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Megan's Law Website of Local Registered Sex Offenders

Toni — Mon, 11 Jul 2005 21:02:33 GMT

Yesterday when I was reading the emails on the VC Moms Group somebody brought up the site for registered sex offenders under "Megan's Law". She pointed out that one lived in the Wagon Wheel Hotel where a bunch of the group goes for swimming lessons (so don't let your kids go into the changing rooms alone!) I went to it and was shocked to see how many there were in Ventura (and even more in Oxnard). I am lining up a childcare situation for Lauren for this Fall and now I will use this website to make my decisions about where she should go-that's for sure!

Web site home for a search of your zipcode:

http://meganslaw.ca.gov/search_main.asp?searchtype=city

List of the 147 registered sex offenders IN VENTURA!

http://meganslaw.ca.gov/cgi/prosoma.dll?zoomAction=Box&lastName=&firstName=&Address=&City=&zipcode=&searchDistance=.75&City2=ventura&countyLocation=&zipcode2=&SelectCounty=&ParkName=&searchDistance2=.75&City3=&zipcode3=&countyLocation3=&schoolName=&searchDistance3=.75&City4=&zipcode4=&countyLocation4=&pan=&distacross=15737&centerlat=34303611&centerlon=-119314292&starlat=0&starlon=0&startext=&x1=&y1=&x2=&y2=&mapwidth=525&mapheight=400&zoom=&searchBy=citylist&id=&docountycitylist=2&OFDTYPE=C476

Anyway, before I found this on the VC Mom's group, I "Googled" it, and all that comes up are sites you have to pay for, not this free one. So, here is the REAL site with pictures of registered sex offenders, what they were arrested for, and where they live (hopefully not next door to your babysitter).

Maybe I AM over reacting-but there are 5 sex offenders within a block of me. One even looks "Normal"-I would not freak out if I passed him on the street!

Just wanted to get this out there in case any of you, like me, want to be informed and make decisions accordingly!

T

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Summer Solistice Parade

Toni — Thu, 23 Jun 2005 03:13:57 GMT

Santa Barbara has one of the top Solstice Parades in the country, and it's all happening this coming weekend (June 25th). You can be a part of it if you want, or just attend which is very fun too!

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Parade/Festival News

If you want to be in the Parade, Please Note!

Parade Registration location has changed to the workshop site, corner of Anacapa and Cota Street, instead of Cota & State Street as in the past. All participants in the parade MUST REGISTER. Please visit http://www.solsticeparade.com/images/ParadeReg5.doc to download your registration form today! Registration on parade day will begin at 9am. Call 882-2407, or visit www.solsticeparade.com/parade with questions.

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Follow the parade to the park, where the main stage of the Festival will include live performances from the following artists:

1:00pm - 1:40pm
Cayambe

1:50pm - 2:30pm
Jason Campbell Band

2:45pm - 3:25pm
Yogi Mango

3:40pm - 4:20pm
Area 51

4:35pm - 5:15pm
DreamTime Continum

5:30pm - 6:10pm
Debra Farris Band

6:25pm - 7:05pm
Earl

7:20pm - 8:00pm
Luna Gitana

The Ty Warner Children's Festival will include live performances from the following artists, as well as FREE Beanie Babie art projects for the first 450 children in attendance.

2:00pm - 2:15pm
Haunted Playground (Child Guitar Duo)

2:20pm - 2:40pm
Story Teller

2:45pm - 3:05pm
Juggler

3:10pm - 3:25pm
Haunted Playground (Child Guitar Duo)

3:30pm - 3:50pm
Story Teller

3:55pm - 4:15pm
Juggler

4:20pm - 4:35pm
Fusion Dance Company

4:40pm - 5:10pm
Story Teller

5:15pm - 5:35pm
Haunted Playground (Child Guitar Duo)

Active Care Breeder's Choice Presents the Muttley Crew Frisbee Dogs!
Saturday, June 25, 2005 at· 2:00p.m., 3:30p.m., 5:00p.m., 6:30p.m.
Children's Festival Park Area

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Songs for your baby

Toni — Sat, 04 Jun 2005 06:22:03 GMT

Study: Parents Can Help Babies Get Rhythm

By LAURAN NEERGAARD, AP Medical Writer
Thu Jun 2, 7:47 PM ET

WASHINGTON - Gently bounce a baby while you sing, and you'll usually
get squeals of glee. But it's not just fun: Feeling the beat helps
wire babies' brains to hear rhythm. So says new research that tested
moms and babies doing what comes naturally — dancing around together.

