I have creative kids and I'm always proud to share their exploits. This particular film was made by Amy, but the song was written and performed by Adam. It was the highlight of our family reunion. I've told you before about our big, fat family reunion which I held here in my home in 2002. It was in that post that I explained about what ...
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“Que es chutney?” – a rant.
There is a (faux) "Cuban" restaurant in a city one area code away from us. I won't even mention it's name because it was so awful. I suppose an unbiased person (which, when it comes to Cuban food, I am so NOT) would have been taken in by the lovely patio ambiance and the "soft" salsa floating out of the concealed ...
Es pa’l jalo uin
It's not about the dressing up and getting candy. Heck, I can do that any day. ;-) It's that now we have put Traditions in place. And they must be respected.First it's the trip to the pumpkin patch to choose the best carving pumpkins and I always make them pose behind the cut-outs. (They were much more willing when they were ...
The Human Condition
It's tempting as a blogger to write about every single little detail of my life. And believe me, I know I totally over-share enough as it is. So I won't go into the gory details of my recent medical tests (which involved a microscopic camera used to look down my throat and I'll be honest, I was tempted to document the procedure, but I ...
Finding my smile
Organization for us visual folk is quite a challenge. I really like to see every option available to me. I was kind of ashamed of that until I finally realized that I am this way because God created me this way. (You got a problem with that? Take it up with Him! =D) What "way" am I?? I like color. ...
Why we just can’t get along
See that sweetly innocent look? Meet The Cat Bastet. Sometimes known as "the black one." She hates me. No. Really. Hates me with the heat of a thousand suns. (or maybe I'm just projecting because I'm the one who hates her? Hmm. . . food for thought.) Anyway, she's really high-strung. And a drama queen. And she hisses at ...
El Cuarto de Tula
Amy here. Since these fires have started, I've wondered what it would be like to get THE CALL. Being the cocky girl I am, I knew that I would not be faced with that moment. I had no idea what I would take. It wasn't going to happen . . . Yesterday while I was at work the phone rang, it was mom, "Mija, you have to go ...
“Use the Force, Luke!”
First of all: WE ARE OKAY. There is much more smoke in the air today and lots of ash raining down and we can still see plumes of black smoke from where we are. But our home is NOT in any immediate danger. We haven't had any personal losses for which we're incredibly grateful. Thanks to all of you who have expressed ...
Old wives tales and the media
"Red sky at morning, sailor take warning.Red sky at night, sailor's delight."Old wives tale?At 5:00 pm this evening the sun looked like this:No delighted sailors here. =(Looks like we're in for another long night here in Orange County. Apparently the (drive-by) media thinks so too:(long, hot sigh.) ...
Ain’t no sunshine
Eric took this photo from our backyard this morning. It feels just like it looks. Apocalyptic is the word that keeps coming to mind. The fires in Southern California are still raging. Again, we are not in immediate danger, but the fires are burning all around us. It is an understatement to say that the "air quality is ...
