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Don't you hate it when you hear old curmudgeons complaining about "Kids these days". They go on and on how as children they were so wonderful, hard working, polite, etc. "Kids nowadays can never measure up." Of course, just as with all news, the only young people we hear about on the news are the ones that commit crimes or get in trouble.
Well, here's a story of an exemplary young woman who is just one of many "good kids" in Apex who is giving up her time to raise money for the local Red Cross.
As I wrote last week in my blog about her Red Cross fundraiser, Christine Schulze is a student at Apex High School who is on a mission to raise the most money for the local Red Cross and be named "Queen of Hearts".
This past Saturday, with the help of Deena Boos, a local Stampin Up demonstrator, they organized a "Stampin' Stack" party. Each participant got to make 10 cards, which Deena had designed and provided the materials for. Donations were $20/person.
The event was held in the new upstairs banquet room of Anna's Pizzeria on Salem St. in Apex. It's a lovely room that with plenty of old town atmosphere, tables and seating for about 40 people, and a bar and food service from Anna's downstairs. (yummm!)
According to Deena, almost $300 was raised at this event, with all donations going to help people in need locally.

Christine is also holding a raffle for this beautiful basket of goodies valued at over $600 that were generously donated by local merchants in Apex. Raffle tickets are $5 each, with the drawing to be held at the end of February. If you'd like to enter, there's still time! Email Christine at christineschulze@nc.rr.com or visit the "All Booked Up" book store on Salem St. in Apex to see the basket and buy a ticket.
To see what other fund-raiser's she and other local young people are doing, visit Christine's charity website at www.firstgiving.com/haveaheartapex
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The Villages of Apex is now open with beautiful new model homes available for immediate move-in. The Villages of Apex is located off Hunter Street one block from historic downtown Apex and expands all the way to HWY 64.When complete, this wonderful community will have a total of 1,300 condos, townhouses, apartments and single family homes. Thales Academy is a private elementary school located at one end of The Villages of Apex. It's open now and has plans to expand to grade 12 in the near future. Other plans include a 13-acre park, 35 miles of walkways, 220,000 square feet of retail shops and 80,000 square feet of office space. The neighborhood pool is projected to open this summer.
Models are Open Friday, Saturday and Sunday ...weather permitting or by appointment daily at 919-280-4567
Get all the details at www.LifeInApex.com
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Taking a walk in my neighborhood in Apex, North Carolina, the other day (when it finally got warm) I passed the "horse farm" down the road. Surprise! There were now 2 "donkeys' in there with the horses.
What is the difference between a donkey, a mule, and an jackass anyway? I guess people never act like donkeys! They can be stubborn as a mule, or acting like an a****, but is there any analogy to a donkey?
Just to keep this blog family friendly, I'm going to refer to these 2 cuties as donkeys.
The mother donkey was very friendly, but as all mothers in the animal kingdom, very protective of her baby. She let us pet her baby only after she had checked us out first.
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3620 Sawyers Mill Drive has been reduced to $234,900! This foreclosure for sale in apex five bedrooms, three baths, a pool and huge island kitchen. The cabinets are in great shape. The home appears to have decent bones, but without a doubt needs a cosmetic makeover.
To see this home and other Apex Foreclosures and Homes for sale visit ChangingStreets.com.
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It was so quiet out, barely even the sound of snow crunching under my feet, when I went out this morning to take pictures of the snow. It's a fairly rare occurrence here in Apex North Carolina to have measurable snow. We didn't have any snow last year.
To all you people up North and in Colorado (Mary!), you can laugh at us because this few inches of snow grinds the area to a hault. BUT, school has already been cancelled for tomorrow and businesses are closed. Yep, we just wait until it melts and hibernate. Ahh, sleeping in late, reading a good book, and drinking hot cocoa, at least for one Monday.
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