A blur of Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday, Thursday...

Because we are that busy :-)  Filled with Confirmation, Tae Kwon and Piano. And, of course, homework.

A highlight for Kendall was seeing Black Panther on Tueday with his buddies from the Garage.  He LOVED it!

Buenas noches.

The Weekend

After the Harlem GlobeTrotters, we had a nice quiet weekend of running errands and church.

Buenas noches!

38 Simple Ideas For Taking Care of Yourself When You Need It Most

We Need to Get More Kids on Bikes

This moon phases calendar tool or moon schedule is an easy way to find out the lunar phase for any given month.

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Harlem Globe Trotters Weekend

Costa Rica Scientists Discover New Bacteria Thursday

costa-rican-scientists-discover-new-bacteria- Listeria costaricensis

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And more Tae Kwon Do

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GratiTuesday

a busy week and thankful for a break this evening.

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Tae Kwon Do

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Happy Weekend folks!

We are chillaxing.

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121 Things to Do Instead of Spending Money

What A Badass Olympic Skier Can Teach Us About Work-Life Balance

THE BEST PLACES TO EAT BRUNCH IN PHILLY RIGHT NOW

Healthy Eating Plate & Healthy Eating Pyramid

Happy Chinese New Year Friday!

I am a Dog and Kendall is a Monkey.

Dog

狗 (gǒu)

1934, 1946, 1958, 1970, 1982, 1994, 2006, 2018

Monkey

猴 (hóu)

1932, 1944, 1956, 1968, 1980, 1992, 2004, 2016

Buenas noches!

Celebrate and learn about 2018 Chinese New Year - Year of the Dog!

School Thursday

I have a school conference today about Kendall's progress and thumb's up plus kudos to White Clay. It is slow and Kendall is approved to stay at White Clay for 8th grade so we are ready to put in the work.

We did get home earlier since I took a half day and Kendall enjoyed some time outside wih the beautiful weather (before we have snow on Saturday :-()

And online class for me - buenas noches!

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31 Ways Real People Make Extra Income

Happy Valentines Day and Family Anniversary cont'd

Today 5 years ago, a little boy who is now an incredible young man moved in with me. Neither of us have regretted any second.  Te amo mucho, Kendall!

And an evening of classical music at Longwood Gardens (much to Kendall's dismay but bonus dessert afterwards made up for it - just a little).

Buenas noches!

Sérgio & Odair Assad with Avi Avital CLASSICAL SERIES

How did St. Valentine become associated with love and romance? Get the full story behind the holiday.

THE 33 BEST ROMANTIC COMEDIES OF ALL TIME

GratiTuesday

And we both we not up to Tae Kwon Do since we has tomach issues so we took the evening off - we do feel better.

MANY DESIRES VERSUS A FEW DESIRES

I don't agree with Jenny Holzer, who wrote "If you have many desires, your life will be interesting." I find that as I have developed fewer but stronger desires, my life has become more interesting. What do you think?

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50 States

Monday :-(

We wish it was Sunday!  A busy night of Confirmation and Altar Guild set up.

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The Case for Lowering Your Expectations

For fun...Do you remember playing Pacman? Well check out this Pacman Doodle by Google. It is simple and fun like the old game used to be. It is sure to bring back memories.

Saturday and Sunday - Happy 5th Family Anniverary Part 1

Therapy, time with family and church.  A busy weekend filled with love! Sunday, February 11, was the day Kendall and I first met in person. Anticipation by both of us from the night before we met. February 10, 2013 evening - I don't think either of us slept well. And on February 11, 2013, a handsome boy with a buzz cut giggled around me, introduced me to his friends and agreed to lunch at McDonald's.  And that was 5 years ago.

I love you to infinity and beyond, my brave son!
¡Te amo hasta el infinito y más allá, mi valiente hijo!


Buenas noches!

Friday Night at Longwood

And although Kendall was not pleased I purchased these tickets (evident by his sour face) ... we both loved this concert at Longwood...

Highlights:

• English, Spanish and Spanglish
• Get on your feet
• Clap your hands
• Feel the music
• Dancing by Female and Male Leads
• Classic La Bamba
• Meeting everyone in Orkestra Mendoza and Las Cafeteras after the concert
• Buying the CDs and getting autographs of everyone in Orkestra Mendoza and Las Cafeteras
• The gifting of Enrique Chi's other band "Making Movies' CD and finding out he will be in Costa Rica in June/July
• Kendall speaking Spanish and wanting to learn to dance like they did on stage and learn the Costa Rica customary dances
• Kendall and I learning the 2 step from Hector of Las Cafeteras
• Being asked to leave since we stayed too long with the artists
• The orchid display at Longwood

The experience - priceless. I love you Kendall!

Buenas noches!

Back to School Thursday and the Eagles Parade

Online class tonight but still managed to make a home-cooked dinner (pork, peas and sweet potatos) and put our the trash and recycle.

And the Eagles Parade - HOW TO ATTEND THE EAGLES' SUPER BOWL PARADE & LIVE TO TELL THE TALE  We did not go into Philly but the parade was incredible!

