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Handy tips to prepare forSpring home and yard work

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By Erinn HutkinSpecial to The Eagle

As a mom of two in New YorkCity, Lyss Stern knows many par-ents who visit summer camps a yearin advance to make sure their kid isgetting the right fit.Although there are still a few

months left in the school year,Stern, founder of the luxury life-style company Divalysscious Momsand author of the book “If You GiveA Mom A Martini,” said now is thetime to start thinking about campsand activities that will fill the littleones’ summer schedules.In fact, she said March is “the

height of when parents start to getfrantic.”

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‘Word of mom’

Stern said the best way to startsearching for a camp is by asking oth-er parents and friends who have old-er children. She said parents shouldtalk to moms and dads at their child’sschool, day care, building or neigh-borhood about summer camps thatworked for them.“‘Word of mom’ re-ally works the best,” Stern said. Aftergetting recommendations, Stern said,parents should go online to learn more,make a phone call to get information orvisit the camp. She said many campseven host parties or weekend eventsthroughout the year so families can geta taste of what the facility offers.

Involve the kids

Dr. Deborah Gilboa, a Pittsburgh-based family practitioner, mom of fourand founder of askdoctorg.com, saidparents should remember they needbuy-in from their child when they’re

making camp plans. During the plan-ning phase, she suggests askingyounger kids what they want to do withtheir summer, then presenting themwith a few camp options. She said pre-teens should be encouraged to recruitfriends to go to camp with them, whichis more likely to get them excited. Forhigh schoolers, Gilboa said parentsshould give guidelines – such as thenumber of days and hours per weekthey are expected to be in camp, aswell as a budget – and ask their kids tofind a few possibilities.

Focus on

development

Because the school year is so busy,Gilboa said, summer is an ideal timefor parents to find camps that will helpkids focus on personal development.Maybe your child is too bossy or toomeek around friends, or needs to bebetter at working as part of a group.Maybe you feel he needs to learn more

about spirituality, or spend more timeoutside in nature. Gilboa advises par-ents to use summer camp as a way tohelp kids learn characteristics that willhelp their personal development. “Thisdoes not have to be anything negative.It can be awesome,” she said. “It’s anamazing opportunity ... to encouragethem to be the people we hope they’llbe.”

Respect

temperament

Richard Horowitz, a Florida parentand family coach who started the com-pany Growing Great Relationships, saidwhile kids sometimes need a nudgeto try something new, parents shouldbe cautious about imposing their ownneeds on their children at camp.“Youhave to know and listen to your kidsand know what their strengths are,” hesaid. “It’s in the best interest of theirkids to respect their temperament.”

As a father, Horowitz knows the

temptation to project your own inter-ests on your kids. For instance, as afootball lover, Horowitz pushed one ofhis sons into summer football campbefore high school. At the end, he wascrushed when his son told him hedidn’t want to continue football, but hisson loved music. Today, his son, Ben-ny Horowitz, is touring the country asdrummer for the punk band The Gas-light Anthem.

Honor

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Even if your child doesn’t end upfalling in love with the camp that getspicked, Horowitz feels it’s importantto for kids to honor their commit-ment and not be allowed to quit – un-less there are extreme circumstanc-es. He said parents should remind kidsthat they made a commitment and fo-cus on the positive – maybe their childmade a new friend at camp or learneda new skill.

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Obesity is one of themost common prob-lems facing senior cats,and Sosniak recom-mends that senior catsbe fed according totheir goal body weightand health conditionas directed by yourveterinarian.

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It’s stock show and rodeoseason in Texas, and TheMule Barn Boutique in Col-

lege Station and MadisonvilleMadisonvilleMadisoncan help customers stock upon western clothing, boots andaccessories.

The Mule Barn Boutiquein the Post Oak Mall, at theintersection of Harvey Roadand Texas 6 in College Sta-tion, and the store at 115 SouthMadison in MadisonvilleMadisonvilleMadison bothcarry western boots, clothing,blingy flip flops, handbags andjewelry. Owner Nancy Gilmoreoriginally planned to keep thestore in College Station for justtwo months after she opened iton Nov. 4, but local customersloved the shop.

