Petit Home Team BLOG: August 2017

August 2017 Petit Home Team Newsletter

1. Petit Home Team NEWS

2. Ten Must Haves When Building a New Home

3. Just Listed/Sold Properties

4. Easy Back To School Lunch Ideas

1. Petit Home Team NEWS

Football season is back! This is a very exciting time of year as both Tripp and Nolan are in their first year at Power House Pride Athletics. Please read the fundraising efforts below:

We are excited to launch our 2017 season and fundraising efforts. Our board and coaches have already begun to make personal commitments to our fundraising work. Together we have a goal of $5,000.00. The money we raise will benefit our Bennett Brown Scholarship Fund, which allows for student athletes to play in our organization regardless of their family’s abilities to pay. It also helps Power House to complete refurbishment of our equipment. Our plan is to reach our goal by utilizing two approaches.

This year we will host our first Power House Fun Run and Movie on the lawn in early September and utilize our link for our families to email to family and friends or posted on social media sites.

Fun Run and Movie Night:

The evening will start off with a fun run for our athletes. A fun run is a non timed walk/jog/run around the track. Athletes will collect donations per lap they complete or simply collect a straight gift. There will be a max number of laps. The fun run donation sheet will be emailed to you by your Admin or you can obtain a copy at any practice.

As the sun sets we will watch a football movie on the lawn together. Bring your blankets and chairs for your family. Concession will be available.

There will be an admission fee per car. The fee is either your collected pledges/gifts for the fun run or a donation to our fundraising efforts. The fun run is optional.

Fundraising Links:

https://www.eventbrite.com/e/powerhouse-pride-athletics-donation-page-tickets-36309925966

This link can be used to secure donations on your student athletes behalf.

Lets get these pledges “running” in!

2. Ten Must Haves When Building a New Home

1. LAUNDRY CHUTES

Talk about MUST HAVES when building a new home – this feature is a MUST MUST HAVE. No more lugging dirty laundry all over the house! Have laundry chutes installed in key places like the family bathroom and mud room so you don’t have to worry about rounding up dirty hampers from all around the house. The three primary options – in-wall, in-floor and in-cabinet laundry chutes, these are beautifully camouflaged & incredibly useful.

2. MUD ROOM

If you’ve got kids and/or pets, a mud room is definitely a must. Create a space by a back door that has towel hangers, shoe storage, and a small shower/drain area with a hand-held sprayer. By putting everything you need right by the door, you can make sure muddy shoes get hosed off and wet dogs get dried properly so that your home will remain better protected from tracked-in dirt. As must haves when building a new home go, this is a universal need for most families with pets, kids, or an active lifestyle. The room can be country casual, downright rustic or even elegant.

3. UNDER CABINET OUTLETS

If you’re going to spend time and money on creating a beautiful kitchen back-splash, why ruin it with power outlets? Talk to your custom home builder about installing electrical outlets under the cabinets so that they remain hidden from view but are still easy to access for when you need to plug in appliances.

4. SPONGE STORAGE DRAWER

This is such a simple feature that will make a huge difference in your kitchen’s daily appearance. Take the decorative drawer cover under your sink and make it flip out for quick-and-easy sponge storage. Your sink will be free of soggy sponge clutter and you’ll be making use of previously pointless space

5. OUTDOOR OUTLETS & MEDIA CONNECTIONS

If you plan on using any sort of power tools, outdoor appliances, or decorations that require a plug, you will thank yourself for thinking ahead and installing plenty of easy-access outdoor outlets. Forget about long, tangled extension cords that create trip hazards and inevitably create an ugly, bright-orange line in your yard. With numerous outdoor outlets, you can easily install outdoor lighting and work on projects outside with much less hassle.

6. BUILT-IN SPEAKERS

Bring on the tunes! If you already know where you want to put the sound system and entertainment center, talk to your custom home-builder about installing built-in speakers in the room. You’ll save yourself valuable floor or wall space and have the luxury of having your house literally be filled with music.

7. BATHROOM DRAWER WITH OUTLETS

Solve the bathroom clutter problem before it starts. Install a bathroom drawer with built-in storage for personal care appliances like blow dryers, electric shavers, hair straighteners, and electric toothbrushes and also add some power outlets. Not only will this save you the headache of untangling power cords every time you need to use one of these appliances, but it will also keep your sink area clear of charging stations.

