Posted on January 26th, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley
After a hellish 10 days of fighting rain, hail, mud and snow on the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” build site in West Knoxville, Alan and I were ready for a little down time when last Friday rolled around.
We have come to really admire a little project called CAC Beardsley Community Farm. Beardsley Community Farm is [...]
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Posted on January 23rd, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley
The “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” house is built, the Watson family is moved in, and the folks who worked on it are back to their normal lives, perhaps a little bit changed by the experience.
All this is good. But one thing I hated to see go was the VIP tent! It turned out to [...]
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Posted on January 18th, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley
When my friend Gina Changas and I heard that entertainers were needed to play the VIP tent for fundraisers during the “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” build, we both had the same idea: Con Hunley!
And what a good idea it was. Hunley and his band sold out the $125-per-ticket event. And when it was over, folks [...]
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Posted on January 16th, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley
Last week, the Robinson Road build site of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” was a muddy, cold mess. Heavy machines were slipping and sliding. People were falling down in slippery muck. There really was nowhere to go to get your feet on solid ground — until it froze!
But, starting late Thursday, a little oasis sprang up. [...]
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Posted on January 6th, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley
Nearly 1,000 folks showed up Wednesday for a pep rally whose purpose was to introduce the senior producer of “Extreme Makeover: Home Edition” and let him tell us what to expect next week when the Emmy-winning TV series rolls into town to tape a Knoxville episode.
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Posted on January 3rd, 2012 by Cynthia Moxley
For the past 11 years, we have been celebrating News Year’s Eve with two other couples: Richard and Dawn Ford and Jackie and Ray Fisher. Sometimes we go out to eat, sometimes we go to a party, and sometimes we watch the ball drop at Market Square.
This year we did all three. And we saw [...]
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