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SoCal - Yes, my coworker is a native Chinese speaker.  I can speak Chinese, but not nearly as fluent. At my daughter's age, I just wanted her to have an opportunity to learn the language, since she has expressed interest.  I know to be fluent and be able to read/write is a long-term learning...

Haha.  Most 2 year olds can count 1 to 10 in Spanish, thanks to Dora.  We need more popular cartoon characters talking in foreign language on every episode.

Thanks for your input.  My coworker who speaks fluent Chinese just offered my kids Chinese immersion play dates on the weekends, after they learn some basic words.  That sounds good to me.  I am leaning toward starting the lessons at Karis or Little Dynasty and see how it goes.

Haha.  That reminds me - When I talked to the receptionist at Karis a year ago, she said she didn't enjoy the Korean classes her parents made her take when she was a kid.  I hope classes at Karis are different than the more traditional language schools.

Bones - Isn't Karis in roughly the same location as ICS?  Off Jeffery near the 5 Freeway?  Not far from PS. PS - Does Karis have Mandarin immersion in the fall?  I didn't see it in their program.  I probably should have sent Moonbaby to the summer camp at Karis to test it out.  She did take a...

We are in Portola Springs.  Currently there is no pick up, but maybe in the future if there is enough demand. Weekend classes are a possibility, but for now I'd like to reserve the weekends for more "fun" stuff...:) How do these schools compare in terms of the quality of classes?  I've only...

I am interested in signing my 5-year old up for some Chinese classes.  Can anyone share their experience with Irvine Chinese School, Karis and Little Dynasty?  I am looking into either afterschool classes or Chinese immersion program for kinders (Irvine Chinese School offers this).  The problem...

It was French 75 for a while.

My friends live near the Portola Springs elementary school and they hear it nightly. We live on the side of Portola near the toll road and we don't hear it, so it depends on where in Portola.

DIY or hire a professional to remove hard water stains and seal the granite?  Please share your experience.  Thanks.

Just create an "Irvine-adjacent Real Estate" forum for development in Tustin, Lake Forest and other cities bordering Irvine.

I'd report it to both the HOA and the City.  The more vocal you are, the more the HOA will take the matter seriously.  I don't think the Portola Springs HOA was all that concerned about this situation until the recent attacks in the past two weeks.  I reached out to their contact person in June...

Heard there was another attack on a little boy in PS this past weekend, in his parents' garage while the mom was nearby.  It seems like the coyote sightings and incidents have increased dramatically in recent months.  My friends who just moved to PS said they heard coyotes howling every night...

You are right - it should be the other way around.  You should have it checked.

Commercial sound proofing windows? Do you know which vendor they used?

More coyote sightings in Portola Springs.  My husband saw one at around 6 p.m. today near Portola and Arrowhead as he was driving the kids home.  There was a lady with a small dog who was freaking out and a man who was trying to scare the coyote away.  My husband thought the coyote might have...

I was at Tustin Marketplace today and saw Fibo had art classes for Pre-K kids.  Prices aren't cheap, though.

Google zero lot line homes.  They have been around for a while.  A former coworker of mine lives in Orange in an older house on a big lot, but it still has a zero lot configuration.

Cheese pizzas are a good choice.  We ordered both cheese and pepperoni pizzas for the kids, and had a lot of leftover.  Kids don't eat much at parties...they are usually too distracted.  They will drink a lot of juice and save room for the cake, though. :)

Last year was the first year we invited our daughter's preschool classmates to her birthday party.  We invited about half of the class, mostly girls.  It was difficult to decide because our daughter would say different names each time we asked her.  This year she is older (turning 5) and...