Orchids in Bloom

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It took me a while to get my orchids to bloom. According to all this research they only bloom in the spring . Alex gave me this plant at the beginning of the year, at some nature walk where they were selling them. It died days later. And here it is again.

Graduation

Yesterday was filled with love, joy and happiness. We saw my nephew graduate Highschool. This is a big milestone in his life . I am glad we were there to support him through it all. In the end it's these magical family moments that bring us closer and closer together. Congrats M!

Coffee

This morning my husband was a  kind , sweet man . He went out of his way to get me a coffee and a ham and cheese croissant. I was craving it  SO badly ..

Guess what? He comes back with a huge coffee (large to be exact) , and the croissant. But this coffee though.( how ungrateful of me , sorry I tell him. I'm look at him like babe I'm going to be wired all day . He reassures me the contrary.  I mean what does he know he'll be out way before I finish my coffee and he won't even know the difference.

Here I am seven hours later with so much dam energy , that I've been spot cleaning my place. Cleaning the blinds( more like washed them ), moping, dusting , re cleaning the restroom that I clean on Saturday , Folding laundry , picking up the kids scattered toys. On top of that endless cooking . Honestly it's been so long since I've had this much energy... I'm sort of enjoying my crazy Monday. By the way I've always had a ewe, uh, it's Monday kind of  attitude . But today was different. I actually am pleased with the amount a work I've done.

 I guess there's a first time for everything .

And yet I haven't finished all my coffee , there's for one more sip. Ha . I'm feeling a bit of a random vibe flaring out onto the screen , so ill just keep going on .. (sorry for the bored some inn adventure)

Way before all this craziness I had awaken really early last night ( 10 pm) only to fall back asleep at 4:30 a.m. and be woken up by Alex at 6 a.m. since he had just gotten out of work.
In all of this I've managed to do a two-hour lesson to help my son get better at math , and language arts at a first grade level.  We did some coloring , and I did some homework while listening to Mozart on Pandora. I don't judge music , I love music , and around here we have learned to love all kinds of it.


So we've been up too all kinds of things today  and with so many more I'm  thinking a trip to the book store later. *wink* *wink*

Happy Monday

Mexico Sunday's ( Tamarindo )

It's been so hot around here , that nothing beats the heat then a nice cool drink. Also known as (Agua Fresca). I have been inspired lately to share recipes of food from my country Mexico. Given that both of my parents are from different parts of Mexico , I thought why not share a little Sunday love from my home away from home.

(tamarind tree produces edible, pod-like fruit ) . If you eat it raw , there is a chance you'll taste a very bitter sweet sensation In your mouth. It's used in many forms of candy, drinks, and as a spice. The process is kind of awkward but fun.

What you need

*Tamarindo ( Tamarind, you can find it at most local groceries stores in the Hispanic food isle.)
*Water
*bowl
*Strainer
*Large Spoon to mix
*Medium Jar
*Sugar
*Ice Cubes


Instructions:

1. You peel the pods in a large bowl of drinking water.

2. Let the pods soak for about an hour , hour in a half .

3. Until the skin is tender and you can squeeze the juice out. *with your hands that is* you'll see the pods start to crumble that's a good thing.

4.You'll start seeing this brownish color as you squeeze, that's the flavor we are looking for.

5. In a jar fill it up with water half way or maybe less , depending on the water amount from the bowl .

6. Using a strainer pour out all the bowl juices into the jar , slightly tap the sides of the strainer, so the liquids come out .

7.After you've mixed the juices in the water, add sugar as needed .

8.Add a Handful and a Half of ice cubes

He's no longer in Pre-School.

     
     I can finally say that my son has accomplished and is moving up a level in his academic's. I can't believe that it was just yesterday that he was starting pre-school and the process seemed hard and never ending . He came across so many obstacles , everyday was a struggle, because he believed he couldn't do . But there I have been cheering him , enforcing him  telling him that anything is possible and that you just have to keep on trying. All year long we went through this . And he did it!!! (teary eyed)

It also turned it that his preschool class was on top and was the only grade level that had scored the highest in the whole district ( according to the test results). I was beyond impressed. I couldn't believe my ears when his teacher told me this great news. :sighs:

On to the next step.