Everybody knows babies love music. Around the globe, parents sing to
their infants in a special way, with a distinctive high pitch that's
soothingly slow for a lullaby and elaborately bright at playtime.
Babies catch on quickly, able to perceive aspects of melody and
recognize different beats at just a few months of age.

As psychologist Laurel Trainor studied how babies perceive music, she
noticed that parents hardly ever sing to them without bouncing or
rocking or playing with their feet. She wondered if that movement was
important developmentally.

Her research shows it is: Using multiple senses helps the brain learn
about rhythm — how we move indeed influences what we hear — Trainor
reports in Friday's edition of the journal Science.

"It's wiring the sensory system," said Trainor, of Canada's McMaster
University. "That early experience that parents do naturally is
probably really important for learning down the road."

Consider it an early step toward learning to make music, or at least
to really appreciate it, said infant development specialist David
Lewkowicz, a psychology professor at Florida Atlantic University.

"It's a very clever kind of study," said Lewkowicz, whose own
research also shows that stimulating multiple senses is important for
brain development. "When babies are learning about their world, we
should never lose sight of the fact that they are learning in a ...
multisensory context."

Trainor and colleague Jessica Phillips-Silver tested 16 healthy 7-
month-olds by having them listen to music made by a snare drum and
sticks that had an ambiguous rhythm — no accented beats. Mothers
bounced half the infants on every second beat, in a march-like
rhythm, and half on every third beat, in a waltz-like rhythm.

Then the researchers played the music again, this time with the beats
accented in either the march or waltz pattern.

The babies preferred to listen to the pattern that matched how they'd
been bounced. (Trainor measured preference by how long the babies
looked at speakers playing the different selections.)

Watching someone else bounce to the music didn't do the trick. In a
series of tests, the babies picked out a rhythm only if they'd been
moved to that beat while listening to the original, nonaccented tune.

Nor was vision necessary. Blindfolded babies picked out the rhythm,
too, as long as they'd been bounced.

So what if you don't boogie with your baby?

No one needs continual bouncing, and passive listening certainly
isn't bad. "But they're not getting the full experience that they
would naturally get in most human cultures" without some bouncing
along, says Trainor, whose research was funded by the Canadian
government. "It suggests that you're better off to do music in an
interactive way.

"It probably doesn't matter if you listen to Mozart or a rock band or
jazz," she adds. "All those kinds of music and concurrent rhythms go
to wire up the brain."

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On the Net:

Songs for kids: http://www.niehs.nih.gov/kids/music.htm

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Kid Stuff To Do this Month (June)

Toni — Thu, 02 Jun 2005 05:24:25 GMT

June 2005 Community Events

Saturday, June 4

2nd Annual Lavender Festival: downtown Ojai

FREE! 10 –5, Libby Park. More than 50 vendors selling lavenders,
lavender gourmet foods and other lavender related items. Plus, all-daylavender distillation. Presentations on cooking, landscaping with lavender, plus free farm and garden tours of nearby lavender farms (between 11-4). www.lavenderfestival.net.

