As I was planning for our summer, I came up with a mental list of boredom buster activities. When I was done, it hit me that most of our activities were all about our kids: the zoo, the park, the museum, play dates, VBS, family nights... Of course there is nothing wrong with making lists that our kids will enjoy because all of us mommies know that it's the only way to survive summer, to be prepared. But the more I thought about it, I wanted to add "others centered activities" to our list. I … [Read more...]
The Christmas Visitors from the South
Early Christmas morn our doorbell rings even though my boys are still in their pajamas they rush to the window and greet the visitors from the South, all 12 of them are strangers to us. The children yell through the gate asking if we can give them their "navidad" (Christmas present). Their ages range from 8 month to 14 years of age, and they all give me this hopeful smile. A little background on our day up until when the doorbell rang: Presents were opened, Christmas breakfast has been served … [Read more...]