Buenas noches!

Freezing Rain Wednesday

A bit of a roller coater ride - first a 2 hour delay and then no work or school. But two wonderful Facetimes with the Abuelos :-)

Buenas noches!

The goal of the Olympic Movement is to contribute to building a peaceful and better world by educating youth through sport practised without discrimination of any kind, in a spirit of friendship, solidarity and fair play. At olympic.org you can learn about the history of the Olympics as well as this year's Olympic Games in Pyeong Chang, South Korea.

UNESCO (United Nations Educational, Scientific and Cultural Organization) is responsible for coordinating international cooperation in education, science, culture and communication. It strengthens the ties between nations and societies, and mobilizes the wider public.

The Library of Congress is the nation's oldest federal cultural institution, and it serves as the research arm of Congress. It is also the largest library in the world, with more than 162 million items. The collections include books, sound recordings, motion pictures, photographs, maps, and manuscripts.

There's no use in being pessimistic. It wouldn't work, anyway Tuesday :-)

A therapy night for us and some thoughtful reflection.

Where do you find real nourishment?

There are thousand of things in the world that provide you with only mediocre nourishment; the influences that deeply enrich you with their blessings are much smaller in number.

To say it another way: You derive a bare amount of inspiration and teaching from the great majority of people, songs, images, words, stories, environments, and sights; whereas you draw life-sustaining illumination and spirit-ennobling motivation from just a precious few.

I invite you to identify that special minority, and take aggressive steps to be in ongoing communion with it.

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My Ancestry DNA results came in. Just as I suspected, my great great grandfather was a monarch butterfly.  Much of who I am is still wriggling under a stone.I am part larva, but part hummingbird too. There is dinosaur tar in my bone marrow. My golden hair sprang out of a meadow in Palestine. Genghis Khan is my fourth cousin, but I didn't get his dimples. My loins are loaded with banyan seeds from Sri Lanka,but I descended from Ravanna, not Ram. My uncle is a mastodon.

There are traces of all people in my saliva.

3.7 billion years ago I swirled in golden dust,dreaming of a planet overgrown with lingams and yonis.

More recently, say 60,000 B.C I walked on hairy paws across a land bridgejoining Sweden to Botswana.

I can no longer hide my heritage of raindrops and cougar scat.

I am made of my grandmother's tears.

Admit it, you have wings, vast and golden,like mine, like mine.

You have sweat, black and salty, like mine, like mine.

You have secrets silently singing in your blood, like mine, like mine.

Don't pretend that earth is not one family.

Don't pretend we never hung from the same branch.

Don't pretend we don't ripen on each other's breath.

Don't pretend we didn't come here to forgive.

- by Fred LaMotte

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GEMINI (May 21-June 20): Author Anaïs Nin said, "There are two ways to  reach me: by way of kisses or by way of the imagination. But there is a hierarchy: the kisses alone don't work." For two reasons, Anaïs's formulation is especially apropos for you right now. First, you should not allow yourself to be seduced, tempted, or won over by sweet gestures alone. You must insist on sweet gestures that are synergized by a sense of wonder and an appreciation of your unique beauty. Second, you should adopt the same approach for those you want to seduce, tempt, or win over: sweet gestures seasoned with wonder and an appreciation of their unique beauty.

Buenas noches!

On Change.org, people everywhere are starting campaigns, mobilizing supporters, and working with decision makers to drive solutions. The website serves to facilitate petitions by the general public to "empower people everywhere to create the change they want to see."

Can we call in sick Monday?!?!

Oh we wish we could :-)

Buenas noches!

Sleep With Me Podcast

Millennial Money hosted by financial guru Shannah Compton Game

A Look Inside the World’s Most Remote Brewery - Joshua Malin

Heading indoors: Strava makes updates to virtual activity & challenges

Your Smartphone Is a Great Adventure Tool

Super Bowl Saturday and Sunday G-O E-A-G-L-E-S

We were G-O E-A-G-L-E-S all weekend and we are the champions.  What an incredibly historic game!

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EVERY COMMERCIAL FROM THE 2018 SUPER BOWL, RANKED

NFL Super Bowl LII

Happy Friday and Groundhog Day!

In Pennsylvania on Friday morning, Punxsutawney Phil saw his shadow, effectively predicting that there will be six more weeks of winter, but up north, two groundhogs are at odds after giving drastically different weather forecasts.  So we'll see!

A half day me to head up North and Kendall learned how to change a tire, complete an oil change and then Arcade/Game night at the Kennett Square Library - I would have loved to do that.

And Despicable Me 3 for fmaily movie night - LOVE!

Buenas noches!

EVERYTHING YOU NEED TO DO IN PHILLY THIS WINTER

Pocket helps people save interesting articles, videos and more from the web for later enjoyment. Once saved to Pocket, the list of content is visible on any device - phone, tablet or computer. It can be viewed while waiting in line, on the couch, during commutes or travel - even offline.

When, Exactly, to Schedule Your Workouts

Following Bears Ears' Native Messengers Feb 1, 2018

Tae Kwon Do Wednesday

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