>Pioneer Jamboree: Stagecoach Inn Museum, Newbury Park

10 am – 4 ppm. $4 adults/$2 kids 5-under: FREE. A family celebration of historic Conejo Valley, with 18 hands-on activities for kids, including butter churning, gold panning, fossil digs, corn grinding, doll making, storytelling, pioneer games, music. 51 South Ventu Park Park, Newbury Park 498-9441 www.stagecoachmuseum.org

Cowboys, Heroes & Outlaws at Olivas Adobe Historic Park: Ventura

Famous annual event, where kids go through cowboy college as they visit western displays to learn about horse shoeing, candlemaking, roping, cowboy songs, etc. Also fiddlers, mock gunfights, bands. 4200 Olivas Park Road (Victoria exit off Hwy 101). 10-4 pm. Adults $10/ Kids
$8 805-658-4726 or www.cityofventura.net

>Kids Nature Festival: Children's Nature Institute

>10 am –4 pm. 15th Annual fun filled celebration,, with 30 activity booths,
>including mole tunnels, searching for dinosaur bones, planting a garden,
>explore a nature trail, 3 live concerts by Dan Crow. For kids to age
>8. Temescal Gateway Park, 15601 Sunset Blvd., Pacific Palisades (310)
>998-1151. www.childrensnatureinstitute.org
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>11th Annual Big Dog Parade & Canine Festival: Santa Barbara
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>Parade begins at 930 am on State Street. Features over 1,000 dogs dressed
>in silly costumes, marching with their owners, bands and
>floats. <http://www.bigdogs.com/>www.bigdogs.com.
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>Fairy Tales in the Park: Simi Valley & Westlake Village
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>Gypsies in the Trunk, a live theater group, will give a FREE performance
>of Captain Kangarooâ€™s â€˜Quest for the Tootle Birdâ€™ at 4 pm in Simi
>Valley. Rancho Simi Ampitheatre, Rancho Simi Park (1765 Royal Avenue).
>Performance at 10:30 am in Westlake Village at Foxfield Park. Performances
>repeat in Camarillo and Ventura on June 11. 661-718-3968 or
><http://www.gypsyplayers.com/>www.gypsyplayers.com for more info.
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> June 4 & 5th
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>18th Annual Art Walk: Thousand Oaks
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>FREE! 10 am- 5 pm. Juried, fine art and designer craft outdoor
>exhibition, with more than 170 artists, musicians, childrenâ€™s hands-on
>art area. East parking lot of The Oaks mall on Wilbur, between Thousand
>Oaks Blvd, and Hillcrest. 805-492-8778 or www.conejovalleyartmuseum.org.
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>June 10-12
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>27th Annual Ventura County Greek Festival: Camarillo Airport
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>Live music, Greek folk dance performers, Greek imports, childrenâ€™s area
>with rides, games and activities, and lots and lots of Greek
>food! Festivities start 5 pm Friday at St. Demetrios Grounds at the
>Camarillo Airport. Admission $2; kids free. 805-482-1273 or
><http://www.vcgreekfestival.org/>www.vcgreekfestival.org.
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>Saturday, June 11
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>Moorpark Apricot Festival: Moorpark College
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>11 am – 4 pm. Rides/attractions, vendor booth, arts & crafts, fire truck
>pull & a variety of apricot foods, including apricot pies, jams, &
>pastries. 529-0322
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>Family Fun Science Day: LA Natural History Museum
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>10am â€“5 pm. Find out about science - it's everywhere! Families can
>learn about discovery opportunities in science museums and zoos, plus how
>to experiment at home with take-home projects. Join us for a daylong
>festival of exploration activities and fun!Free with museum admission. For
>more information call 213 763
>DINO. <http://www.nhm.org/events>www.nhm.org/events
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>A Mid Summerâ€™s Dream: Gardening Demonstrations – Camarillo<
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>FREE! A day dedicated to herbs, lavenders and the delights of gardening
>fantasy, with gardening demonstrations and tips. 10-11 am: â€˜Make a
>Secret Gardenâ€™ : make a unique, potted garden full of ideas to take
>home. 1-130: â€˜Growing Herbs Successfullyâ€™ – how to grow, combine and
>harvest herbs for aa kitchen garden. Maravilla Gardens, 8620 Santa Rosa
>Rd, Camarillo. 491-1400.
