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Celebrating Day of the Child with Herdez!

May 2, 2015 in Mexican Food recipes..., Our Family Adventures, Recipes
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Celebrating Day of the Child with Herdez! Ever since I can remember, my Grandma “Ma’Maria” always celebrated “Dia de los Niños” in English it’s known as “Day of the Child/Children”. She would make us our favorite treat for lunch, which was fresh made tortillas and refried beans, she would give us small presents and then she would take us out to the “Children’s day” celebrations...
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Honey Bunches of Oats, Breakfast on the go! #GalletitasHBOats

March 13, 2015 in Our Family Adventures, Uncategorized
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Honey Bunches of Oats, Breakfast on the go! #GalletitasHBOats As a mom of 6 “littles”, I know that it’s important that they eat breakfast, but I also know how our mornings are around here… busy! I have 7 humans rushing out of my house at different times for bus pick-ups and School walks, picture this: School walk at 6:45 a.m School bus 7:00 a.m School bus 7:10 a.m ...
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Coping After Tragedies, Happy New Year 2015

December 31, 2014 in Our Family Adventures, Uncategorized
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Coping After Tragedies, Happy New Year 2015 It has been a few weeks since I last wrote a post, not having a phone or a laptop since the week of the robbery & house fire has made it almost impossible to do.  I can not believe that it has been almost three months since that horrible car accident, the house break-in, and the house fire.  It seems like it was so long ago;...
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Rebuilding our Lives

November 20, 2014 in Our Family Adventures, Uncategorized
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Rebuilding our lives, that’s definitely something I never thought I’d have to write about.  Yet, it’s the daily topic in our lives at the moment.  This week makes a month since that terrible week in which we lost everything. >Read about it here< We have tried to cope as best we can. The kids and I seem...
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Important information about #RSVawareness that everyone should know! #PreemieProtection

November 20, 2014 in Health, Our Family Adventures, Uncategorized
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  This is part of a sponsored collaboration with MedImmune and Latina Mom Bloggers. However, all opinions expressed are my own. ESPAÑOL:Si bien este post forma parte de una campaña patrocinada con MedImmune y Latina Mom Bloggers, las opiniones expresadas son mías.   Important information about #RSVawareness that everyone should know! #PreemieProtection. Read important information about the effects of this disease. Whether you have/have had or even haven’t had a Preemie, there is vital information...
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Disney’s Planes Fire & Rescue: Celebrating our Everyday Heroes #MiHeroeFavorito

November 20, 2014 in All things Disney, Dessert Recipes, Disney Movies, Disney Movies, Movie Posters, Movie Screenings..., Movies, Our Family Adventures, Recipes
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Disney's Planes Fire & Rescue: Celebrating our Everyday Heroes #MiHeroeFavorito Disclosure: This is part of a sponsored collaboration with Latina Mom Bloggers and Disney Studios.  However, all opinions expressed are my own. ESPAÑOL Si bien este post forma parte de una campaña patrocinada con Latina Mom Bloggers y Disney Studios , las opiniones expresadas son mías. Esta advertencia se hace en cumplimiento de las Directivas de la Comisión Federal de Comercio (Federal Trade Commission Guidelines), 16 C.F.R Parte 255.
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Our week: our car was totaled, our house broken into, our house caught on fire

October 13, 2014 in Our Family Adventures, Uncategorized
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Our week: our car was totaled, our house broken into, our house caught on fire Our week: our car was totaled, our house broken into, our house caught on fire >For a shorter/more updated version, click here< This is one of the hardest posts I have ever written, please excuse my emotional grammar errors. Our week: our car was totaled, our house broken into, our house caught on fire. Sounds like a movie, a very bad movie in fact; but that was...
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Pumpkin Farms are good for the Soul

October 5, 2014 in East Coast..., Our Family Adventures, Our travels...
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Pumpkin Farms are good for the Soul Since my kids were babies, I have always made sure that I do as much as I can with them.  I try to take them not only to amusement parks, but local places as well.  One of the things my 14y.o.  told me is that her favorite part of Halloween; is that we get to spend a day at a pumpkin farm.  Sadly, since living in New York,;we...
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Another 9/11 Anniversary, yet still as painful as the first…

September 11, 2014 in Military Life..., Our Family Adventures
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Another 9/11 Anniversary, yet still as painful as the first… Year after year I dread this coming day, I feel the emotions building, I cry at every mention and announcement of the upcoming anniversary and at the recounts of that tragic day. My heart hurts so much
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I am back online!

August 15, 2014 in Our Family Adventures
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Thanks to a wonderful friend: Shan from www.lastshredsofsanity.com, I am back online, have a new domain, AND am moved to WordPress!!!   I have been missing for over 5 months, I have missed my friends, the interactions, and the writing. Read more
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Hi! Welcome to our little world! My name is Lily, I am a Mommy to 5 kids; and a soon-to-be ex-wife to a US Navy Sailor. I have always loved sharing our life and our adventures and I hope you will come with me as I continue this journey through a different road! Divorce is hard y'all! I will be sharing all of the ups and downs that I encounter as well as hopefully bringing you more of the content that you have loved so far! Recipes, DIY, Travel, Parenting, Divorce, Special Needs and so much more, tighten your seat belts! If you'd like to contact me, you can try any of the above & below methods, or you can email directly at [email protected]

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