Holiday Hobbit Breakfast

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There’s something about a hearty holiday breakfast that really gets the whole family going for these busy days of shopping, decorating, and just plain holiday fun! Now here’s something tasty and special from the elves, spirits, and sprites…
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How to Find “Me Time” During the Holidays

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My mami likes to tell me about how, when I was a child, she’d have to make sure I took a break every day during the Christmas season for some “quiet time” by myself. It seems if I didn’t, the holiday hubbub would get to me and I would…
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Great Jewelry Gifts for Moms

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Moms love to wear their kids’ names or initials on a fabulous piece of jewelry. I know I do! Customized jewelry is a great gift for the mami in your life, whether she is your best friend, your sister, your better half or your own madre.…
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Year-end Strategies to Lower Your Taxes

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Whether you’ve had a good year, financially speaking, or one that can’t end soon enough, you may benefit from some simple year-end tax moves. By taking a little time now to review your income tax situation, you just may find yourself with…
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Young Heart Patient Designs Nike Shoe to Raise Money for a Cure

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Gone are the words "Air Jordan" on the tongue of the sneaker. Instead, it is replaced with "POLLITO." With his name being accompanied alongside Michael Jordan and the Air Jordan Retro 9 sneakers, 11-year-old Oswaldo Jiménez is the new…
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Spike the Mixed-up Monster

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Spike the Mixed-up Monster By Susan Hood • Illustrated by Melissa Sweet Simon & Schuster/Paula Wiseman Books • 2012 • 40 pages Hardcover ($16.99) ISBN: 978-1442406018 Ages 4-8 Meet Spike, the axolotl, and his three amigos—a…
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How to Break the News About Santa Without Breaking Your Child’s Heart

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I remember quite clearly how excited I was at age six, looking up into the night sky over our house and seeing a red blinking light. I was certain it was Rudolph. My heart fluttered. He’s coming! I cried to my parents. My father followed…
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How to Get Your Baby to Sleep Through the Night

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As a mom of three young kids, I’ve had my share of sleepless nights. Who am I kidding? I’m still not sleeping more than five continuous hours at night! My third child, Baby G, is 9 months old and barely sleeping long enough for me to…
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Holiday Finger Food: Abuelita's Chicken Croquetas

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CROQUETAS: MY ABUELITA'S LEGACY I was raised, from the age of two, by my abuelita. She was a hardworking woman who never complained; the "superwoman" of yesteryear who made sure we had varied, nutritious, and delicious meals every day. Dinner…