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May 2010 Volume 3, Issue 5
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Official Newsletter of the Legend Oaks II Homeowners Association
Austin Newcomers Club May Luncheon
Austin Newcomers is a social organization dedicated tointroducing residents to the Austin Community and givingthemtheopportunitytomeetandmakenewfriends.JoinusatourmonthlyluncheonaswellastaketheopportunitytolearnaboutandbecomeinvolvedinmanyofthevariedfunInterestgroups.
Time: 11:00 AM Social - 12 Noon LuncheonDate: May 19, 2010 (Reservations required by
Thursday, May 13th)Location: Green Pastures Restaurant
811 W Live Oak Street, Austin, 78704Luncheon Cost: $20 per person
For Luncheon Reservations email: [email protected] or contact Marilyn Amey, 473-0118
For other Newcomers information visit www.austinnewcomers.com or call 512-314-5100
May Program: Dillard’s—For the Style of Your Life
Springisherewithsummernotfarbehind.It’stimetoperkupyourwardrobetobefashionablyreadyforfunintheAustinsun!LettheNewcomersFashionShowfeaturingourveryownmodelshelpyoulearnwhat’shotandwhat’snotinthisyear’sstylesandhues. May’sprogramwillfeatureoutfitsfromDillard’s,Inc.,oneofthenation’slargestfashionapparelandhomefurnishingsretailers.AmyFitz,manageroftheHillCountryGallerialocationsinceitsopeninginSeptember2007,willbetheshowcommentator.AmyhasbeenwithDillard’sfor21yearsandhasworkedinsevenlocationsthroughoutTexasandKansas. TheNewcomersFashionShowisalwaysapopularevent.Hopetoseeyouthere!
Seton Southwest Hospital Volunteers Garage Sale
Benefitting the Seton Southwest HospitalSaturday, May 22, 2010
8 am - 1 pmSeton Southwest Hospital, Circle driveway and lobby,
7900 FM 1826 Findgentlyusedclothing,kitchena c c e s so r i e s , f u rn i tu re ,children's toys, andmore!!! Allproceedstobenefitrefurbishment of nursingunitsatSSWHospital. Formoreinformation,please contact BenitaTrevinoat324-9018.
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Hoa DirectorsScottStrance......................................................ph.301-2351
....................................................... scott_strance@yahoo.comPhilipMahon....................................................ph.301-1670........................................................... mooney3106@aol.comNikkiTate.........................................................ph.799-1795.............................................................nikkiatate@gmail.com
LanDscaPe & Maintenance coMMitteeChair/Landscape:CraigPowell..........................ph.288-8854.......................................... [email protected]/Maintenace:LoydWiley..................... viaYahooGroupMembers:Shari&CliffVars,VanessaGallagher,RichardHuffman
newsLetter coMMitteeMauraThomas.............................................424-22-MAURA................................................... [email protected]
LegenD oaks rePresentative to oHanJimTurney........................................................ph.825-1254.................................................................drjet@austin.rr.com
Hoa rePresentativesJodieWalker-AssociationManager...........................291-1927.........................................................................866-473-2573......................................................... [email protected]–Assist.Assoc.Manager.....ph.866-473-2573......................................................... [email protected]
PooL coMMitteCoChairs:AmandaHyde.................................................wanda@io.comLisaClemons................................eric.clemons@sbcglobal.netMembers:FrankCrull,MelissaWilliams,NikkiTate
recreation coMMitteeCoChairs:AmandaHyde................................ wanda@io.comLisaClemons................................eric.clemons@sbcglobal.netMembers: AmyTillman, NikkiTate, Shari Vars, Vanessa
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finance coMMitteeChair:GingerZanetti.......................... [email protected]:RussFallon,DavidRockwell,NathanShilling,
webMasterLarryJuergens................................. [email protected]
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1. Raise Your Lawn Mower Cuttingyourgrasshigherprovidesanumberofbenefitsoveracloselycroppedlawn.Thelongerbladesofgrasspreventweedseedsfromgerminating.Additionally,theextragreenuptopprovidesmorenutrientstothegrassroots.Longergrasswillalsoputitsrootsdowndeeper,whichwillmaketheplantabsorbmorewaterandnutrientsfromthesoil.Thetwoexceptionstothisrulearethefirstandlastcuttingsoftheyear.Bycuttingyourgrasslowatthefirstcutting,youkillanyestablishedfungus.Cuttingyourgrasslowatthelastcuttingoftheyearpreventsfungusfrombecomingestablishedonyourlawnoverthewintermonths.
