Foxfire At Valley Lakes

november 2007
Foxfire At Valley Lakes
a p a r t m e n t s
www.foxfireapartments.com
2121 Kyra Drive • Lafayette, IN 47909
EQUAL HOUSING
OPPORTUNITIES
Refer A Friend
Bring your friends home for the holidays. Refer a friend to our community and receive $200.00 off
one month’s rent when he or she moves in. The extra money could really help at holiday time.
Just make sure your friend mentions your name for the referral.
Fall. Beauty.
Your Staff
to serve you...
Elaine Daugherty
Property Manager
Hayley Earley, Amber Crain
Lacinda Hagadon
Leasing Consultants
Yesenia Alvarez
Housekeeping
Brandon Hicks
Maintenance Supervisor
Bobby Cunningham, Brian Doyle
Maintenance
Seth Redmon
Holiday Deliveries
Thanksgiving Blessings
Mail order deliveries and packages from
friends and relatives will be increasing
considerably as we begin to celebrate the
holiday season. We are happy to receive
your packages while you are away; we just
ask that you pick them up as soon as
possible after you are notified. Thanks for
being considerate, and enjoy the holidays!
When we allow ourselves to see our
blessings, then every day becomes a time
to give thanks. May your home and heart
always be filled with the grateful spirit of
Thanksgiving and may you have a blessed
Thanksgiving Day.
Furnace Maintenance
Decked Out For The Holidays
We will be having a Patio Decorating
Contest during the month of December, with
judging to take place on December 20th. If
you are interested in entering the competition, call the office to register by December
1st. It’s a great way to share in the holiday
spirit and make our community a festive
place during the holiday season. So dig out
your decorations and let your lights shine!
Time To Fall Behind
Groundskeeper
Phone Numbers
Office: (765) 447-2121
Emergency Maintenance:
1-888-330-1817
Fire, Police, Emergency: 911
Office Hours
Monday - Friday
9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday
10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday
12:00pm - 5:00pm
Ready or not, soon the weather will be cold.
In preparation for colder weather, the
maintenance staff will be checking furnaces
throughout the community. If you haven’t
already, please try turning on your thermostat and make sure your system is functioning properly. If you notice any problems or
need a new furnace filter, call the office
immediately. Thanks.
Family Movie Time
We will be having a special Family Movie
Time on November 29th from 7:00-9:00pm
in the clubhouse. Our feature film will be
“BIG” the movie. Popcorn and drinks will be
provided for movie buffs. It’s a great way to
spend some time with your children and
other parents in the community. Children
must be accompanied by a parent or other
responsible adult. Don’t miss this chance
for family fun!
Remember that Daylight Saving Time ends
November 4th. Turn your clocks back one
hour and take advantage of the extra time to
sleep. For once you can snooze and not
lose!
To Those Who Served
November 12th (observed) is Veteran’s Day.
Kitchen | Bathroom | Bedroom | Living Room
Office Space | Outdoor Space
Harmonious Seasons.
No·vem·ber (nô-vm’bYr)
Words in Words
You can sometimes make words using the letters in
a larger word. For example, from the word “tube” you
can make “be,” “bet,” “but,” and “tub.” Now onto a
harder one: how many words can you make from the
word “pilgrims?” (Hint: we found 29.)
Answers:
Girl, girls, grim, grip, grips, imp, imps, iris, is, limp,
limps, lip, lips, lisp, pig, pigs, prim, prism, rig, rigs,
rim, rims, rip, rips, sip, sir, slim, slip, sprig.
n. (Abbr. Nov.)
November is the 11th month of the year in the Gregorian calendar and is one of the four
Gregorian months with the length of 30 days. The Latin translation of “novem” is nine, for it
was originally the ninth month of the Roman calendar. November begins on the same day
of the week as March every year and also February except in leap years. November in the
Northern Hemisphere is the seasonal equivalent to May in the Southern Hemisphere and
vice versa. Around November 17th, the Leonids meteor shower reaches its peak.
November is: Tobacco Awareness Month, NaNoWriMo or National Novel Writing Month,
National Beard Month, Diabetes Awareness Month and National Native American and Native
Alaskan Month.
On November 11th we honor our veterans. This date was originally in honor of Armistice Day
celebrating WWI vets, but post WWII it was changed to Veterans Day to honor veterans from
all wars. The holiday’s observance was at one time moved to the fourth Monday of October
in order to allow for long weekends. However, after protests by veterans groups, it was
moved back to November 11th in an effort to retain the importance of the holiday.
Thanksgiving is celebrated on the fourth Thursday in November. It is one of those joyous
events we celebrate in the United States with lots of love and gratitude.
Enjoy November!
Football Facts
Fun and games are always an inevitable part of entertainment for the young and the old
alike! Over the years, football has become synonymous with this joyous festival of
Thanksgiving.
Here are some interesting facts about football and Thanksgiving…
• In 1874 the first intercollegiate football game was played.
• Two years later, the Football Association was formed in the northeast, which instituted a
championship game principally to amuse the people on Thanksgiving Day.
• On Thanksgiving Day, church services would wind up early to accommodate the fans, with
the game kicking off the season of festivity for the social elite in New York. It had gained
such popularity that soon by mid-1890s, 1,200,000 athletes from colleges, clubs and high
schools partook in 5,000 Thanksgiving Day football games across the nation.
• The custom of watching a match of football on Thanksgiving Day evolved during the early
twentieth century.
• As football paved its way into people’s hearts, gaining popularity as early as 1920s and
1930s and earning itself the much prestigious position that it enjoys at present, many
people began to visit the football stadium to watch a game.
