Why is life so hectic?

Why are we always on the run? There is so much to do, that the minutes turn into hours, hours into days, days into weeks and when you realize it, a month has passed by, and all of the sudden Boom!! a year went by. This is time we cant get back unfortunately.

I have a friend that I love dearly. Maria and her husband Paul have been there for me when I needed them and the same for me, when she has needed me the most I have been there for her. She is like the sister I never had.

We only live 10 minutes away from each other, but for one reason or another we never seem to be able to see each other. We keep in touch via email and phone, but its not the same. I miss them dearly and would love to see them every weekend like we used to in the past.

We have a great time together, we laugh till our stomachs and faces hurt.

Hopefully for the new year we will see each other more often, and hopefully will be able to go on vacation together again. We have been on vacation together a few times, and we have had the best times ever. My daughter Jessica and her daughter Allison were together in school till 2nd grade that they moved, but regardless our girls have been best friends since they were 4 years old. We might not see each other often but those girls love each other and when they do see each other is like it was yesterday.

Lets make it a new years resolution to see each other more often. Maria, Paul, Aly, and Pauly - Happy New Year! I love you guys.

Sometimes I get so upset that I feel my head is going to explode.

I often wonder where is the need to be envious or be a hypocrite. If you dont like somebody, its your choice, dont prentend you like them and then talk bad about them when they are not present to defend themselves.

This whole thing started because my daughter was crying a while ago while on the phone with one of her best friends.

My daughter Jessica has 2 best friends, Allison, that she knows since she was 5 years old, they were together from Prek to 2nd grade in school, then they moved and they now see each other less often, but love each other dearly, and Christine, who she knows since 3rd grade that she started in a new school and Christine made the transition for her so much easier, they have been best friends ever since.

The problem is of course with the other girls in their class. My daughter Jessica and Christine are two peas in a pod. Joseph one of their friends couldnt have described it any better. He says that they share a liver, that's how alike they are. They are very popular, they sit together in school, they are both in the basketball team, they play softball together. They even look like they could be related. Which brings me back to my original problem, since they get along so good, a group of girls from the class are envious of the frienship and talk bad about my daughter to Christine to try to break up their friendship. Why? what is the need for this? The girls that are doing it are what you might call "loosers" they are girls that are not popular and need to get a life, instead of trying to mess up everybody else's life.

It kills me to see my daughter crying, her friend crying and this whole mess surrounding them because of simple envy. Why? Why cant people just mind their own business and go on with their lives and let other people live their own life. There are so much more important issues in this life, real issues, like people dying, our economy, people loosing their jobs, health issues, I could go on for days.....

So here is a piece of advice to my daughter Jessica and her bff Christine, keep sharing your liver, live life to the fullest, enjoy every second of everyday and enjoy your friendship to the max, ignore all the "loosers" and all their comments. You only have a few more months till you graduate, and then you are going to go to different High Schools, and have to deal with new people and new problems. Enjoy the rest of 8th grade.

Love you both.

BREAKDANCING

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These are some pictures of the first snow storm of the season.

These are pictures I took from the window of the conference room where I work. We are on the 38th fl. and have beautiful views of Manhattan.

MY BABY IS GROWING UP

Last night was my daughter's 8th grade ring ceremony. I dont know if all schools are the same but she goes to catholic grammar school and their tradition is to have a mass with a blessing of the rings and a ceremony where they get their rings. All the kids get to participate and my daughter got to do one of the petitions and then bring down the bread. She looked so beautiful, and elegant in a new black dress I bought her. She curled her hair and looked like a little woman. Not the baby she was not too long ago.

Where did these years go by? They flew right by.

They all received a white rose, that in turn they went and gave to their mothers. I felt so proud of her. My baby girl is so grown up. Of course I was crying, couldnt help myself.

Getting ready to go to High School, what a difference between this young lady today with such a good head on her shoulders and the little girl in kindergarten that the teacher told me "Mrs Feria, I dont know what to do with Jessica, I keep changing her seat because she talks and talks all day long. She doesnt care if its a girl or a boy and if there is nobody next to her she will talk to her pencil. She is nothing like her brother". It sounds funny now, but it wasnt then. Thank God, she changed, even though she is still a social butterfly and very popular and talkative, at least I dont get any complains about it. She knows when she can and cant do it.

