IDAHO REAL ESTATE SCHOOL-OCT 6-17 2008

This is a picture of me and my classmates from the Idaho Real Estate School. We have Victoria, Alan, Trevor, Brad, our instructor Mike, Brittnay, Noah, Kristie, Leonora, Paula, Alicia, Anita, Shelly, Troy and Alana.

It was an intense two weeks but like I said before, Mike was an awesome instructor!! Paula is suppose to get us all together for drinks so I hope she comes through soon!

Signing off: Just call me schoolgirl Anita

WHO SELLS THIS MIRROR?

Our Poor Little State Senator!

Well I just about laughed my "you know what" off when I found this cartoon. When Jim was traveling alot last year he had enough miles that he ended up in first class and he often found himself seated next to Larry Craig on the plane. After the Senator's little mishap in the restroom we used to ask Jim if he ever saw the Senator tapping his foot and stuff like that. LOL!!! I'm afraid there were alot of jokes at Larry Craigs expense. However, I say if your a public figure and you're going to do STUPID stuff like that, your "Fair Game"!! I wonder if Happy Feet was the Senators favorite movie? LOL

Signing off: Glad I'm not a Senator Anita

I PASSED!!!

YIPPY!!! THANK YOU...THANK YOU...THANK YOU VERY MUCH!!!

I passed my Federal and State exam. So that means I now only have to interview with a broker (I want to interview with John L Scott). And if they sign my little piece of paper saying that I can work in their brokerage firm, then I can take my four exam certificates, my brokers signature paper, my high school diploma (where ever that might be hiding) and my finger prints and I can go get my license!

I have a friend who has been in the business for 20 years who works for John L Scott and she is going to mentor me. So she will show me the ropes and hopefully show me some tricks of the trade!! My friend Angie who works for Group One also invited me to interview with her broker also. She says he is fabulous!! Gee, it's so nice to be wanted!! LOL

I hope I don't have to take too many more tests in the future....I don't think my nerves could take anymore! I am so happy I passed and I am looking forward to starting a new career in the Real Estate Market!!!

Signing off: Anita (99% Real Estate Agent)

IM NOT QUITE BACK YET

OK, I passed last Fridays exam. I missed all five math questions but I was still able to pull a passing grade.

TOMORROW I TAKE THE FED AND STATE EXAM FOR MY LISCENSE!!!

KEEP YOUR FINGERS CROSSED! PRAY FOR ME PEOPLE...PRAY FOR ME.

Sooooo Funny!

This was on my Daily Trivia the morning.

A pregnant Goldfish is called a "TWIT" LOL hahahhhahahahha

Signing off: Anita (Glad I'm not pregnant)

One Test Down, Three To Go!!

Hi Everybody, Sorry I haven't posted in a while. As you know, I started Real Estate School last Monday and I took the excellerated course which crammed 90 hours in to 10 days. Up at 6am, (which is not my hour of choice to get up) and out of school at 6pm. Long days thats for sure. Not too much time to do anything else.

My instructor Mike Gamblin is the best! This man should be a motivational speaker. He has made everything we are learning very interesting. I am very thankful I choose his school to get my education from. (By the way Angie B, if you read this, he remembers you from when you took his class).

One thing I have learned......there is an art to studying and retaining information. And I do NOT have that gift!! That's why I THANK GOD I have a great instructor. And if it wasn't for Jim (hubby) trying to drill the math into my head I know I would be floundering.

But..........I am happy to say I passed my first test on Friday and I got a 96! I even got the ONE MATH QUESTION correct! Though I did have to put it on the back burner and come back to it later because it was frustrating me to no end. I was the last one to finish but I didn't care, I wanted to make sure I didn't rush anything. What's the saying? "Last but not least" LOL

So Monday I start Module II. I am excited to find out what we learn next. Oh by the way, my instructor looks JUST LIKE Anthony Perkins. And then one of my classmates looks exactly like Patrick Stewart (John Luc Picard from Star Trek) and another one looks just like the mom from Gilmore Girls. LOL

So I probably will not write anything next week either because I only have so much time to study, but I will let you know if I pass or not next Friday. WISH ME LUCK!!!!

