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February 28, 2013June 30, 2024 Los Angeles kids sports los angeles, Lifestyle, los angeles driving, Parenting, yahoo ceo, yahoo telecomuting

NPR and CBSLos Angeles

NPR and CBSLos Angeles

This week has been very exciting. I was interviewed for a piece on NPR called In Many Families, Exercise is by Appointment

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October 19, 2012June 30, 2024 Blog bilingual books, Latina, latina mom bloggers, milk before bed, milk truck, nicole presley, Parenting

The Milk Truck

The Milk Truck

The picture above is from the video “El Camion de la Leche.”  It was shot in the Blogger Nicole Presley’s East Los

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October 5, 2012June 30, 2024 Blog bedtime routine, california milk processors board, Latina, milk before bed, Parenting

Memories of a Bedtime Song

Memories of a Bedtime Song

When I was a little girl I never wanted to go to bed. Ever. I would sneak out of my room, tiptoe

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September 28, 2012June 30, 2024 Blog bilingual books, Featured, Latina, Lifestyle, milk giveaway, Parenting, Reviews, spanish english books, walmart gift card giveaway

Las Olas de La Luna (The Waves on the Moon) and Milk Giveaway

Las Olas de La Luna (The Waves on the Moon) and Milk Giveaway

Bedtime at my house usually involves my two boys running around the dining room table yelling that they’re not tired. Like I

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September 14, 2012June 30, 2024 Blog Featured, getting kids to sleep, Latina, milk before bed, Parenting, Reviews, sleep

It's Time To Go To Sleep

It's Time To Go To Sleep

One of my claims to fame with my circle of friends was that I could get my kids to go to bed

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August 31, 2012June 30, 2024 Blog angela santomero, daniel tiger app, daniel tiger's neighborhood, daniel tiger's neighborhood app for iphone, joanne rogers, mr rogers, Parenting, Reviews

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood on PBS KIDS Premieres Sept. 3, 2012

Daniel Tiger's Neighborhood on PBS KIDS Premieres Sept. 3, 2012

“Daniel Tiger’s Neighborhood” premieres Monday on PBS KIDS. Daniel Tiger was inspired by “Mr. Rogers’ Neighborhood” as you may have guessed by

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August 20, 2012June 30, 2024 Blog education twitter party, Featured, Parenting, STEM education, teaching technology

'Raising Kids to Love Science' Twitter Chat

'Raising Kids to Love Science' Twitter Chat

My boys love science and nature. I love the outdoors so while it may be easy for me to get them excited

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August 10, 2012June 30, 2024 Blog arturo trejo, Internet Safety, Parenting, pbs parents, Reviews

PBS Parents' Internet Safety Videos Not Just Good Information; Very Entertaining

PBS Parents' Internet Safety Videos Not Just Good Information; Very Entertaining

Here is one of the videos from PBS Parents’ Internet Safety series. Great information and funny enough that your kids will watch

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August 10, 2012June 30, 2024 Blog Featured, Latina, Parenting

The View From The Trail

The View From The Trail
June 26, 2012June 30, 2024 Blog father's day, Lifestyle, Parenting

Dear Husband, Happy Father's Day (A Little Late)

Dear Husband, Happy Father's Day (A Little Late)

Two Saturdays ago, I was working diligently to finish a Father’s Day video for MomPulse. I had just pressed saved and was

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May 31, 2012July 3, 2024 Blog breast feeding complications, first baby, Latina, mom blogs, nursing problems, Parenting

Breast Feeding; It's Not As Easy As It Looks

Breast Feeding; It's Not As Easy As It Looks

“You’re starving him,” the pediatrician told me. I looked down at my baby and started to weep. It had been a difficult

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I know worse things are happening in Los Angeles, I know worse things are happening in Los Angeles, but kids and young people are going without birthday cakes. I’m an occasional volunteer for the nonprofit For Goodness Cakes, where volunteers bake homemade birthday cakes for kids in foster care and children and young adults overcoming adversity. Since the ICE raids started, one of the participating organizations I’ve baked for has stopped requesting cakes because it’s not safe for their community to pick them up. So kids who are already going through a scary time won’t get the simple pleasure of having birthday cake on their very special day. It’s not the worst thing, but it really sucks.
I wrote about L.A. Taco this week for the Washingt I wrote about L.A. Taco this week for the Washington Post.
I wanted to share what I saw in Downtown Los Angel I wanted to share what I saw in Downtown Los Angeles yesterday. I went with a friend and our two adult kids. We got to LA City Hall after 2 pm and the first thing we said to each other was that there weren’t that many people there. Nothing like the women’s march or BLM protests. 

Demonstrators peacefully marched to the detention center. Police came in riot gear and after a little while they shot flash bangs. Later, we went over to the freeway overpass and saw protesters on the freeway get pushed back toward the onramp and arrested. Police shot flash bangs and used what I think was tear gas. 

We saw a guy spray painting, a few people throwing things at police, and we saw two Waymos on fire. Most people were peaceful and it definitely wasn’t a riot or heading that way. People were passing out water and masks. 

The only time I felt like it could get unsafe* for us was late in the day when people started walking quickly toward us. Police on horseback and some walking were pushing protesters back to clear a street. One officer was shooting what I think were rubber bullets at people walking away. A guy walk/running by stopped when he saw me standing there and said, “protect yourself.” My son and I were thinking about staying but that’s when I said we needed to go home with our friends. 

A couple of blocks away there was no evidence anything was happening in the city. We got on the freeway easily and were home within 25 minutes.  Again, there was no rioting, police weren’t overrun as far as I could see. 

*not that I didn’t flinch every time a flash bang went off. It was the loudest, most nervewracking noise I’ve ever heard.
This ran in the Huffington Post personals today! L This ran in the Huffington Post personals today! Link in bio.
Quick bargain roadtrip to Vegas last weekend inclu Quick bargain roadtrip to Vegas last weekend included the Eagles at the Sphere, Red Rock Canyon hiking, and Bruno Mars’ Pinky Club! Did you know that the Pinky Club in the Bellagio has tables that go for as much as $5k?! But you can also just walk in with no reservation and dance to a DJ and live band playing 80s and 90s hip hop all night long?! They don’t allow pictures in the club so none here. Another great deal we discovered was buying tickets to The Sphere minutes before the show started. We also stayed at Virgin Hotel off the strip and were upgraded to a suite. #visitlasvegas #redrockcanyon #thesphere
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