Exploring the world one suitcase at a time
Welcome to Mommy Maleta! I know many of you will be looking to link up to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop today. Some transitions occurred just this week, however, and I’m not going to be participating in the link up any longer. I will really miss featuring all your creative posts on Monday mornings, but […]
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Each month at Mommy Maleta we explore the world one suitcase at a time alphabetically. So our very first month we learned about Australia because it begins with the letter A. Next we learned about Brazil because it begins with the letter B. See what I mean? Great. We spend 4 weeks exploring each feature […]
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Welcome back to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop! Tennis camp went well last week. It was a very fun way to kick off the summer. The realization, however, that the 4th of July is just around the corner is hitting me now. A few nights ago when I stayed up way later than I should […]
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Welcome back to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop! My kids finished school on Thursday, so we are officially on summer break in our house. The first activity we’re gearing up for is Rising Stars Tennis Camp, which I’ll be running next week. I’m looking forward to teaching forehands and backhands, seeing smiling faces, and hopefully lots of […]
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I have to admit, even though I am part Russian, the recipe segment for this series scared me a bit. Even though I know beets and cabbage are healthy, I am just not a big fan of them. And those were the food images I conjured up when I began thinking about Russian food. Thankfully, […]
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Welcome back to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop! I am excited to kick off the month of June with all of you wonderfully creative moms and bloggers. I enjoyed seeing all of the great posts you shared last week, and look forward to all the fun you’ll be bringing to the blog hop today. I’m also pleased […]
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Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links which help support Mommy Maleta at no additional cost to you Did your grandma have a special collectibles shelf in her home? My grandma had a glass curio cabinet. Out of all the little treasures inside the cabinet, her Russian nesting dolls were my favorite. My sister and I could […]
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Happy Memorial Day! I hope you are all enjoying the weekend. We have been celebrating my son’s 3rd birthday! We had his birthday party earlier today. My girls and I always enjoy preparing treat bags for our guests. We found darling little party favor bug box printables online. We filled them with Jolly Ranchers and […]
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Disclaimer: This post contains affiliate links which help support Mommy Maleta at no additional cost to you Did you know that people in Russia don’t use the same letters we do to write English? They use the Cyrillic (suh-RIH-lick) alphabet. This alphabet has 33 letters. And guess what? Even though some of the letters in […]
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Welcome Back to the Thoughtful Spot Blog Hop! I truly lived up to the name Mommy Maleta this weekend. My family and I went to an international dinner fundraising event on Saturday night. At the dinner all the guests traveled to stations that served food from a variety of countries. I ate in Mexico, Italy, […]
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