Favorite Web Sites

Would love to trade favorite websites with you. A few of my favorites are:

slickdeals -Really great this time of year. It has a list of "deals" on items that many of us are searching for. Clearance sales at Banana Republic, Gap, Aripostle. Then the deals on electronic items, Nintendo DS, Plasma TV's, computer moniters. They often include a special coupon or code that will get you an additional discount or free shipping.

heyitsfree - I've stashed some fun stocking stuffers for my family from this site. Warning - does get you some added spam email. Remember you can "unsubscribe" to these.

sporcle - Just a fun time waster. This one has a virtual plethora of quizzes that take a few minutes to complete. It will increase your inventory of useless trivia.

people of Walmart This one is scary. The fact that people go out in public like this is frightening. Walmart is considered public isn't it??? It could also be titled What not to Wear.

Eisenlauer Team -Still the best place to find your favorite Polk County Realtors and their current listings. Call Bill at 770-2455 or Bob at 979-2883.

Don't Stay Home This Weekend!

There are always SOOO many things to do- events to attend. I'm going to suggest a few things for this weekend.

In Pleasant Hill tomorrow - Grand Opening of Batter's Box, an indoor batting facility. From 10:00am - 2:00 pm there will be refreshments and an opportunity to try out your swing in their batter's box. Also a drawing for two tickets to the Iowa/Minnesota football game.

At the Pleasant Hill Youth Center in Doanes' Park there will be a vendor fair with benefits goint to Juvenile Diabetes. This will be a great time to shop early for Christmas gifts as well as bake sale items for immediate enjoyment. 50 gift baskets with different themes will also be for sale.

A friend of ours, Stephen Roney is opening a new tanning salon in the Drake area. Stephen and his girlfriend, both business students at Drake are planning Grand Opening activites for Sat. Nov.14. The spa is located next to the Starbucks - 1315 32nd St. and is called Sunsation Spa. Come by Sat. 9am - 8pm. for free tanning. They also offer Rejuvasun - light-therapy sessions.

Sunday at the Des Moines Social Club - 1408 Locust St. between 10:00-4:00 there will be a Green Gifts Fair. Another place to look for gifts for members on your receiving list. There will be items made from recycled sweaters, silverware, soap and more.

TAX CREDIT EXTENDED

This is GOOD news for a lot of people and should keep the real estate market moving along here in the Des Moines area. Congress has passed the Home Buyer Tax Credit extension and President Obama is expected to sign the bill Friday. Also a $6500 tax credit for current home owners (owned home for 5 consecutive years) moving to a different house is expected to be signed. There are a lot of quetions answered here and here . Want to start looking for a new home?? Call the Eisenlauer Team. Bill Eisenlauer at 770-2455 or Bob Eisenlauer at 979-2883

Grandview Park Baptist Football Plays in Substate

The Grandview Park Baptist Defenders football team have qualified to play Wedneday night in the substate game. Unfortunatley - these teams are spread far across the state so we are traveling to Harmony Iowa, 143 miles from Des Moines. We hoping to leave a little early and do a little Iowa exploring through some small Iowa towns. One not so small, and very interesting - Fairfield. We might have some organic foods, try a bit of leviatating to get in the mood for watching the Defenders kick butt at Harmony! It seems wrong for a team from "harmony" being too vicious! Picture is from Sr. Night, last Friday.

Senior Night At the Football Game

Child No. 3 will be honored tonite at the Grandview Park Baptist football game, along with many of his teammates. It's hard to imagine how quickly 18 years pass when you look back. Way to go John, and kick butt tonite!

Breast Cancer Awareness Hits Home

October is Breast Cancer Awareness. It's hard to miss, most stores have displays of pink items for sale. It's been hard to ignore in my family. My sister was diagonsed with breast cancer in August and has been waging a tough battle through the treatments issued by her doctors. Of course she urged my to get my mammogram, and I did. Found out this week that I too have breast cancer. I'm grateful that the options for treatment have progressed to where they are, but there's still research to be done. Thanks to all the people who give to research and to the faithful people who pray for cancer patients.

940 Praise Radio - Bill & Bob to be interviewed

940 Am Radio has a local morning show hosted by Maxine Seilmann. Maxine will be interviewing Bill and Bob tomorrow morning. Friday, 9/25 at 8:00, until 8:30. So tune in and see what they have to say! Your local real estate experts.

