Mendez Crisis

Varios

2011-01-16T23:05:00.001Z

Santa Claus, el niño Jesus o Papa Noel, o quien tocara me trajo este quilt que uso de funda de sillón. Y las fundas de cojines. Me encanta como ha quedado!
Santa brought me this quilt this year and I am delighted with it!

Este pollo con ajo al horno estaba de muerte a ver si consigo darle el alta al susodicho! Jiji
And to complete this weekend comfort foods, I made this chicken with garlic, and loved it!

Casi no dejamos ni pa la cena...
Almost no leftovers... Lol...

-- Desde Mi iPad

Comfort food

2011-01-13T23:06:00.000Z

Hay que mimar al convaleciente... Jiji...
Comfort food for my husband after his surgery...

Cebollas dulces con papa y tomate y al horno con un poco de queso
Sweet onions with potatoes, tomatos, in the oven with a bit of cheddar

Y en el plato con arepas colombianas y pollo
And served with colombian "arepas" and garlic chicken!

Y de postre, Nantucket pie con la receta de Pioneer Woman, buenísima!!
And Nantucket pie using the Pioneer Woman recipe that id truly damn good and sooooo easy and fast to make!

Fotos malísimas pero este pie es la bomba!

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Que suerte vivir aquí!

2011-01-13T23:04:00.000Z

I'm so lucky! I have this view everyday!!

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Trabajitos de Navidad

2010-12-12T21:40:00.001Z

Nacimiento

2010-12-12T21:06:00.003Z

Nos faltaban las luces del nacimiento...

Las escaleras de entrada con el calendario de adviento de fieltro que hice con el tutorial de All Sorts

Christmas lights

2010-12-11T18:58:00.003Z

Christmas

2010-12-11T18:45:00.004Z

¡Cómo me gusta la Navidad! Y en Los Gigantes la bala que marca la salida de las Navidades son las luces de los apartamentos El Sombrero.

Y luego las del Hotel Los Gigantes (foto malísima, ya lo se)

Weight watchers

2010-09-07T22:16:00.000+01:00

Isn't weight watchers the best ever diet???? For dinner, a BIG sandwich with a cold coke!!

Love it!!! Apple, tomato, ham, cheddar cheese and lots of salt!!!
And now September time = Back to school crisis! Look at the box I made for my kid from a shoebox... Love it all scrapped with Bakugan and Ben10 pósters and comics using Mod Podge. Hope he'll enjoy it at school all the year!!

Lovely!!

Summer things...

2010-08-02T16:24:00.000+01:00

My new creations for the summer fun! Brooches for mommies and hairpins for the girls!

Cinnamon swirl bread for family's Sunday beach picnic

Homebaked cookies for the picnic too!

Even in summer I enjoy my morning coffee as always!!

And what about La Laguna?? Love it there!!

My view at the picnic... No words

Keep enjoying this hot summer!!

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Cover

2010-07-14T13:51:00.000+01:00

Love Ikea fabrics and specially this one in patchwork style! I bought it in a super fabric sale and I used it for the sofá bed cover. Handstitched using an Ikea duvet as batting. This is how it looks like, it's not totally finsihed yet as I still have to make more cushions covers.

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Haciendo historia

2010-07-12T00:28:00.000+01:00

En momentos tan emocionantes como el de esta noche mi reacción suele ser el agradecimiento. Me dan ganas de darle las gracias a todo el mundo por poder sentir tantas cosas...
Cuando mi hijo se puso a llorar de la emoción cuando pitaron el final del partido y todos nos abrazábamos, le daba gracias a Dios por tenerlo conmigo y poder llorar con él...
Cuando salieron los chicos con la batukada por las calles, quería darles las gracias por esa tradición que han creado en nuestro pueblo y que lo ha unido aún más...
Y cuando ya he llegado a casa no he podido dejar de pensar en los que ya no están aquí para disfrutar de ésto pero que desde allá arriba han estado animando como nadie! Fernando, mi tío Pachano y mi tío Pepe, Ciro diciendo "bien coño, bien!"... Gracias a ellos por haberme enseñado el alma del fútbol y espero que en el cielo los plasmas se midan por kms y no por pulgadas, como en el anuncio de cerveza!! Jiji
Gracias Dios por esta noche y gracias al equipo de jugadores que han hecho que hasta los turistas hoy también estuvieran vestidos de rojo!!

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Easter

2010-04-07T19:13:00.007+01:00

Happy belated Easter to all! lol... Don't you just love Easter day morning? For the kids is like Christmas time (without presents of course) but the same excitement!

Felices pascuas atrasadas! En casa los niños adoran estas vacaciones y el Domingo de resurrección para ellos es lo más divertido, casi tanto como Navidad, al menos se emocionan igual aunque no hayan regalos; sólo chocolate!

They ate and ate chocolate like crazy!

Ellos comieron y comieron chocolate como posesos!
But, like I said before the day started as early as Christmas day!!! lol...

Jijijiji... El día empezó tan temprano como Navidad...
I'm sorry I forgot to make a better pic of the Easter garland the kids and I made for our door with the adorned eggs and Henrito's crafts from school! This is the closest one I have! lol...

Que pena que no me acordara de hacer una foto más de cerca de la corona que hicimos los niños y yo con los huevos de Pascua y las manualidades del cole de Henry
And then after the shower and Celita's pain crisis we went quickly to the egg hunting in the garden... Lots of chocolate again! lol...

Después de una pequeña crisis de Celita nos fuimos rápido a buscar los huevos de chocolate que había dejado el conejito de Pascua en el jardín!

And then we went to look if maybe at Grandma's could be any eggs too! lol... And there they were!!!

Luego fuimos a ver si en la casa de la abuelita había llegado también el conejito y siiiii... allí también había chocolate...
Brunch time then!!! German Easter bread with eggs for the kids, apfelstrudel, tostones, guacamole, German raisins bread, and milk bread with ham & cheese (kids love it!)

Como toda la mañana fue una locura hicimos antes del mediodía un brunch a base de panes de Pascua. Las roscas alemanas de Pascua con huevo, apfelstrudel, tostones de plátanos macho con guacamole, pan de pasas y pan de leche con jamón y queso que es lo preferido de los chicos

Afternoon break for some more chocolate... lol... I think we didn't have enough!

Para la merienda... un poco más de chocolate porque quizás no habíamos tenido suficiente? jiji...
Y ahora no más chocolate mientras me acuerde!!! jiji

By hand or machine???

2010-04-04T16:22:00.000+01:00

Basting...

Finally decided to make it handstitched!!!!

Let's see how it goes, jiji...

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Babbette finished!!!!

2010-03-04T17:06:00.001Z

I am so happy with it!!! Love it!! Y finished it in mid February but forgot to post about it. I was so excited just looking at it!!! I really like how it looks like even it's much, much smaller than I thought! I just need some more Knitpicks yarn to arrive to finish the edging.
I am in love with my Knit Picks shine sport Babbette!!!!!

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Long time

2010-01-25T01:23:00.004Z

I can't remeber when was the last time I saw a movie that took my eyes out from my hook. Well, Julie & Julia did!

I like Meryl Streep so much (God, how I love Madison bridges!) but here she's just amazing! I love cooking (not as much as Julia, of course) and maybe that's why I loved the movie, even though I didn't like the end of it, but well, nothing's perfect, neither a boeuf à la Bourguignonne!!! lol...

Well, if you like cooking, films, real life and Paris, watch it, you won't regret it!

http://www.sonypictures.com/homevideo/julieandjulia/

Hoy he visto Julie & Julia y por primera vez en mucho tiempo me ha entusiasmado una peli!

Meryl Streep está genial aunque en ella eso no es nada difícil. Peor la idea de la peli de enfrentar las dos vidas de ellas me ha gustado muchísimo, aunque el final no me gustó tanto, pero es la vida real, así que nunca puede ser totalmente perfecta!!! jiji...

Si tienes la oportunidad de verla y te gusta cocinar o comer; no te la pierdas!

Sunday

2010-01-17T10:12:00.001Z

Sunday is a crazy day at home. Like this morning, this is what i found when i woke up. My babette in the floor with the rest of the toys! I just wanted to cry! Lol... Last night I was so happy with how it looks now!
Esto son los Domingos en mi casa; pura locura! Jiji... Esta mañana lo que me encontré fue mantita Babette en el suelo con los demás juguetes de las fieras! Con lo contenta que estaba yo por lo chula que lice ahora! jiji... Eso es un Domingo; pura locura en casa! Jiji

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First 2010 project!

2010-01-12T23:18:00.000Z

Babette Blanket! I decided to start it. Did change the Colors and the yarn. I am using Knit Picks Shine Sport, and choose colors like the ones the pattern asks for. I really like how it looks like.

I am joining the blocks as I go but don't like how i make the grannies, i think I don't really know how to make them right! Lol...

What do you think? I am happy I started the project, let's see how I finish, lol...

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¡Feliz 2010!

2009-12-31T16:59:00.001Z

¡Feliz Navidad!

2009-12-24T15:54:00.002Z

Christmas is just around the corner...

2009-12-13T19:38:00.006Z

I just love Christmas time and all the decorations and plans! Now it's even getting a bit cooler here and this weekend we made hot chocolate at night and for breakfast too! So cozy and warm!

This was my breakast today...

¿No te gusta cuando la Navidad se va acercando? Todos los adornos, los planes, las decoraciones y el frío que está empezando a haber ya por Tenerife... Este fin de semana lo hemos aprovechado para hacer chocolate caliente y también hicimos churros de los del Mercadona al horno que están para chuparse los dedos!!!

... and this was dinner last night for Henry and me! Great Saturday night!
Well, I am trying to make things in decoupage and I discovered that Ikea food savers (I love them) are so cute to decoupage with Christmas fabrics. I started with this flower fabric and loved the result. My kid took the pics and they're really good!!! Don't you think so? lol...

Quiero aprender a hacer cosas en decoupage y creo que los botes de Ikea son ideales por su tamaño y porque la base blanca queda muy bien con las telas de Navidad. Lo primero que hice fue con esta tela de flores tan bonita y que me parece que quedó muy chulo. Las fotos las hizo mi hijo y creo que quedaron muy bien, no crees?
Firts of all a bit of sanding...

Primero que nada un poco de lija...
Later a bit of primer...

Luego un poco de Gesso para tapar el azul del bote...
And then just Mod Podge acting...

Y ya luego la maravillad el Modge Podge...
Tachan!!!!!
And then I discovered myself just admiring my Mackenzie Childs pots. I love them and I feel so lucky I ordered some before they stopped making them. Love them!!!

SI seré maruja que hay veces que fregando los cacharros me quedo embelesada con mis calderos! Me encantan! Y eso casi nunca me pasa ni con zapatos ni nada de eso... jiji...
And this weekend also has been so good for my husband's work at home! Look at these before & after pics!

Mi marido también ha aprovechado este fin de semana para seguir con sus trabajos en el balcón y mira qué chulas las fotos del antes y el después!

