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Merry XMas & a Prosperous New Year to All

23/12/2013 By SLS Leave a Comment

Wow what a year it has been. I got to admit parts have been very tough, but it was all for the best and I can’t wait to see what 2014 brings. I hope everyone has had a more peaceful & wonderful year, you all have a blessed Christmas (or whatever you celebrate) & here’s […]

Filed Under: Holiday & Vacations Tagged With: Christmas, Holiday

Happy Holidays – 2012

24/12/2012 By SLS Leave a Comment

In keeping with tradition (2009 / 2010 / 2011) here are a few of our favorite parodies, light displays, etc… With that and no further ado, from my family and all of us SLS Construction / AlaGBS, we would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, a Bountiful New Year. This year’s Best Gingerbread […]

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Updates, Happening’s, and some Festive Cheer for all…

22/12/2011 By SLS 8 Comments

Ahhh Christmas time & the end of another year; where everyone it seems to want to take a few minutes to look back fondly on. Personally I am more for looking forward and hopefully spreading a little festive cheer. The HTRC: This will be our 140th post for the year and also the last one […]

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Safety Sunday: Happy Holidays – Top 5 Safety Tips & Reminders

18/12/2011 By SLS Leave a Comment

Ahhh Christmas, it is just around the corner & many are scrambling to get everything done, so they can hopefully find some time to relax. Fortunately this year, both Christmas & New Year’s happen to fall on a Sunday which eases some of the pressure many maybe feeling and leaving many with a real present […]

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Let’s Blog Off: Thanksgiving Leftover’s

22/11/2011 By SLS 12 Comments

Gee’s it Thanksgiving, I wonder what this week’s Let’s Blog Off topic might be about? And wow, I have never seen Rufus (aka @DogWalkBlog) so excited; his tail & ears have been perked up like you wouldn’t believe, so it is must either be about naps, going for a walk, or FOOD. I get a […]

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Safety Sunday: It’s the most wonderful time of the year

30/10/2011 By SLS 1 Comment

With snow falling in the Rockies & in parts of New England, who couldn’t help but think of that song. Ok, maybe after a few thoughts of so much for global warming & isn’t this October still? With this early wake up call, Daylight Savings Time coming to an end, and Halloween coming up tomorrow […]

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Happy Holidays to all and to all a little festive cheer…

23/12/2010 By SLS 2 Comments

From my family and all of us SLS Construction / AlaGBS, we would like to wish everyone a very Merry Christmas, a Bountiful New Year, and hopefully some festive cheer with some of our favorite parodies, light displays, etc… Let the parodies fly… Twas the Night before Christmas – DIY version (2009 – The HTRC […]

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Safety Sunday: Five Quick Christmas Tree Safety Tips

12/12/2010 By SLS Leave a Comment

Oh Christmas tree, oh Christmas tree, oh no… As most everyone knows, there are generally three types of Christmas trees available on the market; the artificial tree, the “Fresh-Cut” tree, and my favorite a Live tree that I can plant later. No matter what type of tree you get there are a few common sense […]

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Safety Sunday: Halloween – 10 tips for Trick & Treaters

31/10/2010 By SLS Leave a Comment

Would it really be Halloween without all those ghosts, goblins, and witches running around going Trick or Treat? From our great friend Nick @ Cupboards Kitchen & Bath 19 Interesting Facts on Halloween we can see that it has been going on since the 1800’s in America. As stated – “the end of the Harvest […]

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Safety Sunday: Halloween – having a shockingly good time

24/10/2010 By SLS 1 Comment

Ahhh Halloween, with all the trick and treaters, haunted houses, costume parties and balls; easily turns a regular night into and oh so fun night. Quite a few of my friends actually spend more time planning for Halloween & decorating than they do for Christmas & it appears that this idea has been spreading.  Instead […]

Filed Under: Safety Third? Tagged With: Halloween, Holiday, Safety Sunday

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    Ahhh Halloween, with all the trick and treaters, haunted houses, costume parties and balls; easily turns a regular night into and oh so fun night. Quite a few of my friends actually spend more time planning for Halloween & decorating than they do for Christmas & it appears that this idea has been spreading.  Instead […]

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