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[2 Jan 2012 | One Comment | ]

This Christmas day we had a little surprise.

We had a beautiful blue parakeet that around three months ago disappeared from the cage where it was living with a yellow parakeet. He escaped from the cage through a small space it had.

The day it disappeared was quite sad for my kids because it was a parakeet that was born …

Events, Special Days »

[23 Dec 2011 | No Comment | ]

Cancer cases are increasing everyday but fortunately the number of cured cases is also increasing.

There are many successful cases of people that survived cancer. They usually receive a lot of support from family, friends, doctors, and nurses. Sometimes even from strangers that were in the same situation somewhere in their life.

Thanking those that somehow helped cancer patients throughout …

Events, Family Activities, Special Days »

[23 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | ]

For the first time we (the family) decided to spend two days away from home and stay in a hotel. I know this is common for most people but, the truth is, we never stayed in a hotel in long years. The only time we spent a few nights in a hotel my son was three therefore my daughter was …

Cooking, Special Days »

[22 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | ]

From time to time I consider myself a disaster in the kitchen. Not a disaster from unsuccessful meals but a disaster for lack of cooking ideas.

Christmas holidays is the time of the year when my kids are on holidays, therefore full time at home. I have to cook two main meals a day and they like to eat what …

Children Activities, Special Days »

[13 Dec 2011 | Comments Off | ]

Balloons!This is a Guest Post

I have three young children, and each of their birthdays is in January. This means that I have to plan three individual birthday parties for each of them in one month. And I have to do this the month after the holidays, no less. Needless to say, January can be a pretty stressful month for …

Children Activities, Family Activities, Family Matters, Special Days »

[11 Jul 2011 | 2 Comments | ]

Having our children at home during summer vacation can be kind of boring. Boring…for them. If we don’t keep them occupied and doing interesting things. Here are a few tips I personally use to help them enjoy summer.

Watch a movie: Once in a while a movie can make the kids sit still in the sofa while they enjoy …

Home and Garden, Special Days »

[3 Nov 2010 | Comments Off | ]

Decorating your house for the holidays can be a difficult task, especially finding ornaments, organizing your family to not eat the tree decorations, and other worries. In this article we’ll talk about the best way to decorate your tree and where to find good decorations.

What you’ll need

First, you’ll need to decide how tasteful, fun, or both you want …

Special Days »

[30 Sep 2010 | One Comment | ]

Christmas is less than three months away and I’m already thinking about Christmas Gifts. No, I don’t have money to spend on gifts that’s why I’m thinking about them.

This year I would like to make something different. Handmade gifts and decorations are valid options.

Family Activities, Special Days »

[15 Aug 2010 | Comments Off | ]

Thursday we went to Kidzania. I believe United States doesn’t have this park. It is a city for children aged 3 to 15 where they are treated as adults. It has everything a normal city has: supermarket, post office, hospital, school, travel agency, nightclub, etc.. When the children enter the park they receive Kiddos (Kidzania Money) and than they …

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[9 Aug 2010 | One Comment | ]

Shopping for clothes is a sentence I usually don’t say. I can’t remember the last time I got out to buy clothes. Why am I buying clothes? Because we are attending a wedding on September 5th. We haven’t had a wedding for three years now and we have no formal clothes to dress. I have jeans and t-shirts, my kids …

Son and Daughter, Special Days »

[26 Jun 2010 | Comments Off | ]

Today my kids decided to go camping…in my dressing room.

Blankets, sleeping bags, pillows…everything on the floor. No tent but they have video games to play. It’s going to be an interesting night.…

Shopping, Special Days »

[13 Jun 2010 | 2 Comments | ]

Having my father in hospital changed our weekend plans. On Friday we had a birthday party but as I was on the ER waiting for news about my father, my husband attended the birthday and I only arrived late in the night.

Birthday parties have been a constant these last weeks and this week alone we are having three. My …