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What Matters Most The month of February is upon us! And even though Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day for couples, partners, spouses, boyfriends and girlfriends, it really isn’t that way anymore, is it? In this issue of The Fountain, we will take you around the world to see how Valentine’s Day is celebrated, but more than that, we will take you around our community, to show you what matters most. Page 6

Love With the holidays and football season long gone, the commercials tell us it’s the season of Love. Time to find a Valentine, send them chocolates and roses, and spark some romance. Oh, the pressure! Whether you are in a relationship or not, there can be a lot of expectations to make sure you have orchestrated a perfect evening – or at least a few really hot moments. This article isn’t about that.

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What Matters Most The month of February is upon us! It is sometimes a month of rainy, cold days, early winter nights, fires in the fireplace, freezing cold mornings where you don’t even want to put your hands on the steering wheel. But in the midst of what can be the heart of winter, right in the middle of the month, we have a day that is filled with flowers, chocolate, candy and love. Valentine’s Day. And even though Valentine’s Day is traditionally a day for couples, partners, spouses, boyfriends and girlfriends, it really isn’t that way anymore, is it? In this issue of The Fountain, we will take you around the world to see how Valentine’s Day is celebrated, but more than that, we will take you around our community, to show you what matters most.

I’ve been thinking about what matters most a lot these days. As I write this, I am tucked into bed at my mother’s house at 5:30am, trying to give my work the attention that it deserves before all hell breaks loose. It’s a good kind of hell breaking loose, the kind of chaos that comes from eleven people living under the same roof. Between my mum, brother, sister, brother-in-law, John, the kids, the dog, my uncle and grandmother, it is sometimes a menagerie, and yet there is a sense of peace that comes from a degree of tolerance and understanding that we all have for each other. It hit me one morning that really, what matters most is understanding and tolerance. Without these two qualities, a family cannot survive, a relationship cannot weather its ups and downs, a society breaks down. In order to coexist harmoniously, there really isn’t anything more important than tolerance and understanding.

I have seen it here at my mother’s house on a daily basis. Everyone from my aunts and uncles, to my sister, brother and brother-in-law, shows tolerance and an acceptance of each other’s flaws and idiosyncrasies that make us coexist in a somewhat peaceful state. My family has always been accepting of John and his family, even though I married completely outside of the Indian community. My dad used to always say that it was the person who mattered, not the faith, type of passport, color of skin or political leaning. When I married John, it was with the knowledge that he would be completely and utterly accepted into our family, regardless of where he grew up and which God he chooses to worship.

When you’re away from a place for a long time, you can stand back and see the changes more clearly. Politically, India is changing and moving toward the United States, in that there is definitely a sense of polarization between beliefs and parties. In terms of the rul-

ing parties, there is a divide that I hope comes together sooner rather than later. However, socially, there is a growing sense of tolerance and acceptance that is new and ever-changing. I find this to be heart-warming and positive, and it just solidifies in my mind what I think I have known for a long time – that we may be different, and we may all come from places that are unknown to one another, but we need to embrace those differences rather than allow them to alienate each other.

In our family, we take the differences and use them as comedic value. After twenty years of being together, John still cannot understand any Hindi at all. In our family, we use this to our advantage, and John has been the muse for many jokes and good-natured ribbing. Teasing each other is a daily staple in our lives – from my brotherin-law’s obsession with crooked frames on the wall (he is quick to bring out a level to straighten them up) to my sister’s inability to function without her morning tea, my need to sleep early, and the girls’ terrible attempts at pronouncing Hindi words with the right accent – everything is fair game. No one is spared. My uncle is teased mercilessly for his giant belly (Liam wanted to know if he was having twins!), and my sister for the size of her nose. On New Year’s Eve, we had a karaoke party, everyone got in the game, and no one was spared. We laughed out loud at croaking voices and bad dancing, giggled at people who said bombastic, dramatic things. And we do it all knowing well that at the end of the day, there is a whole lot of tolerance and acceptance of all our flaws, all our odd habits, and that despite our flaws (large or small), we have a fount of love for each other. And really, isn’t that what matters most? Love. The love of a family, the love between friends, the love of God, whoever He or She may be. The love that you have for your children. Unconditional love is that which knows no limits, no boundaries and that is accepting of all flaws and behaviors. It comes from understanding and recognizing that which makes us imperfect, and thus, human, is all right. From the smallest flaws to the greater ones, forgiveness and tolerance is what separates human beings from animals. That we know that we make mistakes and yet we love in spite of them is what allows us the top spot on the totem pole of life. So this Valentine’s Day, as you celebrate the people you love most, recognize that they are not perfect, but they are yours. Yours to cherish, yours to hold, yours in times of trouble and happiness, yours when you need them. Welcome to the February issue of The Fountain, as we celebrate what matters most.

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AVAlicious Lip Balm – Ava Knows What Matters Most Ava Gamble is one of the youngest entrepreneurs we have ever had the pleasure of interviewing. We first heard about Ava at the elementary school’s Flag Salute, where she proudly donated $30 of her hard-earned money to the school, mainly because she saw some classmates using broken crayons and hoped that they could have fresh, new crayons to use at school. The money that she donated to the school came from her brainchild – AVAlicious Lip Balm.

Ava is a first grader who has always been into cosmetics. It started with play make-up, and soon, Ava’s mom Tricia was printing out face charts as a palette so that Ava could play and design with her make-up. Every time she did something deserving of a reward, Ava would ask Tricia for a new make-up palette. Soon she started looking at YouTube videos, learning how to do character make-up. Then she saw girls making lip balm, and asked her mother if she could try her hand at it. Tricia agreed, and the first vial of lip balm they made consisted of petroleum jelly and Kool-Aid. After watching some Do-It-Yourself videos, Tricia decided to have Ava switch to all-natural products like shea butter, coconut oil, vitamin E, beeswax, scents and oils. Ava jumped right into her “Test Lab” (the family kitchen), and the creating began. Her first shot at selling the lip balm came at the San Marcos Art Walk. Selling at a booth that cost her

$10 to rent, Ava made over $100 that day. Soon after this, the Gamble family set up a Facebook page for Ava, and then a website (www. avalipbalm.com). This little “side thing” is very much a family affair – everyone gets involved, including Ava’s mom, Tricia, her dad, Marc and twelve-year-old brother, Austin. When asked what she would like to be when she grows up, Ava said she wants to be a celebrity makeup artist/cosmetic scientist/owner of a one-stop cosmetic shop, which she would like to be bigger than Sephora or Ulta!

The Gamble family knows what really matters – they talk about community and money and budget cuts that have affected our school. They adopt a local shelter and contribute to it throughout the year, and teach their kids to always remember to give back. What Ava perhaps does not realize is that she has inspired first, second, third, fourth and fifth graders to take a page out of her book, and as we write this, we know that there are children there planning their next bake sale, craft sale, lemonade stand, so that they too can give back to our community, just as Ava has, thanks to her brainchild, AVAlicious Lip Balm.

