That silhouette above is of my daughter admiring the sunset at Alamo Square in San Francisco. Alamo Square is a lovely spot to watch the sun go down.

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Meet Kevin, he’s from the future. I met him in the present. Crazy, right? I’m sure you’re wondering how our two paths crossed because ish like this doesn’t happen every day.

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See that child? That’s my 11-year-old. She’s pretty new to this whole being an 11-year-old thing.

Her birthday was last weekend.

I still can’t believe that she’s 11!

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I never knew that tortilla art existed until I stumbled across the work of San Jose, California artist Joe Bravo who creates incredible pieces of art using tortillas and acrylic paint.

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My family and I received press tickets for “Anastasia,” which is at the Golden Gate Theatre through September 29.

In case you are not familiar with the “Anastasia” story, here is how the official website describes it:

Inspired by the beloved films, ANASTASIA transports us from the twilight of the Russian Empire to the euphoria of Paris in the 1920s, as a brave young woman sets out to discover the mystery of her past.

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If you are ever driving on Castro Street and cross 14th Street, your eyes will probably be drawn to the magnificent rainbow stairs at McKinley Elementary School.

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Since I speak Spanish and English, I am of course bringing up issues that come up for people who speak those two languages, but I’m sure much of this applies to people who speak any two languages.

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Dear Internet,

Please excuse Claudya, she is not feeling well and will not be tending to her online duties this weekend. She is spending the entire weekend in bed accompanied by her 10-year-old daughter who is also sick.

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The girls are headed back to school. It’s time, but I’m kind of sad to say goodbye to the summer. Why? Because we did nothing this summer and it was AWESOME.

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Let me ask you something. Do you keep your change? Or do you consider it a nuisance that you just want to get rid of?

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Before I get to the part where Danny Trejo saves a child, let me start off by saying that I am a HUGE Danny Trejo fan.

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This weekend my family and I were invited to a screening of “Dora and The Lost City of Gold,” which officially opens in theatres on August 9.

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I just tried Trader Joe’s Mexican Style Roasted Corn with Cotija Cheese for the first time and I thought I’d tell you about it in case you haven’t tried it yet.

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I found my dentist through my kids. They go to Park Smile Dental and love it. I tried to take them somewhere closer to home once and they lost it, cried the entire time.

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This weekend we took a walk from our home to the Park library branch. It’s one of the two public libraries that we walk to regularly and I just found out that it happens to be the “oldest existing” public library building in San Francisco.

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A couple of weekends ago on a Sunday, the weather was gorgeous. My husband thought it would be a great day to take the train downtown and check out the park on the rooftop of the newly reopened Salesforce Transit Center.

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This post is made possible with support from AARP Cincuentañeros™ and #WeAllGrow Latina Network. All thoughts on aging and opinions are my own.

My Thoughts on Aging Sin Cuenta

When I was 10, I thought I was all grown up and couldn’t understand why I was treated like a child.

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Once upon a time, my husband used to volunteer at the San Francisco Botanical Garden; he loved it and it continues to hold a special place in his heart.

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Hijos de la Chancla, get ready to be amazed by the mad chancla skills of a mom whose aim is so precise that she can open a bottle of hot sauce by throwing her chancla at it.

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That’s my youngest sitting in the dentist’s chair. You can’t tell from this picture, but she loves going to the dentist. So does my eldest daughter.

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