It's my same Lucy-girl in both pictures. In one she's starting Kindergarten. In the other she's starting High School. I can't tell which is which. She looks exactly the same to me. Deep breath. Heavy sigh. Welcome to our first day of high school. (I'll have this whole Kindergarten/High School thing cleared up by recess, I'm sure. My ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family
Family is everything to me. I love them more than words can describe.
The Best
The Spanish name for godmother is "madrina."When my oldest sister, Ofelia, had her first baby, she named my sister, Miriam as the godmother. When the baby (Annette) started speaking, she called her "Manana" - her two year old version of "madrina."And the name stuck. Meet my beautiful sister, Miriam. But we all still ...
Cuban Pride
Adam comes bouncing in yesterday in his goofy black Cowboy-Superman hat and wearing this shirt. Yes, it says:"Proud Member of the Miami Mafia."And he does wear it with great pride. He's twenty-one and for the most part, politics do not usually interest him or his friends. But because he's Cuban American and because his mother has ...
Que hay? (“what is there?)
WARNING: this post is full of Cuban euphemisms and obscure Monty Python references. Read at your own personal peril. I had my mom with me this weekend.And I swear she was on the phone most of the time.Because there seems to be imminent news that she (and all of the international Cuban community) is anxiously expecting. Eric (who is of English ...
Listen to me when I’m talking to you
They don't take me seriously. Or at least it doesn't seem like they do. I say stuff all the time and they look at me with question marks on their faces as if to say, "You can't expect us to take you seriously when you say stuff like that." Stuff like: "Just because you can, doesn't mean you should." "The issue is ...
Lucy. Version 1.4
Today is Lucy's 14th birthday. Today my hard drive crashed. A fitting metaphor. Because as I'm looking at this amazing person with all her potential, my memory seems to have completely failed me. The original version was quiet and maybe a little shy. The upgrade is FEARLESS and seems capable of handling any task thrown her way. I'm a little bit ...
The genetic betrayal that is their legacy
So much for the romantic anniversary dinner... All four of the kids were excited to celebrate our anniversary with us.Lucy and Jonathan conspired to set a beautiful table. Amy and Adam showed up shortly after getting off work. They got us a fabulous Cuisinart Ice Cream Maker - which we will definitely love and use a lot - Thanks, guys! But, I'm ...
The Tails That Bring Us Together
Amy here. Mom cooked a gourmet dinner for Dad last night and is also making Fricasé de Pollo over at Babalú today so I figured I could take over the blog for a day.But what to write about?My Mom's (& Dad's) Anniversary yesterday? My sister's birthday party tomorrow? Man, what were my parents thinking having my sister just ...
Compassion or codependence?
It's cooler today and a little overcast. The perfect morning for sleeping in.We really don't have anything planned for today. So I didn't wake the kids.I just couldn't bring myself to do it.In fact, I am letting them sleep in.Then suddenly and without warning, the internal codependent voices jump in to the debate: ~"They have to learn to be ...
Driving Miss Daisy
Blogosphere, meet Miss Daisy.Miss Daisy, meet the Blogosphere. She is the first of my mom's seven great-grands. I am her GREAT aunt. (goes without saying) Besides being OBVIOUSLY adorable with a great sense of humor, she is smart as a whip. In fact, I'll bet you would be hard pressed to know as much stuff as she does. 1) She can easily name the ...
