True Rewards!

So graduation was AWESOME!
Saw my students walk on stage and feel validated and accomplished!
That, along with all the wonderful hugs from old and new students is a teacher's TRUE reward!

Loved it!
Loved it!
Loved it!

Then came home to more hugs! My kids are awesome!

Busy Wednesday

First it was "hair day" at Rocio's mega early this morning. I got there around 7 a.m.
Then it was off to buy myself an outfit.
Finally, I am home now, getting ready to go.

It's graduation ceremony for PHA, and I have to be there for my 8th graders.

Ok.

Let's get some make up on.
Foundation.
Blush.
Powder.
Lip gloss.
DONE!

No complicated stuff for me. LOL!

Shalom!!!!!!

Shavu'ot

Ok... so here is the deal. We've done quite a bit of everything for the past several weeks, and today I just feel like cleaning closets, organizing books, shampooing the carpets, etc!
Yeah... it's cleaning time! Then tonight it's Bible study!

Tonight at sunset is Shavu'ot (The Festival of Weeks also known as the Festival of the First Fruits) when we celebrate the giving of the Torah and when the first fruits were harvested and brought to the Temple.

Work is not permitted from sunset tonight until sunset June 9th.

So... gotta get serious house cleaning done today!

Tonight we attend Bible study. I'll tell my kids the story of Ruth as their betdtime story (because it is customary to read from the book of Ruth), and we wake up mega early to pray.
We love G-d and we want to serve Him with all of our hearts.


You shall count for yourselves -- from the day after the Shabbat, from the day when you bring the Omer of the waving -- seven Shabbats, they shall be complete. Until the day after the seventh sabbath you shall count, fifty days... You shall convoke on this very day -- there shall be a holy convocation for yourselves -- you shall do no laborious work; it is an eternal decree in your dwelling places for your generations. -Leviticus 21:15-16, 21

"In my world, everyone's a pony and they all eat rainbows and poop butterflies!" — Dr. Seuss

Off to the Library

Off to the library with Iris.
Gotta help her out with something.

Soooo tired.
Oh my gosh! I still need to get my hair done before Wednesday.
My awesome students graduate!

So proud of them! :)

Antimatter Trapped for Nearly 17 Minutes

Wow.
So a lab in Geneva, Switzerland was FINALLY able to trap antimatter long enough for it to be studied! AMAZING!

Ricardo went nuts over the news!
Here is the link to the article!


Lightning in a Bottle: Antimatter Trapped for Nearly 17�Minutes

We Did A LOT in TWO Days!

Well, first we went with Dr. Rios and his wife to a vineyard in Clermont and it was awesome! We are studying a book called Secrets of the Vine by Bruce Wilkinson, and in order to make the lesson more vivid, we took a trip to a vineyard!
Of course it is where they make wine, so we were toured around the place and the kids were quite impressed with the whole entire process from the seed to the harvest and so on.
From a Biblical standpoint it was simply tremendous! We are going back in a week or so to partake of the Harvest Festival where the kids will get to stomp on the grapes

As soon as we were done with our field trip to the vineyards, we went to a friend's house for dinner. We had a lot of fun there. Great laughs and good times!

FINALLY, my parents treated us to a stay at a resort villa, and of course we invited some friends over! It was slumber party time and needless to say we had a blast! The kids loved it!
"Nuff" said!

Events...

June...

Yadira Aponte's wedding. She's been after me asking if I'm going and OF COURSE I am! Wouldn't miss it for the world! She's soooo happy! :D

Harvest Festival at Lakeridge Winery & Vineyards (the kids get to stomp on the grapes!)

Fifth Annual World Ballet Competition at Bob Carr Peforming Arts Center (those competitions are FIERCE and so much fun to watch)

That's all I've got so far.

Still planning our June fun.

Macaroni Grill, Shoes and the Last Day of School!

Ok. So the other night we had Mexican food, and yesterday we had Italian.
Macaroni Grill has the MOST delicious stuffed mushrooms EVER! Oh wow. They are way better than Olive Garden's! My goodness!!!
These two (Carmen and Janielly) were obviously hungry and VERY BORED! LOL!
We had fun.

Then it was shoe shopping time. Janielly liked them ALL. LOL
Good times!

Today I spent most of the day grading finals and preparing report cards.
Wow. My 7th and 8th graders did pretty good.
Very proud of them.

Sonic BOOM Scares Okelani!

