I am back!

 F lines:

F- I am going to add a third job. I am going to cut hair.

Me- Boys or girls?

F- Black, white , boy, girl I don't care. And when I am older, I will add tattoo artist.

F- Who invented the internet? Was it the guy with the kite?

F- No man can finish this size Gatorade in a day.. and I am 6 (he did though because camp is outdoors and it is 95 degrees).

F on floating on his back in the pool: I need someone who is a grown up or like a grown up so i feel safe and don't tense up and die.

V to his brother J-  How come you had a girlfriend for one day? (It was more like 6 weeks)

Me- That's not nice.

F- Yeah but what happened?

F after a very long piano piece at his first concert: He was almost brainwashed me.

F- This sausage makes my taste buds sparkle!

F- I wish we could go back in time because last Halloween party was epic!

F- You cannot judge by smell; it may smell like a cow's but but tastes like a rainbow.

F- Were trees a thing before time had a name?

F- If I  look at something and blink, I memorize it in my brain.

Weird Alphabets..

 F- Does anyone in our family know how to read Japanese?

F Sr. No.

F- Then how do we read that thing that was mamá's grandfather's (the torah)?

Me- I need to move or I am going to get a ticket. I see a police man over there.

F- That is just a mall cop; he is outside of his car drinking coffee.

As I read about summer camp (day camp at school) for F

F- I wonder what cabin I will be in.

Me- It is not that kind o camp. You do not sleep there.

F- People say it lasts two weeks!

Delayed Quotations...

 To V: Do you want to be rich? I can knock out all of your teeth!

To me: 

How come you haven't smiled yet?

Are you sad about work?

Maybe you should be a teacher again

All pumped up:

I feel like I could kill a coyote... I did 97 push ups!

I want a little sister..

Firstable, they are playful.

Second able P (baby cousin) can play w them.

The third one she can sleep with us.

The fourth one is they are cuddly.

My bellybutton hurt.. it's sensitive. 

I am also sensitive with feelings. 

If boo-boos didn't disappear i would be one big boo boo

I have had 152345 boo-boos, which is possible on 5 and three quarter years.

There is no such things as magic! They are just atoms. 

One by V commenting on abuelos' art collection:

That's a good painting (A huge painting of The Colon theater)

(on a more abstract one): What a waste of a canvas. The canvas probably costs more than the artist ever made.

I wish we could go back in time because last Halloween party was epic!

You cannot judge by smell- it may smell like a cow's butt but tastes like a rainbow!

Long Time No Post

 No real excuse other than life.

It has not been so hot.

The wonderful parts are that we moved back to NYC and that all of the kids are healthy. 

In the last month and a half my father in law and Paul Farmer died. Suffice it to say that these have been huge losses that take up every minute of the time we did not have.

J's school turned out to be a military prison and I am now scrambling to get him OUT and into a decent public school for next year.

M needs to motivate and activate and get into college mode.

My job is less than good and I am paralyzed. In early January I was definitely quitting; COVID swabbing was preferable. Now I am almost certainly doing nothing of the kind; I have no more bandwidth to do anything. I will stay stuck. Cute at 46. I will do my best and try to learn and in 6 months or a year motivate to leave.

On a happier note, here are some recent F lines:

Abuelo R-your name sounds like Ravioli. I am going to call you Ravioli.

After a day at the beach, pool, and playground..

Me- ¿No estás cansado?

F- I am 2% tired.

Do you know there is no such thing as magic? It's atoms!

Can I have a chocolate chip cookie?

Sure.

Like 19.

F Thoughts

 Was anybody alive when Papi had hair?

F to F- Papi, you have a TikTok issue. 

F- On Mondays and Tuesdays I will work construction and Fridays and Saturdays I will do heart surgery. On my days off I will watch the news to see if coronavirus is stopping. 

You can fix almost anything. You can fix sinks, a toilet clog, he can make a TV (points to F putting legs on TV), he can sell anything, he can drive anything, he can carry heavy things, he can fix electric city, he can fix paintings, best omelet cooker in the world.

I learned to play "Harry had a little lamb"

We Made It!

 No real time to accurately document all of the trials and tribulations that it took to make it here.. but we did it. Thanks to PA family, the IRREPLACABLE L, MIA family, NY family etc the kids are having a great summer while F and I work like MoFos (think driving UHAUL from MA to NY twice in 2.5 days, moving two HUGE loft beds during a hurricane downpour etc etc) to build a cozy home in front of a construction site on a lovely block in the middle of Harlem. It has been intense. If I get the last job that I applied for (fingers crossed), we will be on our way to a real life.

Here are some F quotes for your entertainment:

This am at CVS: You have to admit you are going to buy me that (toy) car, when I turn 7.

When looking at a toilet adjustment for toddlers: I do not need that because I have a big butt and I cannot lie.

When I am 14 can I please change my name to AY-TON?

V, in reference to I do not remember what: That is just for older people or people who have 5 kids:)

F, the Smart Ass

 Me- Stop it or you are going to get in trouble.

F- I love trouble!

A friend- I like your Italian (red, green, and white) pajamas.

F- They are not Italian, they are Mexican!

F- What does that sign say?

Me- Read it.

F- Mom Boss. Boss? I never knew you were a boss! You did not tell me!