Who woke me up this morning with "Mami, the alarm didn't go off." I sat up and looked at the clock. 7:03am ( Read more... )

Alej is normally a cheerful, upbeat, never-met-someone-she-didn't-like kind of a girl. If she wants to watch Enchanted and Uncle Daniel wants to watch Gladiator, she says she's fine with it because she loves the musical score during the credits. If she wants chilaquiles and Sof wants hotcakes, Alej just asks if she can try them with peanut butter ( Read more... )

Alej: "Mami. Maaami. MAMI ( Read more... )

Sofi came into my classroom today after school (well, in-service for me, "orientation" for her ( Read more... )

My families haven't had an easy time integrating. My girls aren't used to speaking English at home, and my parents and sisters aren't used to hearing Spanish. My mom isn't used to keeping quiet instead of reprimanding and correcting-- and I'm certainly not accustomed to sharing that responsibility. Sofi's favorite coping mechanism is going to her ( Read more... )

This is going to sound odd; bear with me, as I do have a point ( Read more... )

I have the urge to curl up inside this song like one might curl up inside a burning house or a hurricane.