Lawn Games for Family Summer Fun DIY OR BUY?
Buy: Check out the kid-friendly rubber horseshoe set from Wayfair. com, which requires no installation, can be used indoors or alongside your outdoor game, and is safe for younger children. CORNHOLE: ADVANCED DIY The humble beanbag may be the most versatile backyard game piece. It’s used in the popular game commonly known as cornhole. To build your own cornhole set, you’ll need a couple of sheets of 1/2-inch-thick plywood along with two-by-fours, some hardware, and a variety of tools including a drill, jigsaw, and sander. Visit DIYPete. com/cornhole-board-plans to get both written and video instructions. Buy: Ready to play ASAP? Cornhole sets are available from many large retailers around summertime, or you can order a customized set featuring your favorite team, family name, or characters from your favorite movies by looking at Etsy.com.
The warm summer sun may be enough to beckon your family outdoors, but lawn games will guarantee hours of fun outside. If you’re handy, there are plenty of great lawn games you can make yourself. If not, buy an off-the-shelf alternative and enjoy the easy setup. GIANT JENGA: EASY DIY All you need to build a giant Jenga tower are two-by-fours that are cut to length. If you’re handy with a saw, you can do this at home. If not, ask to have the wood cut at your local lumberyard. Be sure to sand down the edges before stacking the boards to create a classic Jenga tower! For extra fun, pick a few paint colors and paint each board. Visit ABeautifulMess.com/make-this-giant-jenga to see a complete set of instructions.
Buy: Skip the project and buy GoSports Giant Wooden Toppling Tower online, which retails for about $70 and stacks over 5 feet high.
Whether you buy or DIY, remember to have fun and always supervise your children while playing outdoors, especially when it comes to yard games!
CLASSIC HORSESHOES: INTERMEDIATE DIY Tossing horseshoes is a great way to pass an afternoon. To play, you’ll just need to set up two sand pits in your yard. Get a handful of horseshoes, and you’re ready to go! Many DIY plans are available online, including one from HousefulOfHandmade.com/ultimate-diy- horseshoe-pit.
Social Security Disability Appeals
How Do I Pay My Lawyer?
the same statute that provides for Social Security benefits (and details the process to obtain them) also regulates how attorneys are paid while representing disability claimants. HERE’S WHAT YOU NEED TO KNOW. Your attorney cannot charge you a fee unless they are successful in obtaining benefits for you. No benefits? No charge. Of course, we want you to successfully obtain the benefits you deserve. When we are successful in representing you, we get paid out of your retroactive benefits. These are the Social Security disability benefits that have accrued from the time you filed your claim until you receive a favorable decision. Even then, there are limits on the fees attorneys can charge. Attorneys are entitled to no more than
25% of the retroactive benefits, and their fee cannot exceed $6,000 in any case.
CURIOUS HOW THAT PLAYS OUT? If your retroactive benefits totaled $5,000, the attorney fee would be 25% or $1,250. If your benefits totaled $50,000, our fee would be $6,000 because that’s the maximum amount allowed under the law. When we are hired to represent a claimant in a disability case, we clearly outline and review a written fee agreement with our client. In each successful case, the judge will approve the fee agreement. We want you to know where you stand in your case. Want to see if we can help you with your Social Security disability claim? Call us at 503-325-8600.
If you’ve filed a Social Security disability claim and been denied, you are entitled to file an appeal. This process can be lengthy and complicated, but we’re happy to help clients navigate this system and make successful appeals. We’ve been doing it for more than two decades! If you are experiencing a temporary or permanent disability and have limited income due to an inability to work, you may be wondering how you can afford to hire someone to represent you in the claims process. The good news is that
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