Wednesday, October 31, 2012

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all of our residents!  Have a safe Trick or Treat, and enjoy the time with your family!


Wednesday, October 24, 2012

DIY Fall Crafts

Fall is a great season to craft and decorate your house.  Here are five great do it yourself craft ideas to make your apartment ready for the fall and winter seasons.  Try them out this weekend to decorate for your Halloween party.

03_rect540While it's hard to deny the appeal of this season — the swirls of colorful leaves drifting down to the ground, crisp air outside and cozy fires inside, warm, spicy baking smells and the return of my beloved Pumpkin Spice latte — I am and always will be a beach kid from the golden coast and as such, you will always have to drag me kicking and screaming away from my beloved summer.
In an effort to embrace the season at hand I've rounded up five great fall DIY projects. There, I'm feeling cozier already.




1. Acorn Wreath from Martha Stewart

2. Flaming Foliage Candles from Martha Stewart

3. Burlap Pumpkins from Thistlewood Farms

4. Wax Paper and Crayon Leaves from V and Co.

5. Maple Leaf Wreath from Chez Larsson via Apartment Therapy 

For more information see Apartment Therapy.

Wednesday, October 17, 2012

28 Angels

This elementary school has many students, staff, and parents all looking out for cancer survivors.  They donated their hair to locks of love.  Keep reading to learn about this heart warming story.

Andrea Revell calls them her pink angels:  the 28 students, staff and parents at La Costa Meadows (LCM) Elementary who decided to donate their hair to Locks of Love.  The non-profit organization makes wigs for children battling cancer  Hair was cut during a school assembly on October 12.

“It’s just awesome that they are doing this,” said Revell, a kindergarten teacher at LCM who was diagnosed with breast cancer in 2009. “I had mammograms every year like I was supposed to.  Nothing came up until 2009.”

Revell’s original pink angel is Renee Mone, a second grade teacher at the school who jumped into action right after the diagnosis.

“Mrs. Revell is one of my very best friends,” said Mone.  “I took her to chemotherapy and really started to see how a simple wig can make such a difference when someone is fighting cancer.”
So Mone decided to organize a Locks of Love event at LCM.  She and her three daughters all donated their hair.  Hundreds of people dressed in pink applauded as pony tails and braids were cut off.  Revell and others who have either fought cancer or had a loved one afflicted, had the honor of doing the cutting. 

The school’s office manager, Ana Ruiz, chopped off Mone’s hair.  Ruiz was diagnosed with breast cancer last year.

“This is just so amazing, to see all of these students and the staff being so generous,” said Ruiz.
After the cutting ceremony, five stylists gave the donors free hair cuts in the school cafeteria.

“Your beautiful hair can make such a difference,” said Mone.  “It’s just hair to us but it’s a simple gift that can make someone else smile.”

For more information see the Carlsbad Patch.

Wednesday, October 10, 2012

Free Admission for Kids

This month your children can visit the many San Diego Museums for free with an Adult Paid Admission.  Keep reading to find out more details!

SDMC-couponButton.pngKids are invited to explore San Diego’s diverse museums — for FREE! From October 1 – 31, children ages 12 and under receive FREE admission with a paid adult (limit 2) at any of our three-dozen participating museums. Just download the coupon above and present it upon arrival.  





Explore the hidden treasures of the ocean or the far reaches of outer space. Delve into local history, visual arts, botanical gardens, architectural treasures — and more! Note: This offer does not include special events/exhibits or field trips. 

TIP: Some museums may need to collect your coupon, so print out several to have on hand. 

 Participating museums:

Barona Cultural Center & Museum
Birch Aquarium at Scripps
California Surf Museum
Coronado Museum of History & Art
Flying Leatherneck Aviation Museum
Gaslamp Museum at William H. Davis House
Heritage of the Americas Museum
Japanese Friendship Garden
La Jolla Historical Society
Living Coast Discovery Center
Lux Art Institute
Marston House Museum & Gardens
Mingei International Museum
Museum of Contemporary Art San Diego
Museum of Making Music
Museum of Photographic Arts
Oceanside Museum of Art
Reuben H. Fleet Science Center (galleries only)
San Diego Air & Space Museum
San Diego Archaeological Center
San Diego Automotive Museum
San Diego Botanic Garden
San Diego Children’s Discovery Museum
San Diego History Center
San Diego Model Railroad Museum
San Diego Museum of Art
San Diego Museum of Man
The NAT (San Diego Natural History Museum)
The New Children’s Museum
Tijuana Estuary Visitor Center
Timken Museum of Art
USS Midway Museum
Veterans Museum & Memorial Center
Visions Art Museum
Water Conservation Garden
Women’s Museum of California


For more information see San Diego Museums.

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