Advocate
April 2018Aberdeen Homeowners Association
"Climate is what you expect. Weather is what you get."
- Mark Twain
Expect the Unexpected
Expect the unexpected. As I ponder this tag line from my favorite guilty-pleasure reality T.V. show, I can’t help but think of the springtime weather in Atlanta. After lying in wait through the frosty temps of winter, the delicate blooms of of the Bradford pear and the hydrangea make their long-awaited debut, only to suffer the betrayal of yet another late March cold snap. While Mother Nature may have trained us to anticipate her erratic behavior, many of our poor plants have yet to learn the same.
And I wonder as I observe this anomaly of nature, how can we “expect the unexpected” in the day-to-day? Within this trite mantra lies sound advice. It beckons us to lean in the direction of preparation and flexibility when our plans hit the inevitable snag.
Perhaps it’s the shower water that inexplicably turns cold just as we’ve soaped up our hair, the deer that nibbles our nascent tulip buds in the dark of night, or the driver who fails to yield at the three-way stop before we’ve even sampled our to-go cup of joe. It could even be the most dreaded of all: the school project, recently discovered and due the next day.
Whatever unplanned detour life implores us to take, “expecting the unexpected” gifts us the opportunity the handle these little sneak attacks with dignity and grace. So this spring, taking a cue from my confused green/brown Bermuda grass and my beloved reality show, I resolve to accept that my plans can and will go awry. Although people and things will throw the wild pitch often, I can change course to catch it, or at least dive gracefully while trying.
Tara Garcia
Egg Hunt 2018
An Ounce of Prevention...
Although it's hard to believe that crimes can happen in our wonderful neighborhood, they can and do. Please remember to secure your vehicles and homes. In the event you see something suspicious, please report it to the authorities by calling 911. Better safe than sorry!
Pool Schedule 2018
April and May
Saturdays and Sundays
12pm-6pm
through May 20th
May
14, 15, 16, 17, 18, 21, 22, 23, and 24th
11am - 3pm
Summer
Kick-off
Party
May 25th
4pm-10pm
May 26th- June 30th
Sunday-Thursday
11am-9pm
Friday and Saturday
11am-10pm
Ladies Wine Club of Aberdeen
Do you enjoy wine? Are you interested in learning more about wine while getting to know your neighbors? Join the Ladies Wine Club of Aberdeen, led by Susan Sawyer. Simply follow the link below to join the facebook group page to be notified of the next event!
American Pride
Join The Avenue of Flags and show your patriotism while helping kids through the Forsyth-Cumming Optimist Club!
The cost is $40 for the year and proceeds go to fund scholarships for graduates in Forsyth county. The flags are put out on the following holidays:
Memorial Day
Flag Day
Independence Day
Labor Day through 9/11 Day of Remembrance
Veteran’s Day
President’s Day
Aberdeen Website Registration:
HOW-TO
How-To obtain Aberdeen login (can skip step 1 if already received Annual Assessment in your name):
1. If new owner, check with HMS ( 770-667-0595; M-F 9-5 ) to make sure account has been updated after closing (may need to provide a copy of deed from closing and closing Attorney Name).
2. Submit form on website
using your name as listed on deed ( http://www.aberdeencommunity.org
-> Login -> Request Login )
3. If don’t receive login info in 1 week, submit form again.
Book Club
Curious what the Aberdeen book club has been reading? In February they read Little Fires Everywhere
by Celeste Ng, in March they read Before We Were Yours
by Lisa Wingate and this month they are reading The Lake House
by Kate Morton. What will they choose to read in May? Come find out April 23rd! Book Club is held at 7pm on the 3rd Monday of each month, at the Aberdeen Clubhouse. Please contact Debbie Mervich for more info and the location of the upcoming meetings due the clubhouse flooding. Her email is dmervich@gmail.com.
We're Tickled Pink!
Meet our new board members, Jessica Mercon and Katie Bagosy. Thank you for volunteering for these important positions!
