This was our first week of school.And I am sick with a bone-achy-feverish flu. (sigh)Coincidence? ;-)Don't know.But I stumbled downstairs and gave them assignments and they did everything that was on their schedules. Including this.We were thinking we'd get Jonathan a piano tutor this year, but it appears he has already found one. In ...
Archives for August 2007
Beta testing
I do a lot of stuff. A lot.In case you don't already know, I have an online shop called CubaToGo! (see link on left side there). I am constantly getting ideas of stuff I'd like to wear on a tshirt or cap, or even on a sticker or a mug. Always related to being Cuban, because, well.... I am Cuban. (And darn proud of it!) So, I had ...
Mas café, por favor. . .
My brain is full. That happens every now and then. It's like it just gets overstuffed and I don't feel like I've got one creative idea in my head. This doesn't happen to anyone else, does it? ;-) Like some days there is just not enough caffeine in the world to go around. Today's one of those days. I have so much stuff I want to write ...
Walk. Don’t run.
The engine light came on in Eric's car, so he asked if he could take my minivan to work and meetings. (Of course, I drive a minivan. I think it's federally mandated in our county, but that's not important right now. =D) Before I had time to answer, Jonathan said: "Of course it's okay, Dad. We can just walk to school." Cracks me up ...
What’s wrong with this picture?
It's my same Lucy-girl in both pictures. In one she's starting Kindergarten. In the other she's starting High School. I can't tell which is which. She looks exactly the same to me. Deep breath. Heavy sigh. Welcome to our first day of high school. (I'll have this whole Kindergarten/High School thing cleared up by recess, I'm sure. My ...
The Best
The Spanish name for godmother is "madrina."When my oldest sister, Ofelia, had her first baby, she named my sister, Miriam as the godmother. When the baby (Annette) started speaking, she called her "Manana" - her two year old version of "madrina."And the name stuck. Meet my beautiful sister, Miriam. But we all still ...
No one mourns the wicked
We just recently went to see the musical, "Wicked." (Fabulous. I highly recommend it, but that's not important right now.) There are unconfirmed rumors flying around today that fidel castro is finally dead.My cell has been ringing off the hook and now this lyric from the musical keeps running through my head over and over: No one mourns ...
Someone loves me!
Aren't they simply amazing?? Eric came home with these today, planted a kiss on me and said, "I love you, honey." Aww. . . Someone loves me! or (a more likely scenario). . . Someone has a co-worker who just broke up with a desperate goof who has more money than brains and Eric obliged when she screamed, "get these out of my ...
Cuban Pride
Adam comes bouncing in yesterday in his goofy black Cowboy-Superman hat and wearing this shirt. Yes, it says:"Proud Member of the Miami Mafia."And he does wear it with great pride. He's twenty-one and for the most part, politics do not usually interest him or his friends. But because he's Cuban American and because his mother has ...
End of summer blues
School starts next week. Even for homeschoolers like ourselves. We need to get all our summer vacation relaxation in before next Monday. Because come Monday, boy, we are back to our regular homeschool schedule. And of course, you know what that means, don't you? It means we will have to leave for the beach at around NOON. =D (I ...
