This is Me

This is a new thing for me. I like writing, but I don't often let people see what I'm writing, because I don't like being that vulnerable. That said, I do like to share the fun stuff that happens in my life.  I am a mom of 3 and they are the cutest most adorable munchkins ever created. I am not exaggerating. I, however, am completely immune to their charms, and have been told I am the meanest mom in the world to which I replied, good, it means I'm doing my job right. I also teach preschool. I love it most days. I am learning so much about the way kids grow. Like the fact that a class of preschool girls is every bit as scary as the ninth grade girls you went to school with. I am convinced they don't become that way. They're born that way. On the flip side a class of all preschool boys will send you to the loony bin just as fast as the girls will. Hence the name of the blog. I have already gone around the bend, and I'm enjoying being crazy way more than being sane. El Catracho (a fantastic term that basically means The Honduran) also lives in this house around the bend. He thinks he's still sane, but he wouldn't still be here if he was. He's a very good musician and has musician friends over at times and they rock the house. I am expecting the police to be called some time, but so far our neighbors have been very nice and they put up with us. Between the music, the yelling (in English and Spanish) and the laughing, our house is rocking all the time. We live a simple, comfortable, crazy life that includes soccer games, gymnastics, homework, housework (when I can't get out of it) teaching work, and just everything in between. We are a bilingual bi-cultural family and that creates a lot of fun in itself. You bi-cultural mamas know what I'm talking about! We eat sleep and breathe soccer all the time. We cheer for Phillies baseball even though we know they'll probably lose. We love apple pie, fireworks on the fourth of July, tamales and torrejas at Christmas, and we eat rice and beans with turkey at Thanksgiving. I told you, we are not normal and we like it that way. Life is hard, but our faith and our humor keep us going. As the song says, "We were made to more than just survive, we were made to thrive." That's all for now, but I'll be back to share more about my life around the bend.