Kikita here. It all started with Adam and a random text message: "What's the name of the kid in The NeverEnding Story?" "Bastian," I replied automatically. "Why the nostalgia?" (Note: I didn't quite put it that way, but hey, I'm using poetic license here.) Adam was at the video store and he had seen the ...
My Kids
Bilingual brain fart
I like to own movies that I know I'll watch over and over. We have quite the extensive video/dvd library. Seriously, how else could we play the Kevin Bacon Game?? ;-)And as you already know, I'm really easily entertained. So, I'm cruising through Target the other day and I found this dvd on sale:Disney does ...
Making it look easy
For the past few weeks, Amy Kikita and I have been meeting regularly to work on a video/slideshow. In this case, it was to honor my nephew, Rafa, who just turned 40. When you see the final project, you realize there's more art than science to cutting together a good film. It is sweet and poignant and cute and funny. The song she ...
It’s about TIME
Much to my Jonathan's great sadness, I read somewhere that Bill Gates only lets his kids play video games for about forty-five minutes a day. And because even though we homeschool, I don't want my kids to grow up to be total Social Retards, (I know you were thinking it!) we have Gaming Rules. So the rules state that they can spend ...
Jonathan finds his groove
My Jonathan is a funny, clever, and creative kid. He's the one who has Big Ideas. Remember his Cuban Racing Monkeys? But Jon is also kind of shy. He's still trying out his personality and testing to see what's going to get a laugh and what's not appropriate and all that. Some of it is his age, but a lot has to do with finding his personal ...
My hero.
I've mentioned before how we don't choose to have cable and therefore don't get tv channels here where we live. So, my kids don't get to watch tv (I know... poor, losery homeschooled kids... shut up.). They are allowed to watch some movies, especially on our outdoor big screen, and certain approved tv shows. And yes, we ...
I’m fine.
I'm fine. Really I am. My 15 year-old-sophomore-in-high-school daughter is taking two courses at our local community college. No, she wouldn't agree to wear a turtleneck or a burqa. And even though she doesn't mind me walking her to her classes (like she'd be able to stop me!), she made me swear on a stack of bibles that ...
“If everybody had an ocean…” or How I spent my summer vacation.
"If everybody had an ocean...across the U.S.A...." Crystal Cove, Laguna Beach. "...then everybody'd be surfin'....." The Montage Hotel, Laguna Beach. "...like Ca-li-for-ni-aaa..." San Clemente Pier, North Side."You'll see them wearing their baggies. Huarache sandals too..." ...
Masquerade!
(Can you guess tonight's movie?) THE original suggestion was a simple one. PerHaps we can have AN end-of-summer barbecue for our residenT yOung thespians. They're here every Friday anyway. Maybe we can watch a Movie, too. Ah, but you know what can happen to the best laid plans OF mice and men... There was festive ...
Para ti, mi vida
Since I started blogging a couple of years ago, I have noticed that whenever I am out in the world doing stuff with husband or kids or friends I am constantly thinking of how to tell the story. Seriously. Even going about my day and having random thoughts can be blog fodder. I make no apologies for this. This is my blog, after all. ...
