Posts Tagged ‘family’
It’s a Block Party at Satake Estates
Wednesday, August 18th, 2010
Family life is thriving at Satake Estates
Residents at Satake Estates just held their first annual Summer Block Party to celebrate the creation of their fabulous new neighborhood. This was a great opportunity for the current residents to meet each other and also the many future homeowners who are anxiously awaiting the completion of their new homes. (more…)
Tags: block party, Community, cul de sac, family, friendship, kids, neighborhood, new friends, new homes, new neighborhood, satake estates, success, summer, summerhill, summerhillhomes
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A Place to Call Home
Friday, May 21st, 2010
Home is where the heart is….
For some of us home is the place that we grew up, for others it is the home that we share with our significant other, spouse, children or parents as join into help raise children.
The place we call home is an important part of our lives.
At SummerHill, we build a variety of homes from townhome-style condominiums to single-family homes. Each of the homes we build shares a common denominator – flexibility! (more…)
Tags: family, home, loft, merimont, parents, redwood gate, room configuration, room options, satake estates, single-family homes, summerhill, Village Square
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A New Park Opening in San Jose!
Tuesday, May 11th, 2010
It’s been a little over four years since the passing of San José resident and Cambrian Park “go-getter” Carolyn Norris, but her legacy continues to live on with the grand opening of the Carolyn Norris Park, dedicated in her honor.
Join the celebration at the parks official grand opening on Friday, May 14, 2010 at 4:30 p.m. Attendees will take part in a ceremony celebrating Carolyn’s life and the completion of a wonderful park, along with light refreshments, free face painting and balloon animals.
Carolyn Norris Park, a 1.3 acre park located at 2133 Samaritan Drive between Union and Clydelle Avenues in the center of SummerHill Homes’ Parkwood, which sold out in 2009.
San José’s Vice Mayor Judy Chirco hailed the new park as an ideal addition to District 9’s ever-growing list of public parks and sees the park as a special place for the neighborhood to spend a perfect afternoon and play. (more…)
Tags: backyard, cambrian park, ceo, family, grand opening, parkwood, perfect afternoon, photos, President, recipes, robert freed, san jose, summerhill, SummerHill Homes
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Happy Mother’s Day! Fresh Ideas to Celebrate Mom
Friday, May 7th, 2010
Sunday is Mother’s Day! It is a great time to do something special to celebrate the mom in your life.
At a meeting yesterday, someone shared with me that they were going to make their wife a delicious breakfast with grilled asparagus, which got me thinking about how to celebrate mom with a fresh, delicious breakfast from the Farmer’s Market.
I’ve been going weekly to the Farmer’s Market at the College of San Mateo. Some of the fresh, local foods that I’ve been seeing include asparagus, strawberries, oranges, lemons, spinach, eggs, plus jams and much more. Here are a few recipe ideas to tap into the local ingredients available at the Farmer’s Markets near you: (more…)
Tags: bay area, california, delicious breakfast, family, farmer's market, Harvest, local, local foods, los gatos, palo alto, recipes, san jose, summerhill
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It’s almost time for the kids to come out and play!
Monday, April 12th, 2010
That’s right although the dreary rain makes summer seem so far away, it’s almost summertime! Before you know it, the time will have arrived for summer camp!
We’re here to help you get started on planning summer activities with a few tips for you on the perfect local camps for your child:
Stanford is just up the street from Redwood Gate in Palo Alto. Stanford offers many exciting academic and athletic camps at their campus for kids from 7 to 18. Learn more about these exciting offerings: http://www.stanford.edu/dept/rde/scs/youth/.
Keep reading for more can’t miss summer camps…. (more…)
Tags: athletic camps, bay area, camp offerings, day trip, day trips, family, fun day, kids, local, merimont, mountain view, new homeowners, palo alto, recreation programs, redwood gate, san bruno, satake estates, silicon valley, stanford, summer
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An Ode to Mail – Email, Snail Mail, all things Mail
Monday, March 29th, 2010
A few weeks ago, I signed up for a number of shopping sites, which big surprise means I will be getting even more emails in my inbox. The good news is that being on the “list” offers me fantastic discounts, the challenge is that I now have even more emails coming into my personal email box.
