We celebrated Ben's birthday with a pool party yesterday. It was a beautiful day and great fun and I can't believe I forgot my camera. =( But here are a few of the cousins at the "after party." Where was this "after party?" Well ... the girls are sitting at the foot of their grandmother's bed...in the hospital.(everything ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family
Family is everything to me. I love them more than words can describe.
Just us.
Amy had a birthday on the 16th of this month.And I took her to see Chayanne.And I won't even mention that whole trip-to-Miami thing. ;-) And she did get to celebrate with her friends and go dancing and all that. But, our family dinner was preempted by Father's Day and a houseful of people. And she still wanted our traditional "family ...
Pomp and Circumstance
If you had met my sweet Lucy a few years ago, your impression would probably be that she was a quiet girl.You might even be tempted to use the word, shy. But, I'll just put all speculation to rest.All my kids have very BIG personalities.But Lucy does fall into the "quiet" category when you first meet her or don't know her very well. I got ...
That face
I know. Look at that face.You're melting, aren't you?Is it the blond hair and blue eyes?Or is it just that expression?This is Ben. Benicio.My niece, Helen's son.Which makes him my grand-nephew.And half Garcia.He's two today.I was tempted to put about eighty of the thousands of pictures I take of him up here today, but I settled on this one.Because ...
My Perfect Day
Let me describe what, for me, would be a Perfect Day: Spend the entire day at the lake.Take along Daryl, Helen, Daisy and Ben.Sit and yak and yak and yak. ;-)Swim.Play volleyball.Build sandcastles.Come home and barbecue mass quantities of food.Have my in-laws join us for dinner.Enjoy Grandma's homemade caramel chocolate chip cookies, and fudge ...
God’s gift
WARNING: Intensely personal story coming up:When Eric and I first met, the one line description of my life read as follows:DIVORCED, THIRTY-THREE YEAR OLD MOTHER OF TWO.I always thought of it like that. Like an Enquirer headline. It felt so dramatic and so final and so unappealing. It felt more like:NO MONEY. NO LIFE. NO FUTURE.When I met ...
Amy Jean Jelly Bean
She looks angelic, doesn't she?This is Amy in 1985.She was 2 years old. And I know she will totally hate this, but I still see her just like this sometimes.Looking at her through the mom-lens. Today she turns 24.Twenty-four! I used to just stare at her when she was sleeping and wonder what she would look like when she grew up. I thought she was ...
A Class Act
Yes, she's wearing real precious stones and fine gold.And yes, she's taking that turkey apart with her bare hands. Meet my sister, Helen. A class act. But she's not afraid to get her hands dirty.That's so wonderfully telling about the type of person she is. Today is her happy birthday. And no, I'm not allowed to tell how old she is, but she was in ...
Cuban Racing Monkees
Before I jumped into homeschooling, I did tons of research. I researched different types of homeschools, curriculum, schedules, and learning styles. Because I, personally, am primarily a visual learner, I read every book I could get my hands on and then I read everything I could find on the web. I took copious notes and made diagrams and ...
Our motto? Laugh. Eat. Play.
The kids are out of school and in this part of the country it's like a feeding frenzy trying to get kids signed up for "camps." Yes. That's the hip thing to do. (of course, I am anything but hip - sigh)If you don't know how to just be with and enjoy your child or help them entertain themselves for the summer, you sign them ...