Yummy!!!!

2009-12-08T23:22:00.004Z

God, I made this apple pie from Bea's blog recipe and I have to say it tastes just like no other I've ever made! I used an already made crust and I think that's why I can't cut the pie in pieces; it has so much juice but I am eating it from the pan with a spoon!!!! God, it's delicious!!!! Go to her blog and try the recipe!
I like to add some banana and raisins to the apple pie and so I did with this great recipe too!

Didn't have enough dough to make the cover so just had some stars instead, lol...

Yesterday I made some mince pies also following her blog post and I looooved them! Don't judge them by the way they look, lol... so ugly but so yummy!!!!!

Thanks God I met Bea!!! lol... Although my clothes aren't thinking the same way! lol...

Is coming!

2009-11-30T15:52:00.004Z

Christmas holidays are coming! Tomorrow we'll start with the advent calendars and all the magic will start! And all the chocolate!!! lol...

I changed my blog look for the holidays and here I am posting also some of my home decorations as I did last year! Mostly the same but in different places! lol... I haven't finished with the decoration yet but, isn't it part of the season magic?? lol...

Here are some...

I am now searching for a nice Christmas tablecloth for the table. The tree skirt is my first one; I did sew it yesterday and I am not so happy with the results but will be there for the Holidays! lol...

I truly love my collection of Lladró Holidays ornaments. I have each one of the years we've been together in this house and special ones for the years when the kids were born.

I made this star with the Bernat Handicrafter Christmas yarn and I have to admit I just haaaaate it!!!! It's awful and a nightmare to work with but got 10 skeins that I have to use in anything!!! lol... And the results aren't bad fr the eyes, but awful for my fingers! The pattern is from Red Heart

Friend, one gin tonic!

2009-11-17T00:28:00.003Z

The title of this post means everything to me since this last Sunday.

I want to excuse myself for talking so bad english but will do my best to express what I am feeling now.

This November 14 my cousin Techi died after a so long disease. But she was strong, she was a Benitez woman and that means in my family that you are brave enough to carry even with the hardest thing. And she was.

This last Sunday she taught me more than she could ever imagine. And she started just when I first came in the room where she was. On the coffin I saw a flower bouquet and the ribbon had a message. I was seated just in front of it and tried to read what it said but couldn't see the whole phrase but then as she could see me moving in my seat to read the entire ribbon, someone came and moved it. And I had to make an effort not to laugh when I read; "Friend, one gin tonic!" and signed as Viky.

And I laughed (for myself of course, lol...) because she was that phrase! She was the best friend and she enjoyed life with friends and gin tonics. But gin tonics in the whole meaning, not just the drink but the situation. She loved music, God, and family. We were not so close as friends but I knew all that from her becasue in a second you could see how she was, how she was from the bottom.

The mass before her burial was more a tribute to her than a mass; it was a tribute to a good woman. To a woman that knew she was going to die, that had the best ever husband that took care of her till the end as he did at the beginning. She had a cruel disease but her heart was so strong that all she radiate was positive.

And her and that phrase have been with me since yesterday. I can't stop thinking how close is this phrase to what life means. Friends or family or anyone to share a gin tonic with. I want my life to be just that; a gin tonic with all the people I love, and then that gin tonic will be a smile to my beloved ones when I'll die as it was to Techi's friends yesterday. They all laughed about the phrase and how much she would have loved it!

I want to have lots of gin tonics to remember with my friends and family and Techi teached me that yesterday.

Halloween

2009-11-07T14:56:00.003Z

Shame on me

2009-10-30T00:24:00.004Z

No words for my lack of posting. So here they are new pics...

How long is my hair!!! I think since high school I haven't had it soooo long....

Well, lately I've been mostly around the kitchen, maybe because I am in kind of a diet, lol... (hope this makes sense...)

This is something I loveeeeeeee... Rossejat! Is kind of a paella but made with noodles. I love it!!! And if you have a bit of alioli to add then it's just yummy, yummy!
And also I've been trying to make my kids dinner as fun as I can so they eat more... lol... Henry really likes it but Celita is still more on the classic way...
ANd now the crafty part of it all... A market bag I made for Elma's birthday with that lovely Ikea fabric. I love it, full of hearts!
And also I added some crochet brooches that are now so in! She bought a really cozy cardigan and I think they match it perfectly!

Oh, and my last apple pie. I have just made it today with bananas and raisins too! But I don't really know what went bad but it isn't the best ever one!!! lol...

Long post!

2009-08-20T21:42:00.009+01:00

I can't believe it took me so long to post again. Maybe it's because of the summer, or just that I am a lazy bloger, lol...

Well, this is going to be a long and mixed post as I have many crafty things to show. And I want to start with my "azotea" (rooftop) makeover. I truly like how it looks like now. I promise better pics of the finish look tomorrow!

It's not so big but enough for the 4 of us, but we got it so unused and forgotten... lol... We wanted to make a cozy and comfortable place to enjoy summer afternoons.

This is the BEFORE pic

We tried different options
But then just decided to put some faux grass and a wood platform where we could enjoy our Ikea Tüllero set (it was love at first time for me!). I want to paint the set but will make it next year, maybe in bright coastal colors
I also made a cushion cover with a nautical style fabric from Ikea too.
Henry helped so much adding the marble stones

We also created a "chill-out" zone where we can rest a bit in the sun and this is the view we have from down there... lol

Tomorrow I'll make more nice pics from the final look! But, do you like it?
And now let's talk about serious things.... Yarn! lol...

God, I love this Knitpicks yarn! It's the shine line. I love both worsted or sport weight! I am ordering also some Organic cotton now because I'd love to make a baby blanket with it.

Enjoy all these colors! I am making a granny afghan now without any pattern, just adding colors as they come out from the bag! Love it!

I was so excited when all the yarn came that couldn't stop looking at it, lol... I got to my bed and worked in the final steps of the baby blanket I was making while admiring my new yarn colors.

Love Knitpicks!
This is the blanket I was finishing! I like so much how it look like! I can't tell anything else of it just in case the Mommy who's going to receive this gift reads the blog, lol... But I can tell I made it with a lovely Katia yarn called Austral (Ravelry link)
And this is the first project I made with my shine worsted yarn. It was a cushion I made for Elmita's birthday. I made it using the same flannel I used last year for her winter bedding crib set. I think it came out so cute, what do you think?
Oh, and now I am so proud to show you the beginnings of my lovely, cozy, full or memories new quilt. I made it with all my husband's old t-shirts. There are all from sweet memories of our family; some from our honeymoon trip, some from our travels, some bring us memories of our kids... Every and each one of them has a little story to tell. I think it's the sweetest project I have ever made for this family! I have all the t-shirts already sewn and just waiting for the batting and backing.
Some travel memories
This is the first layout, I made some changes but it's almost the same as here.
And well, I told you it will be a long post, lol... cause I've been baking too! Since we came back home from our holidays trip in the northern Europe, I am obsessed with apple pies and apfelstrudels! This is the pic from one I made with sour cream from a Goseberry Patch's recipe! Loved it!

The kids don't like apple pies so I made a chocolate birthday cake for them and they ate it all!!!!! lol... Just because of the chocolate, I bet!
Oh, and this next pic is my own (ugly as my husband says) recipe. You just need to put a spoon of olive oil in a saucepan, when it gets hot add a small can of sweet corn, and then a tuna can. Then add tomato soup or sauce and mix until it get thick, then just add 1/2 cup raisins and mozarella cheese. Just yummy!!!!
Oh, and finally my question about the crisis... How can everything get sooooo expensive when people has less money?? Guess how much this cost me..... In the packet there's only meat, not jamón serrano... lol... Well, it was 73 euros!!!! ($104) Can you imagine???? I was terrified!

What a day yesterday!

2009-08-03T17:30:00.004+01:00

That was the view from my deckchair in Siam Park's beach. God, that's life!

And this was the view any time I got up a bit to see what was happening around, lol...

The Siam Park is the biggest water park in Europe and it's located in the south of my island. I drive in front of the dorr everyday since it was open last year but never got to go. Yes, we're so silly! lol... But yesterday was the day, a great day!

This is the beach where every hour a big 6 feet tall wave "explodes" and you can enjoy it and when you're still recovering from the big "tsunami effect" you heard the sound of the next wave coming! It's was so fun!

Then we had the Beach Club just near us! Great!

This next pic is the view from the beach of the Kid's lost city thatw as amazing with lots of slides and water falling from everywhere. So fun and so fresh for the hot, hot days we've had this week!

We got there so early (we got to way at the entrance because it wasn't even open when we arrived, lol...) and the kids had a blast with the whole beach for them alone! lol...

See this? Slides!!! From the top, top!!!

Ohhh... and the slow river was just soooooo relaxing!!!!! lol...

And now I'm showing the final pics... Look my sweet baby face.. lol... She was walking while sleeping, lol... Poor little kid, they didn't want to get out from there but at the same time they didn't have energies for one more minute there ,lol...

But was a great family day we will remember forever!

I love Stockholm

2009-07-12T12:46:00.004+01:00

In my last post I was in a wonderful cruise ship in the Baltic sea. It was the NCL Jewel and we did had a blast there!

But I just fall in love with Stockholm and its archipelago. It's like a dreamland full of amazingly cozy houses all around and you only see nature! I would love to be able one day to go to one of those cottages for a holidays with the family!

The thing is that there are so many islands that I don't know the name of the one I liked most. It was closer to the city center than the others. Here they are some pics of the wonderful houses we could see from the ship cabin balcony while we were going out to the sea again.

See what I mean? Could it be anything more cute than being seated in your garden and watching the boats sailing around with the sea just in front of your door?

Oh, here's this family that was seated in one of the ways watching the ships and the cruises. The kids were having a blast! Click in the pic to meet them!

Isn't this just beautiful? Click in the photo!

There were little islands with just one house in it, like fishermen houses! Amazingly beautiful!

A beauty non stop!

Love Stockholm

This is life!

2009-07-03T18:16:00.004+01:00

Oh God, I am enjoying this soooo much!
This pic is from Warnemünde in Germany, one of the stops in our wonderful cruise. I loved this place! Was just like a little fairy tale village full of charm and beauty!
God, thanks for the life I live and the family I've got!
I am so sorry I have been so bad blogger but was just preparing my life time holidays! lol... Almost all my family together again is just paradise for me!
Hope to read all the blogs I love again soon!
Enjoy!

Ottobre skirt

2009-05-14T08:47:00.004+01:00

Don't you just love Ottobre magazine? I adore it!

In the last issue I fall in love with this skirt and thought it could be so nice to make it with Heather bailey's fabrics! And after I made it I thought that a bit of applique in the shirt could be cute!

She looked lovely with the Ottobre outfit!

Piratas de Ikea

2009-05-05T10:53:00.002+01:00

Henry's bed has been featured in the blog from Piratas de Ikea! An Ikea hacker blog in SPanish with great projects and ideas!

Check it out! Love it!

¡Feliz día de la madre!

