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November 23, 2011 Uncategorized bret mckenzie, jason segal, kermit and bret sing together, muppet show, muppet trailer, Muppets, Parenting, Reviews

The Muppets!

The Muppets!

Last year I made my boys sit down with me and watch The Muppet Show. I was determined to make them like

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November 22, 2011 Uncategorized Latina, Parenting

MomsLA Featured on NBCLA

MomsLA Featured on NBCLA

As I mention often, I’m one of the founders of MomsLA.com. I’m thrilled to tell you that my MomsLA partners, Sarah Auerswald

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November 7, 2011 Uncategorized disney half marathon, Lifestyle, Parenting, running after 40, running in los angeles, strength training after 40, tinkerbell, training for a half marathon

80 Days to Train for the Tinkerbell Half Marathon

80 Days to Train for the Tinkerbell Half Marathon

Wednesday was the day. After weeks of little exercise and a lot of Halloween candy, I finally started to run again. I’m

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October 19, 2011 Uncategorized Latina, Los Angeles, Parenting, plastic surgery, stitches in 2 year old

The Plastic Surgeon: Part 1

The Plastic Surgeon: Part 1

The surgeon walked in the door looking like he’d just come from pumping iron in the hot sun. His rolled up sleeves

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October 17, 2011 Uncategorized documentary, Latina, lisa ling, Parenting, polygamy, Reviews, television review

Our America With Lisa Ling

Our America With Lisa Ling

In preparation for lunch with Lisa Ling, a group of us were given access to three episodes of Our America with Lisa

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October 16, 2011 Uncategorized jason segal, muppet movie, Parenting, Reviews

The New Muppet Movie Trailer

The New Muppet Movie Trailer

It’s no secret that I love the Muppets. I love the Muppet Show, the Muppet movies, and I can’t wait until November

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October 5, 2011 Uncategorized Parenting, Reviews, santa monica high school music program, santa monica schools

Big Voice…Dare to Dream Documentary

Big Voice…Dare to Dream Documentary

A friend told me about this amazing documentary that his sister is producing. It’s about a Santa Monica High School Choir Director,

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September 29, 2011 Uncategorized family issues, Latina, Parenting

Connecting

Connecting

Connect. What does it mean to really connect with someone? I’ve been thinking about this a lot during the last few weeks.

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September 15, 2011 Uncategorized la monarca bakery, Latina, mexican folklore, pan dulce, Parenting

La Llorona

La Llorona

It was early afternoon and the café we stopped at was nearly empty, but sunny and bright. My 6-year-old picked a table

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September 9, 2011 Uncategorized disneyland, gluten-free at Disneyland, Jedi Training Academy, Lifestyle, Parenting, Reviews, Star Tours, vacation

Disneyland: Still Magical

Disneyland: Still Magical

When I was a kid we did the same thing every summer. We got in the car and drove from Tucson across

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September 8, 2011 Uncategorized Jeff Galloway, kids health, Lifestyle, moms exercising, Parenting

Video with Jeff Galloway

Video with Jeff Galloway

I had a post on MomsLA today about what a great example a mother who exercises is for her kids. The post

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Someone who had stopped looking at news, asked me Someone who had stopped looking at news, asked me if ICE raids were still happening. Yes, they’re happening and now is not the time to look away. Reposted from LA Taco
Instead of staying up last night reading about all Instead of staying up last night reading about all the f-d up things going on in the world, I listened to podcasts about all the f-d up things in the world while I made For Goodness Cakes 🎂 🧁s.  It was my first attempt at cookies and cream and glad I researched what to do before I made it. I used boxed cake mix and subbed whipped egg whites for whole eggs to counter the denseness of the cookie crumbs and milk for water (I don’t remember why). For the strawberry frosting, I used cream cheese and whipping cream along with the butter, powdered sugar and dehydrated strawberries so the frosting wouldn’t be too sweet with the cookie crumbs. At first I thought this kid’s request for strawberry cake with Oreos cookies and cream and strawberry cream frosting was 🤮 but now I think she’s a culinary genius. It’s was so good I’m going to make it again but gluten free.
Did you know that the Minneapolis shooting that ki Did you know that the Minneapolis shooting that killed two children, injured 17 and traumatized countless others wasn’t the first school shooting this year?

“There have already been four shootings at K-12 schools this school year — not including today’s shooting in Minneapolis. So far in 2025, there have been at least 57 shootings at K-12 schools,” according to Everytown for Gun Safety.

It wasn’t the first Mass Shooting either. There’s been 286. As of today, 833 kids 17 and under were shot and killed, 2,236 were injured. Total number of gun deaths is 9,801 and that doesn’t include suicide. Source: Gun Violence Archive.

I’m sharing this because I don’t know what else to do. We talk and talk about making America safer but America will never be safe when about 1/3 of the country owns a gun (PEW Research). Today’s news will be added to a long list of terrible things that happened this week, this month, this year.
Vegan, vanilla tie dye cake! #losangeles #vegancak Vegan, vanilla tie dye cake! #losangeles #vegancake
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.
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