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This is what we are dealing with...

Esto es con lo que estamos lidiando por aqui...

Second hand

One of the good things about living in a bigger city is that you can find occasionally interesting things in the second hand store. I sometimes see things that buried in a lot of other garbage, it looks like nothing special, but if you picture it in your home, it might be something nice. I don't like to spend money in things that I don't need, and I always ask myself if, other than not needing it, it could be something special and worthwhile for the price. This way, I have bought little things here and there. A few weeks ago I found some cookie cans. I really don't know what to put in them, they have some buttons and flowers for head pieces that I once was working on, but really they are mostly empty. Still, they look so cute and colorful...that I couldn't resist, and now that I see them around my colorful home, I think it was worth it.

Una de las cosas que tiene el vivir en una ciudad mas grande es de vez en cuando encuentras cosas interestantes en las tiendas de segunda mano. A veces veo cosas enterradas entre mucha basura, y parece que algo nada especial, pero si te lo imaginas en tu casa, puede que si sea algo bonito. No me gusta gastarme el dinero en cosas que no necesito, y siempre me pregunto si, a parte de no necesitarlo, podria ser algo especial y que merezca la pena por el precio. Asi, he comprado algunas cositas aqui y alla. Hace unas semanas encontre unas latas de galletas. No se que poner en ellas, tienen algunos botones y flores que uso para hacer diademas y adornos del pelo, pero la verdad es que estan medio vacias. Aun asi, son tan bonitas y coloridas....que no me pude resistirm y ahora que las veo en mi hogar colorido, me parece que merecio la pena.

Another thing that I do buy in second hand stores are clothes. Usually for Luca. As you may know by now, he has this thing for costumes, and what a better place than a second hand store...he wanted to look like Batman's friend Robin, I got him some green pants and a red sweatshirt....then he wanted to look like a man...I had a tie and today I got him a blazer. It's not easy to find one his size, but if you look everyday, eventually, you find it :)

Otra cosa que compro de segunda mano son ropas. Normalmente para Luca. Como ya debeis saber, tiene esta ilusion por disfrazarse, y que mejor lugar que la tienda de segunda mano...queria parecerse a Robin, el amigo de Batman...le compre unos pantalones verdes y una sudadera roja...luego queria parece un hombre...le puse una corbata y hoy le consegui una chaqueta. No es facil encontrar una de su tamanho, pero si miras todos los dias, al final, la encuentras:)))

Drunk with superheroes

First of all, I keep on forgetting to talk about the kindle cover. I made it really nice, right mom? But I forgot to take a picture. It was a simple sleeve that fit the kindle not too snug and that had a small flap to close it with a Velcro. I made it up myself, I put a black and white fabric outside and a red one inside. It had some fleece inside to make it soft and protect the device. I would like to make another one following a tutorial that I saw (in Japanese) using the hard covers of a real book. I don't have a kindle in my hands to test it anymore, but I did cut one out of cardboard so I can experiment with it. Maybe one of these days if I am inspired...

Lo primero, que se me olvida hablar de la funda del kindle. La hice muy chula, verdad mama? Pero se me olvido hacerle una foto. Era una funda muy sencilla que no estaba muy ajustada y que tenia una solapita para cerrarla con Velcro. Me la invente yo, use una tela en blanco y negro y por dentro una roja, Tenia forro polar por dentro para hacerla mas suave y para proteger el aparato. Me hubiera gustado hacer una siguiendo una explicaion que vi (en japones) usando unas tapas duras de un libro de verdad. Ya no tengo ningun kindle conmigo, pero recorte un pedazo de carton con su forma para experimentar con el. Quizas un dia de estos si me inspiro...

Luca's two favorite ways to play: to dress up, particularly like a superhero...but his thing is this, he goes inside a cardboard box that came with a trashcan I bought, with his costume on, and on top he is wearing his nice shirt, that lately he wants to wear at all times (he thinks superman and spiderman are always very dressed up like that). He goes in that mini box (mini for his size anyways) and I don't know how, but he comes out with just the spiderman costume...amazing spiderman....the second one, tying things up, now with a shoelace thing, he is learning how to tie a shoe, but is more fun if batman to ties a skeleton, go figure.

Las dos formas favoritas de Luca para divertirse: disfrazarse, en particular como un superheroe...pero asi lo hace, se mete en una caja de carton que venia con un cubo de basura que compre, con su disfraz y encima una camisa arregladita, que ultimamente se la quiere poner a toda hora (piensa que superman y spiderman siempre van muy arreglaos, asi). Se mete en la mini caja (para su tamanho es mini) y no se como lo hace, pero sale solo con el disfraz de hombre aranha...increible este hombre aranha....la segunda cosa que le gusta es atar cosas, ahora con un cordon de zapatos que se usa para aprender a atarlos, pero es mas diver si batman ata a un esqueleto, vete a saber.

