All this in just one day..

Wow…. this was one of those days that I should have stayed in bed. Since early in the morning it was one after another. I have to watch the patio from 7:40 to 7:55. I can go to my classroom after all children are in the classroom. Meanwhile Ileana (my assistant) opens  my classroom. Today Ileana was not coming to work. This morning it started to rain so I started to open all the classrooms on the first floor 5 minutes before it was time. Some of the teachers were not at their classrooms so I have to stay watching the kids until they show up. Meanwhile my kids were outside. Great! Some took longer than usual. It was getting very late so I decided to leave them and go to my room until to find the entire second floor outside. Where are the teachers? I thought that something must be happening and that all the teachers were together. So I go to our teachers room and there they were surrounding one of the other third grade teacher and she was crying. I knew that her son was at the hospital with neumonia and I got pretty upset thinking that something had happened. Thank God she was just overwhelm with everything that was happening and the many things that she has to take care of. Her daughter was demanding time, son at the hospital and nobody to stay with him, work and a husband that doesn’t help. Our job as mothers certainly is difficult and we are not allow to fail in any of our duty’s and sometimes is so hard!! I was very sad for her and I was distraught to go back to my classroom were 34 kids were demanding my complete attention. I was alone and I had to take the money for the excursion, the money for a raffle, I needed a test that was printing and I needed to hook up the laptop for the class. All at the same time!! Believe me I was upset I could have taken my purse at that time and wallk away. At the same time other teacher came to ask if she could also use the computer . I don’t know what I answered. . When I turned on the computer it wasn’t working and that was me running to the library to get help. No no no. Not easy. Then the kids were taking Health class.The were talking about feelings. I am supposed to stay at the classroom with the teacher but I took the opportunity to go to the bathroom. When I returned one of the kids was upset and crying. The teacher told me to take him outside and talk. We sat at the stairs and the kid started to tell me that he was upset and sad because his Dad was mad at him and that he has yelled at him last night. I got very worried. I thought that I had a serious problem in my hands. We talked and i asked him about his father behavior and if he was always like this. I asked if he hit him or his mother or sisters.From what he told me it seems that this is not usual and that his father was upset about something. Later I got him to talk my the coordinator and the school psychologist. He talked more with them. We are going to meet his parents on Monday.Let’s see. Also today I had a meeting with a mother. She started to cry and told me about how se was in the process of divorce and many other problems. OMG What is happening with today’s society?? It’s sad, very sad. To top it of after school a mother came to me to demand some thing. I didn’t listen to her. Things are staying the way i wan’t . I’m tired. I don’t want to be a pendeja today. I wish I could go to philly and hang out with my friends and my brother. I need that, Laugh and enjoy. I will be with Sally and Michael that day, I know I am going to enjoy it a lot. Good friends, Good food

I need a vacation!! Far from here.

Fun Update

OMG Nothing have been done in this house today. I have spent the whole day in my computer. it was fun and again it amazes me how we can be in touch with the computer. We were actually there. Seeing and talking with everyone. My sister had fun and I did too from a distance. She actually got to touch the ball one time. She said there were too many people and that she is short. Here are some pics. BTW the best cruise director and my sister look great

Fun,Fun, Fun

Last night was the Halloween party. I didn’t wanted to spend any money on costumes so someone lend me a skirt and I was an Espanola. Eugenio had a gondolier hat that he has bought in Venice last year so I bought him a stripped shirt and he was the perfect gondolier. When we were on our way to the party my sister called me to tell she was in the area of the Fun Party in Dallas and what she was seeing. She was making sure were all was going to be before the day. The party was fun but not as fun as the first one. I missed many of my co workers that were not able to make it. Vivi and Cristian were at my nephew’s 21 ’s birthday at his girlfriend. His brother the older one and the one that was going to marry in Apil just broke up with his girlfriend. He is not doing well. He being the oldest is taking the worst part in all that is happening I think he just snapped. Let’s see how this turn out.

I just talked to Sharon and John!!!!!! I got nervous and  couldn’t talk much. My english is downhill , I need practice!!!  First I talked to Sharon who told me that there were not many people  and that was good because that means more time with John. At that time they were waiting to meet John going down a line. Stephanie has already asked who they were. And then there was John on the phone. I was surprised and mute and the few words that I was able to mutter sounded bad. Pronunciation
Crap…Anyway we talked about Heidi and that he missed her very much and how hard it is, my family,  he virtually gave me a big hugo  anddddddddd he told me about coming to visit  On BC3 on the Dream, party and everything!! YAY!! Finally it seems I’m going to be a part of some BC even if i’m not going. My friend sweet as always. I miss him. My sister took pics with John that i’m going to put here asap. My sister signed  for the commercial. Ahh the loyal RCL fan appearing in a Carnival commercial. GOODD!! She hasn’t been able to talk with John because when he was with her he was talking to me. They were all talking on the phone with Heidi.

I will update this blog later. This news are from the 9:00 am coffee with John. So we still have the whole day.

