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Love Your Cereal and a Healthy Breakfast
It’s 6:30 AM on a Monday and we’re half way done getting ready for school. My almost 7 year old is hungry. Her breakfast of choice is a big bowl of cereal. She loves her cereal. She’s inherited that love from me. She can serve her cereal and sort of pour her milk. When I […]
Moms Benefitting from Soybean Oil Recipes
Open your pantry. Pull out the oil. What do you see? Your bottle of vegetable oil – the best oil for frying and the base to many Hispanic foods – is likely 100% soybean oil! This oil provides a hearty dose of vitamin E and omega-3s, which may help reduce blood pressure and prevent heart disease. […]
Love, Sleep & Play Celebrated by Pampers with GIVEAWAY
This is part of a compensated campaign with Latina Mom Bloggers and Pampers. However, all opinions expressed are my own. Over the summer many of us submitted pictures of our little ones or when they were little for the Pampers Love, Sleep & Play campaign. I shared the photo of my then little baby and […]
Win at the Gain & La Voz Kids Twitter Party!
Still looking to win a year supply of Gain? There is another great opportunity that I have been invited to share with you! Join the new @GainLatino http://twitter.com/GainLatino and Latina Mom Bloggers on Thursday, July 18 at 6 pm PST/9 pm EST for a Gain and La Voz Kids #LaVozFresh Twitter party featuring judge Roberto Tapia! There are […]
I Got Hot, Now You Get Hot! 5-Class Giveaway!
I did it. I took a Barkan Method Hot Yoga class and survived and want to go back. It was an intensive 90 minutes. Now, I want you to have a chance! This week I am offering a 5-class pass to the Barkan Method at the Union Planters Plaza in Ft. Lauderdale, FL. a […]
Best Scents in My Clothes. I’m Becoming Obsessed!
Some of the best scents out there are found right in my clean clothes. It’s sort of weird, I guess. As I take clothes out of the dryer and begin to fold them, I smell each garment. There is something about the smell of clean clothing that I love. The last detergent I purchased was […]
Shaklee Get Clean Review & Giveaway!
Cleaning green is important, particularly when cleaning for the little ones. The Shaklee Get Clean Germ Off Disinfecting Wipes are a smart product for moms. Shaklee Get Clean Starter Kit I promise that I put her in an overnight diaper, but for whatever the reason, my toddler leaks through her diaper REGULARLY! A common morning […]
A Mother’s Influence
How has your mother influenced you? For good or for bad, our mothers have a tremendous impact on our character and our parenting styles. My mother isn’t shy, in the least, to share your opinion on how things should be done. Sometimes she’s right. But not all the time. I often assume she’s wrong but […]
3 Simple Ways to Get Kids to Read More
March is Reading Month! My daughter is logging her reading each night with a great incentive from school – the class with the greatest minutes gets a pizza party! We have made the commitment to read at least 20 minutes each and every night and it isn’t just because of the pizza party. As a […]
Facing Challenges, Big & Little
As moms we are facing challenges day in and day out. Some are harder than others. I spent the 1st half of 2011 as a single pregnant mom, but just Monday-Friday. My husband got put on a project in Naples, a 2 -3 hour drive from our home in Miami. He would leave super early […]
Participate in Coca-Cola’s Pay It Forward Campaign
Yesterday, I shared how somebody unexpectedly decided to pay it forward to me while I was contemplating paying it forward to someone else. It was an awesome experience! Now, here’s an opportunity for you to Pay It Forward BIG TIME through the Coca Cola Pay It Forward campaign! Secondly, learn how you can win a $100 AMEX card to help […]
Pregnant Mamas – Have a WISH to Win BIG? Great Giveaway!
Wish Baby Registry is where a pregnant mama can win BIG! It’s another one of those – why didn’t they have this when I was pregnant things! The soon to be launched Wish Baby Registry makes a busy, pregnant mama’s life a bit easier and exciting with it’s phenomenal selection of nursery items, layette and […]
What’s for Dinner? Mediterranean Soy Marinade
Soy para Soy! Translation, I am for soy! Are you? Tonight’s dinner is a family favorite. Chicken and rice. But, tonight I’m kicking it up a notch in flavor and health! I have marinaded the thinly cut chicken breast in an oil-based marinade, using Soybean Oil! Mediterranean Soy Marinaded Chicken Recipe Type: Marinade Cuisine: […]
Help Tired Mama Sleep Giveaway
How do you sleep at night? I haven’t slept through the night since being preggo with my 6 year old. I wake up for all sorts of reasons. Bathroom for the umpteenth time, knee pain, foot pain, general discomfort, and of course at any peep made my either of my daughters! Wait, how could I […]
Win $50 Walmart Gift Card and a FlatOut Prize Pack!
