I am in the kitchen, putting dirty dishes in the sink.

My husband and daughter are in the dining room cracking up and repeating “The Giants Win the Pennant! The Giants Win the Pennant!” over and over and over again.

I have no idea why this cracks them up so much.

He tells her sports stories, press box stories (he has spent a lot of time in press boxes) and she cracks up. Often.

He also plays War with her, sets up tennis in the garage and submits to her WWF-style wrestling.

I’m the one who tells her to hurry up, to brush her teeth, to eat her beans.

I’m also the one who often tells her to “Hang on, Mama has a few more things to do on the computer.’’

I’m just not fun. (OK, sometimes he’s the hammer, but you know my hammer strikes more often…)

It is time to let some things go so that I can have the time to do nothing but crack up with my kid a little more often.

The list I created is not that long, but the public part of it is that I am shutting down the Boonie Blog for a while.

The goal is to let it simmer until the New Year, which feels like enough time to get done the things I need, and want, to get done.

Chief among the tasks is re-doing the Los Pollitos Dicen website, selling out existing inventory and adding new stuff. So, if you’re looking for some bargains, sign up for the newsletter. An update and sale is forth-coming.

I’m still going to be hanging out at the Tiki Tiki Blog and my Twitter streams — @carriefweir | @tikitikiblog | @lospollitos — will be active. Those, I can do from my phone, whether in line at school or at the grocery store checkout. Amen.

If you’re new here, there are plenty of archives.
If you’re an old friend, thanks for understanding.

Hasta 2011.

Besitos…and I leave you with two musical Cubanitos, Raul Malo (also of Nashville!), singing  Me Voy Pa’l Puebo, about a peasant whose heading to the country (like me)  and Pitbull with Shut it Down… “Sube, sube hasta las nubes…Pa’lante, ‘lante!” (Thank you, Latina-ish for the title!)

Our wood gift boxes make awesome Easter Basket goodies

I have a lot of wooden egg boxes, did you know that? My friends do and this time of year, they come looking for them for their children’s Easter Baskets.

Want some?

I am an entrepreneur who will sell you just about anything, so this year, we’re selling the boxes solo. The boxes are 6 x 5 x 2 and fit all sorts of goodies — from art supplies to candy. And, they make a lovely, crafty keepsake for your little Pollitos.

You can order the boxes by the dozen or half-dozen for a dollar each. Cheep Cheep Cheep Pio Pio Pio!

Easter is April 4, if you didn’t already know. We’re selling them via our newsletter, or by e-mail, if you send me a note at mamahen @ lospollitosdicen dot biz.

Order by March 24 to ensure the package arrives on time.

And now, look at this fabulousness in his Los Pollitos Dicen Pachanga t-shirt. He’s a half-Cubanito who is one whole lot of adorable.

Sometimes, it is too quiet over on the Pollitos Fan Page. I wonder, what are all these pretty people doing? Who are these people? Some names I recognize from orders, some are my relatives (of course!) and some are friends…Others, I have no idea. But I know this: The people on our Fan Page are the prettiest people…Yes, just like those guys down there in the Google Friend Connect box.


So, because I need to catch up with all the other Mommy Bloggers and do more giveaways and because I’d like to meet more of these Fans and thank them for the support, we’re doing a giveaway on the Fan Page this week. 


What do you get for saying, hola? A newborn Upa onesie, the perfect newborn gift. Be the hit of the baby shower, teach your English-only speaking friends a new word, put your Pollito in one of our Pollitos. 


Just come over and say hello!

The Christmas decorations came out in some local stores before Halloween. Me muero. I truly am no fan of so much red and green and gold and glitter so soon in the season because it obscures my favorite holiday: Thanksgiving.