SuperBowl

In just a short time we will be enjoying Super Bowl XLIII. We are having some friends from church over to watch. If you are sitting around and prefer watching the game with strangers rather than alone, please feel free to drop by after 5 pm. We will have plenty of food and drinks but if you have something you want to get rid of, bring it over ... 6788 Summer Field.

Thinking Spring!

Hey there are some really cool FREE classes offered by Boone County Cooperative Extension Program. Barb & I attended a class on canning and preserving last year. You do not need to be a resident of Ky. to attend!
Visit: www.ca.uky.edu/boone or call 859-586-6101 to register. The classes fill up quickly.
Some class topics: "Making a Container Garden", "Composting for Beginners ", "Cook It Fast, Cook It Slow", "Lawn Establishment and Care" (But we have Mike and John), "Basically Beef", "Whole Grain Greatness", Best Trees for No. Climates" "Foods from Colombia", "Growing Tomatoes" and "Growing Berries and Grapes At Home" etc. MANY MORE CLASSES!

scenes from the hood

Did You Know?

January: is the perfect time to find amazing deals on bedding, cookware and toys.

February: small consumer electronics, like mp3 players, as well as treadmills and indoor furniture for the best deals

March: ideal time to buy computers, humidifiers and winter coats. If you don't already have these items from last winter, now is the time to buy.

April:The prices on spring clothing and digital cameras will be at their lowest.

May: ideal time to buy cordless phones and athletic apparel.
June: summer sports gear and swimwear.

July: computers, indoor, outdoor furniture

August: camping gear, air condiitioners, lawnmowers

September: gas grills, landscaping equiptment

October: Winter coats, digital cameras

November: leaf blowers and toys

December:discounts on televisions, bikes, grills and computers

Here is the weather pattern we had, and that you want to watch for. We got lucky, because of the temperatures! Yeah!

Weather

I'm not sure if this is helpful, but since I grew up here my whole life, I have learned a pattern in the weather. When you hear "Moisture is coming out of the Texas panhandle" in the winter it usually means a significant amount of moisture comes our way. In the winter it is usually a significant snow fall (over 6 inches of snow). Alberta Clippers or things from the Northwest rarely yield snow, just cold. I can see something out of Texas now, and the news will just be shocked in a few days."My goodness, where did this storm come from?" It happens every year. Watch the temperature Tuesday. I just see this pattern every year and and thought maybe you might want to put that Texas panhandle pattern in the back of your mind. Also our biggest snows usually happen after Martin Luther King Day. I mean if you came from somewhere far out like, I don't know, Germany, how would you know this?

Mike on the news

video camera needed

I have some old 8mm home movies I'd like to move to digital format but my camera does not work. Does anyone have an camera or other device capable of playing 8mm video cassettes?

Home at Entrance of Mason Fields

Great news...In early December a letter was sent to the holding company of the foreclosed house at the entrance of the neighborhood which had become an eyesore. In summary, the letter stated that the exterior of the home was in violation of the HOA policies for home appearance / maintenance. The policy that was voted into place earlier in 2008 and the letter clearly got results...if anybody has seen the house lately there has been people working on both the inside and outside.

Outside fixes include cleaning up trash, fixing storm damage from Sept such as shingles and siding missing, in addition the shutters on the sides of the windows have even been replaced (about half were missing). This was all done at no costs for the neighborhood.