This is the cover of my planner. It reads:5-28-06They all belong to ME. The photo is of all four of my kids: Lucy, Amy, Jonathan and Adam. And it serves as a daily reminder of the responsibility I have as a mother and mentor. Amy commented on how funny that sounded to her. "Does it really astound you so much?" The answer is: Yes. ...
My Big, Fat, Cuban Family
Family is everything to me. I love them more than words can describe.
A Birthday Haiku
Stuff you learn when you homeschool your kids (that you probably should have learned in high school or college, but were too busy sleeping or pretending to take notes). For the uninformed: The 300 year old Haiku Poem has it's own discipline. Each complete poem has only 3 lines totalling 17 syllables.The first line must be 5 syllables. The second ...
Wise guys
I'm a sucker for smart guys.I always thought my dad was the smartest man I ever knew. And I believe he was...Until I met Eric. This is probably an "over-share," but here's what I find attractive in a man:Is he smart? Is he sensitive? Does he have a good sense of humor?The rest are all negotiables.My husband has these 3 ...
Too Much Christmas
We took the kids to a movie tonight. "Night at the Museum" - totally loved it. It seemed so strange to just sit and relax, but we sooo needed it. Because besides producing a short film, shopping and wrapping, shipping, and cooking, and doing a myriad other Cuban Christmas related tasks, we also celebrated with the other side of the ...
My Big, Fat Cuban Family
Noche Buena.There were 32 adults and 6 kids under the age of six at the party. It was LOUD. As only a house full of Cubans can get. We all talk at the same time and try to make ourselves heard. Somehow we manage to keep track of all the conversations, even with all the multiple levels of voices. There was much laughter and chaos. The lovely kind ...
Bionic Women
What would I do without my helpers?Not only was our road trip to Portos a great success, but I got to spend the morning clowning with my girls. They are both so amazing. They have shopped and wrapped and filmed and edited and baked and cooked and put up with me through all of our preparations. All with extraordinary grace and poise. They haven't ...
Dating my kids
Because my kids are homeschooled we really do spend most of our waking hours together. The Payoff? I KNOW THEM. I spend time with each one, for the most part doing something they would like to do. The girls are easy. They are 23 and 13. And we end up doing "chick stuff" together. Plus we have our standing date on Tuesday ...
Anniversary of the heart
I'm fussier today than usual. I am more sensitive. I feel tearsstinging my eyes. Amy called to complain that I had not posted today and I couldn't explain why today was different. I woke up with the nagging feeling that I had forgotten something. Something important. Like an appointment, maybe. Or a deadline. Then it hit me. I am marking an ...
A “Shout Out”
k. so I'm not really comfortable using the term "shout out."I'm kind of culturally irrelevant that way.But she can say it. And it doesn't even sound weird when she does.She's hip and funny that way.Meet my niece, Kelley, who is 24 today.And I just think she's amazing. But she knows that. She is the one who calls me "Auntie ...
No more sombreros for Mami, thanks.
There are two kinds of people in this world:Those who look good in hats And the rest of us.I was still massaging my bruised ego from The Trampoline Debacle yesterday. And I had some other problems with orders and customers that put me in a blue funk. So, Amy took me to dinner at Disneyland to cheer me up. We watched fireworks and it ...
