Friday, August 27, 2010
Tuesday, August 24, 2010
Crape Myrtles
I don't know if you are like us or not. But we inherited a very overgrown yard. We have several Crape Myrtles in our yard. And some of them are so tall you don't see the flowers until they are dropping onto the yard. I'm clueless about plants.
I got this article from Walter Reeves blog and it has a great link to UGA article on Crape Myrtles.
How and when to prune and how to start a new tree. Right now is the time if you are wanting to start a seedling. And winter to early spring is the best time to prune. Read the articles to know more.
Wednesday, August 11, 2010
Parents Magazine Subscription $4 (Coupons!)- from Deal Seeking Mom
New Garbage Company in Town
There is a new garbage company in town. American Disposal Services. We saved over half of what we were paying quarterly. We did have to sign a 1yr contract which keeps our rate at the same price for a year. There was a solicitor going door to door in our neighborhood. We double checked all info and decided to try them. We also had to pay for the 1st quarter up front. We are hoping that their price doesn't go up to match what we had, but hey this year we are saving a good deal of money. They pick up the trash once a week on the same it was before. We love having the 64 gallon recycling container. We have used their service for about a month now. They don't seem to have gotten a schedule down yet. Each week they have come a different times. But at the end of the the day the trash and recycling has been picked up.
Individual Subscription Services include:
- 96 gallon trash containers (Toters)
- 64 gallon Single Stream Recycling containers (Toters)
- Yard debris collection
- Bulk item collection upon request *
- Pay your bill online, over the phone or by mail
Monday, July 26, 2010
House Party, Kleenex Hand Towels, and Soap Making
If you haven't heard about House Party, you are so missing out. Their Web Site http://houseparty.com/
Manufactures have realized that the home parties by the various multi-level companies is a great a to Marketing tool. That being said. You will not be asked to buy anything at a party or asked to sign up and join anything. This is Manufactures promoting a new product. You have to sign up for every party and fill out a questionair. Then they will contact you via email to let you know if you a finalist. Be quick on the draw at this stage. If you get this email you will need to to reply quickly. There are only a certain number of parties. Here are some up coming parties: Spartan Sagas Tailgate House Party Sponsored by Michigan State University September 18, 2010 My Thai Kitchen® House Party Sponsored by Simply Asia Foods September 25, 2010 Beyblade Let It Rip House Party Sponsored by Hasbro September 25th, 2010 Sabra "Share The World" House Party Sponsored by Sabra November 13, 2010
This weekend I got to host a Kleenex Hand Towels House Party. They sent me full size products to give out, an artist portfolio with kid art supplies watercolors, markers, and crayons. And a $10 dollar Visa Card. I opted to make soap for my craft for the party. And while the soap was setting we played lego rock band. The menu consisted of jello jigglers, oreo pudding, cookies and gold fish. (all boxed made stuff). Below is the recipe for the soap craft. The Kleenex Hand Towels work great. They are soft and very absorbent. Below is the Soap recipe they gave me and some picture of the soap we made.
Soapmaking
Letting kids make their own soap to use during bath time isone way to give them ownership over their hygiene habits. Using soap flakes, mix about 11⁄2 cups of flakes with 3⁄4 cup water. This will be the base of your soap bar. Add food coloring of your choice and mix until the soap reaches a color you’re happy with. When correctly mixed, the soap should resemble play dough. When it reaches this stage you can shape it. Allow the kids to hand-shape the soap, making small bricks and using cookie cutters to create shapes, or allow them to press the soap into candy molds with fun shapes such as cars, animals, snowmen etc. Use vegetable oil on your hands and pan spray on molds to keep the soap from sticking. A couple of hints. They no longer make Ivory soap flakes. I had to buy Ivory and make my own by using a cheese grater. There are soap flakes out there, supposedly Hispanic stores may carry. It takes about a 1/2 hr for soap to set and come out of the molds. You will want to them to set again for a day before using or packaging.
Below are some of the soap creations from the party.
Wednesday, July 14, 2010
Free Movie- Kung Fu Panda
is having a movie afternoon showing of Kung Fu Panda
Thursday July 22 1:30- 3:-30
RSVP by July 19th to Michelle 770-973-5271
michelle@powerumc.com
(popcorn and Sno-Cones after the movie)
A Day out with Thomas
Bryson City, NC
A Day out with Thomas
July 23-27 & July 29-August 1
Tickets are $18 for ages 2 and up
Event is rain or shine.
Train rides are approximately 25-minute train ride with Thomas the Tank Engine will depart every 45 minutes.
Other Activities are:
- The opportunity to meet Sir Topham Hatt™, Controller of the Railway
- A Thomas & Friends Imagination Station; featuring stamps, temporary tattoos, hands-on arts and crafts activities and coloring sheets.
- Storytelling, video viewing and live music
- A special display at every DOWT location celebrating 65 years of Thomas the Tank Engine
- 2010 commemorative merchandise and giveaways, including a mini-view finder giveaway that tells the story of Thomas’ upcoming adventure, Misty Island Rescue
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