Signing off: Almost an Agent Anita

I'M TOO OLD FOR SCHOOL

Can you believe it, I start school tomorrow morning at 8am-6pm for two weeks. I haven't been in a school type situation since hiring on with the airlines back in 1984. I will let you know how I am progressing and hopefully I will be full of wonder and enthusiasum! LOL It should be pretty interesting to learn all the ins and outs of the Real Estate Market.

Signing off: School Girl Anita

IM GLAD HE'S NOT MY DENTIST!

Dentist Who Hates It When That Happens: Anne Greer filed a lawsuit in June against Winter Park, Fla., dentist Wesley Meyers over the death of her father last year during procedures to secure his dentures with implants. During the October 2006 visit, Meyers had accidentally dropped a screwdriver down the patient's throat, which required a colonoscopy to remove. The man returned the following year to give Meyers another chance (against his daughter's wishes), and during that procedure, Meyers accidentally dropped a torque wrench down his throat, creating problems that ultimately proved fatal. [WKMG-TV (Orlando), 6-22-08]

Signing off: Brush my teeth everyday Anita

THESE CARS ARE SO CUTE!

These Smart Cars have got to be the cutest things on earth! I wonder if they will catch on here in the US. They are pretty popular in the European Market. I remember seeing them when Jim and I were in London about four or five years ago. To me it looked like a double lounge chair on wheels. LOL
Signing off: Smart Anita

THIS IS HOW I'M FEELING TODAY!

Seven Things You Do Not Know About Me

My friend Angie tagged me today so I guess I am now IT.

1. I wanted to be an Archeologist when I was young. But as I grew older I realized that Idaho probably didn't have a market for Archeologists. And at that time I was not planning on moving from Boise.

2. When I was in sixth grade my favorite singer was Cher. I just loved her! I would listen to her albums (yes the old fashioned vinyl kind) and sing and sing and sing. I also liked the Sonny and Cher show!

3. I am always trying out different homeopathic remedies. I have finally found a couple that are going to be long term. JUS and Calli/Fortune Tea.

4. I hate housework! I'm sure most people don't like it but I really really truely hate it. I'm sure I must have been a princess in a former life time and had maids and servents that cleaned up after me.

5. I am a very shy person. I would give anything to be able to chit chat with anybody about anything. You know how some people can go into a room and just start chit chatting, I on the other hand freeze up like a clam.

6. If I could choose one profession to be good at I would love to be a famous writer. I would love to write books and articles and screen plays. However, I do not know the first thing about writing and where you get ideas and where you would even start. So I blog instead which has been so much fun!

7. I always wonder what I would have been like if my parents had stayed in California instead of moving to Idaho when I was six. What kind of friends would I have had? Would I have been a problem child? What would I be doing now for a living? Who would I be married to? Questions like that. But let me tell you....I wouldn't have traded growing up in Boise for anything.

OK, now I am suppose to tag my blog friends. Unfortunately (besides Angie who tagged me) I only have one other blog friend and her name is Tancy (and Tancy just started a new job being a school teacher and her and her husband are right in the middle of remodeling their home and they have four active kids so I'm not sure if she is going to have time to write about herself).

And last but not least, I don't know how to do a link to another page. So I think as far as this tag is concerned I'm OUT!

