Wednesday, August 31, 2011

Movie Night #3

Our third and final movie night will be taking place this Saturday (Sept 3) in the Phase 1 park. We'll be showing Diary of a Wimpy Kid: Rodrick Rules.

Our start time will be a little earlier: cartoons will begin at 8pm and the movie will start at 8:30.

As always, bring chairs, blankets, snacks and bug spray.

It's a holiday weekend so our turnout might not be as high as our last movie. Feel free to invite friends and family! We have plenty of room for all.

Phase 3 Street Lights

The good news: the broken street light way in the back of Phase 3 has been fixed.

The bad news: none of the Phase 3 street lights are working.

I have no idea if these issues are related to each other, but MCE was alerted yesterday and is going to look into it. I'm hoping it's a very simple (and quick) fix!

Suspicious Vehicle Near South Gate

Received the following from a neighbor in Phase 3:

Suspicious vehicle seen on a handful of occasions near the south gate. The vehicle pulls up to the call box but leaves when another vehicle approaches. It's an old model compact car, late 90's early 2000's, probably a Chevy or Ford. It's dark purple color and limo tint.

It could be nothing, but this neighbor wanted me to spread the word just in case. Thank you!

Found Military ID

Received the following email from Will:

Can you put the word out to the community that I found a military ID card near the front gate? Anyone looking for the card is welcome to call me.

I didn't want to put his number on the blog. Email me and I can put you in touch. Thanks!

Sunday, August 14, 2011

Another Great Movie Night

Thanks to all who came out and watched Rio with us last night! Our attendance increased by 25... we had 75 people show up! Can we get to 100? We'll show one more movie before school starts. We'll announce the date soon!

Saturday, August 6, 2011

Movie Night #2

Our next movie night will be held Saturday, August 13. Same thing as last time, Phase 1 park, Mickey Mouse cartoons at 8:30 and the movie (How To Train Your Dragon) will begin at 9pm.

I have 20 hot dogs and buns left over from National Night Out. I'll prepare them and they'll be set out at 8:30 to whoever would like one. I'll have condiments as well.

Like last time, we'd appreciate that kids be supervised by an adult. Remember to bring your blankets, chairs, and snacks! We also learned that bug spray would be nice to have as well :)

Wednesday, August 3, 2011

National Night Out - Another Fun Night!

Our party was lots of fun! We had a great turnout and everyone seemed to enjoy themselves.
The bounce house showed up a few minutes late, but the delivery man let us keep it an extra hour. It was full of kids the entire time and I saw a lot of exhausted faces at the end of the evening. Despite being called to a brush fire, Graham Fire still managed to send a truck over. They showed up with lights and sirens and let the kids climb on the truck. They even brought out the hose for a little water entertainment :) Jim came armed with Coast Guard coloring books and whistles for the kids. The noise level increased slightly when the kids received their whistles!
Chris did the grilling from our house and I ran burgers and hot dogs to the park as quickly as I could. Neighbors did a fantastic job with the food: we had a huge assortment of side dishes, chips, desserts, and drinks. I don't think there was much left over.
Thank you to all who participated and brought food. And huge thanks to Paul and Brandi for allowing us to use their electricity, to Wendy for being my "go-to" girl to make sure things ran smoothly, and to Jodi for working with me during the planning process. We'll definitely do it again next year!