“Because of the great re-sponse at Christmas, we decid-ed to stay,” she said.

Gilmore, who bought TheMule Barn Boutique in March,said she is proud of the store’sfriendly customer service and

unique merchandise. She saidshe tries to find items that peo-ple can’t find anywhere else.

“It’s all got some sass in it,”Gilmore said about the store’smerchandise. “It doesn’t costany more to buy anythingunique than run-of-the-millthings.”

With the Houston LiveLiveLi stockShow & Rodeo coming up fromFeb. 25 to March 17 and theBrazos County Youth LiveLiveLi stockShow March 22 through March25, among other shows and ro-deos around the state, Gilmoresaid now is a good time to getwestern gear.

The Mule Barn Boutique’sstart

The Mule Barn Boutiquehas changed significantlysince it first opened in Madi-sonvillesonvilleson about 12 years ago, asthe Kawasaki Mule Barn, thenowned by Fred and Liz Henson.It served as a Kawasaki Muleand four-wheeler dealership,but also started adding a mixof other things, such as work

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coats, boots and fishing lures.The Hensons in 2007 hired

Gilmore as store manager overthe clothing and fashion part ofthe business, with Billy Terrymanaging the motor division.division.diGilmore took over orderingmerchandise and treated the

store as if it were her own.Eventually, the owners sold theKawasaki divisiondivisiondi of the busi-ness to Terry, and about a yearlater,ter,ter sold the clothing part toGilmore.

It’s not the first timeGilmore has owned a boutique.

In the 1980s and 1990s, sheowned Nancy’s Unique Bou-tique, opening a store firstin MadisonvilleMadisonvilleMadison and then astore in the Post Oak Mall.

Back in the retail busi-ness, Gilmore said she hashired a team of Mule BarnBoutique employees whotruly care about people andmaking customers happy.Employees include herdaughter,daughter,daughter Lindsey Hen-dricks, who serves as man-ager and her mother,mother,mother WandaJohnson.

Something specialGilmore said after she

was hired as manager in2007, she started finding amore exciting range of mer-chandise to add to the store.She noticed that most storesofferofferof ed the same selectionsof boots, which she didn’tlike.

So she looked into get-ting some special boots, andfound what she was lookingfor with boots made by threeboot companies in Mer-cedes: Anderson Bean BootCompany, Rios of Mercedesand Olathe Boot Company.Mule Barn Boutique startedcreating designs so the threeboot companies could makecustom boots for the store tosell.

“We“We“W started designingones that no one else had,”Gilmore said. “So we carvedout a little niche withboots.”

The business createsboots for groups such as theTexas Hereforeforef d Associationand Texas Rangers, and hasalso had them made for wed-dings and barbecue cook-offcook-offcook-ofteams, she said. Boots madefor wedding parties ofteninclude the names of thegroom and bride, followedby the word “established”and the wedding date.Besides boots made by thethree Mercedes companies,the store also carries sev-eral popular brands, suchas Ariat, Corral, Justin,Tony Lama and Lucchese.The Mule Barn Boutique

also carries Gypsy Soul jewelryand flip flops, other brands ofjewelry,lry,lry men’s and women’sclothing, hats and decorationssuch as crosses.

Trunk showA trunk show will be held

April 11 through April 13 atthe MadisonvilleMadisonvilleMadison store, duringwhich customers can designtheir own boots.

Customers can head intoThe Mule Barn Boutique tolook at boots and get an idea ofwhat they’d like beforbeforbef e headingnext door to the Texas LegendsSteakhouse’s party room forthe trunk show.

“If you ever wondered whereto find the perfect pair of boots,this is your chance,” Gilmoresaid.

Anderson Bean Boot Com-pany, Rios of Mercedes andOlathe Boot Company bootmakers will meet with trunkshow attendees and help themdesign their own boots. Attend-ees can pick out everythingfrom the toe to the heel – in-cluding stitch patterns andleathers. There will be trunksbrimming over with severalthousands of samples of leath-ers, including hippo, elephant,zebra, bison, ostrich, sharksharkshar andcapybara.

