Surviving Widowhood with Writing, Reading, Soccer and Bilingualism

My dear, soccer-playing, profoundly Christian, Colombian husband died in 2005, leaving me with two beautiful boys, Gabriel, 15, and Mario, 13, to raise. As I mourn my husband's loss, I am looking for balance. I need to work as a writer, be a good mother/father, play and teach my sons Spanish!

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Location: Akron, Pennyslvania, United States

I'm the author of 16 books for children. The latest are What's It Like to Be Shakira and What's It Like to Be Marta (both bilingual).Others are biographies of Dolores Huerta, Americo Paredes, and the Brazilian soccer player Ronaldinho. My books are published by Mitchell Lane (wwww.mitchelllane.com) and are available through Amazon at my website. Just Click on my profile and then click on my website.

Wednesday, November 22, 2006

Nov. 22, 2006
Soccer Overload
What a weekend! Gabo, my 11-year-old played at the Hempfield tournament at 9 a.m. and 1 p.m. Saturday. At 4 p.m. we had a game between the parents and the players for my son Mario's Under-10 team and then went to one of the player's homes for a season-ending awards ceremony and pizza. The next morning it was back to the Hempfield tournment for another game, and then the final at 3:30 p.m., which Gabo's Lanco United Under-12 boys game won, taking home their first championship. We stopped quickly at McDonald's for dinner and then headed to my 6 p.m. indoor game. The next day as I found myself too exhausted to sleep, I realized it was a little too much. But I enjoyed every minute of it.

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