Many many things

Many fun and exciting things in my mind. Tomorrow’s party, Beach ball- Dallas- sister – John thing,  Bloggers coming to visit and the change of taking part in some way of a Bloggers cruise…. at last. FUN !! And still reading or trying to read my book. Will anything get done around here?? I don’t know and I don’t mind.

Stay tuned for pics and reviews of all weekend happenings.

This week

I’m tired like if it was Friday. Still reading and still loving it but it is taking a toll on me. Everything is getting behind. Last night I was up until 12:30 and I woke up at 5:00. I’m reading the last book (750 pages) and it is very intense. So I want to finish although I know i’m going to miss being in Edward’s and Bella’s world. Plenty of work at school. This kids really drench me. Ileana (my assistant) and I daily look at each other and we don’t know if we want to cry or laugh. We often talk about how kids are today and we wonder why are we doing this. Everyday it becomes more difficult. About this week in particular there are a couple of things that have me excited and I have a couple of things to do. The party at my friend’s is on Saturday and still Eugenio and I don’t have a costume. My kids also need one because that same night they are going  to a party to celebrate one of my nephew’s 21 birthday. I also need to go get some pants for parent’s teacher day on Monday. Still struggling with 10 pounds that i want to lose.  I don’t know when i’m going to get this things. Tomorrow night I have to go until 10:pm to school for Parents that all the parents of 9th graders have to go. YUCK! Requisite…. My sister is going to see John this weekend. She is going to go search for him at the commercial beach ball guiness thingy.LuckY!! I have talked to her about John. Even if she doesn’t read the blog she knows a lot about him. She is to be a RCCL employee and her favorite CD is Richard Spacey. She is very loyal to her cruise line. She sounded excited to meet John. I already told her that she needs to find him and tell him who she is, take a picture and deliver a hug. Stephanie told me that we are going to have a live blog. So I should ask her were is John and call my sister to tell her. Also this week i’m starting to make plans foor Sally’s visit on November . Im not sure what we are going to do yet. Eugenio just call me that his mother invited him on a cruise onboard the Summit for the Dec 13 week, I’m happy for him because he hasn’t taken a vacation since the Freedom a year and half ago but I’m also sad that we have gotten to the point that we can’t travel together. I miss that…. a lot. I  know better times are coming. We are going to keep waiting,

This pic is of my sister in her apartment in Dallas

Trapped!

Still trapped in Bella’s world with the perfect vampire Edward Cullen. It’s been a week since I started with Twillight and now i’m at book #3 Eclipse. Can’t be away from them for too long and my life is on hold. I’m doing just the essential things and I go back to reading. So I decided to get over them as soon as possible and continue reading until I finish with the 4 books. I’m just a hopeless romantic! ha!

Just read this:

I’ll be back soon you won’t have time to miss me

Look after my heart… I’ve left it with you.

AHHHHHH!!

My thoughts , yes my thoughts

As the title says this blog is about what I think. Yesterday after I read John’s blog and thinking that John though that people that don’t drink are dull I was a little mad and  I decided that I was going to write what I think about drinking and smoking. I’m glad this are not his thoughts that some parts of the blog were missing. Lately I have heard so much about us that willingly have decided that we don’t need to drink or smoke. AT ALL!! That we are boring, that we don’t know how to have fun, that we are dull or too good ( ok… los pendejos) I have had people make comments like, You don’t drink and what do you do? AGH!! I don’t drink just because I don’t like the taste of alcohol. It’s not because of religion or anything. I just don’t like it or simply I don’t understand why people drink. I don’t get it. Maybe I think to much. I don’t understand why some people like to make a fool of themselves.Many times I see and hear how people talk about a drunk person and how they laugh. I just don’t see why people like to feel like a dog the next day. Feel so sick and through up all over. I just don’t get it. I have heard people on the next door cabin throwing up all night because of their drinking. FUN!! I have seen people lose a whole day in their cabin after a night getting drunk. FUN! I have seen girls ending up in a room with strangers because they are drunk FUN!! Unwanted pregnancy! FUN! People getting in car accidents and killing themselves or worst others!! No, I don’t get it. I am proud of my family and Eugenio’s. Oh we have fun,  so much fun………. and we have no alcohol. Not in a cruise or a party. Just us together. Many have tried none have suceed in making me or Eugenio drink. Our example has teach our kids that we don’t need alcohol to have fun. I’m not saying that is bad to drink. In moderation and with responsability. When you don’t make a fool of yourselves orput yourself and  others in danger. Without getting sick pleaseeeeee. About smoking never have tried one. Never. I knew that I could get addicted so I didn’t even tried.That was my decision.

