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BUSINESS PROFILE Kids say YES to visiting this dentist.

HOME & GARDEN Open space and aging in place are important to homeowners.

MARCH MOTIF Grandparents have a new role in children’s lives.

GET TO KNOW Jan Walker welcomes children to the kingdom of Neep.

TASTE OF HOME Family planting leads to quality time.

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TASTE OF HOME Working mother tries local home grocery delivery.

RECREATION Play with a purpose brings a family closer together.

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THIS ISSUE’S CONTRIBUTING WRITERS Jennifer Colosimo

Jennifer is a creative writer who enjoys telling the unique stories of her community to readers across Georgia. Whether exciting new finds or classic topics, she writes about everything from food and fashion to travel and health, beauty, the arts and more with an enthusiastic yearning to truly know her neighbors.

Alison Reeger Cook

Alison Reeger Cook resides in Gainesville and works in the College of Fine Arts & Humanities at Brenau University. A novelist, playwright and screenwriter, she also enjoys wall climbing, hiking and being out in nature with her husband David and their husky, Daisy.

Danielle Allenbach

Danielle works in Real Estate full time but makes time for her favorite hobby: writing. She is a freelance writer for The Gainesville Times. Danielle holds a BA in Journalism from Southern Methodist University in Dallas, TX and is originally from Chicago, IL. She currently resides in Gainesville, GA with her husband and teenaged daughter.

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Pamela A. Keene is a journalist who writes for about a dozen publications across the Southeast and nationally. She frequently writes about travel, gardening and business. She is also an accomplished photographer. She lives in Flowery Branch.

Amber Tyner

Amber Tyner is a student at the University of North Georgia.

When she has free time, she enjoys baking as well as going new places with her family.

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BUSINESS PROFILE

LEFT: Registered Dental Hygienist Kristina Reagan and patient Jay Lovell, 9, at the offices of Dr. Thomas J. Weyrich DDC, PC. RIGHT: Dr. Thomas J. Weyrich DDC, PC. Jay Lovell, 9.

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How a local dentist makes it kid-friendly, and kid-famous

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t doesn’t take much more than a toddler emergency to get any fear of pediatric dentistry out of the way. Alisha Bradshaw explains how Dr. Thomas Weyrich handled her son Charlie’s emergency one weekend.

“When my son slipped and fell facefirst into our hardwood floors one morning, I thought for sure he had damaged his teeth for good,” said Bradshaw. “But Dr. Tom offered to meet us at his office that afternoon, a Sunday, to check his teeth. We don’t always see him on Sundays, but that’s the trend of our experience with Dr. Tom. He and his staff go out of their way to make the visits kid-friendly, and take time to explain each procedure in a way that kids can understand and feel comfortable about.”

Weyrich’s insistence on educating first, before treating, has made all the difference to numerous Gainesville families.

“The first time we visited the dentist, my kids were extremely nervous,” said Jodi Lawler. “But Dr. Tom and his staff are always extremely kind and patient, soothing each one with words in a calm fashion to ease their anxiety. Plus, they make it a fun experience for both of my kids.”

“He knows his stuff,” added Lawler’s

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son, Jones, 12. “I know that when we visit, it will not be scary, because he talks and explains why my teeth are the way they are.”

Jones admitted the video games in the waiting area don’t hurt either. Both Jones and his sister credit their good brushing to Dr. Tom’s teachings.

“Our office is an open environment, designed to be kid friendly and comfortable,” said Kristina Reagan, RDH. A hygienist with Weyrich for more than a decade, Reagan loves the way Weyrich has trained his staff to put kids first. “Kids can watch other kids doing certain things, and that helps them be brave. Dr. Tom talks directly to the them, and I think that’s important because the first experience at the dentist can either make or break a child. If you can win them over, it’ll progress into good dental habits for life.”

Reagan also explained that Weyrich is intentional about the time he spends with each child, first telling them what he’s going to do, then showing them what he’s going to do and then explaining every step as he does it. It makes a huge impact on a child to have that good, comfortable experience early on.”

“He will explain exactly what he is going to do, how it might feel and then asks if they understand before proceeding,” added Lawler. “After our first visit, I knew right away that we had found the pediatric dentist that was right for our family.”

It is beneficial that Weyrich makes his office a fun place to get your teeth taken care of, because establishing a good relationship between childhood and dentistry may lead to a future generation of healthier smiles.

