Today I had a very exhausting day but very grateful. Once I am jobless I am available for activities I was not before like helping with school activities.

This week is Europe Week and my kids schools decided to make this week a European week. I was invited by my daughter’ preschool teacher to participate in the event through selling …

Connie Roberts from Brain Foggles sent me this virtual Easter Basket. Thank you Connie.

This is part of the Hershey’s Better Basket Blog Hop that will help Children’s Miracle Network. How?

Send this virtual Easter Basket to bloggers you know and by each post written, Hershey’s will donate $10 to Children’s Miracle Network. This is a great way to …

What the hell is that? It is what you are thinking, isn’t it?

Well, in Portugal it is Carnival (Carnaval for us. Last Friday children went with their costumes to school and this photo shows my kids costumes.

Usually from Friday to Tuesday the kids and adults put on their costumes and go to the streets or local parties. This …

I didn’t mentioned this before but last week, Monday February 1st it was my son’s 11th birthday. On Monday we bought a small cake just for the four of us and Saturday he invited a few friends and had a small party.

11 years…uau…he is so grown up, I’m so old…

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My Christmas Shopping is done!! Much less gifts than last year, less money spent, a positive shopping.

This year it’s evident the crisis. People are saving, cutting to minimum the money they spend. The city Christmas lights are only used in the main avenue (Red and Golden lighting) and most houses have little or none outdoor lighting.

At home …

Well, kids are getting excited with Christmas and Christmas presents are a daily subject. From a guitar to a skate, from a Doctor Nenuco (doll) to a Skater Barbie this year we have a huge different from the last years. My son is not requesting very expensive presents. No Wii, no video games, no cell phones, no expensive …

Yesterday we went to the hypermarket and there were some volunteers given informative papers and requesting help for the local Animal Protection Association. I couldn’t be indifferent to this appeal and my kids and I gather one package of dog food and cat food and give them to the association.

I like to help and I want …

Tuesday 22th is the European Car Free Day and all environmental friendly vehicles are welcome to circulate in the city.  There are related activities scheduled for that day but for me it won’t make a difference. My kids have school, I have to work so we have to use our car. I can’t participate in any activities because I will …

Last Tuesday it was my father’s 80th birthday. I think that 80 years old is a beautiful age that should be lived in a good way, not the case of my father. Having a degenerative disease like Parkinson, my father is not able to enjoy the age he has.

Kids under the age of 10 are not allowed to go …

Last week we went to Lisbon

First we eat on the Vasco da Gama and then we visited the Oceanario de Lisboa. We had been there with my son 7 years ago and we wanted to show him and my daughter the beauties there are in the ocean.

We had this visit scheduled since last year. Although we didn’t …

The first holiday week is over. I must confess we sometimes have a hard time with the kids because they are so stubborn but overall everything went smoothly.

Monday we went to a slide & splash park and the kids loved it. It has those big slides that my son loves and, without getting tired he slided over and over …

The baby girl I refuse to accept that is not a baby anymore just lost her first tooth. On June 19th at the end of the day, her first tooth felt between tears and crying.

The tooth was already turned around, the inner side was already facing the outside and it was a matter of movements to make the tooth …