Williamsburg, VA

Make Tin Can Thanksgiving Turkeys!

Save a tin can and after cleaning it out well, cover the entire tin can with brown construction paper. Cut out the turkey's features - feet, eyes, goggler and beak from different colors of construction paper and attach with glue. Don't forget the turkey's tail feathers. Glue them on the back of the tin can. You can also use markers for highlights. Tin Can Turkeys are great to use as place markers at your Thanksgiving dinner table.

Wishing you all a joyous and thankful Thanksgiving from Colonial Williamsburg!

Courtesy of Yvette Smith, SRES® REALTOR®
WILLIAMSBURG REAL ESTATE
757-753-7472
Long and Foster Realtors®
6610-J Mooretown Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188
YvetteSmith@AtHomeInWilliamsburg.com

1. A new lighter fare menu priced at $10.00

2. New local pricing for the complete menu that is comparable to chain restaurant pricing. Prices remain consistent all year round.

3. 99% of the complete menu is made from scratch; no prepackaged and proportioned soups, sauces, steaks, seafood, pasta or desserts.

You can never have too many home safety tips. So, here's a really cool tool! You can take a safety tour through a virtual home. On the tour, you'll go to each room and learn about leading home dangers and how to keep your family safe. MySafeHome.org features state-of-the-art digital motion graphics animation, bringing home safety to life.

I've listed the TOP 10 Home Safety Tips:

1. Install smoke alarms on every level of your home and outside every sleeping area. Test them monthly. If your smoke alarms are 10 years old or more, replace them. If you build or remodel your home, install fire sprinklers.

2. Develop a fire escape plan for your family: Point out two exits from each room, pick a meeting spot outside, and hold a fire drill at least twice a year.

3. Always stay in the kitchen while food is cooking on the stove.

4. Keep all stairways, paths and walkways well lit. Use railing.

5. Install grab bars in bath and shower stalls, and use a non-slip mat or adhesive safety strips inside bathtubs and showers.

6. Post the National Poison Control Hotline Number (1-800-222-1222) and other emergency numbers next to every phone in your home.

7. Install child locks on all cabinets used to store dangerous items such as poisons, matches and lighters. Install carbon monoxide alarms.

8. Keep your water heater setting at 120 degrees Fahrenheit or less.

9. Install four-sided pool fencing with self-locking and self-closing gates. Fencing should completely isolate the pool from the home and be at least 5 feet high.

10. Constantly supervise children in or near bodies of water such as pools, ponds, bathtubs, toilets and buckets.

Stay Alert, Stay Alive!

Courtsy of Yvette Smith, SRES® REALTOR®
WILLIASMBURG REAL ESTATE
757-753-7472
Long & Foster Realtors
6610-J Mooretown Road
Williamsburg, VA 23188
YvetteSmith@AtHomeInWilliamsburg.com

The York County Division of Housing and Neighborhood Revitalization is offering

a Virginia Housing Development Authority Homeownership Education

Workshop on SATURDAY, NOVEMBER 22 from 9a.m. to 4p.m.

in the

Community Services Conference Room

located at

224 Ballard Street.

The workshop will cover Personal Finances, Credit Reports & Credit Issues, the role of Lenders, your relationship with your Real Estate Agent, the Fair Housing Act of Virginia, Home Inspections, Loan Closing and Home Inspections.

To register for this workshop or for more information, call 757-890-3885

This is certain to be an extremely informative event. Make certain to check it out!