I got stuck on something at work this week.  It happens from time to time, but usually I can overcome it by doing a little research into it or looking through our knowledge base for the answer etc. But this time I couldn’t find the answer. And it was frustrating me. So I…

Several loans I was working on fell through last week. I spent a considerable amount of time with three different families.  I gave them numerous loan options to consider, had great conversations and answered all their questions.  But due to various circumstances none of them moved forward. This can be…

“How was your weekend?” Option 1:“Aw it was great, had family in town for Easter, did an Easter egg hunt for the little ones in the backyard and played some golf Sunday afternoon with my brother in laws – we don’t get to do that enough!”  Option 2:“Man it was amazing, we…

I get lots of help at work when I need it. I have several people at my office who help me when I get stuck or have a question about a loan scenario.  Each loan that I deal with has some similarities but all of them are different in so many…

We went on vacation last week while the kids were on Spring Break.  We headed to one of our favorite places – the sunny beaches of the Florida Panhandle!  The weather was good most of the time.  It started out very cold when we arrived,  but warmed up each day….

We got to move back into our house last weekend!  We stayed at a local hotel for almost four weeks while our house was being repaired due to the water damage that happened last year from our refrigerator leaking.  There are a few things left for them to do but…

We are going on week 3 of the four of us, our dog and our guinea pig living in a 750 square foot 2 bedroom hotel due to the insurance work being done at our house. Overall we have been doing great! The kids have adjusted well, my wife is…

This week we moved out of our house and into a hotel for the next 3 weeks.  Back in October we had a water leak in our kitchen.  They immediately ripped up the floor and got rid of the water.  After the insurance claim was finally paid, and we figured…

Yesterday marked 27 years that my Mom has been gone from this earth. She passed away after a 2.5-year battle with cancer when she was 52 years old, and I was 25.  I was only 25!  Wow – I didn’t expect my mom to pass away this early on in…

I grew up in the South, but lived in Michigan for 12 years.  I never grew accustomed to the weather, especially the frigid temperatures.  One thing I did learn living there though was that once the first snow comes down, the snow never leaves the ground for at least 6…