Junk Bonanza 2009

The Junk Bonanza was fun. It was beautiful weather, we got their when the doors opened. It was at Cantebury Downs race track and the vendors filled a giant tent and two other large convention rooms. There was a lot of "up-cycled" items - old things used in new and creative ways and a lot of just Old Stuff. It was good to have a day away from the usual routines. Don't forget that Bill Eisenlauer and his son Bob Eisenlauer are the Realtor Bonanza! They are the best- they'll help you sell or buy real estate and make it as enjoyable as possible! Call them at Bill - 770-2455 or Bob 979-2883.

ramblings....

The Eisenlauer boys had another good friday night at football. Dillon made the winning touchdown against Murray. Tonite Dillon is playing JV at Mormon Trail.

Cindy Zinzer did a great job organizing a quilting event for 50 women Fri. night and all day Sat.! Thanks Cindy. Good sewing, good food, good conversation, good massage therapists! Hope we do it again...and again!

Bill & I are going to Shakopee MN Wed/Thur for the Junk Bonanza! Looks like fun...don't really know what to expect, but I'm excited to go!

We're busy at work, contrary to what the Register likes to promote. The real estate business has been pretty lively!

Walk a Mile in Their Shoes

This is a delayed report on the first annual Walk A Mile fundraiser for Hope Ministries. It was a week ago on Sat. It was a beautiful morning at Copper Creek Lake, a great turnout, estimated 500 people. And their fund-raising was overwhelming - $37,000! Bill & I walked - thank you for those who supported us with cash and pledges.

Football Eisenlauer Touchdown...

High school football season has begun! Last week was the season opener for Grandview Park Baptist School. The Eisenlauer boys dominated! One of the parents said they expected a sign to be posted in the endzone - Sold - Eisenlauer Team! John made 4 touchdowns, Dillon made one. Fox 17, KDSM has a special program on Friday nights at 11:00 pm. It is the 5th quarter and highlights high school football. The Fareway stores sponsors a student athlete of the week, and John Joseph is a student of the week tonite! Congrats JOHN!

Short Get Away...

We had a window of opportunity after baseball season ended and before football practice starts! So we took 3 days and enjoyed the Land of a Thousand Lakes. We stayed at Sakatah Bay in Waterville Minn. It was quiet and peaceful and good to get away! ( No fish were injured as a result of this get-away!)

Eisenlauer Team Appreciation Event Pictures

The weather was perfect, the food was delicious, the people showed up- it was a GREAT event. THANKS! Click HERE to see a great slideshow put together by Dave Davidson.

New Picture of Olivia Lynn

Little Olivia Lynn is growing..gaining weight, growing out of clothes! She has started to smile in response to us! (of course, who wouldn't?). She is being systematically spoiled, wants to be held at all times and that is not a problem for any of us!

Win a 1996 CORVETTE....

Come to the 5 & Diner (University in Pleasant Hill) Next Tue. June 30 sometime between 5:00 - 7:00 p.m.

• Enter to win the 1996 Corvette
  
• Free cake and ice cream
  
• KIOA, live broadcast
  
• Enjoy the vintage car show
  
• Meet the newest Eisenlauer
  

Any questions? Call Bill at 770-2455 or Bob 979-2883.

That 70's Party at Val Air - WIN Tickets

What is your favorite thing from the 70's?? A certain song, a band, a t.v. show, bellbottoms, pet rocks?? Comment on this post - some favorite from the 70's. We'll pick two winners to receive 2 tickets to That 70's Party at Val Air Ballroom .

The party is June 6 at 7:00, tickets have a $25 value. It is a benefit to Support Children in Iowa. Enjoy live "Classic Rock" by Boomerang, Dancing, Cocktails and Munchies from Des Moines finest. Dress the part or come as you are. Click on the links to learn more.

Down Town Des Moines Action

There are always so many things to do in the Des Moines area. Saturday there was the Downtown Farmers Market, the Dam to Dam classic race, and a new monthly event, Market Day. After reading about the Market Day in the Register, I decided to check it out. First impression was WOW what a crowd. It's located in an old warehouse building, 118 SE 4, just south of Court Ave. There were people walking from the Farmers Market to the Market Day event. The Market Street Media Foundry houses some businesses, plus leases space to artists. They are hosting this once a month event that is described as Art Fair meets Flea Market! There was a nice assortment of handmade items and vintage treasures. It will be the last Saturday of the month through September. Worth a Visit. Another new upcoming event-The First Annual Lobster Feed. Fresh lobster flown in from Maine!

Baby Olivia Lynn

This is a purely indulgent post. Our first grandchild was born yesterday, May 7. Her name is Olivia Lynn and she weighed 5 lbs, 8 oz., 19 1/4 " long. Isn't she beautiful?

A Merry Heart Does Good Like Medicine....

