Cindy Daniel has completed replacing the floors and remodeling her home over the twenty years she’s lived in Weatherford. Ironically, there is “always something going wrong” at Cindy’s house and this week it’s a drunk driver running into her retaining wall with torrential rain flooding her basement. I’ve always wanted to move Cindy to another … [Read more…]
Every year my son and his wife “make the rounds” during the holidays. Divorced parents each want their children at their home but the strain on the children from inlaws and outlaws can make the holidays stressful on the children well into adulthood. Yesterday, I met my cousin, Cynthia Dickson at Walmart to buy … [Read more…]
Evolving my Texas Twins Brand to include Pawning Planners Merchandise is an exciting addition to Texas Twins Events/Pawning Planners. In January 2016, the latest website Texas Twins Treasures Buy Pawning Planners TShirts, Mugs & Caps will go live and be linked to all of my other websites We take trades for wedding ceremonies and event services- The Pawning … [Read more…]
I’m interviewed frequently about how and why I started a business based on families over profit and the truth is- if there weren’t so many families who can’t afford to hire a minister, floral designer or event coordinator- there would be no market for my multigenerational family to swap, flip or trade for services. Every … [Read more…]
Once home to Cowboys, cattlemen and outlaws, today the Stockyards National Historic District is one of the most popular attractions in Texas. Day and night, visitors come to get a taste of the True American West. Beginning your journey on Exchange Ave, where weathered brick streets are lined with historic buildings, restaurants, shops, saloons and … [Read more…]
Last night our 11 year old twins attended their first dance at Austin Elementary to raise money for the PTO. After asking over and over if my twin and I could attend and hearing “no,” we decided to crash the party anyway and find out if they were having a good time or not. As … [Read more…]
Barely more than a week old, Madyson was born earlier than the shower date that I had previously planned for my niece Leigh Ann Blais. Since Leigh Ann’s “Sailor” is home on family leave until November 12, Cindy and I have tossed around a few ideas that have been “nixed” by my niece because they … [Read more…]
Yesterday a gentleman contacted me regarding a family reunion to schedule an appraisal appointment. I will now ask more specific questions regarding the trades offered upon realizing that the “pawn” involved a cow! While it’s true that my saucy sidekick sister, Cindy Daniel and I are creative in the “Art of Barter” even we have … [Read more…]
I was recently asked what we do? The answer is complex and closer to “what don’t we do?” You see from weddings to birthday parties, anniversaries and funerals and even estate sales, my Texas Twins Team do it all large or small! We’ve had a few interesting trades submitted recently and need to inform ya … [Read more…]