For more information, visit www.avalipbalm.com, or visit Ava’s Facebook page at www.facebook.com/ avaliciouslipbalm.

Ruthless! The Musical – Feburary 1 - March 3. Before there was ‘Toddlers and Tiaras’, there was Ruthless! The Musical. Eight year old Tina Denmark knows she was born to play Pippi Longstocking, and she will do anything to win the part in her high school musical. Anything includes murdering the leading lady! San Elijo’s own Chase Anichini plays the lead role in this play! Go out and support our fourth grader as she plays Pippi Longstocking. Buy tickets at www.coronadoplayhouse.com

San Elijo Hills Mardi Gras Masquerade: Thursday, February 21st The San Elijo Hills Community Association would like to cordially invite our residents 21 and over to our Mardi Gras Masquerade Party at CafИ Ren! The event will be held on Thursday, February 21st from 6-9pm. Residents will be delighted with delicious hors d’oeuvres, drinks, music and dancing in the true spirit of New Orleans! Attendance to this event is limited. Cost is $5 per person. You must provide a check (no cash) payable to San Elijo Hills to Christine Hurdle in the Visitor’s Center in order to reserve your spot! All reservations will be taken on a first-come-first-serve basis. Please feel free to contact churdle@waltersmanagement.com with any questions.

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on your doorstep Monica Strang and The Starburst Juju – What Matters Most – Sharing We have a real, honest-to-goodness, published author amongst us in San Elijo Hills! And for anyone who has tried their hand at publishing creative writing, you know that this is a huge accomplishment, and certainly no easy feat. The publishing world is a difficult market to break into, and the world of young adult novels is perhaps one of the most challenging areas to navigate in the world of publishing. What is perhaps most exciting is what Monica has chosen to do with the proceeds from the sale of her book, The Starburst Juju. When Monica Strang sent us an email here at The Fountain to tell us about her young adult novel that will be published soon, we were excited to share her story with all our readers. Monica has always loved writing, and it has been a hobby for years, but when she started writing this particular book, she enjoyed it so much, and loved watching it take shape and become a story. It is complete with complex characters, an interesting plot, a moral, and at its heart, a really magical, fun, wholesome story. The Starburst Juju is sure to fill a very big void that many parents feel at the bookstore or library these days. Most young adult novels are either filled with inappropriate language, content, or tend to veer into a darker, less innocent world than we would like our youngsters to witness. Monica’s novel is a book of Sci-Fi/Fantasy for young adults that has a moral and a message, strong characters, some innocent romance, and tells the story of a girl named

Pepper who goes on the ultimate search – a mission to find her kidnapped parents. As the mother of two children, Avery and Taj, Monica has juggled writing into her already busy schedule. She is a web designer, mother, wife and author, and when this book was accepted by Pants On Fire Press, she took her novel to other parents for their feedback. Members of book clubs here in San Elijo were given Monica’s book to read, and in return, gave her advice and constructive criticism. This was a truly symbiotic relationship; Monica enjoyed the feedback, and the members of the book club were thrilled to get a sneak peak at what could be the next Harry Potter, written by none other than their neighbor, right here in San Elijo Hills. Monica said that even though it was at times a frustrating process, sometimes filled with rejection letters, often filled with copious amounts of research and studying, she learned to absorb all the criticism and feedback and use it to update and improve her book. In the midst of the tedious publishing process, Monica always remembered the words of Orson Scott Card, who wrote that sometimes “all you need is one yes.” And one big, whopping “yes” it is for The Starburst Juju! Now that the book is being published, Monica would like to give back to the community. We asked her why it was important, and in her own words, she tells us what matters most to her. By: Monic a Strang

A Book of One’s Own: Help put books in kids hands by purchasing one for yourself. If you take a look at the library of books I have in my home, you would be utterly disappointed at the slim-pickings of options offered to you. That’s because I love books. I know – it doesn’t make sense that I adore books and don’t own many. The problem is that as soon as I’m done reading one, I force it into the hands of others with promises of life-changing experiences. My friends usually just roll their eyes and take the book from me, knowing I won’t take no for an answer. Growing up, we had a room where one of the walls was just a large bookcase jam-packed with books. I’m sure my friends thought it was an eye sore (not to mention dangerous, but who paid attention to things like that in those days?), but I saw that bookcase as a work of art. To this day, I still love the smell of fresh ink on paper, or the cracking sound of a hardcover being opened for the first time. I appreciate that each colorful book has a different story to tell. Over the years, I’ve learned a lot from books. Not only about life, love and friendship, but also about space, the wild west, and fantasy. Books have always accepted me for who I am. They don’t judge or put me down. They uplift me when I’m sad and entertain me when I’m bored. One of the first books I remember reading was the Ramona series by Beverly Cleary. I took Ramona with me everywhere. I considered her to be one of my close friends. I liked that they were my books, and it made me adore them even more.

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The thought of children not having this wonderful relationship with books because they don’t have the money to spend on them breaks my heart. The thought of young adults not enjoying reading because they don’t have the means to purchase any books leaves me devastated. To be able to have a book to call your own is something everyone should have. I believe there is at least one book out there that will get children and teens reading again. My goal is to help these kids enjoy reading by finding and purchasing their own books. Books that they are interested in and can always have. This is why I will be giving away half of all my earnings from book sales of The Starburst Juju to purchase books for children and young adults in need. I’m really excited to help these children find their love of reading through books that they can pick out and purchase on their own. I’m calling this charity “Bukya”, short for Books for Underprivileged Kids & Young Adults. We’ll provide free books to children and teens in need through the sales of The Starburst Juju, coming out in Spring of 2013. By purchasing The Starburst Juju, not only will you have a fabulous book to read, you will also be putting books in hands of children. This is a great cause for you and your family to get involved in. For more information on how you can get involved, go to www.facebook.com/bukyabooks or www.facebook.com/ TheStarburstJuju.

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on your doorstep AYSO Matrix-San Elijo: Setting the Bar High!

Youth Soccer continues to grow and thrive in San Elijo through the quality programs offered by San Elijo AYSO Region

1505. Membership for our Fall Core and Competitive programs grew to over 850 players combined. We would like to thank all the players and parents for choosing San Elijo AYSO; the largest and most comprehensive soccer program in the Hills! AYSO Matrix-San Elijo has set the bar high for all San Elijo-based soccer teams by producing the first Presidio League Champion from San Elijo. Two second-place finishes in the Presidio League as well as several tournament championships round out a very successful 2012 season for this three-year-old organization. 2012 Successes

The San Elijo Matrix Girls U10 Blue team were second-place finishers in the Presidio League with an 8-3-3 record. They took the gold in the San Diego Open and were Finalists in the Rancho Santa Fe Attack Summer Classic. Right out of the gate in their first year, the Girls U11 team enjoyed a very successful season. They rocked the Presidio League by taking second place and were Finalists in the San Diego Open tournament. Adding to the successes of Matrix-San Elijo, the Boys U12 team was a Finalist in the San Diego Open and the Girls U13 Blue team finished out the Carlsbad Cup as Finalists. Being: Liverpool The Boys U10 team will be touring Scotland and England this summer for 12 days. They will be representing AYSO, San Elijo and the USA in several international friendlies and will be playing in the Liverpool Knowsley Cup in Liverpool, England.

