The beach house was fun. Not quite what I expected but it was nice. We went with my in-laws and their 2 grandchildren they are raising and my 2 kids. Let's just put it this way, I told my mother-in-law that next time I'd like to go with just the 2 of them and no kids. I'll leave mine with my sister and she can leave hers with their father. The kids all together made it a bit challenging.
The wedding was beautiful! The reception was at the Galvez and very elegant. It was nice. It's always good to see uncles, aunts, cousins and to catch up. I did a lot of that too.
Tuesday, July 17, 2007
Loving the Blackberry Pearl
My older Blackberry died a week ago. The scrolling wheel on the side broke. I was sad. I was prepared to buy The Dash. I called TMobile and they said that the broken part was a known Blackberry problem and that they would send me a replacement. Imagine my surprise when I received the Blackberry Pearl in the mail. I am so loving it!! It has a camera and I can listen to downloaded music. Yay! I'm still learning all the features.
Wednesday, July 04, 2007
Conversation With a Three Year Old
Son- "Where are you going Mommy?
Me- "Somewhere. A meeting." (I wasn't technically lying. I was meeting girlfriends for lunch.
Son- "Can I go?"
Me- "No sweetie, no kids are allowed."
Son- "I won't be loud! I'll be very quiet."
My precious boy! It's when they say things like this that I just crack up.
Today was his potty party for being a big boy. He took longer to potty train than my daughter(really only 4 months longer) but he was faster at learning the concept. For example, he's already going all night without wetting his pull up. It took my daughter a whole year longer to get that part right.
The party was at Chuck E Cheese and the theme was Scooby Doo. The table decorations were adorable and my mother-in-law made him the cutest Scooby cake. She drew Scooby's face right on the cake and it was delicious as usual. She makes the best cakes and she can make anything. She made my wedding cake and Rey's groom's cake too.
The kids had a grand time. There were 8 of them. Not too big and not too small. I had around 4 kid no-shows from people who RSVPd. Two were sick and two didn't call so I'm not sure what happened. Maybe they forgot because it was also a holiday. That's OK. We had a good time and my son was none the wiser. All he cared about was that his favorite boy cousin was there and that they played lots of games and played on the slide. And of course they had pizza and cake. Who could ask for more?? Isn't three a great age?
As I put on his shoes and he sat on a table looking across at his party table with a pensive look he said to me and my husband, "Thank you for my party." All on his own without any coaxing. Now that makes a mama proud!
Me- "Somewhere. A meeting." (I wasn't technically lying. I was meeting girlfriends for lunch.
Son- "Can I go?"
Me- "No sweetie, no kids are allowed."
Son- "I won't be loud! I'll be very quiet."
My precious boy! It's when they say things like this that I just crack up.
Today was his potty party for being a big boy. He took longer to potty train than my daughter(really only 4 months longer) but he was faster at learning the concept. For example, he's already going all night without wetting his pull up. It took my daughter a whole year longer to get that part right.
The party was at Chuck E Cheese and the theme was Scooby Doo. The table decorations were adorable and my mother-in-law made him the cutest Scooby cake. She drew Scooby's face right on the cake and it was delicious as usual. She makes the best cakes and she can make anything. She made my wedding cake and Rey's groom's cake too.
The kids had a grand time. There were 8 of them. Not too big and not too small. I had around 4 kid no-shows from people who RSVPd. Two were sick and two didn't call so I'm not sure what happened. Maybe they forgot because it was also a holiday. That's OK. We had a good time and my son was none the wiser. All he cared about was that his favorite boy cousin was there and that they played lots of games and played on the slide. And of course they had pizza and cake. Who could ask for more?? Isn't three a great age?
As I put on his shoes and he sat on a table looking across at his party table with a pensive look he said to me and my husband, "Thank you for my party." All on his own without any coaxing. Now that makes a mama proud!
Tuesday, July 03, 2007
Saigon 40 Years Later
One of my Casares cousins, who is a Vietnam vet, went back with some of his platoon to visit Saigon a few weeks ago. They visited the spot where his good friend died with many other soldiers. They also buried a time capsule on the spot. Read more about it here on my cousin Cindy's blog and there's also a link to the story about him in the Brownsville paper.
http://abigfatwasteoftime.blogs.com/vietnam_2007_40_years_lat/
http://abigfatwasteoftime.blogs.com/vietnam_2007_40_years_lat/
New Book by Catalina Editor
I recently found out about this book and it sounds like it would be a great read. Latino Wisdom: Celebrity Stories of Hope, Inspiration, and Success to Recharge Your Mind, Body, and Soul. The line up of people who contributed their experiences sounds great.
Cathy Areu, the editor and publisher of Catalina Magazine is the author. She'll be in Houston the last weekend in September for the Edward James Olmos Latino Book and Family Festival at the George R. Brown convention center. I hope to see you all there. I’ll be there as a volunteer again. This is an event that is near and dear to my heart.
Cathy Areu, the editor and publisher of Catalina Magazine is the author. She'll be in Houston the last weekend in September for the Edward James Olmos Latino Book and Family Festival at the George R. Brown convention center. I hope to see you all there. I’ll be there as a volunteer again. This is an event that is near and dear to my heart.
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