Rita Tayenaka's (ritatayenaka) Blog

  Have you found this wonderful little secret in Califia? It is the Matt Davis Park. For years this area was just a weed patch.  The builder of the community - Bramalea went bankrupt in the early 1990's and left the park unfinished.  The city was the beneficiary of the land but didn't have the f...

Like disco?  Want to relax in Central Park and enjoy some 80's sounds.  Come to the free concert in Central Park in Rancho Santa Margarita on Sunday August 10 the Funkomatics will be playing- you can pull out your white suit, your spandex and join in the dancing! What a great night to bring the f...

  Looking for something to do ?  How does a FREE FAMILY MOVIE NIGHT sound?   The Norman P. Murray Community and Senior Center is hosting a free showing of the movie "E.T: The Extra-Terrestrial" on Friday, August 15, 2008 at 6:30 p.m.   Remember ET hidden in the pile of stuffed animals?  Why not g...

We in Southern California experienced an earthquake last Monday- it was a good shaker to say the least.   Nobody was injured that I know of but our nerves around the neighborhood were shattered to say the least.  Being from Michigan- I don't like these tremblors, my kids laugh at my reaction and ...

Well- hopefully you have pulled out your fridge lately and looked behind!  I usually pull mine out every 6 months to change the water filter.... well apparently that is not often enough. I went to get some baggies out of my pantry to discover they were damp.  After pulling out the refrigerator an...

I am sitting here working on my blog and my husband and boys are loving the day. How lucky we are to be able to celebrate Father's Day in Southern California.  The day is beautiful the temperature is just right, the sun is shining.  The boys are totally enjoying the day- washing the car, watching...

We had a rousing success with our third bus tour.  We had a filled bus- as a matter of fact we had to have two interested parties follow the bus in their own car.  We had a much more interested group of people on the bus this time around. We had them all fill out registration forms ahead of time ...

My company just did our second foreclosure bus tour in Orange County.  The first bus we toured 8 homes with a plan of seeing 10- too many!!  It was successful- the bus was full, we had a lender, a handyman and an inspector on board as well as 4 realtors.  We have several buyers we are still worki...