Sonic Boom

Just set my alarm to ring ten minutes prior to Endeavor's sonic boom. Moving the puppy into my room.  I'm not dying of a heart attack at 2:30 a.m. and neither is the dog.

Girl's Night Out!

So after a REALLY long day at work, Mrs. Carmen, Janielly, Tania and I went to Abuelo's restaurant for dinner. It was delish.
Great laughs! LOL! Here are pics of the three of them. Of course, I am always behind the camera... 'cause that's my rule! LOL!

Memorial Day SPLASH!

Memorial Day was spent with our family. While my parents lounged in the lanai, my kids and Emma had a huge splash day! Everything from water balloon fights, to slip and sliding and of course, swimming.
Ahhhh... this is the life, and we praise G-d for it.

Ricardo got Claudia good with his balloon bombs! LOL and let me tell you... the more I saw him aim and hit, the more I considered the possibility of having him join a baseball team. Hmmm... let's see what happens. :D

Memorial Day

As we remember our fallen soldiers and veterans and spend time with our families, let's give G-d thanks for all of His blessings! We are blessed to live in the United States of America and we are proud of the brave men and women who are willing to risk their lives to protect ours.

Proud of our soldiers!!!

Now, it's off to Publix to get some beef franks! We are pulling out the grill, kicking back by the pool and enjoying Memorial Day with friends and family.

We are blessed.
We are truly blessed.

WHEN YOU COME HOME!

We Had Fun Today!

Today...

Off to church and then to Downtown Disney. We are still deciding where to go for an early dinner.

Ricardo does not tolerate "themed" restaurants with moving animals and noises, so I am guessing that we can probably go to Fulton's Crab House.
Claudia has this thing for their filet mignon, and Ricardo loves their salmon. Mimi loves steak too, so let's see what she wants.
Yeah. Ok. Sounds like a plan.
A nice relaxing dinner at Fulton's and a late evening stroll enjoying the shops and the boardwalk.

This is vacation.
Next week it's off to Coco Key Resort to hang out with friends!
Yeah!
Loving it!

Midlife Texting Codes

Yeah. Ok. I am 40... so not exactly sure that I need these until I hit 50! LOL!

ATD at the doctor.
BFF best friend fell.
BTW bring the wheelchair.
BYOT bring your own teeth.
FWIW forgot where I was.
GGPBL gotta go, pacemaker battery low.
GHA got heartburn again.
IMHO is my hearing aid on?
LMDO laughing my dentures out.
OMMR on my massage recliner.
ROFLACGU rolling on floor laughing and can't get up.
TTYL talk to you louder!

Night

Fun today. Then chillaxed at home with my kids... had a physics class with Ricardo (ha ha ha) and now I am ready for bed.

Wow.
It is late!

That Dine In theater... way overrated!!!!

Plus how can you see a movie with a server in the way half of the time???

Nah.

Night.

E=mc2

Ok.
So now at home my son has decided that he is going to build a small scale time machine and prove that Einstein's theory of relativity...E=MC2, is REAL.

I, of course, get all excited when he is in "physics mode" and decide to show him this video, and wow... his response?

"I already knew that Mom. What I want to do is find a way to speed photons to the point of stopping time altogether making it possible to travel from one point to another. What seems like years to you will only be seconds to me."

... and so this is the part when I start quietly freaking out.
Ricardo is smart for his age... but I am his teacher and I have not taught him a thing about photons yet.
His obsession with dinosaurs could have a lot to do with his obsession with time travel, and the whole antimatter talk?
Geez.

LOL!.
Ok then.
Time to take him to a basketball game and get him a bit distracted!
My kid needs to be a kid before he starts building a time machine! LOL!

Movie with a MENU! Downtown Disney Here We Come!

Tonight we have dinner while we watch a great movie at Downtown Disney! This is the BEST idea ever! Pirates of the Caribbean it is!!!

Vacation Time!

Off to our three day vacation!

Hallelujah!

Loving it!

My Heart...

My heart is with my people this morning.

Shabbat Shalom Y'all

Ultra busy day today! Wow.
I am so tired.

Glad to be home with the kiddos and the family relaxing.

Soon it will be Shabbat...YES!!!


Shabbat Shalom Y'all!

Enjoy your three day weekend!

The swimming pool was AWESOME!
Ahora que llegue toda la lluvia que quiera! Let it rain! Let it rain!

