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Sorry, I’m just a tad bit excited about my latest blogging gig.

I’m guest blogging, along with four other great ladies, at Scholastic Parent Voices for the month of May. I’ll be over there at least once a week blogging about various topics. First topic is Summer Plans in a Tough Economy.

And my first post? It’s all about our summer vacation on a budget. Meet all the guest bloggers and check out my first post, won’t you?

You also already know that I’m blogging at Family Eden. But, starting this week, now I’ll be over there once a week and on Tuesdays instead of every other Wednesday.

This week’s post at Family Eden is all about tantrums. I took a look back at our ordeal with tantrums about a year ago. Whew! What a time that was.

And if you’re currently dealing with tantrums or know someone who is, be sure to enter the contest for the book I Brake for Meltdowns: How to Handle the Most Exasperating Behavior of Your 2- to 5-year-old.

It’s a busy week no doubt. But, when isn’t it?

I’ll apologize upfront for the mock-post today. I have plenty of reasons. Like my Internet was acting up last night and it barely made it through me posting over at the Family Eden blog.

Also? I was kind of tired.

So, go check out my latest Family Eden post – Working on Building a Home Business

An excerpt:

But, see, for me it’s much more than just being able to afford it. It’s more along the lines of “how can I make a living working from home?” I don’t honestly see that we can live on one income, even if we follow Amy’s tips. I do believe I would have to start a home business. I would have to bring in some income. Actually, more than just some.

Be sure to leave some comments over there as well.

Today’s post is a hodgepodge (who thinks up these words anyway?) of updates. Hence, the title.

By the way, “un poco de todo” means “a little bit of everything.”

5 Resources for Raising Bilingual Children

First off, it’s another Wednesday where you’ll find me at the Family Eden blog.

Today’s post – 5 Resources for Raising Bilingual Children

Here are the resources I listed, but for a bit of back-story on our family, you’ll want to click over and read the full post. (I also included more information on each resource in the post.)

1. Colorín Colorado – A bilingual site for families and educators of English language learners.
2. SpanglishBaby – Raising Bilingual & Bi-Cultural Children
3. Cody’s Cuentos – Classic children’s fairytales…in Spanish.
4. Latin Baby Book Club – Celebrating our Culture
5. Circletime Kids - A global gathering of children and the people who love them.

Contests

I also wanted to remind you about the two contests that are currently running.

1. There’s only 3 days left to enter to win a free ticket to the Florida Conference for Women. I will be attending and hope to learn, reflect, and network with other women in the area. Doesn’t that sound like something you ABSOLUTELY want to do also?
2. You can also enter to win a Mother’s Day makeover courtesy of a new salon in town, Adore de Salon. If you win, you can opt to hand over the prize to your mom. So even if you don’t live in Central Florida, but your mom does, you can still enter the contest and treat mom to a nice gift!

Meetups/Tweetups/Fun

There are several events happening in April and May in the Orlando area. Unfortunately, I won’t be able to make them all. If I did that, my kid would probably forget who I am. Here are the ones I do plan to attend.

• Orlando Tweetup II – Hosted by Etan Horowitz of the Orlando Sentinel on April 30th. A recap of the first tweetup he did can be found on his blog. More info on round 2 & RSVP on the Facebook event page.
• National Mom’s Nite Out – This event is one of many around the country and will be held at the Seminole Towne Center Mall on May 7th. More info & RSVP on the Facebook event page.
• Market Leverage Women Bloggers Meetup – If you’re a woman blogger or Internet marketer in the Central Florida area, you can join us on May 8th for a meetup with the Market Leverage company. More info & RSVP on the Facebook event page.

And please? No more events need pop up in the months of April and May. I’ve got enough going on before my :ahem: birthday and oh yea! – trip to Puerto Rico.

If you’ll be attending any of these events, let me know! And be sure to enter the contests!

Today you will find me posting at the Family Eden blog.

Remember that I’ll be posting for Family Eden every other Wednesday.

Today’s post – Mami Expectations

A teaser:

My mother brainwashed me when she raised me. And, I mean that in a nice way.

You see, through example, she managed to ingrain certain ideals in my head.

I now have what my husband says are high (and false) expectations of myself.

Be sure to leave some comments over there as well.

I’ve been home pretty much all week due to my mom being sick and having no childcare.

Then my daughter got sick….again. She was just sick a few weeks ago.

So the latter half of the week has been spent tending to a sick child.

I’ve been trying to work from home the days I’ve been out, to try to keep up. But, without proper preparation, equipment, and software, the work I can do from home is limited.

Anyway, I just wanted to provide a quick update and really wanted to remind you about a few things:

• Don’t forget to enter the Central Florida Home & Garden show contest! Last day to enter is today. You can win 2 tickets for the show next week.
• Check out my first post at Family Eden. I will be posting every other week over there. This first post is all about what being latina means to me.
• Please vote for Modern Mami in the Scholastic Parent & Child magazine Mommy Blogger Awards! I would really appreciate your support.
• And, finally, Susan Payton of The Marketing Eggspert blog wrote a guest post earlier this week about being a mommy to two “kids”.

Here’s to a more routine week next week.

Since I know you can’t get enough of Modern Mami™, you now have the chance to read more from me via the Family Eden blog.

You can now find me over at Family Eden every other Wednesday. I am the newest blogger to be added to their team.

I will be giving Family Eden a Latina flavor and will be posting on similar topics as those I write about here.

Check out my first post as a Family Eden blogger – What Does Being Latina Mean to Me?

A teaser:

…being Latina is not just a matter of “I listen to Spanish music,” or “I eat rice and beans.” That is not what makes me Latina.

Be sure to leave some comments over there as well.