The Boys U10 Matrix team became the first San Elijo-based team to become Presidio League Champions. The team ended their league play with a 12-1-1 record. They also won the La Jolla Labor Day Classic and the Manchester Cup tournament titles and were Finalists in the Carlsbad Wave Coastal Classic.

AYSO Matrix-San Elijo 2013 Evaluations for all of our teams will take place Feb. 4, 5, 6, 11, 12 and 13. Please check the Matrix-SE website (www.matrixse.org) for further details and updates. Look for school fliers as well. AYSO Spring Turbo Soccer Registration for Spring Turbo Soccer is now open. The season will start in early March and end in early May. The registration fees for the season will be $35. Details on the season and registration are available on our website (www.sanelijoayso.org).

San Elijo Hills Women’s Club SEHWC Upcoming Events Tuesday, February 12, Monthly Meeting – A Mock Baby Shower to support Straight From The Heart, a San Marcos nonprofit organization that provides advocacy and support for foster parents in San Diego County. Members will bring new, unwrapped baby gifts for infants and preemies. Ms. Patty Boles, Founder and Director of Straight From The Heart, will give an update about her organization’s work. Her candor and ease will provide an insight into the world of foster care. Come out and join us for a meaningful evening of learning and giving.

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Tuesday, April 9, Monthly Meeting – SEHWC Membership Drive We extend a warm welcome to all women of San Elijo Hills and surrounding communities who would like to learn more about the SEHWC. New members are always welcome, but once a year we set aside a Membership Drive Night. There will be an overview of the SEHWC explaining who we are and what we do, the charities we support, photos of past events and activities, and good food and wine. Mark your calendar now for this informative and social event!

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in your backyard Mommy & Me Ballet Class Offered at San Elijo Hills Community Center As a stay-at-home mom here in San Elijo Hills, I am always looking for classes and activities that I can walk to with my 14-month-old daughter. I found out about the “Mommy & Me Ballet” class when I read about it in the San Marcos City News & Recreation Guide for Winter 2013 catalog, which is mailed to every San Marcos resident. You have to read this publication very carefully to find out about classes being taught here in San Elijo Hills. We really need to attend these classes and support the teachers. The more successful these classes are in San Elijo Hills, the less we have to drive out of the community to attend classes with our children. Having a walkable lifestyle is part of why we all moved to San Elijo Hills. The “Mommy & Me Ballet” class is held every Wednesday morning from 10:15 to 11am at the San Elijo Community Center fireplace room. The teacher, Robin Satori, was inspired by her own daughter when she created the class. “My daughter Brook asked for ballet classes at two years old,” said Robin. “There were no classes available at that age.” But now there are, right here in San Elijo Hills. Robin’s “Mommy & Me Ballet” class is open to children ranging in age from one month to four years. It is an introduction to ballet with light exercise and stretching. Children develop strength, mobility and coordination as they learn to move with the music. “Babies are born musical,” said Robin, “They hear it while still in the womb. As soon as they can hold their heads up, they can groove in this class.” Along with moms, dads, grandparents and caregivers are also welcome.

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“Mommy ” in ‘Mommy and Me’ actually refers to any ablebodied adult caregiver. Parents also receive a light workout with their babies,” said Robin. Boys as well as girls are welcome. “There is a need for more men in the dance world. Men frequently get scholarships and travel opportunities. They are also surrounded by the most beautiful and brilliant women,” according to Robin. Her own daughter, now 18 years old, started ballet at a young age. “By two and a half I got her into a three-year-old class,” she said. Robin’s daughter is a testament to starting ballet young. She attends New West Ballet regularly and performs in five to six productions per year. “If we find that your child loves to dance, they can stay in this class until they’re ready for the more structured studio classes. With me, they will learn the five basic positions of Ballet, beginning jumps and leaps, proper alignment, and arm movements. Students that have graduated to studio classes are excelling, in part due to their early training with me,” she said. Robin also teaches the same class on Thursdays from 10:15 to 11am and Saturdays from 9 to 9:45am at the San Marcos Community Center. You can register for this class online at http://activenet.activ.com/sanmarcosreg or at the San Marcos Community Center front counter. Cost of the class is $32 for 3 weeks or $43 for a 4-week session. Classes are ongoing. If you have additional questions, you can reach Robin Satori at (760) 715-9242.

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in your backyard San Marcos Celebrates 50th Anniversary and Welcomes Two New Key Staff Members Chris Orlando: City Council On January 28, 2013 the City of San Marcos marked its 50th Anniversary. The city’s golden anniversary was commemorated through a series of events hosted by the San Marcos Historical Society. In addition, this month, the city also welcomed two new staff members: Captain Scott Ybarrondo as the new captain of the San Marcos sheriff ’s station and Buck Martin who takes over as community services director.

On January 28, 1963 the City of San Marcos was officially incorporated as a city in the State of California. Events recognizing the anniversary kicked off in January with a 1963-themed open house and celebration at Heritage Park in Walnut Grove Park. The event featured the opening of a yearlong exhibit at Mary Young Connors Hall displaying artifacts and memorabilia from throughout the city’s 50-year history. Other 1960s-themed activities at Heritage Park this year to commemorate the golden anniversary include the 2nd Annual Road Rally and Time Travelers Tour on Sunday, May 19 with cars from 1960 to 1965 on display; a Summer Nights Rock ‘n Roll Costume Party complete with soda fountain on Saturday, Aug. 10; the annual Horse Heritage Festival will be themed for the 50th anniversary and held on Sunday, Oct. 13; and a holiday open house will be held on Saturday, Dec. 14 to close out the anniversary. The Historical Society will be producing a 30 to 45-minute documentary featuring a series of interviews with noteworthy San Marcos figures.