The price of boots will de-pend on what leathers custom-ers pick, Gilmore said, but theycan create something affoaffoaf rd-able. While people are design-ing their boots, they can alsoget something to eat and drinkin the restaurant.

Those who would like to at-tend the trunk show can makean appointment from 10 a.m. to8 p.m. each day of the event, bycalling the MadisonvilleMadisonvilleMadison storeat 936-348-2869.

More inforinforinf mationFor more inforinforinf mation on

the Mule Barn Boutique, callthe MadisonvilleMadisonvilleMadison store or theCollege Station store at 979-694-6505, visit their website atwww.mulebarnboutique.com(new website that’s expected tobe functioning by March 1) orwww.facebook.com/MuleBar.facebook.com/MuleBar.f n-Boutique.

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By Margaret MaplesSpecial to The Eagle

It’s time to let good old reliablesoup show a little pizzazz. With somany vivid veggies available, thisshould be a snap.Choose two boldly contrasting col-

ors, but make sure the flavors don’tclash. Try pairing split pea and to-mato, corn with pumpkin, or otherfamily favorites. We chose broccoliand sweet potato-carrot puree.Sounds very vegetarian, you re-

spond. But the two recipes here arebuilt on chicken broth. If you want

vegan soup, switch to vegetablestock. And it’s easy to go the otherway, toward meat. Cooked chicken,medium-dice ham and small roastedmeatballs taste wonderful in thesesoups.Additions like those come after the

basic recipe is finished. After cook-ing — when your home is filled withdelightful aromas — comes puree-ing. The designs we’re using requiresoups of the same consistency. Youcan control the texture by strain-ing out the vegetables and pureeingthem separately, then stirring in thereserved soup liquid as needed.

Sweet potato-carrot puree

Bold colors – the green of broccoli and the red-orange of sweet potato-carrot puree – make quite a splash,and these patterns are very doable.

Swirls and rufflesCreating a beautiful yin-yang swoop is easy; the

Internet offers loads of information. Start by pouringan equal amount of each soup into a bowl at the sametime. The two purees should meet in a line down thecenter. Now lift the bowl, holding it steady and level, andswirl it gently once, then again in the same direction.You’ll see the swirl pattern take shape. To get ruffles, use askewer to pull one color into the other.Accent the designs with diced carrot, tiny broccoli florets,

shredded cheese, chopped green onion, corn kernels, nuts,crispy bacon or any of your other favorites.

Spoon up some style

A beautiful take on vegetable soupsDon’t sweat it when you’re instruct-

ed to sweat vegetables.When you’remaking soup, it just means to heat thevegetables until they release a little oftheir liquid.n 1 T canola oiln 1 T buttern 2/3 cup diced yellow onionn 2/3 cup diced turnipsn 2/3 cup diced parsnipsn 1 cup diced carrotsn 4 cups chicken brothn 1 small sweet potato, roasted, peeledand diced (about 1 rounded cup)n 2 Roma tomatoes, diced

n Salt and pepper to tasten 1/4 to 1/2 t chopped fresh ginger, op-tional to taste

Into a 3-quart saucepan over medi-um-high heat, place the oil and butter.Add diced onion, turnips, parsnips andcarrots. Sweat the vegetables.

Add chicken broth. Bring to a lowboil. Reduce heat to high simmer. Addpotato and tomatoes. Flavor with salt,pepper and ginger, if using.

Simmer gently until all vegetablesare fork-tender. Remove the soup fromthe heat. Strain out the vegetables andlet them cool. Reserve the liquid. Puree

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vegetables and let them cool. Re-serve the liquid. Puree the vegeta-bles in a food processor or blender.Add enough of the saved liquid toreach the consistency you like. Re-heat before serving.Makes 5 to 6 cups.

Fresh vegetables mean major nutrition in soup.Nearly glowing, cooked sweet potato, carrot, parsnip, turnipand onion have been strained and now wait to be pureed.

