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Thanks so much for the list, will check it out! Unfortunately, my little one is not crawling and that's the issue from our 9mo check-up. Our peds is saying we need to encourage/push a little more. So need more 'floor' time activity vs 'sitting' activities. Thanks! My hope is I bring the baby...

Anyone do the Mommy and Me programs through the Montessori? Like LePort? Is Gymboree Play & Learn 1 Class similar?

How is Gymboree? Took a quick look (they have a new Irvine location). They do a $50 initiation fee and it's around $75/month depending on the program. There's a FREE CLASS PASS which reminds me of bad experiences with 24/LA Fitness of trying to snake you in and then signing for a multi-year...

Hi, was wondering if anyone knows of local activities to babies/infants (less than 1). I checked out the Park and Rec catalogs for Irvine and Tustin and all their classes start at 1. The best I have found is StoryTime at the local libraries but wondering if there are other resources? I have...

So looks that the measles outbreak is spreading beyond the people that visited Disneyland. Curious what precautions (if any) parents of newborns that are less than 1yr and cannot get the MMR vaccine are doing? The last outbreak in '89 resulted in over 100 DEATHS and those were mainly with...

Curious if anyone has attended any local real estate clubs? Any value? Primarily looking for the ones that are mainly for education, networking and swapping tips not trying to sell snake-oil. Found a list of some local ones, but figured I ask if anyone attended these before and make any...

Of course Uni is ranked highest for Irvine, but surprised to see Beckman (Tustin Unified) significantly higher than Northwood (Irvine Unified). Who knew!? http://apps.washingtonpost.com/local/highschoolchallenge/?tid=sm_fb

*bump* Wanted to know if anyone could recommend a good independent home insurance broker to pull multiple quotes? A lot of these companies (like Allied, Allstate, etc)... just point to call local agents and hoping to short-cut the trouble by going through a single agent. Thanks!

http://www.latimes.com/business/realestate/la-fi-great-park-20131019,0,7290631.story Would add a lot more housing, but if GP can actually get built out it's a big win for all the local communities, instead of the aging empty space right now. Don't get me wrong, the orange balloon is nice...

Was wondering for those that did landscaping any particular nursery you used to source your plants/trees at reasonable cost? Also anyone have recommendations on trees? Seems everyone uses olive tree or CA pepper. Any other alternatives that are good choices for Irvine and suitable for our...

We put shutters in our great room. Ahem not implying anything :)...

Shutters can be fully opened (swing them open to let max light in) and also shutters can do split so let the light open on the top but close the bottom. We did shutters above our master bath that is pretty wide across (60") with split louvres. In that situation my wife felt since I don't look...

Quick update, we finally got our shutters installed and they look great! We decided on Norman branded shutters which have the "clearview" no visible bar anywhere (it's built into the stile). Got 4.5" clearview, with split top and bottom. Norman is however MDF, but it's completely coated in...

Hi all, wondering for those that did landscaping what was your sprinkler system setup? Any recommendations/lessons learned? We are starting our process and wondering how many zones, how many controllers, run form the bib outlets or run from the main line. We don't have water softener so...

I know a lot of the focus has been on going real wood and with basswood. But wondering if anyone went the opposite direction with poly/composite. I've been researching more and seems with CERTAIN shutters you maybe able to claim a tax credit. 10% of the purchase up to $500 for 2013. The catch...

Oh yeah, most places are at the final stage Step 10. If you're in NorCal you're already out. It's at the last step so currently at .20/watt. This is the last step so the next one is just zero when they run out of funds. You can see the current status here:http://www.csi-trigger.com/ About 30MW...

They are definitely worth it in my opinion especially if you like taking hot showers and don't want to wait. You're paying for convenience. Ideally, you install it in the master but that requires a new outlet to get installed. We did it in the kitchen which helps when doing dishes. Still works...

Think you want this program CSI-Thermal Programs...http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/solarwater/index.php Where you can find contractors...http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/solarwater/contractors.php Here's more relevant stats based specifically for CA and even locally for Irvine...

Good news the Tax Credit is on the TOTAL SYSTEM COST, I think I said it was net including any CSI/SCE rebates. Good so you can claim more :). http://www.gosolarcalifornia.ca.gov/consumers/taxcredits.php

COSTCO Tustin at District right now is selling the INSTEON Home Monitoring Kit $249.99 which includes 360 ip camera you can control remotely, plus a bunch of other monitoring, dimmer controls, etc. This could solve your "Who's At the Door" issue by setting that up and logging into any computer...