I am reposting this video, which got all kinds of love this week on the Tiki Tiki, so that anybody who pops over here from the Spanglishbaby Blogging Carnival sees an update on the abuelito. The post I contributed to the carnival is from 2007…and not much has changed. My father continues to delight and […]

So, I was at Blissdom this weekend, and the aim was to soak up as much knowledge about the blogging, writing, social media, advertising, and blog whoring as possible. But, in truth, I had another agenda as my prime focus. To ask women who are focusing on making money online Just How in The Ever […]

I am truly wondering why some parents would choose not to diapers their babies, and instead “intuit” when their tiny infants need to eliminate. I have been chasing the new puppy, Buddy, around for five days now, making sure he makes it to the wee wee pads. A whole lot of intuiting going on here, […]

She asked me not to go into her room until she said it was OK. I waited. She said: “You may enter now.” She was sitting on her pink chair, a pink-jeweled crown atop her head. Long, brown hair flowing at her shoulders. “Hulll-ooh, I am the Queen,” she said, smiling. “And, I am your […]

Plug and suggestion for Nashvillians looking for an easy, festive, sweet, fun birthday party… Maria celebrated her 6th Birthday at the Nashville Farmer’s Market, a truly wonderful place that reflects the diversity and spirit of this city. A good friend owns Fleur de Lis Flavors, a New Orleans-style snowball and treat shop in the market, […]

I’m in the middle of telling my husband about my father’s trip to the immigration attorney today when he starts grousing about the basket we use to recycle newspapers (my husband hates it, I love it). I tell him he’s acting like an old Cuban woman. I continue to tell him that my step-sister in […]

Can I confess yesterday was my 4-year-old daughter’s first-ever church service? The formal Christian education has been delayed mainly because we were reluctant to deal with squirmy girl in a church pew. Poor excuse, but true. Oh, the guilt. A few weeks ago we drove past a megachurch and Maria yelled: “Look, a castle!” Not […]

“This is not a baby shower, it’s a coronation!” That was spoken by my best friend (a Nebraska native) as she walked into the hall on Calle Ocho in Miami where my Cuban-style baby shower was hosted. She was right. My mother and aunts turned that simple little place into a regal palace of pink. […]

This picture, a wedding out-take, was on our fridge for years. I thought it hilarious when I put that little thought bubble on it and loved the fierce look on my father’s face under that guajiro hat. Those are my parents in the background. See the resemblance with my mom? (The blacking out of my […]

So, the other morning I said a prayer to the Goddess of Good Behavior and walked into an “informal playgroup” at the pre-school we would like Maria to attend next Fall. It’s the mucho expensive Spanish immersion one. We did drink the Kool-Aid. This was Step Two of Three in the application process. When we […]