Favorite Orton-Gillingham Inspired Reading Program

 Last year, during the pandemic, I did the SPIRE reading intervention program on zoom for elementary school students.  This program works!  

Favorite Teacher supply store in the East Bay, Lakeshore Learning

 Bring proof you are a teacher and you can receive a discount at Lakeshore Learning.  It is in Walnut Creek, CA.  

Anthony Bourdain's flaws were also his superpowers

 There is a new film about Anthony Bourdain that is coming out on July 14th called, "Roadrunner: A Film About Anthony Bourdain."  Academy Award-winning documentarian Morgan Neville shows both sides of Bourdain in this film.

Bourdain was an author, chef, father, and world traveler.  I loved watching him on television, he was a natural!

Bourdain was neurodiverse, the hyper focus is common to ADD and the restlessness, the perfectionism, and the lack of patience for the way things are created both his greatest gifts and his worst flaws.

Mr. Peter's Golf Camp

 Mr. Peter's Golf Camps offers golf lessons in San Bruno, CA.  They have family golf on Tuesdays and Thursdays at 5:30PM and they offer golf camps over the summer!  Each Friday they take the students in the golf camp to an actual golf course and play a round of golf.  I highly recommend this camp!

Resources:

Mr. Peter's Golf Camps

2101 Sneath Ln.

San Bruno, CA 94066

Phone- (415) 902-3003

Website- mrpetersgolfcamp.com

added bonus points:

great parking

friendly

fun

accepts cash or credit cards

masked and socially distanced lessons!

Virtual Parties: The Sweets and Smiles Ice Cream Kit, by Local Food Adventures

 

The kit comes with marshmallows, almonds, coupon for Smitten in Rockridge, scoop, etc.  They also have a virtual ice cream social!  It is on zoom!

Before covid they had food tours, but these are postponed for now.  The ice cream tour is super fun!

Resources:

Local Food Adventures

Localfoodadventures.com

Phone:  (510) 604-6546

Gilroy Gardens Family theme park in Gilroy, CA is open! Happy 20th birthday!

 Gilroy Gardens is open again!  They are having a 20th birthday party celebration until Labor Day weekend!  There is a birthday clubhouse with live shows daily!  There are special birthday cupcakes with pinwheels, bubbles, and sprinkles!  The birthday cupcakes are at the Sugar Plum cafe.  There are also memory spots to see their memories and post theirs, and make new memories!

Gilroy Gardens Family theme park has rides, gardens, circus trees, and a swim park.

Grandma Marilyn loves Gilroy Gardens as it is magical, especially at night!  It is one of our family traditions to go each and every year!  Last year it was so sad as it was closed last summer due to COVID. All memberships are lasting one extra year since they were closed last year.

There are special night time events, at Halloween at night (September 21-October 28) and Holiday at night (November 30-December 31.)

The Oasis water park is open.  Parents can stay close by in comfy beach chairs under swaying palm trees.

For current hours of operation, visit www.gilroygardens.org.

Resources:

Gilroy Gardens Family Theme Park

3050 Hecker Pass Hwy

Gilroy, CA  95020

Phone:  (408) 840-7100

East Bay Dance Company

 We went to see the show Dream On last night, at the east bay dance company, and my son and I were so impressed by the production.  The East Bay Dance Company is in San Ramon, CA. they have been very good about COVID 19, and recorded the show before we actually saw it! If you are interested in dance, you should check them out!

Here is the link to their website, if you want to go there.