...what Betty read, heard, recommends or just wants to say.
Baby Jordi and I will be in Chicago this weekend! It’s my sweet goddaughter’s First Communion! Another blessed weekend! The bigger boys will all be home doing a bunch of sports, eating out and enjoying the gorgeous weather.
Our whole family is in Chicago and I can’t wait to see my parents, my siblings, my goddaughters and my comadres!
I hope you have a great weekend planned too!
Everyone we met…
…thought we were the coolest parents with the best stroller.
…thought we were the craziest parents for traveling with three kids and that stroller.
…wanted to know if we would try for the girl.
…knew there was no one trying for any girl or any boy.
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“Today is my first day of being six”-Diego.
Yes love, it is.
A proud mami of this wonderful, kind and smart boy…I love you Diego.
P.s. Happy Birthday to Mike and Leni and Tia Liz (may she rest in peace)! Birthday Buddies!!
Hi everyone! Did you have a nice weekend? We are still up watching the Super Bowl. How fantastic was Beyonce??? Inspirational.
Did you pay attention to the commercials? Can’t pick a favorite. How about you?
I keep thinking of the Harbaugh parents. How incredible to have your two sons as head coaches and facing each other at the Super Bowl??? No matter what, they should celebrate, no?
I didn’t read much this weekend because I met with a great friend on Friday night, went shopping with my mom (still here and I’m loving it!), Jose and I had a school event on Saturday night and had our BFFs over to watch the first half of the game (we have 5 children all together which explains the early night).
But I did discover an amazing recipe! It looks simple and dee-lish!! I want to try it.
And I thought about how if we still lived in a big city, I could live here…
…and I can whip up some recipes in that small kitchen from this site. It’s in Spanish too!
This weekend I also started working on my next piece for Mommy Maestra. If you didn’t catch the last one, please check it out!
The last thing I did today (before blogging) was write a very long email to a teacher friend of mine who was my mentor when I started my career 10+ years ago! My friend Lori is now retired and even though we have a little bit of an age difference, she is really a close friend of mine. She is not on Facebook so she always writes a personal note to me when she sends a Christmas card. I miss her dearly.
Do you have friends who are much older than you? What makes you such close friends?
Have a great week (I have a busy one! Wish me luck)!
P.S. This is my 200th post!!
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Our vacation starts today!!! In reality, our vacation starts in about 24 hours because we are DRIVING to Chicago! Yikes! Snow and three kids…fun!! jajaja! But first, we are off to Diego’s winter concert!! Hooray! I hear it’s so sweet I should bring pocket tissues! What a great way to start a vacation.
I can’t wait to see my family, my friends and Coco (my sister’s dog)! I also can’t wait to dig in to the yummy Chicago food!! It should be a fantastic Christmas and I wish you all the same!
May your holiday be magical!
My middle baby is 2 today! Everyone says this, but honestly, I really can not believe it.
This past year I have been worried about Santi feeling left out as his older brother keeps us so busy and the baby was arriving. We were wrong! Santi demands attention, is hilarious, mischievous, and so compassionate. He can hold his own really well around here. He always looks out for Diego by taking two of whatever he is going to eat to give to his big brother. He recently started patting Jordi on the head, a clear indication that he is being initiated into Santi’s world.
Baby boy, if you ever read this, I want you to know that I love you with all my heart. You have brought so much laughter, joy and passion into our lives. Happy Birthday little honey badger. You are truly one cool kid.
I’m so happy to see the daily updates and time people are taking to post gratitude on their FB status, “Day #15, I am thankful for…!” It’s so nice to read through them.
I have personally been thinking about Thanksgiving as well as there is so much to prepare! My BFF is coming over with her two kiddies from Brooklyn (side note: I have stopped saying that I have no family nearby. BFF is like a sister! We have known each other for 25+ years!!! So def. family!) I know what I am cooking for our Thanksgiving meal but I didn’t know if I could write about 22 things I am thankful for!
As you know, I like to write about being grateful and appreciative, but besides being thankful for the basics in our lives (yes, like power and heat! jajaja!), I am oh so grateful for three things…err groups of people. From the bottom of my heart. Super grateful. Super thankful. Here it goes: [Read more...]
How many times have you heard someone say to you, “How do you do it all? What’s your secret?” and you respond humbly, “Oh, no! Most of the time I’m a crazy woman!”
How many times have you heard someone at the checkout line or at a restaurant say, “Wow! Your kids behaved so well” ? And you shrug it off and say in front of your kids (!), “They’re a handful, really.” Or, “It’s a fluke! Only today!”
My favorite: “You baked these? And you have kids? Wow! You’re like Supermom or something“. Whether the person is fuming with envy and gritting her teeth as she utters the words or someone is genuinely praising you for the amazing feat you just pulled off, more often than not you respond with, “It was nothing, really”.
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Well, these past two weeks were interesting! I feel like I have been hit by a truck. I am ending these last two weeks with a nasty cold that has knocked me on my behind…hard. I’m also mentally and physically exhausted. When it rains it pours (no pun intended) and when it snows it creates a huge mess out here. Sandy met Athena in New Jersey and they both checked Betty really well.
Our world was definitely rocked and displaced and we were left in the dark and cold but thankfully we were one of the lucky ones. We had no damage to the house (a tree collapsed on a house about four doors down, taking electrical wires down with it. Image above). You probably saw a lot of it on TV-it was bad out here. [Read more...]
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