Hispanic Heritage Month

Several Latin American countries celebrate the anniversaries of independence during Hispanic Heritage Month. Costa Rica, El Salvador, Guatemala, Honduras and Nicaragua celebrate independence on September 15.

Mexico achieved independence on September 16, and Chile, on September 18. Hispanic Heritage Month has been celebrated in the United States since 1974 when President Gerald Ford issued a Presidential Proclamation extending Hispanic Heritage Week into a month-long celebration, from September 15 through October 15.
 http://www.floridahispanicheritage.com/

 

 Here are some ways you can celebrate by going to a museum. Learn about a famous Hispani's like Ellen Ochoa : Astronaut or Dolores Huerta : Co-founder of United Farm Workers and we can't forget the most famous of all Desi Arnaz : Entertainer. Celebrate by wearing a sombrero and make  Latino dishes like Dominican Fried Chicken,Cuban Sandwich,Cilantro Serrano Cream Sauce and my favorite that I just made yesterday for my wonderful family Enchilada Recipes and tonight we will have nachos. Evey time I cook it's always homemade. I can't wait till Christmas where we are making homemade yummy Beef Tamales and Flan Mexicano (Mexican Flan)  My father has made  salsa all my life homemade of course neither my mother or father believe in the store band fake food as they both agree to call it. Sometimes it is just easy to buy the fake food but don't tell! Please have fun drinks lots of Tequila wear a sombrero, dance and have fun with your Heritage. Pop for the kids maybe even water would be better.

 

My family and I make it a huge deal that our family speak Spanish and English. I'm proud to be Mexican most of all I'm proud to be an American. Anytime I feel a little stress I blast some salsa music and dance. Dancing is a huge part of my heritage. You will never meet a Mexican who can't dance. My boys and I made a pinata fill it and broke it.

We had a blast most of all my Heritage values family. Family is the most important part of this month. You get to celebrate with the people you love. Let me know how you celebrated. I would love to hear your thoughts.

 

 

 

http://hispanicheritagemonth.gov/about/

 

http://teacher.scholastic.com/activities/hispanic/history.htm

http://www.nickjr.com/hispanic-heritage/latin-american-culture/celebrate-hispanic-heritage_ap.html

 

 

National Coffee Day

 

Today is National Coffee Day! Are you one of the millions who will celebrate? Start by sending a free Coffee Day eCard and then find out where you can go to get a free cup of Joe. Some local and national businesses will offer free or discounted cups of coffee in honor of the occasion. Participating Krispy Kreme locations, for example, are offering a free 12oz cup of coffee all day long. McDonalds's is giving away free cups of McCafe Premium Roast. Don't forget to pay attention to social media as some businesses plan to share coupons and specials with their loyal followers.

So, where did coffee come from and how did it become so popular? According to legend, a sixth-century Ethiopian goatherd named Kaldi discovered his goats frolicking from one coffee shrub to another. He recognized that the coffee berries they were eating had a stimulating effect, and he began to experiment with the seeds. A century later, brewed coffee emerged in Arabia and the popularity of coffee grew at an exponential rate.
Today, over 400 billion cups of coffee are consumed each year. It is a world commodity that is second only to oil. Don't forget to take a coffee break (or two) to celebrate this historical and important beverage!

http://www.punchbowl.com/holidays/national-coffee-day


Did you drink your cup today?

www.threeavocados.org/

Act's of Kindness

                                                        Justin's act's of kindness
My son Justin loves to help other's out in any way he can. We sat up the other night to surf the web of things he could do to make someone smile. Here is his list of things.

1.Justin and I decide to make a list of things to do for others. We made some cupcakes to pass out to the mailman with a little note saying thank you for delivering our mail. It made him smile.

2.We seen this old man cleaning his yard. Justin made him two peanut butter and jelly's and took him out two bottles of water. It made him really happy. He talks to Justin all the time now. Justin even helped bag some of the leaves to give him a break.

3.We have made it an everyday thing to support our troops. We made some happy by buying them coffee through www.greenbeanscoffee.org At least they can have a piece of home away from home.

 

4.At a local grocery store Justin went around the parking lot to collect the carts for the workers.

 

 

 5.Justin tape some change to a game machine with a note to pay it forward.

 

 

 

 6.We also wrote some letter's to children in the hospital.

 

7. We donated to charity with blankets we no longer need along with the boys clothes that are to

small. This was just the start my hubby and I need to go through our closets still.

 

 

 

 

 8. Justin talked me into giving Christopher old stroller we no longer use to a teen mom.

 

9. On one of walks we heard a kitten crying. Justin was able to get this tiny kitten out from under a house who he named Mickey. She is well and about four weeks old. Justin and I take turns feeding her with a medicine dropper. Today she just started eating dry food.

 

 

10. Justin gives a  bag full of shredded paper away that we would normal just take to the recycling center. Instead we found out the little girl down the street has a hamster but can't afford to go to the pet store for the bedding. Instead she comes up to the office for the shredded paper every week.

