Sit back. Get some popcorn. I have a wonderful "full circle" type story for you today. Jonathan worked on the film, Alexander and the Terrible, Horrible, No Good, Very Bad Day last summer as a featued background actor. It started almost exactly a year ago when Jonathan decided he might like to give acting a shot. He signed up with a ...
My Kids
The Best Graduation Party of The Year
My son, Jonathan, graduated from high school a few weeks ago. As I've done with each one of my four kids, I asked what type of celebration he'd enjoy. The four of them have asked for completely different types of parties and I have tried my best to comply. in 2001, Amy wanted an All-Cuban theme, with all the family and her friends, ...
The End of an Era
I've been struggling to find words to capture this day. Jonathan is graduating from high school tomorrow. And as you may or may not know, he's been homeschooled all these years. Starting from first grade, he's been home with me and Eric and truthfully, we did a whole lot of un-schooling. That is, we let the kids find the ...
The Haircut
When I was a kid, as you know, I spent an extraodinary amount of time fighting The Battle of the Do, trying to tame my naturally curly locks into something more "comforming" to the cultural norm. Read all about that here... I Have Naturally Curly Hair. Of my four kids, Jonathan is the only one who has been stuck blessed with ...
The LEGO Movie Experience at Legoland. Yes, we did.
My son, Jonathan is 18 years old. He's not your typical high school senior in that he's been homeschooled since the first grade. He's got a ton of friends and pretty much does your typical teen guy stuff. It was my delight to take Jon with me when I was invited to Legoland® for the day to preview The LEGO® Movie Experience. I was ...
Guayaberas and Cubanity
{Disclosure: I received the shirts as described below in order to review them. I did not otherwise receive any compensation for writing this post.} A "guayabera," for the uninformed, is a beautiful linen shirt with two stripes of tiny pin-tucks and four large pockets. It has decorative buttons and a straight bottom as it was designed to ...
The days are long, but the years are short.
Today in our home, we've hit a milestone. There are no longer any children here. Jonathan, my youngest is 18 years old and officially an adult. I'm so grateful that because I've been blogging for the past 7 years our lives are pretty well documented. I know everyone has a shoebox or ten full of photos. And I am actually pretty ...
Give Thanks. I mean it.
I'm preparing to host Thanksgiving again this year. Of course, everyone's invited. I love traditions. But what I love more is making them my own. I had a vision. I wanted to hang a giant banner that read, "Give Thanks" that would be the first thing you saw when you walked into our freakishly small cottage-like home. I tried to ...
It Can Wait. A (Blackberry) Giveway
{Disclosure: This post is part of a compensated campaign in collaboration with Latina Bloggers Connect and . I also received the same AT&T "ItCanWait" gift bag that I'm giving away. The opinions are my own.} I have my phone on me pretty much all the time. I'm guessing it's the same for most of you. That's the world ...
Hurry Up….and wait
My 17 year old son, Jonathan has recently been wanting to pursue a career in acting. I've always enjoyed watching Jon on the stage, but this whole Hollywood thing has some big hurdles to overcome. So a few months ago he signed up with a casting agency and he's already gotten paid for a couple of background gigs which makes him a working actor. ...
