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## Family Fun

Jay & Amy Turner (972) 394-8787
Let’s take the whole family and visit the A.W. Perry Homestead Museum on Friday, December 5th from 6:30 to 8:00 pm for Carrolton’s Annual Old-Fashioned Christmas! There will be Carolers dressed in Victorian style strolling the grounds, free tours of the historic home, visits with Santa Claus, and complimentary cookies, apple cider and hot chocolate. Also, the kids can make an old-fashioned Christmas ornament.
To get there: The museum is located at 1509 N. Perry Road, one block west of Josey Lane and north of Belt Line Road. (972) 466-6380. (If you were traveling South on Josey, you would turn Right at Beltline and Right again at Perry Road. The homestead is on your left.)

## January Family Fun

Please RSVP now if you would be interested in scheduling a Fire Station Tour!!!
I would like to schedule a Fire Station Tour since this would be great fun for the kids, and maybe the Dads and Moms too! But it would need to be arranged in advance, and first I would like to get an idea of how many people would attend. It would probably be on a Saturday morning or afternoon in January, date to be decided. Please call me at (972) 394-8787 or email me at AJTurnerRN@aol.com if this is something you’d like to do – (no comittment, just a head-count of how many would be interested!)

## Treasurer's Report

Financial Report for 10/10/03 through 11/13/03
Beginning Balance: $1,102.96
Income:....................$270.10
Expense:...................$449.90
Ending Balance:.........$923.16

## All Around Dallas

Barbara Brem (972) 492-9525
Date: Wednesday, December 17 11am – whenever you leave
RSVP: by Monday, December 15 so that we can get a group rate (see rates below) or just show up if you decide last minute to come
Location: Run Your Trains Railroad, McKinney
A huge model train set: 2,100 square foot of space! It is a permanent display built by owner Ed Haubenstricker and is really neat! The scenes span all four seasons and include mountains, tunnels, long bridges, cities, industries, farms and lots more…you may even see a UFO or Elvis’ grave…. Multiple trains run at the same time so it is fun for the kids to watch (he’s got several step stools for them to stand on). There is sooooo much happening in all of the scenes that it is good fun to search for different things with the kids!
Bring a lunch: they have tables that the kids can sit at to eat. They sell juice and ice cream!
Admission is $4.50 for those over 16 years old; $2.25 for those 5-15 years old; and $1 for those under 5 years old. We can get a group rate of $2 for those over 5 years old if we have a group of about 5 ‘adults’.
Directions: Get to I-75. Head north to McKinney; then pass McKinney. Take Exit 43 (FM 543N) toward Weston. Turn left (over I-75) onto FM 543 N. After 1.5 miles, turn right onto CR 206. After 1.4 miles, turn right on CR 281. After 0.8 miles, turn right onto Littrell Lane. You can’t miss the ‘metal shed’ structure with the large train on the side of it. Travel time: about 25 – 30 minutes from Carrollton (seems far, but that is about the time that it takes to get to downtown).
If you need further directions or have questions call them at 972-838-9111 or check out their website at www.runyourtrains.com .
Call me with any questions or comments. I hope that we see you there!

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MUSIC STEPS!

An Early Childhood Music Program
(Birth - 5 Years)
Jennifer Wells, BM, MMEd
214-727-0953
ecmusicsteps@yahoo.com
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