My mother is visiting and as usual she came bearing gifts. You never know with my mother, sometimes she gets the perfect gift and other times her gifts leave you thinking WTF?! Usually, I’m the one that ends up with the WTF gift while everyone else gets an awesome gift. Not this time. This time […]
Hope in a Paper Bag
Latinos, like bloggers, are a diverse and eclectic group. One of us certainly can not speak for all of us. Our strength and beauty is in our diversity. As a Latina and a blogger I would love to attend Hispanicize 2012. Why? Because it would be a great opportunity to mingle with Latino trendsetters in […]
How I Became a Writer
What would you become if you were to get out of your own way? You can download a FREE PDF PRINTABLE version, if you’d like.
I’m Not Always Funny
Perhaps you’ve noticed that I truly value humor? If you want to butter me up, tell me that I’m funny and you will have me wrapped around your little finger. I always say that if I were a superhero, my power would be the ability to make others laugh. It seems I don’t have to […]
Meet Coco and Apples {Giveaway}
Coco the French Bulldog and Apples the Cat are an adorable cooking duo that want to encourage you to cook with the children in your life. Cooking provides excellent teaching opportunities exposing children to new terminology, the use of measurements, and chemistry. Not to mention the reward is a delicious meal. Coco and Apples live […]
Sundays In My City
Randall Museum, I’ve shared photos from this location before. It’s a great place to take your kids for some free fun. San Francisco, CA. I showed you mine, now show me yours. Share your city/town/suburb/you name it!If you link up, please link back or post […]
Fragmented Fridays
Happy Chinese New Year! In honor of the New Year we were fortunate to see a lovely performance at one of our local libraries. Luna Pie and I really enjoyed the presentation, whereas Put Pie said she “like no part of it.” She seemed slightly terrified the entire time. I guess dragons and […]
Proceed with Caution
Sung to the tune of I Am Woman by Helen Reddy I’m on my period hear me roar My cramps are too big to ignore As they spread their achin’ pain, it’s out of hand I don’t have an embryo So my lining has got to go If you’re a man, you’ll just never understand […]
Advertising Works
I totally get why companies market to children. Children are easily smitten by ads and will nag their parents to buy whatever it is they want. Put Pie, my 3-year-old, is a sucker for advertising. In the evenings when I’ve put my younger daughter Luna Pie to bed and I’m DONE, I let the television […]