Hello Pinery Glen Neighbors! The reason I wanted to create this newsletter was to get better acquainted with my neighbors and make sure everyone knows that I am the Realtor that lives here and knows the market the best in this particular subdivision. This newsletter is not intended to shove real estate in your face…but rather to give you some entertaining things to read and hopefully give you hints or tips on things you can do to save money, get healthier, improve your home…and yes, make you aware of the real estate market. If you have an idea or know of a local business that you would like me to highlight please just email me at Trisha.Richards@ColoradoHomes.com, I love feedback and want to make sure whatever I put in here is interesting to all of you! Thanks and happy reading! ~Trisha
My first business that I wanted to highlight for the newsletter was an In-Home Day Care center just down the street from me, “Snuggle Bug Daycare”. The business owner is Cathie Jirsa, someone whom I trust and know personally and would gladly recommend her to anyone.
Cathie has been a licensed day care provider here in Parker for the past 5 years and finds this to be a great way for her to stay at home with her kids as well as provide a wonderful service to other working families. Growing up in a daycare home, where her mom was a licensed daycare provider, she found many good things that come from this business and it’s something that is very rewarding as well. In the beginning it was hard to feel trapped in her own home as well as the constant cleaning up, but now, getting attached to the kids and seeing them grow up and leave her daycare is the hardest part, but well worth it.
“My #1 priority with the kids is to have a safe, fun, educational, and happy place for parents to bring their kids to every day!” ~ Cathie Jirsa
Cathie still has ambition to finish her degree and go into teaching, but a lot of her time goes into developing and providing a better business every day. One struggle that she finds is the location of her business. Being out in the Pinery Glen has its positives and negatives. It’s a wonderful neighborhood (as we all know), but is not conveniently located for families who live and work in town or north of Parker, who would need to drive so far to drop off and pick up. I have personally used Cathie and her daycare and find it very convenient since I live in the same neighborhood. I feel like she’s more of a friend than anything and would watch after my boy li
ke he was her own. She’s always got the kids doing fun things and playing outside, as well as learning activities!
Please feel free to contact Cathie Jirsa at Snuggle Bug Daycare if you are looking for someone to look after your kids ages 8 weeks to 12 years old. She offers a preschool program on Tuesdays and Thursdays for children ages 2.5 to 5 (not in Kindegarten yet).
Cathie Jirsa, Owner/Daycare Provider
Email: catjirsa25@yahoo.com
Are you ready for football season? What about your party food? My Mom has always prepared the best food, and one of my favorite snacks was a 7-Layer Dip that is PERFECT for football season. It’s quick, easy and YUMMY!!! Let me know what you think!
7-Layer Dip
Ingredients:
- 1st layer: Refried beans
- 2nd layer:Guacamole (you can buy it already made in the refrigerated section)
- 3rd layer: Sour cream with a packet of Taco Seasoning mixed into it
- 4th layer: Hamburger….cooked with another packet of Taco Seasoning
- 5th layer: Lettuce
- 6th layer: Shredded cheese
- 7th layer: Sliced black olives
- 8th layer: Chopped tomatoes
- 9th layer: Chopped onions
- 10th layer: Chopped jalapeños
1. Catechins found in blueberries activate fat-burning genes in abdominal fat cells to assist with weight loss, and belly fat loss in particular. According to research at Tufts University, regularly ingesting catechins increases abdominal fat loss by 77 percent and double total weight loss.
2. They contain a group of natural phytonutrients (plant nutrient) called proanthocyanidins which have a unique ability to protect both the watery and fatty parts of the brain against damage from some environmental toxins.
3. Blueberries are one of the richest sources of proanthocyanidins. These phytonutrients decrease free radicals levels that are linked to aging (yes wrinkling!) and disease.
4. In animal studies, those given an extract of blueberries had less motor skill decline and performed better on memory tests than animals not given the blueberries. Researchers conclude that compounds in blueberries may reverse some age-related memory loss and motor skill decline.
5. Blueberries are packed with vitamins C, E, riboflavin, niacin, and folate.
6. They are a rich source of the phytonutrients ellagic acid. Ellagic acid has proven anticancer and genetic-material-protection capabilities. It also encourages a healthy rate of apoptosis—how the body seeks out and destroys harmful or damaged cells, like cancer cells.
7. Because they contain plentiful amounts of the phytonutrient quercetin, they may reduce the likelihood and severity of allergies.
8. Blueberries contain minerals like iron, magnesium, manganese, and potassium.
9. Blueberries contain salicylic acid—the natural version of aspirin. Salicylic acid is known to thin the blood and reduce pain.
10. Blueberries are excellent anti-inflammatory agents. They increase the amounts of compounds called heat-shock proteins that decrease as people age. When heat shock proteins decrease the result is inflammation and damage, particularly in the brain. Research shows that by eating blueberries regularly, inflammation lessens.
11. They increase the production of feel-good dopamine. Dopamine is a natural neurotransmitter (brain messenger) that tends to be low in Parkinson’s.
12. They just taste great. Ok, this is no surprise but it’s a great reason to eat blueberries anyway.
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Thank you all and congratulation for reading all the way through! If there is any information you would like me to include please feel free to email me. I will periodically change the topics and add things so please feel free to give me your ideas.
I did want to highlight one more thing for my nephew Landon. He was diagnosed with Juvenile (Type 1) Diabetes at the age of 6 and since then our entire family has participated in the JDRF Walk to Cure Diabetes. If you, or anyone you know, would like to either participate or contribute to this amazing research foundation please click here: http://walk.jdrf.org/index.cfm?fuseaction=extranet.personalpage&confirmID=87730219
My Monthly Motivational Video:
Steve Mitchell Said:
on September 2, 2010 at 2:38 pm
Like the new newsletter, keep it up!