2009-05-03T16:37:00.002+01:00

Happy Mother's day to everyone! Here in Spain is today and I am the happiest in the whole world! lol...

Look what I got first time this morning!

Henry painted this wonderful wrapping paper for me at school

And also painted this wonderful flower to macth!

And this wonderful tag was attached to the package where it was...

...this pretty colored sand filled bottle. Look what a beautiful gift he made for me!

But today, for me the greatest gift of all is to have my kids in my life! To be a mom. Now that I am one I can't even remember what I felt like before. It has filled all my life, now I am all I have ever dreamt of; the mom of two beautiful kids I adore.

Nothing can make me happier than a hug from my kids. And also feels weird because there's nothing that can heal me better than a hug from my mom. Just her touch, her smell, and her hugs heals my soul better than anything.

I hope someday I'll be that for my kids too!

Happy Mother's Day!

Crafting a bit

2009-04-19T11:40:00.005+01:00

I've been wanting to post all these photos from the little gifts I made for my Dad's birthday.

Here's a frame I embellished with some Ikea kids fabric I love and a crochet flower.

First I used some modge podge and then made some cuts to start embellishing the frame.

And that's how it looks like wiht my little kid's photo in it. They look so serious and big in the photo. I just like how close they look; is a "brother & sister" photo I love!
Oh, and now this is one of the cozies I love to make for the Ikea mug! The pattern is available at Etsy! I made also the button with fimo! I love making little buttons!
Oh, and talking about buttons! Look what I got for a great price at Etsy!!!!! I felt like dreaming when I received the package!!!!!!!!! Thanks to Art by Heather Supplies!
And now, I am sooooo happy I did read about the CK sale in one of the blogs I reaad every day. The prices were just outstanding and I am so happy everytime I get into my flower bed!! lol...
Just for dessert look what we got for my Dad's birthday dinner!!!! The cake in the center was the one I made with mocha buttercream and almonds!

Neighbors

2009-03-24T20:39:00.003Z

When I married I moved from my parent's house to the next door house. Lol... I moved from street nº15 to 17. So I always say I have the best neighbors in the whole world. And the proof is my dinner, just right from my neighbor's home

MIA

2009-03-22T19:59:00.006Z

I can't explain how guilty I feel because my "lack of posts" in this blog, lol... I really been crafting a lot but forgot to take pictures most of the times or didn't have natural light for them. And then Blogger has been sooooo slow to upload the photos that I always found an excuse to stop the photo uploading process.

Also there was the Carnival in my town and it was so much fun to be in the streets with the kids! I have lots of pics of the main Carnival events, etc... But will only post a few of the children because I want this to be short, lol...

These first ones are from the festival show where the kids played a rock song all dressed up like rockers! They were so cuteeeeee!
Well, and have you ever since anything like this?, lol... She's so special!

That girl painting the faces in the square was amazing... and not because she was so good painting but keeping the kids calmed while painting their faces!!!! That was the magic thing, lol...
Hulk and the Little red riding hood! lol... They were so cute!
Isn't she lovely???

And yes, this is me as punky! SO fun! The real me! lol...

This is what I made to my dad for Father's day and also I baked a chocolate cake with mocha frosting!

Oh, and now a bit of cooking... I love poached eggs! And one of the ways I love to make them are with tomato soup or sauce... I usually add some mozzarella cheese, olives and oregano!

And in this time of year don't you just love eggplants??? I truly love to cook them just with onions and fried tomato sauce!

And more crafty things... These are the little gifts I made for one of Henry's teachers. I made first the necklace and earrings set and then made also the little children earrings too.

And finally decided to put them all into a small crochet pouch... I think it was nice! And she liked it! lol...

Well, now I hope it won't take so long to get back here! lol...

Happy Valentine's Day!

2009-02-15T21:44:00.003Z

This is what my DH baked for me for Valentine's Day. He baked it with his own two hands, lol... And filled it with cream and strawberries! Isn't it just gorgeous? Loved it!
We went to a riding club with the kids and my cousin Carlos and all the family! We had a blast there!
Henry was thrilled with the horses, Celita was a bit afraid tough!
They organized it so funny! And the kids were so excited while the horses and the show was getting ready!
Fanta, coke, chips, ..... lots of fun!
Celia's chocolate face says about how they enjoy being there waiting for the horses to arrive, lol...
Look Elmita and Elma wearing the same blouse! Weren't them just gorgeous?
Aren't horses just pretty? I hope Henry would like to join the club!

Woww! And then, after all the excitement, is there anything better than a good ice cream at Giana's???
And then we got home and had a little bbq picnic!

Today I had a light cappuccino with panettone that I still had from Christmas to enjoy the cold afternoon!
Happy Valentine's!

Henry's bed

2009-02-14T13:11:00.007Z

In my last post I talked about Henry's birthday gift; his bed! I wanted to show you some more pics of the bed. We're so happy with the results! We hacked the Ikea Kura bed just adding one more "mattress zone" and make it like a bunk bed, but it isn't as tall as regular bunk beds are, because we were afraid of the big beds!

We just painted all the wooden pieces of the bed with Agatha Ruiz de la Prada's paints that has amazingly fresh colors to use for kids or modern homes. The color we used was "agua" (water). Then we asked our friend Javi from Looping if he could put some photos in the bed blue panels, and he did that fantastic job! And then it was just hard work from Henry trying to assemble all the pieces and cut the parts where the 2 beds had to join.

And this is the result!!!

For the large front I used one of Rina Kroes sets to make the panels called "Oh night divine!"

Oh, almost forgot that the steps were painted with a regular crafters paint in bright colors to add a bit of more color to the bed. Oh and also all the bed has a top coat of "outside" barnish just in case the kids go to the higher bed with shoes on or whatever... You know with kids the "just in case" is the most important part of the project! lol...

ANd now all the Pokemons are enjoying their life in a higher place, and had occupied the blanket Henry's Grandma made for his birthday! lol
And also Hulk, Iron Man, Lighting McQueen....

Henry is 5!!!

2009-02-08T20:34:00.005Z

This February 6th was Henry's birthday!

We asked him many times what gift he wanted and he only said he wanted his grandma to give him a new bed. So we went with him and Celita to Toys'r'us to see if he wanted also any toy... Of course, he did want some too!; lol...

On Friday he went so excited to school because he knew he would have a party there. Here they are on the way...
I prepared some cookies and muffins for the kids.

And a juice of course and then put these all inside these kraft little bags so that each kid could have his own "meal"; lol...
They're 30!!!!! lol... Both bags were full!
But look how happy he was in his class blowing his candles! God, I am so grateful to his wonderful teachers. They made a great day for him and also allowed me to enjoy it taking these pictures!!!!! I am sooooo grateful!
Look Henry's gift! He just wanted for his birthday a bed where he could sleep in the upper side and his sister "downstairs" lol... And here it is!!!!! We bought the Ikea Kura bed and we painted it with some Agatha Ruiz de la Prada colors. Then we asked our friend Javi at Looping if he could transfer some photos to the panels that came with the bunk bed and look what a great work he did! We are still amazed how cute the bed looks like! Now we have to make some changes in the room but Henry is so happy with his new bed and Celita is too!

Tadaaaaaa!!! Rainbow cupcakes!
I made the party favros bags with plain kraft bags and just add some stickers to it with his nae and date. I think they looked cute!; lol...
This is the inside of the bag, isn't a cute pic? lol... coloring paper, crayons, and tons of sweets!
He was sooooooo happy with all his friends during all his birthday party!!!!!!! Here's blowing the candles of his chocolate Spiderman cake!
Look what I found at the magazine counter of the British market!!!! I love Jamie's food and now I have got addicted to his magazine! Lovely!
In my crafty side of life I am crocheting grannies for a blanket I'd love to make for our tv room. I have many already finished and now I just have t make around 20 more and start finishing it that's the part I really don't like about blocks!, lol...

Migatitamica me ha enviado un meme!!!!!!!!!!

2009-01-30T01:13:00.002Z

Mi colega de blog migatitamica me ha nominado con un meme!

BUeno, tengo que decir ahora cuáles son mis propósitos de belleza para el 2009. Cinco deben ser. Ufff, a ver cómo los resumo porque es tal mi desastre que necesitaría 20 jiji...

1) Me propongo para este 2009 desmaquillarme todas las noches!

2) y también maquillarme todos los días para poder llevar a cabo el propósito nº1

3) Bajar todos los kilos que me sobran (no los digo, por supuesto!)

4) Ponerme la crema todas las mañanas antes de salir de casa y no en la perfumería justo antes de empezar a maquillarme con el primer probador que encuentro.

5) Y finalmente, y lo más difícil; me voy a proponer en este año gastar un bote entero al menos de anticelulítico (gesto que significará que me lo he puesto todos los días al menos durante un mes seguido, jiji...)

Y seguiría, y seguiría! Pero las normas son de 5 propósitos y aquí están.

En el siguiente post pondré a quién nomino porque no se me ocurren ahora blogs en español que lea que no sean los de cocina, jii...

At last!

2009-01-22T22:05:00.004Z

Tattoo

2009-01-18T18:21:00.005Z

I can't believe I finally did it! I am tattooed!

I can't even remember from when I've been dreaming about my tattoo! I think it was before I was 18 years old! And I have always wanted to have the same thing done. This sign is what I always draw when I am stressed, or just talking at the phone. I have all my college books filled with thousands of this sign all together making weird forms, lol... That's why I wanted to make this sign for me, in my skin. It's my sign and now will be with me forever, even when I won't be able to hold a pen and draw one; I'll have it in my skin!!!!!!!

First, I wanted to make just one, big one. But then I decided I'll make more, just like in my books. And then when I got to the studio the "tattoo man" told me we could do it exactly like the sketch I was showing him... So it's my own design, in my own hand writing! He scanned what I draw for him! Oh God, I was delighted! lol...

It's fun to have it though. It was so easy, painless that I think won't be the last... lol... Maybe the same thing in my right hand... lol...

I made it in a great place here in Tenerife; Santa Cruz Tattoo. Check their site, it's great. And they're so warm, you can feel the good energy there, lots of friends coming to see them, lots of customers, lots of great energy! Lots of art! I can't remember if I ask the boy his name because I was so nervous I just remember he doing it so perfectly!, lol... But if any of you go there I am sure everyone will make great works!

Well, hope you like it! I am so happy with it!

Decorating ideas lately...

2009-01-14T19:40:00.003Z

I feel like I have been posting a lot about decorating and home things! And I think it's because we need a makeover here as the children are now bigger and we're in the middle of the "baby turning toddler and toddler turning a big kid" phase. So we need big beds now and lots more of storage space.

And even in the kitchen we need to start wondering how will make it when Celita leave the high chair and starts seating with us in the table!

I received this email form Country Living and I loved all the kitchens there but one that stole my heart was this one in the pic. I love the colors but most of all I like so much hor the small kitchen is all around the table. So cozy!

Wish I had a similar space in my owns kitchen!, lol...

Been crazy with all the Christmas thing!