We went to Jeffrey Gitomer's seminar last Friday. He speaks to sales people about winning techniques. Two things I picked up on - using laughter and humor, and the sending of an email newsletter or "ezine". So I came back to the office and googled Des Moines ezine. You'll never guess what the top result of that search was... Association for Applied and Therapeutic Humor! Did you know there was such a group? Does anybody read ezines? I'm curious about both. There are links on the ezine to different articles. One is laughing more to burn calories, also pace while you're on the phone and gesture wildly while you talk! Isn't it good to know by spending more time on the phone you could loose weight? Now lower the thermostat and drink cold water and you're burning even more calories!

How many blondes does it take to change a light bulb? Blonde says, "Change it into what? Just buy a new lamp, silly"

The blonde woke up to find her house on fire...she dialed 911 and said "come quick my house is on fire"...the 911 operator said "how do we get there?"...the blonde said "on the red fire truck, duh...."

When you're in need of a Realtor, call the Eisenlauer Team. Bill at 770-2455 or Bob at 979-2883 They love to laugh. And....Bill's a blonde.. if there's any doubt we will tell you Blonde Bill real life stories!

April Fool's Day Pranks...

Did you get tricked yesterday?? I love April Fool's Day, but some people let it slide by un-noticed and un-celebrated. Are you one of those? Or did you "punk" someone? I'd love to hear some good safe pranks. We sent out 400 letters about our new endeavor of raising rattlesnakes for fun and profit. We included an envelope of sample rattlesnake eggs. (Actually a very simple trick - a piece of wire,holding 2 rubberbands and a metal washer. The washer gets wound around, twisting the rubber band, when the envelope is opened the washer unwinds making a rattling sound against the paper envelope.) Seems innocent . We got one call from a very nervous person who had hurriedly put the "eggs" in her garbage tote, and was hopeful that the weather was cold enought that they wouldn't hatch before next Tue. when the garbage truck comes! My least favorite trick is when my boys put a rubberband around the sprayer hose in the kitchen sink. Of course - I'm the only one that uses it and gets a surprise shot of cold water front and center. I HATE it - and they think it's hysterical! What's your favorite prank?

NO JOKE - The Eisenlauer Team is easy to work with...hard to beat!

Bill at 770-2455 or Bob 979-2883.

Your Next Assignment...

Your next assignment if you decide to accept it...Go to WHO radio website, there is a horizontal row of links toward the top. Click on Contests, then click on Best Realty Agent. Or you can just click here. This will take you to the first page of the contest. You enter your email address, then it gives you 10 choices of Realtors. Of course you choose Bob Eisenlauer. Then it will ask for name, blood type, fingerprints etc and eventually accept your vote. What do we win if Bob is selected? Nothing but recognition and free press - which is something we covet! So please follow the instructions and help us out.

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Rant about new S.E. Polk High School

A computer guru told me I need to do online "rants". So here's my rant. About a month ago the Pleasant Hill Chamber members were offered a tour of the new South East Polk High School currently under construction. The place is Huge and Amazing! Top of the line, cutting edge everywhere. There is an automotive workshop, metal woking lab, woodworking shop all with the latest technology available. Each classroom is wired for the newest form of teaching gadgets - laptop can be projected on screen for the class, whole school announcements in each classroom, no blackboards, all white boards. The Cafeteria will have different "cafe" areas so you can get a plate lunch, salad bar, a la carte, whatever suits your current mood. The gym is outstanding! It can accomodate 6 basketball games at once, or house all the fans for one big play-off. Swimming pool for the ducky - everything state of the art. Except the lockers! These are high school kids, not grade school kids and the lockers are 4' x 12"x 12". I get the 4 foot height- they want adults to be able to see over the lockers to moniter a whole block of kids at once. But why 12" wide? The top ( and only shelf) is 12" x 12". The rest is open with a couple of hooks. I know what kids take to school - books, change of clothes, not to metion the stuff they left there yesterday, last week and the week before....how is all this going to fit into 12" x 12"x 4' hole???? It is inane that this provision is so inadequate. The other thing I would question is the very luxuriously and tastefully tiled bathrooms. I think bathrooms for teenagers should be stainless steel with a power hose and a drain in the floor. When they vacate, you can spray the whole thing down from top to bottom and let the dirt swirl down the drain. The tour guide's remark was "The theory is if we give them something nice, they'll take care of it". Wasn't that the theory of all the public housing projects all over the country?? And look how well they've been tended to.

So that's What's Bugging M.E....let me know what you think.

And remember my opinion does not reflect the opinion of the management.

Bill -770-2455 and Bob - 979-2883 just want to help with your real estate needs!