Groceries, coffee and more.

I've never been in such beautiful super-market as Wholefoods, the place where they sell the meat (carnicería) is so clean and pristine, no bad odors and those guys that get your order are more like spa employees that "carniceros", nothing to do with my hometown market, back in Mexico, where they used to kill the chickens in front of everybody eyes, (today they do it away). But as nice Wholefoods is, as well expensive, so I just go there like once every 5 years. Where I like to go and find my produce is Henry's, which was later gotten by Wild Oats. But still good prices and products.

Yesterday, I listend on the radio news, Whole foods bought Wild Oats, ergo, Henry's, and that is something my one-income-family can't bear. I know organic is better, but expensive-organic, well you know... I prefer to wash my carrots that have a super-clean and germs-free package. According to the "organic expert" on the radio, the transaction doesn't mean lower prices, even Whole foods can close some stores from Wild Oats. I will see what happens or I'll have to buy in other place.

And talking about stores, Trader Joe's is another favorite. Now you can find the fair trade coffee at good price 6.99 for a 13 ounce can, a good coffee not fair trade, is about 5 something with almost the same quantity, so drop one coffee from the coffee shop and buy this fair trade.

Trader Joe's sells chiles rellenos, or stuffed poblano peppers as they called them, un chile relleno por 3.49, and is not even covered with this mexican style batter or capeado. In the mexican store close to my house the platter with two chiles is the same price, with rice and beans. Now, if I make them one chile costs about 40 cents, plus the egg and what ever I put in, will be no more than one dollar. I see why Trader Joe's puts los chiles in first place on the grocery list, the profit is good.

Y quien le cuida a los hijos?

Es obvio que ella no ...

Who is taking care of her children? obviously she is not the one. Oh my! all this Britney "pelona (no hair)" issue is so pathetic. The result of a chain of really bad decisions from several years now.
How somebody can go from the pinnacle to hell in a short period of time, two children and various partners?
Somebody from those late-night talk show said, she is so vulnerable that he wasn't making jokes about her. He is right.
Poor young woman; personally I never was her fan or wanted my kids to sing her songs, but is not nice to see her in such condition.

Bolocco a los 41

Cecilia Bolocco; 41 años de edad, ex miss universo, esposa de Carlos Menem (ex-presidente de Argentina), lo único que no le envidio es lo primero y lo último, aunque lo primero lo pasaría si a cambio tuviera yo esa pinta...

Hey, maybe during the two years to go for my 41 birthday I can get like this, huh?.... Don't laugh please, I'm optimistic.

Maria Antoinette la película.

Yo estaba muy ansiosa de ver esta película y la verdad es que me encantó.

I was very excited to watch this movie, waiting for it at the video store, and I loved it. Sofia Coppola transmits a good story of this queen of France. As many of you know, Queens of Europe is one of my favorites subjects, because put together history, women issues, politics, some fashion, traditions, but over all understanding of persons that had a remarkable print in humandkind.
I liked a lot the ending of the movie, the way Coppola manages the sorroundings, colours and cakes!... Beautiful, bravo.

Am I optimistic?

Yes! I'm more optimistic that I thought I would be (what optimistic huh?), that is a good news for me. Today was folding day and turn on the t.v at the end of the Oprah Show, they were talking about "a secret", something related to attract the positive through positive attitude (I think I have heard of that before), anyways, after came the news and to catch some viewers already hooked with Oprah (like me), they offered something like a test for optimism, so I stayed, folding clothes and watching t.v.
And there it was the test... I took it, and yes, I have a good relationship with myself, which makes me so happy, I could be more optimistic indeed. Maybe my good humor comes from my daughters listening to Abba every day, just they open the eyes in the morning I tune myself with "dancing queen" and good memories from my own childhood come along.

Y que ha pasado?

Bidane y Aitana "Science Fair" at school.

Bidane en el sleeping bag, regalo de Lauren y Aida. Asi paso la tarde en que Aitana estaba en la pijamada en casa de su amiga Sissy.

Féliz dia de San Valentin.. las dos niñas fabricaron sus propias tarjetas del dia del amor y la amistad en casa, Aitana hizo unos separadores y Bidane pegó corazones en papelillos doblados.

Una pijamada!

Hoy será la primer noche de Aitana, fuera del seno familiar, es decir se ha ido a una pijamada, a casa de una amiga de la escuela donde pasará la noche.
Será la primer vez también que ella y yo no estaremos juntas a dormir, pues las veces que ha ocurrido ha sido porque yo he estado en el hospital.
Ojalá y se divierta mucho y no me extrañe como yo la extraño a ella, Bidane dijo, YO NO EXTRAÑO A AITANA, PERO MI DESEO ES QUE ESTE AQUI.

Yes Lauren, we got a brand-pink-new sleeping bag!

Al Gore y Zapatero

If Al Gore runs for the presidency I will pray so he can win (because it is not much I can do, as you know I can't vote, or get a job ....), but what I can surely say is that this guy is great. The newspaper El Pais from Spain shows "Presidente" Zapatero and Al Gore, talking about the environment report, and they call it as an "emergency situation", in fact Zapatero said Spain is showing Gore's movie in every school around Spain.