2009-01-12T00:41:00.009Z

In the Christmas day photo I forgot to add these pics of the costumes Santa brought for the kids. Hulk was soooooooooo real and even had green lights in the eyes! lol...

And Celita was adorable dressed like a princess, even she didn't like it so much (and really wasn't the best ever quality costume, lol...) And she has ever never (read like Lola, lol...) liked to have anything in the hair!
When, Christmas holidays always have many "outings" and one of them was to see the Monster trucks show. Henry and Carlitos had a blast there! Look at the size of the wheel!; lol... And also see the sunny weather!!
ISn't Celita gorgeous dressed like this? And the ponytails are just adorable!
This tree in Safari mall was so cute and the kids liked it with all the lights!
Just days before New Year's Eve we went all together to the city to make the final purchases and we had a walk and stopped in front of the Guimerá theatre with this great face! I love it!
Celita was so excited! We had hot chocolate with "churros" (I don't know the name in English) and enjoyed it so much as in the south of the island where we live is not easy to find them!

And then the bad weather started December 30th!!!!! And the big party for New Year's Eve was in the town square (and it hasn't got any type of "ceiling" lol...) Henry and Celia were delighted wearing their coats and boats!!!! Look how they look to the feet!!!! lol... We're summer people here... lol...
ANd the big night arrived! And we were getting ready for it. The kids were adorable all dressed up with their posh looks, lol... Don't they look like a wedding couple???
Fred Astaire and Ginger Rogers!
God, how difficult was to take this pic!!!!! lol...
So imagine this one here.... lol....
Celita was so tired after the dinner but when the bells started and we ate all the lucky grapes my brother took off his guitar and started playing and singing and Celita was like a robot switched on, lol....
Gorgeous!
Didn't I tell you??? She didn't stop dancing and singing all night!!!!
Finally after 2:30am Celita fall asleep and we all came back home and Henry and me we enjoyed watching the people dance and have fun from our balcony! lol...
The morning after Celita saw my boots in the room and just wanted to put them on!!!! Hopefully she couldn't make it possible!; lol...
January brought us Diana home!!!!! Henry couldn't talk about anything else but his sister!!!! "Diana is coming!, Diana is coming!!!!" When he saw her in the airport his face was the description of happiness!
In January 6th is when we have our gifts here. The tradition is that the Three Kings comes from the East and bring all the gifts for the good children. I made this cushion covers for my cousins...

In this pic we're in the town square waiting for the Three Kings to arrive and see if they brought any gift for the kids. Then we must go to bed and wait for them to come to our homes and bring the rest of the gifts!
Here's King Melchor!!!!!!
And here's what I made for my cousin Neni. I made the fabric basket from Ayumills
And the morning of the January6th that was how our tree looked like!!!! It was full of gifts for everyone and we still got to go to Grandma's to look for the rest of the presents!!!!!
Here are Henry and Celita enjoying a ride in Henry's gift, that he called "The 3000 machine" lol... Don't ask me why!
And guess what I received from the Three Kings?? The camera that took these great pictures!!!!!! lol... I'll post about her and the cozy I am making for her later....

January 16th

2009-01-08T20:56:00.004Z

Nie's blog will be back!

She's so fine now that she thinks it's time to come back. Her sister also announces it with a sweet letter she wrote in her blog.

I won't miss the date and you must save that date too!

Who said prayers doesn't count?

¡Fiestaaaaa! Party!!!!!!!

2008-12-31T20:10:00.003Z

¡Feliz Año Nuevo!

I wish you all a very happy New Year's Eve and the best 2009 possible!!!!

We'll be having party tonight at home with the family and hope you'll all enjoy it too!

Have a save party night!

¡Feliz Año Nuevo para todos! Espero que tengan un año 2009 de cine y que la crisis no se note, jiji... Mucho cuidado esta noche y ¡qué viva la fiesta!

The party winter people up here are friends of Mary Engelbreit, lol...

Christmas Eve

2008-12-27T19:13:00.008Z

This Holidays has been sooo crazy and I haven't been posting so much but the kids are like crazy! And even to write this post I have been almost all day, lol... Writing a bit each second they let me upload the pics, etc... Well, but let's go to Christmas in my family!

This is how my Mom's house looks like every Christmas Eve! Always the same linens, the same china, everything... lol... So classic!

This year Henrito and me we made these little gingerbread boys for each one. We were 12 at the table. Next year we'll be again 14 because Christian and Sandra comes with us. They live in Barcelona and they come one year and the next they stay in Barcelona with Sandra's family. We love when Christian's here because we love them soooo much, but also because he's my Mom's favorite nephew (she will always deny it but trust me...) and she always buy the best shrimps, etc... when he's with us and she even serve them pealed and with the best sauces, lol... It's funny but it's REAL!!! lol...
Look at this! My Mom was like a little girl with this salad. It's only lettuce and so but with .... gold!!!!!
And... tachaaaaan... When it was 12 am we started hearing a diling, dilong... by the patio and when we went to see what was going on we saw.... SANTA!!!!! He threw a bag full of gifts to us and told Henrito he was going to his house later, while he'll be sleeping...
There's no need to say Henry was with his mouth ooooopen! lol....
And that's what was inside the big bag; Hulk's smashing hands and a micro for Celita!

Yes, it's true! We took pics of Santa while putting all the gifts in our tree! Henry was soooo excited when he saw the pics on Christmas morning. Even he saw him on the Eve, he couldn't believe Santa was at home and he didn't hear him!!!!!

That Mickey is really cute while dancing and singing, lol... And it has also doodles with him!
Ponyville! I can't describe how proud I feel when I see Celita with a doll and not a car in her hands... lol...
Ironman is in action at home!!!!! Wowwww
Look what Santa bought to me! My cozy mauve Crocs! Love them! Henry, I love you too! lol...

Corners of my Christmas home

(I know it's late but they're still here soooo, lol...)

My Mom calls this "cupboard" The Royal Crown Derby (kidding...) The Royal Crown Jewel! lol... I just got in love with it when I first saw it and I'm still deeply in love! And that's why I choose it to put the advent calendar I made last year. This year it was filled of chocolate coins that every day the kids opened and eat them... That's why the envelopes are open; Henry was so confused sometimes with the day he was in that decided that the first one he found closed belong to the day he was in, lol...

A closer view
And this is the little part in the "phone table" lol... Santa and a nativity! lol... God, isn't Christmas time just crazy? Oh, and at the back you can see one of the treasures I found this year; an advent book; you can read one little tiny story each day and complete the story of Christmas!
Look at this. The postal service company sent this little card from the Three Kings with a carols CD saying that the letter was already sent! It was so sweet of them!
Here's how the entrance of my house looks like. WIth the Belén with 2 Jesus. I just have 2 and Henry couldn't choose between only one so, we have 2. lol... It was a gift my Mom gave to us the first Christmas we had as a married couple. I adore it! And Henrito does love it too. He was so excited when we put it all together with the "snow", etc... and then he filled the "pesebre" with everything he liked from the Christams decorations; some made by him and some Christmas cards too.
He made this little Santa at school with an apple and nuts
These are the singing angels and on it we have Christian's greetings that was the first one we received this year! We love you sooo much Christian and Christmas Eve is not the same without you! (you and my Mom know why, lol...)

¡Feliz Navidad!

2008-12-24T12:36:00.003Z

This year with all the crisis thing, we decided to make the Christmas greetings just a postcard so we'll save up the envelope... And with the email and blog we will even save on stamps, lol... But what we won't ever save up is in wishing you the best health and work for you and all your beloved ones! We want to give you gazillions of that!, lol...

Merry Christmas and the best wishes for the next "hard" year!

The Guevara Escuela family

p.d. Enjoy all the tasty food, wine, champagne, etc... tonight and don't forget to buy the Alka Seltzer for tomorrow morning! lol...

School's finished!

2008-12-23T14:11:00.005Z

Oh yes, I know that I am a bit behind, lol... But this house has been so crazy after school finished and during the last week too. Last December 17 Henry had his school big Christmas party. It was so pretty with angels, snowmen, etc...

Henry and the kids had a blast there! After the show it was a buffet also and all the moms brought anything to eat. I made some peanut butter snowballs and also decorated-by-Henry sugar cookies (I can't believe I forgot to take pics of them!).

Look how cute the kids looked like with their fancy clothes on, lol... Despite how charming was my Mario Bros fabric backpack with all the toys and candies possible to keep Celita calmed during the show...
Wasn't it cute there? The teachers made a huge work with all the decorations!
Oh, and look Celita here; seconds after this pic she fall down the chair and it came over her too, lol.
Now tell me these balls doesn't look yummy!!!

They didn't want to pose for the photos but finally could make some fun ones, lol...

Oh, I haven't neither posted the pics from the Christmas-cards-making-process. Here is Henry eating his cousin Carlitos sent to us, a wonderful and yummy gingerbread man! What a tasty card! lol...

The kids getting ready for the card making process... Glues on hand, pens on hand...
I did printed a card with a wonderful pic of Henry and Celia together and then add some glue to it and Henry add the glitter... Celita was in the destroying process so she was a bit aside, lol...

Here's the card and Henry added some glitter to both buttons. It was so cute!

Christmas is here!!!!!!!

2008-12-08T09:38:00.005Z

Christmas is already in my home! We just need to put the outside lighting and we'll be done! lol... It's so fun!

I made some photos of the Christmas tree that's full with ornaments made by my sweet boy henry last year at pre-school. He made that much we have the tree almost full and we haven't put the ornaments he made this year yet! I think we're going to need another tree in the house! lol...

Look at this Santa he painted! This is one of the few he has already took home from school...

And these snowballs I amde them using the recipe from Bethany Actually at Etsy. They're incredibly easy to make and look gorgeous! I made some for the kid's frieds and also for the teachers at school.
And these little bags are somehting I invented for this year and I am soooo happy of it... I think it will be a Christmas tradition from now on. There's one for each kid and every night the spirit and magic of Christmas leaves there a candy for them so they get up every morning and go to see what they have... mostly chocolate coins and little bomboms! They love checking them every morning. Well, Celita likes ot check them every single minute, lol... This morning she went to the tree and got her chocolates and when she finished eating them she went again to the tree, took the bags and started running through all the house shouting and asking everyone to open it for her. Henrito told her they were empty because it was just one magic per day but she didn't mind, she kept runnin all the way and singing with the bags in her tiny sweet hands, lol...
Look at her face and you'll understand what I'm talkign about, lol... And Henry trying to stop her with no luck!, lol...

Oh, I love this pic! Yesterday we started the day also with the Christmas theme and we were taking all the ornaments and decorations out and DH took also htis fun hat he once bought for himself at Disneyland. Celita loved it and wanted everyone to see her, lol... Again running all the house with the hat on and shouting! lol...

Oh, and look at my "Handy Henry"We bought this box at Ikea long time ago and I was going to paint it but never find the time as I have to do it alone and alsways the kids are with me when we have spare time, lol... So we "made" it with no paint until I find the time and meanwhile it will store Henry's toys boxes. I don't know why everything comes in boxes... I made some bags to carry toys but there are things that have to be stored in their own box and we didn't have space enough for it. Now we have and Henry is so proud of his work!, lol...

