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Kim's Garden

So, what do I do when I'm NOT at work (or off camping, fishing, and doing research for my next newsletter?)

Garden!

These are my sunflowers and my giant pumpkins- as of last week. Now, the sunflowers are taller than the fence! Of course, as soon as they bloom I won't be able to weed them anymore (shoot!) because I am SERIOUSLY allergic.

Just don't tell my allergy doctor! I LOVE sunflowers.

Besides sunflowers and pumpkins, I have corn, two types of jalepenos, FOUR types of cucumbers (funny story- I bought four of the same plants, already started (lemon cucumbers) but one WASN'T a lemon cucumber and it is taking over!), two types of tomatoes, radishes, chard, bush beans (two types), cantelope, and a few carrots.

Good thing my garden is 50'x50'!

Stray Dogs

When my folks called me yesterday, they said that had picked up a pair of stray dogs! (Just a reminder, they're in the White Mountains.) Neither dog was wearing a collar, but they looked cared-for. After a bit of owner-searching, Mom & Dad ran into a dog trainer who gave them some dog food and told them to take the dogs to Eager.

Okay, so TODAY, I get a call and it turns out, Eager (I'm guess the pound there?) will only keep the dogs for 3 days and then will put them down! My mom said: "Over my dead body!" and told my dad to go get them.

No, we're not adpoting them (whew! Two dogs is enough, thanks!) but my folks ARE taking them to Springerville, to the Human Society. Dad says they've got excellent chances of being adopted 'cause they're so cute.

Hopefully, dad'll snap a pic of them so I can show you just how cute they are.

White Mountains Trip

My folks are in the white mountains this week (and last week) and have been sending me some GREAT pictures!

This is the dock at Big Lake. I'll have more to put up when they bring me the rest of the pics. This is from a disk they mailed me.

Hopefully, by next week, I'll be able to offer an eGuide on the White Mountains as well. In the meantime, I've got some great eGuides about Prescott!

Fain Park Cleanup

We all went to Fain Park today to pick up trash and stuff. It was fun but HOT HOT HOT so we didn't do a barbeque or anything- just trash and then lots of cold water.

Kathy made cookies but forgot them so she's bringing them by the office later today and people can pick them up. OR I can eat them all myself this weekend! Yum!

Okay so from left to right, back to front is: Donte, Jacque, Kathy, ME, Les. Middle row is: Jon, Kris baby Berlyn, and Larry. Front row is Elwyn, Shelby, and Griffen.

And, before you ask, no, none of those kiddos belong to me. But, they're all so cool I wouldn't mind keeping any of them!

Tiger Fire

I just wanted to post about the Tiger Fire burning here in the Prescott National Forest. The Tiger Fire was caused by lightning (an improvement over MAN, no doubt!) but the Tiger Fire has it's own problems- Tiger Fire is burning in the Castle Creek Wilderness- which means NO mechanized vechicles to help.

So, for updates about the Tiger Fire, sign up at http://www.EatStayPlay.com/Newsletter/AZ_Newsletter_Tiger.html for a free newsletter.

Arizona Fire Restrictions

Hey! I've got a great page on Arizona Fire Restrictions at http://www.EatStayPlay.com/Newsletter/AZFireUpdates.html which I update DAILY.

Check it out and sign up for my free newsletter!

Affiliate Programs

My newest project: trying to find an affiliate program that will work the best for EatStayPlay.com. The burning question: to buy and manage software OR to subscribe to a service. Which will be the least expensive: time and money? Which will be the best for our future affiliates?

We're examining the products. I found one yesterday that I liked- but it seems a bit spendy. We'll see. I'll keep you posted!

Free Arizona Newsletter

CHINO VALLEY, AZ (May 16, 2006) - EatStayPlay.com (http://www.EatStayPlay.com), would like to announce the launch of their free, weekly newsletter. The newsletter, written by EatStayPlay.com staff, covers camping and fishing in Arizona.

The weekly newsletter will feature:
- Fishing reports & stocking schedules
- Recipes you can try while camping
- Campground reviews
- Fishing tips
- Camping tips & tricks
- Current forest closures and fire restrictions
- And other items of importance to Arizona travelers.

The newsletter will be expanded to cover other types of outdoor recreation. To subscribe to the free newsletter, go to http://www.EatStayPlay.com/Newsletter

About EatStayPlay.com
EatStayPlay.com is a one-stop website for outdoor recreation information, focusing on 10 western states. Founded in 2002, the company has developed a proprietary Web-based database focused on providing quality information to families and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. EatStayPlay.com is a privately held company located in Chino Valley, Arizona. For more information, visit www.EatStayPlay.com or contact Kimberly Eldredge at (928) 636-6588 or kim1@EatStayPlay.com.
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One Million and Counting!

CHINO VALLEY, AZ (April 18, 2006) - EatStayPlay.com (http://www.EatStayPlay.com), an Arizona based company, announced today that they received their millionth visitor to their website EatStayPlay.com on Sunday, April 16, 2006. The website had its official launch in May 2004 and since that launch, the EatStayPlay.com website has been having a steady growth rate of between 14-17% monthly.

"This is an exciting milestone for us," COO, Kimberly Eldredge explains. "In a brick and mortar store, the millionth customer could be celebrated in a very dramatic, personal way: balloons, noisemakers, etc. For a website, our visitors are largely anonymous so we'll never get to meet the person who was officially the millionth visitor. The staff and I celebrated ourselves though."

It took EatStayPlay.com 23 months to receive their millionth visitor. If current growth patterns hold, it will take approximately 8.5 months for the website to reach another million mark. "We all agree, our next biggest milestone not be in the total number of visitors, but rather in the number of visitors per day. We feel our next major milestone of this nature will be when we are consistently receiving over 15,000 visitors per day," Eldredge continues.

EatStayPlay, Inc tracks visitors, or sessions, through Urchin statistics software, a Google company.

About EatStayPlay.com
EatStayPlay.com is a one-stop website for outdoor recreation information, focusing on 10 western states. Founded in 2002, the company has developed a proprietary Web-based database focused on providing quality information to families and outdoor recreation enthusiasts. EatStayPlay.com is a privately held company located in Chino Valley, Arizona. For more information, visit www.EatStayPlay.com or contact Kimberly Eldredge at (928) 636-6588 or kim1@EatStayPlay.com.
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