LOL

Memory Sisters at the Farmers Market

There are a couple of sisters that own a company called Memory Sisters www.memorysisters.com and they have a booth down at the Farmers Market. They hand paint on fabric and one of their most popular items is the Goddess Scarf that is silk and in the form of a Goddess. However you can only see the Goddess if you lay it out flat otherwise it looks like a beautiful multi colored silk scarf when you are wearing it.
About a month ago, I finally decided to purchase one of these beautiful scarfs (which are pretty expensive-but worth every penny) and as one of the sisters was wrapping up my purchase she said "Make sure you come back and let us know what kind of Goddess stories you encounter".
Well, I brought my purchase home, showed Jim and he said it was "Nice" (guys don't appreciate hand painted silk scarves like woman do) and then I put the scarf on my dining room table. The next morning I woke up and I was looking out the window to the back yard and I see something laying on the ground that was very colorful! OMG!!! I shouted and ran outside (in my PJ's) and there was my poor Goddess Scarf laying in a big heap.
Bohdan had taken it off the table and I'm not sure which dog did it but one of them ended up chewing off the top part of my scarf. The poor poor Goddess, she didnt even have a chance to adorn my neck before being chewed up!
When I was at the market last Saturday, I stopped by the Memory Sisters booth and told them my story. "A terrible tragedy" they said with a twinkle in their eyes and I could tell they were trying really hard not to laugh. They did chuckle though. One of the sisters said they could make me a commemorative scarf by hand painting the tragic scene onto a new scarf. I might just have to have them do that and have Jim get it for me for Christmas!!! LOL
Enjoy the pictures!
Signing off: Goddess Anita

Boise City Farmers Market

Mom, Billie and I went down to the Boise Farmers Market on Saturday. The older ladies LOVE their fig jam and the Jam Lady that has a booth down at the market apparently makes the best fig jam around. Not that I can attest to that because you are not going to get me to eat fig jam.
Anyways, we had a lot of fun. Tasting the samples, drinking a little wine, watching the shows and of course people watching. There are a lot of interesting people out there.
Signing off: Farmer Anita

My Family Will Appreciate This Story!

CEDAR RAPIDS, Iowa — It wasn't just the caffeine that gave an Iowa woman an extra jolt after she had her morning coffee. It was also the bat she found in the filter.
The Iowa Department of Public Health says the woman reported a bat in her house but wasn't too worried about it. She turned on her automatic coffee maker before bedtime and drank her coffee the next morning.
She discovered the bat in the filter when she went to clean it that night. The woman has undergone treatment for possible rabies.
Health officials say that the bat was sent to a lab but that its brain was too cooked by the hot water to determine whether it had rabies. (From the Associated Press)

Ok Family, this could be us the next time we are up at the cabin!!!!!

Signing off: Anita-Anti Bat

I AM SO SO SAD!!!

One of my favorite actors has died today. Here is what CNN had to say: Legendary actor Paul Newman dies at age 83
Paul Newman, the legendary actor whose steely-blue eyes, good-humored charm and advocacy of worthy causes made him one of the most renowned figures in American arts, has died, his spokeswoman told CNN today. Newman was 83. He died of cancer Friday at his home in Westport, Connecticut, said spokeswoman Marni Tomljanovic

This is a picture of him in Cool Hand Luke. It was one of my favorite movies. Especially the scene where he eats hupteen dozen eggs and his stomach starts swelling. LOL

He will be missed!!

Signing off: Anita-A little bit sad today

MOM TOUCHED A SNAKE!

LOL, man if you know my MOM you know she HATES snakes with a passion!!!!!!

I however, was able to make her touch one that was in the pet store at the mall. She touched it for about 2 seconds but it was enough for me to snap a picture and thus make history in the Orlovich Family!

MOM TOUCHED A SNAKE.....AND LIVED TO TELL ABOUT IT!

Signing off: Anita the Snake Charmer

RAMBO

Here are some more pictures of little Rambo. He has a new shirt that has a skeleton dog that says "Bad To The Bone" on it and he looks just too cute!

My MOM

I found a black and white picture of my mom standing by an old car (I believe she is in her early 20's) and my friend Jeremiah helped me color it and take the car out. When mom's birthday rolled around last December I put it in the paper with a little poem.
Mom looks sooo cute!

Maxine: My Favorite Old Lady

It's a slow news day in the Fleming household. Jim is trying to recoup from his cold and I'm being the supportive wife (as usual). LOL!!!!!!!

Here's a funny Maxine: In honor of the next Holiday Coming up:

"If midnight is called THE WITCHING HOUR

then 6am should be called THE BITCHING HOUR!!