We want to finish today all the Christmas decorations but henry's a bit ill so we'll see what we can do. I'll show you whatever!

Elizabeth Holcombe's corsages

2008-12-07T12:20:00.004Z

Oh my God, how fun was to make this corsage...

Elizabeth's tutorial is so easy I didn't have any trouble to make it! Go enjoy making one for yourself!

I made it with dark green and black velvet ribbon and then was going to add some smaller ribbon like the tutorial says with a lace ribbon I have that is so pretty but then thought of making a little crochet flower to the center and then it was too much the lace, the crochet... lol...

And finally I could use my pretty green cabochon I have from long time ago and didn't know know how to use it!!! I sewed it to the flower and then to the corsage and pin.

I love it!!! Hope you'll like it too!!!!

Thanks so much Elizabeth!!!! Was so much fun to join your challenge!

Love Kids!!!!!!!!

2008-12-07T10:48:00.002Z

Check these two posts in Bling on my sewing machine blog and the cutest french girl in Every little thing blog. It was so kind of them to share such fun posts!

Enjoy!

When you don't know what to cook...

2008-12-06T15:57:00.007Z

... mostly in weekends. And this is a long weekend in Spain as we have school holidays for Friday and Monday.

I just peeled some potatoes, onions and cooked some bacon, chorizo and honey ham. Have to say it was so yummy, not healthy at all, but so yummy! lol...

Onions and potatoes peeled and cubed
In a hot skillet add 1/2 cup bacon and cook until a bit golden. Add 1/4 cup chorizo, and 2 slices of honey ham.
Then add the already fried potatoes & onions together
And tadaaaaaaa!
I loved it and much more in my Johnson Bros bowl. I like so much this china!
Before all this, in the morning I had to do all this fun, fun work. These are pieces of jewelry, head things, etc... from the shop that got in bad condition because of the sea salt ( I'm sure everyone living near the sea knows what I mean... lol...). I started looking at them as vintage treasures and finished keeping for me many rhinestones pendants, plastic buttons, etc... It was fun and so much work!; lol...
Aren't them just a treasure?
Look at these cute buttons????? I see now even more than my eyes can... lol...

I've done it!

2008-12-02T23:27:00.003Z

I have re-opened my little tiny Etsy store with a crochet pattern for a cozy I love and I think can make a wonderful gift for this Holidays!
Go take a look!

Thanks so much to Stacey for this wonderful pic of the cozies she made when I asked her to test my pattern. I couldn't have made it "readable" without her help!, lol...

Christmas is coming!

2008-11-30T17:04:00.008Z

That's what my kid is always asking me; Is it Christmas yet?, lol...

He wants it to come right away. We made the Christmas tree last weekend and today we had a little Christmas-is-coming lunch, lol...

Oh, I thought the pics showed the tree but it's only in the back side so I have to make more pics of the tree itself, lol...

This is a closer view of my all time favorite Christmas table linen. I bought it the first year we had Christmas as a married couple and had used it since then. It's so special for me and soooo beautiful! I live in a street called "Flor de Pascua" that means Poinsettia so I adore having my home filled with them during the holidays, but now the plant itself but everything related (I am soooo bag with plants!)
My table setting during the holidays. Haven't got a holidays full china so I love to use my wedding one. I adore it and everytime I use it I feel like newwed, lol... It's Rose Garland from Royal Albert and I am so afraid now because it's out of stock now and hard to find one. But love it even more because of it, lol...

Lol... I love this enamelware from MacKenzie-Childs! I bought them in a huge sale they had and I LOVE to cook in them, even if it's a simple soup like we had today. It's so cute to put it in the table!

We had some "Secret" meat. It was called secret by the butchers as they always kept it for themselves because it was sooooo good. It's so greasy but sooo tasty too, lol... As always not the healthier is the tastier, lol...

And some Swedish potatoes with onions

We tried this malt-Christmas-beer from Ikea, but only Henry was brave enough to finish it, lol...

And, since I've been not blogging so much lately I have many pics to share. Here they are some of them...

First is this makeover I made with a twin set I liked so much but that doesn't fit me anymore, at least not like before, lol... I made the top smaller and the cardigan too but didn't make the sleeves properly, lol... I'll have to remake them but love how Celita looks like with it. There are some pics of her wearing it too.

Here's Henry and Celita trying sunglasses in the shop, lol... They always have a blast in the shops, the girls love them so much they make them feel so special all the time!

Isn't she lovely with her matching dress and coat? lol... She's here playing with this set of Carolina Herrera's new perfume. She opened and closed it all the times you can imagine... She spent half morning playing with it...

Oh, and yesterday Carlos celebrated his birthday with a barbacue party and I can't tell how much I ate! lol... Elma made the hamburguers with Jamie's recipe, also oven baked potatoes with fresh romero, OMG everything was so tasty I couldn't stop! (you can see me behind Carlos the first in the queue waiting for my burger, lol...)

HO, and here's the presentation page of the new Christmas Marie Claire Idees magazine. I found it so cute I had to share... I did read it while having one of the most expensive breakfast I have ever had! It was a shame to pay almost 7 euros for a coffee and a sandwich!
And this pic I just don't know why I like it os much but I truly do, lol... It's my baby with her sweet face!

2008-11-23T16:05:00.004Z

I'll show you tomorrow some pics of my getting-into-Christmas-atmosphere home... The kids are like crazy!

Virgen de Guadalupe

2008-11-19T20:07:00.010Z

I live in an island, I think I've said it before,lol... And my Dad is from the island in front of mine, it's called La Gomera. Every 5 years they take one little image of our virgin of Guadalupe and goes to the all the towns in the island. This year she slept in my Dad's town church so we went for the festivities. It was so fun because the kids enjoy it there so much. My parents made a big restoration of the house where my Dad was born and it is a pleasure to be there now. It's so cozy and you really feel you could stay there forever...

Here are some pics of the central patio. The photo of the entryway is so bad but wanted to share it anyway so you can get an idea. The first thing you find is the central patio and in the other floor is my parents room that has the great views of the mountains around the town.

This is the view from my dad's room

In the end of the patio you find the door to the kitchen

And near the kitchen there's this cozy bathroom in blue.
And then there's one bedroom and in the center room of the house is the "lounge" room, lol... It's where the TV is and we sit there talking, crocheting and "snacking" for hours, lol... And also in the big table in the kitchen where the breakfast last ages, lol...

For lunch and dinner we usually go to a restaurant near the house that's the best one in town and in the island I bet. Everything you eat there is special and even french fries are delicious! Sorry I didn't take pics of it... was busy eating, lol...
Oh excuse me for the bad quality of the photos but I forgot to bring my camera with me (yes I know... WTF!!) and I took all these with my mobile phone and it doesn't have flash so that's the reason they're so blurry... lol... And also because I took the pics late in the afternoon so it wasn't a good light at all.

Well, here's the other bathroom in the main floor (it belongs to the room I stayed in with the kids) and also you can see a bit better the details of the classic canarian towels.

We had a blast in the room because we inflate Henry's McQueen car bed and he was delighted with it and so was Celita too, lol...She also had her crib there. That's why I didn't take pics of it because was a bit too full to show, lol...

And something I love from my Mom, she has a incredible good taste for decorating but this little armoire in her bathroom truly amazes me... I love all the details and even her cosmetics look much better there,lol...
And this is the view from my parent's room. Isn't the patio just inviting???

Well, and then in Sunday afternoon (we were there from Friday morning through Monday midday) The Virgin arrived in town and here's a bad pic but the only one I have from the moment when the people went to the town entry to receive her.

My DH is a bit agnostic and he didn't understand all the things around the Virgin image and all the paraphernalia but I really like it so much. We went in a procession from the entry to the church and it was so beautiful because all the way to the church you can see all the streets decorated and from the balconies and windows you can see all the quilts and laces hanging. The people put all their best fabrics outside to shows the Virgin all the beauty they can. And also for her there are people dancing and singing typical dances and songs from La Gomera and they play a local instrument called "chácara" that makes a "echo" sound so beautiful and so touching for all the locals. I got so emotional when the Virgin was coming into the church because my Dad's cousin Isidro is the best player I have ever heard, he has those big hands that makes the most beautiful sound you can imagine... And he wasn't there for the first time in years because his wife wasn't feeling good, and my Dad missed him so much as we all did. There's so much energy inside there and all the echo the vault makes that you can feel the "chácaras" beating inside you.

Oh my God, those are the times I thank my parents so much for the Faith they've let me know and all the Christian festivities they have got me to.
Here are the kids while we were waiting for our virgin of Guadalupe to arrive.
And Henry with Grandma!
Well, and Monday arrived and we had to get back in the ship to go home. These pics I took them from the ship and the town you can see is San Sebastián the main town in the island. Oh, and I think I forgot to say my Dad's town is called Agulo and it's so well known because of the great bakeries there.

We found our ship brother in the ocean, lol...
Henry playing with my mobile camera
And Celita here. She was so excited about the ship and everything she couldn't sleep and that's how she ended the trip, lol...

Quiz

2008-11-08T21:24:00.002Z

Loved the idea, lol... A one word only quiz. Make it yourself, it's fun and really hard to find just one word for your thoughts, lol... I've seen it in many blogs I read but really can't relate which specific ones! lol...

Here it goes:

Where is your mobile phone? School

Where is your significant other? bar

Your hair color? Brunette

Your mother? Smart

Your father? Sweet

Your favorite thing? Fries

Your dream last night? There

Your dream goal? Size42

The room you're in? Living Room

Your hobby? All

Your fear? Illness

Where do you want to be in 6 years? Here

Where were you last night? Here

What you're not? Thin

One of your wish-list items? Books

Where you grew up? Here

The last thing you did? Dinner

What are you wearing? Pijama

Your TV? Playing

Your pets? Waiting

Your computer? iMac

Your mood? WTF?????

Missing someone? Many

Your car? Cooooool

Something you're not wearing? Shoes

Favorite shop? Amazon

Your summer? Hot

Love someone? Yes!!!

Your favroite color? Lilac

When is the last time you laughed? Dining

When is the last time you cried? Yesterday

Obama & McCain

2008-11-05T20:26:00.006Z

What a country!

I am not American, but the election day was almost worldwide. Because history was made yesterday, global history, global change.

I am not American and I don't know which one of them was better than the other and I don't even know which one of them would I have choose, but what I know is that here in Spain we do not have politicians with that high sense of what a nation is as McCain and Obama have.

Last night we stayed all night with the TV on waiting for the results. I told Henry that if my Dad were living with us, he would have wake up the kids and watch the TV with them in beds so that they could be part of History as well.

