Cement Girl

They say a picture is worth a thousand words. That's if you make up the information about it. The pictures below could be anything, and I'm going to add some words for them. There are stories behind the pictures that nobody would ever know.

Picture #1: LuzAdriana is the chubster. And she has a funny walk that is hilarious to imitate. It never failed to get a laugh out of the teachers and a sly smile out of Luz. Her shoes were falling apart and I bought her new ones. She always tried to repay me with flowers picked and kisses. She has a younger brother, JoseManuel who constantly mocked me, and a little sister, Rosa, who was nothing but sweetness.

Picture #2: Irene was my best student in the English class. She has the memory of an elephant. Her gums bleed when she brushes her teeth because she doesn't brush at home. She has that sweet smile and likes hugs. She has two younger brothers at the center, Bruno, 4, and Juanito, 3, all in need of new shoes. Plus they have a host of older siblings. Jaunito liked his naps and it always took us a good 1/2 hour for us to wake him up. I always thought that might be because one might not get very much sleep when you share a bed with 6 or 7 siblings.