It's Apple Time

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Fall marks the calendar for our counties apple season. Oak Glen Orchards is closest for us, which is located near the beautiful San Bernardino mountains about 90 minutes from Los Angeles. Families can enjoy a day in the orchards to hand pick your own or purchase previously picked apples. Each location offers various types of apples, and may also include fresh juice, treats and entertainment. Small shops and restaurants are located in the middle of town with happy local residents ready to serve you.

Snow Line Orchards is home of the famous Apple Cider mini-donuts as seen on television. They also offer U-Pick raspberries. Just watch out for those bees. An original 1898 apple shed, three flavors of cider, and the state's oldest chestnut tree. This is our favorite to visit.

Parking is sometimes difficult so be prepared. Keep in mind that many orchards offer school tours during the weekdays. If you decide to wait towards November make sure you check online or call to make sure they're open. Many orchards close after apple season.

Who can resist home made apple pie? Not anyone in my family.

National Missing Children's Day

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Are you prepared as a parent if your child went missing? Is your child prepared? Have you ever talked to your child(ren) about strangers or being abducted? Have you used a child safety kit yet?


If you answer NO to any of these questions it is time to do all of them now. It only takes a split second for a child to say or do the wrong thing. Go onto the internet and chat with some stranger online or on the telephone. Or they may do nothing at all and it be another situation.


I have been an avid follower with the Polly Klaas Foundation since my daughter did a project with them about five years ago. I've learned many ways to teach my children what to look for, but not to scare them.


We have also kept our safety kits up to date(fingerprints, hair & DNA samples). 


Keep your child(ren) safe and be prepared because one day you may need the help of a group like Polly Klaas. Read the story behind this organization, and order a free safety kit if you need them. Don't wait do it now.  http://www.pollyklaas.org/

Parent Position Open

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   PARENT - Job Description 

This is hysterical. If it had been presented this way, 

I don't believe any of us would have done it!!!!

POSITION : 

Mom, Mommy, Mama, Ma 

Dad, Daddy, Dada, Pa, Pop 

JOB DESCRIPTION : 

Long term, team players needed, for challenging, 

permanent work in an often chaotic environment. 

Candidates must possess excellent communication 

and organizational skills and be willing to work 

variable hours, which will include evenings and weekends 

and frequent 24 hour shifts on call. 

Some overnight travel required, including trips to 

primitive camping sites on rainy weekends and endless sports tournaments in far away cities! 

Travel expenses not reimbursed. 

Extensive courier duties also required. 

RESPONSIBILITIES : 

The rest of your life. 

Must be willing to be hated, at least temporarily, 

until someone needs $5. 

Must be willing to bite tongue repeatedly. 

Also, must possess the physical stamina of a 

pack mule 

and be able to go from zero to 60 mph in three seconds flat 

in case, this time, the screams from 

the backyard are not someone just crying wolf. 

Must be willing to face stimulating technical challenges, 

such as small gadget repair, mysteriously sluggish toilets 

and stuck zippers. 

Must screen phone calls, maintain calendars and 

coordinate production of multiple homework projects. 

Must have ability to plan and organize social gatherings 

for clients of all ages and mental outlooks. 

Must be a willing to be indispensable one minute, 

and  embarrassment the next. 

Must handle assembly and product safety testing of a 

half million cheap, plastic toys, and battery operated devices. 

Must always hope for the best but be prepared for the worst. 

Must assume final, complete accountability for

the quality of the end product. 

Responsibilities also include floor maintenance and 

janitorial work throughout the facility. 

POSSIBILITY FOR ADVANCEMENT & PROMOTION : 

None. 

Your job is to remain in the same position for years, without complaining, constantly retraining and updating your skills, 

so that those in your charge can ultimately surpass you 

PREVIOUS EXPERIENCE : 

None required unfortunately. 

On-the-job training offered on a continually exhausting basis. 

WAGES AND COMPENSATION : 

Get this!   You pay them! 

Offering frequent raises and bonuses. 

A balloon payment is due when they turn 18 because 

of the assumption that college will help them 

become financially independent. 

When you die, you give them whatever is left. 

The oddest thing about this reverse-salary scheme is that 

you actually enjoy it and wish you could only do more. 

BENEFITS : 

While no health or dental insurance, no pension, 

no tuition reimbursement, no paid holidays and 

no stock options are offered; 

this job supplies limitless opportunities for personal growth, unconditional love, 

and free hugs and kisses for life if you play your cards right. 

Forward this on to all the PARENTS you know, in appreciation for everything they do on a daily basis, 

letting them know they are appreciated 

for the fabulous job they do... 

or forward with love 

to anyone thinking of applying for the job.