• Renowned teams playing for the world famous football league of America eventually
established the tradition of playing nationally televised games on Thanksgiving afternoon.
• Many high schools and colleges also organize “Turkey Day” football games, often between
regional or historic rivals.
• Friends and family all over America like to huddle around their radio or TV sets to catch the
live telecast of the match while munching on the special dishes prepared to commemorate
Thanksgiving.
Over the decades, football and Thanksgiving have established a strong bond and now you
know how and why!
Answers to Thanksgiving Trivia:
1. 2003 – Stars and Stripes; 2004 - Biscuit and Gravy; 2005 – Marshmallow and Yam
2. True 3. 20 miles an hour 4. Turkey 5. Mayflower 6. Ale 7. Wampanoag
8. 3 days 9. 1 billion 10. Wattle 11. Trytophan 12. 15 pounds
13. 675 million pounds 14. Flock 15. Smell 16. 3,500 feathers
Nature By Design.
Tons of Turkey
Do you have lots of leftover turkey every year? Does your family get tired of eating turkey
salad sandwiches every day for a week after Thanksgiving? Instead of boring leftovers this
year, get creative! Here are some ideas to get you started.
Easy Turkey & Mushroom Potpie
• 1 package (16 oz.) frozen mixed vegetables
• 2 cups cooked turkey, diced
• 1 cup sliced mushrooms
• 1 onion, diced
• 1-1/2 cups turkey gravy (from scratch or store-bought)
• salt and pepper to taste
• 1 refrigerated pie crust, thawed to room temperature
Cook vegetables according to package. Mix with turkey, gravy, mushrooms, onion, salt, and
pepper in a large baking dish. Place pie crust on top and trim and seal edges. Cut several
slits in crust. Bake in a preheated 400 degree oven for 25 to 30 minutes or until crust is
golden brown and mixture is hot and bubbly.
Thanksgiving Trivia
1. Every year in a ceremony at the White House the President chooses two turkeys that will
be spared for ending up on your dining room table... What are the names of either the 2003,
2004 or 2005 pardoned turkeys?
2. Turkeys can drown if they look up when it’s raining – True or False
3. How fast can a spooked turkey run?
4. Did Benjamin Franklin want the eagle or the turkey to be the National Bird?
5. What was the name of the Pilgrims’ ship?
6. What drink did the Pilgrims bring with them on their voyage?
7. What is the name of the tribe of Indians that taught the Pilgrims to cultivate the land?
8. How many days did the first Thanksgiving last?
9. The turkey industry in the United States amounts to 1 billion, 500 million or 2 billion dollars.
10. What do you call the long, loose piece of skin on a turkey’s neck?
11. What chemical is in turkey that makes you sleepy after Thanksgiving dinner?
12. How many pounds of turkey does the average person consume in a year?
13. How many pounds of turkey does the whole United States eat on Thanksgiving Day?
14. What do you call a group of turkeys?
15. What sense — sight, hearing, taste or smell – is a turkeys weakest?
16. How many feathers does a turkey have?
Harvest Bounty.
Enjoy. Autumn.
American Diabetes Month
Aviation History Month
Celebrate Empty Nester Month
Diabetic Eye Disease Month
Epilepsy Awareness Month
Family Stories Month
Gluten-Free Diet Awareness Month
Great American Smokeout Month
I Am So Thankful Month
International Microfinance Month
Jaw Joints-TMJ Awareness Month
Learn Chinese Month
Lung Cancer Awareness Month
National Adoption Month
National AIDS Awareness Month
National Alaska Native Heritage Month
National Alzheimer’s Disease Month
National American Indian Heritage Month
National COPD Awareness Month
National Epilepsy Awareness Month
National Family Caregivers Month
National Georgia Pecan Month
National Healthy Skin Month
National Home Care Month
National Hospice Month
National Inspirational Role Models Month
National Lifewriting Month
Inspired. Autumn.
Bumper Sticker Humor
A woman was searching through the
large freezer case of turkeys at the
grocery store, looking for the largest
bird she could find. Not seeing one
that was big enough to suit her, she
got the attention of a stock boy.
“Do these turkeys get any bigger?”
she asked.
“No ma’am,” he replied. “They’re
dead.”
• If your parents didn’t have any
children, chances are you won’t either.
• It’s lonely at the top, but you eat better.
• There are 3 kinds of people: those
who can count and those who can’t.
• Ever stop to think, and forget to start
again?
• He who laughs last, thinks slowest.
Gratitude is not only the greatest of virtues,
Let’s Talk Turkey
but the parent of all the others. - Cicero
Since 1981, Butterball has operated its Turkey Talk-Line, offering turkey selection,
preparation, and storage advice to callers from the United States and Canada. If
you find yourself wondering what to do next as you prepare your holiday meal, give
the nice folks at Butterball a call or visit their website. They will have professionallytrained personnel available for questions from November 3 to December 26, and
offer assistance in English and Spanish. Callers can also request a free Butterball
pamphlet containing safe handling information, easy grilling and roasting instructions, and tasty recipes.
Turkey Talk-Line: 1-800-BUTTERBALL • Website: www.butterball.com
Gratitude is the fairest blossom which springs
from the soul. -Henry Ward Beecher
As we express our gratitude, we must never
forget that the highest appreciation is not to
utter words, but to live by them. -John Kennedy
Reflect upon your present blessings, of
which every man has plenty; not on your
past misfortunes of which all men have
some. -Charles Dickens
There are only two ways to live your life. One is as though nothing is a miracle.
The other is as though everything is a miracle. -Albert Einstein
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