A wonderful day with my grandson Zachary

Hello everyone,

Today was wonderful, I spent it with my grandson Zachary who is 3

He arrived early, brought in by his other grandma Kai, as soon as he was here he asked me to go to the kitchen and said "Grandma Pachi please make me a big glass of " Milo with warm milk" (I brought Milo from Chile, a kind of chocolate malt) and we climbed in my bed to play with my laptop. I uploaded a bunch of toddler's games and he remained entertained for a long time painting and seeing baby animals.

We got in my car and went to the store " Dollar Tree" and we bought a pile of toys and things for Christmas.

Later we went to the airport and we had lunch in the terrace of the restaurant that faces the runway, since whenever he comes for a visit (he lives in Nevada near Lake Tahoe,) he loves to watch the airplanes take off and land, when one comes for a landing he counts from 5 down and when the airplane touches the ground he yells " touchdown! " he makes me smile, I am sure he will be a pilot some day.

He had french fries with ketchup and an orange juice and I had a bowl of fresh fruit, (of course he took all my grapes)

On the way home we saw smoke over one of hills and like a good fireman's son he is, he asked me to "go and investigate" so we started off to watch and there was a fire on the hill, luckily there was no wind and the firemen already were extinguishing it, airplanes and helicopters were throwing water.

Hopefully they extinguish it completely, because winds are expected tonight and it would be horrible if houses burn like in Malibu last month.

Later we returned home and Dimitri got from school and they sat together to play videos in the living room. It melts my heart to see them side by side happily, the uncle and the nephew.

Soon Kai came to pick him up and he went away; "promising to return tomorrow and to spend the night with me ".

We went with Dimitri to the store " Vons" to buy buffalo wings and roasted potatoes and

we took them to the school, where I fed 45 soccer players!

All of the moms take turns, feeding once a week the high school soccer team.

We just arrive home and I am in my bed, it is cold, (the weather guy says that will freeze tonight, hopefully my plants will survive)

Dimitri is down stairs doing his homework and everything is peaceful.

thank you, thank you, thank you universe…

~~~~~~~___/)~~~~* Sonia Paz

Pascale's new post

Dear Friends,

I am pleased and proud to announce that Pascale Baron has been promoted to

Executive Director of Mellowswan Foundation South America.

She will oversee the all of South America Mellowswan Foundation's work, and will bring the deformed orphans to Santiago, Chile to have corrective surgeries done by Chilean doctors.

Also we welcome Claudia Castaneda, Maria Jose de la Barra, Ignacio Luengo, Alvaro Vergara and Kimberly Oram to the Chilean team.

I am so happy that Mellowswan Foundation has young people working for our cause, it gives me hope that my dream will continue for generations to come.

thank you, thank you , thank you universe

Sonia Paz

Pictures from my Chilean trip

Pachi and Pascale (that is Pascale's lovely blond hair on my head)

Sarita, Sergio. Pachi

Here I am with Laura and Soledad

Alvaro, Anita and my daughter Pascale

Here I am with my old high school classmate Alicia Rubio.

This video goes with all my love

Hello everyone,

Joe Brown was a good friend of George Harrison ( my favorite beatle)
All of George's friends got together in London and did the
"Concert for George" after everyone had sang, Joe took his ukelele
( that used to played often with George) and he sang a sweet song.
George's son Danny was behind him in white, next to Eric Clapton, also
Olivia his widow, Paul, Ringo, Tom Petty ,Ravi Shankar, his daughter and many others.
While Joe was singing thousands of rose petals fell from the ceiling..
I cried..
So here I am sharing it with all of you.
"I'll see you in my dreams"
Lonely days are gone, twilight sings a song, of the happiness that used to be
soon my eyes will close, soon I 'll find repose and in dreams, you are always near to me
I'll see you in my dreams, hold you in my dreams, someone took you right out of my arms still, I feel the thrill of your charms
lips that once were mine, tender eyes that shine, they will light my way tonight
I'll see you in my dreams, they will light my lonely way tonight
I'll see you in my dreams.

xoxoxox
Sonia Paz
ps; you will have to mute the playlist down below (in black) by clicking on the play button before you play the video on top right, sorry.)

This is how we celebrated Thanksgiving

Hello everyone,

Yesterday was Thanksgiving in the USA
A day where families get together to eat and give thanks for the blessings each has received during the year.
Nikita, Dimitri (who invited his friend Humberto) and yours truly went to Nipomo, to celebrate at the home of Michelle's in laws Dale and Kai who are super nice and always include our family in their holiday celebrations.
Michelle and Nathan with Zachary were there as well as Nick and Natalie with her boyfriend Robert, his lovely daughters and his parents.
Aunt Betty and other friends as well.
We had a great dinner, with all the customary ingredients of American Thanksgiving, turkey, mashed potatoes, cranberry sauce, salads and a delicious carrot souffle. for dessert several pies, my grandson Zachary was eating whipped cream and smiling very happy!!
Of my children several were somewhere else, Pascale in Chile, (she was visiting friends in Iquique a northern city, near where the earthquakes last week ) Jason and Amber were with Norman my ex, Tatiana was in Mexico with her dad and Ela still in Ukraine. But all of them were in my prayers.
Also I gave thanks for my family in Chile and all my friends around the planet.

After dinner, Dale played the video of Nathan and Michelle from babies all the way to their wedding day and Zachary.
Everyone watched, ohhh ahhh, laughed and had a wonderful time.

And that was the way we celebrated our Thanksgiving 2007

thank you, thank you, thank you universe...

Sonia Paz

My grandson Zachary

I am so happy, my grandson Zachary has spend two days with me.
We played with his toys, ate luch together, took naps, sang songs and watched movies.
He is a wonderful little boy, full of life, light and peace.
He makes me smile and I thank God for the joy of his company.
I am a happy grandma.

thank you, thank you ,thank you universe

Sonia Paz

Home at last!!!

Hello everyone,

Finally I am home sweet home!!!
So far so good, thanks to my niece Pamelita, my plants survived!
And my children kept the house clean, so I was able to just relax.

I want to thank all of you who called or wrote asking about my family in Chile.
The earthquakes were in the north of the country and my family lives in the capital
Santiago, south of the epicenter. They felt it, but they are ok thanks.
Today , my grandson Zachary is coming to spend the day with me, I am soooooooooooooo happy!!!!
in peace,

Sonia Paz