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- Last Visit: 1 week ago
- Comments Made: 26
- Topics Added/Edited: 10
- Favorite Vacation Moments: 0
- Travel Reviews: 4
My Kids
Son: Age 2
Son: Age 5
My Location
San Diego, CA
My Quote
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.
About Me
I would love to say I am a professional chef, but I shall have to be content with making my family and friends smile when they taste my kitchen experiments.
About My Family
I have a beautiful toddler and another boy in elementary school. I love them with all my heart.
CuisineAficionado
A spoonful of sugar helps the medicine go down.What I've Been Talking About
One Pot Meals
Hello, Cynwig. I find that even my friends who are not great cooks get good results from casseroles. You can't go wrong with a simple tuna noodle casserole. That's just boiling the noodles, putting them in a pan with a couple drained cans of tuna mixed in, some chopped celery and carrots for veggies (and even thawed frozen peas if your kids like them), then top it with grated cheese, and bake for maybe 25 minutes uncovered. Baked dishes like this are great because you put everything in the pan, and as long as you don't forget it's in the oven, they usually come out pretty nicely, and they're kid friendly!
Not Acceptable?Fairy Wands
That is adorable! Your children had better know how lucky they are to have a mother like you.
Not Acceptable?Old Town San Diego State Historic Park
San Diego, CA
An okay place for tourists
What we loved:
It's a good history lesson for elementary-aged kids.
What we didn't love:
Very young children and teens just don't care. It can also be very crowded and hard to park.
I'll be honest. I have been going to Old Town since before I was in elementary school. I wasn't enthralled by it then, and I'm even less so now. The restaurants are absolutely terrible (mostly badly executed Mexican food, and almost all overpriced and crowded), and the shopping is mostly tourists' trinkets.
That being said, it is fun to peruse the old buildings with your younger children (5-8), as they are inquisitive and learning about local history by about fourth grade. Still, you can make a visit here in about an hour, and then you're all ready to go. The best bet is the Whaley House, since kids love the story that it's haunted.
My friends (adults) from Michigan love coming here for some reason, so it is a good place to bring out of town guests. Although most of the large crowds are also tourists, which gets old fast.
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