New Community Services Director Joins the City Also late last year, the city welcomed Buck Martin as its new community services director. Martin brings a wealth of experience to his new role. Prior to joining the City of San Marcos, Martin served for 10 years as the City of Chula Vista’s director of recreation. During his tenure, Martin was responsible for managing and programming 61 community parks that encompassed more than 600 acres of parkland. He managed the Chula Vista Nature Center and Living Museum, 10 recreation complexes and two aquatic facilities along with a $7 million budget, 400 part-time employees and 38 full-time employees. His background also included serving as the general manager of the Coors Amphitheater in Chula Vista, and the vice president of booking and event services at the Great Western Forum Sports Arena in Inglewood, CA. He holds a Bachelor of Arts degree in public administration from San Diego State University and is a member of the California Parks and Recreation Society, National Parks and Recreation Association and the International City/County Manager’s Association. Martin replaces retiring director Craig Sargent-Beach following an extensive open recruitment.

Captain Scott Ybarrondo Takes Command of the San Marcos Sheriff’s Station In December, the City announced that Scott Ybarrondo would take over as the Captain of the San Marcos Sheriff ’s Station. Captain Ybarrondo has more than 20 years experience in the Sherriff ’s Department, serving most recently as a lieutenant from 2009 to 2012. His prior assignments include detention, patrol, community policing, training, background investigations, internal affairs, crisis negotiations and special investigations. This is Captain Ybarrondo’s first assignment as a captain. He takes over for Captain Mike Barnett who was re-assigned to sheriff ’s headquarters in Kearny Mesa.

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in your backyard Valentine’s Day Around the World How do you celebrate? This is how people celebrate Valentine’s Day around the globe. Legend has it that Valentine’s Day began when Saint Valentine was imprisoned for performing weddings for soldiers who were forbidden to marry, and for ministering to Christians, who were persecuted under the Roman Empire. During his imprisonment, he is said to have healed the daughter of his jailer Asterius and before his execution, according to the legendary account, he wrote, “from your Valentine� as a farewell to her. (www.wikipedia.org) In most of Spain, Valentine’s Day is celebrated on February 14. However, in Catalonia, it’s called La Diada de Sant Jordi, and is celebrated on April 23. Presents are limited to an exchange of books on this day from a woman to a man, and roses from men to women. Wales- They celebrate Valentine’s Day, but also St. Dwynwen’s Day on January 25. Love spoons are the gift of choice. South Korea - On February 14, women give men chocolate. On March 14, men give non-chocolate candy to women. On April 14, the

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Plays by Young Writers - Feb 1-9 Lyceum Theater, San Diego These stories are written by playwrights under the age of 19, who are the winners of the California Young Playwrights Contest. To book tickets, or to see a list of available plays, visit www.

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calendar February 1-28, San Diego Museum Month, Half Off Admission, www.sandiego.org

February 9, Little Italy Carnevale, www.littleitalysd.com

February 16, 8am, SEH Women’s Running/ Walking Group, tina@trainertina.com

February 1, 10am, Lower Tot Lot, LUNA Moms Club, bregetfit@gmail.com

February 9, Little Italy Mercato, 9am-1:30pm, www.littleitalysd.com/mercato/

February 16, Little Italy Mercato, 9am-1:30pm, www.littleitalysd.com/mercato/

February 2, Little Italy Mercato, 9am-1:30pm, www.littleitalysd.com/mercato/

February 10, Farmers’ Market, CSUSM, 10am2pm

February 17, Farmers’ Market, CSUSM, 10am2pm

February 3, Farmers’ Market, CSUSM, 10am2pm

February 12, Mardi Gras in the Gaslamp, www. gaslamp.org

February 20, 7:30-8:30am, Network San Elijo!, YogurtUtopia, info@lanniinsurance.com

February 1-9, Plays by Young Writers, Lyceum Theater, www.lyceumevents.org

February 16-17, San Diego Chinese New Year Food and Cultural Fair, www.sdcny.weebly.com

February 20, Farmers’ Market, CSUSM, 3-7pm

February 1-28, Ruthless! The Musical, Coronado Playhouse, www.coronadoplayhouse.com

February 12, 7pm, San Elijo Hills Women’s Club (SEHWC), sehwc@yahoo.com

February 22, 10am, Lower Tot Lot, LUNA Moms Club, bregetfit@gmail.com

February 12, 9-11am, WISE meeting, visit www.facebook.com/WiseWomenInSanElijo

February 23, 8am, SEH Women’s Running/ Walking Group, tina@trainertina.com

February 13, 7:30-8:30am, Network San Elijo!, YogurtUtopia, info@lanniinsurance.com

February 23, Little Italy Mercato, 9am-1:30pm, www.littleitalysd.com/mercato/

February 13, Farmers’ Market, CSUSM, 3-7pm

February 24, Farmers’ Market, CSUSM, 10am-2pm

February 2, 8am, SEH Women’s Running/ Walking Group, tina@trainertina.com February 6, 7:30-8:30am, Network San Elijo!, YogurtUtopia, info@lanniinsurance.com February 6, Farmers’ Market, CSUSM, 3-7pm February 8, 10am, Lower Tot Lot, LUNA Moms Club, bregetfit@gmail.com February 9, 8am, SEH Women’s Running/ Walking Group, tina@trainertina.com

February 13, Daddy and Me Storytime, 6pm, San Marcos Library February 14, Happy Valentine’s Day! February 15, 10am, Lower Tot Lot, LUNA Moms Club, bregetfit@gmail.com

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school news Mark Your Calendars: February 4 - PTO Meeting 6pm Library February 5-8 - Teacher Experience Raffle Week February 5 – Country Fair Planning Meeting 6:30-8pm February 6 - Scrip Card Order Forms Out February 8 - Flag Salute February 9 - Faer/Daughter Dance February 14 - Scrip Card Order Forms Due February 15 - No School Lincoln’s Birday Observed February 18 - No School President’s Day February 19 - Country Fair Planning Meeting 6:30-8pm February 20 - Basket Coordinator/Room Parent Meeting February 22nd - Flag Salute/Principal Coffee Chat February 27 - Dine Out February 28 - Scrip Cards Distributed

Teacher Experience Raffle Week February 5th-8th. Raffle tickets will be $10 each and the winners will be drawn at a special assembly before dismissal on Friday, February 8. Don’t miss this opportunity to win a fun time with your favorite teacher and your friends!

Pancake Breakfast Coming up next month we have the Pancake Breakfast, which is combined with the Spring Book Fair and student Craft Fair on Saturday, March 2 from 8 to 10:30am. Tickets will be $5 for children and $8 for adults. The entire community of San Elijo Hills is welcome to attend.

Thank you! We would like to thank the volunteers that helped during the after school showing of Arthur Christmas, and to San Marcos Edwards Cinemas for donating the popcorn, Albertsons for donating the fruit, and to Flippin’ Pizza for the discounted pizza.

Mardi Gras is coming to SEES As they say in N’awlins, “Laissez les bons temps rouler”, or “Let the good times roll”. On February 9, we will bring “The Big Easy” to SEES with a Mardi Gras-themed Father-Daughter Dance. Ladies, grab your date and get ready for some fun because you are invited to the Mardi Gras Masquerade Ball. We will have a DJ and will be bringing back the Photo Booth along with some extra surprises. Look for your invitation, we hope to see you there. If you have any questions, please feel free to contact Juli DeFilippis at seesactivities@ gmail.com.