Around 4 or 5 am local time, everything was almost done and McCain gave his speech to his people. God, how much it touched my heart. He was talking like an American not like a winner or a loser. He called all his people to help Obama to make the nation better and bigger, he also referred personally to Obama's Grandma in a very sweet way. It really amazes me how the greatest pride is to be American and to be in service of the nation, not just to win or lose the election.

Obama's speech was also so inspiring. And maybe that's a word to define him; inspiration. He inspires change but also tradition. I am not American and I am white so I haven't ever had any racist's problems, but don't have to feel it to know how important is to have Obama where he is now. And it was now or never. And it had to be him.

McCain is so good man and good politician but Obama is Carl Lewis. Remember Carl Lewis? He was THE speed, and you could be the best running but you couldn't win Carl Lewis. I feel the same about McCain. Maybe he could have made a change too but not now... Not with Obama there.

I am not American but I want to say congratulations to all American people for that American Pride, congratulations for having those 2 candidates to choose from (believe it's a privilege to be able to choose between Moet Chandon or Veuve Clicquot instead of Coke or Fanta, lol...) it's a real privilege, congratulations for the change to come and congratulations for that love you all have to your flag, hymn and nation. And congratulations to both of the candidates; Obama because he could, McCain because last night he was the most elegant and pure gentleman I've ever seen.

Oh, I almost forgot to tell you about this photo in this post. A friend of mine that makes printables always says a gift is not a gift if there isn't a chocolate inside... And I think the same but with posts and pics; A blog post is not complete without a pic, so I've decided to add this photo of one of Belle's printable sets. She's so patriotic so I've choose this set from her that's so related to today's American feeling!

Halloween night!

2008-11-01T22:39:00.008Z

Well, I have read today in other blogs that Blogger is uploading the pics in its own order, lol.. and this is what happened to me and my pics here. So I've decided that I will take it easy and just describe them as they appear, lol...

Here's my little niece Elma wearing the beautiful costume our friend Francis made for her, my little daughter Celia and our sweet, sweet friend Ana Carolina. Ana's mother was the one that had the idea of this costume and I am so thankful because they were soooo sweet!
Celita just kept her hat a few seconds each time we tried to put it on, lol... So this pic is almost a miracle!

But, isn't she just lovely?

And here we are Batman-Henry and me before going out from home. I had a blast making my hair like this and not so good "painting" my lips with the eye liner, lol...

I bet Celita was a bit scared of her Batman-Henry-brother!
And also aid of that bloody man-dad around the house...
But then she decided she'll have fun with all those crazy ones and found a blue lollipop she did enjoy soooo much!
And always Batman-Henry was taking care of her and all the humanity...
Oh, and don't forget the bloody man entertainment!
Here is the group of "Trick-or-treaters"!
Can you see the one trying to hide and go candy-picking alone? A tip... you can see her hat left alone, lol...

Bags day

2008-10-26T22:42:00.005Z

This last Friday one of Henry's teachers made me one of the most happy women in the world, lol... She asked me if I could make Henry's tutor a bag for her birthday day. They wanted to gift her a book bag and they like the bags I've made for Henry to carry to school.

I was soooooo excited that I didn't hear well the exact day f the birthday so this weekend I've been thinking and thinking what to make for her.

First I thought about making a simple book tote but then remembered that tutorial I saw once in this wonderful blog! And that's how the bag looks like. I choose this combination of fabrics from Michael Miller's Ginger Blossom line. For the outside I choose this wonderful tile and for the lining this wonderful plaid in matching colors.

The pattern was so easy to work with and I loved the inside pocket size. I made 3 sections to hold mobile phone, pens, etc... I also used a bone button for the closure.

I really, really hope she'll like it! I had a blast making it and, most of all, I have enjoyed soooo much thinking about it. I feel so honored because I was asked to do this for her. Really, really proud. She has helped my kid so much and I feel like if I'm able to give her a bit of the love she gives to my kid every day.

Oh, and once the sewing machine was working I had to get a bit more from her, lol...

This next week is Halloween night! Oh yes, I know you didn't know but IT IS!!! lol...

Well, my kid wanted... No, he HOPELESSLY NEEDED a Batman costume for Halloween and finally on Saturday we found one for him (he wanted to sleep with it that night) and now he's always asking me when is the Halloween party... So I decided to make a bag for school so he can carry his juice and water in this fun bag! I made it using a panel I bought in one of the sales at equilter and I was delighted with it. I also used a pumpkin fabric I had from last year's Halloween for the lining and it really is so sweet!

And that was it! My bag-Sunday...

Again...

2008-10-19T21:41:00.003+01:00

... I forgot to show this lovely blanket I made for my sweet, sweet friend Ana Carolina. She's starting this year in preschool and she's delighted. She loves being with the big guys and she's also in the class near my kid so they're all together taking care of each other, lol...

I also remembered I have some clipart of Mary Engelbreit and wanted to use it with the beautiful blanket and panels from her. I love her fabrics and her drawings so much and I think this blanket is the sweetest because of this beautiful panel.
Oh and here there's also a closer look to a detail I made to identify the blanket. I printed in fabric paper a drawing from Mary that's almost the same as the panel look and wrote her name in it. Then sewed it at the back of the blanket. I think it looks nice!

Now I can...

2008-10-18T18:33:00.005+01:00

... show you what I've been up to!

I have been making some things for friends of mine and also I'm in the process of making some patterns of my own. I am trying to figure out how to write them in a "understandable" language, lol...

Here are the pics of some of the gifts I gave to my cousins this last week. Except the lounge trousers I made for Neni that I forgot to take pics of. And they were truly amazing!

First is the ice cream cozy I've made. I know both love to eat ice cream and that's a good thing to preserve your fingers from freezing, lol...
I made it with Michael Miller's "Jiggle" fabric line in banana yellow.
I just love how this fabric looks like.
And I also made another one for Neni with the same Anna Maria Horner's "Garden Party" fabric line I used to make the lounge pants I didn't take pics of, lol...
And then here's my little treasure. The cozy I've made all by myself! I am so proud of it! Even the pic is soooo bad. Excuse me for that!
And this slippers from the Hooked on Crochet Slippers leaflet. They're still in the "new" form, it just need a foot to fit inside and get the form! These were made for Elma

I did have so much fun making them and I know they have a very nice home now, lol...

Hope you've liked these all!

"Volveré"

2008-10-13T15:46:00.007+01:00

This post is also about my marriage, lol... My DH is the "salsa-man" and this weekend he made a CD with all the top 10000000 songs he deeply love from all his salsa songs.

Today we were driving back home from work and he was with the music so loud (the kids were with my Mom, lol...) and he choose all the songs I like so that I won't say anything about the volume, lol... He even played some that aren't "pure" salsa like this I add here

That reminded me how much I love this boy's voice. He's Huey Dunbar from DLG's great group. He's now singing by his own and I also like some songs he has made without the other boy, and I do because his voice is unique! I remember his first solo album he had a video where he was wearing a "Pink" suit!!!! And, the weirdest thing is that he looked soooooooo good, lol... Even so masculine, lol...

Well, hope you'll enjoy this clip with this great song "Volveré". I heard this song for the first time in the voice of a flamenco singer called "Chiquetete" and loved it. But after DLG I think Huey got the spirit of the song better than anyone. Also the video tells the story so maybe it won't be a problem not to speak Spanish to know what's all about, lol...

I hope you'll enjoy Huey's voice as much as I do!

Anniversary

2008-10-12T14:55:00.004+01:00

Today's my 6th wedding anniversary.

I can't believe how fast has it all go! And it's fun because we got married the day of the Hispanity festivity; October 12, so we never have to go to work or school in our anniversary. Just enjoy the family!

I feel so lucky today I had to share. I am so sorry I know this has nothing to do with crafts or other things I post about i my blog but I remembered this layout I made last year and wanted to share this pic from our wedding day. I love that photo and I love to look at it and my eyes says everything. It was the happiest day of my life, even more than when my 2 children were born because I also had fear and pain those days, lol... But my wedding day was so magical...

I have always thought that all my related up in heaven moved all their influences so that that day could be just perfect! lol... I felt all the time they were there with us all!

It was a magic day and I just want that all that magic still with us forever! I can't imagine living without my DH and everytime I look at that photo I thank God for letting me enjoy life with him and our beautiful children!

Well, let's keep enjoying the day!

HUgs,

Celia

Healthy breakfast

2008-10-09T09:00:00.004+01:00

What's healthy?

Is this breakfast I had this morning healthy? Chocolate, cappuccino and Danone Actimel?

We're always talking about health and dealing between fast-food and fast-good. But what's good?

I like to have my coffee in the morning and also I like to eat anything... whatever... but solid, lol...

What do you like to have for breakfast? Is it healthy?

It's as complicated as life. To eat or not to eat too much.... lol... That's the question...

Well, crafts are all much more easy, aren't them?

Why do I understand so easily what he says?

2008-10-01T00:52:00.004+01:00

That's what I thought the first second Rufus Wainwright started to talk in his concert tonight. It has been his first time in the island and he was so fun saying he didn't even know he was coming here and he thought in Madrid he was kidnapped when he was thrown to another flight after landing in Spain, lol... He made lots of jokes (I even started to think he's gay after all he said, lol...) and that helped so much to go through the whole concert because he was alone with his voice and a piano or a guitar.

While starting one of the songs he said he was raised in Montreal and then I understood why I understand all he said when he was talking (but I didn't understand much of what he sang, lol...). I am pretty much of a British "talker". For me there are not colors but colours, and so on... So maybe because his childhood was in Canada his English is not so American and it's easier for me to understand. I promise for me it's much more easier to understand a Scottish than an American accent, lol... (I promise!)

It was a fun night and a nice concert. And we had lots of fun seeing one lady in the first row that fall sleep and how she did stand up in the second the people started the applause, lol... I bet she wasn't the only one!

Hallelujaaaaaaaaaaah!

I have forgot...

2008-09-29T11:08:00.003+01:00

... to show you all what my DH gave me for my birthday!

Yes!!!!!! All are mine!!!! lol.... I have only started reading some of them and I am truly delighted!!!! The Sew pretty series are amazing and the Christmas version is sooooooo sweet! I can' wait to start working with them!

I'll post pics of what I'll be doing with them!

Just the reading process is so fun!

Marta's Wedding. Part 3!

2008-09-28T23:21:00.009+01:00

Pics, pics, and pics!

First from the inside of the church that is a historical building in the town. It was so pretty full of flowers! Here's the groom waiting. He was so nervous and impatient! lol... He didn't have to wait for so long though. Marta came in just in time!, lol...In this pic you can see how the church looked like with the flowers all around, and also the back look of my hair, lol... And Henrito's Mario DS to keep him quite while waiting for Marta to come, lol...
And here she is! Excuses for the blurry pic but Henry's all but a good photographer, lol... They looked so happy that was so emotive!!!!
Henry striking a pose!
My family! Carlitos, Neni, Elma, Christian, my uncle Carlos, my aunt Nena, my mom, my dad and me behind (you can see the feather, lol...) All laughing at Celita that was dancing in the middle of all of them, lol...

