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for The Mugshotz continues to be a fulfilling part of my life. We’ve graduated to some of the larger clubs in the area and it’s more fun than we should be allowed to have at our ages. We managed to squeeze in a few family journeys between sales this past year. The girls were able to experience the magic of Disney World for the first time, and learned that Captain Hook is just as scary up close. We were relieved to see that “It’s a Small World” also translates to all small children suffering melt-downs at about the same time of night regardless of race, creed or colour. In the fall, we joined Mary in a wonderful weekend as she reunited with the five women she once canoed the Arctic Ocean with back in 1991. I met her at the end of that journey in Inuvik, N.W.T. and we’ve been a team ever since. As I approach ten years with RE/MAX, I am truly grateful that many of you remain in close contact. One of the more difficult parts of being a realtor is that in spite of my best intentions, I don’t keep in touch as much as I’d like. So if we aren’t able to call or see you in the near future, believe me when I say that you are in our hearts as the days march pastand would love to hear from you. May winter delights brighten your world, your home and your heart. C andy canes began as straight white sticks of sugar candy used to decorate the Christmas trees. A choirmaster at Cologne Cathedral decided have the ends bent to depict a shepherd's crook and he would pass them out to the children to keep them quiet during the services. It wasn't until about the 20th century that candy canes acquired their red stripes. How long will a candy cane last? "Forever, probably," says Jimmy Lindsey of Bobs Candies. As long as they are kept dry and the temperature doesn't get too hot, a candy cane makes the perfect addition to that time capsule. Nearly 2 billion candy canes are made each year - enough to stretch from Santa Claus, Ind., to North Pole, Alaska, and back 32 times. Compiled for happy clients by: Bruce Johnson, ABR Sales Representative Mary Johnson Assistant RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc. 1263 Mosley St., Box 490 Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1A5 email: [email protected] www.thehomehunt.com Tel: 705-429-4500 ext. 226 Fax: 705-429-4019 A Lively Source of Real Estate & Community News Winter 2006 A nybody notice that another year just zipped by? I distinctly recall older friends and family members telling me years ago that time begins to fly when you advance in age and it really flies by when you have children. So here I sit at 41, with two fantastic daughters under the age of fiveand time now seems to be on a high-speed train. And everyone I know speaks the same way. So why can’t we North Americans slow down? I just returned from Costa Rica, a place where the pace of life seems dictated not by watches but by the path of the sun. Watching the daily migration of monkeys moving to and from the beaches and hearing the soothing sound of waves on the beach erases all stress. Why can’t WE live like that? We have sun. We have waves landing on the beach. Is it the monkeys??? I continue to love helping people buy and sell property, and try to be living proof that you can live in North America and still “work to live” rather than “live to work.” Holly and Joss keep us living in the moment, beginning with the morning ritual of “I’m hungry!” and ending with the nightly ritual of “Please go to bed now. Please. Daddy will buy you a pony someday if you just go to bed.” When the girls are finally tucked in for the night, playing bass ~Bruce~ Happy Holidays! From our igloo to yours... Joss, Mary, Bruce and Holly at Blue Mountain

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for The Mugshotz continues to be a fulfilling

part of my life. We’ve graduated to some of the

larger clubs in the area and it’s more fun than

we should be allowed to have at our ages.

We managed to squeeze in a few family

journeys between sales

this past year. The girls

were able to experience

the magic of Disney

World for the first time,

and learned that Captain

Hook is just as scary up

close. We were relieved

to see that “It’s a Small

World” also translates

to all small children suffering melt-downs at

about the same time of

night regardless of race,

creed or colour.

In the fall, we joined

Mary in a wonderful

weekend as she reunited with the five women

she once canoed the Arctic Ocean with back in

1991. I met her at the end of that journey in

Inuvik, N.W.T. and we’ve been a team ever

since. As I approach ten years with RE/MAX, I am

truly grateful that many of you remain in close

contact. One of the more

difficult parts of being a

realtor is that in spite of my

best intentions, I don’t keep in

touch as much as I’d like. So

if we aren’t able to call or see

you in the near future, believe

me when I say that you are in

our hearts as the days march

past—and would love to hear from you.

May winter delights brighten

your world, your home and

your heart.

