Pelham, AL

The Pelham Public Library is getting ready for one of their most popular holiday activities!

They are offering four sessions where you can bring your ideas and design your own Gingerbread House to take home and enjoy.

Register for one of these times:

Thursday, December 4 at 6:00 p.m.

Saturday, December 6 at 10:30 a.m. and 1:00 p.m.

Monday, December 8 at 4:00 p.m.

The cost is $5 if paid in advance or $6 at the door.

For more information or to register call the Pelham Public Library at 620-6465.

Courtesy of Ann Allen, e-Pro, SRES, ASP

BIRMINGHAM AREA REAL ESTATE

205.902.4868

Keller Williams

One Chase Corporation Drive, Suite 150

Hoover, AL 35244

Ann@AnnAllenTeam.com

© 2008 Ann Allen, All rights reserved

Give the Gift of Life by Donating Blood!

25th Anniversary

IRON BOWL BLOOD DRIVE

When?

Friday, November 14, 2008

7:00 a.m. to 7:00 pm

Where?

Holiday Inn Express

Highway 119

Pelham, AL

Ms. Cel Etheredge has organized this blood drive for the past 25 years!

Cel is a veteran of the American Red Cross, a much loved member of the community, and at a very young 90-something years of age, she is passionate about inspiring everyone to donate blood!

Come donate blood and register for many prizes, including a pair of Alabama-Auburn tickets!

Support your team, the community, and Ms. Cel!

Courtesy of Ann Allen, e-Pro, SRES, ASP

BIRMINGHAM AREA REAL ESTATE

205.902.4868

Keller Williams

One Chase Corporation Drive, Suite 150

Hoover, AL 35244

Ann@AnnAllenTeam.com

© 2008 Ann Allen, All rights reserved

The Ivy Brook Homeowners Association is planning a night of Halloween fun for the neighborhood Trick or Treaters!

There will be a Costume Contest….to participate you can visit one judge or all three….each judge’s house will be marked with a sign. Visit between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m.

In addition there will be a Pumpkin Decorating Contest. The judges for this contest will be touring the neighborhood between 6:00 and 8:00 p.m. to pick out the top 3 pumpkins!

With only one entrance and exit, Ivy Brook is one of the safest neighborhoods in Pelham. There is a camera to monitor the activity at the entrance. Please remember to drive safely as there will be lots of children walking around. If you will not be home, the HOA asks that you turn off your porch lights to let the children know that no one will answer the door. Let your neighbors know if you will be away so they can help keep an eye on your property. Please only pass out candy that is in a sealed wrapper.

Have a safe and fun Halloween night!

Questions?

Visit the Ivy Brook Website

Courtesy of Ann Allen, e-Pro, SRES, ASP

BIRMINGHAM AREA REAL ESTATE

205.902.4868

Keller Williams

One Chase Corporation Drive, Suite 150

Hoover, AL 35244

Ann@AnnAllenTeam.com

© 2008 Ann Allen, All rights reserved

Myers Plants & Pottery is bursting with Autumn color!

A fun place to visit throughout the year, it is especally colorful in the fall with the huge selection of pumpkins, fall flowers and pottery items.

Be sure to visit their website at Myers Plants & Pottery to see the many items and services they offer!

2935 Highway 31 South

Pelham AL

35124

ENJOY THE COLORS!

Courtesy of Ann Allen, e-Pro, SRES, ASP

BIRMINGHAM AREA REAL ESTATE

205.902.4868

Keller Williams

One Chase Corporation Drive, Suite 150

Hoover, AL 35244

Ann@AnnAllenTeam.com

© 2008 Ann Allen, All rights reserved

Last week I made the first steps toward blogging. I have to admit that my first attempt was not bad. Since then I have been stumped on what to follow up with on my next blog. I have so many ideas going through my head, I am unsure where to begin and what to say. When commenting to my daughter, who is a freshman in college, on her response was not what I expected. She said that most bloggers are angry teenagers. Thinking about this it bothered me that many people think that a blog is simply a angry rant that is looked upon not in a positive way but in a negative way.

I would like to think that is more than that. It is a conveying of ideas. It is thoughts, perspectives and opinions on what is going on in the blogger's world. I have read many of the blogs on this site and other sites and I see both perspectives.

So, I guess what blogging really comes down to is what you are feeling and most bloggers blog to convey this, good or bad. They are still conveying ideas, thoughts, perspectives and opinions just that they have different ways of going about it. I guess that would make both of us right...imagine that us agreeing on something.

Knowing this I think it has given me a different outlook on blogging. It does not always have to be clear thought out information. It can be about how you are feeling that day, how the Real Estate market is doing in my market on that day or just how my cat is feeling that day if that is effecting me at the time. However, not everyone would want to know about my cats so I guess I need to stick to the subject and not veer too much toward the random.