School is already over and I have been given a great task to help him over the summer and get him prepared for kindergarten. Should be fun. As ,for now he's taking a little break from school until the following week so that I am able to prepare lesson plans and things that I feel need to be addressed or worked on.

This has been one of the most emotional rides for me , but honestly I loved every minute of it. 


I'm so proud of you Haven.

When in Mexico

This weekend was interesting , a day full of adventures and unknown places . I wasn't able to take spectacular photos because I wasn't there touring the country . I had to go and do other things to say the least. I can't recall the last time I went and I was so scared . As you walk into the country there are soldiers standing at the entrance with some big rifles . It's kind of a shady feeling , but I talked myself out of the fear of being there . In the Midst of my thoughts and what not I kept meditating  to be able to embrace my country and repeat to myself how blessed we are. (Here in the USA)

There is so much poverty in Mexico it's heart breaking . So there is nothing I can take for granted because I live in a country were All is given to us , it's just a matter of hard work and dedication.

While in my journey I was able to take phone camera snaps.

Just because....

I can't even remember when was the last time that I was on here. I've been so busy with school , you know that last minute rush to get things done . A lot has happened , that I can't even begin to explain . We've been sick around here maybe a stomach bug , who knows. I can't post pictures on this google chrome. We have the move upon us  and I'm still kinda wondering what am I gonna do.  California living is expensive and it' seems to be getting worst. ah! why ....It's just been a little bit of this and that .I'm hopeful that things can start slowing down .

Spare Time.

For the past couple of days I have been wanting to do a photoshoot . Given that we are working on stop and blurr motion in my photography class, I decided to get this project over and done with. On top of that we had some mommy and me time . (The park was a perfect idea)Which by the way consisted of endless walking , Hott sun, jumping and climbing the highest slide. The perks of being a child.

Occupied Mind

I've been so busy with school it's crazy. Mid-terms, quizzes, photo-shoots and yet it seems that nothing is getting  done. I've been having some major overwhelming feelings that it's kind of  driving me crazy.  I am enjoying it, but it's somewhat becoming a learning process. It almost seems as if this my first year in college , and I am running around in circles and can't stop.  The upside to this topsy turvy dilemma is that I have  very little time to think.  What does that mean? Well , for the past couple of years I've always had  so much time to think.( at night)  That even watching TV wasn't enough. I'd think about my future, my past and what I would've done differently and my present what can I fix. The shit that people  have put me through and the hard feelings I've been having over some crap that has been going on. All of this  ate me alive and crumbled me into a million pieces no lie. And now with so much to do all that just seems a blur. I guess it's a good thing.  My brain and heart are at peace when it comes to those types of things. Being busy has been a plus . Then there is the downside , I'm hardly getting any sleep time or us time (meaning Alex).  I've come to  figure out that with everything comes a sacrifice , we can't have it all.  Right?

VayCay Shennanigans

Every time I come back , It seems as if I have been gone for weeks. Maybe it's just me. So far it's been a pretty good day . Haven is on vacation which means we get to sleep in a little bit longer, which feels oh so good. I'm taking advantage of this time to potty train, man I forgot how difficult it was. I've encouraged Orion in every way , but his response was " I don't wanna go pee pee momma". The life of a mother, I get to learn new things everyday . As far as potty days go this is my second day , nothing yet, I mean yeah there was an accident earlier but as far as successes go non yet. I was looking for some mommy tips on potty training, and I stumbled across a website where a lady gave you the three day step to potty day success. The down fall was that I had to pay for it , I passed on it , sounds to good to be true. But I rather struggle then cough up money . For now I am sitting here keeping my eyes on him like a hawk .

we got the boys this awesome castle at IKEA.

California Living