C andy canes began as straight

white sticks of

sugar candy used to decorate the Christmas

trees. A choirmaster at

Cologne Cathedral

decided have the ends bent to depict a shepherd's

crook and he would pass

them out to the children to keep them quiet during

the services. It wasn't until

about the 20th century that candy canes acquired

their red stripes.

How long will a candy

cane last? "Forever, probably," says Jimmy

Lindsey of Bobs Candies.

As long as they are kept dry and the

temperature

doesn't get too hot, a

candy cane

makes the perfect

addition to that time capsule.

Nearly 2 billion candy

canes are made each year - enough to stretch from

Santa Claus, Ind., to

North Pole, Alaska, and

back 32 times.

Compiled for happy clients by:

Bruce Johnson, ABR Sales Representative

Mary Johnson Assistant

RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc.

1263 Mosley St., Box 490 Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1A5

email: [email protected]

www.thehomehunt.com Tel: 705-429-4500 ext. 226

Fax: 705-429-4019

A Lively Source of Real Estate & Community News Winter 2006

A nybody notice that another year just zipped by? I

distinctly recall older friends and family

members telling me years ago that time begins to

fly when you advance in age and it really flies by when

you have children. So here I sit at 41,

with two fantastic

daughters under the

age of five—and

time now seems to

be on a high-speed

train. And everyone

I know speaks the

same way. So why

can’t we North

Americans slow

down? I just returned from Costa

Rica, a place where

the pace of life

seems dictated not

by watches but by

the path of the sun.

Watching the daily migration of monkeys moving to and

from the beaches and hearing the soothing sound of

waves on the beach erases all stress. Why can’t WE live

like that? We have sun. We have waves landing on the

beach. Is it the monkeys??? I continue to love helping people buy and sell property,

and try to be living proof that you can live in North

America and still

“work to live” rather

than “live to work.”

Holly and Joss keep

us living in the

moment, beginning

with the morning ritual

of “I’m hungry!” and

ending with the nightly

ritual of “Please go to bed now. Please.

Daddy will buy you a

pony someday if you

just go to bed.”

When the girls are

finally tucked in for

the night, playing bass ~Bruce~

Happy Holidays! From our igloo to yours...

Joss, Mary, Bruce and Holly at Blue Mountain

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Published by Bruce Johnson, Sales Representative, RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc. Not intended to solicit properties currently listed.

MLS Statistics for the Georgian Triangle

November 2005 November 2004

Listings Sales Average Sale Listings Sales Average Sale

Area Month YTD Month YTD Month Year Month YTD Month YTD Month Year

Clearview 25 329 13 147 $242,492 $241,975 14 254 7 135 $326,629 $253,712

Collingwood 42 512 18 296 $241,547 $218,166 28 462 21 281 $172,710 $203,528

Town of the Blue Mountains

28 343 13 134 $441,262 $406,018 26 330 21 176 $286,443 $342,561

Tiny 4 90 2 38 $253,750 $207,800 4 72 3 27 $223,000 $214,600

Wasaga Beach 40 883 29 420 $214,726 $213,507 46 782 42 434 $225,500 $203,055

RE/MAX of Wasaga Beach Inc. Independently Owned and Operated

Bruce Johnson, ABR Sales Representative 1263 Mosley Street (Box 490)

Wasaga Beach, ON L9Z 1A5 email: [email protected] website: www.thehomehunt.com (705) 429-4500 ext. 226

Some Holiday Smiles...

How does Santa Claus take pictures? With a North Pole-aroid camera.

What happens if you eat the Christmas decorations? You get tinsel-itus! What do vampires put on their turkey at Christmas? Grave-y! What do you get if you cross an apple with a Christmas tree? A pineapple! If athletes get athlete's foot, what do elves get? Mistle-toes!

Why does Santa have 3 gardens? So he can ho-ho-ho. What do you get when you cross an archer with a gift-wrapper? Ribbon hood.

How do you know if there is a reindeer in your refrigerator? The hoof prints in the butter! What does Frosty the Snowman

take when he gets sick? A chill pill.

What happened when Santa's cat swallowed a ball of yarn? She had mittens.

Friends or family moving soon?

Have them give Bruce a call at (705) 429-4500.