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This is the time of year when we want to think about loving and supporting each other for who we are. That’s why we need to focus on our anti-bully campaign. Every Thursday on the morning announcements, Mr. DeBora or a student talks about bullying. They discuss what is considered bullying, the negative effects it can have and how to prevent it. I believe that bullying is anytime that mental or physical abuse makes a student doubt themself or feel unsafe at school. It can come from a single person, or a group of people. It can be juvenile, like teasing someone about how he or she dresses, looks, etc. It can also be extreme when threats are involved. But I believe that both are a serious problem. Bullying negatively affects students. I’ve seen boys cry and girls pour their hearts out online. I don’t think the bullies realize how much it affects the person they’re teasing. If someone calls a girl fat, she will never look at herself the same way again. She will dress differently, act differently and her smile will be gone. They’re small changes that the bully might not even notice. But this girl’s life is forever changed because of their words.

Anyone can stop it from happening. Even if you are just an observer you have the right to be a part of this. Stand up to the bully(ies). If you’re afraid that they will attack you back, know what they might say – ugly, fat, dumb. If they pull those ones out, you can just laugh. That throws them off. If they continue to torment the two of you, you do eventually have to tell someone. It seems like nowadays we teenagers don’t trust our parents with our lives. We see kids hiding stuff from their parents all the time on TV and in the media. This is really unrealistic to me. If I was being bullied or I knew someone who was, I would tell my parents because I trust them to be able to take care of it. If you don’t feel the same way, you can always tell a teacher, or adult that you trust. If you yourself are the victim, you can try to laugh at the bully(ies) even as much as what they say may hurt you. If it ever does get to be too much, know that it’s not tattling to tell an adult. Bullying is a serious problem at our school and at most schools across the country. But we do have the ability to stop it. To the students who are facing this problem, know that I believe that you can get through this.

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2013 is full-speed ahead! Last month, school recommenced for students, and now we are all settled in. San Marcos High is resuming a rigorous schedule for its students in the second semester. Later this month, the school’s Science Olympiad team is going to participate in their annual competition. The students partaking in this competition chose 2 to 3 topics that they would like to participate in, and have been studying and preparing for months. This competition is where local high school Science Olympiad teams will come together and compete in each category; the categories consist of either written tests or spontaneous hands-on events (ex: building robots, mouse-trap powered cars, etc.) The students have worked hard and long, adhering to a strenuous agenda in preparation for the regional competition on the 17th of this month. In addition to Science Olympiad, this year’s winter sports teams will close off their seasons this month. That will signal the transition for our spring season sports to hold their tryouts. Spring sports will officially begin their season February 16. The SMHS Band has their concert season in full swing with prepara-

tions for festivals and other competitions. Their first pre-festival of the season will be on February 27. It will be held in the Mission Hills High School Auditorium in which two of our four bands, Wind Ensemble and Wind Symphony, will be performing. February is the time for Valentine’s Day, and our school is going to have our Winter Formal dance the Saturday before Valentine’s Day. The next dance of the year will be the Senior Prom in the spring. February is also the time for the 8th graders at San Marcos Middle and San Elijo Middle to make their course selections for the 2013-2014 school year. On the first of this month San Marcos High’s Excalibur Knights (the 20 seniors who hold the highest GPA average), visited both the middle schools and answered many questions about high school and the transition from middle school to high school. The 8th graders will receive their course selection sheets and course selection presentations from our four counselors later this month. The students at SMHS will also begin making course selections for the 2013-2014 school year. I’m excited for my second semester here at SMHS and my involvement in many school programs makes the days go by faster.

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By D ana Whittaker

With the holidays and football season long gone, the commercials tell us it’s the season of Love. Time to find a Valentine, send them chocolates and roses, and spark some romance. Oh, the pressure! Whether you are in a relationship or not, there can be a lot of expectations to make sure you have orchestrated a perfect evening – or at least a few really hot moments. This article isn’t about that. Dreaming up a fiery romance and strategically executing that can be really fun. Hanging out with the “Lonely Hearts Club” can be a lot of fun, too. Whatever you choose to do or not do this Valentine’s Day is totally up to you and I hope you have a blast doing it. The thing many of my clients in my Business and Life Coaching practice struggle with is loving themselves. Fashion designer, Diane Von Furstenberg famously said, “The most important relationship in your life is the relationship you have with yourself.” Yet this relationship seems to be the one that is the most difficult. I remember in my late 20’s, unmarried, going through a personal development seminar. I was so excited. I finally had it. I had created The List. You know the one, the list of qualities that your perfect Prince Charming will have, so you’ll be able to immediately identify your soul mate when you finally meet. I was really proud of my list too, because I had taken it much further beyond, “tall, dark and handsome.” This was the advanced class! Actually, I don’t remember tall, dark and handsome even being on my list. Well, maybe handsome was. I had included things like, “leader, successful, abundant mindset, generous, funny, educated and independent.” The leader of the class eyed my list and took a deep breath. I think he was holding back a giggle. He had probably seen lots of lists like this of ideal mates. He smiled at me and asked me the game-changing question: “So, are you the woman that this guy would want?” I was stunned. That had not occurred to me. At the same time, it was such a powerful question that it changed my life forever. I knew I had work to do. I was now on a mission. I had a new sense of purpose. Instead of cruising the singles scene, I could turn my focus inward and maybe even be a little selfish. I felt like the facilitator had given me permission to spend some of my energy and attention on myself. I took more personal development classes and read lots of books on leadership, purpose and how to be happy. I was learning how to love myself first. It worked. About eighteen months later, I met my husband. If I hadn’t been learning more about myself and figuring out what true happiness and love meant to me, we probably wouldn’t have connected. That early work started me on a journey and I haven’t stopped learning and going deeper. It led me to my current career path, and now what I get to do each day is help others find their purpose and passion in their line of work. I find that many people have a really hard time focusing on themselves, to figure out who they are, and what their purpose and passions are. We grow up believing that it’s better to give than to receive. That can be true – however it does not mean that receiving is bad or wrong! Being put in the receiving position can be uncomfortable and make us feel vulnerable. Here is what I have learned: We must be open to receiving. In order to be open, we have to get a little vulnerable if we really want to feel love, passion and purpose. If we constantly give and give and give, and never allow ourselves to receive, we come up empty. Empty can feel irritable, restless, isolated, anxious or depressed. Think about the most miserable people you know, they are usually the ones just trying to make everyone else happy.

