Let the 2019-2020 School Year Begin

Here we are at the 1st day of August, 2019. That can only mean that the school year is about to begin!
So... Ready or not, HERE COMES THE 2019-2020 SCHOOL YEAR!

I'm sure we have our "Ready to go back to school" kiddos and then our "NOOOOOOOOO!!! Not ready" kiddos. Either way, like I said, ready or not... :)

With that being said, there is a lot on everyone's plate trying to get school supplies, clothes, shoes, etc... So like we have done the past few years, here are the school calender's for the 2019-2020 school year for Keller, Northwest, Grapevine Colleyville, Southlake Carroll, Fort Worth, Birdville and Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISDs. Click the links below for your kiddos school district and POOF their calendar will pop up! 

August 14th is the first day of school for:

Keller ISD

August 20th is the first day of school for:

Northwest ISD

August 19th is the first day of school for:

Southlake Carroll ISD

Fort Worth ISD

Birdville ISD

Eagle Mountain Sagniaw ISD

Have a great 2019-2020 school year!!

"I'm Bored!"

Mom... Dad... I'm bored...

How many times have y'all heard this since the kids have been out of school? For Keller ISD, they've been out a little longer than the rest of the DFW area so those parents have probably already heard it a million times, am I right?

In their defense, we all know that we did the same thing when we were their age. At some point most of us learned pretty quickly NOT to say those 2 words, "I"M BORED!" because it usually was followed with some sort of cleaning or outside labor in the Texas heat. 

While those are still great ideas, here are a few more:

1. GO OUTSIDE 

2. Play hide and seek (Inside or outside)

3. Have water gun fights (Outside, of course)

4. Get a few friends together and write a story. First person writes 2 sentences, pass the paper (YES paper) and then next person writes 2 sentences and so on.

5. Watch the sunrise and then later the sunset

6. Make a vision board (that's a good one for all ages)

7. Have a dance party (again... good for all ages)

8. Do an actual puzzle and not one on your phone, IPad, computer, etc...

9. Scavenger hunts are always fun

10. Volunteer in your community

11. Write a letter to a solider 

12. Play a board game

13. Learn to crochet. Could come in handy for birthdays, Christmas, etc...

14. Find a bible study to do

15. Take a bike ride

16. Write a letter to a grand parent (boy that would really make their day!)

17. Make a bucket list

18. Make dinner. Plan it, make a list of what's needed, make it and BAM! Instant night off for us parents. We'll probably have to buy it all but a night off from making dinner is a win!

19. This one might not be so fun but... Go through their stuff, get rid of what's not needed and donate it.

20. You can YouTube or Pinterest just about anything and learn to do something. When all else fails, that's always a great suggestion. Teach yourself how to make ice cream, slime, learn the alphabet in sign language, figure out a Rubix cube without taking the stickers off, just to name a few. 

I hope that these are some ideas that you hadn't thought of and that you get at least a little, "I"M BORED!" relief. Feel free to share with us any ideas you have! It's always good to have variety! 

Have a great summer!! 

Kirkwood Agency Annual Christmas Open House Mixer & Shopping Extravaganza 2018!

It's that time of year again for the Kirkwood Agency Annual Christmas Open House Mixer & Shopping Extravaganza! 

When:  Dec. 6th 2018

Time:  4:30-8pm

Where: Farmers Insurance - Kirkwood Agency

             130 E Hill St, Keller, TX  76248

Why: Fun, Food, Friends and Shopping

We'll have several vendors, including:

Mary Kay - Mindy Gardner, Threads of a Feather, MTEX Welding and Fabrication, LuLaRoe Kat Biemer VIP, CNK Bling Queens, Camille Marin with Partylite, Young Living Essential Oils, Sam's Creations - Samantha Twombly, My Three Bow Peeps, Delilah's Memory Box - DeAnna Villarreal.

We will also have Espinoza Spice Co here with samples to try and product to buy. See! We thought about the men, too! :) 

We know that it's a busy time of year but this event is one you won't want to miss! Make plans to stop by so you can get some Christmas shopping done and see some great people!

Door prizes every hour.

Our Senior Angels are up on the tree and ready to be adopted. Adopt an Angel for local senior citizens.

The Kirkwood Agency, A to Z

Auto Insurance, Amanda, Affinity Discount 

Business Insurance

Coverage, Channing           

Discounts, Donna

Excellent Customer Service, Eddie

Financial Services, Fun

Get A Quote

Homeowners Insurance

Integrity

Jeep, Jason, Jackie

Kirkwood Agency, Keller  

Life Insurance

Motorcycle Insurance

Never a dull moment (Ask Donna or Steph)

Old Town Keller (located in)

Protecting your family

Quality

Recreational Insurance

Sling shot, Snowmobiles, Shawnee

Travel Trailers, Todd

Umbrella Insurance

Voted Best of the Best Insurance Agency of Keller for 2011-14, 2016-2018

We know a thing or 2 because We’ve seen a thing or 2

Xceptional 

Yearly Christmas Party Extravaganza 

Zombie free zone

And The August Winners Are...

