Lucy is in Washington D.C. for the week (see earlier post). This entry describes the 2nd leg of her flight from Houston to D.C. DISCLAIMER: I am completely aware that the following post may only be of interest to me (as her mom) but I am really enjoying the description of her adventures and wanted to share. NOTE: For better understanding of what ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family
Family is everything to me. I love them more than words can describe.
Miss Lucy Goes to Washington – Part 1
My Lucy (Lucy Goose to you) is in Washington D.C. this week for a conference sponsored by Young America's Foundation. We're excited she was able to participate and I believe it will be a wonderful experience for her. What I was NOT prepared for was my own reaction as the realization hit me that she was going to be traveling ALONE. ...
My Father’s Day Gift
(The following post was written and lived by Kikita. It is dedicated to her Big, Fat Verdés Family.)**WARNING: You may need tissues.** My grandfather, Rodolfo Verdés, died on December 11, 1999. I never called him "Abuelo." Instead I affecionately called him "Papi" as did all of his children and grandchildren. My grandmother, Luza, never ...
How To Throw a Virtual Birthday Party
My daughter, Amy Kikita, spends a lot of time online. Today is her birthday (27) and I wanted to do something special to celebrate. "No time," she said. "I have a ton of work to catch up on." Fair enough. I guess it's good that she has a work ethic at all.... But I also know that in between uploading and downloading and ...
Demanding Equal Time
I have four offspring. And although they don't come right out and say it, there's still a fair amount of sibling-rivalry-mom-always-liked-you-best moments. So, my son, Jonathan was complaining. Not too loudly, but still... The last few months have been all about Lucy and Russian Jews and Fiddling on the Roof. "Mom," he protested, "you wrote about ...
My life has been as crazy as a fiddler on a roof
I know I haven't been blogging much lately. It takes a certain amount of creativity to write. (A lot, actually!) And sadly, all my creative energy has gone into another area of my life.... Let me explain.... Specifically, I have been acting as "hero support" for my daughter, Lucy's high school production of Fiddler on the ...
Que Rica Vida Goodies Winner
Thanks to all of you lovely commentors commentators folks who left a comment for the Que Rica Vida goodies. I truly like knowing what General Mills products you use. (I'm genuinely curious about these kinds of things...or maybe stalkery? But that's not important right now. =D) As usual, I entered the names into a list on Random.org and ...
How to Turn 55 While in Miami
The following post has been brought to you courtesy of Kikita. Greetings from Miami! Yesterday was Mami's 55th birthday (it's ok, she told me I could tell you) and the celebrating started early in the morning and went late into the night. (Ok, technically I think she will be stretching her birthday out through the weekend, but that's not important ...
Homeschool lesson #247 – How to Promenade in style
Lucy was in 4th grade and Jonathan was in 1st when I started homeschooling them. Believe it or not, even back then, when people found out we were homeschooling them and that we intended to do so for as long as necessary, some would very sincerely ask: "What about prom?" Yes. They did. I don't think it ever crossed any of the ...
A Big, Fat, Cuban Family Mother’s Day
My big, fat, Cuban family is made up of dozens of amazing women that I am blessed to be related to. I know many of you feel the same. And because I consider (our readers) as family, I thought Mother's Day would be a great day to pay tribute to your special moms right here. Thank you for the privilege of including us as you celebrate the lives ...
