Articles Archive for August 2008
Health, Shopping »
When I was 20 years old I started losing my vision and I ended up knowing I had myopia. I had to start wearing eyeglasses but soon I started with contact lenses. My son started using eyeglasses at the age of 6 because he has astigmatism. In September he will go back to the doctor to check his eyes and …
Daily Life, Just to say... »
Today (yesterday – I’m writing after 00:00) I had a very unproductive day.
For a long time that we don’t have cable TV, but now, there are a variety of TV packages that are not expensive based on the services they provide. Now I have the chance to have phone+TV+Internet at affordable rates so I subscribed to one.
The cable …
Family Matters »
Who haven’t heard about Empire Today 800-588-2300!! If you don’t remember the Jingle, check this:
Yes, it is the “800-588-two-three-hundred, Empire Today”. This was a very popular commercial Jingle and almost everybody knew and still know the letter.
45 years ago Empire Today began their journey to help people improving their homes with furnishing. This company is an expert on …
Health, Special Days »
This week I will be on home vacation. I just couldn’t hung on until September to have a few more vacation days, so although my DH is working, I’m staying at home with my kids. Well…today they are not at home with me, I took them to daycare because I had my X-Rays and Scan to make at a clinic …
Family Matters »
My daughter, who is 4 years old, is already an artist. Everybody says that including her pre-school teacher who is (on her own words) absolutely delighted with Catherine ability to draw, paint and develop activities for older ages.
Catherine is very detailed on the drawings she makes. She’s already able to draw family members, all of us, her and her …
Family Activities, School »
Those following my blog know that English is not my mother language. I learned English at school but mostly through a Correspondence English course and later on a Language Institute where I got some certificates from Cambridge University (English as a Foreign Language).
Nowadays English is already incorporated in 3rd and 4th grade, my son could have attended on 3rd …
Family Activities, Family Matters, Parenting »
Especially for those parents that too often “have no patience” or “no time” to play.
You can see more Wordless Wednesday at WW HQ and 5 Minutes for Mom.…
Entertainment, Giveaway/Contest »
This was my first Giveaway and I was overwhelmed with the number of participants. Thanks to everyone.
The 20$ Fandango Voucher winner selection was made through this process:
- I wrote all the names left in the comment’s section in a spreadsheet
- Those who stumbled, subscribed or blogged the event had extra entries
- One number was assigned to each entry
- Random.org
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Family Activities, Kid's Recipes »
Being a full time worker, everyday I struggle with cooking. Cooking is important for the family and even more important when there are kids involved. Keeping the meals attractive can be difficult therefore I always make an extra effort to innovate.
Keeping the kids involved in the confection of the meals can be interesting although most of the time they …