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So here it is, the key to living a happy, fulfilled, passionate and purposeful life of love comes down to this, you’ve got to love yourself more. Whether you are happily married, or single and looking, loving yourself more will only make everything better. And if you have kids, what better example could we give them? Here are some questions to think about: On a scale of 1 to 10, how happy are you? Are you passionate about what you do? Do you feel fulfilled? Are you living your life on purpose? Do you love yourself completely? If you could be anything, do anything, have whatever you want, what would that look like? Don’t worry. You do not have to start overhauling your life tomorrow. The best thing you can do to love yourself more is to schedule a little time to think about what would be fulfilling to you. Write it down. Then plan to take a baby step toward it each day. In my opinion, baby steps are totally under-rated. Here are some baby steps that will get you on your way. Start a daily practice of Appreciation. Write down a few things that you are appreciative of each day for 100 days in your journal or on Facebook. Notice what you start to pay attention to. Slow down and get quiet more often. Sit in silence for a few minutes. Breathe deeply. Stretch if you feel like it. You would be surprised at the amazing thoughts and messages that will come to you when you shut everything off for a few moments. (This can be quite a challenge, especially if you have little ones like me. You really do have to make an appointment with yourself to make this happen and then follow through with it.) Eliminate words from your vocabulary like “can’t” or “should.” Stop asking, “Why me?” Or, “How am I going to make this work?” Ask yourself better questions like, “What’s this lesson training me for?” “Who do I know that could help?” “Who could I become?” Put yourself first. Think about the last time you were on a plane, the flight attendants tell you that in case of a change in cabin pressure, you must put your own oxygen mask on first, before you help anyone else, even your own child. If you don’t help yourself first, you may not be able to help anyone else. Go on! You know you want to. Give yourself a little love everyday. Love yourself more, and you’ll be even better at loving on those all around you too. Happy Valentine’s Day! Connect with me on Facebook, and tell me how you are Loving Yourself more at Facebook. com/coachwhittaker Local resident Dana Whittaker can also be found online at www. CoachWhittaker.com or www.WorkingMamaClub.com

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In researching this question it became very clear to me that “What matters most?� depends on your age, your gender, your profession and a multitude of other factors. The first thing that came to mind for me was what I grabbed and brought with me when the fires hit San Marcos a few years ago, and we had just five minutes to evacuate. I remember, of course, ensuring that my family and pets were the first priority, but then what should I bring along? How was I supposed to condense 25 years of marriage and all the trappings that that entails into a Volvo already full with a husband, two children, two dogs and a guinea pig? So I grabbed the pictures, off the walls and in albums, some of the kids’ cherished toys, and some sentimental small items. Nothing puts your priorities in order like having five minutes to flee with anything that “matters most.� But then I got to thinking, if someone posed this question to me, and I had time to reflect and think about it on a larger scale, I would answer differently. I remember reading an editorial that a psychiatrist wrote that resonated deeply within me. She wrote: “What matters most is how we choose to define community and our capacity to then live our lives with a heightened sense of empathy and responsibility toward others, a community that exists beyond our own kind, our own country, our own species. In my mind, the greatest sin is the sin of being unconscious.

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What matters most is to be awake, alert, and alive as human beings to the moment we find ourselves in together. To be present. To enlist and engage both our minds and our hearts in the problems we face is to commit to the collective power of the imagination through science and art and the humanities. We need to see past our own self interests, and cynicism, call it an engaged empathy, that will allow us to inhabit fully a landscape both rooted in the present and future previously unknown to us. What matters most is our personal commitment to creating and sustaining honest and healthy relationships with one another in the places we call home. What matters most is not just to believe we have the capacity to change our lives but to act on these beliefs‌. each in our own way, each in our own time, with the gifts and talents we have been given. “What matters most is the health and well-being of our children, to be able to place food on our tables and have meaningful work. What matters most is the conscious knowledge that what pains one human being pains all of us. What matters most is the dignity of each human being living in place with a reverence for all manner of life that surrounds us. What matters most is recognizing that each action we take creates a quivering strand in this web of life as delicate and strong as spider’s silk.â€? Is there really anything else to say? I believe that says it all.

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feature Sticking With News Year’s Resolutions By Tom Cox, Velocity Sports Performance 2012 is in the past and it is time to look toward the future. We all have areas in our lives we want to change or fix or, more importantly, we all have something we want to be better at. With this New Year comes an opportunity to do exactly that, get better. Here at Velocity we always see a huge increase in attendance and traffic to our facility; it happens every January to every gym all around the nation. People use the New Year as motivation to get in shape and achieve their fitness goals. However, come mid-February most of those motivated individuals stop showing up.

Health, fitness, losing weight, and eating healthy are, unfortunately, not a short-term plan. There are so many health gimmicks that promise quick results and don’t deliver and it’s because short-term drastic plans yield no longterm success or lifestyle changes. Losing weight, eating healthy and getting back into shape are all lifestyle and habitual changes that require commitment and hard work. Nothing worth having comes easy! For those that aren’t scared off or have stopped reading because of the daunting words “commitment” and “work”, there is good news – achieving those goals isn’t as difficult as it may seem. Drastic times call for drastic measures:

Tip 1: Intensity is EVERYTHING! Unless you enjoy distance and endurance events, don’t waste too much time on the elliptical. We have all heard that low intensity, high duration exercise burns fat. Well, what does that exactly mean? On a cellular level your body will use more of a fat percentage as its main energy source during low intensity exercise compared to high intensity exercise. However people are misguided by this fact and choose long distance cardio as “fat burning” because high intensity training will result in higher overall fat loss, a healthier cardiovascular system, increased muscle tone, increased metabolism and, most of all, reduced time spent exercising. Here’s how: Pick your favorite exercise type, run, elliptical, bike, etc. Get warmed up, then go 30 seconds all out as fast as you can, followed by a 2 minute slow moving rest. Repeat this 4 times at first, then add at your own discretion. Add this to your “new lifestyle” twice a week and you will notice a difference.

Tip 2: Most of the time, when beginning a new exercise routine, you will not see changes on the scale for 4 to 6 weeks. If you gain weight or don’t lose any, it is usually attributed to the increase of water weight and muscle mass that is attributed to working out and eating healthy. When you begin to exercise, your body begins to store more fuel in your muscles. As your body is building up energy storage in your muscles, it has to retain extra water, which is what causes most of the initial weight gain or loss. For the most part, you are losing fat at this initial stage of change. The extra water retention should stop once your body adjusts to its new activity level. Once that occurs, the scale should begin to change. However, you should not just look at the scale. Use your clothes to determine weight loss. For example, if your pants are fitting differently, that is usually a sign of change in weight distribution. In addition, muscle tends to weigh more than fat and sometimes the scale can read weight inaccurately. Body fat testing (hydrostatic weighting, skinfold assessments, etc) is a great way

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to determine fat mass versus fat-free mass (muscle, skin, bone) and see specific changes in body composition. Try not to rely on the numbers on your scale, especially during your first month of a new workout program. Look to your clothing and how you feel. Eventually, you will end up with less fat and muscles that can handle a greater amount of work.