“We do see that kiddos who start good home care early, for the most part, have fewer cavities,” said Weyrich. “If you can get in on the ground floor where they haven’t had bad experiences yet, or you know you can coach through that early developmental stage on how to brush, floss and take care of their smile, then you don’t have problems develop that can cause even bigger ones in the future.”

Weyrich opened his practice in the fall of 1996 with his wife, Jan. Their goal was to build a place to educate parents and children and remove the fear factor from the dentistry equation.

“If you can take a child who is afraid and explain to them in the simplest of terms that what they’re expecting to happen is probably not going to happen and alleviate their fear so that they know that it’s okay, well then you’ve given them the confidence to have great dental visits for the rest of their lives,” said Weyrich. “More so, I want parents to know that I will treat their child the way I would treat my own child; that way, I know I’m giving them the very best care I can, in the very best way I can give it to them.

“My goal is when you see me at WalMart you wave and say hello, instead of running down the other aisle,” he added.

Many of Weyrich’s former patients now bring their own children in to see him.

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cheduling time to spend with family everyday isn’t easy.

But one thing that can help is your floor plan.

Open concept living has become a trend for remodeling projects in recent years, and it offers benefits that a typical floor plan doesn’t, especially for families.

Tracy Tesmer, owner of Tracy Tesmer Design/Remodeling in Gainesville, said an open floor plan essentially “bring(s) the walls down” in a house.

“Open floor plan is less compartmentalized living and opening things up,” he said.

“And just really taking down all the visual interruptions of line of sight so everybody can truly be together.”

He said one of the benefits of this design is that it encourages more family time.

“You don’t have separation,” he said.

“You don’t have a living room, you don’t have a dining room, you don’t have a family room. You have a great room. Just opening up your home and taking away the compartmentalization of the living area is going to encourage more family time.”

He said the design usually focuses on the kitchen and creates more space in the house.

“It really centers around opening up the kitchen to the living areas,” he said. “So if mom’s in the kitchen cooking, she could be interacting with the children and the rest of the family. Your house feels less boxy on the inside.”

Kim Dean, a 40-year-old Gainesville resident, is a recent client of Tesmer who wanted this kind of open floor plan.

“We knew exactly what we wanted,” she said about her expectations for the remodel at her home. “We wanted to bring everything in together.”

Her house was built in 1962 by her great uncle, and it is where she lived as a child with her parents.

“I grew up here,” she said in an interview at the house, mentioning that she recently moved back with her husband after her mother passed away.

Dean wanted an open floor plan because the 1300 square foot house felt small.

“The footprint’s not very large,” she said. “We were shocked what we were able to do with a smaller space. We wanted to work with what we had, so we just merged basically the dining room and the kitchen together and expanded it. Even though we

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For more information, visit Kondo’s website or watch the show “Tidying Up with Marie Kondo” on Netflix.

“Aging in place design is just redesigning your home so that you can live comfortably and safely for a longer period of time,” said Sara Bagwell, designer at Tracy Tesmer Design/Remodeling. “So basically

doing things like opening up doorways for wheelchair or walker access — just making your home ADA compliant. It’s also a good thing to think about even before you get to that point. Just in terms of planning ahead, making your home safe and accessible for on down the road.”

She said for families, this type of design is important to consider if you have grandparents living in the house.

“If you have a multigenerational home — so you have grandparents living in the home or something like that — then it would definitely be important to think about,” she said.

The next time you consider remodeling or are picking out a new floor plan, think about what’s going to meet the needs of your family, from having more accessibility throughout the house to spending time together.

“I would say bring the walls down,” Tesmer said about floor plans for families.

“I think it just encourages more interaction and togetherness. Anything that we can do as designers and builders to open it up and bring the family together, that’s the answer.” H

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Dean’s favorite part of the new floor plan is the bigger kitchen.

“I love the kitchen,” she said. “And I guess it’s because I know what it used to be.

It was very tiny. We wanted a more open kitchen because my husband and I both help each other when we cook.”

The newly opened space has allowed for more family time.

“The way it was before, it would have been people sitting in this room, people maybe gathering in the kitchen at the little table, and then people gathering in the living room,” she said. “Everybody was split.

It’s awesome because people can eat at the table, they can be sitting in the living room, they can be cooking in the kitchen, and everybody still has access to each other. Conversations can still happen, and you’re not separated. It’s all inclusive.”

