I'm picking up my mom for the weekend. Her presence here changes our routines in a variety of ways. For Jonathan, it means giving up his downstairs bedroom, because she has trouble getting up stairs (he's ok with that). For Eric, it means sharing my attention and practicing his college Spanish (which is really pretty great). Her visits ...
Lifestyle
Posts about everything going on in my life. Enjoy!
“Ju got some ‘splaining to do..”
Lucy's piano teacher is trying to keep her challenged. He has started her on Beethoven and I love to listen to her trying new things each Wednesday when he comes over for her lesson. Imagine my surprise when, after playing "Fur Elise," about 20 times, I hear the familiar opening notes of... THE CUBAN NATIONAL ANTHEM!! "What? How? ...
The Enabler.
Hello, my name is Marta, and I'm an Enabler. ("Hi, Marta.") I would have denied it, but the proof is overwhelming. Oh, I come by it honestly. My family is quite extensive and full of enablers. I am surrounded by people who do things because of my personal influence. And possibly they resent it, but I'm not ...
Smart Cubans
This was on my desk this morning. Eric found it last night. (It used to reside on the back of my old Toyota Corolla. ) Last night Amy, Adam and I went to see a play called 'Sonia Flew' at the Laguna Playhouse. It was a complex story of a young man wanting to go to war shortly after 9/11. His mother, Sonia had been sent to America after the ...
Embracing imperfection
I consider myself a pretty contented person. I love my family, our home, our lifestyle. Eric and I have a strong marriage. I think I have a good eye for decorating. I think we did well when we painted and hung pictures. I am pleased with our red leather sofa & chairs. The outer trappings of my life look ok. The ...
What about socialization?
They are upstairs rehearsing for their drama musical. Their voices are strong and sweet. I can barely contain the emotion as I listen. It's not just the music or even the words. It's that the girls who own the voices are genuinely sweet. They are all homeschooled and they are smart and lovely, and they fill me with ...
How high?
Our intention as homeschoolers has never been to re-create school at home. Ours is really more of a lifestyle of learning. Having said that, I would have to say that the only thing I miss for my kids is P.E. (I was going to write "Phys. Ed" but then I'd be dating myself =D). I only say that because there is a certain amount ...
Are we missing anything?
Representation of our homeschooling day..... Lucy is the Master of the White Board in our homeschool. I don't know where she gets it. Certainly not from the Cuban-Artist side. More likely from the English-High-Achiever parent, my husband, Eric. Even though I can't take any credit for it, I'm still proud. We have so much to do for school and ...
No more Ché for us, thanks.
He's gotten way too much press in the past 50 years. He's been romanticized and has become the poster boy for revolutions worldwide. Let's make it our goal to educate our sadly ignorant world about the misconceptions surrounding his "accomplishments." JUST SAY NO to "Romancing the Ché." Read the truth here ...
Life on the hyphen…
This is my first attempt at blogging. I don't know why it seems like such a big deal to me. As if this is some kind of debutante ball I'm meticulously preparing for. I write all the time. I spend countless hours writing emails to my friends, letters to editors, and chatting on line. But suddenly blogging feels like I have arrived. I have somehow ...
