So, last week I mentioned I was giving away a little care package courtesy of Munchkin. Well, life happened (hubby returned from Ukraine with gifts, but that's another post later this week), and I didn't get a chance to do the giveaway.
Now, here it is!
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I received this from Bear's school and had two of them. Obviously, we don't need two so I'm giving one away to a
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Don't be alarmed. We're not getting divorced nor are we separated.
Now that you've calmed down (and hopefully you've stopped sharpening your pitchfork at me), let me explain: Maks is traveling to Ukraine for the next two weeks. Therefore, I'll be taking on duties as Mommy and Daddy.
Interesting times.
My husband provides tremendously for the family - bills, rent, and even some of my bills are paid because of him. He
Last week, my phone died. My phone was on the brink of dying for a while and it was acting all sorts of catawampus, but I hoped to extend it until at least October so I could have an upgrade for my birthday. Of course, during the middle of my son's preschool performance (I'm glad I was able to snap some pics prior. See below), my phone died.
So, for
You know I really love going to the festival because it really feels like I'm part of a tribe, you know? We all have similar experiences but we also have different paths and we can learn so much from each other. It's so awesome.
So, this past weekend, I was part of a panel discussing bullying on mixed kids. I actually spoke from the perspective of being a bullied parent
If you're in the L.A. area, please stop by and hang out for a bit. Meet some wonderful people and watch me speak on Parenting and Protecting your Mixed Race Kids from Bullying (wow, that's a mouthful!). I'll share my perspective from being bullied as a parent of a mixed-race child and the steps I'm doing to protect Bear.
I recently spoke on how we just acquired a new car and I was in the process of deciding what to do with my old one.
Well, I finally decided. Two weeks ago, I donated my car, Erin, aka the Midge, to ALZ.org.
There were many car donation companies I could've chosen from and I had my share to pick. I chose Alzheimer's research for a reason - my Granny (maternal
So yeah, it totally happened last night.
We heard a series of sirens and thought it was just a car accident. Then we heard a BOOM! that shook our windows, even making Sushi wonder what was going on.
Maks finally went outside to investigate (with Bear in tow) and discovered a fire right above us.
RIGHT. ABOVE. US.
We live next to an elementary school and forest. We live next to the train
It's no secret Maks and I have co-slept with Bear since, well, birth. Not by choice, mind you. While he did sleep in his bassinet (and then crib), he always prefers sleeping with us. Plus, I was (am) breastfeeding at the time so it made sense to give him some boob as we (mainly he) slept.
Now, Bear is becoming a big boy. And big boys need their own rooms.