Dean recommends an open floor plan for everyone.

“I don’t know why anybody would want anything different,” she said. “I love it. It feels more roomy but yet it still feels cozy.”

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ith affectionate names like Mimi and Gammi, Pop-Pop and DaddyBob, grandparents hold a special place with their grandchildren. Whether the kids are toddlers or teens, spending time with their grandparents can be special.

“Northeast Georgia has many opportunities for grandparents and their grandchildren to enjoy time together,” says Stacey Dickson, president of the Lake Lanier Con-

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vention and Visitors Bureau, which promotes tourism in Northeast Georgia. “It’s becoming a national trend that attractions and destinations are promoting multi-generational activities to encourage families to do more things together, and that includes grandparents and their grandchildren.”

The Lake Lanier CVB has grouped activities and attractions, based on age, on its website, www.discoverlakelanier.com.

Groups include toddlers, kids 3 to 9, preteens aged 10-12 and teens aged 13-16.

1. Educations Backpack Tours are held at Atlanta Botanical Garden/Gainesville.

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other things around the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville. This is a wonderful way for children and their parents and grandparents to engage in fun activities and share together.”

Discovery Stations will be open every Saturday and Sunday starting in April.

The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, has other kid-centric attractions that can be enjoyed with their grandparents, including the Model Train Garden that’s also integrates unusual plants. Plans are to create a special children’s garden later this year at the facility.

For information about family-friendly happenings at the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville, visit atlantabg.org/ Gainesville-garden/.

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Like its name says, it’s filled with interactive exhibits that help children learn about careers and the real world through role-play. INK’s 20 exhibits recreate the real world and allow children to experience various careers, including banking, medical and dental, and transportation.

Weekly arts and crafts sessions give them hands-on opportunities for exploring their creativity.

“Children can play and learn, plus their imaginations can run wild,” says Jenny Staley, assistant director. “We have a paint-your-own pottery studio so that they can create a gift for their grandparents and parents, or something to keep for themselves.”

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“We’ve developed suggested itineraries for each age group, from where to have breakfast or lunch to places to go swimming or experience hands-on learning,” she says. “Here in Hall and Northeast Georgia, we are fortunate to have many choices for fun things to do.”

The Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville offers weekly story time every Wednesday from 10 to 11 a.m. It’s followed by a chance for youngsters ages 4-6 to try their skills creating art.

“We’ll begin our Discovery Stations family programming in April,” says Wanda Cannon, education and volunteer coordinator with the Atlanta Botanical Garden, Gainesville. “We offer hands-on learning to learn about nature, from bees and butterflies to trees and shrubs and

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onsider taking a road trip to a simpler time when people had farm animals. The North Georgia Zoo and Petting Farm in Cleveland is filled with hands-on chances to get up close to goats, pigs, sheep, llamas, ponies and cows. But further surprises await.

“We have many unusual animals, too,” says Stephanie Varady, director of sales at North Georgia Zoo and Petting Farm. “You can see African Crested Porcupines, kangaroos, sloths, camels and even feed parakeets at our Parakeet Landing.”

The zoo hosts regular Mommy and Me programs that are popular with grandparents and their grandchildren. These kidfocused walks generally last about 30 minutes. Schedules vary throughout the year.

For more information about programming at the North Georgia Zoo and Petting Farm, visit www.northgeorgiazoo.com.

These are just a few of the many activities that grandparents can do with their grandchildren. As spring arrives, the opportunities are limitless.

“Everyone wins when grandparents spend time with their grandchildren, especially by doing activities that are special,” Dickson says. “It helps keep the grandparents young, both the grandparents and the grandchildren learn sometime new and it’s a wonderful way to create memories that will last a lifetime.” H 1. At North Georgia Zoo, children can hold and pet some animals.

2. Animal lovers of all ages enjoy viewing exotic animals.

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4. A chinchilla roosts on the head of an audience member during an educational show.

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n Georgia, more than 115,200 households are headed by grandparents who are primarily responsible for raising their grandchildren. Nearly 65 percent of these grandparents are under age 60 and nearly 58 percent of them still work, according to GrandFacts.

“A lot of grandparents are raising their grandchildren full-time,” says Pat Freeman, chief executive officer of Legacy Link Area Agency on Aging. “For many reasons, the parents aren’t able to raise their own children and because the grandparents love them, they’re becoming parents all over again.”