We love pizza, especially homemade pizza, in this house. I’ve shared how our pizza toppings bar was a huge success – we’ve done it 3 more times since my original post! Or remember the American Flag pizza I learned to make during a special blogger event in NYC. I’ve even shared a simple homemade pizza […]
Hosting Family Game Night Like Your Own American Idol – MyCokeRewards.com Offers Ideas! GIVEAWAY
Friday night arrives and my daughter begs to stay up late. Her 7:30 PM school night bedtime is pushed to maybe 8:15. We would even let her stay up later but her eyes are typically half closed by 7:45. Our Friday nights consist of a family meal, often pizza, sometimes a movie and most commonly […]
Homemade Baby Food – Simple & Healthy with Sage Spoonfuls!
Homemade Baby Food – Simple & Healthy with Sage Spoonfuls! I cannot believe my littlest one is already 7 months. Where has the time gone!? I still remember the 1st moments that I held her and when she opened her eyes with a bit of a smile. I instantly fell in love. Fast forward a […]
eBay Lemonade Made by Tristan O’Brien – An eBay Money Maker Story w/giveaway
eBay Lemonade Made by Tristan O’Brien – An eBay Money Maker Story When all else fails, when you’ve lost your job, wife just gave birth and you’re essentially living in a new city with very limited support, what do you do? Tristan O’Brien, of Westfield, Indiana, took his HUGE bowl of lemons and made a […]
Kraft Foods Huddle to Fight Hunger – w/giveaway
Thanksgiving Day means a table food of delicacies for many of us, but not for all. Did you know that 17.2 million (1:7) households in America were living in hunger in 2010? Astonishing! It makes your prayers of thanks more meaningful as you recognize how blessed you are to have a turkey and its fixings this […]
Silly Pasta Shapes – Become a pasta designer! Win a $100 AMEX card!
Silly Pasta Shapes – Become a pasta designer! Win a $100 AMEX card! I get so excited when I hear, “Mom, can we have pasta and sauce for dinner?” I honestly feel like it’s a special gift from someone upabove who is trying to cut me some slack after a chaotic day. My husband […]
Coca-Cola’s Family Game Night – We’re up for it! Are you? w/giveaway
Coca-Cola’s Family Game Night – We’re up for it! Are you? w/giveaway Weekend nights are the best, especially Fridays when we have family night. We eat as a family and then play as a family. We enjoy classic board games, Old Maid or a game invented by my near 5 year old, Isabella, as we […]
Hormel Chili with Beans Dip
My opportunity as a Hormel Extended Family Blogger is inspiring a little Iron Chef for Smarty Pants Mamas this week! Let’s try using an ingredient that is often a pantry staple. It’s used “as-is.” It’s used in appetizers, entrees and more. Think of ways you have or could use it. So, this week I put […]
Smart Product: MamaMemoirs.com, w/giveaway
We thought we would always remember the special moments of pregnancy. We’ve seen beautiful hardcover journals and more to document the daily happenings of our pregnancy. We swore we would take out the book, find a pen and write (in our best handwriting of course) our pregnancy happenings. I’ve tried to, but it never happens. We’ve called the […]
Smart Product: ChicaPC-Fix {w/giveaway}
I like things simple. I like things that work, get the job done and won’t take ten years to figure out how to use. I spend countless hours in front of the computer, writing posts, finding recipes, playing on Facebook or uploading the latest pictures of my newborn. I need, because I don’t have time […]
Smart Home: PAM Top Tips! 25 readers will receive 4 bottles of PAM!
A cookie sheet, breaded chicken, maybe even a squeaky door all have a tool that comes in handy…PAM! Yes, I just said the traditional cooking spray that is found in nearly every American household! PAM has come to the rescue so many times here. The days of greasing a cookie sheet with butter are done, and […]
12 Days of Diapers! Win a $200 Amazon gift card or other great prizes!
12 Days of Diapers! Win a $200 Amazon gift card or other great prize! Giveaway ends tomorrow, December 17th!! Please be sure to participate in 12 Days of Diapers today! Simply make a diaper donation to a participating Every Little Bottom diaper bank, or other local organization to enter! See more details at: http://smartypantsmama.com/2010/12/smart-cause-12-days-of-diapers-support-a-mom-in-need-wgiveaway/ As […]