Oh, no words.... I love him soooo much!
Celita dancing (again) in the middle of the dance floor just before the waltz started!, lol...
Look at this great idea!!! Marta customized a pair of sneakers for herself so she could dance all day without the high heels!!!! They were so cute!

There were also espadriles for everyone that wanted to take the shoes off and enjoy the dance all day, lol...
And the dance floor got full in a second!!! lol... Very good music and all willing to start having fun together! What a fun family and friends group they were!!!
Henry got fever during the meal so it was so good for us that after he took his medicine he felt so good he enjoyed os much dancing with us!, lol... In this pic we're dancing with my brother Chano, lol...
Oh God, it was soooooo hot!!! Here I am with my ugliest abanico that I took to keep Celita busy during the ceremony in the church. I had my favorite one for myself but then I gave it to my aunt because it was so hot and then I was all day with this ugly one, lol... Just for being so selfish with my little daughter, lol...
What's a wedding without a train?, lol...
Can you see the fever face? lol...

Celita didn't want this photo to be taken, lol...
Oh, here was when Henrito started feeling so a big photographer and he made photos of everyone and everything, lol... But I think maybe he won't really do it as a job, lol... At least not until he learn how to take the pics of the "entire" people, lol... Here's Marta smiling at him, lol... Well, at least the pic shows the wonderful dress she was wearing!; lol...

Oh, and here's a pic of my nightmare all day. The floor and my heels. In this pic I don't know who does this feet belongs to, lol... But you can see the heel ready to fall, lol...

This is the outside of where the celebration was. It was the old convent of San Francisco and now it's a museum. It has a central patio that's so pretty! In the pic it is the entrance of the church near the convent. Door to door.

We were going back to the hotel and Henrito was so tired he made pics of everything he saw from there to the hotel, lol... But these ones are good, lol...
Also here it's the car where Marta came and the hotel where she took the photos of the wedding and most of the people stayed at.
Look at our faces. Aren't we just coming BACK from the party?, lol... We were up since 6am getting everything ready and we were soooo tired at that moment and my feet were just walking on their own!!! God, how much they hurt, no way I'll get ever used to high heels!

Well, and that's all!

Oh, I am waiting for some pics of my little daughter with her little cousin both wearing the same dress in the beautiful patio where the wedding celebration took place. I'll post them soon!

Marta's Wedding. Part 2

2008-09-28T22:51:00.005+01:00

Oh, you can't imagine how wonderful is the San Roque hotel. You can only know it when you're there. The staff, the building, the rooms, the food, the pool! Everything is made just to feel you the most special people in the world!

The building is a historic building from the village and it's really amazing. The town where it is located is called Garachico. My mom was born there and we've been always so related to everything that happens there. So the way the rooms are located in the building and the central patio, etc... reminds me of my family's house. We had 2 rooms together and they were both "inside" a commom door. So we had the 2 separated rooms but we could keep the doors open and only the "main door" closed. Henrito felt like he was sooooo big having his own room with his own bathroom and taking care of his daughter himself alone! Lol... He was so fun!

Well, this hotel is no words but GLORY!, lol...

Let's show the pics we took there. I am so sorry we forgot to take pics of the pool this morning but you can see them also in their site.

Have you ever seen more amenities in the same room? Amazing!
Look at the beautiful color of the walls!
This is the seating area near the window that looked to the pool from our bathroom. This morning we sat the kids here with us and told them we had a surprise to show them. When we opened the window they saw the pool and the breakfast tables by the pool and Henry was excited! He wanted to go right away!

And here is the first pics of the family ready for the wedding. We took these pics in teh hotel room before going to the church. Here you can see my Cherry Chau hair accessory (I don't know the right name for this, lol...) that I bought in my Paris trip in the Galleries Lafayette! And also my lovely, lovely Patricia Avendaño dress that I blogged here before.

My sweet Celita was just adorable and was wearing a beautiful blue dress the same as her cousin Elmita.
And my sweet and handsome boy Henrito with his suit and tie,lol... Lovely!
And my husband looking sooooo handsome with his suit and new haircut!!!!!

Marta's Wedding! Part 1

2008-09-28T22:15:00.004+01:00

Lol... Yes, there's going to be 3 parts of this post, lol...

My cousin Marta's wedding has been the greatest family happening this year!, lol... So we've been waiting for this day soooo much! She's so lovely and her husband now is just adorable and perfect for her! So, we can only be soooo happy!

I was so excited for the wedding that I have 3 posts for it; one for the gifts I made for her, another one for the pics of the hotel we stayed in, and finally the party pics!

Let's start with the things I made for the honeymoon!

I sewed the same travel wallet I made for us when we went to Disneyland Resort Paris but using this wedding themed fabric from Michael Miller that I bought from equilter. I made the pattern myself and I'm so proud of it, lol... Made also a bussines card wallet to hold the hotel cards, 2 passport sleeves and also a travel tissue holder. And then I did also made some printables for them; luggage tags, bookmarker and the typical door hanger I always make for the just married couples, lol... The templates for the bookmarker and the luggage tags are from Belle

I filled the travel holder with a married couple's tissues that are so fun!
This is how the travel wallet looks when closed

This is how the passport holder looks like when closed

And that's how it looks when open, lol...

And finally, in this pic you can see it all together how I wrapped it like before sending it to them. I asked the hotel if they could leave it in their room and they did! I think it was a nice surprise!

I also made a little book filled with photo frames and lines where each of the guests could give them a little message. I didn't take pics of it and I know It's a big mess, lol... I used my pogo from Polaroid and I can't be happier enough with Henry for giving it to me for my birthday. It's the best! (Henry and the pogo, lol...)

What a day!

2008-09-19T15:53:00.008+01:00

Oh my God! What a day I have had today. And it ain't over yet! Let's see what else I'll face until tonight, lol...

This morning I made 100kms to go and meet the stylist that's gonna tell me how to put my little hat for the wedding this next weekend! And I did have everything ready. But when I got to he place I had to met him I realized it wasn't in the car... I left it at home! So i drove all morning for nothing! Catch the Méndez crisis??, lol...

But well, I have to tell now where I have been!

I went to see Madonna in Seville!!!! It was great! We were 5 friends there, all moms and all needing some time out, lol... It was fun and fun! The concert was amazing! I took a pic of the show stage from my place. We were seated so high in the stadium that I felt a huge vertigo!

But we also had some tourism

Terrazas de bar en el barrio de Santa Cruz
A Calesa little, little trip, lol...
And a patio full of oranges with La Giralda behind... Isn't it just lovely?

I love Seville!
And, needless to say we ate so much and soooooo good!!!!! This pic is from the much well known patisserie La Campana! I am sure if you've been in Seville you've also been there!

Really, I do love Seville, the people there and this trip was great! I wish I'd had took more pics but really was enjoying just being there so much I forgot to take pics of everything, lol...

Back to School

2008-09-07T22:59:00.002+01:00

Tomorrow Henry's back to school definitely! I say it because last Friday was just a "testing-day", lol...

So tomorrow he has to take with him his little lunchbag but also his second clothes, painting aprons, etc... And here's where I appear, lol... making him a nice bag for all. I used the monkey's banana's fabric. I have had it with me since he started preschool last year and he was designated with an open banana as his "logo". I like it very much as it is easy to make things with it!

Here's the pic! Tomorrow I'll post some pictures of the class that's amazingly adorned this year!

September already!

2008-09-04T19:48:00.005+01:00

What a pity! I can't believe the school holidays are gone! Tomorrow Henry will start school and he doesn't want to at all! He has his new Walle lunchbag and tumbler but he still isn't motivated. I have bought him a little surprise for tomorrow so when we'll go to pick him up from his first day of school he'll have something to talk about and a new toy to play with!

Oh, I have a confession to make but I'll deny have said it if I'll be ever asked about it! lol...

The city is a blast!

Yes, me, the tiny town girl today has loved the city sooooooo much! And all because of Ikea! I went this morning to work with my mom there and when we got to her apartment there I saw in the building's hallway THE NEW IKEA CATALOG!!!!!

God, I was so happy! I know it will be long till someone get it here to my small town but in the city they have already distributed them. I even was thinking about going to Ikea to pick up the new catalog but knew it would have been difficult for me to take the time to go there just for the catalog! So I have to confess today I was a CITY GIRL for a while! lol...

Tonight I am going to enjoy it so much reading my catalog with a coke and some mocha frosting that I have in the freezer, lol...

Various!

2008-08-27T10:52:00.007+01:00

Yesterday we went to Santa Cruz to reclaim the ticket's money from Julio Iglesias concert. I can't believe I couldn't go! My mom and her friends went and they were amazed! I was there last time he went here around 20 years ago! I was a kid! But this time the concert was planned for August 22; just the day before my birthday. It was so fine and I was excited but then, last wednesday a plane crash took place in Madrid Barajas airport in a plane that was coming to the islands. Wasn't my island but Gran Canaria, but we all feel so near them because, living in an island makes you take planes for whatever you want to do, and it's a tragedy to know whole families where inside the plane coming from vacation.

So, the concert was moved to Saturday August 23 in honor to the victims but that was my birthday party day! And I couldn't go to the concert and as it was moved by the organization I could ask for the refund of my tickets.

So, I went yesterday to the city to make this. And, while there I also went with DH and the kids to the Patchworks store (didn't buy any fabric at all!!!!, lol...) and then the kids wanted to eat McDonald's and while they were in the queue I went to see the sale in a shop in front of the restaurant. And look what I found! (I have already had my morning cappuccino in the glass but forgot the pic!, Sorry)

A Bodum thermo-glass! Perfect for my hot coffee and also for my cool coke! And it really works like a thermo!!! I think it's my preferred glass now!, lol...

I've already started my Halloween projects!

2008-08-26T23:46:00.003+01:00

Update: I am so sorry I forgot to add the credits to this design. I made it using a free design from the wonderful designer Lizzie Kate. You can find all her free designs in her website.

I am 35 now!

2008-08-24T20:11:00.012+01:00

Oh God, I can't believe I am 35 years old! When did this happen???? lol...

Well, there's no remedy so I have fo face that I am getting older and older and enjoy it! Guess that's the right thing to do, lol...

For this day I wanted a "petit comité" party. Just with my close friends and family. I made these cute invitations (using Mo Jackson art) and prepared a sweets, candies and baked goods only party! With coke of course! Then the boys opened the "barbecue-bar" when the sun started to go down and we stayed there until almost 10pm! With all the kids! And all located in my Dad's garden in front of our homes.

The party was organized to start at 5pm. While I was preparing the table, the buffet, the garlands, etc... I received the best present of the day; my brother, that was surfing in France, came as a surprise to the party! He was supposed to arrive at night but took a sooner flight back! I was so happy when I saw his car getting inside the garden I started to run to him crying like a baby!, lol... I my God, how old I am!!!!! This pic was taken by DH from our home's balcony while I was crying and holding Chani, lol...

