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Tuesday 05/21/2013
Let’s go camping!
Posted: May 21, 2013

The end of the school year is upon us and now the inevitable question is: “What are we going to do ALL summer long?” or the infamous: “I’m bored,” yes it is summer break! Parents are frantically searching for camps, activities, play dates, swimming lessons, movie days, etc. to fill their kid’s days to avoid the “I’m bored” trap.

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Tuesday 05/14/2013
Past present and future…
Updated: May 16, 2013 - 4:22 pm

It’s been eight months since I had the great opportunity to join the Ahwatukee Foothills News. Since that time we have not made radical changes to the paper or wild editorial changes to the product. What I wanted to do was listen to our readers and take note of any changes that would aid this great community.

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Friday 05/10/2013
Mothers have aphorisms for any occasion
Updated: May 14, 2013 - 9:48 am

When I was a kid…heck, when all of us were kids, our mothers had a stack of aphorisms for any occasion. When I was 10 years old, I was convinced that all new moms were given a handbook of Snappy Sayings for All Occasions as they were packing their bag in the maternity ward, because all the moms said all the same things.

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Thursday 04/25/2013
We feel very blessed to live in this community
Updated: May 21, 2013 - 10:15 am

We were married on St. Patrick’s Day at the Foothills Golf Club. The wedding was beautiful, everyone had a wonderful time, the pictures came out great — best wedding a couple could ask for. If it wasn’t for the Ahwatukee community; however, our day would have been a disaster.

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Wednesday 04/17/2013
We need to honor victims everywhere
Updated: May 10, 2013 - 4:59 pm

Monday was the deadline for another column, and so right now I should be polishing up 500 words or so about why women do more housekeeping than men and bundling it off to the Ahwatukee Foothills News.

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Friday 04/12/2013
Never let your 1st session with a new driver fall during morning rush hour
Updated: May 10, 2013 - 4:59 pm

After 24 years in the trenches, I’d like to think that I’ve mastered many of the hurdles of parenting. Four kids have been shepherded through almost all their rites of passage: kindergarten, eighth-grade graduation, and first dates.

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Tuesday 04/09/2013
A brilliant tradition down Chandler Boulevard
Updated: May 03, 2013 - 3:18 pm

Did you know this is the 18th year for the Festival of Lights Wine and Beer Tasting, Silent Auction and Golf Tournament on June 1 at the Foothills Golf Club?

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Thursday 04/04/2013
Life’s too short not to enjoy what Ahwatukee has to offer
Updated: May 21, 2013 - 9:54 am

Recently, my family had distant relatives visit from Germany. Over the years there have been many visits between us visiting Germany and them visiting the USA. They are a wonderful family and we thoroughly enjoyed the time together. Upon waking up one morning, my 4-year-old had already asked to visit Germany.

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Monday 04/01/2013
Bowling and donating to strengthen our Ahwatukee community
Posted: April 01, 2013

"Impactful, rowdy and rewarding” (and maybe a little tiring) is how I would describe the experience I had last year serving as a team captain for the 2012 Ahwatukee Foothills Family YMCA “Frames for Families” initiative. That’s a fancy way of saying “fundraising event,” which translates to “bowl-a-thon!” I was so impressed by the event and the result that I agreed to chair the event this year, along with my friend and fellow YMCA board member, Jim Hunt, local Farmers Insurance agent and all around Renaissance Man. In all seriousness, I am passionate about it because I have seen and heard the testimonials of families, kids and seniors in this community who have benefitted from the proceeds of this event.

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Sunday 03/31/2013
Observance means a day off for Phoenix, day of introspect for some
Updated: May 16, 2013 - 4:48 pm

In case you missed it, today is César Chávez Day.

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Thursday 03/21/2013
Times have definitely changed
Updated: May 10, 2013 - 4:59 pm

The pilot had just given the all-clear for electronic devices, which left me free to rummage under the seat in front of me for my laptop. I was taking a moment to consider the barbarism that allows airline passengers to push their seats back into my head when the kindly older woman next to me inquired if I was on a business trip. I think the PowerPoint deck and the calculator I pulled out of my briefcase tipped her off.

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Tuesday 03/12/2013
The battle of the bulge is on again
Updated: May 10, 2013 - 4:59 pm

So, despite my best efforts to resist self-improvement (I bought a self-help book on how to avoid it), I finally had to bite the bullet one day and address my weight when I realized that: a) I was 53 years old; b) my knees were making funny popping noises when I walked up stairs; and c) me in a bathing suit currently violates six zoning ordinances.

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Monday 03/04/2013
Akimel celebrates 20th year of cultural exchange program
Updated: March 08, 2013 - 4:15 pm

Part of a cultural exchange program that at one point included about 65 schools, Kyrene Akimel A-al Middle School in Ahwatukee Foothills is one of the few remaining host schools in the state.

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Friday 02/22/2013
Every day has its moment
Updated: May 10, 2013 - 4:59 pm

The best moment of my life, so far, happened more than 15 years ago at a hospital in Mesa. Like many “best” moments in our lives, it came after some of the worst.

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Tuesday 02/12/2013
Pity the clueless man on Valentine’s Day
Updated: April 30, 2013 - 9:04 am

Gift giving in February is fraught with danger for any guy. Don’t give chocolate if she’s on a diet, but if you don’t give chocolate you might be implying that you think she’s fat. Jewelry has to be precisely the right style for your beloved, without her telling you what she wants. The card can’t be funny; it has to be romantic, but it can’t be schmaltzy.

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Friday 02/08/2013
Laying a foundation for your kids
Updated: May 21, 2013 - 9:54 am

I recently read an article online about what you need to “teach your children” to survive as adults. Normally, these kinds of articles don’t interest me. I’m not the kind of mom who follows what the experts have to say about raising my boys, and since each child is an individual I don’t know how any one way is the perfect way to raise a child.

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Tuesday 02/05/2013
Let’s talk real estate
Updated: May 13, 2013 - 4:58 pm

Over the past five years the words “real estate” have led to many discussions and debates. The waves of emotion that came from the run up and bubble caused too much drama in people’s lives. Homes were meant for long-term investments and the five years around it caused some people to make decisions, good and bad. People thought they had a safe nest egg in the home they have poured thousands of dollars into, yet that property is now worth what it was 12 to 15 years earlier. Luckily, the market is starting to move past this.

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Friday 02/01/2013
A new year, a new class for a new you
Posted: February 01, 2013

Celebrate Recovery started up again last month. What is this class? Is this a class for me? Will I fit in? It helps people who have hang-ups, hurts and/or habits, while resuming a relationship with God. Where would I fit in? The flier says no issue is too small or too large, it also says that everyone is welcome.

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Sunday 01/20/2013
Can I keep up with my New Year’s resolution to lose weight or will my son get rich?
Updated: April 11, 2013 - 2:53 pm

This tale begins, like most everything in my life, with the size of my rear end.

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Thursday 01/03/2013
A ‘Progressive Undecorating Party’ would help everyone clean up after the holidays
Updated: March 21, 2013 - 3:37 pm

There’s something magical about a Christmas tree. Blinking lights, cherished ornaments, and handmade decorations from baby hands that are now grown big, all promising the anticipation of Christmas future.

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