These grandparents attend teacher meetings, take the kids to sports and after-school activities, as well as providing for all their needs, physical, social, financial and psychological.

Legacy Link’s Kinship Care program offers grandparents a chance to connect

with other grandparents raising their grandchildren.

“Kinship Care offers a safe place for grandparents to share with each other and address all kinds of issues,” says Julia Jessee [cq], coordinator of Legacy Link’s Kinship Care program. “Raising children is so different than it was when their own children were growing up.”

The program includes organized groups, speakers and resources for grandparents. In the summer, it sponsors overnight camps for the grandchildren so that the grandparents can have a bit of respite.

“It’s important for grandparents to know they they’re not alone,” Jessee says.

“That’s what we’re here for.”

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DISCOVERING THE KINGDOM OF NEEP: The Whimsical World of Jan Walker

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ometimes, the story begins in the least expected place — even on a knee.

What began as adorable pictures of small, gnomish creatures that local artist and author Jan Walker would facepaint on children’s knees at the Chattahoochee Mountain Fair, became an entire race of creatures called Neeps that live in their own magical, miniature kingdom.

Their exciting exploits are told through her children’s books titled “The Kingdom

of Neep,” “Gloomy” and “Christmas Tea at Harvest Hall.” Written in a Seussian style of bouncy rhyming couplets, the books are immensely popular with children and parents, and Walker has sold 4,000 copies of her books to date.

“I’ve been an artist all my life, since I was three years old,” Walker says. “In 1984, John Kollock — a well-known artist up here — saw a coloring book I made and said that I should write a book. I had never dreamt of writing a book. He said,

‘go to the schools and tell your stories.’ All my friends were teachers, so I asked them if I could speak in their students. I would make up stories on the way to class. I don’t have any blocks. I just flow.”

In many ways, Walker is a present-day Beatrix Potter: a self-taught artist, a children’s storyteller, a lover of nature and animals which feature prominently in her stories, and a businesswoman who has immortalized her characters for generations to come. Coincidentally, Walker’s mother

TOP LEFT: Drawn in colored pencil, Jan Walker depicts her Neeps living in their miniature kingdom, having larger than life adventures.

TOP RIGHT: Published in 1996 by Children’s Gallery Publications, “Gloomy” is one of three children’s books taking place in the magical Kingdom of Neep, with a fourth already planned to be released in August. BOTTOM RIGHT: When students walk into Jan Walker’s home, they will be greeted with a classroom equipped for just about any need that a young artist might have. BOTTOM LEFT: Author of “The Kingdom of Neep”, “Gloomy” and “Christmas Tea at Harvest Hall”, Jan Walker stands over one of fifty illustrations that will be shown in her newest book that will come out in August.

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was pregnant with her when Potter passed away in 1943, so she says that she has “a little bit of Beatrix in me.” Walker’s Prisma colored pencil drawings reflect the beauty and gentleness of nature similarly found in Potter’s watercolor illustrations.

Walker’s greatest joy in sharing her talents with others, particularly young children. In 1979, she founded The Children’s Gallery in her Cornelia home, and is celebrating 40 years of teaching art classes to children, teenagers and adults. The classroom in Walker’s house is a wonderland of art, with stained glass windows, displays of student sketches, and an entire wall of shelves for paints, markers, pencils, craft pieces, and collage supplies. It’s an aspiring art student’s dream come true. Many of her students have gone on to pursue art as college students or as art teachers, and she points out how proud she is to see that her own students surpass her in certain artistic skills.

“With all my talents of writing and drawing, my greatest gift is teaching,” she says. “All you need to have to be a good teacher is two things: know your subject well, and be able to make it simple.”

Her current work-in-progress is a 92-

page chapter book, featuring 50 of Walker’s soft, dreamlike illustrations. She plans to release her new book this August, and plans to celebrate the book launch with students and friends. The story centers around four Neeps from different world cultures — North America, South America, Africa and Asia — coming together to go on a grand adventure.

Walker is well-versed in world cultures, as among the many titles she holds — artist, writer, teacher — is also globetrotter. Originally from New Hampshire, she attended Hesser Business College for two years and at age 21 saved up enough money to travel to Australia, where she met her husband Peter in Tasmania. Coincidentally, she and Peter were both of Scottish descent, which one can see reflected in the many Scottish plates and keepsakes that decorate Walker’s home. After working in Australia for two years, she went on to travel across Europe, Asia and Africa. After returning to the U.S., the Walkers moved to Georgia and were together for 25 years until Peter passed away in 1990.

