Buena Vida CONNECT! Easter Fun/ ¡Día de Pascua! Time change

 Buena Vida CONNECT! Easter Fun/ ¡Día de Pascua!
Bring the kiddies for Easter Fun! We're having an Easter Egg Hunt on Saturday, March 19th
at 11am, near the Office. We haven't forgotten adults either, so come be part of the drawing
for prizes! There will be fun and refreshments for all!⁄¡Traigan a los niños para diversión de
Pascua! Tendremos una búsqueda de huevos de Pascua el sábado, 19 de marzo a las 11am,
cerca de la Oficina. No hemos olvidado a los adultos tampoco, ¡así que vengan a participar en la
rifa para premios! Habrá diversión y refrigerios para todos!
Your Community Team
Welch
Wallace
Community Manager
Rosemary Acevedo
Asst. Manager
Time change ahead/ Cambio a Hora de Verano
Pedro Lopez
Lead Maintenance
This month it's already time to change our clocks FORWARD one hour, on Sunday, March
13th at 2:00am. Don't forget!⁄Este mes ya es hora de ADELANTAR nuestros relojes una hora, el
domingo, 13 de marzo a las 2:00 de la madrugada. No se le olvide!
Carlos Martinez
Asst. Maintenance
Office Hours
Monday Thru
Friday
Holidays in March/ Días festivos en marzo
Enjoy the holidays this month. March 17th is St. Patrick's Day, honoring a 5th‑century
Christian missionary to northern Ireland, who, according to legend, used the shamrock to
explain the Holy Trinity.⁄Disfrute de los días festivos este mes. El 17 de marzo es el Día de San
Patricio, en honor a un misionero cristiano al norte de Irlanda en el siglo V, que, según la leyenda,
usó el trébol para explicar la Santísima Trinidad.
9:00am - 6:00pm
Saturday
10:00am - 5:00pm
Sunday
CLOSED
Easter Sunday is March 27th this year. Here children will enjoy egg hunts, a visit from the
Easter bunny, and lots of chocolate; but in other countries, celebrations include children's
parades, special pastries, or confetti‑filled eggs!⁄El Domingo de Pascua es el 27 de marzo
este año. Aquí los niños disfrutarán de la búsqueda de huevos, una visita del conejo de Pascua, y
un montón de chocolate; pero en otros países, las celebraciones incluyen desfiles de niños,
pasteles especiales, o huevos llenos de confeti!
Contact Directory
Main Office
(214) 352-1758
Office Fax
(214) 352-0804
Community News / Noticias de la comunidad
Emergency Contact
(214) 352-1758
We will only be accepting online rent payments. There are several options to choose from
for paying on line. 1) If you have a bank account, you can pay thru our website with your
debit card or checking account. 2) If you do not have a bank account, you can pay with a
Netspend or Clear Spend card. Please stop by the office for details. ⁄ Sólo vamos a aceptar
pagos de renta en línea. Hay varias opciones para su pago en línea. 1) Si usted tiene una cuenta
bancaria puede pagar a través de nuestra página web. 2)Si usted no tiene una cuenta bancaria
puede pagar con una tarjeta Clear Spend o con una tarjeta de NetSpend. Por favor venga a la
oficina para más detalles.
Villas del Zocalo #3 Apartments | [email protected]
www.VillasDelZocalo.com | 9680 Timberline Dr. Dallas, TX 75220
HOME GREEN HOME
Now more than ever, people are showing concern for our planet
by living in such a way that alleviates some of the stress the
human race has put on it over the years. We are all familiar
with the ways that advancing technologies have encouraged
us to decrease our energy use, but many are looking to make
environmentally positive changes at home as well. This can be
done by using natural cleaning products, using less water in
daily routines, and even by the way we furnish our living spaces.
According to a survey by Realtor.com®, more than 30% surveyed
said that they currently live in an “eco-friendly” residence and
nearly 85% said that they would opt for a more eco-friendly living
environment. That’s great news for “green” furniture companies,
second-hand shops, and most importantly, mother earth.
Furnishing your residence in an eco-friendly way can be
something as simple as choosing pieces that contain materials like
ecologically harvested wood, sustainable bamboo, organic fabrics
or fills on upholstered pieces, and making sure non-toxic finishes
are used. Also, you’ll want to look for fair-trade companies or buy
from local establishments that are using best practices when it
comes to how the materials are harvested or made. This process
of buying “green” sometimes comes with a hefty price tag, but
online retailers, such as Overstock.com, offer Worldstock, where
you can purchase handmade and fair-trade goods, many of which
are made from sustainable materials, at a more moderate price
point.
Another major way you can “go green” at home, reduce your
carbon footprint, and save some serious cash, is by shopping at
second-hand stores for pieces that can be repurposed in your
home. In addition to making “one man’s trash another man’s
treasure,” it’s fun to hunt for that unique piece that will give
your home a little character for years to come. You can always
personalize the piece by painting it a new color, using non-toxic
paints. And when it’s time to freshen up your space and say goodbye to your old favorite piece, make sure it finds its way to a new
home and not to a landfill. You can sell old furniture on Craigslist, in
your local newspaper, or give it away on Freecycle.org.
