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A Hyphenated-American,
or in this case Mexican-American
is one who carries a little stash of salsa in her backpack,
ready to add culture and make every situation flavorful and spicy.
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Two Days With Ama
Checking my Calendar My cell buzzed on Monday evening, Nevaeh my nieta was calling me, she’s right between Maricella and Rachel. She was the self appointed spokesman for this plan my three granddaughters concocted. Me: Hello Neveah: Hi D’ma, we were wondering, now that we’re on summer break and all the testing is done, we thought that maybe me and my sisters could spend 2 days and nights with you. …..silence…..as I mentally reviewed my…
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Relationships Through Letter Writing
Getting personal letters in the mail is such a fun experience. Something I’ve enjoyed through the years. When I was in middle school I was linked to a Japanese pen pal. This might have been my initial experience of letter writing and the U.S. Postal Service. My pen pals name was Youko, I could tell by her letters and the photo she sent me that I was writing to a rich & refined girl. She…
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The Evolution of Girl Talk
Let’s Talk About Me Como dice Toby Keith in his song? “Every once in a while I wanna talk about me” Porque? Because girls love to talk. Recently I have laughed with my peers, about what our conversations have come to. Asi es, las doñas comparing what life at halfway to 100 and beyond is like for us now. These conversations usually don’t happen with our menfolk because they fizzle pretty quickly. Hmmm, maybe it’s…
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Happy Independence Day!!!
Did you know that American independence was declared on July 2, 1776?! Deveras! Happy original independence Day to you all, enjoy your 4th of July commemorations. Maybe you’ve seen the movies? Perhaps you’ve read the articles written about our independence? Or, hopefully in history class you got the whole tamal regarding the road to our independence. Now it’s History Class, pon atención Visionaries who had originally felt the relief of freedoms in the new world…
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Surviving a Morning Rush
Calmer Days Recently I’ve experienced some really calm and quiet days…which is an almost supernatural circumstance for my life, so I’ve had time to reflect and read through my files and journals. Looking back to noisy, busy and chaotic days, I’m not necessarily missing them and I’m amazed that I, or that we all have survived. Vamos a ver que piensan de esta reacción. This is an excerpt from my journal after a packed day…
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A Gift on Fathers Day
Fathers Day is tomorrow, it has been creeping up and almost catching me unawares. As I’m sitting here pondering my dad and the dads I know, I’m leaning toward writing about a dad and his girl/s. I wish you could see my son with his 3 girly girls. He’s a tough daddy, a busy guy, but not too busy to take his little ladies on a date. I’ve got a kind hearted nephew who patiently…
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