Eric: "It's a chick blog." Adam: "It's a mom blog." (although I know his friends secretly read it. Hi, Kenny! =D)Amy: "Sometimes you can be such a dork, Mom." (even though she checks it daily) I know. I know. I write about my family, my life, my friends, my hopes, my favorite foods, my memories, being Cuban, ...
Silly Things
Would you believe…?
I'm constantly thinking of stuff to do with my family. I think it's because I feel like I've got so much to share with them. I want them to have so many wonderful experiences and to appreciate life. I take my job as a mother pretty seriously. I'm smart enough to know that the choices I make today, the things I say, the things I do all ...
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 ...
A sign of the times
I like this sign.There's nothing like sage pirate advice to get you thinking.Of course, it's just a warning about a low beam, but I like to consider the existential possibilities.... =D ...
“Are you pondering what I’m pondering?”
Pinky: Gee, Brain, what are we going to do tonight? Brain: The same thing we do every night, Pinky. Try to take over the world! From left to right: The Cat Bastet, Nefret, and Poseidon. (we got them around the time we were studying ancient Egypt and mythology. =D) They are Bengals, which makes them super friendly and funny beings. They very ...
A cautionary tale
I have stacks and stacks of pictures. From every era in my family's history. And obviously I take a ton of photos daily, too. This is an original family photo, circa 1940.Hard to believe, isn't it?I mean, considering we had to leave all of our worldly possessions behind in Cuba, especially family photos. But this little guy made the cut. I ...
Hell is probably freezing over, too.
This is a new and thrilling sensation. These two particular surfaces have never before been seen like this simultaneously. It happens, if I'm lucky (and motivated) once a year, like the vernal equinox. Or more randomly, like a total eclipse of the sun. Which, by the way, will take place on August 1st 2008, but don't even get me started as to ...
Happy Easter, My Peeps
My husband's birthday is this month.The 17th to be exact.And sometimes it falls on Easter Sunday. But not this year. In case you were burning with curiosity as to why Easter seems to bounce around each year, while Christmas gets to stay happily put on the 25th of December.... "Easter Sunday is the date of the annual celebration of Christ's ...
Full House
I always wished that mine would be the house where all the kids wanted to hang out. (even though it makes me absolutely crazy when kids say they are just going to hang out.)But I am so not "the cool mom."I'm pretty strict about voices and volume and feet on furniture and doors being open. I insist on "pleases" and "thank ...
Color me happy
When we were little, my mom would do the family grocery shopping on Friday nights. Because I am Cuban and female, I was being groomed at a young age to be a wife. So we girls always had to be involved in the food preparation process:We helped create menus for the week, made up grocery lists, and took turns making dinner for our family of 8. ...
