My mom, Luz, is 93.She is moving slowly now because she loses her balance, but her mind is still amazingly clear. She has a sweet woman who keeps her company and takes care of her needs during the week. On weekends, my sisters and I take turns hosting her. She is here with us this weekend.That means that all my energy is going toward making ...
Lifestyle
Posts about everything going on in my life. Enjoy!
How sweet it is.
I had a craving.An intense craving for something impossibly sweet.And it couldn't be just anything sweet. I'm talking IMPOSSIBLY sweet. But preferably with a creamy texture and caramely taste. And it had to be something I could get my hands on pretty quickly because it was already 11:30 at night and I live in white-bread-Orange-County. ...
I spy.
Okay, I know I've been complaining about the heat. A LOT.And I have been complaining that I'm not feeling creative. A LOT.I know these two problems are related. And I know I have no right to be complaining at all considering we're only eleven short miles from the most beautiful beaches to grace the California coast. But I swear this heat has ...
Twenty degrees of Separation
I forget stuff. For example, I forget that other people have to work during the week. (I know. I know. But it still slips my mind.) So it surprised me today to find all these umbrellas at my beach.I forgot it was Saturday and it's Labor Day weekend. Oops. It was exactly twenty degrees cooler at the beach (84°) than at our house (104°). ...
How to measure success. . .
This was our first week of school.And I am sick with a bone-achy-feverish flu. (sigh)Coincidence? ;-)Don't know.But I stumbled downstairs and gave them assignments and they did everything that was on their schedules. Including this.We were thinking we'd get Jonathan a piano tutor this year, but it appears he has already found one. In ...
Beta testing
I do a lot of stuff. A lot.In case you don't already know, I have an online shop called CubaToGo! (see link on left side there). I am constantly getting ideas of stuff I'd like to wear on a tshirt or cap, or even on a sticker or a mug. Always related to being Cuban, because, well.... I am Cuban. (And darn proud of it!) So, I had ...
Walk. Don’t run.
The engine light came on in Eric's car, so he asked if he could take my minivan to work and meetings. (Of course, I drive a minivan. I think it's federally mandated in our county, but that's not important right now. =D) Before I had time to answer, Jonathan said: "Of course it's okay, Dad. We can just walk to school." Cracks me up ...
What’s wrong with this picture?
It's my same Lucy-girl in both pictures. In one she's starting Kindergarten. In the other she's starting High School. I can't tell which is which. She looks exactly the same to me. Deep breath. Heavy sigh. Welcome to our first day of high school. (I'll have this whole Kindergarten/High School thing cleared up by recess, I'm sure. My ...
No one mourns the wicked
We just recently went to see the musical, "Wicked." (Fabulous. I highly recommend it, but that's not important right now.) There are unconfirmed rumors flying around today that fidel castro is finally dead.My cell has been ringing off the hook and now this lyric from the musical keeps running through my head over and over: No one mourns ...
Someone loves me!
Aren't they simply amazing?? Eric came home with these today, planted a kiss on me and said, "I love you, honey." Aww. . . Someone loves me! or (a more likely scenario). . . Someone has a co-worker who just broke up with a desperate goof who has more money than brains and Eric obliged when she screamed, "get these out of my ...
