Howdy Friends and Family!

Hello everyone! I thought about posting earlier, but then I remembered that no one would really mind if I got around to it right off the bat, or if I waited a while for a time that seemed more convenient. You see, somos Latinas. Which means that if the party starts at 8 and you show up with the frijoles negros y platanos at 11, everyone's going to think that you arrived right on time. Depending on the family, they might even think you're suspiciously early. I also thought that I should lend some credence to the title of our blog: Better Late than Never. Entiendes?

So here I am. Like the rest of us, there are some things that I should be doing instead of writing in this blog. For instance, I'm in the middle of house shopping, so technically I should be scouring the MLS for listings and budget crunching to see how big of a cardboard shack Crikey and I can afford. Crikey's my husband, and he is currently puttering around with tools somewhere not noticing that I am off-task. Although I love him very much, he tends to crack the whip when I am loafing around up to no good. So, I have to pretend that I am on the computer shopping for shacks, comparing rates on bottled water delivery, reading fixed rate mortgage reports, etc. Crikey does not need to know that Helen is writing in the family blog.

One thing I have been wondering about is mine and Tori's sister Hennie. She's a very busy and important person, and she has, as of late, fallen off the face of the earth. Some people have taken her for dead, but I am holding out hope that she will resurface somewhere. Personally, I would search all of the children's zoos in Eastern Europe and Asia for a lady with curly ringlets and a baby animal fetish, but there is no telling with Hennie. She wears many disguises in order to keep a low profile. One day, you might see her wearing a power suit with her signature scarf and another day you might find her wearing a hard hat and boots. Of course, she only sends you these types of clues through picture email attachments, so no one ever knows for sure if she's for real or if she just photoshopped the outfit and accesories in. She's slippery like that.

Yikes. Crikey's coming. More on this topic and others later. Over and out ladies.