Oh where, oh where has my little car gone?

Have you ever parked your car in a garage or parking lot and by the time you are ready to leave, you can’t remember where you parked? Many parking lots and garages have letters and numbers and different signs to help you remember, but it can be so easy to forget, especially if you are running with your kids, your friends, are in a hurry, worried about getting rained on - or more!

Instead of worrrying about where you park, just grab your cell phone and took a picture of the reminder of where you are parked (you know most of those posts are marked with floors and sometime even space numbers) - and then you can forget about where you left the car, without worrying about forgetting!

Since so many cell phones now have cameras built in, this is a great way to help you remember where you parked. There are few things more frustrating than walking around a parking lot and not being able to find your car. This little step could save you from a ton of frustration as you wander around Bellevue Square parking lots, thinking, “oh where oh where has my little car gone?”

NW CCAP is on facebook

Northwest AP's are on Facebook! We have a group page for us "Northwesterners" to join up! We don't have that many of us on there, so spread the word about the page! I'd love to see how quickly we can get past 100 members in the Pacific Northwest...

Dental Update

If you need dental care, be sure to check out the blog from 2008 regarding the sliding-scale dentist in South Seattle... however, here is another option...

If you are an AP under the age of 20, you may qualify to participate in KC Kids - King County Kids Oral Health Program. This offerings low income folks with free oral health, dentist offerings, and more.

You can learn more at their website by visiting: http://www.kckidsdental.org/

What's Happening?

I've had a lot of requests for things to do around here... so my goal (note: goal) is that each week I'll let you know what stuff is going on in the area that you can do! So here we go:

• GPS Adventures, at the Pacific Science Center - totally hands-on exhibit on using your GPS and doing cool stuff like geo-caching
• Monsters vs. Aliens (the movie)... seriously, any animated movie about both monsters and aliens cannot be all that bad...
• Britney Spears (who thunk... guess she has bills to pay too) - will be at the Tacoma Dome on Thursday night next week with the Pussycat Dolls. Get your tickets through Ticketmaster
• Comedy Underground. I know many of you used to go (you know, before you found other places to go) - but they miss you!
• Big Bad Voodoo Daddy - one of my favorite bands will be playing Saturday night at the Kirkland Performance Center. Two shows (2p and 8p) and you can order online or by phone at 425-893-9900.

Last is my choice for your "long-range" planning: Mark Morris Dance Group will be at the paramount Theatre May 1-3rd. Purchase tickets through the groups website and save money on Ticketmaster...

2009 Monthly Meeting Calendar

We continue to make adjustments to our calendar, based on everyones feedback...

• Trip to the Tulip Fields - all day event + CEP Spring Program (bring about $30 for the day for your lunch, money for gas, etc)
• May TBD - Baseball Game (Host Family Event)
• June 20 - Annual CCAP White Water Rafting Trip - $60 (Money due by May 15th to Lara)
• July 25 - Seafair Torchlight Parade - Meeting at Mercer Island Park n Ride at 5:00p
• August 1 - Blue Angels Seafair performance + CEP Summer Program - meet at Mercer Island Park n Ride at 11:30a (bring a picnic lunch)
• September 19 - Annaul Host Family Picnic - at Marymoor Park
• October 24 - UW Football Game v. Oregon (cost approx. $20 due August 1st)
• November 15 - Thanksgiving Dinner at Lara's - 2p
• December 6 - Trip to Warm Beach for Christmas Lights and Christmas Cookie Exchange - 4p - 10p

Underground

Andrea, Angie, Elver, Viviana, Anika, Kate, Helena, Magda, Sine, Nathalie, Kristin, Anna

We had a great March meeting at the Seattle Underground this past weekend! With almost everyone in attendance, and some extra's joining in our fun, we had a great time touring the hidden city beneath Seattle's Pioneer Square area. Who knew that the city is the way it is today because of plumbing?

Tell us what you really think!

Each year we send out two surveys to our host families, once in the spring and once in the fall. This survey has become an incredibly important part of our quality metrics as well as an opportunity to take action on the valuable pieces of feedback provided by our families.

Today Cultural Care Au Pair has sent out our spring survey! Families will have 3 weeks to complete the survey (it will close on April 7th). Please take the time to respond to the survey, as it is one of the most important feedback tools that we use to improve our service, and services!

The survey will be the same format and questions will be the same. However, we have removed the transition questions that are usually in the survey, as those have become a part of a follow-up communication that goes directly to host families following an actual transition.

Thanks so much for your participation in the survey!