Deactivated newsletter, oops! FIXED

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Last week was tough for everyone across the nation. Praying for steady healing and brighter days ahead! ______________________________________ I’m not sure how I did it, but I seem to have disabled my email newsletter a few weeks back and didn’t realize it. OOPS! It’s reactivated now, but since I’m not sure if they’ll go out [...]

What made us 2x stronger… [giveaway]

I absolutely love our neighborhood. It’s quiet, safe, tree-lined, with wonderful neighbors and dozens of kids for my daughters to play with. It has a close-knit community feel, but the yards are spacious and private. My girls leave their toys out in the yard and ride their bikes through the streets, carefree. We have a [...]

Neglected… but not forgotten

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4 posts in the last 2 months. Whoa. I didn’t realize I had neglected my blog that much. I always wondered what happened to people that disappeared from the blogosphere, never to be heard from again. But I get it now. Life happens. Blogging gets pushed aside more and more, and before you know it, [...]

Happy New Year!

Wishing you a year filled with happiness, new opportunities, and good health for you and your family. Photo Card View the entire collection of cards.

What ‘true kid’ moment will you never forget? [giveaway]

Every couple of years, I interview my daughters, just for fun. I ask them random questions, hoping that this will get them thinking about their life at the moment, and will also be a wonderful thing to look back on years from now. You really never know what kids will say… they have an uncanny [...]

Dip, Dip, Hooray! A fun family game night

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I find that my kids are much more likely to eat their dinner when they have a hand in making it! And if it’s something fun to eat, even better. Heinz, Tyson & Ore-Ida challenged me to make a creative meal with their products, and that’s exactly what we did. My girls will eat practically [...]

Water – Don’t take it for granted

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I found this photo on my daughter’s camera a few weeks ago, from a night we went out to dinner. It’s just a glass of water, but Maya thought it beautiful enough to take a photo of it. Just water… no big deal, right? It’s only the most essential substance for life’s existence… So why [...]

Los niños siempre dicen la verdad (kids always tell the truth!) *giveaway*

“You can’t use the bathroom upstairs, it’s the employee restroom.”  I overheard my daughter saying this to her cousin a few weeks back. As we don’t have any staff, I can only assume she was referring to me! And come to think of it, she’s right. They say kids always tell the truth! I am [...]

Summer’s not over yet!

Looking back at everything we did this summer, our short stay at an Embassy Suites in Washington, DC, was one of the highlights. The girls ask me constantly when we can go back to the hotel “with the lions.” They loved having their own separate  room, which they never get at any other hotel! The [...]

Get Ready for Kindergarten with LeapFrog

Thank you to LeapFrog for sponsoring this review.  For more information about LeapFrog Tag Get Ready for Kindergarten, please visit their website #LeapFrogTag #spon My youngest daughter, Maura, starts Kindergarten in 11 days (yes, we’re keeping count)… and I think I may be more nervous than she is! This week we’ve been having fun preparing [...]

#WeDecide – Giving Latino voters a voice!

To give Latino voters a voice to discuss the social and political issues that are important to Latinos, nuvoTV and NBC News are joining forces to host We Decide: Latinos and the 2012 Election tonight, August 19th, at 8pm on nuvoTV. Moderated by award-winning journalist and news anchor of NBC News’ TODAY, Natalie Morales, the [...]

Back to School with FiOS Twitter Party

It’s hard to believe that this summer is already coming to an end! I’ll miss the lazy summer days, but I think I’m ready for school to start. Are you? Join us for the Back to School with FiOS Twitter party.  We’ll be sharing back to school transition tips, loveable stories about our kids and [...]