Posts Tagged ‘things to do’
Thinking of Scouting?

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School is almost ready to start here in Gwinnett County. It is only a couple of weeks away… and that means that school activities will be starting, too.
Since one of mine is going into 1st Grade, he is old enough to start in Cub Scouts. He can be a Tiger Cub. And while the ‘Roundup’ is still a few weeks away, we actually found a Pack and started getting involved a few weeks ago. In fact, my wife and I volunteered to be Den Leaders.
The Pack that we found is part of the Sweetwater District of the NE Ga Council. And the Sweetwater District just rolled out a new tool on their website to help parents find a Pack, Troop, Crew, Team or Post for their Scout. Basically, if you are in the Sweetwater District, which covers Walton County and much of Southern Gwinnett County (east of I-85), you can use this tool to find the units that are closest.
Cub Scouts are arranged in Packs. Boy Scouts are in Troops. There are also Venturing Crews, Varsity Teams and Explorer Posts.
Scouting is a great outlet for boys and girls. It teaches responsibility, manners and confidence.
My son is looking forward to getting more involved in Scouting. We have been to a couple of events with the Pack, but no Den based activities yet (they generally are inactive during the summer, but the Packs often have several activities and there are also camp opportunities).
I think we are going to have a great year!
Buy a Toilet, Get back some Cash!
Right now there are several areas of North Georgia, including Gwinnett County, that are issuing rebates for ‘water saver’ toilets.
While this might not be terribly exciting, it is pretty cool… especially when combined with a deal at Costco on one of the listed toilets…
Motoring Monday… Busy Car Show Weekend…
It was a busy weekend for my family… and car shows were a major part of that. On Saturday, aside from a birthday party and baseball game for one of my boys, we visited two car shows. One of the shows was also a blood drive.
Smokerise Baptist Church Car Show – TODAY… Rain or Shine
Last year’s show was delayed a week because of weather, and it still managed to rain at various times through the day, but some very cool vehicles came out for the show. In addition to cars and trucks, there were some cool vintage motorcycles.
Here is a little taste of the action from 2009.
5 Steps to make your Garage Cool…
The garages in most homes are less than spectacular. In fact, a lot of them (including mine… excuse soon) won’t even hold a car. They seem to collect all sorts of things, from Christmas decorations to sports equipment. All of that is in addition to tools, lawn equipment and the bulky stuff that won’t go elsewhere.
But, most garages are pretty close to being back into ‘show shape’. Here is a good place to start… Let’s get started.
Lane’s New Video Channel
I have just struck a deal with The Video Connector to provide video content for my sites. Look for lots of cool videos from Tara and TJ from Reel Productions. They have been the providers of my video tours for a couple of years now, and really have a handle on the real estate market. Enjoy.
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