Summer… wonderful season for children, teenagers and the rest of the world!

Summer… the time that kids and teachers have vacations and families plan different ways to visit friends and relatives or get away somehow.

The summers are getting more and more difficult every year for a lot people. The economy doesn’t help. People have to work extra just to take their children to the beach or to the movies which is actually very expensive these days! I wish we didn’t have to pay $5.00 for a hot dog at the beach or $50.00 dollars to see a movie with 3 people!

I have been talking to a lot people and times are changing in so many different ways. I remember summers for me when I was 8 years old. They were the best times of my life!! My parents never had to worry about putting us in summer camps, ballet, gym classes, or pottery school, etc. Our days were playing outside until it was dark and my mother would call us for dinner. Our parents worked full time jobs and somehow they managed to take care of 5 children (us). We didn’t have nannies and the neighbors kept us in their homes or if we were big enough they kept an eye on us. The weekends were great waiting for my Dad to take us to the beach and I still remember spending entire days at the beach. No worries about skin cancer or putting extra creams on us even though the sun was brutal! I don’t remember so many kinds of lotion to avoid sunburn at that time. They did make sure we drank a lot juices and coke. Forget about water or mixing juice with water? We had real sodas with lots of sugar and ate ice cream like there was not tomorrow.

Later, when I was a teenager, life was different of course, but just as amazing. The last day of school was the best day of the whole year besides Christmas, of course! Those days still make me smile and bring me memories that make my whole life special. We grew up in a nice neighborhood and our summer routine was sleep all morning, get up fix our room, run to the beach all day long , come for dinner and leave your home to see your friends again!

Today everything seems so different and it makes me think how lucky I was to grow up in a normal, God oriented environment. My parents realized that we spent 9 months of the year going to school, getting up early and going to bed early and were tired. We needed to sleep and rest our young bodies at least 3 months of the year. Times have changed and so have we but it’s nice to reminisce about those times. I’m sure many of you remember how simple life used to be and how complicated it is right now. We now have computers and cell phones to communicate with each other. I used to scream from my window. Now it’s so hard to talk with the kids. They are too busy texting, sending emails or hard wired to their iPods and there is a television in every room of the house. The communication is very different and we quickly forget how nice it was to just sit at the table, have dinner together and talk about our day.

I wish the best summer ever to all of our friends out there and may this be as wonderful a time of year for you as it always was for me.

Summer Has Arrived

Hello everyone,

I hope everybody had a wonderful Easter and Mother’s Day!! Time is flying as you all know and there is hardly time to do all the things we want to do. We are working very hard on this web site and hoping that it will be very helpful to all of you. Thanks for all the people that are using ServiceStars.com and thank you for the wonderful feedback.

Well, summer is almost here. The kids are getting out for vacation and heading off to summer camp.
It’s so nice to see all the students graduating this month and seeing them so dressed up for prom night.
To all the parents with teenagers graduating this month, congratulations!!!!! You are as much responsible for their achievement as they are and you should be proud and happy.

For the parents with little children, be prepared and enjoy these years. They will fly by and before you know it, you will find yourself helping to pick out a prom dress or tuxedo. Enjoy every single minute before that day is upon you.

Father’s Day is coming up. Unfortunately mine has already passed into Heaven but I feel so proud and happy because he was a great man and my best friend!! For all of you that are very lucky to have your Dad still with you, make sure you go out of your way to let him know how much you love and care for him.

I believe that every day that we wake up is a gift and we should celebrate that in a way to say I love you to the people around us. I have some great ideas for a Father’s Day present besides our love to them. ServiceStars.com has great Car wash companies that do an incredible job. I personally use Fab Car Wash. These guys are great and super affordable. For $25.00 you can surprise your Dad with a nice shiny car, inside and out! Just choose your city, go to residential and click car wash. Submit your request and you will have a phone call in minutes. They will come right to your home or Dad’s office and use their own water and electricity.

Are you looking for a very special cake for your event? Look under Catering and look for Cakes By F& L. Their cakes are beautiful and taste as good as they look!

We also have some really great photographers on our web site. A beautiful family portrait would make a great addition to Dad’s desk.

We just added 5 Elements Spa as a sponsor. You can find their link on the home page. There is no better way to relieve that stress than a professional massage.

If you want to go all out, I have a great suggestion. Try one of garage organizers. One of our users organized their garage as a surprise gift for her husband and he absolutely loved it. He actually called into our office to thank us for helping his wife find such a great company.

I can go on and on giving you ideas from our wonderful Servicestars.com web site. Just give something different to your Dad this year, no more T-shirts or knick-knacks that collect dust. This year everybody is watching their budget so the best thing we can do is give something that they really need or want.

All of us here at ServiceStars.com want to wish every man who is a Dad a wonderful Fathers Day!!!

Valentine’s Day

February is the month that we celebrate Valentine’s Day and go out of our way to show our feelings to that very special someone. Let’s ask God to give us lots of love to give! At this time of year, we see stories and commercials about what to buy and do for each other. With all that has happened in the past several months, I decided to write about a group of people that really need our “love”, attention and support. I’m talking about our local small business people. With this economy, we are all facing tough times but I know from dealing with these folks how especially tough it is for our local service providers.

I know a lot of people that have many questions about what is happening in our world. Big companies are going bankrupt, many people are losing their jobs and we are all feeling scared. This is the time that we need to help each other in many different ways. If you know someone that needs help, lend a hand. If you hear of a job opening, tell a friend that is unemployed. If you know someone that is working overtime, offer to watch their children. Every little thing means a lot.

This is why we are working overtime here at ServiceStars.com. This website is all about promoting to you, your local business people. These local service providers are your friends and neighbors. Some you have heard of and others you have not but they are all great at what they do. They need and deserve your support. So, the next time you need service in your home or office, please take a look at the great people here at ServiceStars.com.

Happy Valentine’s Day from all of us!!!

P.S. For some great gift ideas check our Residential section under Florist/Gift Delivery.