Basic Principles For Life
Last night, I attended “Back to School” night at Totino Grace High School. It is always a good opportunity to see where my daughter spends her day. While I enjoyed visiting her class rooms, I especially enjoyed meeting my daughters Spanish teacher and hearing her teaching philosophy. While teaching 4th year Spanish is the main objective of the class, she tries to emphasize the following basic principles to her students, which can be used throughout their life:
- Do your work.
- Work hard.
- Be nice to others.
These principles are clear, straight forward and can be easily understood by a teenager and anyone for that matter. While they are basic principles, they are valueable and have been referenced for thousands of years in books such as the Bible and the Tao Te Ching.
They are great principles to learn and follow. I am grateful my child is being exposed to them daily in her class.
Are you following the basic principles for life?
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Uncategorized on September 20th, 2007 by Barb | | 0 Comments
Learning Links 09/19/07
It is interesting how the kitchen has changed over the years. Not that long ago, kitchens were strictly a place for preparing food and eating a family meal together. For the most part, kitchens were small in size and considered a place for the woman of the house. Todays kitchens, however have changed. They have become larger and are often used in part for entertaining. Many kitchens today are designed to be more open and spacious and have many other amenities such as desk areas, TV’s, computers, top of the line appliances, granite countertops and granite islands.
Following are some links containing information on the latest kitchen statistics, kitchen island designs, and getting started with the kitchen remodeling process that I found interesting and useful:
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http://www.hgtv.com/hgtv/dc_design_kitchen/article/0,1793,HGTV_3375_1398068,00.html
http://www.hometime.com/Howto/projects/kitchen/kitchen_1.htm#countertop
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Posted in Learning Links on September 19th, 2007 by Barb | | 0 Comments
JLC Live—A Success
This year we had the opportunity to help staff the NARI booth at the JLC Live Show. It turned out to be a fun filled day, with the opportunity to meet and mingle with others in the industry.
JLC Live is a construction tradeshow for the remodeling industry, that offered over 50 conference sessions, and industry trade booths.
The show was held, September 11-14, 2007 from 7:00am-5:30pm at the Minneapolis Convention Center.
Thanks for reading!
Barb
Following are some photos from the event:
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Posted in Company, Granite, Industry News on September 17th, 2007 by Barb | | 4 Comments
Recipe: Apple Crisp
Here’s a good fall recipe to try. It is easy to make and tastes great!
Apple Crisp
Apple Mixture
6 apples peeled
1/2 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. ground cloves
1/2 tsp. cinnamon
2 tsp. lemon juice
Crust
1-1/2 cups flour
1 cup sugar
1/4 tsp. salt
3/4 cup butter softened
Slice apples in bowl. Add the sugar, cloves, cinnamon, and lemon juice and stir. Pour the mixture into a greased 13 x 9″ pan. Mix the ingredients together for the crust until crumbly. Sprinkle over the top of the apple mixture. Top with a few sprinkles of cinnamon and sugar. Bake at 350 degrees for 45 minutes. Let cool a bit. Serve with cool whip, or vanilla ice cream.
Posted in Cooking in your kitchen on September 14th, 2007 by Barb | | 0 Comments
1 Year Extended Care & Maintenance
We often times receive inquiries how to maintain and care for granite countertops. It is far less complicated than some of the engineered (man-made) material manufacturer’s would have you believe. Using hot, soapy water on a daily basis, remains the best way to care for your granite countertops and vanities. From time to time, you may notice a filmy surface, which may be caused by human oils, as well as cooking oil. In cases like this, you can safely use a white vinegar and water (1:2) solution to remove the filmy surface.
PGC also offers a one-time extended care and maintenance package to our customers. The package includes:
1. Sanitizing and resealing all countertops
2. Faucet deck touch up (removing all normal hard water build up, etc.)
3. Seam maintenance (e.g. various circumstances may cause houses to move and/or shift, which in turn may cause some seams to shift.) Affected seams would be re-shimmed and leveled.
4. Up to 3 chips repaired. While chips are rare, they can happen. (e.g. banging pots and pans at sink area, etc.)
If you have additional questions on how to care for and maintain your granite countertops, please feel free to contact our customer service department.
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Angie
Posted in Company, Granite, Industry News on September 13th, 2007 by Angie | | 1 Comments
