SummerHill is pleased to announce our partnership with Passport Unlimited Corporate.  This program offers exclusive access, special rewards, and benefits at top Bay Area businesses, including SummerHill Homes. Passport Unlimited Corporate is a part of the employee perks programs at companies such as Intel, Oracle, Yahoo, HP, Genentech, AMD, Apple, Microsoft,...

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I don't know about you all, but I feel like this year is just going so fast! Can you believe the first day of Spring is tomorrow?!? Weren't we just recovering from baking cookies at Christmas, paying Valentines Day bills, starting a new school semester and eating corned beef (oh wait- we were just eating corned beef! Corned beef sandwich leftovers are the best!...

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If you know your way to San Jose (if you didn’t sing it the first time, let’s hear it now), you know that it hosts some of the best entertainment in the Bay Area.  Below are some great (read: only 21+ allowed) places to celebrate St. Patrick’s Day and if you need a little more than luck this week we’ll also show you how to win $100. ...

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Okay, so if you're not cooking up your own corned beef, here are a few fun ideas to find your own pot of gold this St. Patrick's Day in San Francisco plus a very special Peninsula restaurant (check it out below).   And be sure to check out Elissa's post on Friday about San Jose fun spots! (more…)......

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We are proud to announce that Merimont's elementary school, Rollingwood in San Bruno, received a 37 point improvement on the Academic Performance Index (API) scale. Here is Principal Mikulik's response regarding this great score improvement: "Rollingwood School staff prides ourselves on meeting the needs of ALL children we serve. We provide differentiated instructio...

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Yes, we know, St. Patrick's Day isn't until two weeks from now, but we're here to help you get an early start on the all the fun!  One of the recipes needs two weeks to cure in your fridge, but the hands-on times is minutes!  Trust me I tried it this weekend.   Hurry, if you start this recipe soon, it will be ready just in time for St. Patrick's Day. I found...

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You know it’s a good thing to donate blood. People need transfusions every day across the country and someday you could be one of them. But some people don’t like giving blood. It gives them the chills just thinking about that needle going in and someone taking their blood- I mean, it’s their blood and they would like to keep it that way. Then the...

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How to Bring Spring Home.

Who doesn’t love Spring?  This year for certain will be much anticipated.   Although we needed the rain and we are grateful, we are now truly looking forward to the promise and beauty of Spring.  One way to welcome in Spring is to do it through your decorating.  Happily, you can bring Spring into your home now, even if Punxsutawney Phil the gro...

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Happy Chinese New Year that is! The 2010 Chinese New Year began on February 14th with the new moon and involves a host of festivities lasting approximately 2 weeks. Welcome the Year of the Tiger (see a traditional chinese papercut version of the tiger below). The Tiger is a sign of bravery and brings protection, courage and power. Sounds to me like a much needed sign ...

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Following up on Allison’s great blog on sweet getaways and restaurants for Valentine’s Day, here are some unbelievable deals for you and your Valentine. Flowers... the veritable Santa Clause of Valentine's Day. So it's a good thing FTD is having a super sale! If you haven’t seen the tv ads they are pushing this big and for a good reason....

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