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MOPS Mom Groups in San Luis Obispo County

January 5, 2019

When I moved here as a mother of 2 preschoolers, I had been recommended by many people to join MOPS (Mothers of Preschoolers), a mom group for women with children from birth to five years old. I had joined one on the East Coast.

In San Luis Obispo County, there are currently a few MOPS locations.

The most active one in San Luis Obispo is run by Grace Central Coast. They seem to have a MOPS group and their own church group for moms. Here is their current website: https://gracecentralcoast.churchcenter.com/groups/women-s-ministry/love-from-mom

The other two MOPS groups that are run by Grace Central Coast are in Paso Robles and Arroyo Grande. Here is their main website: https://gracecentralcoast.org/mops. Moreover, there are online MOPS options that are open to everyone nationally. They also have many Special Needs Programs and expand beyond preschoolers too when using the online search for virtual meetings.

There's usually a nominal fee to be part of MOPS per semester and they are at different prices, depending on the chapter.

At any time and from any location in the US, you can use the https://www.mops.org/groupsearch/ Group Search tool to find the right one for you.

Find a list of other mommy & me programs all over San Luis Luis Obispo county and other local activities for your kids.

Posted by SanLuisObispoMom.com. Posted In : Mom groups

Free Kids Storytimes Schedule at the Libraries in San Luis Obispo County

December 2, 2018

September 2024 Update

Storytime schedule below are free at all the libraries locations in the San Luis Obispo County. They are typically only 30 minutes long, occasionally longer. If you can't make it to the times of the library closest to your home, you can always venture out a little bit and go to another time and day at another library. During the school year, there is a fuller story time schedule when school starts back again.
SLO Library for Kids

Kid's section at San Luis Obispo Library

Storytimes hosted by the libraries are usually only 30 minutes long so come on time! Here is the weekly story time schedule below for libraries in San Luis Obispo (SLO) County:

Library Storytimes	Day	Time	Story Type
Arroyo Grande Library	Wed & Thurs	10:30 AM	All Ages Storytime
Sunken Gardens Storytime hosted by Atascadero Library	Wed	10:30AM	Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Atascadero Library	Thurs	10:30AM	Baby, Toddler, Preschool
Cambria Library	Thurs	10:30AM	Toddler Storytime
Cayucos Library	Thurs	10:30AM	Baby & Toddler Storytime
Creston Library		(none shown)	Preschool Storytime
Los Osos Library	Thurs	10:30AM	Storytime
Morro Bay Library	Tues	10:30AM	Baby, Toddler, Preschool Storytime
Nipomo Library	Wed	10:30AM	Preschool & Toddler Storytime
Oceano Library	Thurs	11:30AM	Preschool Storytime
Paso Robles City Library	Mon	2:30PM	Grade School Story Time
Paso Robles City Library	Wed	10:00AM	Preschool Storytime & Craft
Paso Robles City Library	Thurs	9:30AM & 10AM	Baby Story Time
Paso Robles City Library	Fri	10:00AM & 11:00AM	Toddler Story Time and Craft
San Miguel Library		(none shown)	Stories, songs and playtime!
Santa Margarita Library	Wed	10:00 AM	Kids Storytime
Shell Beach Library	Tues	11:30AM	Preschool Storytime
SLO Library in Downtown	Tues	10:00AM	Baby & Toddler Storytime

Aside from story times, these public libraries also host free movie events, seasonal holiday events and other themed events. We even went to a Pokemon Party at the Arroyo Grande Library and Morro Bay Library and the kids met other Pokemon collectors from all over the county. I've even met a few families from Santa Barbara County! My kids really enjoyed trading Pokemon cards with other kids. You can read about our Pokemon Party experience at Arroyo Grande from our Day 5 of our Spring Break blog entry that I logged every day of Spring Break in San Luis Obispo County!
Kids Events at San Luis Obispo Libraries

Kids Events at San Luis Obispo Libraries

Reading Suggestions:

Find a list of Free Family-Friendly things to do all over San Luis Obispo County.
See my blog post about our visit at Arroyo Grande Library.
See my blog post about our visit at the Downtown San Luis Obispo Library.
Find a Mommy & Me program all over SLO County.
Read my thoughts on the Pros and Cons for joining a Parent Teacher Association or Parent Teacher Organization

Posted by SanLuisObispoMom.com. Posted In : Storytime

Buying a Foreclosed Home Has a Longer Closing Period

July 22, 2014

Many home buyers are looking for foreclosed homes with the hopes that they'll steal a deal and feel good about it. Unfortunately, it typically takes longer to close a deal if it's a foreclosed (bank-owned) home. If you are not limited on time and don't mind the risk of having to put in a lot of money to fix your home in the short run, a foreclosed home may be a good fit for you.

For those who are first time home owners and aren't good at fixing and construction, I don't recommend you looking into a foreclosed home, unless you have the capital to hire professional help. More times than not, they are really run down and you can't obtain any information from the previous owners because this home now belongs to the bank. They are not liable to providing any history to you. You basically buy at your own risk.

If you are set on getting a foreclosed home, get ready for a 2-3 month closing period after you've submitted an offer. Sometimes it could take longer than that before you can get the keys and move in.

Posted by SanLuisOpisboMom.com.

Get an appraisal done by your bank before scheduling your home and termite inspections

December 18, 2013

After you have put in your buying offer and the seller has accepted it, it's time to start calling the bank that gave you that pre-approved loan letter to start getting the motions into place.

The bank will not loan you the money if the appraised price of the home you want to buy is not below the amount of the loan or at most, equivalent to it. It can't be overpriced. Otherwise, you'll have to figure out a way to put down more money to offset the difference. You don't want to be overpaying for a house anyway so getting an appraisal done first is a good way to know that. If the appraisal is good, you will know that you can call your home inspection and termite inspection companies next. You don't want to waste money on these inspections if the bank is not going to approve the loan for that particular house. A home inspection can cost anywhere between $350 - 450 and a termite inspection can be between $100 - $150 for this part of town. So remember to call your bank right away after the offer contract has been accepted.

And remember, if there is not a written contract and signatures from both sides, there is no binding contract in the real estate world. A verbal agreement to accept the offer is not enough in the court of law.

Posted by SanLuisOpisboMom.com.

Before Putting In an Offer, Make Sure You Look at the Property Disclosure

December 17, 2013

You've found the home of your dreams and you're ready to put in an offer. If your agent did not show you the house's property disclosure yet, make sure you ask for it before you sign that offer contract and send it over to the seller. This is really important. There is a lot of things that you may learn about the house from this document that you may not be able to know from just viewing the property that one time.

It is the seller's responsibility to provide a property disclosure when they are selling the house. They mark down all the things that may need repairs and what type of roof or materials the home is made out of. They will also let you know how old the roof is and how old the heating and cooling units are on the sheet as well.

With that being said, even though it is the seller's duty to provide this document to the buyers, it is not until you get a home inspection and a termite inspection that you can determine if there are real problems and undisclosed issues about the house so make sure you get those done when you are ready to schedule them.

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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. In between work and momming it, I like to exercise.

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