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Archives for July 2007

I’m a simple “Latina”

July 31, 2007 By Marta Darby 7 Comments

During the summer months we spend a lot of time at the beach or at the lake or just away from home most of the day. But we also have friends over, too.  And I usually feed them. (I'm Cuban. It's in my blood. If there are hungry people in my home, I must feed them. It's the right thing to do. =D) So I have some really simple go-to meals. I ...

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The Double Feature

July 30, 2007 By Marta Darby 14 Comments

My mom was with us this weekend.  She's a pretty good sport about lots of things. We thought it would be fun to have her join us for a movie in our outdoor theater. We were hoping she'd get a kick out of the drive-in feeling. I chose "An Affair to Remember" with Cary Grant and Debroah Kerr. I knew she would at least recognize the ...

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Don’t know much about history..

July 29, 2007 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

No. I have no idea what it actually says on the box or how to pronounce it.I'm going to guess (based on my knowledge of the contents) it says tea glasses. And that there are twelve of them. (um... that one was a no-brainer.) When I talk about homeschooling, I always like to point out that it is more of a lifestyle than anything. Here's a perfect ...

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Call the plumber!

July 28, 2007 By Marta Darby Leave a Comment

We've got a leak somewhere in the tub upstairs. It leaks down through the ceiling downstairs.  Sadly, this is not the first time this has happened.So there's a big hole just above the shower downstairs. The plumber was here for hours and assured us it was fixed. He lied. So Eric is studying the seal on the faucet and is pretty sure he has ...

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Grand Inspirations

July 27, 2007 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

That beautiful little Cuban guy residing in that wonderfully fluffy nest is my grandnephew, Ben. We are all seriously besotted by this kid.  His poor parents - when they come over,  the first thing Eric says is, "Yay! Ben's here!" As if Helen and Daryl's (his parents) entire reason for existing is for them to deliver this ...

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“Hi Mom! What’s for dinner?”

July 26, 2007 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

Disclaimer:  It's Amy again (Marta's oldest).  I have yet again taken over my mom's blog.  No, she's not sick or too busy, this is just a regular old hi-jacking.  One day when I grow-up and have my very own blog . . . I will still come by from time to time and take-over. :-) Every other Wednesday on my lunch break I make THE ...

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CATatonic

July 25, 2007 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

Excerpts from a Dog's Daily Diary: 8:00 am - Dog food! My favorite thing!9:30 am - A car ride! My favorite thing!9:40 am - A walk in the park! My favorite thing!10:30 am - Got rubbed and petted! My favorite thing!12:00 pm - Lunch! My favorite thing!1:00 pm - Played in the yard! My favorite thing!3:00 pm - Wagged my tail! My favorite thing!5:00 pm ...

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“Five Random Facts” or “The Highlights of Marta’s OCD”

July 24, 2007 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

As if my blog wasn't already full of random and useless facts about me, I've been tagged by sweet Annie.And of course, I had to do an entire scrapbook page. Instead of eight random facts, I wrote five because that worked better with this layout. =D(and truthfully, it was a no-brainer because I had already done it - this is from a class I did last ...

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Insta-friends

July 24, 2007 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

Nora and I met about a month before the 8th grade graduation. It was her son, Ivan, who was Lucy's co-presenter. I liked her instantly. With her beautiful winning smile, I found her easy to talk to and within minutes of being introduced we had already found that we not only had the homeschooling thing in common, but we also had the Spanish thing ...

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On the flip side . . .

July 22, 2007 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

My very favorite thing about living here in Mission Viejo is The Lake. If we're not down at the beach in Laguna, we can be found at The Lake.  Sandy bottom, clear, just-right water temp and free concerts on Saturdays during the summer. All that within walking distance! Secretly, I like to think of it as MY lake. The east beach is the city's ...

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I’ve got a “general” idea for a blog post…

July 21, 2007 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

Eric: "It's a chick blog." Adam: "It's a mom blog." (although I know his friends secretly read it. Hi, Kenny! =D) Amy: "Sometimes you can be such a dork, Mom."  (even though she checks it daily) I know. I know. I write about my family, my life, my friends, my hopes, my favorite foods, my memories, being Cuban, ...

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Mi casa es su casa

July 20, 2007 By Marta Darby 1 Comment

I loved playing house when I was a little girl.  I know that's really politically incorrect for little girls now, but I grew up rocking baby dolls and setting my kid-size table. Being a little Cuban girl, I was groomed for homemaking, but really, I am hard-wired that way anyway. When Eric and I got married, we spent our wedding night at the ...

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My ordinary life.

July 19, 2007 By Marta Darby 4 Comments

Amy is just getting off work and heading over here.Eric is working on a proposal at his computer.Lucy is practicing Tiny Dancer on the piano.Jonathan is composing the score for his next film on GarageBand.Adam calls to let me know he won't be here on time, but can I please save him some food? And by the way, he will be bringing Nick and Kenny. ...

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My summer “to do” list

July 18, 2007 By Marta Darby 2 Comments

Ah, summer.I take advantage of the string of unstructured days to... umm... DO NOTHING. Yep. You read that correctly. It takes most of my strength just to fold and unfold my beach chair. =D I do have a checklist, though.It looks something like this: ~ Chair (check)~ Towel (check)~ Lotion (check)~ Book (check) Because for most of the year, I'm more ...

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Basket Case

July 17, 2007 By Marta Darby 3 Comments

Adam no longer lives here. He's got a really great apartment and a couple of wonderful roommates. When he did live here, I only saw him if I was up late at night when he came in.  But now that he has moved out, he visits ALL THE TIME.I'm not complaining. I'm delighted I get to enjoy my son's company as much as I do.  And if I'm not here ...

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