Capturing Life

May 9, 2012 - Teacher Appreciation A La Pinterest

I am loving the Pinterest website. It is unbelievable how talented and creative some people are. Doing something simple like this for teacher appreciation inspires me to do awesome things over the summer :)

May 6, 2012 - Las Vegas

My Titi Pieta and Uncle Henry were in Las Vegas for a conference, so we drove out to see them. Though we only could spend the day with them, a little time was better than none. Hasta la proxima!

@ Jimmy Buffet's Margaritaville

Daniel and Bumble Bee

May 5, 2012 - Swim Classes @ Splash

We have the boys back at Splash taking swim lessons on Saturdays in preparation for the summer 2 week class.

April 29, 2012 - Cake Pops Class

It is crazy how cake pops have just become the rage. I've seen them in a variety of shapes, colors, and characters. My colleague makes them and has taken her talent to a higher level by teaching classes at a local shop. I loved the hands on class and learned lots. They sure are pretty but also pretty time consuming to make. Summer time will be the perfect time to practice :)

April 24-27, 2012 - Appointments, Appointments, Appointments

I usually try to make appointments for when the boys and I are not in school. However, when you are away on vacation during school vacations, you are inundated with appointments when you return. The boys had their 4 year wellness visit and dental cleanings. Daniel and I committed to giving blood. And, I had to get two crowns. Aiyaiyai!

The smile before the vaccination tears

Latest Stats:
Daniel: 35 lbs./40.35 inches
Anthony: 42 lbs./41.93 inches

How to save a life :)

Does getting crowns make me a queen?

April 21, 2012 - LACBD Dinner

Saturday night was pretty special! I was invited to the 36th annual recognition banquet given by the Los Angeles County Bilingual Directors' Association. I received an award for Outstanding Teacher of the Year for East Whittier City S.D. About six weeks before, I had been told about being nominated by my boss, but I thought the round of applause at the staff meeting was the extent of the recognition. It turned out to be a fancy banquet dinner at the Double Tree Hotel. Dorka, Monica, Tim, and other district personnel were there giving up their Saturday night to show support and appreciation. Josefina watched our boys, and Daniel and I got the rare opportunity to get dressed up and go out on a date :) The plaque I received was beautiful; it read "for lifelong committment to improve educational services and advance the rights of English Language Learners in your district."

Monica, Dorka, and Moi

Outstanding Teachers for EWCSD

April 12, 2012 - Homeward Bound

All good things must come to an end. We enjoyed Chicago very much. It is a very family friendly city with much to do and easy to get around (on foot or by public transportation). But as much as we enjoyed taking in the sites and sounds of Chicago, we were ready to be back home (Little Daniel especially). Getting home, though, was quite an adventure.
Our flight was not until 6:30 p.m., so we figured we had plenty of time to go back to the Humboldt area and chow down once more before heading home. The hotel did a courtesy hold of our luggage and off we went. Somehow time began to evaporate. It was 3:30 and we had not even begun to make our way to the airport. We got back to the hotel, got our luggage, and high tailed it to the airport. Yeah, we were literally that family out of a movie that has everything that can go wrong, go wrong. There was the waiting for a late train, problems with the return ticket, being stuck in the TSA line, running to the gate, panting, seating split into two's, being the last to board and subjected to the glares of all those already seated. Was it worth that hike to have one last taste of Chicago's Puerto Rican food and coffee at Cafe Taino? Absofreakinlutely :)