Many of Walker’s drawings feature the landscape around Lake Russell, about an hour from Cornelia, where she has taken

her Children’s Gallery students every summer for swimming and cookouts. Her depictions of birds, reptiles, and woodland mammals are done with great attention to detail, every pencil-stroke for feather or fur placed with care. She has even drawn pictures in painstaking pointillism. Some animals she draws as Neeps with cherubchubby faces and soulful eyes. One of her murals, painted on the walls of a Cornelia dentist’s office, depicts the Kingdom of Neep in vibrant, warm colors, a perfect playroom for any child.

“I think the key to my success with teaching art for 40 years is that I have as much fun as the children,” Walker says. “I want them to have fun, and to be children.

I talk to them about the world a lot, and how we’re all the same. That’s why this new book is important to me, because I have my four Neeps from different countries, and it’s a story about how we’re all alike.”

For parents who want to learn more about signing up their children, or themselves, for weekly summer workshops in creative drawing at The Children’s Gallery, you can contact Ms. Walker at 706-778-1646 or email her at kneeneep@gmail.com. H

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GROWING FAMILY TIME THROUGH GARDENING

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xcitement can be contagious. So much so that children are bringing home ideas from school for their families to do together. Just ask some of the youngsters who have taken part in Hall County Master Gardeners’ Youth Gardening programs in the schools.

“So many of them had no idea where their food came from,” says Mindy Wade, president of the Hall County Master Gardeners. “When we started this program

more than 10 years ago, it was a real eyeopener. And when the kids were able to see how a plant grows – from a seed to a radish, for instance – they really started to get it. We’ve heard many stories about how kids talked their parents into starting backyard gardens. Now the families grow some of their own food each summer and are spending more quality time together.”

As a parent, you don’t need a great deal of space to start a family garden. A shop-

ping trip to a local nursery or box retailer can set you on the right track. Pick a sunny spot and build a few raised beds from 2 by 12 pieces of lumber to form a rectangle.

Fill the box with garden soil and add some bagged organic matter.

While the weather is still a bit cool to plant summer crops, take some time as a family to plan your garden, where you will put it, what you will plant and who will be responsible for what activities. Popular

TOP LEFT: Students explore nature at Gardens on Green. TOP RIGHT: Students plant seeds on AG Day at White Sulphur Elementary school.

BOTTOM LEFT: Hall County Master Gardener Beverly Brinson works with kids in a school youth gardening program.

BOTTOM RIGHT: Students at Sugar Hill Elementary get a head start on planting vegetables.

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summer home-gardening food crops that are easy to grow include tomatoes, green beans, squash and cucumbers. “These vegetables typically mature pretty quickly for a fast pay-off. Plus there are a variety of simple recipes parents and kids can prepare together,” Wade says.

You can even go ahead and start some seeds indoors, using cups filled with soil placed on sunny windowsills. Packages include planting instructions for how deep to plant the seeds and how long it will take the seeds to germinate. As they grow, be sure to turn the cups periodically so that the plants, which tend to grow toward the light, will have straighter stems.

“Once the seedlings are several inches tall, they can be transplanted into the garden after April 15, which is the typical date of the last frost in our area,” Wade says. “April 15 is also a good guideline for planting seedlings you may purchase at local nurseries or box retailers. Once they’re planted, then the fun begins.”

Gardening provides a wealth of activities for all ages.

“Let your smaller children help with easy chores, like exploring the dirt for earthworms, digging holes for the plant

Kids can be active in the garden in many ways, including watering plants.

seedlings and placing them in the ground.

“This is a shared activity and it’s a chance for kids—and adults—to learn,” says Kathy Lovett, founder of Gardens on Green. The gardens regularly conduct youth gardening programming for schools. “Younger ones can also help with watering the garden and looking for insects as the crops grow.”

Add some flowers to your garden, selecting colorful annuals that can help brighten up the vegetable garden. “Marigolds, nasturtiums and zinnias are easy to start from seed,” Wade says. “Another benefit is that they attract pollinators, such as bees and butterflies, that will help produce a better vegetable crop.”

Parents and children gardening together can offer a chance for conversation and bonding in a shared experience.

“Gardening is a time for both of you to play outside and get your hands dirty,” Lovett says. “You’ll be surprised how barriers can be broken down as you work together in the garden. And this is about having some fun together, so it’s okay to get dirty.”

