How time flies and othe year end sayings

Well - time has really flown by since the last time I posted to this spot. Don't you always hear how time has flown by especially at this time of year? Not only is it Christmas time and everyone is in a hustle and bustle to get things done, just past Christmas is the end of the year. So we are tyring to get all sorts of things done. In the real estate business, agents are wrapping up the year and planning their strategy for next year. Year end stats are being prepared and Award of Excellence forms are ready to go out.
Here at the Board office we are ordering new contracts, re-doing office forms with the 2011 date, working on dues billing and getting it ready to send out. Plus we have a party tomorrow to put on and a Board of Directors meeting at lunch tomorrow. So we are busy, busy, busy.
We have had a good year at the Rogers Board. We have lost some members since last year, but this is a down market and some REALTORS have discovered they unfortunately cannot be just a REALTOR and have had to get a second job. My hat is off to you as I have trouble keeping up with my house with my one job. Although as bad as it is here, we are still better than a lot of areas in the country. Northwest Arkansas is a great place to live and work. The unemployment rate is lower in Benton County than the nationwide average and our employers are good companies. We need to remember this as we start to gripe about the economy. We are blessed to be here.
I hope your Christmas plans are in full swing and you have shopping done and are ready to enjoy the season. If you are traveling, please be careful and don't wind up a statistic. We have a daughter traveling home from Dallas and I will feel better when she gets home next week.
Also, please take some time to reflect on the reason for all the celebrating. Sometimes I have trouble deciding what a dancing penquin has to do with the birth of Christ, but maybe it is because a dancing penquin just makes you smile and be happy for a while. And I believe Christ wants us to be happy and enjoy life! Sometimes illness, and tragedy and our own thoughts make that hard, but we should continue to try to overcome all negativity.
Well, so much for my sermon today.
I really enjoy my job and am happy to be here to serve you. I hope you enjoy yours too. I also think that 2011 is going to be a good year. If I don't write again between now and the New Year -
MERRY CHRISTMAS AND HAPPY NEW YEAR!!!!