Most people start the new year with big plans and a "let's do this" attitude. And I do, too, mostly... But this year started off with crazy. Here's how I documented my week via Instagram. (Photo sharing app for smart phones.)Jonathan had his first semester performances the very first week, which meant we were at the theater ...
Marta’s Birthday Month®
I know. Everyone else celebrates their birthDAY. And some clever folks even celebrate Birthday Week, which I did, too, until I said to myself, "Self, we should try to see if we can drag out this birthday celebration stuff for the entire month of May." No, I don't really talk to myself that way....or maybe I do, but that's not ...
Fambook – like Facebook….but not…
My big, fat, Cuban family is made up of a ton of people. As you can probably imagine, we ditched having every single family member buying Christmas gifts for every other person a long time ago. The only exemption to this rule is my mom. Everyone buys her a little something. We tried drawing names, but after a couple of years, we ran out of ideas ...
How To Throw a Virtual Birthday Party
My daughter, Amy Kikita, spends a lot of time online. Today is her birthday (27) and I wanted to do something special to celebrate. "No time," she said. "I have a ton of work to catch up on." Fair enough. I guess it's good that she has a work ethic at all.... But I also know that in between uploading and downloading and ...