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>Fairy Tales in the Park: Camarillo and Ventura
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>See June 4 listing. Camarillo at 1130 am; Ventura at 4 pm.
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>June 11-12
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>Pacific Islander Festival: Aquarium of the Pacific, Long Beach
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>9 am – 5 pm. Enjoy the rich & diverse cultures of the Pacific Islands,
>including Hawaiian, Chamorro, Tahitian, Maori and others. Watch and learn
>hula, listen to the sounds of traditional drumming, play ancient Hawaiian
>games, and admire artisans as they create indigenous weavings. Regular
>admission applies. www.aquariumofthepacific.org.
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>Sunday, June 12
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>Family Festival at the Getty Museum: Malibu
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>FREE! Explore the world of the Venetian carnevale and explore its folklore
>and art. Listen to Italian music, and make your own carnevale
>mask. Complements the current exhibit: Oil Sketches by Tiepolo. 10 a.m.–6
>p.m., Museum courtyard. <http://www.getty.edu/>www.getty.edu
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>Blues in the Park: Peter Strauss Ranch
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>FREE outdoor concert from 2-4 pm. Bring a picnic and a blanket if you
>wish. Directions: Hwy 101 to Kanan, south. Go 2.8 miles, turn Left on
>Troutdale to Mulholland Hwy. 370-2301
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>June 18th
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>Concert in the Park: Camarillo
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>FREE!! Royal Crown Revue plays swing music, starting at 7:30 pm. Held at
>Constitution Park, Camarillo, (Carmen/Paseo
>Camarillo).
><http://www.camarilloartscouncil.org/>www.camarilloartscouncil.org or 987-7847.
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>Touch a Truck: Thousand Oaks
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>10 am – 2 pm. FREE!! A day for kids to see, touch, explore and honk the
>horns of their favorite trucks & emergency vehicles. Garbage truck, fire
>engines, tow truck, SWAT truck and more. Thousand Oaks Community Center,
>2525 N. Moorpark Road.
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>June 18-19
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>Blueberry Picking: Somis
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>10 am – 2 pm. For only two weekends a year, pick your own blueberries are
>ripe and ready at the Underwood Farm in Somis. Free Parking, tractor
>rides to the fields, Â½ lb. containers provided. 5696 Los Angeles
>Avenue. 805-386-4660. Repeats June 25-26.
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>June 19
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>Fatherâ€™s Day Concert: Agoura Hills
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>Free! 6 pm. Bring a picnic and a blanket, and enjoy the sounds of Papa
>Doo Run Run, a Tribute to the Beach Boys. Chumash Park, Agoura
>Hills. 818-597-7361
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>June 20
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>Puppet Show: Camarillo Library
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>Special shows at 10 am & 2 pm to kick off beginning of summer reading
>program.
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>June 21
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>Free Movies Start! Camarillo & Simi Valley
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>FREE! Every Tuesday and Wednesday at 10 am, select G and PG movies are
>shown at the Edwards Cinema in Camarillo and the Regal Cinema in Simi
>Valley (at Tapo Canyon). Go to
><http://www.regmovies.com/>www.regmovies.com for complete listing of which
>movies will be shown each week.
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>June 22
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>Pesos for Pizza: Camarillo
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>Swim at Pleasant Valley Pool in Camarillo from 2 – 3:50 pm for $3 per
>child. Retrieve the lucky red pesos from the water and win a FREE PIZZA
>from Little Caesars. 2104 E. Ponderosa, Camarillo 805-484-1433 or 482-1996
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>June 23
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>Puppet Show: Moorpark Library
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>Special shows at 11 am & 2 pm to kick off beginning of summer reading
