I used to go to confession on Good Friday. But, I think this will have to suffice . . . I took my kids to the local mall yesterday. If I actually have to step inside the place, it is usually with a Purpose. And an hour is really the most I can bear in the windowless, timeless world of retail.But not yesterday.Yesterday Jonathan and I were killing ...
Archives for April 2007
A long time ago, in a galaxy far, far away…
Luke: "Uncle Owen, this R2 Unit has a bad motivator. Look!" Uncle Owen: "Hey! What are you trying to push on us?" Threepio: "Excuse me, sir. But that R2 Unit is in perfect condition. A real bargain." Luke: "Uncle Owen! What about that one?" Uncle Owen: "What about that blue one? We'll take that ...
Where is the love?
How I got my grown kids to come home for dinner. . . I sent them this picture on their cell phones with the following message:"The food's brown, hot, and there's plenty of it."(from City Slickers) I'm cooking "Crockpot Ropa Vieja" today at Babalú. You're loving me now, aren't you? =D ...
L’chaim (“to life!”)
On a recent trip to Florida, I made Eric go with me to the bowels of southwest Miami to hunt down the places of my childhood. This is me in front of Silver Bluff Elementary where I went to school as a newly arrived Cuban refugee. It was here that I learned to read back in the See-Spot-Run days. And it was here in this public school ...
The One With My Face
Straight talk for mothers here: Let's talk about mothering and the potential for homicide. If you have grown kids, I really don't need to explain myself. Of my four kids, Adam is the one who makes me the craziest. Smart. Moody. Enthusiastic. Clever.He has boundless energy. That is, until he can no longer hold up his body weight from self-inflicted ...
The Great Homeschooling Experiment
Lucy wants to be a writer.Correction - a published author.So she writes. Every day. This is one of the beauties of homeschooling. We make time in our schedule for the kids to explore their passions. She is 13 and in 8th grade and knows what she wants and is finding a way to get there. Frankly, I find her discipline and tenacity a little daunting. ...
It’s a beautiful day in the neighborhood
If you're driving south towards San Diego on the I-5, you'll see this amazing sight. Color. Color. And more color. Miles of color. "What is that??" It always makes me think of Moses:"I must turn aside now and see this marvelous sight.." ~ Exodus 3:3 Of course, he was talking about the burning bush . . . But, this. . . This ...
