This past weekend, my kids and I went camping up in the Sierra Nevada mountains with family and friends. The campground—just outside of...

A trip to Gilcrease Orchard is worth the time and effort, even if you only go once a year to pick your own tomatoes. If you've never...

I read in a Sun article that 50,000 people were expected at yesterday's 4th of July parade in Summerlin. There were a lot of people, for...

Remember the days when getting from point A to point B meant you had to wrestle with those paper maps? It was like embarking on a...

Q: How many estate agents does it take to change a lightbulb? A: None! “The lightbulb is in excellent working order and comprised of a...

One of the luxuries I allow myself in life is to have a housecleaner come to my house every other week. I am a fairly tidy and organized...

Just kidding! I wouldn't touch that question with a ten foot pole! What I will tell you is that Alaska is the last frontier and...

When I first started in real estate eighteen years ago, I was showing property to a client. We had an appointment to view a townhome in a...

We have been doing real estate for over 20 years now! That doesn't mean we’re old 😂 …but it certainly gives us some stories to tell....

Last week, Team Heidel had to manage without their esteemed office manager, as I spent time honeymooning in Cancún. It was the first big...

My eldest daughter Aly graduates from high school in just a few short weeks. (6th overall in a class of nearly 300! 🥳) It’s an emotional...

Spring has sprung, as they say. Every year, the ornamental plum tree outside the window of my home office starts to shoot out tender...

A second marriage can be another chance for a "happily ever after." You are able to rewrite your story with someone new while carrying...

At my desk I have a little box of Pop-Open Cards my friend Paige gave me. The box is about two and a half inches square, with a black...

No, not that word! I’m talking about commissions! If you haven’t been following along, a lawsuit involving the National Association of...

Everyone said being a grandparent is wonderful so I should not have been so wildly surprised. But I was. Quite frankly, I've been...

I could not end my Exotic Asian Adventure series without talking about religion. Buddhism is the religion of the majority in Southeast...

One of the most difficult days of our Asian trip was the tour of the Cu Chi Min tunnels. I was a kid during the Vietnam war and vaguely...

In Cambodia, we had a very cool guide. We had already seen Angkor Wat (which is amazeballs) and we didn’t really need to see every single...

Vegetarians, close your eyes! Most of the food for domestic consumption is bought on a daily basis in open air markets. Talk about a...