Once the crops are ready to be picked, involve children and youth in selecting recipes to prepare. Then let them help with cooking.

“Gardening creates a sense of wonder with children as you garden together,” Lovett says. “As the seeds grow, you’ll be surprised at all the things you can share with your children. Gardening is such a rewarding family hobby. Plus you get to eat the results of your work.” H

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INSTACART: A FREE PERSONAL ASSISTANT?

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s a working mother I am, like many people, pressured for time to get everything done. If there is a shortcut somewhere, I’d like to find it, especially when it comes to getting a meal on the table for my family.

With every challenge there are supposed to be many solutions. Right? I am happy to share I have found a good one.

First the challenge: My daughter was home sick from school and I was caught off guard having to work from home with very few items in our refrigerator. What will we eat?

Enter Publix Instacart: your online solution for the busy person with no time to walk through a grocery store. But I was wondering how instant is it? And will they have what I want?

The answers I found were, not instant but pretty quick and yes! I found everything I needed with only one mistake.

First, it’s easy to find Instacart through google. Just click on the links and choose

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the option of a Two Week Free Trial with Free Delivery on all $35 plus orders.

The next screen surprisingly offered not just Publix but Kroger, ALDI and a few other stores I didn’t expect, including Petco and CVS Pharmacy.

After entering my address, the system confirmed they would deliver to my house and could arrive within 2 hours. I better get dressed!

All of a sudden, I felt giddy. It was like I had a personal shopper, but will they do a good job? Will they be able to find the exact groceries my family has grown used to? There was one way to find out. Start shopping!

Once you’re in you can see everything sectioned off by departments, just like in the store: Produce, Dairy & Eggs, Bakery, Frozen, and so on. When you click on any department you see the actual product down to a salmon fillet or a pound of ground beef or a variety of apple your family loves.

By searching each department, I found everything I needed, and hit only one snag.

They didn’t have my family’s favorite ice cream bars pictured. I thought … Gotcha!

But, then I used their search bar and by entering the brand, the bars came right up.

A picture of the box! I placed my final order which included items from many departments. I had selected grapes, oatmeal, salmon, chicken, kale salad, make-up removing cloths, and frozen ice cream bars. I was really testing to see if they would arrive frozen.

Turns out the oats were my only mistake… more on that later.

Back to check out. It went smoothly. I was surprised they had Apple pay as an option and when I hit purchase it immediately pinged my phone asking me to confirm the amount. Too easy I was thinking … where’s the catch?

Now my question was, will they arrive in 2 hours? I stopped wondering when I heard from Larry, my personal shopper. He texted me to tell me he was shopping for me at Publix and if I had forgotten an item, I could let him know and he would add it to the ticket. It was like Larry was a mindreader. I forgot the cheese!

Now I am even giddier waiting to see what comes to my door. Larry arrived with bags in hand about 40 minutes later. He said he’s been out all morning and that I was his 5th stop of the day! It was only noon when he arrived.

How have all these other people known about this super time cheater and not told me?

So did I get all my items and were they exactly what I ordered? There was one modification, but I was expecting it. Larry had texted me that they didn’t have boneless skinless chicken thighs in the Publix brand so he was buying me the grass fed ones. No big deal!

The only other difference turned out to be my operator error. I thought I was buying a large container of Publix Old Fashioned Oats but I had picked the small container because they looked the same online.

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hen the work and school day ends for Crystal, Jonathan, Mia and Jonathan Fowler Jr., family time begins. Since October 2017, family play with a purpose takes place at Barra Jiu-Jitsu gym in

Gainesville.

The Gracie Barra gym in Gainesville is owned and operated

by Jose and Jessica Alvarez, under head instructor Fabio Costa, a fourth degree black belt. Jose first discovered and fell in love with the art of Jiu-Jitsu while recovering from an injury while in the ROTC. Fueled by the passion to enhance his training and to build a safer community for families in Gainesville, the Alvarez couple invested their life savings to open the school.

Embodying the theme of Gracie Barra Jiu-JItsu, which is “JiuJitsu for Everyone”, Jose stated, “Jiu-Jitsu blurs cultural lines.

When you step onto the mat, we are all equal and we are all a family, coming together to make ourselves, our families, and our communities better. Anyone can do Jiu-Jitsu, regardless of fitness level, race, ethnicity, or socio-economic status.”