Jessica Mercon and her family have lived in Aberdeen for almost 5 years. She is in IT consulting and as a Louisiana transplant, knows a thing or two about a crawfish boil. Last year she served on the Aberdeen social committee but looks forward to the increased responsibility of her new position and to serving the community.
Katie Bagosy has been an Aberdeen resident for almost 6 years. She is a speaker and on the Stonecroft Ministries National Military Team. Katie has two children and homeschools one of them, but looks forward to homeschooling both next year. She enjoys reading, Krav Maga, and traveling.
Tennis News
We will have a summer kids tennis program. We will have two 4 week sessions - June 4 – June 29th and July 2 – July 27. More info to come.
We’ll be having another Adult Round Robin later this month or in May. More info to come.
If anyone is interested in joining a team, please contact Wendy Barker at wendybarker@mindspring.com. We have levels from B6 – B1 for both men and women.
Design
Standards
Spring is the time many homeowners choose to update and improve their yards and exterior of their homes! If you are considering making changes to your home, do not forget that you must have many changes approved by the Aberdeen Architectural Committee before beginning. This is done on a document called a PMR (Property Modification Request). Below are instructions are where to find this document on our community website.
1. Go to www.aberdeencommunity.org
2. Click on RESOURCES drop down tab
3. Select DOCUMENTS on drop down tab
4. A link to the PMR document will be
at the top of the page
Social Butterflies Needed
Are you a Social Butterfly, Decorating Diva or Persistent Planner? Then you should join the Aberdeen Social Committee! Please email Tara Garcia at mtcgarcia@comcast.net.
Registration has begun for our 2018 summer swim season. Interested in becoming a Breaker? Between the ages of 3-7 and need just a little extra work before joining the swim team? Swim team practices begin in mid-April and Little Waves swim lessons begin the end of May. Check out our website for more info:
https://www.teamunify.com/Home.jsp?team=recasab
We'd love to have you join us for one of our home meets this summer. Come on out and cheer us on! All meets begin with our Little Waves program in a mini meet at 5:00pm. June 7th we host Polo Golf and Country Club. June 21st we host our neighbors from Creekstone Estates. Can't make a home meet? Join us at one of our away meets that begin at 5:30pm : May 31st at Grand Cascades, June 14th at Laurel Springs, and June 26th at Fieldstone.
Questions? Contact Jenn Mathews at jenmatt52@gmail.com.
Thank you for your continued support!
Go Breakers!
Aberdeen Resident asks
"How can I help hungry kids in Forsyth County?"
Becky Woomer would like you to join her at the clubhouse on May 12, from 4-6 for a family potluck meal and to gather packed food bags for Forsyth County kids. Her community action group, Connect the Dots, is partnering with Meals by Grace, who makes weekly food deliveries all summer to children of needy families. Did you know that there are 8,800 children in this county who are on government assisted meal plans and who may experience food insecurity? “For us, summer means relaxation, travel, and fun. For them, an end to the school year means an end to the two guaranteed meals they can eat at school every day,” notes Becky. Meals by Grace aims to bridge this need by delivering food to 183 children every week. Let's help out and share our good fortune, and socialize and have fun with our neighbors at the same time.
Please come and bring: a dish to share with others; and, a packed reusable grocery bag. Items to include are: a box of cereal, shelf-stable milk, peanut butter and jelly, fruit or applesauce cups, meals in a can (like ravioli, spaghettios), canned meat like tuna, ramen noodles, granola bars, pop tarts, trail mix, or PB crackers.
Becky hopes you can make it by to celebrate spring by getting together for fellowship and for giving. Please contact Becky Woomer at beckwoomer@gmail.com
for more information.
Board of Directors:
Announcements
Clubhouse Update
The new flooring installation is finally underway! They hope to have the clubhouse open for rentals in the next couple of weeks.
Volunteer Need
Are you interested in keeping the neighborhood up to date on all the goings on? The Aberdeen Advocate is in need of a new editor! Contact the Board at directors.abd@gmail.com for more information on this fun position.
Thanks a Million
Thank you, Wendy Barker, for bringing Junior Tennis back to Aberdeen!