Suzanne McLaughlin's St. Michael - Albertville Minnesota Blog www.mclaughlinhomes.com

Minnesota Radon Testing – Do I Need to Be Concerned?   Yes!  If you live in Wright County or nearly anywhere in Minnesota, you need to be concerned.    Radon is a natural emanation from the soil that is colorless, odorless and a RADIOACTIVE gas that enters homes through the soil.   I regularly re...

Thankfully, my Kaspersky Labs came through again.  It sent out a newsletter and told us what to do and what to check.   Now the main thing is I have never banked online.  I have, however, paid mortgages, etc.  But, I am not worried (too much) if the hackers want to pay my mortgage payment.  I wil...

Whitney Watson has explained the LOX or Letter of Explanation that so many lenders require of borrowers. If you have buyers who need to get information as to how to write a Letter of Explanation, read her post, click on her blog and get all the information you need to give your buyers. This makes...

Having a Caterpillar come from the County to clean out around the mailboxes in the neighborhood made me think about how all this snow and ice is affecting not only our mail and paper deliveries and our vehicles but also our homes and yards.   There are so many things that need doing in spring in ...

Debbie Laity knows how to live!! And, this is a quick and easy way to make a gift for a camper or someone with a wood burning stove or fireplace. I used to make these, and they are quick and easy.  And, easy enough to throw in your camping gear.   You might want to make some for an emergency kit,...

Decluttering is easy if you aren’t a hoarder.   Let me make this clear…I only hoard books.  But, as you all know, with having moved before, books are heavy.  And, they take up space.   And, they open your mind to time travel, interesting ideas and faraway places.   My goal every other year is to ...

Dick and Mary Greenberg are among the finest brokers and realtors in Colorado!    And, while they may say that this is a bump in the road, I believe that it was a detour that was destined to be.   Both Dick and Mary feel that the real estate brokerage business needed a little shaking up.  And, so...

  Trisha Bush had a wonderful Grammy, and we can all learn a lesson from her.  And, I want to thank Trisha for sharing this very wonderful and insightful post so that we all remember how much common courtesy and common sense can take us.   PLEASE BE SURE TO COMMENT ON TRISHA'S POST.  It's easy.  ...

Since the Chief Birdhouse-builder has gone nearly vegetarian on me, I have had to adjust my cooking style and go back to all the cookbooks I own to find new and varied menus to adjust.   Having recently purged myself of nearly 75 cookbooks, this has been interesting.  However, the web is an excel...

Gosh, when you least expect something like this…the worst thing for a realtor happens.   Well, maybe not the worst, but close.   The computer battery died.  (But, did it? Stay toned, as they say in the comic strips!)   Monday, the battery was fine on my loverly HP Compaq Laptop which stays plugge...