Magnetic Pole Shift

Magnetic North keeps moving causing climatic changes that are wayyyy too obvious to ignore! They have already confirmed that this was responsible for the death of thousands of birds and fish all over planet. Here in the US the severe tornadoes and the whole thing with the Mississippi River have plenty to do with it.

Albert Einstein was sooooooo incredibly right.

With the magnetic poles moving and with that HUGE hole in the magnetic field, a solar flare (which is said to strike like within a year) can happen!

Wow. Most of these videos are from January and February... and look at what is happening NOW! This is pretty impressive and it is all happening so fast.
As a science freak, this is all so exciting! This subject has fascinated me all of my life! None of this stuff scares me. I post anything I can find because I am seeing history in the making and it all signals to the fact that Yeshua is on His way!!!
Yay!!!!

Wow! It's HOT

As soon as I got out of work I called Mom and asked her to pull out the grill. You know it's hot when the grill comes out!!!!

I threw myself into the pool with my kids and the water was soooooo delicious and refreshing! Perfect for such a HOT afternoon!

Ricardo loves it when I make raspberry vinaigrette marinated steaks.
They are his favorite!

Gotta love my little (big) boy!!!

Then it was mini brownie bites with milk! Nooooo, those were not all for him. He got to share them with the chocaholics in this family (except Claudia since she cannot have chocolate).

Thursday...

I am simply amazed.

Yesterday my day was incredibly blessed.

Wendy's pastor showed up at my classroom and after talking to me for a bit prayed for me.
As she prayed the L-rd used her to speak to my heart.

She said, "Your love for G-d is passionate and He honors that."

Yes.
Yes it is.

When people use church as a social club or as a place to simply "show off" it angers me. It's not about just shining in church.
One must be willing to shine EVERYWHERE for the L-rd... and this starts n the home with your own family, your neighbors... STRANGERS! We must minister wherever we go!

Yesterday was just blessed.
The experience we had with new people we met simply baffled not only Rocio and Iris, but me as well. G-d is getting His people together and preparing them for what is coming. Hallelujah!

I'll blog about that later. Today I have a long day at the school.
Shalom.

Today...

Off to work, then to the massage spa with friends and finally back home to homeschool the kiddos.
Today is a short school day for my my kids and my students.

Bible study tonight! Ohhhh yeah!

Looking forward to that s well! :)

Loooove Wednesdays!

"Hast thou not known, hast thou not heard, that the everlasting G-d, the L-RD, the Creator of the ends of the earth, fainteth not, neither is weary" there is no searching of his understanding. He giveth power to the faint; and to them that have no might he increaseth strength."

Isaiah 40:28-29

Eat, Pray, Laugh!

We ate, prayed and had great laughs!

Rocio made the most amazing guacamole EVER!!! Yummy!

Good times among friends. I never knew that you could make avocados ripe in the microwave! Here is Rocio trying to do just that! Who knew, right?

Tomorrow we all meet again! :)

Lots of blessings coming our way and we all have to seize the day!!! I'll meet with them after work.
My students have a short day tomorrow.

This Is Why Israel CANNOT Go Back to Pre-1967 Borders!

Please watch this and pass it on to as many people as POSSIBLE!!!
I stand with my people!
Do you?

My Dad Said It

Yeah. My dad said that this would happen in May. Wow.
Pretty accurate, as always. Click on the link next to the image for the full article.

STOCKS SKID ON RENEWED WORRIES ABOUT EUROPE

http://money.cnn.com/2011/05/23/markets/markets_newyork/

Breakfast Fellowship with Friends

Today was a very blessed day and tomorrow will be even more blessed.
I'll be meeting very early with great friends for a fruity delicious breakfast, prayer time and fellowship.

I need to call Rocio and Iris to let them know that I'm making some Brie en Croute. We had the raspberry version of it last time and it was delish! This time around I might spice things up with a bit of jalapeno pepper jelly and almonds to give it a bit of a zing. It looks like Mom might join us as well and she loooooves my brie with the jalapeno jelly. It's her favorite :)

It will be nice. When Mom and Rocio get together to talk, it's a lot of fun! Last time at the hospital waiting room, it was great conversation and awesome wisdom from one to the other along with great laughs!
As we waited for Claudia to come out of surgery, having friends there made the nerves go away and time go by faster. True believers are there for one another in utmost sincerity and that makes a world of a difference.