And also from the balcony he took this other pic of Chani, Henrito and me "embellishing" the party table, lol...
As party favors I made this little placemats with Ikea fabrics and using a mix of the picnic placemat and the regular one from Lotta's amazing book! And also made some matching coasters. (please ignore the &%&/%$%&/$ fly in the plate, lol...)
I prepared the table for everyone and then decided to leave a part for a buffet so anyone could choose which sweets and candies they wanted. We ate tooooo much! lol...

Julia prepared this beautiful salad that, also, was sooo good!, lol... But, don't you think it's a pity to start such a beauty?, lol...

Well, with everything ready to go I am also happy and ready to receive all my friends and have fun with all of them!
My Dad was so happy with my birthday and he insisted we wanted to come to the party and see me. He gave me a cropped jacket for present that's amazing. I'll post a pic of it because it's worth it!, lol... He's a delight and Celita adores him to death!
Well, we installed a pool for the little ones but look.... Only one "oficial-baby" inside, lol... Oh my God, the kids did really had fun yesterday!
Look at Celita's face! She was so happy!
Look how's Elmita enjoying the pool! Isn't the sweetest?
And then there was a bigger pool for the big children. Oh, they did have fun there! lol... Even at night they went again to the pool! lol...

Oh, I saved this pic here because it shows the bunting, pennant, party garland (all those names for the same thing, lol...) Click in the photo so you can see it bigger. I made using the Purl bee tutorial.
Here we are: form right to left, Elma, Elmita, Lisa, me and Celita. We have one photo like this from EVERY party we've been together, lol... It's like a tradition. I am so fortunate to have such a great group of friends. We're more than in the photo but the three of us we know each other since Lisa came from the UK to marry Juan Pedro. I bet she's more Canarian now than many born here, lol... I adore these girls so much and also my other friends in the party that aren't in the pic. I am so blessed I have them all and I'm nothing without them! Thanks God for letting me live so happily through these 35 years and let me live the same with all my big family here. Love them all!

At night again inside the pool!!!; lol...
The cake was a disaster! I made a three layer mocha-frosted cake but the frosting went bad and I had to "erase" it, lol... I bought one in the last minute and was disgusting, lol... Henrito was in the pool when Henry started to light the candles and he came with me all wet kissing me. He's so sweet! In the pic you can see his hair, lol... He blew the candles and went back to the pool with the rest of the kids. No one was brave enough to eat the cake, lol...

And here's the post-party effect. lol... When we got back home Celita laid down in the floor laughing and asking for her milk!, lol...
And Henry went to the sofa to rest while watching some cartoons. I think he didn't even see the start of it before falling asleep, lol...

It was a great day and a great party. I did enjoy it so much and I think I can not express all the joy I feel with such a great group of friends and family. I adore them all!

Sunday afternoon

2008-08-24T19:20:00.003+01:00

Here I an right now! Later I'll post about yesterday.

Update post: This new chocolate (at least for me is new, lol...) Lisa gave me for my birthday is amazing! Like a Cadbury creme egg inside the bar! Oh my God!!!!! Almost forgot about the gossip while eating,lol...

Faith

2008-08-17T13:34:00.005+01:00

I was so stirred yesterday morning.

My mom's from a beautiful historic small town in the north of the island. It's called Garachico and in August 16th there are the local festivities in honor of San Roque.

Every year we go to a mass in the Saint's chapel. Now, there are too many people and they get San Roque out from the Chapel and the mass is outside. Jose Luis, the priest, always tells us the same history of San Roque, how he was born in a rich aristocratic family in Montpelier. And when his parents died he gave all the heritage to the village he lived in and he went to Roma, he wanted to help others and live a religious life. He stood by the plague patients and then he started to cure them. People thought it was miraculous and everyone came with him to recover.

Then he got the plague himself and went to a cave where a little dog came always to heal him up. God was meant to have done this and also to have made a little river to go where he was and so he could have water. A friend of him found him and treated him until he was so ill and went back home where nobody recognized him because the illness and he was given to jail. He died there and it's said that a great light came from him and they discovered the born-sign he had in his chest; a cross.

Since then everywhere in Europe suffering the plague prayed to San Roque to save them and get the plague out of their towns.

That's why, when in Garachico centuries ago, the plague came in a boat from Seville, they prayed to San Roque to help them and they promised that if the plague stopped they'll make a mass every August 16th for him.

My mom always goes to this mass as she went always with my Grandma and now it's me who goes with her and also my kids.

But yesterday I don't know why I was soooo touched in the mass.

When San Roque went out from the chapel he did it with a back music of his new hymn. It was so pretty and I got so emotional. I thought I was going to cry. Everyone around was so touched also and he was so beautiful with his little dog besides him.

The square of the chapel was so pretty decorated with the typical ribbons in a "bamboo" stick. And full of people dressed in the typical antique clothes. It was so pretty everything and it deeply touched my heart.

I have been "angry" with God for so long, but I have staretd feeling better since my little girl was in the hospital and the only healing I had was talking to God and asking him to take care of my little newborn girl. So yesterday I felt so near to San Roque and God and felt really good!

Here are some pics of the mass and the procession that took place after the mass and where everyone sang San Roque's hymns and a folklore group played songs also. It's so pretty to see a whole village together celebrating how a saint helped them to go over a plague so bad!

Well, I know this blog is not about Faith but sometimes you get touched by all the good energy around a festivity like that!

Anna Tunic

2008-08-16T00:20:00.005+01:00

Click in the photo to see it bigger

I've been wanting to make the Anna Tunic's pattern from Amy Butler since a long time now. When I saw this beautiful fabric from Heather Bailey's Pop Garden line in Sewlovefabrics shop, I thought it was the time to make the dress and also I remembered I had this other pattern mostly the same for Celita's size.

I think the dresses ended looking amazingly!!! The dress was a bit difficult for me to make, I think it was more a language problem for me than the pattern itself, lol... I did "invented" the yoke finish becase I couldn't understand what the pattern called to make to finish it, lol...

But I think the final effect is nice and I was so happy to be dressed the same as my little baby!

God, what a party!

2008-08-15T23:57:00.005+01:00

I have tons of good pics from this beautiful day and this group is a good one! There were 2 pools for the kids! A castle to jump in all the afternoon and lots of good food!!!! Elma and Carlitos were all the afternoon before baking and the cake was amazing! Lock at the pic! Hello Kitty!, lol...

We met all the best friends and family and we had the best time together laughing and enjoying just being together! I do love this kind of meetings and the birthday party was so fun!

Henry got totally wet by the kids. While they were playing in the small pool they "splashed" him all over making a fight, lol... I thought he was going to get ill!; lol...
Neni is so fun in this pic! I don't think she did even eat that piece of cake, we were just enjoying the photos!; lol... ISn't she wonderful and pretty???
Oh, that shoes, do you remember them from a post before? Well, Celita got inside the little pool with them! There's a pic of her all dressed inside the pool in the first group of photos, lol... It was so fun! She got inside the pool alone and there she was like if seated in the grass! lol... Like I said a great and fun day!

Click in the pics to see them bigger and you'll enjoy such beautiful photos of the kids!

Getting ready for a cake!

2008-08-15T15:10:00.004+01:00

The picture is so bad, but... he's so cute!!! I just can't help it!, lol...

Last Sunday I wanted to make some frosting, not for a cake but to eat it alone, lol... I love to!

Henry heard me getting everything ready and wanted to help. He made it himself alone!!!

The thing is that lately I have been having trouble making frosting because it always went bad, and looking at this picture I have realized it has been more then 2 weeks since I made a good one. This was mixed by Henry and the last one we've made for Elmita's birthday party was mixed by DH!!!

God, my all-time-fear question.... Am I loosing my "mojo"?????

ps I'll post the pics of Elmita's birthday tonight. They're so fun and sweet! Nice mix of words, isn't it?,lol...

Hey!

2008-08-13T02:37:00.002+01:00

What a dress!

2008-08-13T01:06:00.006+01:00

I really can't remember how many times may I have photographed this window! They always have precious things there! And this dress is just amazing!

The only thing is that one of the pics I took was from a Valentino lace blouse that was $4500(or was it even more, Elma?) so I don't think this dress may be afordable for me either. Well, not to mention that it won't be my size at all!, lol...

Family Sunday

2008-08-13T01:01:00.003+01:00

What a great weekend we had! And Sunday was the best end of it! All the family together, lots of food, lots of kids, lots of giggles!

The pool was so good and the weather just perfect.

The kids had lots of fun together playing football, kind-of-tennis (lol) and the girls just had fun hanging around each other and gifting us with wonderful smiles!, lol...

Ready to start a new week!

2008-08-11T14:57:00.005+01:00

Is it a better way to start a new week than a full cookie jar??? These are my kids fave cookies and can eat thousands of them! It's a delight for me to see my little Henry climbing the chair to open the jar and get one cookie before getting out from the kitchen running as fast as he can, lol...

Like I said, there's not a better way to start one of the last holiday weeks before going back to school!

Ok, I know, the jar is Christmas themed, but what can Is ay? I just love it and haven't find a prettier one, lol...

Nantucket Weekend GIVEAWAY!!!!

2008-08-10T21:41:00.001+01:00

Nantucket Weekend GIVEAWAY!!!!

This is just an amazingly pretty shirt! I just wish to have a pattern like that, lol...

Beach

2008-08-09T12:01:00.001+01:00

Look how much sand can a body have in less than 10 minutes, lol... These are my kids enjoying the beach with their father and their big sister.

God, how much I love living in this little island!

Kidston Tesco bag

2008-08-08T11:20:00.002+01:00

Can't believe I took this photo! That's not me, it's from a girl that was also waiting in the pool entrance! It's the Kidston Tesco bag and couldn't resist! Lol:-). Everything looked so pretty inside that bag....

Decoupage

2008-08-08T10:36:00.002+01:00

Here's my kid getting ready to Decoupage the little einsteins!

Liberty Fabric

2008-08-08T09:29:00.004+01:00

Liberty fabric. No words needed. Just pretty!

This is my first entry to the blog made from my mobile phone. Hope it will keep working, lol...

What a difference!

2008-08-07T23:19:00.002+01:00

That's what I thought this morning (after thinking I am silly). It's incredible that the Colorfast inkjet fabric sheets can cost here in my island $31! And I can find it online for $10,99 exactly the same thing! Even paying for rush delivery international it could have been cheaper for me. How could I be so silly to buy it here? I was so excited that I found it here that couldn't resist! lol...

Also the quilting fabrics are so expensive here; $18 per yard! $10 more than in the US!!! Exactly the same fabrics! Well, that's why I love the internet and the difference between the Euro and the Dollar these days, lol...

Shoes

2008-08-07T23:01:00.006+01:00

Aren't them just pretty? My baby girl's new shoes!

Leila and Ben Capelet

2008-08-02T12:52:00.005+01:00

I really totally adore Leila and Ben's patterns!

Look how my baby's capelet look like, isn't it just lovely? I am actually planning to do mine and we'll be both the same for my birthday's party. I am so excited about it!

Really, go and check her crochet patterns, you'll be amazed!