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Story Angels

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The story of a chance meeting. The story of when you fell in love. The story of a life-changing trip.  The story about the time you made a decision that changed the course of your life. Our stories are our legacy, precious and unique, and play a large part in making us who we are.

Some family stories might get passed down through the generations, but no one tells the story better than the person who lived it, which is why capturing these stories on video or documenting them on paper is a priceless family heirloom.

Story Angels

Last week I was invited to a special media event to experience a new program in the Fullerton school district. The fifth graders from Laguna Road School are the first to participate in the district’s new “Story Angels” program where students interview and film seniors about a life-changing event they experienced. 

The 5th grade students were paired with one senior in teams of four kids at the beautiful Morningside retirement community for this very special project….

10 Ways to Save at the OC Fair

  Orange County’s beloved  OC Fair opened yesterday and will be entertaining kids and adults Wednesdays – Sundays now through  August 14th. The OC Fair is a ton of fun, but can also end up being a ton of money if you don’t know about some of the OC Fair discounts so I wanted to highlight… Continue reading 10 Ways to Save at the OC Fair

Minted Foil-Pressed Promo

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Did you know you can save a lot of money by placing your holiday card order early?  Even better, wouldn’t it be lovely to get your cards done and ready by December 1?

If you are in the mood to check your holiday card order off the list this month before it gets completely cray-cray, Minted is running a special promo through 11/16/15 where you can get 20% off all Minted foil-pressed products including their holiday cards and custom art. Simply use Minted promo code…

Local Love: Juicy Outings for OC Families

We have this week off of school for Presidents’ Recess, so if any of you are also in the same boat I thought it might be fun to share some fun ideas of things to do with kids in Orange County. fun ideas of things to do with kids in orange county

I love being a parent in Orange County because there are truly just so many fun things to do with kids here. Over the past 7 years we have blogged about a lot of fun ideas, so I thought it would be fun to do a summary of some of my favorite posts on this topic. I hope it might inspire some new adventure for your family!

Here are 25 ideas in no particular order:

WWYD?! Pants on Fire

Welcome to WWYD?! Wednesday, where we discuss real life parenting issues (big or small) our readers are facing and ask for comments from our readers with their advice, experience, information or any helpful tips you might have. It takes a village. And sometimes it can be just one voice in a big village that makes a difference. You could be that voice today.

Today’s topic: kids and lying. Read on..

WWYD Lying