There are so many things about our Halloween celebration that I love. I love the dressing up and the treats. I love the combination of purple, orange, black, and green (It's all very 60's mod to me, but that's not important right now). I love the cute decorations. (These were from a particularly brilliant last minute pdf. download ...
My Kids
I do not think it means what you think it means…
Adam was looking pretty great the other day. But there was some confusion over a conversation he had with my mom. We had a good laugh over it. But we also had a great meal. Click on over to Babalú today and see the most gorgeous Roast Chicken ever - Pollo Asado. That's where you'll find the whole crazy-mixed-up story.Totally ...
Taking Time Off
Okay, so now everyone else is back in school, but it's not quite the end of summer. (If you want to get technical about this, the season goes until September 21st, which is not until next week, but that's not important right now.) We started school a few weeks ago, but because we homeschool, our schedule is pretty flexible. So we usually ...
Cooking with The Boy
I have to admit that my kids (all four of them) are usually great sports when it comes to any projects I ask them to get involved with. (Eric would most likely insert the term "harebrained" somewhere in here, but that's not important right now. =D) I especially love when they show enthusiasm in spite of not having all the ...
Life skills 101
Adam, my 23 year old son, made soup. From scratch. (I know. Shut up.) Here's Adam in the kitchen making soup and Poseidon the Cat, supervising... He made The Best Tomato Soup EVER. That story and of course, the recipe are posted today on Tiki Tiki. (just follow the link above.)It's our first day of (home)school for this school year ...
God is in the details.
When I was a kid in Cuba and lived in Havana, we never spent summers in the city. Never. We would leave the heat and humidity behind and head out for Varadero Beach. Ahh, Varadero. Home of pristine white sand, warm water and some of the best family-summer memories of my life. Varadero is where we "did summer." And we did it well. In ...
How to celebrate your Sweet 16th (Cuban Style)
If you're going to celebrate your 16th birthday, Cuban-style. There are things you need to know. First of all, ask your mom to make Arroz con Pollo and then invite a small army of friends. If you play your cards right (and you usually do) she will recruit your big sister into the cooking process and they will cook tons of it, so you will ...
Sweet Sixteen
"She looks so much like you." I get this all the time about Lucy. And yes, I guess she has my same round face and squinty smiling eyes. And sure, we have many similarities, but I can clearly see the very distinct person she's becoming... She has her very own sense of style. She is artistic in her own right. And knows what she ...
“The Eagle has landed.”
Forty years ago this day, I was a 14 year old kid who along with my family (and the rest of the world) was glued to our TV set, watching a fuzzy picture and holding our breaths as we waited for Neil Armstrong to take his famous first steps. I vividly remember the moment he stepped on the moon and the scratchy voice coming across those thousands of ...
WARNING: Cuteness overload!
I love when the four of them are all together. I especially love when they are just interacting and I have a camera trained on them. I swear it's pure comedy. (Ask me if I care if the pictures are blurry and out of focus.) I love when they speak that special sibling language that's foreign to the rest of the outside world (including me ...