Nothing like early prayer time with great women of G-d!
Gotta seize the day that the L-rd has made!
What G-d has been doing in each of our lives is simply AMAZING!
Thank You Abba.
You are simply WONDERFUL!
We love You and praise You our King!
Hallelujah!

Please Pass This ON

May 21st.

Well... it's past 6pm.

I guess I got left behind.

My Birthday Gift!

My birthday gift???

Three tickets to see Blueman Group at the Aquos Sharp Theater! PONCHO section!!!!!!! Front and center!!!!

Ohhhhh yeahhh! LOL!!!

Not for this week, of course. Next week when Claudia is doing better. It is an interactive show! Soooo cool!
Ohhhhh my gosh! This is great!

Birthday Cake

Ha ha ha! My mom made us all laugh so hard!!!

See, she found "psycho" and her husband at Publix looking through the cake section. So she rushed to the counter to get a cake (huge no-no on Shabbat... but she had forgotten to get one because things have been a bit busy at home lately). Psycho's husband murmured something under his breath that she didn't quite understand (people rarely ever understand what he says anyways).

Mom's thoughts at the moment?

"Psycho looks really hungry. If I don't go ahead and order a cake now, I might not find anything here later!"

We were rolling with laughter when she told us.
We don't like making fun of people, but this person has behaved in such a low, ghetto and non Christian way that at this point it is ok to pray for her, but have a little fun too. LOL!!!

Geez... from what I've heard, she has been to like three "retiros" already, and she is either immune to G-d's voice or something! Right after she attends a retreat, she ends up doing something really low, ghetto, and evil. They just had another retreat last weekend and we can't help but wonder what kind of creepy evil thing she's gonna do next! LOL.
Carmen and I were talking in the car last night because she went to that retreat last weekend with Magali. LOL. Without going into detail, let's just say that we both had a really good laugh. LOL!

Ok.
I need to breathe. We have laughed so hard! LOL!!! That was funny. :D

Time to continue celebrating my birthday and Dad's with our loved ones. Not only are we celebrating one more year of life, but also all the blessings that come with serving a true and faithful G-d.
Thank You Yeshua for loving us through EVERYTHING! We choose to love those who hate us. We choose to pray for those who think evil against us.
That is EXACTLY what You want us to do.
Not always easy... but not impossible.
Serving you is such a privilege.
Hallelujah!

PEACHES!

So we have been growing our own fruits and veggies in our backyward and today we ate delicious peaches from our trees!
Beautiful!
Oh... and they turned out soooo sweet. Yum!

Gradventure!

Ok. So last night's GRADVENTURE was as crazy as it looks in the pics! LOL!!!
Had a blast with all the kids and fellow teachers: Wendy Neuman, Nestor, Mr. Valentin, Karlie, Janielly, Mrs. Carmen, Mrs. Nazario, Mr. Figueroa...we all had FUN!!! Today I am simply EXHAUSTED!

By the time Carmen drove me home it was like 2 a.m., but we had awesome laughs. Good times!
Glad that today is Shabbat.
Time to REST!

Crazy Nuts EVERYWHERE!

Oh my goodness.
Another failed prediction by some ridiculous person who had nothing better to do but think that he could outsmart G-d when it comes to the UNKNOWN time of His Son's return.

Ugh! So much ignorance!
Why can't these people read their Bibles? The truth is THERE!
But ohhhh no. They choose to follow the teachings of some old man who took his calculator one day and decided that 2 plus 2 equaled... I don't know... the end of the world?!?!
LOL.
Unbelievable.

Son ciegos guias de ciegos. En serio! Uy!!!!!

Birthday Field Trip!

Today it's off to Universal Studios with my eigth graders! Whooo hooo!
I'm so tired already.
LOL.

Mom is home from being in Virginia and Washington D.C. so she will be taking care of my kiddos who are totally bummed because they don't get to go.
Claudia can't go ANYWHERE for at least a week and Ricardo is just upset that I have to spend my birthday elsewhere, but I have to go.
Mrs. Carmen has already purshased my ticket and as tired as I am, my students need their teacher there. :)

Only eigth graders get to enjoy Universal's Gradventure this afternoon and tonight! Yup.

Since we'll be home like around 3 a.m. (according to Mrs. Carmen and the staff), my big celebration will have to wait.

Yeah.
It's a special number!!!

I have lived 40 spectacular years and it only gets better from here!
For forty... I'm a babe! LOL!
LIVE, LOVE, LAUGH... but above all things ACKNOWLEDGE the giver of life! HaShem!