One day a few weeks ago I had two doctor appointments. Neither was for me. In the morning I took my 75-year old mom to a follow-up appointment for her cataract surgery. In the afternoon I took my nine-year-old son to see his allergist. This dual role makes me, and many of you, part of the Sandwich Generation. We’re raising …
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Proper Etiquette is Not Just for the HolidaysDecember 2003
I almost titled this Holiday Etiquette. Then I realized it’s really everyday etiquette, we just have more opportunities to use our manners during the holiday season. Parties, dinners, introductions, gifts, thank you’s. The holidays are a veritable crash course in etiquette, an opportunity to polish our own manners and teach our children to be polite and thoughtful. GiGi Lewis, owner … Simple Ideas to Help You Through the Holiday SeasonDecember 2003
Your Thanksgiving leftovers are long gone. You may have hit the day-after-Thanksgiving sales and snagged some Hanukah or Christmas gifts. You’re not completely behind, but your holiday to-do list is beginning to make you feel more jangled than joyous. We’ve collected some simple and inexpensive ideas to give you time to enjoy the holiday season. 1. Decorate your home using … Bellaire Kids’ Favorite Thanksgiving FoodsNovember 2003
The pilgrims would be both proud and mystified by the favorite Thanksgiving foods of some Bellaire kids. The first Thanksgiving feast with the Pilgrims and Wampanoag Indians lasted three days and featured wild turkeys, geese, ducks, deer, lobsters, clams, carrots, corn and wild fruits…but no Jell-O! That’s eight-year-old Mary Baronitis’ favorite Thanksgiving food. “I like the special Jell-O my mom … The Next Tiger?October 2003
Richard Le is just like any other 9 year old. He likes to play video games, basketball and watch TV. Oh…and he has a 7 handicap, which puts his golf game in the mid to high 70’s! Better than most adults, this polite, unassuming fourth grader is the top nine-year old golfer in Texas. Richard loves the game and thinks … Outside the LoopSeptember 2003
We’re out of the loop and proud of it! We are the Bellaire residents who live outside the 610 Loop. O.K., so it’s not as majestic a demarcation as say, the Continental Divide. The Loop doesn’t show up on satellite photos like the Great Wall of China. And it’s not a politically divisive line such as the Mason Dixon Line … |
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