8. DEEP KITCHEN DRAWERS INSTEAD OF CABINETS

How many times have you lost the matching storage lid into the dark abyss of a deep kitchen cabinet? Or had to get on your hands and knees to search the very back of a under the counter cabinet? Solve these problems by switching out deep cabinets for deep drawers. You’ll be able to see and reach your kitchen items much more easily, and your back and knees will thank you.

9. TRASH AND RECYCLING CHUTES

Are you sick of fighting over taking out the trash? Make the trash take itself out. Ask your custom home-builder if it will be possible to install trash and recycling chutes in the kitchen that lead to bins in the garage or outside. No more trash cans full of last night’s fish stinking up the kitchen, and no more soda cans attracting ants.

10. SMART THERMOSTAT

Chances are your home doesn’t need to be at optimal temperature 24/7. Invest in a smart thermostat so you can program your home to ease up on the energy use when no one is in the house. You can also program it to warm up the house a little before you wake up on cold winter mornings, or cool the house down right before you get home from the gym in the summer.

3.Just Listed/Sold properties

4901 Thunderbolt Rd, Concord NC

$289,000

Beautiful spot in Concord including a home, a shop/barn (with electricity ran to it), and ample amounts of acreage. Very peaceful and serene setting with easy access to surrounding cities including Concord, Harrisburg, and Charlotte. Tons of potential here, so do not miss out on this opportunity!

4700 Thunderbolt Rd, Concord NC

$210,500

Beautiful 19 acre property with plenty of privacy and wildlife. This parcel has road frontage on Thunderbolt Rd as well as Miami Church Rd. Tons of potential with this property and certainly not one to miss out on. Adjacent property 4900 Thunderbolt Rd is also listed for sale mls #3302522.

4. Easy Back To School Lunch Ideas

Lunch #1

Salami and cheese kabobs

Assorted fresh fruit

Pita chips with hummus

It just so happens that if you snap a standard wooden kabob skewer in half, it fits perfectly in the sandwich container. It also makes these kabobs the perfect size for little hands. I did salami and cheese here but I’ve included some other variations below. Use your imagination!

Kabob variations:

Swap out the salami for any type of deli meat your child prefers.
Add cubes of bread to create sandwich kabobs.
Add cherry tomatoes, olives, or pickles.

Lunch #2

Leftover grilled chicken

Grapes

Cheese and crackers

Trail mix

Whenever we grill chicken, I always try to add an extra piece or two because it’s so nice to have the leftovers on hand for a quick lunch. Add some grapes, cheese and crackers, and a little trail mix for a complete meal.

Variations:

Use store-bought rotisserie chicken.
Replace the trail mix with a dipping sauce for the chicken. Some mayonnaise or Ranch salad dressing mixed with a little BBQ sauce is really tasty and kid-friendly.

Lunch #3

Deli turkey and ham wrap with garden vegetable cream cheese and shredded Colby Jack cheese

Cheese popcorn

Veggies with Ranch dressing

Wraps are always a fun choice for kids and it’s easy to keep all kinds of ingredients on hand to make them interesting. The one here is super basic and starts with a flour tortilla with a smear of garden vegetable cream cheese. It’s then layered with deli turkey, ham, and shredded Colby Jack cheese. If your kids are more adventurous eaters, go for it! See the variations below – the possibilities are endless! I’ve also included some cheese popcorn and veggies with Ranch dressing for dipping.

Wrap Variations:

Add greens, shredded carrot or store-bought broccoli slaw.
Use any of the delicious flavors of store-bought spreadable cream cheese.
Replace cream cheese with hummus.
Make a turkey BLT wrap with deli turkey, crisp bacon, and thinly sliced tomato.
Use colorful, flavored wraps like sun-dried tomato or spinach.

Lunch #4

Turkey hummus pinwheels

Pretzels

Fruit

Plain Greek yogurt with a honey drizzle

Pinwheels are fun – period. Tortillas, store-bought hummus, and deli meat make for a super easy, really tasty lunch item.Spoon some plain Greek yogurt into the sauce container and drizzle it with honey. This honey Greek yogurt dip is delicious with both fruit and pretzels! Try it for yourself, it is so simple but incredibly tasty.

Pinwheel Variations: