.047-04:00Good luck!
Just a tid bit, even in today's ma...Good luck!<br /><br />Just a tid bit, even in today's market homes are selling. If your house is not getting looked at at least twice a week it is over priced. Your price should be lowered if it is not getting hit's within the first 2 weeks of being on the market.<br /><br />After it is on the market the 3 month's with the agent you have now. Try someone new! They are not doing their job. <br /><br />Open houses are fantastic!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-22882970459185328972009-08-31T22:19:41.798-04:002009-08-31T22:19:41.798-04:00WOO HOO! I am the 100th blog follower!!!WOO HOO! I am the 100th blog follower!!!Tracihttps://www.blogger.com/profile/16697279738068459915noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-15176879628074024502009-08-31T21:51:10.060-04:002009-08-31T21:51:10.060-04:00I so happy for ya'll! You go enjoy your choco...I so happy for ya'll! You go enjoy your chocolate! OR you could have a chocolate covered strawberry...that way you're still getting in your fruits! HAHA! <br /><br />Traci<br />Hunker, PAAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-8307947149825164692009-08-31T21:28:47.972-04:002009-08-31T21:28:47.972-04:00Hi Becky, I'm so very happy for you, that you ...Hi Becky, I'm so very happy for you, that you finally got some good news! Now here's a little tip you might want to try...back, oh, 20 or so years ago I lived in MA and was a realtor there. My husband was a building contractor and it seemed like we (the country) were headed for a recession (1987-1989). My husband had built a beautiful glass-front contemporary house, and it had been on the market for almost two years. I had heard that if I wanted that house to sell I'd have to plant a small statue of St. Joseph, upside down and facing the road in front of the house. We had sold the house we lived in and moved into that one and really needed it to sell! We were having an open house on the weekend, so I bought a small statue of St. Joseph and buried him in the front lawn. That was on Friday, our open house was Sat. & we had one couple come to the open house...one! And...they bought it! We couldn't believe it, either! One thing to remember, though...you have to dig up St. Joseph and give him a place of honor in your new home, which we did. I've never been superstitious, but I guess I am now...a little! :-) Good Luck to you Becky. I can't wait to see the SOLD sign go up!<br />((((((hugs)))))) & Love,<br />JudyAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-55073992374148887462009-08-31T21:02:59.537-04:002009-08-31T21:02:59.537-04:00By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea....
...By the sea, by the sea, by the beautiful sea....<br /><br />Come on, everybody sing!Sue Ghttps://www.blogger.com/profile/10661749227670056682noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-76960016220688108982009-08-31T20:47:40.379-04:002009-08-31T20:47:40.379-04:00Wahoo! Praise the Lord! I hope you all will love b...Wahoo! Praise the Lord! I hope you all will love being by the sea--I know I would! :) <br />Love,<br />KaroKarohttps://www.blogger.com/profile/04686560630925430461noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-81648685431008503622009-08-31T20:44:25.395-04:002009-08-31T20:44:25.395-04:00That's GREAT! Your pictures of Manteo were bea...That's GREAT! Your pictures of Manteo were beautiful, I'm happy that we might be seeing many, many more!!<br /><br />Dip the canteloupe in melted chocolate - that will help!Lyndsayhttps://www.blogger.com/profile/11191079605746896379noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-2194928558523664962009-08-31T20:41:03.516-04:002009-08-31T20:41:03.516-04:00What amazingly fantastic news!Congratulations!! Yo...What amazingly fantastic news!Congratulations!! You all will be such a blessing to your new church and new community. From the pictures of Manteo, it looks like a picture postcard hamlet that will provide peaceful serenity.<br />Thank you for sharing. Look forward to hearing all the details.Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-38172989906059892592009-08-31T19:37:27.994-04:002009-08-31T19:37:27.994-04:00Terrific news! Lots of gratitude going heavenwards...Terrific news! Lots of gratitude going heavenwards today, no doubt. <br />Jan<br />P.S. Have the chocolate. Cantaloupe does not suffice such monumental news!Anonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-91108953705507973732009-08-31T19:35:09.584-04:002009-08-31T19:35:09.584-04:00Congratulations! Coastal living is such a blessin...Congratulations! Coastal living is such a blessing, and if you have to move to a temporary place, at least you know you can do it! If you've lived in that tiny camper with 2 children, you can do anything short term! Can't wait to hear about how things are going.René Shttps://www.blogger.com/profile/13231781564711845961noreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-79612853113044677132009-08-31T19:31:16.231-04:002009-08-31T19:31:16.231-04:00no worry... I'm heading to my kitchen right no...no worry... I'm heading to my kitchen right now, and I'll have the celebration chocolate for you!<br /><br />I am so happy to hear your good news!!!!<br /><br />mrs pamAnonymousnoreply@blogger.comtag:blogger.com,1999:blog-7614350181757194859.post-3714533234013909282009-08-31T19:24:16.873-04:002009-08-31T19:24:16.873-04:00How exciting! I am so happy for you all and can&#...How exciting! I am so happy for you all and can't wait to read more tales about your transition as it unfolds. JillAnonymousnoreply@blogger.com