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Page.32— Halton Hills This Week, Wednesday, June 16, 1993 ( PROVEN PERFORMANCE 877-5165 874-3040 833-9714 873-0655 Erin Res. MARTHA SUMMERS’ MARTHA SUMMERS Sal tive* les Represental COUNTRY CLASSIC 45 fireplaces, storey atrium, 26 acres wit fteahisGien and meadow. A bank bam cor picture. Ultimate ‘country living. Upgraded with new kitchen with R dows, upgraded with PARK-LIKE SETTING 10 acres with mature hardwood bush, fabu- fed 0 Toad south ot Etin Village. SUPER STARTER ACTON $129,000 @ Spacious bight teady to use. “Associate ~ yee oo Broker ri Member Nati iy fall iol ME Fann as ‘with th replace oak staircase leads to gallery. Master adie with its own bathroom Sh lots of closet space. Central air. MEMBER OF TWO REAL ESTATE B BRAMPTON AND ba | 4 NILTON REAL ESTATE BOARDS Fw REMAX Hens SPRINGS Be Bus. 859: 206 Ta Tor 1674-3053 873-2862 ter ,900 SQ. FT. HOME HAS EVERYTHING FOR YOUR BATH FAMILY ~ Sesagoo = Overlooks lake, throoms, base- pertgee ight 4 A edo *aleony of sec omy gallery, cur main floor of Intercom, A unelaey sd na GEORGETOWN - 186000, County-ntown. Large private ravine lot. We Walkout from chen to eck enor want ths home tobe sold quickly. FOUR BEDROOMS IEDROOM HOME - $159,900 - This 4-level pee is much bigger than it looks. Huge eat-in kitchen, 2 washrooms, cathedral ceilings in liv- ing room. See this one now with Marvyn. Morgan** 853-2086 or 874-3053 RMAC93-38 Good location, 3 $319,000 Well maintained in ood local Separate tage: Hei ne ee Softee available at ERAMOSA — SUPERB 24 ACRES $329,000 Large _ principle LET ME SELL YOURS TOO! Call Marvyn Morgan™. I'll be happy to give you "tips" on preparing your home for sale. aay DELIGHT ROOM FOR THE IN- ‘00! $119,000 Beautiful detached home jon Pareel lot. Two bathrooms, two kitchens, and g good sized yard. Walk to shops and AMACIS-33 ceilings, sunroom, bedrooms with walkouts, full en- Ge home. etd jure indoors. There ir even a walko' from the ‘ensuite complete with fre- place, fo a bleony, Fabulous mature 339 foot deep lot, charming 3 bedroom home with character. VICTORIAN ' CHARM — ».. The work has been tooms for all your family needs. LOCATION '9 private acres fe bush, woodstove, hot tub, formal dining foom. Our Family Social Contract By George Perdue, B. Sc. P. Eng. Things were bad enough before the recent round of government budgets. After l, we've been trying to dig out from under a recession. Well, at least some of us knew there was/is a reces- sion and could actually point to the scars from it. Then again, some of us really did- n't even know anything about it. The "Social Contract" appears to be putting some new fingers through the flame. Yet oth- ers working in counter cycli- cal areas or in the "new econ- omy” continue unscathed. What about the kids? At our family meeting the other night we discussed the "Social Contract" and the kids suggested that we devel- op our own. Our daughter and son go to different schools, one public, and one separate. Both of them recognized that not all school mates could go on school outings as in the past. They saw these children suf- fer from social pressure. They also saw classmates move as parents pursued employment elsewhere. We were impressed with their sensitivity as the family meeting progressed without the interruption of TV and telephone. The kids suggested that he should participate more in the running of the house- hold. Indeed they suggested that they should take less from the system and con- tribute more. In fact, they suggested that this would ring us closer together and that life could be more fun and that we would learn to appreciate the finer things in bad that are free. We felt like were immersed in Philosophy 101! The kids were good facilitators. They devised a work sched- ule. More than that, they devised a follow up routine. My son, of all people, decided he would do the wash and my daughter the cooking and dishes. Other details fol- lowed, then the conversation rolled around to the vacation. They thought we should spend less. The result? The kids put together a budget and an itinere. My son is dragging his feet because he thinks he-can arrange for some less expensive accom- modations. What a lesson! What insight! What cooperation! This has been a humbling experience. The kids have moved out of genuine con- cern for the family. They have gladly given more of themselves and’ expected less. We are all the better for it. Everyone has won. Maybe, just maybe, we could all learn from the kids: George Perdue Financial Planner, Business Consultant, and Partner in Money Concepts, Halton Hills. He can be contacted at (416) 873-1877. S