Logan Entrepreneur- Age 13

Saving a Facebook post for his future TED Talks
Logan" I am pretty sure it is due to the light week at school- with PARCC testing at school, he is bored out of his mind with too much time after tests are done. So he is brainstorming and has been non-stop on his new money-making schemes and entrepreneur ideas. He is currently utilizing these in the Minecraft realm. He will take any minute you can spare sharing how he is buying raw materials, has found shops that sell at discount, and then he has all these tricks on how he converts these materials and re-sells them for profit. Down to how much better it is if you can stack the buckets of things you create and try to sell. Every day he comes up with some new tactic to streamline this process. He learned how to hold down a computer key with an object so he doesn't have to BE there to do the work himself. Today he started talking about a game of Gin and how he can win. Who dares face this man-child and all his great schemes- he might bleed you dry but he was all excited to play with someone! Also- he's going to need something this summer to occupy that amazing mind. Any ideas? "

We have a teenager in the house!!!  Logan at 13 is fun, funny, serious and a typical distracted teen. He likes his kindle fire, his Nintendo 3DS with Pokemon Moon, his large collection of soccer jerseys from around the world, playing soccer on teams. And friends. He has a unique group of guy friends who he enjoys messing around with, being goofy with and talking all things video-game. He had a party at Laser-Quest and even I joined in for a game!

Me and my firstborn! 

Ah my Sylvie- about to turn 11. Year 10 has been a great one for her! She is full of energy (oh I would love to borrow some of that!) She's big on dancing. She jumped into ballet classes in August and she made it into the Nutcracker! As my cousin said- I'm busier than anyone she knows. It was chaos getting to everything for everyone but SO worth it. I loved seeing these little people shine this year. And they inspired me to find my own groove. I'm on the job hunt for the next best thing and heading into the new year with a plan to visit Seattle and train for a software intense 3-day seminar. I'm also ready to take my licensure exams this year. 

My littlest one- She had us laughing for sure! 5 years young, tiny little thing. Cute as can be. Difficult trying to get her to wash, brush, or sleep. But easy to get her to laugh, smile or enjoy. 

*"Mom, the Grinch came to my preschool and dyed our milk green!" "Did you see him?" (thinks for awhile) "Well I think the Kitchen lady must have gotten into a big fight with him and made him go away so he couldn't see us. That's why he didn't say hi."

*"Mom, we need to get another gift for Carly besides the new bed. We need to get this ornament for her tree." Me: "The little tree you got is for her now?" "Yes. She's a girl so it's for all the girls."

*(tv): "What is your favorite holiday to celebrate?" Venice: "Kwanzaa." Me: "Venice, how do you celebrate Kwanzaa?" Venice: "We all gather around Carly's Tree." 

Merry Christmas, Happy Holidays and Happy New Year from the Barrero Family!!! Our big gift to the kids is a trip to Disney World- we can hardly wait!