I love you sweetheart.

Thanks for making mommy so proud. Keep up the good work!

THE PROUDEST MOMENTS IN A MOM'S LIFE

I think one of the proudest moments that a mother can have is when people say good things about yours kids.
I had one of those days a couple of weeks ago when I went to my son's school for the parent/teacher meeting. My son is already a junior in High School, so to hear wonderful comments is harder than when they are in Kindergarten.

His spanish teacher told me, "there was no need for you to come, your son is doing great", nice to hear, but then the History teacher tells me "do you have any more like him at home that you can send me?", I started laughing thinking my son was being funny or something in his class and this man was getting a kick out of it. But, he turns around and says to me "Your son is the best student I have this year, I wish all the kids were like him. He is destined for a great college and has a wonderful future ahead of him." -- Now we are talking, I was so proud of him, I didn't know what to say. Then I went to see his Homeroom teacher/Religion teacher, and that was the kicker. She told me how wonderful he was in class, how polite, how he would always say Good Morning to her, and Good Night when he was on his way home. How he was always willing to help her and the others in the class, and that all this is a reflection of the way we have raised him. By this time my eyes were getting red, and then Boom! She tells me "If I ever have a son, I hope that he is just like your son", at that point I couldnt hold it and tears were rolling down my face.

Hands down, one of the proudest moments of my life.

PRICES TODAY

Is it me? or the prices in the supermarket now days are just simply ridiculous. I went food shopping on Sunday morning to Pathmark and I almost had a heart attack when I saw the price for the mozarella cheese $6.39 each. I had no choice but to buy it because I was making a lasagna, because I was having family over for dinner.

Something else that is ridiculously overpriced is the rice. I come from a Cuban background, so we have to have rice, and my husband and kids are the same way. The price for a 20lb. bag was $18.99. I remember 3 years ago that I bought not 1 but 4 - 20lb. bags for $20.00 on sale, regular price was abt $6.50.

SLOW DOWN.... TODAY ONLY HAPPENS ONCE.

Sometimes I stop and catch myself, and ask myself "Why am I rushing?" Sometimes we need to slow down. When you live in the New York area, everybody is always rushing. You rush to get to work ontime, sometimes I have ran for a whole block because I just missed the bus, (why not wait for the next one?). During the day at work, everything is a rush, then you rush out at 5pm to catch the bus to rush home to cook and take care of your second job, being a mom.

Once in a while we really need to slow down, get to work a little late, or take a day off, relax, read a book in the bus on the way home, get home and order dinner instead of cooking. Watch a movie with your kids while eating dinner, catch up on what's going on in their lives, in school. Forget about cleaning the kitchen and doing the dishes, that will keep till tomorrow.

What we do today is what we have, what we enjoy, tomorrow may never come, that is why I try to enjoy my kids as much as possible. It never bothers me to have to run out and go to pick up a bunch of their friends to take them to the movies, I dont mind because that is our special time. We sit in the car and we talk, I try to have a very close relationship with them, I want them to always trust me no matter what.

Last night I had a ton of laundry to do, but I didnt do it, instead I spent a long time with the 2 of them just talking and giggling and cracking up at my son's jokes till my husband started telling us to be quiet 'cause it was getting too late, but we had a great time, those are the moments in life that if we dont stop, and enjoy them, they pass us right by.

Time flyes, and we get old faster than we want to. Stop, look around, enjoy nature, treasure your parents while you still have them, and specially enjoy your kids, there is no turning the pages back to re-do things, go on vacation, cause those moments you will treasure always.
Kids grow up too fast and when you least expect it they are gone off to college and you are home wondering where did the time go.

MY FIRST BLOG.

Hi all bloggers out there. My name is Jeannie, and like my title suggests I am a wacky cuban mom. This is my first time blogging, so bear with me.

Today was another crazy day in my crazy life. It was kind of chilly this morning, but it turned out to be a pretty nice day.

Right now its almost 11pm, I am trying to write something and my kids wont let me. They keep making me laugh, and wont let me write. They think I am crazy cause I am writting a blog.

I am not really crazy, I am always multi-tasking, and sometimes I drive myself crazy.

Good night for now!