Broccoli pureen 1 T canola oiln 1 T buttern 1 cup diced yellow onionn 1 cup diced celeryn 7 cups broccoli florets andchopped stemsn 4 cups chicken stockn Salt and pepper to tasten Ground cumin, optional to taste

Into a 3-quart saucepan over me-dium-high heat, place oil and butter.Add diced onion and celery. Sweatthe vegetables.

Add broccoli and chicken stock.Flavor with salt and pepper to taste,plus cumin, if using. Bring to a boil,then reduce heat to a high simmeruntil the vegetables are fork-tender.

Remove the soup from the heat.Strain out the vegetables; set asidethe liquid.

Puree the vegetables in a food pro-cessor or blender. Add enough of thereserved liquid to reach the desiredconsistency. Reheat before serving.

Makes 5 to 6 cups.

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Handyman Club of America members offer some of their home and garden tips:

Home how-tosPrepare for spring home and yard work with these handy tips

How to improveyour wheelbarrowTo lash down big loads, such astree branches, grass clippings andleaves, club member Bob Rath ofBrookings, Ore., installed a smallcleat at each outside corner of hiswheelbarrow. He attached themwith machine screws and capnuts. For big pilesof loose materials,he ties a tarp overthe top, whichalmost doublesthe wheelbarrow’scapacity.

Easy-seal caulkRather than capping a siliconecaulk tube after use, club memberRick Brown of Furlong, Pa., leavesa small blob at the tip to cure.When he uses thetube again, he pullsoff the hardenedblob to uncork thespout. Althoughthis method isn’tsuitable for long-term storage, itworks well for a fewdays with gun tubesand squeeze tubes.

How to avoid slipping toolsClub member Robert Medeiros of Dartmouth, Mass., usesthe rubber mesh that prevents rugs from sliding to keepthe jigs (featherboards, hold-downs, etc.) on his routertable and other stationary power tools from slipping. Just placea small piece of the mesh under the jig before clamping it to thesurface.

Matching lockand keyMixing up locks and keys isn’t aproblem for club member HaroldSchlenker of Ashley, N.D. He color-codes mating keys and locks withpaint. You can brush or spray thepaint on, but be sure to apply anexterior finish if the locks are usedoutdoors.

How to identify theground plugThe wear caused by repeatedlytrying to shove the larger blade ofa polarized plug into the smallerslot of an extension cord’s femaleplug can make it difficult to identifythe larger slot. Club member JimButler of Knoxville, Tenn., keeps hisslots straight by painting a whitecircle around the larger one (that’swhere the white groundwire is connected)when the cordis new. Thismakesit easyto seewhichslotshouldreceivethewiderplug blade.

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How to avoid losing screwsTo prevent short workpiecesfrom falling through the jawsof hisWorkmate, club memberDon Ayers of Houston installed2x6 stock supports on thebottom of one of the jaws. Thesupports have slotted screwholes so they can be retractedbehind the jaw faces when notneeded. Fender washers betweenthe screw and supports allowyou to tighten the screws so thesupports are snug but can stillslide.

How to clean putty knivesRather than throw away hisgunked-up putty knives,club member LanceBalwin of Prescott, Ariz.,keeps the blades clean ofpaint and putty buildupwith an old chisel dedicatedto this purpose. He uses aninexpensive chisel that’s pastits useful life for woodworking butcan still take the sharp edgenecessary for the job. Onlya stiff, sharp bladeis really effective;cleaning withanother putty knifeor a razor-blade knifeis usually unsatisfactory.

Easy labelingfor electricalsourcesFaced with a drawer full oflow-voltage power suppliesfor various householdgadgets, club memberHerb Sauter of Ocala, Fla.,labeled them for easyidentification. He applieda piece of white tape to

the front of each powersupply bearing

the name of itsmating gadget.This prevents

a potentialmismatch that

could ruin theelectronic device or causea fire.

