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Browsing Archive: March, 2023

Blue Seafood & Grill Arroyo Grande Lunch Date Review

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Friday, March 31, 2023, In : Restaurants 
Blue Seafood & Grill opened in Arroyo Grande recently in 2023 and my husband and I have had a couple of lunch dates there. It's nice to have another seafood restaurant in AG! They replaced the previous restaurant named Me & Z, which I regretfully did not get to try before they closed down.
Blue Seafood & Grill Arroyo Grande Review
We parked in the back of the building where they have their own parking lot. Beware, it's a one way in, one way out situation so if you have a really big vehicle, just be mindful of that. However, it's nice ...
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Pros and Cons For Joining a Parent Teacher Organization

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Sunday, March 26, 2023, In : Mom Life 
Many schools call their Parent Teacher Organization, PTA (Parent Teacher Association), others are just PTO.

What's the difference?

A PTA, Parent Teacher Association, has to pay fees to the the national PTA organization in U.S.A. but a PTO, Parent Teacher Organization, doesn't have to pay fees to the PTA and can have different rules and regulation/by laws.

Regardless if they are PTA or PTO, how they are run can be pretty impressive, dependent on the leadership of the board.

After volunteering for ...
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What to Prepare to Buy a New Home and What To Do After Sending an Offer

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Tuesday, March 7, 2023, In : Home Improvement 

On the East Coast, we had bought one home and sold it 3.5 years later after we moved to the West Coast.

On the West Coast, we've bought two homes: one before the pandemic and one after the pandemic.

Each time, the process of buying a home was stressful

What to Prepare Before Picking a Realtor to Buy a New Home

From what I can see now and for the foreseeable future, there is no shortage in REALTORs so finding a REALTOR is the easy part. We like to find a one who has been active in the busine...


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Chaperoning Tips for a Field Trip

Posted by San Luis Obispo Mom on Wednesday, March 1, 2023, In : Mom Life 

I've been fortunate to have been able to accompany my kids' field trips as a chaperone for the last couple of years. Their school needed volunteers and I had the spare time to do it.
Monarch Butterfly Grove in Pismo Beach is a popular field trip for elementary kids in SLO County(picture of Monarch Butterfly Grove in Pismo Beach)

Requirements to Become a Chaperone at an Elementary School

Before I was able to chaperone on a field trip, I had to get fingerprinted and pass a background check for my sons' elementary school. They also needed me to pass a tuberculosis (TB) test. For the backgro...


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San Luis Obispo Mom Originally from San Diego, California, I'm a San Diego State University alumna, veteran's wife and mom of two kids who were born two years apart. After living on the East Coast for 6 years, we now reside in San Luis Obispo County and here, the exploration continues.
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