Sources: life.gaiam.com/article/guide-buying-eco-friendly-furniture
treehugger.com/htgg/how-to-go-green-furniture.html
realtor.com/news/real-estate-news/most-americans-want-eco-friendly-homes
SLOW COOKER CORNED
BEEF AND CABBAGE
Try this St. Patrick’s Day favorite, using Irish
beer in place of water, giving the dish a
richer flavor.
Ingredients
1 corned beef brisket (3-4 lbs.) + pickling
spice packet (included with beef)
½ pound red potatoes, washed and halved
1 yellow onion, peeled and quartered
4 carrots, cut into 3-inch pieces
1 bay leaf
2 bottles of Guinness® beer
1 small cabbage, cut into wedges
Grainy mustard, for serving
1. Place onion, carrots, and bay leaf into the
slow cooker.
2. Remove brisket from package, trim excess
fat, rinse and pat dry. Place brisket on top
of vegetables, sprinkle pickling spices that
came with the brisket over meat, and pour
beer over brisket and vegetables. Add
enough water to almost cover the meat.
3. Set slow cooker to low, cover, and let
simmer for approximately 8 hours. In the last
two hours of cooking, add the potatoes. In
the final hour of cooking, add the cabbage.
4. Carefully remove the brisket from the slow
cooker, let cool for 15 to 20 minutes, and
slice thinly across the grain.
5. Serve sliced brisket with vegetables,
pouring a small amount of the cooking liquid
on top, and with a side of grainy mustard.
Serves 4-6.
POP (UP) GOES THE LIBRARY!
In 2009, Todd Bol of Hudson, Wisconsin, built a sweet tribute
to his mother, a former school teacher who adored reading.
The tribute came in the form of a little red school house that he
built with a hinged door on the front and a compartment that
could hold a small supply of books. Todd placed it in his front
yard, with a little sign that read “Esther Bol Memorial Library”
and his neighbors and friends were delighted that they could
engage in a book exchange right in his front yard. The first
“Little Free Library” was born and they’ve been popping up all
over the United States ever since.
Bol, along with his business partner, Rick Brooks, made it their
mission “to promote literacy and the love of reading by building free book
exchanges worldwide and to build a sense of community as [people]
share skills, creativity and wisdom across generations.” Their goal to
have 2,510 libraries across the country was inspired by Andrew Carnegie,
who greatly supported public libraries around the turn of the 19th century,
and Lutie Stearns, a Wisconsin librarian who brought books to 1,400
locations through traveling libraries between 1895 and 1914. It is safe to
say that number has been exceeded, as there are currently over 36,000
Little Free Libraries in the United States. Check out littlefreelibrary.org to
find one near you!
TRIVIA CHALLENGE
THE WORST LIST
1. Whose “Long March” from Chiang Kai-shek’s Nationalist
forces lasted 368 days and covered 6,000 miles?
SplashData, a maker of password-management
applications, lists the following as the 20 worst
and most popular passwords that people
choose. Make sure your passwords are strong
by always using at least 8 characters and a
combination of numbers, capital letters, and
symbols.
1. 123456
11. 1234567
2. password 12. monkey
3. 12345
13. letmein
4. 12345678
14. abc123
5. qwerty
15. 111111
6. 123456789 16. mustang
7. 1234
17. access
8. baseball
18. shadow
9. dragon
19. master
10. football
20. michael
STRETCH OF THE LEGS
2. How much is the rent for the Monopoly property
Boardwalk if it has been improved with a hotel?
3. What author wrote the children’s poems in the book
“Where the Sidewalk Ends?”
4. What Texas city is noted for its River Walk?
5. The Doak Walker Award is awarded to players in what
sport?
Think you know the answers? Email your answers, with “Stretch of the
Legs Trivia” in the subject line to: [email protected] for
your chance to win cool stuff!
Five Trivia winners will be selected each month. Be sure to include your full name, phone number,
and mailing address in your email submission so we may contact you with prize information
should you be selected. Deadline for entry is March 31, 2016 and winners will be notified by
April 15, 2016. Good luck!
Sunday
6
FC Dallas
vs
Philadelphia Union
7
Monday
Tuesday
1
Rent is Due / Pago
de la Renta
8
Wednesday
2
¡Felicidades a
nuestros
residentes
que cumplen en
marzo!
9
Thursday
3
Happy Birthday
to our residents
who celebrate in
March!
10
Friday
4
Rent is Late / Renta
Atrasada
5
Festival de
Primavera
Traders Village in
Grand Prairie
11
8pm
Toyota Stadium
13
Saturday
Dallas Stars
vs
Chicago
Blackhawks
12
7:30pm
14
15
Save!
Renew your
lease and refer
your friends!
16
¡Ahorre!
Renueve su
contrato y refiera
a sus amigos!
17
18
Tejano Spring Music
Concert
TOMORROW
19
Easter Egg Hunt
11am
Management
Office
Traders Village in
Grand Prairie
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