 

11.Justin thought it would be a great idea to buy Halloween tote bags for all the children in the area who don't have bags to go treat or treating.

 

 

I found that it is very simple to make someone smile everyday. Justin wakes up asking "So mom who will we make smile today?"

Steve has taking the boat out with Justin and friends to catch fish for a fish fry on Saturday to help raise money for our neighbor's who's house burned down. I think it will go well. What have you done today to make a smile appear? It's as easy as saying hello to someone.

 

 

 

 

 

 

Father & Son Bonding time

 A Father's Love
A father is respected because
he gives his children leadership...
appreciated because
he gives his children care...
valued because
he gives his children time...
loved because
he gives his children the one thing
they treasure most - himself.

http://www.thoughts-about-god.com/quotes/quotes-fathers.htm


                                                  Father & Son Bonding Time

The most important thing a little boy needs is a father in his life. Someone to be there for him. Someone to tell him he can do it. Someone to show him how to shave. Take care of his duties as a man. Someone who works hard at everything in life. Someone who treats his wife like the Mexican Queen that I am. A father who can be emotionally available to his children will be the one who knows when his sons needs him. My hubby makes our children talk their emotions out. He never raises his voice to intimated our kids he has a soft voice to help them understand how they feel. Nothing our children say is bad we put their emotional needs first. What they need is Daddy to be there. My hubby takes time out to always put our boys first. I love watching Justin and Christopher attack him as he walks in the door. Jay is attached to his hip as Christopher is attached to his leg. My hubby puts them first in everything he does. I'm happy I made the right choice in a man who loves our boys more then his life itself. My hubby is not forced to spend time with our children, he does it because he wants to. My hubby's face lights up every time he hears daddy and the boys attack him. Having children really changes the way you think and feel. My hubby's smile can light up the room  when our boys run after him. It doesn't matter what is planned he always has time to play Lego's with Justin and dino's with Christopher. I love the fact I married a man with a great heart and soul. Someone who values family as much as I do. I'm very happy for the life God has given me. A man who will stand by me no matter what. The best  father to our children a woman could ever ask for.

This is the shark they caught but let go. Hearing Justin talk about his daddy holding a shark was priceless. It's clear that daddy is his hero!

Green Beans Coffee

A Service Member wants to thank you for sending them a Cup of Joe!
Cup of Joe #1

Your message and gift of a CUP OF JOE was delivered to a Service Member serving at CFC Eggers in Afghanistan. They wanted to say thanks and make sure you knew your gift was received. Please see below for their note to you:

Ma'am, You're raising an awesome young man! Please tell Justin happy birthday for me (I have twins, a boy & a girl, who just celebrated their ninth birthday on Sep 20), and please tell him thank you very much for his generous gift! Us Soldiers, Sailors, Marines and Airmen do what we do because of young men like Justin. I wish you, Justin, and all of your loved ones the very best. Regards, Major Michael Haire United States Air Force Camp Eggers, Afghanistan



I love reading these emails first thing in the morning or right before I go to bed. I read this one to my son Justin who ran to his room to get his wallet. It looks like we will buy another round of coffee for out troops. My son loves getting these emails. I think this is what I needed to get him a little more involved in the computer. Green Beans Coffee sent this for Justin in the mail.


My family and I have a whole new out look on life since our neighbors house burn to the ground. There is more to life then just what we see. My hubby and I have been taking time out to step back and actually stay in the moment that is happening. It has worked out very well. Donating coffee to our troops mean a lot to us. I wish there was a way I could tell them thank you for the emails but I think they already know.Please support our troops don't forget them.

Life is only what you make it!

I just seen this on the newest blog I was checking out today. Thanks togetherfornature
I tell my son this daily no joke when he complains he has school work to do. We should all be happy GOD let us do this today and everyday he gives us. Make sure you smile and kiss your loved ones. You never know when it's time to be called back home.

Cup of Joe

A Service Member wants to thank you for sending them a Cup of Joe!Cup of Joe #1

Your message and gift of a CUP OF JOE was delivered to a Service Member serving at Shindand Air Base in Afghanistan. They wanted to say thanks and make sure you knew your gift was received. Please see below for their note to you:

Thank you very much for the coffee! More importantly, thank you for your support. Make sure your son knows how much it means (to me) that he thought of giving his support. That is truly remarkable!


Please don't forget about our men and women they still need us just as much as we need them. My son is nine if he can understand this so can you. He used his hard earn money to do this. What can you give.?

Cup of Joe

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Okay Now I know this all seems like a lot but I will share one more. This one seems to come from a school computer. Shocking isn’t it? No maybe not I know a lot of people who visit sites when they are suppose to be working or learning. I don’t know any thoughts?

 

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I would suggest adding this to your page if you want to know who takes a look at your page once or many times in a day or week. Every time I get an email from Stat counter I have forgotten what it is until I click on it. If you use this site please let me know what you think about it? I’m still up in the air about what this site shows. My hubby made a good point that the above information really shows how a person really uses their time at home and work.

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