>program.
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>June 23-26
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>53rd Annual Lompoc Valley Flower Festival: Lompoc
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>Renowned flower festival, featuring tours of flower fields, parade on
>Saturday at 10 am. Like the Rose Parade, all floats must be covered in
>either flowers or all natural materials. Also, carnival & entertainment
>at Ryon Park. Admission & entertainment are FREE! 805-735-8511 or
><http://www.flowerfestival.org/>www.flowerfestival.org
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>June 24-26
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>23rd Annual Summer Solstice, Folk Music, Dance, and Storytelling Festival
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>100 top folk artists, singing, 3 dance areas, childrenâ€™s area &
>activities, storytelling, 2 all-day concert stages. Children 12-under are
>FREE! Special childrenâ€™s Festival Tent with itâ€™s own concerts,
>sing-alongs and storytelling activities. Soka University Campus, 26800
>West Mulholland Hwy, Calabasas. www.ctmsfolkmusic.org.
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>June 25-26
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>Blueberry Picking: Somis
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>See June 18-19 listing
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>Seafest: Ventura Harbor Village
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>11am – 5 pm. Highlighting the communityâ€™s connection to the marine
>environment, families may tour the NPS National Marine Sanctuary, Ventura
>Harbor and Coast Guard Vessels. There will also be marine arts/crafts for
>kids, jolly jumps, live music, educational displays, tidepool exhibit,
>fire trucks, ranger patrol boat, along with puppet shows and other
>entertainment.
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>June 25
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>Plaza Park Arts Festival: Ventura
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>FREE! 9 am – 3 pm.
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>Gardening Demonstration: Camarillo
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>FREE! â€˜Making Moss Basketsâ€™ â€“ Watch the gardeners at Maravilla
>Gardens build a moss basket from scratch, then make one for
>yourself. 8620 Santa Rosa Rd, Camarillo.
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>805-491-1400.
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>Family Wetland Walk: Ventura
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>10 – 1130 am. Take a morning walk around the ponds near the Santa Clara
>River at Ventura Harbor & discover the mysteries found in a wetland
>habitat. Binoculars and a spotting scope will be available for bird
>watching. Children must either be in a carrier, or able to walk 1
>mile. No strollers. $7. Meet at Surfers Knoll parking lot at Ventura
>Harbor. 805-658-4726
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>June 26
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>31st Annual Summer Solstice Celebration: Santa Barbara
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>Spectacular artistic parade, with a wild variety of people-powered floats
>and giant puppets along State Street at noon. Music festival in Alameda
>Park (corner of Santa Barbara & Micheltorina ) from 1230 – 8 pm. Theeme
>this year: â€œWild Thingsâ€™. Very popular event; expect crowds of about
>100,000. <http://www.solsticeparade.com/>www.solsticeparade.com
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>Midsummer Festival: Agoura Hills
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>FREE! 9 am – 6 pm. Sponsored by the Swedishh American Central Association
>of Southern California. Breakfast, traditional raising of the Maypole,
>ring dances, childrenâ€™s races & games, music, folk dancing and authentic
>Swedish food. Swimming pool and awesome water slide (from 10-4). Vasa
>Park, at 2854 Triunfo Canyon Road. Directions: 101 to Kanan South, go 3
>miles to Triunfo Canyon Rd, turn right. On right side. 858-794-7797.
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>Jazz Concert, Peter Strauss Ranch
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>FREE! 2-4 pm. Toni Jannota returns for her annual outdoor concert of
>jazz . Bring a picnic and a blanket. Directions: Hwy 101 to Kanan,
>south. Go 2.8 miles, turn Left on Troutdale to Mulholland Hwy. 370-2301
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>June 28

