My dad would have been 114 today. (2024) It is his birthday. Although we celebrated so many wonderful birthdays with him, I distinctly remember the year he turned 50. Because it is stamped on a passport. And forever in my memory. My Cuban Passport I know it is stamped the 12th. But the flight didn't take off from Havana until after midnight. ...
You’ve got to know when to hold ’em…
This is my mom, Luz. The grandkids call her Luza. We call her Mami.My sisters and I are planning a birthday celebration for her.She will be 93 in at the end of next week. Of course, I made invitations. ;-) Ever since I can remember and even before I came along, my family has played a card game called Continental. (it's a version of rummy, I ...
Desperate times call for desperate measures
I made pastelitos de guayaba. (guava pastries) I had to. It has been about 6 weeks (6 weeks, people!!) since we've had them.(since our road trip to Porto's in Glendale - see album to the left) And I would have to travel through quite a few area codes to get good ones.So I broke down and baked. And being a bit greedy for guava, I think I put too ...
“Que es guu-gol?”
I try to explain to my mom where Eric is and what he's doing there. "Que es guu-gol?" I don't have those words in Spanish. I can't describe any of it. Where he went. Why he's there. What he does.Search Engine? Internet Marketing? Links?umm.. nope. So I think I revert to "lugar grande," (big place) which not only sounds ...
They come by it honestly
It is now "after school," which is not a real concept here, because learning takes place all the time.But they have finished their assigned work for today and are free to do whatever they like. Lucy is working on making Valentine gifts for her friends. Yes, of course we could have purchased pre-printed Valentine's cards. But she is the ...
Amazing feats of engineering
I'm still finding blue feathers all over the house. And it's funny, but they make me think of my dad (who passed away 7 years ago). He was an engineer. And he used to tell me that engineering, like design, was just a matter of "problem-solving." I remember having this discussion with him when I was fresh out of design school and was hired ...
Why I love my phone – An ode to techno-sharing
I love my phone because it takes pictures. I love it because it videotapes.I love it because it allows me to instantly share my life. It is not the coolest, hippest, latest, thinnest or anything like that. But it does what I want it to do and I know how to work it. Enough said. Whenever we go someplace fun, we take a dorky "look where we ...
On the 7th day…
The kids finished up Saturday with an outstanding performance of "Seussical." Not just my kids, but the entire cast. They were worth all the hours we parents invested to let them have their moment in the spotlight. Speaking for myself, though, between designing programs and costumes and sewing and rehearsals, I spent way too much ...
All the thinks you can think
Okay, so if you've been following my blog at all, you know we have been at the playhouse all week.And you know we have been having dress rehearsals for "Seussical."And that today was their first performance. (It was truly FABULOUS, BTW) What about school? I'll let the kids give their answers. Let's start with History.The Camino Real ...
How about you?
Yep. That's me. November of 1970. Junior Varsity Cheerleader at St. Bernard High School in Playa del Rey, California.I was all heart and had tremendous spirit. (Go Vikings!) Why am I remembering this today?Because I realized this is me all over again. I realized that this is WHO I AM.I'm still a cheerleader. I'm still the one with the ...
