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Y sin embargo: One year

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Exactly one year ago, Pablo had surgery to get his cochlear implant. That same sentence, written in the future tense the day before he was going to be implanted sounded terrifying. Now I have different fears. I am scared of losing the device (those things are not cheap to replace), of me not dedicating enough time to his recovery, of making the wrong decision regarding a second implant (I am still at a no), of choosing the wrong school for next year. Pablo a few days ago. Should she really go to the park?

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Y sin embargo: The Impossible

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Yesterday, despite the bitter Chicago cold (9F yesterday, 2F today), I went to watch The Impossible. Who would I want to be with? If you haven't, you should definitely watch it, and do it in a theater, the DVD experience won't be the same. If you are not drawn by the story, Ewan McGregor's presence on it should be enough of a reason. I may watch it a second time. Now, back to preparing my classes. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Presentación (which happens to be my middle name). Alguien que sea yo.

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Y sin embargo: Of the surreal nonfirst day of school for Little Pb

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Of the surreal nonfirst day of school for Little Pb. We came home, and finally they fixed the problem and told me to bring him tomorrow again so he can start. But I will keep posting about our adventures in CPSland, which is an interesting part of Chicago. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Presentación (which happens to be my middle name). Will she be disciplined enough to make a blog work? Should she really go to the park? Should she post in Spanish, English, both? Alguien que sea yo. The life of fish.

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Y sin embargo: The trains are lonely, and so is this mom

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The trains are lonely, and so is this mom. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Presentación (which happens to be my middle name). Because he is leaning towards English on his first ten words. (The Baby is almost 19 months old. so officially he's a toddler, I guess). Will the oven make it until Thanksgiving if I fix it the day before? Will she be disciplined enough to make a blog work? Should she really go to the park? Should she post in Spanish, English, both? I may even hope to find some answers here.

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Y sin embargo: Happy New Year: the sequel

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Happy New Year: the sequel. In a way it ironically fits the rest of 2012. Let's hope that 2013 starts in a better way. Hopefully the kids will sleep for a bit so we can eat the pizza and pasta I just ordered. In five minutes we went from a fairly decent home cooked dinner to delivery. At least we have that chilled bottle of cava. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Presentación (which happens to be my middle name). Will she be disciplined enough to make a blog work? Should she really go to the park?

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Y sin embargo: The new Pope

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The Catholic church just elected a new Pope. His name will be Francis I, he is Argentinian, and he looks like a good person. And his election is instilling some mixed feelings on me. And this Sunday, for the first time in twenty years, I may walk into a church on my own will, without anyone getting married, without baptism or funeral, without my son pulling my hand so he can see St Nicholas. And I may listen, and I may give them a second chance. Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Alguien que sea yo.

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Y sin embargo: Chilam Balam

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Have I written about Chilam Balam. I should have, a looong time ago. Maybe I didn't because I kind of wanted to keep it quiet so I can get a table when I go. But it deserves my attention, and everyone else's, for that matter. Note that it is BYOB, and cash only. The service is impeccable, and normally you always see the same people working there, which is nice. Their recommendations are valuable if you are overwhelmed by how good everything sounds in the menu. Swordfish with butternut squash mole. Graphi...

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Y sin embargo: America's problem with pain

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America's problem with pain. It is not the first time this thought crosses my mind, but this time I am writing about it. This country has a problem with pain. I guess it lies in both the patients and the medical community, but it's there, and it's partly responsible for all those prescription drug addictions. The ease with which one is offered strong pain medications baffles me every single time. Of course, the first question I got was "Can you rate your pain? If I move my foot it hurts at hell. But ...

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Y sin embargo: On Breastfeeding (sorry, it's long)

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On Breastfeeding (sorry, its long). Published in Spanish newspaper El Mundo. It is an article in favor of breastfeeding, decently writte., I may disagree with a couple of the things they say, but other than that the article is good, and encouraging. The shock came when I scrolled down to read the comments. Many of them were criticizing or making fun of breastfeeding moms. The worse part? Most were written by moms! 6 things to do to successfully (and sanely) breastfeed your baby. 3 Nurse wherever you are&...

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Y sin embargo: Dr. Martens

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And since I am getting old enough to be nostalgic, maybe this January I will ask the Three Wise Men (aka Reyes Magos) to bring me a pair of Panama Jacks. Like the ones that preceded my Dr. Martens. I just checked, and they are still selling them. And they even have them in green! Subscribe to: Post Comments (Atom). Presentación (which happens to be my middle name). Will she be disciplined enough to make a blog work? Should she really go to the park? Should she post in Spanish, English, both?