3 months ago
Two hundred and fifty dollars
The whole reason I started this blog was due to a three day notification invitation to a wedding. I was called and invited to a wedding on a Friday for a Wedding that took place on a Monday. We were not happy with this "shot" gun type marriage (no babies involved) but have supported it since then.
I have gotten away with venting on Family and focused more on my life, trials, tribulations and successes, however this blog as come full circle.
They, the reasons I started this blog, painted two rooms in my grandmothers Victorian Cottage. The rooms are small, simple and run into each other with out a dividing wall. We all have been pitching in to help out grandma. Visiting, Cooking, buying food, yard work, cleaning, doctors visits, Social Security paperwork. You name it we all help. The cousins (her grandchildren)especially come together in times of need and celebration. Her income is small. Her lifestyle simple. Her mother passed away, her husband passed away, two brothers are showing advancing signs of Alzheimer's and she's starting to become a shut in. She does not like coming out of her property much. We invite her, go and try to pick her up for events, but she politely declines. So we all go there.
Well, back to the painting. My cousin and her husband were painting grandma's sitting and dinning room. Two small rooms and charged her $250. They charged grandma. You may think, well it was job that was done and would of cost anyways. If I would have known they were going to charge her I would of taken vacation and done it myself. For Free. We don't charge grandma. The irony is that Grandma and my Tia (cousins mom) babysit their baby for free. Because they can't afford to pay a child care provider and work jobs that don't allow them to care for their own child.
I'm saving up money to get her window treatments because hers are old, some torn and dirty. I can't imaging telling her, "here's the bill". Bottom line, grandma has only given her whole life. Given to all of us. Even little bills stuffed into our shoes when growing up. She to this day tries to give me money. I'm 30. I turn around and buy her food. I give it back. You don't charge her $250 and say nice doing business with you. She's Grandma!
*we are fixing up the house because before she died, Great Grandma would trip out if the color or anything was changed. Now that she has had two losses, my grandma is ready for change.
They, the reasons I started this blog, painted two rooms in my grandmothers Victorian Cottage. The rooms are small, simple and run into each other with out a dividing wall. We all have been pitching in to help out grandma. Visiting, Cooking, buying food, yard work, cleaning, doctors visits, Social Security paperwork. You name it we all help. The cousins (her grandchildren)especially come together in times of need and celebration. Her income is small. Her lifestyle simple. Her mother passed away, her husband passed away, two brothers are showing advancing signs of Alzheimer's and she's starting to become a shut in. She does not like coming out of her property much. We invite her, go and try to pick her up for events, but she politely declines. So we all go there.
Well, back to the painting. My cousin and her husband were painting grandma's sitting and dinning room. Two small rooms and charged her $250. They charged grandma. You may think, well it was job that was done and would of cost anyways. If I would have known they were going to charge her I would of taken vacation and done it myself. For Free. We don't charge grandma. The irony is that Grandma and my Tia (cousins mom) babysit their baby for free. Because they can't afford to pay a child care provider and work jobs that don't allow them to care for their own child.
I'm saving up money to get her window treatments because hers are old, some torn and dirty. I can't imaging telling her, "here's the bill". Bottom line, grandma has only given her whole life. Given to all of us. Even little bills stuffed into our shoes when growing up. She to this day tries to give me money. I'm 30. I turn around and buy her food. I give it back. You don't charge her $250 and say nice doing business with you. She's Grandma!
*we are fixing up the house because before she died, Great Grandma would trip out if the color or anything was changed. Now that she has had two losses, my grandma is ready for change.
10 years
Last Saturday (the Saturday before Thanksgiving) was the anniversary our first date. We don't remember the exact date, however it was before Thanksgiving. We had dinner and went antiquing in downtown Riverside. Our purchase goal was to find something for another little alter for a Santo. We decided to make one for San Martin de Porres. We set out to purchase an tin and glass alter, however we opted not to. We ran across this little mirror and felt that it would be perfect. We have an existing sconce and decided to pair the two. We still have to add a few items.
