Packing List for Kids

Traveling with kids can be stressful. You can minimize the stress by using this packing list for kids ages five and older. I created a packing list for my first trip with Lucas. He was three months old and I was a new mom. Even […]

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My Grandmother’s Eulogy

I’ve been asked by family members to share the eulogy I delivered at my Grandmother’s funeral service. I had index cards with my notes because I wasn’t sure I would be able to get through it. But, I was surprisingly calm when the time came […]

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How to Make a Family Tree

Welcome to Latina Mom in NYC.  For my first post, I wanted to share a special project I made for my grandmother’s wake – a family tree.  My 94 year old grandmother, Genoveva Soto, passed away on May 3, 2017.  She was the matriarch of […]

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