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[2 Aug 2009 | Comments Off | ]

My husband just ended his two weeks holidays and tomorrow he is going back to work. The four of us had two weeks full time together and we had our higher and lower moments.

Having to cope with two kids with five years apart is not easy and can be really hard sometimes, but we managed to survive and we …

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[29 May 2009 | One Comment | ]

My daughter is testing my limits. She’s stubborn and does not accept a “no” for an answer, she has to make what she wants no matter what I say. This situation is getting out of my control so I decided it’s time to control it.

Yesterday she made a tantrum when I left her at school. She wanted me to …

Daily Life, Parenting »

[10 May 2009 | Comments Off | ]

These last weeks made me realize I need my own time and space even if it is only a few minutes. My kids are very demanding, they request me for everything, sometimes I think they only call me to hear my voice. I don’t mind and I even like the fact that they want me around them but if a …

Children Bahavior, Family Matters, Parenting, Son and Daughter »

[5 May 2009 | Comments Off | ]

CyberPatrol is a software that motorizes our kids online activities. Mine was installed three weeks ago and so far it’s working perfectly. The software is very complete but very easy to use. The features are:

Headquarters Toolbar:
This is a all in one toolbar. Here I can control the settings, check the status

Flexible content filtering option:
I love …

Entertainment, Family Activities, Family Matters, Parenting »

[9 Apr 2009 | 3 Comments | ]

My son drove me into playing Tribal Wars. He loves the game and wanted me to join. I must confess I was not very attracted to the game because I think thought it was very boring. He ended up forcing me to sign up and now I’m playing Tribal Wars every day.

Basically Tribal Wars is like the name says, …

Children Bahavior, Family Activities, Parenting, Son and Daughter »

[16 Dec 2008 | Comments Off | ]

I had a very stressful weekend. The kids are very demanding when it comes to my attention. I thought that the older the more independent but it turns out be the contrary.

My kids want me to be a constant presence in their lives when it comes to play games or just watch TV. If they are going to watch …

Parenting »

[10 Dec 2008 | Comments Off | ]

The first year of your baby’s life can be the hardest, happiest, scariest and best year you get to experience with your child. You are going to experience so many emotions during the baby’s first year! Luckily there are baby books about every aspect of baby’s first year, and reading several books while pregnant, as well as during baby’s …

Children Bahavior, Health, Parenting »

[1 Dec 2008 | Comments Off | ]

Bloggers UniteI’ve just heard on the news that new cases of AIDS (in average) are decreasing worldwide. China is the country where new cases of AIDS are increasing a lot.

AIDS: Acquired immune deficiency syndrome or acquired immunodeficiency syndrome (AIDS or Aids) is a set of symptoms and infections resulting from the damage to the human immune system caused by

Just to say..., Parenting »

[26 Nov 2008 | 4 Comments | ]

Hi, my name is Laura!!

Name pronunciation and “what is my name in English?” has been an issue for my son, that’s why I recorded the sound so I can explain what is going on.

My name (Laura) is written is different countries the same way but people pronounce it differently from country to country. Jose for instance in English …

Parenting, School, Special Days »

[22 Nov 2008 | Comments Off | ]

Yesterday I decided to surprise my daughter so I pop up at pre-K during lunch break. What a surprise, she was soooo happy.

I never went there during lunch break because: 1: I have little time to go there and 2: Because I was afraid she would want to come with me and cry.

Well, she’s growing up and now …

Finances, Parenting »

[13 Nov 2008 | Comments Off | ]

While I was Stumbling Upon I found a site with a Stay At Home Calculator. If you are a full time worker thinking about being a Stay at Home use this calculator to check if you can afford it. Well, I would have to have more extra income to be a Stay At Home Mom…my dream has to be …

Parenting, School »

[8 Nov 2008 | Comments Off | ]

Tuesday night it was a terrible end of day for me. When I picked up my son at daycare he told me that a school helper from school had slapped him on his face. I was shocked, no only it is something forbidden at school but he is a boy that never gives a problem and I was quite surprised …