Echoing Jose’s sentiments, Fowler commented, “We initially joined the gym as a family to have something to do together other than sitting in front of the TV. Jiu-Jitsu has become so much more for us. There is a true comradery and friendship here.”

Jiu-Jitsu, a form of martial arts, translates to mean “the gentle art.” It is one of the most rapidly growing arts in the world, because it requires both functionality and fitness. The essence of the art is rooted in its origins of self-defense. The values instilled in the art of Jiu-Jitsu can be applied in any of our day-to-day goals, whether we seek greater fitness, flexibility, self-defense, or self-esteem.

For Jonathan Fowler, father and law enforcement officer, participating in the sport has been beneficial in both of these roles in his life. “We started Jiu-Jitsu to get in better shape and meet our fitness goals. However, learning the art of Jiu-Jitsu has tremendously increased my confidence as a police officer. It has given me another tool to use to de-escalate situations using minimal force.”

The Gracie Barra model of Jiu-Jitsu has further revolutionized this “gentle art.” The first family of Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu, headed by Master Carlos Gracie Senior, forged the art into a way of life, leading Carlos Gracie, Jr. to create Gracie Barra. The Gracie

TOP: Gracie Barra Gainesville School Owner Jose Alvarez, and wife Jessica demonstrate one of many different ground take-down techniques.

BOTTOM: Law enforcement officer Jonathan Fowler with his children Mia and Jonathan Jr., says that joining Gracie Barra’s Jiu Jitsu has provided great benefits not only in his field as a police officer, but has also given his family more to do together.

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family has shared this art with the world and has extended an open invitation to all who seek a more gentle and humble path for their family, not just on the Jiu-Jitsu mats, but in every arena of life. The training model focuses on promoting the family unit while simultaneously instilling core values such as respect, discipline, cooperation, and teamwork. There are currently over 700 Gracie Barra schools throughout the world, drawing together people from all cultures to share this passion.

Crystal Fowler, a high school art teacher, mother and wife, stated, “It has been so encouraging to see my children’s (Mia, 8, Jonathan Jr., 6) confidence soar by taking the kid’s classes. It teaches them how strong they are and what they are capable of achieving.

Even more importantly, it gives us a common goal as a family. We can practice with each other, making one another better, and therefore our family bond stronger. It teaches us how to face challenges as a family and how beneficial it is to learn to navigate life together though learning this art.”

For the Fowler family, participating in Jiu-Jitsu is much more than a hobby. It is a refuge, a carved out time to be together. It is a place where family and community precedes self, yet where individual confidence is gained to empower one another. In the words of head instructor Fabio Costa, “We are stronger when we are connected and when each of us works towards maintaining our individual integrity.” H Gracie Barra Jiu-Jitsu gym 821 Dawsonville Hwy Suite 200, Gainesville, GA 30501 706-531-4356 • https://graciebarra.com/gainesville-ga/

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MARCH CALENDAR OF EVENTS “A Streetcar Named Desire.”

3 p.m. March 3. Sylvia Beard Theatre, 2200 Buford Highway NE, Buford. $30.

Declutter Your Mind.

4-5 p.m. March 3, 10, 17, 24 and 31. Prime Combat Sports, 4415 Front Nine Drive, Cumming.

Spring Gallery Tours.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 4-7 and March 11-14. Brenau University Galleries, 200 Blvd., Gainesville.

770-534-6263, alauricella@ brenau.edu. Free.

Women’s Self-Defense Workshop.

6 p.m. March 5. Gwinnett County Public Library, Collins Hill Branch, 455 Camp Perrin Road, Lawrenceville. 770-9785154, events@gwinnettpl.org.

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Handbuilding Basics with Mary Hull.

10 a.m. to noon. March 6, 13, 20 and 27. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, musesroost@gmail.com. $150175.

Yoga for Beginners.

10-11:30 a.m. March 6, 13, 20 and 27. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

Bingo.

7-9:30 p.m. March 7, 14, 21, 28.

American Legion Post 7, 2343 Riverside Drive, Gainesville. 678617-2774, jbdillon1@gmail.com.

Zumba at the library!

6:30 p.m. March 7, 14 and 21. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

Emphasis on Tomatoes—Plan Your Summer Garden.

10-11:30 a.m. March 8.

Atlanta Botanical Garden, 1911 Sweetbay Drive, Gainesville.

