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 ...
Welcome To My Blog!
I’ve got a “general” idea for a blog post…
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, ...
Mi casa es su casa
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 ...
My ordinary life.
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. ...
My summer “to do” list
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 ...
Basket Case
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 ...
Would you believe…?
I'm constantly thinking of stuff to do with my family. I think it's because I feel like I've got so much to share with them. I want them to have so many wonderful experiences and to appreciate life. I take my job as a mother pretty seriously. I'm smart enough to know that the choices I make today, the things I say, the things I do all ...
ONE time…
Yes, that's us with Bono. How cool are we? Okay... not really. Actually, that was at Madam Tussaud's in Las Vegas. But we were there, (in Vegas) to see U2. We are huge U2 fans. HUGE. In fact, when they were touring recently, for Eric's birthday I gave him tickets to see U2 in L.A. For my birthday, he gave me tickets to see U2 in Vegas. ...
Time travel
It's a sundial.Rudimentary, I admit.But a working sundial nonetheless.You have to know which way is north first. That is the twelve o'clock mark.Then you stand a stick up in the sand just below it. Draw a circle and mark the three, six, and nine o'clock marks. As the sun moves, the shadow moves and you can tell what time it is. Yes, it was about ...
Searching for Cuban Food
I love to cook and I love getting mail. And I especially love getting mail from people trying my recipes. Snail mail. Email. Comment. Love it.The question I get the most: "Where can I find your Cuban food recipes?" If you click on the Food and Drink or Cuban Food category links (in the sidebar on the right) you will find my food posts ...
