From the monthly archives:

January 2009

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Most kids are returning to school today. Megan and Paul are not among them. That’s because Megan and Paul attend a year round charter school. Year rounds schools are common alternatives here in California. When we made the decision to move to San Diego, Adam and I were open-minded about enrolling Megan and Paul in [...]

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This Friday my parents are flying out from Michigan to spend a little over a week with us in San Diego.  They have never been to San Diego and we haven’t seen each other since we moved here in July.  I’ve been looking forward to their visit for quite some time now. The kids and [...]

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Stir-crazy and determined not to allow the rainy weather get the best of us, here is what we did on Saturday: Birch Aquarium Pizza Port View of Torrey Pines Beach

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The kids and I have fallen in love with another San Diego landmark, Mission Trails Regional Park.  We only scratched the surface of the park’s 5,800 acres while exploring the hiking trails near Old Mission Dam.  Mission Trails Park is a twenty minute drive from my house but I was surprised by how far removed [...]

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Just in time for the new year Smashing Magazine has posted 40 free desktop wallpapers.  Each design includes a calendar option.  So, if “increase my cool factor” was on your list of New Year’s resolutions, then you’d better not delay in taking a peek. H/T to Adam

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