THE "JARR FACE"

Following the advice of my dear friend Mariano, who is also one of my keen readers ( do I hear laughter?haha) I think it's my duty to write about this embarrasing fact. I do not back these kind of attitudes. Quite rude this girl, in fact. I'd go spare if I see my Valentina tomorrow beating an authority, or an older person, I say it because I'v got a mother, and a grandmother, and aunts, etc. i'd drop dead. I wonder how would I feel if that woman would have benn my mum, for example, I'd like to kill that little girl...who does she think she is? she's only 14!!!!! and a very "supportive"mum, by the way, shame on them! On the other side, if I see her defending herself- I mean my daughter-, using arguments, leaving her contendor speechless..how proud I'd feel! don't you think?. Anyhow, after all the Minister had said about the education and everything, I only have to say: my dear lady, quite different to be in front of the kids, huh?

P.S. how can your name be "Mùsica"(music)!! very out of key by the way this "music"!!

THE BABYSHOWER

It was a rainy day, but we gathered in spite of the weather. I didn't invite too many people, it was in fact 6 of us. But enough to have a great time, and we did.

P.S. Thanks to my friends Astrid and Paola for making this great moment possible!

AS MOTHER AS DAUGHTER

It's maybe unfair the title of my post because Jano and I are very much alike, that's why I think it is my duty to clear things. When I was a little girl, I used to sing very old boleros. "Muñequita Linda" and "Perfidia" were part of my repertoire. A few days ago Jano was laughing as he said "no...she doesn't sing cumbia, nor reggaeton, nor pop music. Valentina sings 'Non, je ne regrette rien' ". Just as their parents, she loves Christmas and Halloween. She's got a lot of toys, Barney, Uniqua from the Backyardigans, and many others, but she ADORES this ribbon skeleton which used to be part of our Halloween decoration. She hugs him, kisses him and calls him "Jack". If we have guests, sometimes she gives the skeleton to them to be kissed too (It happened last week with my dad and brother). Anyhow, reincarnation? clonation? no, just simple heritage.

ODE TO THE HOT GUY

Yes, he deserves it! Every once in a while there's a guy among the crowd that you can't avoid watching, looking. I PRAISE JOSH HOLLOWAY. Yes, as if I was a teenager, I think I'm going to create a fans club to simply adore him. Why? just because. He is so good looking that even hurts, isn't he? but what hurts the most? his face? his body?...or his marriage??? his marriage of course! 'cause when you see that kind of guy with THAT kind of woman you wonder "what the hell...? why...?" BUt that's ok, I don't want him to live with him, I just want to see him, in other words: to enjoy the view.
P.S. ...or as Jebediah Springfield said: to "embiggest" my senses hahaha.

CHILE, LAND OF CONTRAST

This is my beloved Chile. With its virtues and faults. I'm very certain there are things that happen all over the world and not only here. But it happens that this is where I live, and chilean issues are of my concern. I've heard and read several times this sentence "Chile, land of contrast". Most of all when it's about pictures.

Alejandro, my husband, knows a very good fotographer who uses this sentences every year for a calendar he does. I know it because he gave him the calendar each Christmas. But I think it also suits in our daily living. If I see the news I can realized we live in a never ending yes and no, in and out, the famous-and very "IN"-"double standard". But in a very common situation I see it when I take a bus and there's a clear sign above a seat that says that seat it's reserved for pregnant, handicapped or old people, nevertheless there's a teenager, no more than 15 sittin on it listening music and pretending to see none of these 3 kind of people. Any other example? the next picture was taken by Alejandro in the underground. Use the handles...THE HANDLES. Have you ever seen this "Find Wally" famous game? This picture brought it to my mind.

WINTER

And it's here. The fearest season. Even my fingers are frozen...and stiff. I hate being cold, I've always hated that. And the worst thing is now my heater is not working. Well, my Scaldasonno is not working either. All odds against me. Anyway, I try to see the positive thing here, What I can take out of this season, as I did with autumn...but this time I'm not able to come up with anything! I wouldn't like to be dramatic but...damm you winter! damm you!

FATHER'S DAY

This time my brother couldn't be here. But I know he was with dad in the morning. Well, here are pictures of the three dads we congratulated yesterday.

Valentina and her dad, Alejandro.

My sister Tatiana and me with our dad.

Belèn and Antonia with their dad, Claudio.