I am participating in the Net10 Wireless Phones’ Test Drive Program and am very happy to share this prepaid wireless service with my readers. My kids start school this week and like all parents I worry about what goes on at school when I am not there to make sure they are ok. As they … Read more
Since we moved to the United States my husband, my children (7 and 4) and I have shared a home with my in laws. My children love having their grandparents so close and they, in turn, have been a great support to us; taking care of the kids if we both need to go … Read more
Before my kids came along I could think of nothing worst than a sticky surface. Since I became a mother later in life I got used to having an impeccable house. When my daughter was born I had white couches in the living room, how crazy is that?! I confess that when my friends came … Read more
The London 2012 Olympics are almost here. It is truly so inspiring to see all of these athletes who are realizing their dreams, who have worked so hard and have excelled by pursing something that they love and it makes your wonder… how do you raise champions? How do you, as a mother help your … Read more
Photo: Growing Up Bilingual. All rights reserved. This post is sponsored by Dove® ClearTone™ Deodorant– designed to visibly reduce underarm dark marks and even skin tone. The heat is on!!! With these record temperatures you want to be wearing strappy dresses and sleeveless tops every day. But what if you have dark circles … Read more
This post is sponsored by Dove® ClearTone™ Deodorant – designed to visibly reduce underarm dark marks and even skin tone. I am lucky, I don’t have to wait for summer to hit the beach and wear cute summer dresses and sexy bikinis. Living in Florida’s Gulf Coast we are surrounded by water and … Read more
My children have been enjoying the wonderful bilingual books “Elephants to the Rescue/Elefantes al Rescate”, “Bobby and the Soccer Ball/ Bobby y el Balón de Fútbol” and “A Chocolate Brown Balloon/Un Globo Café Chocolate” from Heritage Language for a few weeks now. From the moment they arrived we where pleasantly surprised by the superb quality … Read more
Recently, my son Alex and I were visiting his grandparents when I noticed something that I had perhaps taken for granted before. You see, I am a first-generation Hispanic-American, and my son, while his Spanish isn’t perfect, does speak it well enough to converse with his Cuban grandparents with no problems. I had always taken … Read more
Summer is a great time to tap into your passions, start thinking of the future, get some experience and even maybe start a business of your own. Do You Have an Entrepreneurial Spirit? The dictionary defines an entrepreneur as a person who organizes and manages any enterprise, especially a business, usually with considerable initiative and … Read more
This summer my husband and I are on a mission to improve my children’s Spanish. When your child spends most of the time in an environment where everything and everyone is speaking English it’s hard to keep up with a second language just by speaking it at home. Between school, sports, classes, homework and yes … Read more
