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Archives for June 2007
A Class Act
Yes, she's wearing real precious stones and fine gold.And yes, she's taking that turkey apart with her bare hands. Meet my sister, Helen. A class act. But she's not afraid to get her hands dirty.That's so wonderfully telling about the type of person she is. Today is her happy birthday. And no, I'm not allowed to tell how old she is, but she was in ...
Cuban Racing Monkees
Before I jumped into homeschooling, I did tons of research. I researched different types of homeschools, curriculum, schedules, and learning styles. Because I, personally, am primarily a visual learner, I read every book I could get my hands on and then I read everything I could find on the web. I took copious notes and made diagrams and ...
Our motto? Laugh. Eat. Play.
The kids are out of school and in this part of the country it's like a feeding frenzy trying to get kids signed up for "camps." Yes. That's the hip thing to do. (of course, I am anything but hip - sigh) If you don't know how to just be with and enjoy your child or help them entertain themselves for the summer, you sign them ...
FOUND: A real-live Cuban in the O.C.
I got a call the other day from the mother of a local high school student. It seems her son was assigned to represent Cuba at the school "international day" and he couldn't find a Cuban to interview.So the mom turned to Google and found me. Of course I agreed to be interviewed, but I had to first explain that I was very passionate ...
Get your ya-ya’s out
I can't believe I'm still making threats. But I am.We were having a family portrait done before Lucy's graduation, and I know them all so well."Get your squirmy, silly-face stuff out of your system before we get our picture taken, or I'll . . ."So, I turned my camera on them and this is what they did. It's inevitable. They never pose with ...
“I have my reasons”
Hi everyone! It’s me,Amy. You know, the oldest of Marta’s kids. I hijacked mom's blog because I was having a moment today and wanted to share. I have this game I play with my friends (and myself). The game is all about Cuban Appreciation. As you can see, I have inspired my non-Cuban friends to have Cuban Pride. :-) I will have what I like ...
Someone in Miami LOVES me!
I love getting stuff in the mail.LOVE IT. Which is why I subscribe to magazines and order stuff online. Just so I get to hear a knock at the door and have someone hand me a box. Don't really care what it is.Love the USPS.Love the UPS truck.Love the FedEx truck. But, this.This is by far one of the happiest boxes I have ever opened. Assorted ...
“Isn’t that special?”
I love comedy.And, happily, the local Improv is only about 5 minutes away and I am on their mailing list. Seriously. We go. A lot. I just think that some good belly laughs are almost as healing as a good cry. I think it hurts in the same place, too. ;-)Sometimes I will get a last minute email telling about someone trying out some new material and ...
A sign of the times
I like this sign.There's nothing like sage pirate advice to get you thinking.Of course, it's just a warning about a low beam, but I like to consider the existential possibilities.... =D ...
In her lifetime . . .
1969 was the year in which I graduated from 8th grade and in the fall started high school. Richard Nixon was inaugurated as the 37th president that year. In July, the Apollo 11 astronauts, Neil Armstrong and Edwin "Buzz" Aldrin, Jr. walk on the moon. The World Trade Center had not yet been built. August saw more than half a million ...
How many Cubans does it take to change a lightbulb?
I think it's a man-thing. Somewhere in their genetic code is a 6th sense about energy-efficiency. So, Eric gets it into his head that we must replace all the antique incandescents in the house with those cute, curly things that are supposed to save us tons on our electric bill. So, this afternoon he marches on down to Lowe's to buy enough of those ...
“Of all the gin joints in all the towns in all the world . . .”
There were only about a dozen or so houses in the tiny port town of Manatí, Cuba in the early 1930's. This one held a family with the last name Perez-Puelles. The father of this household was the customs official of that little town. He was my grandfather. The few residents of the town were all connected because of their service in the shipyards. ...
