On Saturday, April 24, 2010 we had the honor of participating in the March for Babies. The march is a 6 mile walk to help raise money in support of the March of Dimes mission to improve the health of babies by preventing birth defects, premature birth and infant mortality. We walk in celebration...
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With summer months fast approaching, parents and kids alike are beginning to focus on ONE thing – NO SCHOOL! While our children are celebrating this and counting down the days, parents are scrambling to figure out how on earth we are going to keep our children busy this summer! We fear...
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Lately, it seems that I keep hearing more and more from my friends about wanting to get involved with volunteering in their communities. I don’t know if there is something in the air or what, but I am definitely not going to complain about it! In fact, I am happy they bring it up...
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“Won’t you be my neighbor?” was the theme song and signature question Mr. Rogers asked his viewers every morning. Although he had some colorful characters on his show, they are nothing compared the neighbors who live below me. Here is some of the background information: We share a stairway outside. This means in order to get...
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Every year at Easter our church choir invites all the members of our congregation to sing the Hallelujah Chorus along with them. It is such a wonderful morning of celebration. The chorus sounds magnificent with its many voices, accompanied by brass, organ and tympani. I usually look forward to singing with them every...
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Going back to my first experience of living in an apartment, I have a few pretty funny stories I could share of being young and stupid. Today, however, I’m going to focus on the stupid side of that equation. While my story I’m about to tell worked out in the end, it...
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Even though I already volunteer with a few organizations in my area, I am always looking for new and exciting things to do out in the community. Since I already play some bigger roles in a few organizations, sometimes it is nice to get out and do something that I just have to show...
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Prior to moving into my first apartment I owned absolutely NOTHING. All I had to bring with me were my clothes, a few pieces of jewelry and my stereo, accompanied by an old box of tapes I liked to drag out every once in a while. I didn’t even have a bed....
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Bad neighbors are, in any sort of apartment situation, pretty much unavoidable. Whether it be in a complex, a dorm, or a converted house, you’re going to have neighbors by the very definition of apartment living, and at least one of them is going to be bad. Whether they have shouting matches...
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The snow was a-coming down today and the height of the snow slowly grew inch-by-inch. Whenever the snow piles up, the shovels must come out. Today was extra worse since the snow was heavy and thick. Due to ordinances in my neighborhood, everyone has 24 hours to shovel their sidewalks. Failure to do so could...
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