by Vero | Aug 11, 2020 | Fun at Home, Gastronomy
The first official recipe for a “Some More” appeared over 90 years ago in the 1927 Girl Scout guidebook “Tramping and Trailing with the Girl Scouts.” It is a loved classic treat that is a symbol of the freedom of summers spent outdoors. So well...
by Vero | Aug 7, 2020 | Disney Magic, Fun at Home, Gastronomy
You cannot think of going to Disneyland (or any theme park) without thinking about what treat you’ll seek out first. It’s just part of the experience! While Disneyland remains closed, recreating these Disney treats have been key in bringing Disney magic to...
by Vero | Jul 21, 2020 | Mind Body and Soul, The L.A. Mom Lifestyle
I am going to admit something I am afraid will cause much controversy… something my own mother might just faint over, if she ever heard me say… I miss my lady. Pre-pandemic, I had a lady… Okay, she was not just a LADY, she was / is our housekeeper. She is the...
by Vero | Jul 18, 2020 | What's Happening in L.A.
As we get ready to leave the house, I am thinking of how to keep ourselves and the people we might encounter safe. Wearing a mask has proven to reduce exposure according to the CDC and the CA COVID-19 website. In the state of California, where we live, wearing a mask...
by Vero | Jul 13, 2020 | Fun at Home
We have been planning and working on the back yard what seems like forever. Being in quarantine, this became a top priority for us in order to get the kids outside. Part of that plan is to make the backyard a place where the kids can learn and discover every time they...
by Vero | Jul 10, 2020 | Fun at Home, The L.A. Mom Lifestyle
Much like the rest of the world, on March 13th 2020 our active adventure seeking lives came to a screeching halt. I’ll be honest, being home 24/7 hasn’t been terrible. We’ve gotten into a groove ordering groceries and other essentials. For fun, we do carry out about...
by Vero | Jul 10, 2020 | Disney Magic, Fun at Home, The L.A. Mom Lifestyle, Trying Something New
When the world shut down… I, like many of us, thought it would be for a few weeks, a month maybe… When thinking about the supplies we might need, party supplies for the parties we’d be having here at home, was not on my mind. As the days passed and these special...
by Vero | Jul 7, 2020 | Traveling with kids, What's Happening in L.A.
Adventure has been missing in our lives. The kids crave a change of scenery beyond the walls of our home. When one of our favorite Zoo’s reopened recently I thought, maybe we could do that! Then the numbers here in L.A. started to climb again. Spending too much time...
by Vero | Jul 3, 2020 | The L.A. Mom Lifestyle
On the night before the kids birthday’s, my husband and I stay up and decorate the house. Like birthday Santa’s, we quietly blow up balloons and tip toe around the house with scotch tape in hand filling their rooms with balloons and taping up our giant “...
by Vero | May 18, 2020 | Fun at Home
Like the rest of the world, we’ve been in quarantine. These are dark and scary times, not just for us but for our kids too. We are all mourning the loss of our busy scheduled lives. There isn’t a day that goes by, that the kids don’t ask to go somewhere (mostly...
