He's almost twelve and in the sixth grade. He has grown about two inches this past summer and is not showing any signs of slowing down. He is constantly hungry and regularly has second and third helpings of whatever we're having for dinner and about an hour later is on a food hunt once again. He eats practically one of everything in the ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family
Family is everything to me. I love them more than words can describe.
“Mom, what do you think of my hair?”
As a very (VERY!) proud Cuban mother, I am pretty vocal about my opinions. (talk about a character defect!)And I tried. Really I did. But these pictures kept popping into my head. And I wasn't going to say anything. . .But he asked . . . Squiggy Squiggman of Lenny and Squiggy fame.A Kewpie doll.Ming the Merciless Emperor ...
Learning to stand
Eric went to college at UCSD and so knows all the best surf spots down here in Del Mar and San Diego. It is here on this very same beach and in these same waves that he perfected his turns. As I watch him with the kids, I think how much I love the continuity of having Jonathan learning to surf here in this same spot as his Dad and how as he ...
Havana Surf Team Training Camp
The West Coast representatives of the Havana Surf Team (henceforth to be known as the HST) will be in serious training all week on the beautiful beaches of San Diego, California. ;-) I'll be bringing live reports from their training facility. My job for the entire week is to document the adventures of the HST from paddle out to wipe out. I ...
I don’t know half of you half as well as I should like; and I like less than half of you half as well as you deserve.
NOTE: This post will make sense to die-hard Tolkien fans and LOTR uber-geeks (and you know who you are and in which case you'll love the links on this page) and will merely amuse the rest of you. =D In September of 1973, the author J.R.R. Tolkien died. As usually happens with notable literary or artistic figures, after their death there is ...
Favorite scene from the movie of my life
Neighbor: "So, you guys had quite the party last night, huh?" Me: "Umm. . . no. But Amy and Adam came over for dinner." =D Seriously. The noise level when my four offspring are in the same room is Off. The. Charts. I pretend to be upset. "You're all just sooo NOISY." They get louder and totally ignore me because ...
A date with Dad
WARNING: Some serious bragging ahead! =D She taught herself to play. She was playing so well, that we finally got a piano teacher to help hone her skills.And she practices everyday.Without me having to remind her. I take NO credit for this kind of discipline.Because I am the messy, flaky kind of artist. ;-) I really need to just sit down one day ...
At your service
My mom, Luz, is 93.She is moving slowly now because she loses her balance, but her mind is still amazingly clear. She has a sweet woman who keeps her company and takes care of her needs during the week. On weekends, my sisters and I take turns hosting her. She is here with us this weekend.That means that all my energy is going toward making ...
How sweet it is.
I had a craving.An intense craving for something impossibly sweet.And it couldn't be just anything sweet. I'm talking IMPOSSIBLY sweet. But preferably with a creamy texture and caramely taste. And it had to be something I could get my hands on pretty quickly because it was already 11:30 at night and I live in white-bread-Orange-County. ...
Walk. Don’t run.
The engine light came on in Eric's car, so he asked if he could take my minivan to work and meetings. (Of course, I drive a minivan. I think it's federally mandated in our county, but that's not important right now. =D) Before I had time to answer, Jonathan said: "Of course it's okay, Dad. We can just walk to school." Cracks me up ...
