@handbagheaven I’m still looking for a handba. I’ve been shopping at JCPenney, Kohl’s and Sears so far # @eMom after I had DD2 in late December I was away from my computer so long my inbox was buried in 10s…
Author: Lucero De La Tierra
Firstly, I'm a mom and wife. Professionally, IT consulting is my job and blogging is the outlet for my passions. I write about things that affect the everyday life of a stay-at-home parent or any parent for that matter such as parenting, relationships, discipline, the media, product reviews, giveaways, social media, food, cooking, gardening and anything else that might come my way.
Look Mom! No Hands Photography
Do you love to take pictures? Have you ever found yourself in a situation where you wanted to use our camera on a tripod but didn’t have a solid place to put it? I can’t tell you how many times…
Have Your Children Participate In Nature
One of the reasons I feel so strongly about involving my little one(s) in the gardening process is because it is such a great learning experience. They learn how to plant seeds, when and how to prepare the ground, what…
Satisfy Your Sweet Tooth: Fabulous Chocolate Chip Cookies
Sweet treats are my weakness. Nothing quells my craving though like chocolaty yummy chocolate chip cookies. My favorite recipe is one I adapted from the Crisco Butter Flavor Shortening can. Ingredients: 1/2 cup butter (one stick) 1/4 cup butter flavor…
How did you learn to ride a bike?
When I was about 3 years old I had a generic Big Wheel that my mother would let me ride in the garage. She was not much of an outdoors person. She hated bugs, mud and creepy, slimy animals aka…
Sensitivity to Phosphates
You may never have thought much about this, but many manufacturers of processed and prepackaged foods add phosphates as a preservative and flavor enhancer. Your Thanksgiving turkey, juicy pork loin, frozen chicken breasts, egg rolls and even your gallon of…
Time Capsule In The Wall
Over the weekend my DH was able to finish stubbing in some new plumbing in the bathroom and he had an idea. He asked if I’d like to make a time capsule of sorts with some items that would be…
Authentic Parmiggiano Reggiano
I love cheese. Anything from cheddar to blue cheese, gouda to edam, ricotta to havarti I just love the taste of cheese. When I was a kid one we never got to try was authentic Parmesan cheese. The only kind…
Garlicky Alfredo Sauce
If you love garlic and parmesan cheese you will love this Alfredo Sauce recipe. This sauce will go great with shrimp, crab, lobster, chicken or just noodles. Typically it is served with fetuccine, but will go great with any pasta…
Do You Include Your Children?
In this age of technological advances it is easy to allow the computer, the TV, the MP3, or the video game system player to keep your children occupied and pacified. Really what are they learning? One, that they are not…