Tip 3: Make sure you are eating enough. Although this sounds strange, if you don’t eat enough, your body goes into starvation mode and will lower the amount of calories you burn on a daily basis. The best way to figure out how much to eat is to meet with a registered dietician. They are qualified to analyze your current food intake and make some recommendations.

Tip 4: Don’t neglect the stairs. Sometimes we tend to overlook the many ways to burn calories that are all around us on a daily basis. Think about taking the stairs every day instead of the elevator, or park your car at the far end of the parking lot the next time you are at the store. These little bits of extra exercise add up over time, so don’t write them off just because you’re not on a treadmill at the gym. Try to attain 10,000 steps per day and you can track that simply by purchasing a pedometer.

Tip 5: Make sure you get your rest. You are working hard to lose the weight, so don’t neglect your body when it needs to recover. Your body needs time to recover from the workouts you’re doing, so make sure you are getting between 7 and 8 hours of sleep per night. Making changes and becoming healthier should never be a short-term goal. Use attainable daily or weekly goals, motivational quotes or anything that helps you work out. Use these tips to help keep your New Year’s resolution alive. You are the only one that can better your lifestyle. Make the changes that are necessary and stick with it. However you choose to do it, make sure you don’t become another short-term “health fad”. Tom Cox is the Performance Director at Velocity Sports Performance in San Diego, CA. Cox received his Masters Degree in Kinesiology with an emphasis in Strength and Conditioning. He has spent time as a strength coach with the Oakland Athletics and the University of San Diego where he worked training football, baseball, soccer and track athletes. He specializes in developing training programs for amateur, collegiate and professional athletes.

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10 Simple Steps to Instantly Improve Your Health and Happiness

Life can be complicated, filled with commitments, responsibilities, and demands, leaving little time or energy to focus on ourselves.

We constantly turn to drastic “quick fixes” in attempt to control our health amidst the chaos. Our tendency to turn to elimination diets and unnecessarily intense exercise regimes leaves us feeling overworked and unsatisfied. When these efforts produce negative results, such as sickness, injury, and weight gain, we become frustrated and depressed. Although we cannot easily reduce our obligations in every day life, there IS a way to feel healthy and happy in our ever-demanding world. Let “keep it simple” be your motto, especially in the area of fitness. Try approaching fitness with a gentler attitude toward yourself and a simpler plan. Do away with the lofty goals and begin slowly, making small changes in your everyday. This month, apply these 10 surprisingly simple practices to your life, guaranteeing improved health and overall happiness.

Eat breakfast daily, including a lean protein such as egg, yogurt, or nuts. Breakfast gets your metabolism pumping while the protein will reduce your hunger for hours and may even cause you to eat less the entire day. Add dark green vegetables, such as lettuce, kale, or broccoli to one meal a day. Greens pack a serious nutritional punch and contain lots of fiber, which stabilizes blood sugar and improves digestion. Take a 20-minute walk in nature 3 days a week. Walking in nature promotes the health of the body, mind, and spirit, not to mention increases your metabolism and burns calories. Snack on a small handful of raw almonds between meals. Almonds contain protein, “good” fat, and fiber: the perfect combination to give you energy and suppress your appetite until your next meal. Drink 8 glasses of water a day. Water is vital for all bodily functions including digestion, absorption, circulation, transportation of nutrients,

flushing out toxins, and maintenance of body temperature.

Add 2 days a week of strength training. Strength training builds lean muscle, strong bones, and increases your body’s ability to burn calories. Planks, pushups, and squats are easy and efficient exercises that can be done anywhere. Join the national health campaign called “Meatless Monday,” making one dinner a week vegetarian. By limiting your meat consumption you will lower your risk of heart disease and cancer, reduce belly fat, and lessen your impact on the environment. Stretch daily. Lengthen out tight muscles and prevent injury by increasing the range of motion in your limbs and joints each day. Take 10 minutes a day to sit in silence or meditate. The state of relaxation generates high levels of serotonin, the feel-good chemical, and the growth hormone that repairs cells and tissues. Find a physical activity you love and do it often. A quick game of tennis or a relaxing paddle around the bay will actually help reduce the risk of cancer, heart disease, and many other physical ailments. Pure enjoyment as well as a lengthened life? Sounds like a win-win. Add these practices into your life, taking it one day at a time, one change at a time, and remember to “keep it simple.” You will be rewarded with a healthier body, a smaller waistline, and a swing in your step. Now that you’ve got the key to unlock the door to improved health, gently turn it and walk in!

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Canine Cancer – Learn More Before It’s Too Late This February, we focus on what matters most. Three years ago this month, Magali Wright’s family lost their

dog to cancer. This year, to celebrate her beloved pet, and to help others worldwide, Magali walks in support of Morris Animal Foundation’s K9 Cancer Walk. Dogs are part of our families, but our “best friends” can get sick, just like us. In February 2010, San Elijo resident Magali Wright lost her dog, Teeka, to lymphoma, just two days after Teeka’s eleventh birthday. Cancer took its toll on Teeka pretty quickly. It was only months between the moment she was diagnosed and the time she made her journey to the rainbow bridge. Before Teeka’s death, the thought of cancer affecting her dog had never crossed Wright’s mind. “I knew I was probably not the only one who found out too late,” said Wright. It became her mission to educate herself and other dog lovers about this deadly disease. That’s when she found Morris Animal Foundation, a nonprofit organization that invests in science that advances veterinary medicine for animals. Wright learned that cancer is a very serious issue for dogs. It is the leading cause of death in dogs over the age of two. Half of all dogs will get cancer, and one in four will die of it. It amazed her that Morris Animal Foundation is leading the effort in finding a cure by funding canine cancer studies nationwide. Some of the cancers being studied are bladder cancer, lymphoma, bone cancer, mast cell tumors and soft-tissue sarcomas. Wright’s mission didn’t end there. That same February, she took her passion to fight cancer a step further by rallying her community together to raise more than $27,000 for Morris Animal Foundation and their fight to keep animals happy and health. The very next year, she and her passionate volunteer community rallied more than 600 dog lovers together to raise nearly $60,000.

pate in the annual K9 Cancer Walk benefiting Morris Animal Foundation at Walnut Grove Park in San Marcos on Saturday, February 23. Proceeds from the walk will help create a healthier tomorrow for your dog. To learn more or to sign up, simply visit www.MorrisAnimalFoundation.org. If you are unable to attend, all dog lovers are encouraged to participate virtually through the Foundation’s Sit and Stay Program. If you would like to take a stand, learn more by visiting www. MorrisAnimalFoundation.org.