One of the coolest parts of our job is being able to give back to the community. This week we were able to give back to 2 of our local teachers. JJ Magbuhut from Trinity Meadows Intermediate and Samantha George from Hillwood Middle School were the winners for the month of August. They were chosen by random draw to each receive $100 worth of school supplies from Amazon. To see their faces when we deliver to them is so great! We realize how hard they work and to be able to provide some assistance with school supplies is awesome. 

We didn't leave the rest of the teachers, administration, and staff out! No way!! We brought them some goodies, of course! Each of them play a very important part of our kiddos lives. We appreciate each and every one of them for all they do for our children. THANK YOU!

Thank you also to Trinity Meadows' Principal, Susan Mackey and Hillwood Middle's Principal, Kathleen Eckert for letting us come in and present your teachers with their school supplies.

Stay tuned later in the month for who will be the next 2 teachers to receive $100 worth of school supplies from Amazon for the month of September! 

Back to School Calender's for Keller ISD and Surrounding Areas

The month of August has arrived! WOW! With that being said, August means.....

BACK TO SCHOOL!!!! 

With a show of hands, how many of y'all have kiddos that are excited about gong back to school? I figured I could ask that in a blog because I'm pretty confident that no one would raise their hands so it wouldn't matter if I can't see y'all. :)

Here's another question for y'all? Now you don't have to raise your hands for this one. I know the answer but I'm going to ask anyway. How many parents are ready for their kiddos to go back to school? And not because you need a break, of course, but because it's time for them to get their learn on. I'm with you. It's time to get their minds back into learning and off the screens. Am I right?! 

Guess what I have for you today! School start dates AND the 2018/2019 school calendars for Keller, Northwest, Grapevine Colleyville, Southake Carroll, Fort Worth, Birdville and Eagle Mountain Saginaw ISDs. Click the links below for your kiddos school district and POOF their calendar will pop up! 

August 15th is the first day of school for:

Keller ISD

August 27th is the first day of school for:

Northwest ISD

August 20th is the first day of school for:

Southlake Carroll ISD

Fort Worth ISD

Birdville ISD

Eagle Mountain Sagniaw ISD

Have a great 2018-2019 school year!!

ATV Got Your Shoe?

Who doesn’t love a day off? When you do get a day off, what do you like to do? Are you the type that likes to just relax, watch some TV or maybe catch up on some reading? Or are you the other type; the one that can’t sit still and must be doing something like tearing up some land on a 4 wheeler? We all have our ideas of what relaxing is, right? We all unwind in our own way.

Speaking of 4 wheelers or ATV type toys, did you know it’s just as important to have them covered like you would for your home and auto? You didn’t? Well it is very important to have those “toys” insured. Why, you ask? Let me tell you about an insured that was in a pretty bad ATV accident, injuring himself and a guest that was staying with him and his family. Thankfully, the insured had coverage on his ATV. While both he and his guest walked away, it was not without an ER visit, some stitches, a concussion and a pretty major surgery.

Even when we are being as safe as possible, accidents can and will happen. That’s where we come in. In this situation, they jumped on the ATV and were about to take a ride around the insured's property. The culprit… a shoe lace… I’m going to date myself a bit but do you remember the movie, “Footloose”? When Kevin Bacon is the new guy in town and is forced into playing chicken on a couple tractors with the “it” guy in town. Ren’s (Kevin’s character) shoe lace gets caught around the gas pedal and he can’t move his foot to hit the break? In the end, because he couldn’t break the “it” guy went into the ditch, causing Ren to win! Awesome, right?! Similar situation with our insured in that his shoe got stuck between the gas and the side of the ATV, while in reverse and they flipped backward onto the insured and his guest.

With all that being said, the good thing is, the insured was fully insured so he and his guest were taken care of. The guest’s medical bills and even time he had to take off of work for recovery was covered because the insured made sure that he had the right insurance in case of an accident on his property. So in his case, having the right insurance really was NO accident.

Something like this can happen not just on an ATV. It can happen on things we don't think about like dirt bikes, golf carts, boats, go-carts, snowmobiles and many more off road vehicles. This is why we want to make sure you have all the coverage you need. We are always willing to look over your policies to make sure that you do. Schedule a Farmers Friendly Review today because again, having the right insurance is NO accident. Or like Farmers Insurance says, “We know a thing or two because we’ve seen a thing or two.”