Los Pininos: What else is there

Sunday, October 5, 2008

What else is there

to the day than watching you drift into dreams as you nuzzle my breast, holding you with one arm and smelling your sweet intoxicating almond-breath, anticipating that hearty belch, then falling into sleep myself with you curled up right there, face glazed with milk?

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Los Pininos

We were looking for just the right name to capture the joy and struggle in balancing all the parts of our lives here in New Orleans, with our children, family, work, and selves. I couldn't help but think of Elliot working on his balance, and Tita (my mom) standing him up, gazing in his eyes, and slowly letting go, screaming "Pinino!" Sometimes he'd stand for a few, others he'd crash down...Whatever the outcome, Elliot's response was half-fear, half-thrill and all smiles. I'd like to think that's how we face our daily lives. We are Los Pininos.