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Toy Fair 2010: Hasbro Blogger Event and Giveaway!

February 18, 2010

I was invited by Hasbro to an exclusive blogger breakfast to check out their cool new toys they are showcasing at the 2010 Toy Fair in New York City. Go here to read about the fun day I had! Take a peak!

(picture by Ana Garza)

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A Trip to Stepping Stones Museum in Connecticut

August 23, 2009

Things are very busy here. We started to move boxes and furniture to our new home, and all of a sudden I have a lot of editing work. This always happens — I didn’t have much to do for a month and therefore blogged a lot, and now I have plenty of editing work (I’m [...]

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7 Easy Changes to Go Green in Your Home

August 10, 2009

I’m no expert when it comes to being green, but I am passionate about keeping my family, and especially my toddler, healthy. It starts with a healthy diet, plenty of fresh air, and the choices I make in our home. I want to share with you what I do to make sure our home environment [...]

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My Baby’s First Haircut — Why I’m Still Crying

July 9, 2009

Only after my toddler’s first haircut did I realize how much I will miss his first, and maybe only, little curl.

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How to Prepare Your Child for Preschool

July 2, 2009

Can you tell that we were in a hurry? Look at that hair…

Landon is now two years and eight months old, and today was his first day in preschool! Since our neighbors moved away, and with it my wonderful babysitter, I had to enroll him in preschool to have time to do my work from [...]

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Breastfeeding and Entertaining a Toddler on a Plane

June 14, 2009

Greetings from Germany! Landon and I flew from Newark, NY, to Hamburg, Germany, a few days ago to visit Nani and Opa. My mother picked us up and we arrived in my former hometown Bremen about 1 1/2 hours later. Landon had been a doll on the plane. It was the first time that we [...]

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Four Tips on How to Maximize Space in Small Homes

May 27, 2009

When Don and I and our 11-months-old son moved into a small apartment in 2007, I knew I had a challenge on my hand. The apartment was only about 700 square feet, if that. After we moved in, I realized how small the place was after vacuuming for the first time. “Honey, I only have [...]

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Excessive Toy Packaging Unsafe and Wasteful

May 1, 2009

I promised you the story and the pictures of opening the packaging of a new toy for Landon. Don bought him this noisy backhoe that came in the most ridiculous packaging I have ever seen. It was tied down by tiny screws, of all things, and it took us 10 minutes to open it! We [...]

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