Puppet Show: Simi Valley Library

Special shows at 11:15 am & 1:30 pm to kick off beginning of summer reading program.

June 29

Thousand Oaks Library: Summer Reading Program Begins

July 1-August 7

Kingsmen Shakespeare Festival: Thousand Oaks

Minstrels, juggling, period entertainment, food with Richard III or The Merry Wives of Windsor performed each Friday – Sunday on the campus of CLU. Tickets $8/under 18 FREE. 805-493-3455 or
http://www.kingsmenshakespeare.org/>www.kingsmenshakespeare.org.

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Free Ice Cream at Ben and Jerry's !!

Toni — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 21:18:23 GMT

Just thought I would pass on the good news....

Free Cone Day at Ben & Jerry's!

Tuesday, April 19

Click on the link for more info:

http://www.benjerry.com/

See you there after our MOMS Meeting (maybe around 1)!

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Rebecca's Baby is here!

Toni — Thu, 26 May 2005 20:44:38 GMT

Her name is Penelope Skye
She weighed 7lb 12 oz.

Family Photo:

http://california.tribe.net/template/pub%2CViewPhoto.vm/context/tribe?page=1&currentoffset=17&parentid=9816395b-273f-4b58-a53d-fd48a6cfc34e&sortby=newest&rows=0&r=10513

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DO Bug Me! (19th Annual Bug Fair)

Toni — Tue, 17 May 2005 22:47:12 GMT

This weekend the Los Angeles Museum of Natural History is having
their annual Bug Fair, which according to Susan Peterson, is
something to see.
http://www.funplaces.com/

http://www.nhm.org/exhibitions/bugfair/index.html
19th Annual Bug Fair
Saturday, May 21 and Sunday, May 22 from 10 a.m. to 5 p.m.
The museum will once again be crawling with bugs Saturday, May 21 and
Sunday May 22, 2005! Be sure not to miss the 19th Annual Bug Fair –
North America’s largest. Explore the world of insects and their
arthropod relatives. See live spiders and scorpions, start your own
collection of butterflies and stay for some great cooking tips from
world- renowned Insect Chef David George Gordon. Over 50 vendors will
be on hand with books, entomological equipment and supplies, artwork,
toys, clothing and more! A variety of private collections will be
offered for sale, along with an assortment of live bugs. The Los
Angeles Urban Spider Survey enters its fourth year and we once again
urge patrons to bring in any spider that they collect*. The Bug Fair
is included with Museum admission.

*The Museum appreciates your assistance with the Spider Survey. If
you have any concerns about participating, we suggest you DO NOT
participate. The Museum cannot be responsible for the treatment of
any bites or any illness resulting from the project.

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Santa Barbara Children's Festival May 14th

Toni — Fri, 13 May 2005 23:09:47 GMT

Saturday, May 14th
10am-4pm

Alameda Park, 1400 Santa Barbara St.

For the 22nd year, Family Service Agency is celebrating local families with a full day of fun activities and entertainment at the Children’s Festival Saturday, May 14th from 10am to 4pm at Alameda Park in Santa Barbara. For the first time, admission and entertainment are completely free of charge, so everyone can enjoy pony rides, face painting, inflatable bouncers, and kid’s craft workshops. All proceeds from the Children’s Festival will benefit the Family Service Agency’s life changing programs for children and their families.

“Family Service Agency’s Children’s Festival is a celebration of childhood and family life. The Children’s Festival is also an opportunity to say thank you to our community for supporting our work to strengthen families,” says William E.G. Batty III, executive director of Family Service Agency.

This event will feature:
10:00-10:45 Mariachi Nuevo Jalisco
11:00-11:45 Robert Boyd Flamenco Quartet
Noon-12:45 Foggy Dew
1:00-1:45 Dancing Drum
2:00-2:45 Linda Vega Dancers
3:00-3:45 Irish Dance

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Healthy Baby Snacks

Toni — Wed, 11 May 2005 03:59:20 GMT

Baby Cereal Cookies #104405

If your baby, like mine, isn't keen on baby cereal or other pureed
foods, I found this recipe when I was searching for
ways to incorporate baby cereal and other iron-rich
foods into a finger-food diet for her. They are
wonderful! To mix things up, I sometimes add a banana
or a handful of raisins to the mix. (I found the
recipe at www.simcoehealth.org.)

1/4 cup molasses
1/4 cup butter
1 egg
1 teaspoon vanilla
3/4 cup flour
1/2 teaspoon baking soda
2 cups infant cereal
3 tablespoons whole milk

24 servings Change size or US/metric
Change to: servings US Metric

20 minutes 10 mins prep ....

Preheat oven to 375.
Grease a cookie sheet or spray with nonstick spray.
Lightly cream molasses and butter.
Mix in egg and vanilla.
In a separate bowl, combine flour, baking soda, and
cereal.
Add to the butter mixture.
Blend.
Add milk.
Drop on the cookie sheet 2 inches apart.
Bake 10-12 minutes.