Okay, and that’s another thing, I have 4 different email accounts – work, personal Yahoo, personal Gmail, and family account on SBCGlobal, oh gosh and then there is my secret shopping email account, so I guess that’s 5. So all of this email can get well a bit intense.
Tags: buyers, family, magazines, marketers, promotions, prospective buyers, shopping, shopping sites, snail mail, subscriptions
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Your Path to Spring Cleaning
Friday, March 26th, 2010
Oh, the beauty and promise of Spring. There is of course a price to pay for the beauty and promise of Spring. Household maintenance and cleaning that is. After all, who wants to look through your kitchen window to enjoy the crocus and tulips in bloom only to see dirt, grime and bug carcass laden glass? (more…)
Tags: air filters, caulk, Clean, cleaning solutions, Community, countertops, energy bills, energy efficiency, family, garden hose, gardening, grouts, gutters, hardware stores, home depot, homebuilding, House, household maintenance, kitchen, kitchen window, landscaping, maintenance, natural stone slabs, orchard supply hardware, redwood gate, shower doors, shower heads, summer, summerhill, SummerHill Homes, video, window, windows and doors
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New Releases in Palo Alto and Mt. View
Friday, March 19th, 2010
I don’t know about you all, but I feel like this year is just going so fast! Can you believe the first day of Spring is tomorrow?!? Weren’t we just recovering from baking cookies at Christmas, paying Valentines Day bills, starting a new school semester and eating corned beef (oh wait- we were just eating corned beef! Corned beef sandwich leftovers are the best!)
Well, as the season would have it, we are springing into action at Redwood Gate and Satake this week with brand new releases of homes.
Tags: bbq, Community, corned beef and cabbage, corned beef recipe, Elementary, family, first home buyers, home buyers, homebuilding, kids, los altos, los altos school district, mountain view, mountain view high school, new homes, palo alto, parents, Principal, redwood gate, sales release, satake estates, single family, st patrick, summerhill, SummerHill Homes, traditional style, Valentine, valentine s day, Valentines
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A Round of Applause for Rollingwood Elementary
Monday, March 8th, 2010
We are proud to announce that Merimont’s elementary school, Rollingwood in San Bruno, received a 37 point improvement on the Academic Performance Index (API) scale.
Here is Principal Mikulik’s response regarding this great score improvement:
“Rollingwood School staff prides ourselves on meeting the needs of ALL children we serve. We provide differentiated instruction in the classroom as well as small group instruction and intervention after school. We teach the whole child (academic, physical, and emotional) which translates into better performance in school. I am proud of our school and offer tours for interested families.”
Check out these photos from the Rollingwood Photo Gallery- these kids are having (dare I say) FUN at school!
Tags: academic performance index, Bruno, bulldogs, Community, Elementary, family, home, kids, merimont, new homes, parents, photos, Principal, rollingwood, San, san bruno, San Francisco, school staff, schools, score improvement, single-family homes, summerhill, SummerHill Homes
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What do Blood Drives and Driveways have in Common?
Friday, February 26th, 2010
You know it’s a good thing to donate blood. People need transfusions every day across the country and someday you could be one of them. But some people don’t like giving blood. It gives them the chills just thinking about that needle going in and someone taking their blood- I mean, it’s their blood and they would like to keep it that way. Then there are people who would like to give blood but can’t due to anemia, high blood pressure, a recent tattoo etc… And then there are people like me. I don’t mind giving blood, and if it’s convenient (i.e. they park a donation station at my work) I will gladly eat a hearty breakfast and then… veins up. The best part of donating is the free oreos and juice, return on investment… knowing my blood is saving lives.
So what the heck does this have to do with homeownership? (more…)
Tags: california, downpayment, family, federal tax credit, giving blood, homebuilding, maintenance, new single family, paying off student loans, property taxes, real estate prices, return on investment, single-family homes, tax credit, tax incentives
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