On the menu
Turkey - Roasted in a roster 
First the turkey will Brine in a mixture of ...
1. Apple Juice
2. Brown Sugar
3. Cloves
4. An orange peel
5. Sage
6. Peppercorns
7. Kosher Salt
8. Thyme
Mash Potatoes
1. Red Potatoes
2. Butter
3.Cream
4. Fresh pepper
Stuffing
1. Stuffing (herb and cornbread)
2. Apricots
3. Roasted Pecans
4. Green Apples
5. Red Onions
Green Beans
1. Fresh Green Beans
2. Bacon
3. Tarragon Vinegar
4. Pecans
Roasted Pecans for the Green Beans and Stuffing
Butter
Kosher Salt
Pecans
Fresh Corn on the Cob
Rolls
Pecan and Pumpkin Pie
Whip Cream
First the turkey will Brine in a mixture of ...
1. Apple Juice
2. Brown Sugar
3. Cloves
4. An orange peel
5. Sage
6. Peppercorns
7. Kosher Salt
8. Thyme
Mash Potatoes
1. Red Potatoes
2. Butter
3.Cream
4. Fresh pepper
Stuffing
1. Stuffing (herb and cornbread)
2. Apricots
3. Roasted Pecans
4. Green Apples
5. Red Onions
Green Beans
1. Fresh Green Beans
2. Bacon
3. Tarragon Vinegar
4. Pecans
Roasted Pecans for the Green Beans and Stuffing
Butter
Kosher Salt
Pecans
Fresh Corn on the Cob
Rolls
Pecan and Pumpkin Pie
Whip Cream
I created these with 12x12 paper and markers. I decided to make my own scrapbooking paper for this years thanks giving photos. I was inspired by "youtube" (Project Runway /PR Canada and ANTM. I watch them on my comp. while I scrapbook, work on "work" or in this case color.
Funny
"Pictures of Real Chicanas"
I'm at home, the day before Thanksgiving and I log on to check out my blog. I check out the visitors count and see if any one left comments. I look at the "referrers" list and see that someone found me through a Google search. I click on the link and see that they typed in "Pictures of Real Chicanas" and then click on my blog.
That got me thinking. What does a real Chicana look like. Do they all look like me or so I look like them? I look different now (clothing, hair, etc) than my college days. Generational Chicanas look different then each other. My family has been here 5 generations, so I look a little different (culturally) then a first generation Chicana. But then again is there a difference? We are all what we claim. What a term. Something that unifies and divides. I know my counterparts from the Cochella Valley always thought I was "Cheerleader Chicana". I thought they were "I just found out I was Chicana". We were great friends, just different cultural (Traditional and Pop) ideologies. One example, them.... I'm too busy to cook. I don't want to be stuck in a kitchen. I don't know how to cook traditional dishes. They did not want to fall into the role of the Latina in the kitchen. Me.... How the hell are you going to feed yourself? Taco Bell? We are the same, just at diffrent levels.
Okay... what a side note.
Mom's Birthday Party
Mom decided a few weeks ago that she wanted to have a birthday party. So the place was her home, the time 5:00 pm last night. The Menu.... Ara's Enchiladas, My husbands beans and salsa, the cooks potato salad, arroz and salad.
Since the weather was chilly my mother and father placed all the tables indoors. My mother and I went off to Micheal's to pick up stuff for the table settings. She wanted to use all of her candelabras that were around the house. So with that as our inspiration. We set out on our shopping journey (Friday!!! the night before). We get to Micheal's... and low and behold, there was no "fall" anything. It's all Christmas. Helllo.....it's still the first 10 days of November.
So I picked up 12x12 paper for base of the center pieces, some gold and white pearl sprigs and ribbon. As the thank you gift we purchased little magnet frames and placed the family names in them. We used them as decor and gifts and not as seating assignments.
Overall the music of the band, the food and the company were wonderful.
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