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Who is Edward Cullen?????? Now I know

I kept hearing this name over and over again. Plenty of bumpers stickers in facebook about him. I was really curious to know who was this “perfect” Edward Cullen.  That I knew… he was perfect. He gives women unrealistic expectations about men. At least that’s what I heard. I asked Vivi thinking it was a TV series. No, it wasn’t. She said something about a book. okkkkk. I forgot about it until Vivi came home one day with the book. A friend had lend it to her to read. She has told her wonders about it. It was  about a girl who fell in love with a vampire, Edward Cullen. So, that I wanted to see, Vivi is not a book lover. She reads when she needs to, she doesn’t read for pleasure like me. She started and couldn’t stop. Everything was left undone. She was in love with the book and Edward Cullen. She would come to me from time to time and read a part of it. I was curious. But I didn’t have time for this. I knew that if I started I couldn’t stop. She read the four big books  in a month time. That was a record for her. Now she is waiting for the movie coming out in November.  I knew It would take much less for me but It would also meant, many things undone and few hours of sleep.  That is a luxury I could not afford.  But I decided that this long weekend was going to be different. No work, no school work, no house work (only the necessary laundry). I was going to go out with my family and I was going to dare to read. Weekends always come and go and we are always working. I wanted to do something that I like not something that  I have to do. So besides seeing two movies  spending some time with my family at the mall and eating out for Eugenio’s birthday, I read the first book of the series,  Twilight. Love it!! The story of the girl who fell in love with the perfect guy. The thing is he is a vampire!! I read the book in two days between all the things I did. It’ s the kind of book that you can’t put down. You have to continue reading until you finish it. Few hours of sleep though. Now I have to continue!! Bring me #2 New Moon!! Vivi’s friends is coming later to bring it to me. It seems that maybe  I will have sometime this week to read it if the storm comes our way as it seems right now. If not I will be busy at school because I’m a little behind with the grades that are due this week. This weekend I also got to see Night in Rodanthe with the still super handome Richard Gere. Good picture but sad……. we cried a lot. George Clooney is here filming a movie. Haven’t seem him but he is on the papers everyday. Some said he is nice others say he is not. I’m going to try to get a nap now before the other book comes. Pray for the storm to go away although I need sometime to read..LOL Kidding

Un tiempo para sentirse seguro. Un tiempo donde se pueda soñar

Things to look forward to

In this month and the next I have a few things to look forward to and I hope some surprises or good news. Starting this long weekend I have Eugenio’s birthday on Saturday and I hope at least to be able to go eat someplace. My sister with her family along with my parents are coming on Sunday and staying until Monday. My sister wants to go shopping and start looking for my niece prom dress. So it’s seems the girl’s are going to Plaza las Americas on Sunday. Then there is the party at my friends on the 25. I’m planning to have a lots of fun on that party with all of us in our costumes taking pictures. That same night is my nephew’s 21 birthday party at his girlfriend’s house. Vivi and Cristian will go to that one. In November and starting with the arrival of the Carnival Victory to her new home port on November 2 some of my blogger friends are coming to visit!! That I know of I’m going to meet for the first time 5 of them in the month of November alone. Also in November Thanksgiving week off. The whole week! It is a shame that I can’t go on a cruise. Very good values for that week starting with the Caribbean Princess at 200 something. Port charges were higher than the price of the cabin p/p . All the ships sailing from here that week have very good deals except the AOS but beside the Princess there are good prices on the Victory and the Serenade O S. We used to cruise almost every Thanksgiving. One time we went on the Holiday a with Eugenio’s family. ALL of them. It was the first time that we have been able to go all together. The only one missing was my father in law who had died  4 years before that. We were; my mother in law and her son’s and daughter each with their family. Also joining us were neighbors, friends, nephew’s girlfriend and her family and some of Eugenio’s cousins. In total we were 40. We  arrived together at the pier. All dressed with the same polo shirt that we have done for the ocasion. It was red and from the first day one member of the staff on the sail away party called us to the dance floor as the “red fire group”. Our second time on the Holiday  was even more fun than the first one. The first day we had an incident with my brother in law ( the youngest). He wanted to leave the ship because he found a toenail on one of the beds and…….the cabin flooded. YES!! He gave us a hard time that day. He is one of those complainers that has champagne taste but no money. Me? I’m cruising, I’m happy and the truth is that we had a great time. When we got lost we always found someone eating at the Lido.  It was our meeting point. We had 4 or 5 tables at restaurant. In my table there was a very good waiter that loved the children. We used to go almost every night to Doc Holiday’s were the Latin Music was. We filled the room because we used to go all together at once. Everybody danced even the children. I remembered one night we were there and my brother in law had escaped to the Tahiti lounge for Karaoke. He went silently, he didn’t want anyone to see him. One of my nephew’s saw him and told everyone. HA!! We all stand up and left Doc Holiday almost running and invaded suddenly the Tahiti lounge. Imagine the people’s surprise. At that time he was singing and we start to behave and scream like he was Ricky Martin. You are mine!! You look good!! We were laughing so hard!  We used to go for hours to the front of the ship just to talk or watch the stars at night. Ahh good times!! That trip was a blessing. Blessing we got to repeat one more time 2 years later on board the Norwegian Sky. Now the family is not complete. Even if we had the money I think everyone is afraid to ask to do it again. Someday maybe.