2. Leave the Clippings on the Lawn Grassclippingsare10percentnitrogen--themaincomponentinfertilizer.Byleavingyourclippingsonyouryardratherthanbaggingthemup,youareessentiallyputtingfertilizeronyourlawn.AccordingtoOrganicGardeningmagazine,aseason'sworthofgrass.Clippingswillcontributehalfofthelawn'sannualfertilizerneeds.
3. Feed and Water at the Right Times Duringthehotsummermonths,notenoughrainfallsonyourlawntogiveitanadequatewatering.Thesolutionisn'ttoturnonthesprinklers.Instead,giveyourlawnalongsoakinginthemorningonce
Tips for a Healthy Lawnaweek.Additionally,youcanmakeyourgrassheartierbyfeedingitaccordingtoitsparticularneeds.Cool-temperaturegrassessuchasrye,bluegrassorfescueshouldbefedinthefall,whilewarm-seasongrassessuchaszoysia,Bermudaandcentipedeshouldbefedinthespringandsummermonths.
4. Conserve Landscape Water by Following These Rules• Usegooddesignprinciples.• Thoroughlypreparebeds.• Limitirrigatedturfareas.• Makeeffectiveuseofmulchmaterials.• Choosenativeordrought-tolerantplants.• Practicesmartgeneralgardenmaintenance.
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Weallhavedaysthatseeminglyflybyandattheend,weknowthatwewerebusy,butwecan’treallyarticulateexactlywhatwegotaccomplished.I’vecometorecognizethatas“stageone”productivity.Forsomeofus,manydaysgobylikethat.Andforstillothers,it’sawayoflife.Whenyou’reatstageoneproductivity,youarealmostexclusivelyinreactivemode.Andbeingreactivedoesn’tnecessarilymeanthatyouaren’tbeingproductive,becauseitmeansthatyouaredealingwiththeotherpeopleinyourworld,andweallhavetodothatsometimes:goingtomeetings,answeringemails,returningphonecalls,puttingoutfires,etc.Infact,maybeyouaresomeonewhosejobitistobereactive.Forexample,ifyouareamanager,andyoudon’thaveanyotherresponsibilitiesexcepttobethereforyouremployees,helpkeepthemontrack,makesuretheyaremeetingdeadlines,dealingwithinterpersonalissues,etc.,thenIwouldsaythatmeansyourjobistobereactive.However,ifyouhaveevenoneresponsibilitythatisn’tdependentonyourstaff,atleastonethingforwhichyoualoneareresponsible,andtherearepartsofitthatotherpeoplecan’tdoforyou,thenyoumustfindsometimetobeproactive,inordertogetthatthingdone. Whichbringsmetothesecondstageofproductivity.Stagetwois where you are making time, every single day, to be proactive.
