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Arizona Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show

by Sive Iver

The Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show has been held for the last 14 years. For this year the event will be held on May 1 to May3, 2009. The even will be held at the Arizona State Fairgrounds, 1826 W McDowell Road, Phoenix, AZ 85007. There will be a lot of craft, arts, home and garden displayed at the show.

Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show is usually held at the last weekend of April or the first weekend of May. For the past years that this event has been held it has not been canceled due to bad weather. Then based on last years actual gate count the event generated about 34,000 visitors.

The promoters of the Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show have made efforts to provide the public a wide range of choices when it comes to their home improvements. This is the venue where you can have a one-stop shopping of your home improvement materials. There will be about 100 vendors that you can compare, inquire and shop from.

In order to guarantee a good collection of vendors the promoters will be screening all vendors through the Arizona State Registrar of Contractors and the Better Business Bureau of Northern and Central Arizona. There will be Backyard living landscapes and green home improvements products and services. The 8th annual Student Interior Design Competition will also be held during this Maricopa County Home & Landscape Show.

For vendors that are interested to join the event will need to submit a signed application to the promoters. The vendors space fee will start from $720.00 the fee will differ depending on the size of the booth. There will be an admission fee for adults it will be $5.00, for children ages 3-12 years old it will be $2.00 and for kids younger then 2 years old will be free. On May 1 it will be the Senior Citizen day so they will have a free admission from 10:00 A.M. to 12:00 noon.

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A Mother’s Story

by Mara Hernandez-Capili

Mother’s Day is a special day dedicated for all mothers in the world. On this event, we celebrate the special day of the very special woman in our lives, our mothers. This day we regard them for their sacrifices and efforts to give us a better life and a promising future. There really is no love greater than a mother’s love.

I can still vividly recall day I brought precious little, Maiah Alara on this world. That day was the most terrifying and fulfilling day of my life. I woke up at 5am with a slight pain on my hips very much like menstrual cramps that would recede, only to come back about 10 minutes later. The pain woke me a few minutes later and I realized that it must be what they call the “labor” thing. Was I shocked and so afraid as I took a quick bath as my husband, Don along with my parents Roger and Mercedes admitted me to the hospital.

At 12 noon my little angel met the world. I can still remember her cries as I fall on a deep sleep. I woke up at the Recovery area because of the snore of another patient that was lying very near to my bed. Haha. I fell asleep again. I felt the nurses taking me to my room but I’m too tired to lift my eyes-must still be the effect of Demerol. I heard Don’s voice telling me that I delivered to a beautiful, pink and chubby baby girl.

That day will remain as the most painful, tiring and fulfilling day of my life. Maiah is six months old this coming Mother’s Day. Despite the pain I am so happy that she’s here with me- makes me forget about the pain in bringing her to this world.

There are many venues to celebrate Mother’s Day in the country and example of it is to attend craft fairs. At New Hampshire, a Mother’s Day Craft Fair will be happening on the second Sunday of May.

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