Tip formeasuringgardenchemicalsTomix lawn and gardenchemicals accuratelywithout a mess, clubmember Patrick Brown ofBartlett, Tenn., always putswater in his pump sprayerbefore adding the chemicals.He points out that manychemicals will foam if youpour water on top of them,making it difficult to judgethe water level in the tank.The wrong concentrationcan be ineffective — orworse, kill what you weretrying to save.

Making padded pliersClub member Frank May ofKansas City, Mo., reasonedthat if clamps and visescan have jaw pads, whynot pliers? To prevent thepliers’ jaws frommarringdelicate parts, he coversthem with plastic shrinktubing normally used tocover wiring. Shrink tubingis available in severaldiameters and lengths(rolls) at home centers andelectrical supply stores. Usea diameter that’s slightly largerthan the jaws, cut a piece tolength and slip it on, then use aheat gun to shrink the tubing.

Tip for a sturdier pegboardClub member Jeffrey Barger ofVandergrift, Pa., has a clevermethod to keep his pegboardhooks in place that alsodenies spiders and otherbugs a nesting spotbehind the board. Hesimply fills the spacebetween the board andwall with a sheet of 1-inch-thick foam rubber. Thefoam compresses aroundthe hooks and preventsthem from falling out.

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When you take your pet to the vet-erinarian, you probably have twogoals in mind: Getting your pet thebest treatment possible and stayingwithin your budget.A routine examination, in addi-

tion to detecting illnesses in the ear-ly stages, can be an ideal opportuni-ty to learn how to prevent illness andkeep your pet healthy. At the vet’s of-fice, ask these questions:

n What’s the best food for my pet?Animals are similar to humans whenit comes to staying healthy. Healthbegins with proper nutrition.

n What foods can be toxic for mypet? Chocolate and raisins, for ex-ample, are among several foods that

dogs should never eat.n How much food should my pet

eat? Overeating and under-eatingare not just human problems. Pets,however, must rely on humans tomanage their eating.

n How often should I bathe mypet? No one likes a smelly animal.Your vet can help you manage ani-mal cleanliness. Make sure you in-quire about washing specific areas,such as ears and eyes.

n What allergies are commonto my pet and what can I do aboutthem? Dog illnesses — itching, wa-tery eyes, sneezing, vomiting or diar-rhea — can be the result of allergies.Your vet can help you prevent somepet allergies before they occur.

n How do I get rid of fleas? Fleas,in addition to being a nuisance,can cause serious illness. Vets can

suggest prescription and over-the-counter remedies.

Pet illnessSince animals can’t talk, they need

someone to communicate for themwhen they’re ill. You are your pet’sbest friend, so learn what to commu-nicate to the vet. Try the followingquestions:

n Why does my pet ... ? Be sure tospecify exactly what it is your pet isdoing and find out why. Many petillnesses can be prevented with a lit-tle bit of advice from the doctor.

n What can I do to prevent thisfrom happening again? This shouldalways be a follow-up question onceyou find out why your pet is sick.

n How much is this going to cost?n Are alternative treatments

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Finding a vetThe most important questions you

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n What are your procedures ifthere’s an emergency? An after-hours emergency? Don’t wait forFido or Fluffy to get injured beforefinding out what to do.

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BryanMondays, 3 - 9 pm

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DRINKSHarvey Washbangers1802 Texas Ave. S.College StationWeekdays, 3 - 6 pmHappy hour

Carney’s Pub & Grill3410 S. College Ave.

BryanWednesdays, All Day

$1.50 wells

Koppe Bridge Bar & GrillBoth College Station

locationsWednesdays, All Day

$1.75 pints

Casa Rodriguez300 N. Bryan Ave.BryanTuesdays, 5 - 9 pmKids eat free from kids menu withpurchase of adult meal

C&J BarbequeAll three Bryan and College Station

locationsWednesdays, 5 - 9 pm

1 kids meal from kids menu,with purchase of adult meal of

$6.99 or more

Ninfa’s Mexican Restaurant1007 Earl Rudder Frwy.

College StationTuesdays, All Day

Kids 12 and under eat free withpurchase of adult entrée

KIDS EAT FREE

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