Tom's GarageGeneral thoughts pop into my head when I'm sitting in my garage.Couple Of Cool Things I Noticed In San Diego- June 30, 2007 I forgot about a couple of simple yet cool things I noticed while in San Diego. Many parents may already know about these bits but they were new to me, so here goes: 1. There was a group of kids at Lego Land that were all part of a birthday party. They were all wearing custom yellow (read: easy to spot) shirts with the birthday info on them. One could easily get a head count and if one of the kids got lost, the park employees would know exactly which group they belonged to. Of course,...http://www.tmcdonald.com/blog/_archives/2007/6/30/3061242.html Our Family Vacation In San Diego- June 30, 2007 Our vacation this year was to be rather short and not too far from home. We traveled all the way from Thousand Oaks to Carlsbad (appx 2.5 hour drive) where our hotel was located and ventured as far as San Diego proper for one of our outings. Our hotel accommodations were nice enough; A two bedroom unit with a kitchen and family room area. The staff were pleasant though not overly helpful. I really only have two complaints: 1) Check-in time was 5pm and check-out time was 10am. I'm not...http://www.tmcdonald.com/blog/_archives/2007/6/30/3060501.html Dad's Camping Weekend -- Part II- June 11, 2007 I'm awfully late on this and because of it I'm sure I'll be missing some really good details due to memory failure. Abby, Ben and myself were the first ones to arrive at Lake Piru (the first time we've held the annual event at this location) so I grabbed the keys to the group campsite gate and headed off to see what lay in front of us. It was a great location with the only downside being that the water was terribly low this year; We had to trek down a non-trail to get to the water for a...http://www.tmcdonald.com/blog/_archives/2007/6/10/3013165.html Dad's Camping Weekend -- Part 1- June 4, 2007 Got back 5:30pm, fed the kids and got the truck unloaded. I'm going through mail (since there was zero connectivity at the lake) and will crash before too long. I'll post more regarding the details tomorrow... there was so much good stuff and I'm sure you'll all be holding your breath in anticipation for my next update. This was easily the best "Dads' Camping Weekend" to date (in my view). My next post will describe the deer and snakes as well as the fun boating and the fact that everyone.http://www.tmcdonald.com/blog/_archives/2007/6/3/2996631.html |