I usually don’t share my dreams with anyone, but this is just too good to keep to myself:
We’re on an island, with miles & miles of white-sand beach. I get to my room where the butler has already unpacked our bags & has a stroller and crib waiting for the kids.
We leave our 3 year-old [...]

Posted in Kids, Outings, Product Review 1 Comment »

ME! Just a few weeks ago I won a giveaway at Momsational, sponsored by the online boutique Ambajam. It was one of the first contests I’d ever entered, so I thought it was just beginner’s luck! Here is baby wearing her prize, an adorable froggy tee:

My luck apparently hasn’t worn off yet, because yesterday morning [...]

Posted in Frugality, Kids, Product Review 1 Comment »

A friend of Marsy’s just spent some time in Japan and brought her back these really cute sushi magnets:

Marsy loves these little things! She likes to pretend to slice and serve them to me.

To go along with this, I went out and got her the First Book of Sushi, from the same series as Hola [...]

Posted in Kids, Product Review No Comments »

We went to a National Symphony Orchestra Family Concert at the Kennedy Center a while back. It was Leonard Slatkin’s last Family Concert as musical director of the NSO.

We were running late, but I wish we would’ve gotten there earlier for the instrument “Petting Zoo,” where kids get the chance to see and touch the [...]

Posted in Kids, Music, Outings, Product Review, Washington DC No Comments »

Marsy gets some computer time every day as part of our usual routine. I’m constantly in search of websites that are both educational and fun, and that keep her entertained for more than a minute at a time. If they tie into something in our daily lives, that is a plus. So when I was [...]

Posted in Nostalgia, Product Review No Comments »

Marsy is partial to “white” foods, namely pasta, rice, and potatoes, so I try sneak in as much fiber as I can through other sources. Oatmeal is a breakfast favorite, as is cereal. I must admit we’ve tried a wide variety of breakfast cereals, but almost always fall back on either Cheerios or Frosted Flakes.
I [...]

Posted in Product Review No Comments »

I should’ve posted this in the previous entry about Cinco de Mayo, but I forgot. I forget oh-so-many things these days!

In any case, it’s never too late to recommend a good book. The following are two of my daughter’s favorites, and just happen to be Latin-themed.
Mañana Iguana, by Ann Whitford Paul and illustrated by Ethan [...]

Posted in Kids, Product Review 1 Comment »

Those are the words that Marsy screams out at the top of her lungs when she spies a red envelope peeking out of our mailbox. It’s not always movie night for her, but she gets excited nonetheless.
We do try to have at least two family movie nights a month, though, and just recently added a [...]

Posted in Frugality, Product Review 1 Comment »

That’s what the folks at Hershey’s are saying about their new chocolate. You may have seen a commercial for it recently.
There are three varieties of Bliss - dark chocolate, milk chocolate, and milk chocolate with a meltaway center. I like their shape and packaging; I put some out in a cute little candy dish at [...]

Posted in Chocolate, Product Review 1 Comment »