School Mom Life

As we say good bye to February and mid winter recess I am updating the kids room calendar. Yes I do have a calendar in their room, the kitchen and then I have my personal planner. We are a family of 5 needless to say we have a lot going on.

I want to teach my critters that it is important to know what day it is and what is happening that day. Sometimes we just go with the what that day brings but if we are more prepared more can accomplished so much more that day. I was told if you tell a child what you expect of them it helps them to excel and do well.

So I not only change the month for them but I add fun stickers to let them know days we don't have to go to school and special days. My middle critters birthday is coming in March so we got a extra sticker on the calendar for his special day.

Don't get me wrong yes school is fun, nice and the love their friends but it is not that favorite place to go as a kid. As much as I volunteer my time at school and send fun class gifts for holidays or national days (Thanks to Oriental Trading) my critters rather be elsewhere. As a "grown up" I can totally understand but sometimes we have to do things we don't really want to do right. Like work, laundry, food shopping, etc. the list can go on and on.

So due to all off this I think it helps to have a visual countdown of how many days are left in the week. It can also help the order of the days and months. Everything can be a learning experience you just need to keep it fun.

The (fun, pretty cool) stickers we used here, pictured above, are were gifts from the Valentine's Exchange we participated in with our Disney Latina Moms #DisneyLatinaMoms. I think the more "fun", bright or cool the stickers are the more attention they will get.

What are some fun and easy ways you help your weekdays go by a little faster?

To Mask or Not to Mask??

So the new mask trend is on the rise. I must say I have tried out one or too. Have you??

I like this new hashtag #SelfCareSunday I try my best to pamper myself on Sunday but
even if it does not happen on Sunday I try to take these 20 mins for me once a week at some point.
As a working from home mama of three critters with a hubby with 200 (feels like that) jobs I am needless to say always busy. Always juice to be poured, a butt to be wiped or a fight to break up.
For 2018 (yes New Year Resolution time) I am trying to focus a little more on me. So 20 mins once a week is a baby step in the right direction. Lil by lil is a way to get things done.   
    
                     
                                    Carrot on the Left and Avon on the Right

I have found that from the two different ones that I have tried some are more feel secure or "fit" better on your face and some slide off. Some actually even taste good. I know you are not supposed to eat the mask when you are done (that would be cool though) but I do lick my lips. Side Note - Someone please invent a edible face mask and just give me 5%, NO I am not greedy no Mr. Wonderful deals here lol #SharkTankFan

       
                         Here are the packages of the masks I have tried out

The first one I tried was Avon ones. I am a Avon rep so maybe I have a basis, lol. I feel like these are a bit thicker and don't slide so much. The Carrot brand I got for navidad. No I was not insulted instead happy that I can try something else to help my annoying adult acne. Hey it happens and if you are experiencing it there are so many different ways to try and help it. I was grateful for this useful gift from my lovely aunt.

No matter which one I try, I still try to lie back and relax while I let the mask work it's MAGIC. Most of the times is 15 to 20 mins so I take the MAX time to let it really work. Remember that when you try new products out especally on "problem" areas things can get worse before they improve.
After the first few times I felt that part of my face broke out a little more. No worries it is part of the process right?! I sure hope so.
     
                         You have to use downtime to play with FILTERS right ?! LOL

Use my link to try a Avon mask out. They are currently on super sale $8.99 down from $30. YEA Great deal.

My next one to try is one I saw in the Five Below IG page. It is pictured below, Gold Mask. I am all about it. I will let you know how it goes. I also saw that Bath and Body Works also has their own line so next round of mailed to me coupons I will be trying those too. In the meantime let me know different brand that I should try.

                            

Peter Rabbit

Peter Rabbit movie was so cute. I LOVE love how they included the drawings from the original story I read as a kid and read to my critters as well. The "new" Peter Rabbit is very appealing to the Cruz Critters. Like most kids they don't care about dates other than Christmas and their birthdays but Feb 9th was a date they made sure to remember. Every time we would see the preview on TV they would remind me how many dates left until Peter Rabbit was out in the movies. We did read the stories, my mom still has a collect of old books. We also watched the Nick Jr show so we know all about the mischievous Peter and his friends and family. Peter's signature look has come a long way of the years but his blue jacket is always point point. Spoiler Alert - In this new movie he even has a inside pocket to hold things, like a bomb detonator. New look is Cruz Critter approved. 

 

Peter's evolving look 

Now that @rebel.girl.54 is going to be FOUR, (Yup OMG lets just say I am not READY, at all) and able to sit still for long feature presentation we want to start going to the movies more. We have signed up for the AMC Stubs Premiere account. It is awesome for discounts and rewards (my favorite) check out the link to sign up AMCStubs

              Thanks to my older sister for letting me know about this one. 

Movies at the movies in 2018 are definitely different than Movie nights when I was younger #olderNOTold. No more tickets and being one hour early to the theater to pick your seats. You can now do that all in advance and you get a text message that is scanned at the theater. Yes mom hold on to your glasses and flip phone this are all done on your smartphone or computer now, LOL. The prices are all different as well depending on when and where you go. Mom Hack be sure to look at different theaters and times to get the best deal. AMC was the best deal and with the membership it was even better.

                                                 

                                         Screenshots of the new way to "movie"

The movie itself was cool and fun to watch. I have to admit I was LOLing quite a bit. THe rooster dialogue was pretty funny for the grown ups. Sometimes when movies do the computer generated animals and real people together "thing" it looks fake but this time they got it right. I believed it when the new young Mr. McGregor (my hubby's favorite guy) was touching, holding or hitting Peter. My critters were all about the movie, even @rebel.girl.54 stayed wide awake for the entire film. She usually gets antsy and wants to wander around the theater mid movie but she was captivated by these rabbits. She did get up by the end but just stood "nicely" near her big bros seats. The characters were different from the Nick Jr show but it was a plus how they had different rabbit character to relate to. We all have our own character flaws so it was nice to get to pick a favorite rabbit. The Critters all picked Peter Rabbit (of course) but if you know me you know my favorite was the PIG. Yes Pigling Bland with his high class purple sports coat was the best. He reminded me of myself on a "diet". If I had to pick a favorite rabbit it would be Benjamin, the voice of reason and loyal sidekick. Parts of him remind me of myself especially his matchy matchy style. LOL #BrownONBrown 

         

      We bought our Easter Bunny ears along for some added fun.

We give Peter Rabbit two EARS (thumbs) up. I know once it is on DVD or Netflix we will be watching it a couple more times. I am going to print out some coloring pages to continue the furry fun times. Maybe even send some to school because Sharing is Caring. 

Google and Nick Jr to the rescue, click links if you want to join in the coloring fun.