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The calendars are up for the 2014-15 and 2016-17 School Years.  I'm not sure if they are the "final" calendars, but I am assuming they are since they are on the iusd website. https://www.iusd.org/calendars_events/ For the upcoming year, I note the following: -Thanksgiving break is the whole...

So after a bit of detective work, we recently found out that either the housecleaner or the housecleaner's spouse stole some gift cards from us. (They used the giftcards to buy something online and the retailer released the name of the purchaser to us -- the name of the housecleaner's spouse)...

Two more months to go before my delivery date and my OB/GYN up and quits on me. Any recommendations of who I should check out?  Anybody hear anything about Dr. Karamardian in Newport Beach?  That's one name that has been thrown at me, but she seems to have mixed reviews on Yelp and such.

This is so unbelievably sad.  The story I heard was a mom offered to watch someone else's kid so that the other parent could get some stuff done.  The "caregiver" had her own kids to watch at the pool, and I guess didn't notice the 3-year old child go missing.  This is something that could...

I am so technologically challenged, please share your recommendations!  What do you have on your own PC?

Second grader is starting to squint at stuff and telling me things look blurry.  Any recommendations? 

Signed my kid up for Horse Riding Camp for Spring Break next week at Newport Mesa Riding Center in Costa Mesa.  I just found out that they need 3 more kids to sign up or they'll cancel the camp.  ??? If you all know anyone whose kids might be interested, please please have them consider horse...

Parents in other cities tell me that Irvine kids seem to be the busiest with all of their extracurricular activities.  Our friends and our kids classmates seem to bear this out.  Nearly all of them seem to be involved in 4 or 5 different activities.  Many seem to be attending some sort of lesson...

Anyone else's child starting at a new school today? I used to be amused at news stories about "helicopter parents," but today I felt decidedly "hover-y" as I dropped off my first grader at our new school.  Shouldn't they be giving me some sort of claim ticket?  How come I can't come into the...

I find this absolutely bizarre.  What possessed them to do something so juvenile?  They look so normal. http://www.ocregister.com/news/prosecutors-359639-easter-drugs.html http://blogs.ocweekly.com/navelgazing/2012/06/kent_wycliffe_easter_and_jill.php

You know, those book covers that come with hardcover books. Do you leave them on until they get shredded? Save them somewhere? Just shortcut the whole process and toss them?

Which would you choose for a nice normal little kid?  Definitely not a genius or anything.  Hoping that my child will qualify for GATE someday, but very doubtful that APAAS is in the future for us.  Anybody know of any particular pros and cons of one school over the other?

My Dad's 70th birthday is coming up.  I was thinking for his birthday of putting together a nice golf outing for him and his golfing buddies, and a nice dinner afterwards.  But I know nothing about golf. Does anyone know of a nice golfing venue that sells gift certificates or golfing packages...