In our Cuban culture and our family specifically, Mother's Day is like a High Holy Day. For the most part, we revere our mothers to the point of veneration. This is an important day for the family to be together. Mothers, after all, are the backbone of the family. And yet, as my own children came along, I never thought of Mother's Day as ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family
Family is everything to me. I love them more than words can describe.
Puzzling Evidence
We started it about a week ago.One thousand pieces.I think the puzzle was given to Jonathan by one of his friends back on his birthday, but that's not important right now. Being the uber-geeks we are, we just covered the puzzle at mealtimes and removed the tablecloth again after dinner. We worked on it for hours. For days.There was a ...
Best of Both Worlds
WARNING: A little bit of a homeschool rant coming up.... I'm always a surprised that when people discover that we homeschool our children they ask two primary questions.You would think the questions would have to do with the actual mechanics of doing school at home, but they don't. (I know. It's shocking to me, too.) If you ...
A Good Man
Today is Eric's birthday and I want him to know that he's loved and valued and and respected and cherished. This seemed an appropriate tribute. I seriously LOVE this man. He just makes me happy and I intend to love him for the longest time...Enjoy. ...
Always an Adventure
When people ask about my family of origin, I always explain that I am the youngest of six. We are five girls and one boy. (Technically, it's nowhere near accurate to call any of us "girls and boy" anymore, but that's not important right now.) My point (and I do have one) is that when I give that tidbit of family history, ...
Have you seen me?
If you've seen this beautiful blond recently, please tell her to call her mother.Last seen on Facebook. ;-) ...
The Taming of the Do – Part 1
DISCLAIMER: The following post may sound like a commercial for different hair products, but it's not really. I just added the photos and links because I'm a giver. ;-) Hair products are a big thing at our house. We have to have different kinds of shampoos and things because all of our hair types are so different. Lucy just got her ...
When exactly did I sign up for this?
My mom, Luz, the 95 year old, is coming to spend the weekend with us. She doesn't live far and my sisters and I take turns hosting her a few times a month. So this weekend it's our turn. My mom is pretty amazing, but to be honest, she can be a real pain sometimes as only a nonagenarian can be. She insists on having things her way ...
Now and then
I love making connections with my photos. This is why I don't scrapbook chronologically. I just like to tell my stories.I like it even more when my photos tell a story on their own. I don't even care if the photos are blurry. I figure it's the story that is more important. Such is the case here. Here are Jonathan and Eric ...
How the Uber-geek calendar works
You know... with a big, fat, Cuban family like mine, there's bound to be a birthday every month.And I'm bound to forget some birthdays, too. (Sue me. I'm human. =D) But I remembered that today is my niece, Natalie's birthday. Happy Birthday, Natzinhimer!NOTE: I remember this date because, being an uber-geek, we celebrate ...