If you have any healthy homemade snacks (finger food types) to share, please add them to this thread. Thanks!

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Salary for a SAHM

Beth — Fri, 06 May 2005 02:50:27 GMT

Let the hubby know what you are really worth:

Just in time for Mother's Day, an informal study conducted by Web site Salary.com shows that stay-at-home moms would earn an average of $131,471 annually, including overtime, if they received a paycheck.

entire article is here
http://www.reuters.com/newsArticle.jhtml?type=topNews&storyID=8353479&section=news

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Fri. play group at Arroyo Verde

Beth — Tue, 12 Apr 2005 23:48:16 GMT

Every Friday 10-noon at Arroyo Verde park in Ventura. Corner of Foothill & Day roads. Meet at first set of play equipment.

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Being A Mom Actually Makes You Smarter!

Toni — Thu, 05 May 2005 19:54:50 GMT

No doubt you've heard the unflattering (but not uncommon) mothering stereotype that babies suck as much energy from your brain as they do from your body. Ouch. Sure, childrearing takes a toll — as evidenced by the time you squeezed nipple cream onto your toothbrush. But giving birth is hardly the equivalent of a frontal lobotomy. In fact, motherhood may be the ticket to boosting your brainpower.

Here is an online article to back this up!

http://parentcenter.babycenter.com/refcap/preschooler/pfamilylife/1428985.html?scid=pcbulletin:20050502:0:0:0

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Watch Dr. Phil May 5th and 6th

Toni — Fri, 29 Apr 2005 06:23:32 GMT

A group of us "Mommies" made it down to be in the audience of the Dr. Phil Show today, and they are going to show the episodes on May 5th (Beth, Jen, Carly and Laurie will be in the audience) and the Mother's Day episode on the May 6th (the first 4 plus Toni and Ilse). For the 2nd taping Beth had it all figured out and marched us over the place where the camera guys really focused on the audience, so because she was so on the ball, I have a feeling we are going to as least be recognizable in the audience shots! So look for people you know next Thursday and Friday-look for Beth first because most of the people in the audience wore black, but she wore this fabulous pink jacket. We're all sitting beside her.

We also have a new celebrity among us-"Dr. Beth" - who made a grand entrance onto the stage and graciously waved to the wildly applauding crowd and bowed when she got to the center while 250+ of us clapped and cheered. She was also acknowledged as "Dr. Phil's greatest fan". (She was also great to go with-she is a natural born leader / and a big ham-and made it a lot of fun).

It was really worth the trip south and we got some cool Mother's Day gifts (see the show to see what). Definitely a good time. Let's figure out to get a bunch of us to go next year.... when you see the show you will see why.

We signed a non-disclosure agreement so I can't be more specific or they will hunt us down and take our firstborns-in my case, my only born (I think that goes for all of us so it's a good threat!)

Well, gotta go be a Mommy again!

T

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Summer Sounds

Toni — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:15:11 GMT

SUMMERSOUNDS - Music for Kids at the Hollywood Bowl (ages 3-11)
http://www.hollywoodbowl.com/event/summersounds.cfm

Each week there is a music from another country. There is also a
craft. (45 minutes each)

Brazil - July 11-15
Israel - July 18-22
Japan - July 25-29
Native America - Aug. 1-5
Russia - Aug. 8 - 12
Scotland - Aug. 15-19

Regular Performance admission is $5 per person.
Outdoor fine art studio - $3 per child (children must be 3 to
participate).

Group discount (15 or more people) - $4 per person
Outdoor fine art - $2 per child

Too bad LA isn't closer-but maybe you'll find yourself in the neighborhood.....

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Kids Nature Festival

Toni — Thu, 28 Apr 2005 05:10:26 GMT

Kids Nature Festival
http://www.childrensnatureinstitute.org/kidsfestival.html
Play the day away at the 15th annual Children's Nature Institute Kids'
Nature Festival! An event to celebrate, explore and deepen young
children's understanding of nature, and the only nature festival in
Southern California just for kids 8 and under.