Oh Maxine, you kill me

Signing off: Witchy Anita

HALLOWEEN COSTUME IDEAS

Below are some costume ideas for Halloween that I ran across. Some are very creative, some are gross and some are cute and some are just plain funny! Enjoy

THERE BY THE GRACE OF GOD GO I

Poor little guy (and I use that term loosly). And I thought I was having a fat day!

SCHOOL

I went today and paid my tuition for Real Estate School. I start on Oct 6th and the classes are from 8am-6pm for two weeks. I am really excited but I am a little apprehensive about the math part. Math is not one of my best subjects but hopefully it won't knock me for a loop and I will be able to handle it! (Keep your fingers crossed).

Signing off: Anita-Want to buy a house?

THE FLY

This is exactly how I felt last night (except I was laying in bed reading my book instead of in the kitchen)!

This big huge fly kept buzzing by me and then dive bombing me. It would perch itself on my window ledge (the tall one) and then just stare at me and the dogs. Then it would do a "fly by" (no pun intended) and you could feel and hear it's BUZZZZ BUZZZZ BUZZZ and then it would come back around and do a dive bomb!

I tried swatting at it but I think it was laughing at me. Wally tried to catch it and eat it, but it just squirted itself with steak sause and said to Wally "Nice try Fat Boy" "You'll never catch me"! Bohdan just slept through the whole thing.

I finally turned the light off and went to sleep because it was so distracting I kept losing my place in my book. But needless to say, I slept with my head under the covers. Who wants to wake up to a mouthful of fly!

Signing off: Anita-who is buzzed off

THE COLLAR

We finally got new neighbors to the east of us (the house has been sitting empty for almost three years) and Bohdan has never seen anybody over there prior to this.
Well the new neighbors also have a dog (Sadie, a cute Chow/Shepherd mix) and when ever she comes out or comes over to the fense, Bohdan and Sadie have a barking match. Of course Bohdan's bark can be heard all the way to the moon (but more importantly-the HOA Presidents house).
We had to do something drastic, THE BARK COLLAR! It works when in use. Bohdan has just learned that whenever he wears the collar he shouldn't bark, however when the collar is off, its free reign! Grrrrrrrrrr

Zapped

Here is Bohdan getting zapped with his new Bark Collar. Poor Guy!

CRAZY CAKE

This comes from one of my favorite blogs: Cake Wrecks http://cakewrecks.blogspot.com/

I've recently been accused of hatin' on the cupcake cakes. Alright, you got me: I guess I can't hide the truth any longer, and it's time for me to come clean. [sigh] Ok, here goes:Hi, my name is Jen, and I hate cupcake cakes.Why? 'Cuz they're ugly.Don't believe me? Keep reading.For Shara's birthday her son asked the baker to make a "happy monkey cake" ala Curious George. Now, as a reminder for those of us who haven't watched Saturday morning cartoons in a while, here's what Curious George looks like:

And here's what Shara got for her birthday cake:

So apparently what the decorator heard was "Curious George after he's been flattened by a cement truck". That, or maybe he/she was going for an homage to Teen Wolf:

After he was flattened by a cement truck.

Man, I laughed and laughed and laughed!! If you have a chance you have to check out this blog because some of the cakes that are posted are so funny. Also she puts some really cool cakes on there as well.

Signing off: Anita-Monkey Girl

MY CRAZY SISTER-IN-LAW

OK Amy, this is for you. My sister-in-law is one of the sweetest persons I know. She always makes time to mug for the camera (hence the picture) and then doesnt mind if the picture is posted. She is always doing for others and has a great attitude about life. She loves her kids with all her might (as well as loving my brother Brian) and she is a wonderful witness to her faith. She is one of those types of people that gives from her heart.

Signing off: Anita the brown nosing sister-in-law

FREE GIVEAWAY!!!

Suzanne from http://www.justanotherhangup.blogspot.com/ is giving away this BEAUTIFUL bag and all you have to do is leave a comment on her blog. And while you there, take a look at the wonderful purses and D-Wipes that she offers for sale. And if you don't know what a D-Wipe is you will have to go just to find out what it is. LOL

I would say "Good Luck" but I want to win it for myself! Hahahahahah

Signing off: Anita with the beautiful purse (hopefully)