The Three Stages of Productivity: Which One Are You?by Maura Thomas
You are knocking thingsoff your to-do list, and youfinish eachworkdayfeelingsomesenseofaccomplishment…somesensethatyouactuallygotsomestuffdonethatday.Thisisagreatplacetobe.Ifyoufindyourselfhavingahardtimegettingtostagetwo,mysuggestiontoyouistobreakyourhabit,whichI’dbetmoneythatyouhave,ofcheckingyouremailfirstthinginthemorning.Ifthefirstthingyoudowhenyoustartyourworkdayeverymorningistocheckyouremail,thatsetsthetoneofthedayforbeingreactive.Itsendsyoudownthatrabbittrailofansweringemails,respondingtopeople…beforeyouknowityou’rereadingblogs,checkingyourTwitterstream,yourFaceBooknotifications…thennextthingyouknowyou’reofftoameeting,thentolunch,andwhenyoucomeback,it’sbackonemail,andthecyclestartsalloveragain.Breakthatcyclebygoingtoyourto-dolistfirstthinginthemorning,insteadofcheckingyouremail.Workforanhourorninetyminutescheckingitemsoffyourto-dolist,andthencheckyouremail.Theresultwillbeasenseofaccomplishmentattheendoftheday,eveniftherestofthetimewasspentbeingreactive.You’llbeabletopointtosomeconcretethingsthatyoucompletedthatday. Butformanypeople,thereareprobablythingsonyourto-dolistthatneedtobedone,andmayevenbeimportant,butcompletingthemmaynothaveasignificantimpactonyourworkoryourlife.Manyof themmaynotbringyoucloser to thebigpicturegoalsyou are trying to achieve. So this brings me to the third stageofproductivity: notonlymarkingthingsoffyourto-dolist,butcompletingthingsthatbringyouclosertoyourgoals.Somepeoplecall them “big rocks.” If you are unfamiliar with the metaphorofthebigrocks,youcanprobablyfindavideoofStephenCoveyillustratingitonline.Hewasnotthefirstonetocomeupwithit,butheiswell-knownfordiscussingit. Youareworkingatstagethreeofproductivitywhenyouaccomplishoneormoregoal-dependentthings inyourday. Thingsthatarestepstowardachievingyourmajorgoalsorinitiatives.It’ssimilartotheconceptBrianTracycalls,“eatthatfrog,”(whichyoucanseeatwww.eatthatfrogmovie.com). My suggestion to reaching stagethreeproductivityistomakesurethatyouhaveyour“bigpicture”objectivesalwaysvisible toyou. Idothis throughmy“projects”list.Ineedtoalwaysbeabletoliftmyheadoutofthe“forest”andseethe“trees.”Keepingalistcalled“projects”helpsmeaccomplishthis.However,everyprojectmusthaveonethingthatyoucandonext,tokeepitmovingforward. It’shelpfultorememberthatit’ssometimesimportanttobeinstageoneandstagetwoproductivity,butyou’rereallyempoweredandshapingyourlifewithintentionwhenyouarespendingtimeinstagethreeproductivity.
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Hoa websiteDidyouknowthatLegendOaks2hasourveryownwebsite?
This is NOT an advertising site created by a realtor, it’s aninformational site designed and maintained by one of ourresidents,LarryJuergens.
The site address is www.legendoaks2.org, and currentlycontainsassociationinformation,includingcontactswithphonenumbersandemailaddresses,linkstothePDFversionsofthenewsletters,andaneventscalendarandclassifiedsectionwherememberscanposthappeningsanditemsforsale,rent,ortrade.Submissions can be made through Larry at [email protected].
Please check out the site and send any submissions orsuggestionstoLarryattheaddressabove.
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FACTS YOU NEED TO KNOW ABOUT DROWNING
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Drowning is the leadingcause of unintentional
injury-related deathin children ages 1-4
Drowning is the 2nd leading cause of unintentional injury-related death ages 1-14.
DROWNING WILL AFFECT YOU OR SOMEONE YOU KNOW
Most children are out of sight or missing for less than 5 minutes and usually in the presence of 1 or both parents.5min
Drowning occurs in as little as 2 minutes.
Most children die who are submerged for as little as 6-10
Irreversible brain damage occurs in as little as 4 minutes.
2min 4min 6min
Children who drown do not scream, splash, or struggle. They silently slip beneath the water, even with adults & lifeguards present.
DROWNING IS QUICK AND SILENT
DROWNING CAN STILL OCCUR EVEN IF YOU KNOW HOW TO SWIM
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Falls, entrapments, and injuries lead to drowning regardless of swimming level.
NO ONE is “drown proof” – no matter their level of swimming ability.
A majority of people overestimate their own and their child’s ability to swim, especially in a panic event.