Another New Listing for October

Quiet Cul-de-Sac Lot

1370 Brandywine Lane

Saint Peters, MO 63376

$179,500

3 Bedrooms 2.5 Bathrooms

Split Level Floorplan

Oak staircase with custom gate. Atrium door leads to screened porch and large deck. Wood burning fireplace with circulating blower. Ceiling fan with light kit. Neutral paint & carpet.

Newer Wilson Art Laminate Flooring. Chair railing & ceiling fan with light kit. Tilt-in windows.

Large window, breakfast bar, skylight, wood cabinets & all appliances stay.

Master Bedroom suite

First bedroom is wired for phone and cable.

Second bedroom is wired for phone & cable.

Main bathroom features pedastal sink, newer tile floor & ceramic tile tub surround.

Lower level family room with wood burning fireplace, circulating blower & recessed lighting.

Large family room boast additional eating area or room for pool table.

Wet bar features full sized refrigerator.

Lower level half bath

Screened porch

Fenced backyard with newer retaining wall.

Large deck.

This home also features an additional sleeping area & office/hobby room in the lower level. The outside features maintenance free vinyl siding. Numerous exterior outlets are found in the enclosed soffits & are controlled by one switch found in the garage. This is a great feature for holiday lighting.

To view more photos and details about this property visit www.AtHomeWithBarbara.com/80063190

or call Barbara at 636-328-4661

Happy Halloween '08

Dylan won out by waiting until the last minute to choose his Halloween costume. I usually have a very strick rule about no blood & guts costumes. But considering we had less than a week left & he still did not have an outfit, I didn't put up a fight when he chose this outfit. As I went to put the blood in the heart that he'd pump with his hand to have blood run through the bones, it got all over my hands. It stained them bright pink. Thank God it finally went away Saturday afternoon. It wouldn't look very professional to be showing clients houses with my bright pink fingers!
Here's Dylan and one of our neighbors, Blake. Blake was Ironman, but he didn't like wearing his mask. Thanks to Blake's sister, Kayla, Austin had his outfit.

Introducing my new daughter, Autumn. He really does make a cute girl. Look at those legs!

Here's Austin & his friend Curtis. It was the year for 6th grade boys to dress up as little girls!

Prayer Request

For those of you who don't know, my husband James left today for DC. He has been transferred with his job. We've been living in denial for awhile, hoping he would not have to go. But today he left to go get set up in his crash pad. A crash pad is a place where pilots live if they are based away from home. He'll stay there when he's on reserve waiting to be used on trips. I hope for his sake he will be busy while he's gone. If he isn't busy working, I'm sure he'll get very sad and homesick.

Please pray for us all. The boys will be sad because James will be home even fewer days each month than normal. Pray for me that I'll be able to juggle everything and make some money to help cover the extra monthly expenses. Pray for James that he'll keep busy and not get discouraged. There is a possibility this is only for a couple of months. The bad news is if he does get to come back James would be down graded back to a first officer. If he does remain a captain he'll remain in DC. It's hard to know what would be best right now. We are definitely dealing with a stressful situation and could use prayers right now.

My New Listing

464 Fox Trail Drive

Lake Saint Louis, MO 63367

4 bedrooms and 3.5 bathrooms

Oversized garage

Newly installed granite countertops, ceramic tile, backsplash and stainless steel appliances.

Crown molding, chair railing, newly installed frieze carpet and chandelier.
Large family room features gas fireplace with circulating blower, wiring for above mantel television and recessed lighting.
Access the second level from the front and back of the home.


Large loft on the second level.
Lower level features large rec room with newly installed ceiling, lighting and windows.
Lower level also features supplemental baseboard heating with thermostat, full bath and additional sleeping area.
Newly installed Anderson sliding glass door leads to large deck and private, level backyard.

Over $70,000 of professional upgrades completed summer '08. Professional landscaping to be completed Nov. '08. Enjoy all the amenities Lake Saint Louis has to offer: golf, tennis, clubhouse, pool, beaches and lake access. If you would like to view this home or find out more information call Barbara at 636-328-4661 or visit www.AtHomeWithBarbara.com/80061522.

Run, Dylan, Run!

On Wednesday, Dylan participated in his first cross country meet. Here's the kids at the start of the race. I was very confused. Having never been to a cross country track meet, I had no idea how it worked. All of a sudden the whistle blows and hundreds of boys take off running. The mother in me was scared Dylan would be trampled in the mass of boys, but he was okay. They had "rabbit runners" who lead the race, so the other boys would know what route to take.
Here's Dylan getting ready to cross the finish line.
He just crossed the finish line. I took this picture a second too late. I got him behind the girl instead of crossing the line. You can see his foot. He's right behind the girl in blue.
He was holding his neck. Turns out one of the boys in front of him knocked down a hive in the woods. A lot of the boys got stung. Dylan was stung in the head and on the neck. Thank God he's not allergic. He had fun running. Notice his new braces! He just got those last Thursday. He only has four brackets. They are pink and blue, so they're a little hard to see. I took a lot of pictures with my phone, but I still don't have a cord to download them to the computer. Oh well.

I'm Famous!

Okay, I'm not REALLY famous, but I was in the paper. My boss emailed me the article today. Last week at the Builder's Expo, My friends and I stopped to play black jack. Where was James, the card counter, when I needed him! Natalie (to my left) ended up winning a $50 gas card. Brandy (to my right) and I just had a good time. You can see how seriously I was taking the game. I've been working hard in real estate, but I guess I've been having a little fun too.

Another Season of Soccer

Today was the second soccer game of the Fall '08 season. I missed the first one due to an open house. I'm not a bad mother, the open house was scheduled before I knew about the soccer game. It was fun learning how to use the feature of my camera where it takes three quick photos at once. When I downloaded them to my computer, there were over 100. After going in to edit them, I think it's down to 80 something now.

Well, the final score was 5 to 1. We lost! We use to have a good team, but a lot of the really good players left to go play select soccer. So, now we're playing with five original players and eight new ones. Once they play together more, I think they'll get better. They are just learning how to play together. Here's some of my favorite pictures from the game. It was hard to pick just eight.

It cracks me up how Austin puts his tongue out when he's concentrating really hard. This is a feature that makes him look like my dad.

It looks as if Dylan's wanting to do the tongue thing also.

I like this picture of them together running for the ball. It's weird how their legs are in the same position. Look how long Austin's hair is getting. It was blowing in the wind.

Austin is fighting to get the ball.

I really like this picture. Wish I wouldn't have cut his head off. This is Alex. He played on the team last fall and winter, but not in the spring. We're glad he's back.

Here's Dylan kicking butt as a defender!

"Where's the ball going to land?"

Chandler, our goalie, makes a great save!