Christmas Traditions, Family, Latino culture, Parenting

A 1932 Christmas

As we get older, we tend to appreciate things we took for granted, like stories from grandparents about their life and the childhood of our parents. Family stories may be boring when we're kids or when they're repeated often, as can be the case when our parents enter their 80's, but grandparents and parents who… Continue reading A 1932 Christmas

Christmas Traditions, Family, Mexican Holiday food

The Missing Mystery Gift

  We have a tradition of opening gifts on Christmas morning at eleven o'clock at my mother's home. We bring our gifts to my Mom's very warm house which is filled with the fragrance of cinnamon and coffee and steamed roasted pork tamales. Christmas morning is a big event for my mom who loves to… Continue reading The Missing Mystery Gift