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History of Mother's Day -- Happy Mother's Day from Arizona! Mother's Day -- as we know it here in the U.S. -- was first celebrated in 1908. It got started by Anna Jarvis, who campaigned to make "Mother's Day" a recognized holiday. Anna's mother was a well known peace activist, who cared for wound...

Your Moving Day Checklist Here's a great Moving Day checklist, courtesy of Dallas Realtor -- par excellence -- Lisa Von Domek. This is sure to take some of the stress out of Moving Day. Thanks, Lisa!   Moving Day - it's finally here!  Follow this easy list of "to-do's" by your Real Living Real Es...

My Mother-in-Law's 84th Birthday Dinner -- Joe's Farm Grill -- Gilbert My mother-in-law, Alida, just turned 84 and we celebrated with a birthday dinner at Joe's Farm Grill, in Gilbert Arizona. Joe's is quite popular in these parts -- both for their wonderful food and atmosphere.  The restaurant i...

OPEN HOUSE -- Paradise Valley AZ -- Lowest Priced 5 Bedroom on an Acre OPEN HOUSE TODAY IN UPSCALE PARADISE VALLEY, ARIZONACOME VISIT THE LOWEST PRICED 5 BEDROOM HOME ON AN ACRE LOT IN P.V.!!Saturday, April 26th10am - 2pm 6529 N. Mountain View Rd., Paradise Valley, AZ 85253(Lincoln Drive, east of...

Comparing Recent Housing Data with 2007 -- Troubling Similarity? ZeroHedge.com posted an interesting article today, by Michael Snyder (of the Economic Collapse Blog). You can link to the complete ZeroHedge.com article HERE. The article begins by comparing two charts from the Federal Reserve Bank ...

Good News Regarding My Prostate Cancer Surgery   As some of you know, I was diagnosed with Prostate Cancer and had surgery on Wednesday to have it removed. I received back the report from the pathologist and it indicates that the cancer did not appear to spread -- they believe it was contained in...

Hollywood Costume Exhibition -- Phoenix Art Museum -- Through July 6th Add this great event to your Phoenix Events Calendar! The Phoenix Art Musuem will be the only west coast venue for Hollywood Costume -- a multi-media exhibit that explores cinematic costume design. Arriving in Phoenix from the...

Chili's Skillet Chocolate Chip Cookie -- This Could Be Habit Forming! We enjoyed a family dinner at Chili's last night.  We were doing ok through the main course -- the Mango-Chile Tilapia was tasty and did not cause the calorie-counter to spin. We then went off the tracks (in a good way) with de...

Beautiful Privacy Doors at Master Bath -- T.W. Lewis -- Gilbert AZ I recently attended the grand opening of Lake Park at the Bridges -- a new home community in Gilbert, Arizona.  The builder is T.W. Lewis (by David Weekley Homes) -- the result of the merger of two fine homebuilders.   The master ...

Just Sold - Value Priced 3 Bedroom in Desirable Power Ranch - Gilbert Property Address: 4526 E TRIGGER WAY Gilbert, AZ 85297 Arizona MLS: 5058802 * Single-Level 3 Bedroom * 2 Baths * approx. 1340 Square Feet of Living Space * * Upgraded Kitchen * Located on a Corner Lot in Desirable Power Ranch, ...