404-888-4763, wcannon@ atlantabg.org. $24-29.

Color Media Workshop.

10 a.m. to noon. March 9.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.

Dempsey Dash 5K & 1K Fun Run. 9 a.m. March 9. Brenau University, 500 Washington St. SE, Gainesville.

Veterans Mosaic Project.

10 a.m. to noon. March 9.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.

Winter Farmers Market.

9-11 a.m. March 9. Town Center Park, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. adoherty@suwanee. com. Free.

Women in Power.

Panel discussion. 1-3 p.m. March 9. Gwinnett County Public Library, 361 Main St., Suwanee.

Family Fun Night: Go Green!

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“Blood Brothers.”

7:30-9:30 p.m. March 12-14.

Gainesville High School, Pam Ware Performing Arts Center, 830 Century Place, Gainesville. ghstheatre2445@gmail.com. $5-10.

Brenau University Gospel Choir Concert “You Will Win!” 7:30 p.m. March 12. John S. Burd Center, Classroom 310, 429 Academy St. NE, Gainesville.

Genealogy for Beginners.

2-3:30 p.m. March 13. Lumpkin County Library, 342 Courthouse, Dahlonega.

Core Concepts of Portrait Painting with Alana Knuff.

10 a.m. to 4 p.m. March 14-16.

Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville.

770-536-2575, paula.lindner@ quinlanartscenter.org.

Drop in Craft—St. Patrick’s Day. 10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 14. Blackshear Place Branch Library, 2927 Atlanta Highway, Gainesville.

Saint Patrick’s Day Craft.

10:30 a.m. to 7 p.m. March 14. Murrayville Branch Library, 4796 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 770-532-3311, ext.

171, bhood@hallcountylibrary. org. Free.

Women’s Self Defense.

6:30-8:30 p.m. March 14.

Central Park Recreation Center, 2300 Keith Bridge Road, Cumming.

North Georgia Chamber Symphony Concert—Young Stars of Tomorrow.

3-4 p.m. March 16. Westminster Presbyterian Church, 1397 Thompson Bridge Road, Gainesville. 706-867-9444, Bettyflorence@windstream.net.

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1-6 p.m. March 16. North Georgia Technical College. 706754-7716 to register.

American Red Cross Blood Drive.

2-7 p.m. March 18. Post Road Library, 5010 Post Road, Cumming.

Alcohol Ink and Acrylic Pouring Classes with Joan Darflinger.

9-11:30 a.m. March 20. Quinlan Visual Arts Center, 514 Green St. NE, Gainesville. 770-536-2575, info@qvac.org. $50-75.

Atlanta Humane Society’s “Run for the Rescues” 5K and Fun Run. 8:30 a.m. to noon. March 23. Suwanee Town Center Amphitheatre, 330 Town Center Ave., Suwanee. 678-642-9947, acameroncurtis@gmail.com. $15-30.

Mutts on Main.

10 a.m. March 23. Gainesville Square, Gainesville. 770-2971141, mainstreet@gainesville.org.

Food Truck Friday on The Lake.

5-9 p.m. March 15. Lake Lanier Olympic Park, 3105 Clarks Bridge Road, Gainesville.

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8 p.m. to 10 p.m. March 28.

Buford Community Center Theatre, 2200 Buford Highway, Buford. 770-945-6762, abrown@cityofbuford.com.

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Our Our physicians physicians and and staff staff are are honored honored to to be be named named recipients recipients of of the the Best Best of of

their their health health care care to to us us for for 65 65 years. years.

It It is is a a privilege privilege to to serve serve you. you.

Voted Voted Best Best of of Hall Hall 2019 2019 • • • • • • • •

Medical Medical Clinic Clinic Primary Primary Care Care Endocrinology Endocrinology Group Group Nephrology Nephrology Group Group

Dr. Andre Kallab Dr. Andre Kallab Oncologist/Hematologist Oncologist/Hematologist

Dr. Matthey Harris Dr. Matthey Harris Endocrinologist Endocrinologist

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Pulmonology Pulmonology Group Group Rheumatology Rheumatology Group Group Sleep Sleep Group Group Oncology/Hematology Oncology/Hematology Group Group

Dr. Mark Kats Dr. Mark Kats Nephrologist Nephrologist

Dr. Wesley Head Dr.Medicine Wesley Head Sleep Physician Sleep Medicine Physician

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