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Toys for Tots Promotion – Help out, it’s easy! by The Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Home Guy Blog on Nov 7, 2009 in Fun Every year Crystal & I head to Toys ‘R’ Us and round up a cart load of toys for the Toys for Tots foundation.  This year we wanted to take it a bit further.   For the month of November (11/7) through the first week in December (12...

What you should know about the Tax Credit Extension by The Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Home Guy Blog on Nov 6, 2009 in In The News We’re still waiting on Obama to sign this into law, but it’s anticipated that he will sometime Friday 11/6/2009. Read the Full Bill Here. At long last – I can’t even tell you how many calls I’ve gotten about this the las...

Happy Hallowe'en! by AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors on Nov 1, 2009 in Alaska Personal It's still Hallowe'en on the West Coast as I write this. The following photo is of the very first time I celebrated the holiday...I was 4 1/2 years old and remember it being taken. I had a clown mask, too, but didn't wear it when our picture was take...

November 2009 Calendar of Events by AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors on Nov 1, 2009 in Calendar of Events Dull November brings the blast;Then the leaves are whirling fast.--from "The Garden Year" by Sara ColeridgeHolidays, History, and HeritageAmerican Indian Heritage Month (United States)Black Catholic History Month (worldwide)New York State History Mon...

New tools from Google you should know about. by The Spokane-Coeur d'Alene Home Guy Blog on Nov 1, 2009 in Fun How To In The News New Ideas Google has been launching new tools left and right, several being very useful to Real Estate buyers and sellers looking for homes online.  The most recent addition has been the homes layer on their Maps functionality.  In select locations (Spokane...

Surname Saturday: BARBER by AnceStories: The Stories of My Ancestors on Oct 31, 2009 in Surname Saturday Barber The BARBER surname belongs to my maternal grandmother's biological mother. My grandmother was an adoptee, and I will be highlighting both her biological and her adoptive families' surnames in my Surname Saturday posts.The BARBER name is an very old o...