Living in Mission Viejo ~ Jerry's Blog

Good news for Homeschoolers: The court ruling declaring most forms of homeschooling unlawful in California has been vacated. This means the judge's decision which created a national uproar, will not go into effect, at least not in its current form. The Second District Court of Appeals, has decid...

Letter to the Editor THE ORANGE COUNTY REGISTER Via: letters@ocregister.com Sunday, March 9, 2008 Dear OC REGISTER Editor, Your editorial on March 9th (Home-schooling in the cross hairs) about the recent interpretation of our state’s home schooling laws was so doom and gloom. Why the defeatist at...

LEMON BARS             When my wife was 7 years old, her dad discovered a wonderful recipe for, what else, lemon bars while serving jury duty in downtown Santa Ana, the county seat of Orange County. These lemon bars soon became a part of her family and she's been making them for our family since ...

 The study was based on per-capita rates for violent crimes.MISSION VIEJO A new, controversial study based on annual FBI crime statistics names Mission Viejo the safest city in the nation. Following Mission Viejo was Lake Forest, ranked as 10th, and Irvine, ranked as 11th. The 14th annual City Cr...

Ok, We're not talking Ocean, but the Mission Viejo Lake is a great and quick get away for the family. There are two main beaches, Playa del Norte and Playa del Este, with a few smaller, private beaches. The larger beaches are both protected by the Lake Mission Viejo Lifeguards. Both beaches conta...