Daylight Saving Time Can Save Lives!

Twenty years ago, the people from Energizer Batteries and the nation’s firefighters came up with an idea that likely has saved thousands of homes and perhaps as many lives!

The idea connected two unrelated activities: changing clocks for Daylight Saving Time and changing the batteries in smoke alarms and carbon monoxide detectors.  It’s a sad fact that approximately 80 percent of fire deaths results from fires in homes without working smoke alarms.

Don’t forget to turn your clocks BACK one hour at 2:00 a.m. on Sunday morning, November 1st this year!

Remember the old saying, “Spring Forward, Ball Back”.

HAPPY HALLOWEEN!

Here’s an excerpt from “The Grinch Who Stole Halloween”:

Everyone in Boo-ville liked Halloween a lot…
But the Grinch in the cave, certainly did NOT!
The Grinch hated Halloween!  The whole Halloween season!
Now, please don’t ask why.  No one quite knows the reason.
It could be his childhood just didn’t go right.
It could be his neighbor’s candy generosity was too tight.
But I think that the most likely reason of all,
May have been that his Halloween spirit was two sizes two small.

Staring down his window with a sour, Grinchy frown,
At the warm lighted pumpkins below in their town.
For he knew every Boo down in Boo-ville below,
Were finishing costumes, getting ready to go.

He slunk to their iceboxes and drank while they read,
And made himself a sandwich with their Halloween bread!
He cleaned out the iceboxes as sure as you’re born,
The Grinch even stole their last piece of candy corn!

Then he walked to the pumpkins with obvious glee,
“And NOW!” he grinned, “Halloween belongs to me!”
He grabbed up the gourds with no loss of love,
When he heard a small sound like the coo of a dove.
He turned around fast, and he saw a small Boo,
Little Cindy-Lou Boo, who was not more than two.

He later stared down at Boo-ville; the tall and the small,
Were all trick-or-treating and having a ball!
He hadn’t stopped Halloween from coming.  It came!
Somehow or other, it came just the same!

They saw past his deeds and ignored all his fright,
He’s still hearing fun-loving screams in the night!
Maybe Haloween, he thought, doesn’t come from a store.
Maybe Haloween… perhaps means a bit more!

And what happened then? Well, in Boo-ville they write,
The Grinch’s Halloween spirit grew three sizes that night!

Have a Safe and Happy Halloween,
           from The Sister Team!

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While the majority of the home is on the main floor and is laid out like a ranch-style, the second floor consists of one bedroom with gorgeous hardwood floors and private full bathroom, plus an enormous walk-in “grandmother’s attic” just like you see in the movies!

Original charming 1936 features such as hardwood floors, built-ins, ample closet space, and elegant fireplace are wonderful…and they flawlessly blend with the modern conveniences such as double-paned windows and French doors, new $15,000 central air/heat, indoor laundry, 50-year composition roof (only 5 years old), and updated kitchen with lots of cabinetry.

There are two master bedrooms, one on each side of the house for privacy, and one has a private 3/4 bathroom.  The private backyard boasts an extensive brick patio surrounding the pool and area for tables, chairs and lounges. 

You can be in your new home in time for the holidays!

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