Great Wolf Lodge with Teens

Come check us out at TheVacationGals.com, where we posted about taking teens to the Great Wolf Lodge. No fear, though, there's plenty of information for those of you with tots and slightly older kids too.

Have you been to Great Wolf Lodge, in Anaheim or the other 13 locations? Let us know what you thought about it in the comments section!

Focus Group: $200+ in San Bruno

Probe Market Research is looking for families (same household) to do an opinion study in San Bruno.

Here's what they need: "We have an opinion study taking place in San Bruno on 5/24/2017 from 5:45pm - 8pm. We are looking for families in the same household to come to our facility in San Bruno. Pay is $200 for the first 2 members of the household, $25 per additional child and $50 per additional adult member of the household (extended family living with the family - like grandparent, etc.) We will also provide a pizza dinner for the entire family. If interested, please fill out the pre-survey."

Free Peet's coffee today

Free Peet's coffee today between 1-3! Stop by any participating Peet's retail or Capital One Cafe locations on Friday, May 12. You can get one non-bottled beverage, any size, for free! No coupon needed. One free drink per transaction. You're welcome!

Universal Studios Hollywood v. Disneyland

Guest post by Dori Kaplan

Both Disneyland and Universal Studios are popular theme parks in California, but what are the differences? This year, we skipped our usual day at California Adventure and substituted it for Universal Studios. After two consecutive days of Disneyland and Universal, I noticed many striking differences between the parks.

Disneyland has lots of kids' rides, unlike Universal. Copyright Deborah Abrams Kaplan