Canine Cancer Warning Signs If you suspect your dog is ill, contact your veterinarian. Issues to be aware of include: • Abnormal swelling/lumps

• Bleeding or discharge

• Sudden collapse

• Persistent cough

• Weight loss

• Foul odor

• Appetite loss/difficulty eating

• Persistent lameness, stiffness or limping

• Sores that don’t heal

• Difficulty breathing, urinating or defecating

• Loss of energy/stamina

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What Matters Most – Dishes! John’s Sausage And Egg Mixture – One Pot to Wash

This month, one of the things The Fountain is focusing on is what matters most to us. And, in my house, what matters most, at the end of the long weekdays, are dishes! That sounds silly, doesn’t it? But it’s true. Dishes, or lack of dishes, is what makes us all happy. My husband, who really is the love of my life, is also my right hand, my left hand, my partner-in-crime, my Math wizard, father of our children, trash taker-outer, and, best of all, dish washer. His mom would always say, “She who cooks dinner does not wash,” and John follows this in our home. (Sadly, this rule doesn’t seem to apply to breakfast, lunch or snack dishes!) I cook, he washes. I think I am safe, because John does NOT cook at all, so I don’t think I will have to be dishwasher any time soon! Now, there are days when he is blessed with the job of correcting a particularly perplexing problem in Pre-Algebra, and then I take over dishes. But, math drama aside, the job of doing dishes after dinner and cleaning the kitchen is his. So, what matters most to him? Dishes! Or, as I say, lack thereof. I think my husband is a creature of habit. I say this because at the end of every dinner, he will say, “Thanks for dinner, that was yummy,” followed closely by, “Oh, look how many dishes you made!” He says it almost daily, and I tease him with the same response, “You want to eat, right? Then, wash!” I think it’s just become part of a ritual now; if he doesn’t complain about the dishes, the night just doesn’t seem complete. Between you and me, I have been trying to make dinners that do not require a boatload of dishes. One-pot wonders, so to speak. And this is one of John’s favorites. It’s a good recipe because it requires one chopping board, one knife, one large sauté pan, a few ingredients and the oven. It works for breakfast, brunch, lunch or dinner, served with a salad and some fruit. Best of all, I think it’s the one recipe that I own that doesn’t come with two sinks full of dishes. And it makes what matters most to me (my hubby), very, very happy!

1 small onion, chopped 1 large potato, chopped into small cubes 1 Anaheim chilli, chopped fine 1 jalapeno, seeded and chopped fine 1 package of your favorite sausage, chopped into large cubes – we like Applegate Farms Organic Sausages 1 small can tomato sauce A few dashes of Tobasco Salt and Pepper to taste 1 tsp. Ketchup A good handful of cilantro leaves, chopped Eggs (as many as you need for your family, 5 for ours) Preheat your oven to 425F. In a large sauté pan (preferably one that is oven-safe), sauté one onion in a little oil. Season. Add the potato and cook over medium heat for 5 minutes, turning often. Season. Add the chillies, and sauté for a minute or two. Season. Add the sausages, tomato sauce, salt, pepper, Tobasco and ketchup, and turn the heat down to low and simmer. At this point, if it starts to get too dry, add 1/4 cup of water. Simmer till the potatoes are almost cooked through, about 5-10 minutes. Make a few “wells” or holes in the sausage mixture, so that you can nestle an egg in each hole. Crack an egg into each hole. My sauté pan is wide enough for me to crack 5 eggs comfortably into spaces. Season each egg with salt and pepper. Bake for 10-12 minutes, or until the egg is cooked the way you like it. Garnish with cilantro, serve with warm rolls, wheat bread, sauteed spinach, a salad or fresh fruit. If you don’t have a sauté pan that is oven safe, no worries! Just fry or poach eggs in a different pan (you’re now up to two dishes), and place over the warm sausage mixture.

Enjoy! Do you have a one-pot wonder? I’m sure my husband would love for me to make it! Email me at karishma@fountain-inc.com.

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Do you sometimes feel like your brain needs a workout? I do!

Our thanks to resident puzzle guru, Nimish, for making us exercise our minds with his thought-provoking riddles. The following are answers to the puzzles Nimish provided in our last issue. 1) IBQQZ OFX ZFBS The first cipher is based on one of the earliest known cipher techniques – the Caesar Cipher, named after Julius Caesar, as he used this method for his private communications. Each letter in this cipher is “shifted” to another letter, i.e. each letter is substituted by another one which is a fixed position away. In this case, the letters are substituted by the next letter in the alphabet so the answer is: “HAPPY NEW YEAR” 2) R OLEV HZM VORQL SROOH The second puzzle is based on a technique called Atbash Cipher. This is again a substitution cipher with a specific key where the letters of the alphabet are reversed. i.e. all ‘A’s are replaced with ‘Z’s, all ‘B’s are replaced with ‘Y’s, and so on. It was originally used for the Hebrew alphabet (and is often associated with mysticism), but can be used for any alphabet. You can use this table below to decipher the sentence: ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVWXYZ ZYXWVUTSRQPONMLKJIHGFEDCBA Answer is: “ I LOVE SAN ELIJO HILLS” 3) tauhtiatenneifuibflosu This puzzle uses what is called a Rail-Fence Cipher, one of the simpler transposition ciphers. The sentence to be encrypted is written downwards and diagonally on successive “rails” of an imaginary fence. The column size is given in the hint (“5”). Here is how it works: t . . . . . . . a . . . . . . . u . . . . . . h . . . . . t . i . . . . . a . t . . . . . . e . . . n . . . n . . . e . . . I . . . . . . f . u . . . . . i . b . . . . . f . l . . . . o . .

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Answer is: “things are only impossible until they aren’t” You can also make your own rules and fun with this ancient method of secret communication!

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Toes on Melrose One of my biggest pleasures in life is getting a manicure and pedicure, or a mani/pedi, as my girls like to call it. I have been painting my nails since I was fifteen years old (that’s over twenty years now!), and I have learned to do a really good job myself. However, the job I do at home will never compare to what the ladies at Toes on Melrose do for me, every single time I walk in. Amanda Webster (pictured) and the ladies who work on Toes on Melrose are completely dedicated to the job they do each day. The nail salon is impeccably clean, and the basins are sanitized between each customer visit. They are one of the salons that offer OPI soak-off gels for your hands and feet. Services run the gamut from a “regular� mani/pedi to acrylic and gel nail fills (with over 30 colors to choose from), waxing services, neck and shoulder massages, exfoliating treatments and more. The wee ones can make themselves comfortable on beautiful pink butterfly chairs while their nails are decorated with the most elaborate flowers, snowmen, Christmas trees, hearts and more. It is truly incredible what the ladies are capable of drawing on nails with nothing more than a toothpick, some polish and shiny jewels. I have taken my daughters over to Toes on Melrose on special occasions. We have been going for so long that when I first took them there,

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