Eastvale is gearing up for the 2010 Spring Sports Season.  Remember sleeping in on Saturdays? In your jammies till noon? Well that’s about to come to an end if you are one of probably a thousand parents in Eastvale who has kids in local sports. Eastvale Girls Softball, Eastvale Little League and Empire Soccer of Eastvale are in their final week of registrations for the spring season and by all accounts it will be a rockin’ participation season for all!!

It will be at the end of the summer until there are opportunities to sign up again and this is the FINAL week to join any of the three leagues. Here is their information:

Eastvale Girls Softball. Sign-ups are in front of Sports Chalet / Target on Jan 11, 12, 13, 14, from 5:30-8:30. Assessments are Saturday January 16th and January 23rd. NO REGISTRATIONS ARE ACCEPTED AFTER THE 23rd. Please visit Eastvale Girls Softball website for more information.

Empire Soccer. Final sign-ups are in Front of Sports Chalet January 16th and January 17th. Last day of Registration is January 17th. Please visit Empire Soccer Website for more information.

Eastvale Little League.  Player Evaluations are January 16th. Please Eastvale Little League website for more information.
 

Some of the most common New Year resolutions have to do with improving health and fitness. Many people have the same resolutions year after year - and people all over the world share these goals: "lose weight," "exercise more," "eat better" and such.

But why is it that a great deal of our health resolutions fizzle out after just a month or two? Some say that we're just not dedicated or willing or motivated enough. I disagree.

There are a few things that can ruin most common New Year resolutions, and stacking up these failures takes a toll on our morale and motivation, the very things we need to keep experiencing progress towards those goals!

One key thing that makes many resolutions virtually impossible to achieve is that the goal is too general or vague. Have you ever made a resolution that was really general? Were you able to achieve it?

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There are plenty of families who sit down every year to be thankful and share no more tradition than watching football and eating turkey. While those are great times to have together, there is so much more that can be added to the holidays. When everyone gets involved, the kids grow up having richer, fuller lives that they look back on with fond memories.

Create Tree Trimmings

While you have the friends and family over to your house for Thanksgiving, why don't you get everyone involved in helping with your Christmas decorations? Buy a few supplies. Let the kids do all the drawing, gluing, cutting and creating. Adults can help with the difficult parts and add their own touches here and there.

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Since 2004 I have had network music. I have a pretty vast MP3 collection and have always wanted to play them all on my home theater system. Think of a song, call it up on the computer and play on the big system. It makes parties great, or, at least it did ‘way’ back in 2004.

Having never been able to afford a "real" Home Music system that would come with the new house and cost big bucks, I have used network music as my way to affordably get music on demand. As of the last few years, I even tried Slim Devices Slim Server and have been reasonably happy with it. Logitech purchased them over a year ago and they have a slick new product that integrates Pandora, Rhapsody and many other online services. My MP3 collection is now secondary to the online music services.

The problem? Well, they were never a Sonos system. I looked into Sonos in 2005 as I continued my quest for the perfect wireless music system. The problem frankly was price. They are pricier. I always wondered why Sonos systems were much more expensive than what else was out there.

I now have a Sonos system and can finally tell you why they cost more. It works. Plain and simple, it works like it should. No skips, easy to setup, no stalls, no music stopping in the middle of a party (and a few drinks in), no problems.

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Pumpkins will be one the items you will see everywhere you go during Fall.

They will be in every shape and size. I want to give you some unique tips to decorate them for the fall season.

   1. Paint your pumpkins to match your décor.

   2. Use decorative ribbon and hot glue it around your pumpkins on the horizontal.

   3. Use a skewer rod and stack miniature pumpkins from large at the bottom to gradually smaller towards the top.

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Nothing can ruin home ownership more than having a conflict with one of your neighbors. If you've ever been unlucky enough to end up in a situation like this, you know that it doesn't make life easy. Your home should be your castle but if you're not able to relax you won't be able to enjoy it. You can start off on the right foot by using the following tips.

1. Be nice but keep your distance

No one wants to be harassed by a nosy neighbor the moment they come home. A friendly hello and wave across the lawn shows that you care without being too intruding into their personal space. As much as you might like to be best friends with whoever is living next door, your neighbor may not want the same thing. Use their response to judge whether or not to take things further.

2. Be respectful of their property especially when it comes to pets

 Not everyone is a dog or cat person. If you have pets, it's very important that you keep your animals off of their lawn. If your animal happens to make a mess on your neighbor's lawn, be sure to clean it up quickly and try to do better in keeping your pet on your side.

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H1N1 virus is just another type of flu virus like other typical seasonal flu symptoms. The only difference is that the H1N1 virus has components of pig and bird influenza viruses in it, so that humans don't have any immunity to it. This has made it a pandemic virus that has the ability to cause a global outbreak because it could easily spread from person-to-person.

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There are some tips that you can use now to make your home look like a model home. I am serious! It isn’t as hard as you might think.

1. 1. Float your furniture. Move your furniture away from the walls. More often than not, you will make your room look more inviting and more accessible.
2. Get more lighting. One thing that sets model homes apart from everyone else’s homes is the lighting. Use dimmers, use lamps, and track lighting. Layering the different types of light in the room is key. The rule of thumb is 100 watts per 50 square feet.
3. Find your inspiration. This is how many designers start out their designs for model homes using one object. It may be a swatch of fabric or a piece

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