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Book Signing This Saturday!
Please stop by Hastings Books & Records on Saturday, February 6, from 4:00 – 6:00 p.m. for another Walk With the Master book signing. Author, Kathryn E. Eriksen will be available during that time to personally autograph copies of her book, Walk With the Master. She will also have a sample Study Guide that is a great companion to the book.
Kathryn was recently interviewed by Good Morning Texas - check it out here:
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Written by Jennifer A. Howell
St. Joseph Catholic School is always abuzz, but this week is especially so. It’s Catholic Schools Week and a full calendar of activities includes an open house for prospective families. For those unable to make it to the annual open house, contact Maribeth May at 972-937-7557 or
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to schedule a tour.
Some thoughts about the real Mardi Gras - The theme song for Mardi Gras is “When the Saints Go Marching In”. That sets the right tone for Mardi Gras from Galveston, Texas along the gulf coast to Homestead, Florida. 
Family Matters Seminars - Sponsored by the Donaldson Wellness Center. Authentic Parenting Principals for Success, Saturday March 27, 9 a.m. to 4 p.m. Location will be at the Wellness Center
A wonderful Mardi Gras Ball, sponsored by the Order of the Odd Fellows, will be held on the 13th of February at 7:00 p.m., at the Loft. located at the corner of Main and College Streets, directly south of the Rogers Hotel in downtown Waxahachie. Price for tickets is $25.00 per person, this covers dinner, a Kings Cake and dancing.
AntiqueAlleyTexas.com 2010 show dates: April 16-18 & September 17-19 - Antique Alley Texas spans the historic communities of Cleburne, Grandview and Maypearl via FM 4 (S) to FM 916. This show is unique because of the miles and miles of shows and sales organized by independent landowners, small businesses and individual entrepreneurs.
Check Under Your Pillow for a Great Movie - If you don’t believe in the Tooth Fairy, you will become one. That’s what happened to Derek Thompson (Dwayne Johnson) in the new hit movie, Tooth Fairy. Derek did not believe in dreams and he did not like them until he realized that he needed dreams to feel alive.