Touch, splash, make believe, and even get a little messy at the
thirty plus hands-on activity stations. Tickle your senses at
Sensation Station, get a grip at the ponds of slimy Goop, search for
fossils at the Dino Dig, explore the depths of the Bat Cave, and
crawl through kid-size Mole Mazes!

You can dress up as your favorite animal at the costume booth, make
your own nature crafts, and enjoy lunch under the trees as you sing
along to live concerts. Friendly lizards, tortoises, opossums, and
birds will add to the menagerie of fun!

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Mom's Night Out, Wed. 4/27, 6 p.m.

Beth — Fri, 22 Apr 2005 02:52:27 GMT

Mom's Night Out
Fresh Choice (at Pacific View Mall)
6 p.m. Wed., April 27

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Clothing Swap, Anyone?

Toni — Wed, 30 Mar 2005 23:44:31 GMT

I am starting out this site with a clothing swap/giveaway thread. I have a BUNCH of baby girl clothes, size 0-12 months, that I don't need right now. I have some other baby stuff as well. Anyone who want to look through them/pick some out is welcome to (I'm planning on having another baby next year so may want them back after you finish with them which is why I'm not just donating them to Goodwill)

Anyone have clothes or other things they'd like to trade or loan or giveaway?

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Be in the Audience-Dr. Phil Show-Mother's Day

Toni — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 16:27:38 GMT

Hello Moms!!

I wanted to let you all know that we are doing a Mother's Day show on Thursday April 28th!!!!! Its going to be an amazing time and I definitely wanted to include everyone that is available to attend! I only have a limited amount of seating so please let me know asap if you will be in attendance with the number of guests you will be bringing. You may bring one, four, or twenty guests (some may want to put a group together) with you- but please let me know so I can reserve seats for the party. We want to have as many mothers as possible in the audience for this show.

It is a morning taping so you would be checking in between 730 and 830am, and taping ends at 11:30am.

Below is the arrival information- of course you may contact me at any time if you have questions about any of this. All the best! This is definitely a show you wont want to miss!

Dr. Phil tapes at:

Paramount Studios
860 North Gower
Hollywood, CA 90038

Paramount is located on the corner of Melrose and Gower.
The audience entrance is located under a giant blue mural of a blue whale.

There is a parking garage across the street from the audience entrance, its $5 for the day.

EVERYONE can be seen on camera! So, we ask that everyone dress in business attire. The studio is EXTREMELY air conditioned, so we suggest you dress warmly. Please wear dark and solid colors and avoid busy patterns, white clothing, tan clothing, jeans, and hats. Also, please no uniforms or clothing with logos.

Please leave all electronics, including cell phones, pagers, palm pilots, and cameras behind. Also, books, magazines, and notebooks will not be allowed into the studio.

Please advise me if there are any special needs, just so we can accommodate.

Everyone must bring a PHOTO ID. We do not issue tickets and we will check you in by your ID. Remember that everyone must be 18 years of age.

Adam Bittner
Audience Coordinator
Dr. Phil Show
5555 Melrose Ave
Mae West Building
Los Angeles, CA 90038
323-956-3318
323-862-2195 fax

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Anyone Want To Go To Mickey Mouse's Birthday Party?

Toni — Tue, 19 Apr 2005 06:03:40 GMT

Disneyland is having their 50th Birthday Party on May 5th (Cinco De Mayo). I just got my $99 Annual SoCal Pass so think I might go. I was wondering if any other Moms want to go. I think it is a Thursday but will double check.

I went with some out-of-town family members today and it was a lot of fun! Lauren loved Toontown and the Flying Dumbos and the Teacups and the"Columbia" boatride (she was not so wild about Pirates of the Carribbean though).

I'll post a photo in my album of us with Mickey Mouse soon. Come to the party with us-should be fun!

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Lisa Had Her Baby!

Toni — Fri, 15 Apr 2005 15:36:15 GMT

We had a little girl. We named her Francesca. She was born on April 2nd. She's 7 lbs, 20 inches long. I'm hoping to see everyone at the park in the next week or so.

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