Are you ready?

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Can you even believe the weather this week?? I can’t remember the last time it rained this hard in Orange County. My patio furniture was knocked over, rain started pouring in a leak in our sliding glass door, and I was afraid the tree in the neighbor’s yard was going to end up splitting in two and landing on our roof. It didn’t. Nothing like a little weather to freak out us OC residents, huh?! We are not cut out for this!

There was actually a tornado warning in my area. Tornadoes?! What on earth? My girlfriend sent me an email from South County wanting to make sure our house was still standing. I told her it was. Then she suggested an..

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OC Haiti Relief Drive

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I am sure there are many of you out there, like me, that have watched the coverage of the devastation in Haiti and heard the stories of the people, children and babies in need, and felt your heart just ache with empathy. I can barely watch the footage of the kids and babies who have lost their parents or the parents who have lost their children.

Do you also sometimes feel helpless? Like, you want to do something, you just don’t know how or which organization to turn to? I was watching the local CBS news last night when I heard this story, and it just spoke to my heart.

Two local moms, one of which is Lori Coble,who so tragically lost her three children in a car accident three years ago, and has since started the Coble Kids Foundation with her family to honor their memory, have organized an effort to collect necessities for the children of Haiti. Starting now and for the next two weeks, they will be collecting basic necessities. They are asking for your donation of the following items:

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Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.

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We all know Disneyland is in the business of making dreams come true and this year’s “Give a Day. Get a Disney Day.” program is helping dreams come true in more ways than one!

Volunteer a day of service in 2010 to a participating organization and get one day admission to the Disneyland Resort, FREE!

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Strand Vista Park and Beach

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My mom read about Strand Vista Park opening in Dana Point in the OC Register this weekend, so we headed on down to check it out! Such an AMAZING outing for the family! However, it was a little confusing to find information on how to find exactly where it is, so I am going to make it easy on you!

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