I am getting Luca some new implants. Well the processor, which is just the external part. There is nothing wrong with his current implants, but hopefully he will even hear better, especially in noisy environments with the new ones, plus they seem thinner and lighter. I am still crossing my fingers because although the insurance is mostly paying for them, I had some trouble, just to make it more interesting I guess, and even though we have the implants, I don't dare to open the boxes until I am 100% sure everything has been resolved. Hopefully soon I will be able to share his new N5s.

For now, a few shots, so we can always remember his first implants, spidy Freedoms.

He conseguido para Luca unos implantes nuevos. Bueno, el procesador, que es la parte externa. No le pasa nada malo a los que tiene, pero esperemos que con los nuevos, sea capaz de escuchar mejor, sobretodo en situaciones de ruido ], y ademas parecen mas finitos y mas ligeros. Aun tengo que cruzar los dedos porque parece que el seguro los esta pagando, he tenido algun problemilla, para hacer el asunto mas interesante supongo, y aunque ya tenemos los implantes, no me atrevo a abrirlos hasta que este segura por completo de que todo esta resuelto. Espero que pronto os podamos ensenhar sus nuevos procesadores N5.

Por ahora, unas fotos, para que siempre nos acordemos de sus primeros implantes, los Freedoms de hombre aranha,

Snow

I love when it has stopped snowing and the sun comes out. Everything has so much light because the snow reflects everywhere and the texture of the snow is so special, not annoying like rain water can be. After playing with the sleigh and with Luca, I decided it was time to go home and get my camera out without destroying it. Here are a couple of shots I like. Now if I really knew how to use this wonderful camera and how to take pictures it would be so much better. I have heard about this place in a blog where they teach online courses of photography but it is so popular that recently it is all booked up. I will keep my eyes peeled to see if I can get it and discover all the possibilities I have with this camera ...

Me encanta cuando para de nevar y de repente sale el sol. Todo tiene tanta luz porque se refleja en laa nieve y la textura de la nieve es tan especial, no desagradable como cuando te mojas por completo por el agua de lluvia. Despues de jugar un rato con el trineo y con Luca, decidi entrar a por mi camara y usarla sin cargarmela. Aqui pongo un par de fotos que me gustan. Ahora, si supiera usar esta camara maravillosa y si supiera hacer fotos seria tanto mejor...He oido sobre un curso de fotografia online en un blog pero es tan popular que siempre esta el cupo lleno. Me mantendre atenta a ver si me puedo apuntar y descubrir las maravillosas posibilidades de esta camara que tengo...

And as a side note, I wanted to thank you all who read my blog and those who also leave comments, because it totally re-energizes me to enjoy doing it and to look forward to many more blogging stories...thank you...

Y nota a parte, queria daros las gracias a todos los que leeis mi blog y a aquellos que ademas dejan comentarios, porque me anima mucho y me hacer que disfrute de escribir en el blog un monton y estoy deseando continuar con mis historias en este blog...gracias...

yuhu!

It has been so long since I last wrote that I had trouble remembering how to do it!
I have taken a break from everything, how wonderful! I have sewn some, to the request of family members but other than that, I have enjoyed my holidays with my family, done a lot of sightseeing, enjoyed watching lots of movies and not much more. What a great feeling not having anything bugging my head, although, that is not 100% true. There is always something.

Hace tanto desde la ultima vez que escribi que ya ni me acuerdo de como hacerlo! He tomado un descanso de todo, que maravilla! He cosido algo, porque me lo ha pedido mi familia pero mas alla, he disfrutado de las vacaciones en familia, hecho mucho turismo, disfrutado de ver muchas pelis y mucho mas. Que bien no tener nada dandome vueltas en la cabeza, aunque eso no es cierto del todo. Siempre hay algo.

I made a cover for my mom's new kindle. We had a kindle fever around here and it was a total hit. The cover thing was useful and a nice idea, I just wish I had taken a picture of it...

Hice una funda para el lector de mi mami. Hubo una fiebre del kindle por aqui y fue todo un exito. La funda es muy util y fue una gran idea, solo me hubiera gustado haberle hecho una foto...

Well, just to start again, a few snapshots of these days...oh happy days :)

Bueno, y solo para empezar, unas fotos de estos dias...que felices :)

And this is what Luca asked Santa for, a skeleton...

Y esto es lo que Luca le pidio a Papa Noel: un esqueleto...