Barbara's Blog

     After moving from the north Dallas area over two years ago, we greatly missed the restaurants that we were used to in that area.  Don't get me wrong there are some great places to eat in the Tyler, NE Texas area but most are large chains and aren't very unique.  We have discovered a wonderfu...

When you move a large metroplex area to a small community in East Texas, one of the biggest things you miss is a variety of good places to eat.  We don't eat out a lot...but find that after church on Sunday is one time that we can go as a family to a sit down restaurant.  One of our new favorite ...

When I have clients that are relocating to the NE Texas area, their first question is always "What area should I live in?"  I try not to be partial but I think the perfect place is Lindale, Texas! Lindale is a town of about 4000 people in the immediate town, however there are many more located in...

It's Veterans Day.  A day that never meant much to me.  As a child, the teacher would do a lesson on what a veteran was.  I didn't really understand it back then.  I thought that people got out of high school and then some went to college, some went to work and some went to the service.  You had ...

It was the time I had dreaded for almost 3 months.  I knew my cell phone contract was coming up for renewal and so I started researching which phone I would fall victim to.  LOL!  I've been with At and T for over 10 years and so they made me a deal I couldn't refuse....I ended up with a LG phone ...

We had the pleasure of going to the Terror Trails in Yantis, Texas last night.  Yantis is located in Wood County on Lake Fork.  It's about a 1 1/2 hour drive east of Dallas.  We were looking for some scary fun without having to stand in line for 3 hours and pay $20.00.   The Trail of Terror is co...

Have you ever wondered if you have been to a place so beautiful that you thought it was Heaven on Earth?  I have found such a place!  It is Allaso Ranch Camp and Retreat Center in Hawkins, Texas.  We attended Fellowship Church in Grapevine, Texas prior to moving to the East Texas area.  At about ...

(Saturday nights in October and Halloween)   McClendon House 2008 Spirit Tours 806 W. Houston Street in Tyler, Texas   Step back into the history of the Bonner-Whitaker-McClendon House and Tyler. Hear a brief history portrayed by three generations who lived through the life of this majestic house...

The Texas Education Association has just published the ratings for school districts all over the state. http://www.tea.state.tx.us/perfreport/account/2008/index.html If you are moving to the Tyler/Lindale/Bullard/Whitehouse area click on Smith County.    

Well...the good news....I've been busy since kicking off my real estate career over 6 months ago.  The first few months I was on AR 3 to 4 times a day.  As my business has been building I found that I didn't have time to visit as much as I would have liked.  I'm still very busy..but I'm not takin...