Fourth of July 2014

This 4th of July was very different from last year.  My dad passed away on July 4th and at night we were at his wake at the funeral home.  This year I was with Don, Carlos and Titi at a very large outdoor party at the Seminole Hard Rock Hotel and Casino in Hollywood.  We had a nice time.  There were lots of food trucks and we had Mexican tacos.  I had the vegetarian ones and they were delicious.  The kids ate at the casino's food court.  The fireworks were great and then we stayed at the DJ's stage.  Don went to the other stage to listen to different kind of music.  Carlos loved being there.  He wants to be a DJ, among other things, when he grows up, and he already has a collection of lights that he uses to put on shows at home.

 

Band Camp concert

On Thursday, Titi had her Band Camp final concert.  It was so great to see her play in front of lots of people and be comfortable about it.  She seemed to really enjoy being part of the band. Mema came to see her play and then Don and Titi drove her home.

2013

I missed posting in 2013.  So many things happened since I last wrote.  The main thing was my dad getting very sick in early June.  We had just arrived in Guatemala when Angel called Mimi to tell him my dad had to be taken to the hospital again.  He was in bad shape.  I was not sure of what to do.  I did not want to leave Don and the kids in Guatemala. Fortunately, we were able to Skype with Angel and we saw dad.  Mimi had rented a house in Coatepec and my dad was there with Angel and Emmita.  I flew as soon as I came back to the USA and stayed there for 20 days.  I was fortunate to be there during my dad's last days. We were able to give him the best care we could. Lots of family visited daily and gave my dad and us support and love. I feel so lucky to have lots of extended family and I want to be closer to them in 2014.

Paul also passed away in June.  Tere's dad also died in 2013.  It was a sad year for all of us.

They year was also full of cats and more cats.  We trapped and spayed and neutered more cats and we also added more to our house.  Bobby, the cat that I found living on a drainage tube on the side of the road.  He was probably dumped there.  Nobody was looking for him.  He was already neutered and declawed so we could kept him.  Star, the little scared girl from the neighbors' garden.  Three other little kittens that gave us so much joy.  Hopefully Mimi and Luke will adopt Buttercup and Astro and those two babies will never have to worry about living outside.