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Tucker High School Reunion Tonight!

HomesBySchools.com — Sat, 19 Apr 2008 11:20:38 -0500

I am looking forward to seeing all friends from Tucker!

Great Times!

deb

Wakoola Water Gardens Is GREAT!!! Please Check It Out!

HomesBySchools.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:53:13 -0500

Hello Friends!

As part of Earth Day awareness, come join us this Saturday from 9am-6pm for the first ever Wakoola Rain Water Roundup. While luckily we have been receiving some rain lately, we all have to continue to be creative in our use of water.

At Wakoola we have made a long term commitment to helping our clients, neighbors and friends with water stewardship. For the Wakoola Rain Water Roundup we have assembled variety of speakers on water conservation, rain harvesting and earth-friendly landscape techniques. Scroll down to see our schedule of events and a discount coupon.

Wakoola Rainwater Roundup Seminar Schedule - Saturday April 19th 9am to 6pm Download Schedule: PDF format Word doc format
Time:	Presented by:	Subject covered:
10:00 – 10:45	John Pounds (Bushman Tanks)	Harvesting Rainwater Using Above Ground Tanks
11:00 – 11:45	Joe Krewer (Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs)	WaterSmart and other Innovative Water Saving Activities
12:00 – 12:45	John Strickland (Organic Growing Systems, Inc.)	Use of Organic Fertilizers to Promote Water Conservation
1:00 – 1:45	Joe Krewer (Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs)	WaterSmart and other Innovative Water Saving Activities (REPEAT)
2:00 – 2:45	Nancy Beckemeyer (Registered Landscape Architect)	For a real fungi call Mycorrhizae, the drought buster!
3:00 – 3:45	Ed Miller (Forsyth County Master Gardener)	How to Construct a Rain Garden
4:00 – 4:45	Cistern Sisters (Sandi Williams, GCLP, Allgood Outdoors and Melissa Cavanaugh, Manager, Wakoola Water Gardens)	Rain Harvesting from A to Z

We're celebrating ways to save your rain for a sunny day. Enjoy 3 acres of water gardens and attend seminars on rain collection and water saving, earth-friendly techniques. Don't forget to check out our unique selection of garden treasures, fish, pond supplies, and our new outdoor living spaces! Complimentary lunch from 11:30 to 1:30. Click on the ad below to print it for special savings!

Have a Green Earth Day and we hope to see you this Saturday for a fun and informative day!

Regards,
Melissa C.
Wakoola Water Gardens

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Wakoola Water Gardens Is GREAT!!! Please Check It Out!

HomesBySchools.com — Thu, 17 Apr 2008 14:52:08 -0500

Hello Friends!

Wakoola Rainwater Roundup Seminar Schedule - Saturday April 19th 9am to 6pm Download Schedule: PDF format Word doc format
Time:	Presented by:	Subject covered:
10:00 – 10:45	John Pounds (Bushman Tanks)	Harvesting Rainwater Using Above Ground Tanks
11:00 – 11:45	Joe Krewer (Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs)	WaterSmart and other Innovative Water Saving Activities
12:00 – 12:45	John Strickland (Organic Growing Systems, Inc.)	Use of Organic Fertilizers to Promote Water Conservation
1:00 – 1:45	Joe Krewer (Georgia Dept. of Community Affairs)	WaterSmart and other Innovative Water Saving Activities (REPEAT)
2:00 – 2:45	Nancy Beckemeyer (Registered Landscape Architect)	For a real fungi call Mycorrhizae, the drought buster!
3:00 – 3:45	Ed Miller (Forsyth County Master Gardener)	How to Construct a Rain Garden
4:00 – 4:45	Cistern Sisters (Sandi Williams, GCLP, Allgood Outdoors and Melissa Cavanaugh, Manager, Wakoola Water Gardens)	Rain Harvesting from A to Z

Have a Green Earth Day and we hope to see you this Saturday for a fun and informative day!

Regards,
Melissa C.
Wakoola Water Gardens

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Great Thoughts! Two glasses of wine....

