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 ...
Friends
The Train Report
The train tracks in the central California town of Hanford run directly through the middle of town. Most times during rush hour traffic.Every day on his way to Panera, my friend, Gene gets stuck waiting for the train to pass.Every day I get to enjoy 15 seconds of pure comedy provided by Gene and the train via my cellphone.We call it The Train ...
Just roll with it …
One of my faithful readers turns fourteen today. She is a sweet, smart, and talented young lady. And the kind of person you want your own daughter to be friends with, which works out well, really, because she's one of Lucy's dearest friends. Not only that, but I adore the rest of her family, too. So, it's all good. Happy Birthday, Ali. And ...
As you wish.
For my birthday last month Eric got me the most fabulous gift - a projector and a giant 10 foot screen. I know what you're thinking: "Wow. How romantic." (Not!) But, seriously, I have been wanting this for YEARS. But let me tell you why.I want to show movies outside in my backyard. (I told you I love movies.) So, we're ...
Our motto? Laugh. Eat. Play.
The kids are out of school and in this part of the country it's like a feeding frenzy trying to get kids signed up for "camps." Yes. That's the hip thing to do. (of course, I am anything but hip - sigh)If you don't know how to just be with and enjoy your child or help them entertain themselves for the summer, you sign them ...
245 miles apart – but, we share a brain. . .
They opened a Panera Bread bakery in the town of Hanford, California last year. Wait. I forget. Is Hanford an actual city? ;-) Hanford is in central California. (Notice I didn't capitalize central. The inhabitants of central CA are not snobby like Northern or Southern Californians who think our state should be divided like the Dakotas or the ...
Cooking for George
I cook Cuban at least a couple of times a week. More so lately, since I keep trying recipes to share at Babalú. The problem is that I cook "by ear." I just start throwing things into the mix and it's hard to explain exactly what I did. So now, I have been careful to write down ingredients and have Lucy take pictures while I'm ...
Full House
I always wished that mine would be the house where all the kids wanted to hang out. (even though it makes me absolutely crazy when kids say they are just going to hang out.)But I am so not "the cool mom."I'm pretty strict about voices and volume and feet on furniture and doors being open. I insist on "pleases" and "thank ...
“Fin de semana” – An alliteration.
My big, FAT, Cuban weekend: It began on Friday. With fifteen people. And our lovely French friends. And small fry in the house. We had a feast. Then the family arrived. With more food. And fresh flowers everywhere. And of course, lots of CaFEcito. Que Felicidad! It just doesn't get any better than this. =D ...
In praise of pink boxes
Warning: Whiny Complaining Ahead. I was feeling sorry for myself today. (I admit it.)I had a rough day. As far as rough days go in South Orange County - I know it sounds whiny. (And I admit it totally is.)It began with a dentist appointment and sort of went south from there. (Again, I admit I'm a whiner baby, especially when it comes to the ...
