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Chicken Tacos

I don’t post recipes here often, but this one is quick, inexpensive, tasty and pretty healthy too. The cabbage, cilantro, lemon, salt & pepper mixture is the kicker – you could add it to any favorite taco recipe to add extra crunch and flavor. I use whatever left over chicken we have or if I’m

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Starr Ranch

Last week we headed to Starr Ranch for a field ecology program on Reptiles and Amphibians and a Nature Hike. We’ve been there in the past for their Song Bird monitoring program and it’s really one of my favorite places in OC. Tucked away in an unnoticeable corner of Dove Canyon, Starr Ranch is owned

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Pittypat and Tippytoe

Kristine framed this poem for me for my baby shower last night.It was one of our favorite poems from YR2, one of those things that just warms a Mother’s heart. Enjoy! Pittypat and Tippytoeby Eugene Field All day long they come and goPittypat and Tippytoe;Footprints up and down the hall,Playthings scattered on the floor,Finger-marks along

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Child Training Revisited

Last night I spent some time browsing child training articles and was reminded of how good it is to revisit these things at various stages of training my kids. One of the main issues I’m dealing with now is my 3 1/2 yo daughter who cries very loud and very intentionally when she is offended.

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We headed out to the San Juan Loop Trail in the Cleveland National Forest today after reading in Orange County, A Day Hiker’s Guide that it is one of the best wildflower viewing trails in the county. It’s still early in the season, but with a baby due soon, I’m taking in all that I

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Sensory Stimulating Play

I found this article today on a commercial playground manufacturer’s website: New study says playgrounds should stimulate children’s imagination A five-year study in Vancouver, Canada, recently found that children may benefit from playgrounds that feature areas for free and sensory-stimulating play, The Vancouver Sun reports. “We found that outdoor play spaces that contain materials that

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