HomesBySchools.com — Thu, 20 Mar 2008 14:45:29 -0500

TW0 GLASSES OF WINE

When things in your life seem almost too much to handle, when 24 hours in a day are not enough, remember the mayonnaise jar and the 2 glasses of wine theory...

A professor stood before his philosophy class with some items on his desk in front of him. When the class began, wordlessly, he picked up a very large and empty mayonnaise jar and proceeded to fill it with golf balls. He then asked the students if the jar was full. They agreed that it was. The professor then picked up a box of pebbles and poured them into the jar. He shook the jar lightly. The pebbles rolled into the open areas between the golf balls. He then asked the students again if the jar was full. They agreed it was.

The professor next picked up a box of sand and poured it into the jar. Of course, the sand filled up everything else. He asked once more if the jar was full. The students responded with a unanimous "YES."

The professor then produced two glasses of wine from under the table and poured the entire contents into the jar, effectively filling the empty space between the sand. The students laughed. Now," said the professor, as the laughter subsided, "I want you to recognize that this jar represents your life. The golf balls are the important things; your family, your children, your health, your friends, and your favorite passions; things that if everything else was lost and only they remained, your life would still be full. The pebbles are the other things that matter like your job, your house, and your car. The sand is everything else; the small stuff. If you put the sand into the jar first", he continued, "There is no room for the pebbles or the golf balls. The same goes for life. If you spend all your time and energy on the small stuff, you will never have room for the good things that are important to you. Pay attention to the things that are critical to your happiness. Play with your children. Take time to get medical checkups. Take your partner out to dinner. Play another 18 holes. Do one more run down the ski slope. There will always be time to clean the house and fix the disposal. Take care of the golf balls first; the things that really matter. Set your priorities. The rest is just sand."

One of the students raised her hand and inquired what the wine represented. The professor smiled. "I'm glad you asked. It just goes to show you that no matter how full your life may seem, there's always room for a couple of glasses of wine with a friend."

March 2008

HomesBySchools.com — Mon, 10 Mar 2008 17:57:10 -0500

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Why would anyone want to live anywhere else?!
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N.E. Atlanta - Tucker, GA - House for Sale!

HomesBySchools.com — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 14:36:25 -0500

If you or someone you know is wanting to move to Atlanta, GA, I would like to recommend this home now for sale. It has some 4000 sq ft which includes 3 car garage, finished wetbar and cabled basement, large parking deck in rear of house looking down on grape vines along a creek, screened porch in back - rocking chair porch in front; 5 bedrooms and 4 full baths, formal living and dining rooms, and large kitchen and family room. This house built in 1965 has some renovations, solid brick 4 sides, extra attic space, right now this house is selling in one of the best areas in Atlanta (Tucker) for $339,700. Check out the video tour URL below and let me know if you, friends, or clients would like to see personally. I appreciate your assistance.

http://www.glidetour.com/Atlanta/dekalb/2411Henderson_agent.html

Thanks,

deb

Aren't Blogs Great?

HomesBySchools.com — Thu, 06 Sep 2007 13:14:57 -0500

Who would have thought even a few years ago -- that we would be able to share our thoughts, ideas, goals, and aspirations in this type of media. When I was a young child, I started my first newspaper on a cold snowy day in Tucker, Georgia. My neighborhood friend came to our house where we had the fresh aroma of cinnamon rolls fresh from my mother's oven. We had each collected our news. Each of us had taken a neighbor and asked "What's new with you?" - My story was about a new baby to be born in 4 months. I wrote my article on lined notebook paper then passed the page to the friend next to me who wrote her story, while I repeated writing my story on the page passed to me. After several hours we had about 10 "newspapers" to sell to our neighbors. We took off on our bikes and sold each one. Somehow the local newspaper heard about our project and we became the feature news about "competition" coming from children.

All of this makes me marvel at how great books were printed by hand before the printing press. What effect will this type of instant communication have on our civilization and quality of life of our children..... Oh! what we could speculate...

Please write and help me get to know you.

I sell real estate. What a wonderful way to get to know people!

Deborah