Movie Night @ Lala's School

Have I mentioned how much I love Lala's school. It seems like every time I turn around something new is always starting up & I fall in love with the idea & the school more & more. With all the new ideas that everyone is bringing to better the school it's becoming a wonderful community/family.

Tonight her school hosted it's first family movie night, this will now be a monthly event due to this evening's turnout. We saw The Bee Movie, it about recent college grad Barry B. Benson, a worker bee stuck in a dead-end job making honey who files a lawsuit against humans when he learns they've been stealing the bees' nectar for centuries. Tickets were only $1.00 & Lala was kind enough to pay for our tickets with her weekly allowance & give a donation for her dinner.
Everything was so organized, from the coordination, food preparation, movie set-up & starting on time. Their was a spread of food-spanish rice, baked chicken, & salad {all that was asked was a donation} while the chips, popcorn, cookies, juice {no sugar added kind}, & water were for sale. They made sure that all the kids & parents had time to enjoy their dinner, go to the restroom & buy some snacks before the movie started @ 5:30 pm.

Once the movie ended, the principal came out & thanked everyone for coming as well as making a few announcements to the parents & students. She also reminded parents to lookout for the monthly newsletter that the kids will be taking home soon. And that movie night will be a monthly thing @ the school. Also, teachers & PTA members were taking pictures of everyone that attended Movie Night so that they can post up around the building for everyone to see.

FYI: I sat by myself because Lala wanted to sit with her friends & of course I didn't want to cramp her style. I'm fine with it because I know @ her age, I wouldn't want my mother sitting with me & friends especially since their parents weren't sitting with them. Besides, one of her TA's was sitting behind them.
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This week was report cards & Parent Teacher Conference, Lala was not trying to have me talk to her teachers. She was so scared because she said that she had failed her math tests & knows that she didn't do well on her report card. All that nervouses was for nothing because she ended up getting good grades & her reading level is increasing. The only problem is the math & I can understand that she's not getting. Lord knows math is not my specialty so I am not going to punish her if I know that she is @ least trying. Her teachers & I have spoke about this & they giving her more tutoring in math. Also I have contact Sylvan Learning Center to schedule an assessment test for her so that she can get all the help she needs in math. Rather do it now because she will need all the help in math due to the exam they give 3rd graders. If she doesn't pass that test, she will have to repeat the 3rd grade. Can't have that happen now can I..

Wrap Up Since The Last Time

as you may know by now, mommy is in town. the wknd she came, i took her food shopping so she didn't have to worry about groceries/money. lala was off that week from school due to mid-winter recess, so my child was happy to stay w/mommy & have her all to herself. the only bad thing was that my pooka was sick w/a fever, cough & stuffy nose {she is doing much better now}.
lala spent president's day @ her godfather's house, he took her & his kids to the movies then bought her a yankees baseball cap which she has been wanting for quite sometime.

i am finally getting back on track w/my apartment. i believe i have been there for about 6 yrs & it sure doesn't feel like it. i would like to finish buying & fixing it up, though i am looking to move but i don't care. just need a few more things, a paint job & then i'll be happy.
work is slowing down a little bit since we are done w/the international pool. the next deadline is coming up & that's for the domestic applicants. so besides running letters, processing non-refundable deposits, i am watching netflix movies.

looking into summer day camp because it looks like mommy might be here for sometime. she needs to get her other knee operated so that means that she's out of commission for a few months. lord, you know i can't stand to see my momma in pain & the first time was horrible now we have to go through it again. you trying bending you knee after it has been cut open in the middle & then stapled shut. all i could do was cry & till this day the scar bothers me so i always cover it or just look away.
mommy mentioned she wanted all of us to go to DR in december. i was already planning on going but i also planned on enjoying my summer. it's going to be real different w/lala & mommy here in the summer. have to plan a little vacation away from them this summer, was thinking about going to DR for 2 wks w/out them. might even talk my godsister into going w/me since her kids will probably be in PR or FL. i'll just have to wait & see.

MTA SUCKS

instead of paying $76.00 a month for a metrocard i will now be paying $81.00.
bastards must think people have a damn money tree/plant in their house.
the bad thing about this situation is that everyone will still have to pay whatever they charge because we all have to get somewhere in this ugly funky-ass city that never sleeps.

Mommy's Coming Tomorrow, Mommy's Coming Tomorrow!!

Everyone is excited that mommy is coming tomorrow. Just spoke to her & of course her house sounds like a party is taking place. All day family & friends have been on & out of her house, too bad half of them don't do that for me. She will be missed by all of her peoples but I need my mama darnit. Haven't seen the lady since September & they need to share her, besides she's mine. I too need her around, things are not the same when the ol' lady's gone. I believe that no one misses my mother more then Lala. This child has days where she starts crying out of the blue, calling her name "Abuelita, Abuelita, I miss her so much. When is she coming home already, call her & tell her to come now". Or when she starts walking around with a picture of the two of them together. Those happen to be the worst days for me because you can clearly see the pain in the child's eyes. Trying to ease the pain is hard, I even let Lala call mommy direct on my cell phone if I don't have a calling card. And child, Vincent turns shakes his head when he sees the bill.

So tonight, we are packing up our clothes & tomorrow we will be picking mommy up from the airport & staying @ mommy's for about 2 weeks. Once mommy is here, my house means nothing to Lala, if I tell the child that we are spending the night over there, the tears & attitude pop up. "I don't like your house, I want to stay with momma, you go home & pick me up in the morning for school, I don't know why you don't leave clothes here for us to stay, I'ma wear the same thing tomorrow cause it's clean & I want to stay with momma & Uncle". I tell you this girl wears you out half the time.

Weekend with my Brother & Father

@ work but I rather be @ home under the covers, looking through my photo albums. but that will only make me cry & I can't spend a day crying when I know that my Abuela wouldn't want that.

My brother came home for the weekend & it was good to see him. Lala was excited to see him when he picked her up from school. My dad came back from DR on Sat. so that was a happy moment for him. Having his 3 kids together & getting alone like we used to; having Lala around was a bonus. My dad spent all Saturday cooking everyone's favorite food & making enough to last about 3 days to a week. Then I called my mother & she was happy that we were spending time with each other & keeping me busying so that I wouldn't be alone & cry.

Sunday my brother flew back to Florida & my dad went back to Mass. Lala was sad that they both left & can't wait to go to Florida in April to see her uncle & cousin. I have to start looking for tickets now & see what I can find. I'm thinking of going also but only for a long weekend & mommy & Lala will be out there for a week.