Aunt Mimi’s & Uncle Mike’s Letter

Recently, Ari and I wrote a letter to his Aunt Mimi & Uncle Mike. Well, the NYC mail system finally came through, and we received a letter back. I say that because it literally took a week for our letter to get to Aunt Mimi & Uncle Mike, in Manhattan, and a week for their [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:47:47-04:00October 31st, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Aunt Mimi’s & Uncle Mike’s Letter

Happy Halloween Parte Una

It's Halloween today, and Ari wants to be a robot. We have several Fresh Direct boxes that will be painted, cut and turned into a robot. I asked him if Samara could be a baby robot and he said "Yeah!" So the word on the street is that there will be robots among us soon. [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:47:47-04:00October 31st, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Happy Halloween Parte Una

I’m Not Pizza The Hut On My NYS Driver’s License

When I got married, Wil and I changed our names from Fader to Fader-Van Luyn. This meant that we had to get new government IDs, which included social security cards and driver's licenses. Filling out the forms to get the IDs wasn't too bad, thanks to to an awesome site that my friend Leah recommended, [...]

By |2014-04-06T12:04:13-04:00October 26th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on I’m Not Pizza The Hut On My NYS Driver’s License

The Top 10 Reasons Why My Cell Phone Makes Me Lazy

Cell phones have taken over the 21st century. There's not much the average Smartphone they can't do, which is why (I've determined) that my Samsung Gravity Smart is making me lazy. All I have to do it push a button or two and I get instant gratification. No, this is not an ad for my [...]

By |2014-04-06T16:00:28-04:00October 22nd, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on The Top 10 Reasons Why My Cell Phone Makes Me Lazy

Pump it Up in Style! Win a Simple Wishes Pumping Bra!

On January 22, 2011, I gave birth to my second baby, Samara. There was no question in my mind that I was going to breast feed. I nursed my son, Ari, now 3 1/2 years old, for 13 months, and I planned on doing the same for Samara. With both babies, I wanted the freedom [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:47:48-04:00October 19th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Pump it Up in Style! Win a Simple Wishes Pumping Bra!

Toad, I Have Sent You a Letter

One of Ari's favorite books is "Frog and Toad Are Friends."Please excuse the orange stain on the cover, it's probably melted cheddar cheese, this book is loved. If you click on this link above and buy the book, Amazon gives me approximately three cents. Awesome! I really don't care that much about the three cents, [...]

By |2014-04-06T12:37:22-04:00October 8th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Toad, I Have Sent You a Letter

Francesca Turns 10- Girls Day Out

On September 14, 2011, my amazing niece, Francesca, turned 10. Yes, that's right, double digits people. This was truly a momentous occasion, so I decided to take her out to celebrate the decent into the big 1-0 by taking her to one of my favorite dessert establishments here in Brooklyn, The Chocolate Room. I was [...]

By |2014-04-06T01:47:48-04:00October 4th, 2011|Uncategorized|Comments Off on Francesca Turns 10- Girls Day Out
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