Another year

Victor and I celebrated our 7th wedding anniversary yesterday. We went out for dinner and a movie. We then came home and watched another movie, can we get anymore boring? We skipped the gifts, well I did, Victor brought me flowers and a sweet card. I sort of already bought myself a new purse, which wasn't cheap. My paternal Grandmother, gave me very good advise. She told me to always take time for myself, and also to treat myself once in a while. For those of you who know me, I rarely purchase "things" for myself. I like to buy the kids "things" and I like to buy "things" for my home. I don't ever buy expensive clothing, shoes or anything for that matter. I try to keep it simple. So, I decided that I wanted a nice purse, so i bought one.

Victor took Victoria and Phoebe for new glasses. Victoria looks very sophisticated. Phoebe's glasses weren't ready. They explained that the prescription in the glasses wasn't exact and they needed to remake them, whatever! I will pick them up today. I will take a photo of them wearing their "new" glasses.

We went Halloween costume shopping yesterday. Madelynn just needed cat ears. She is wearing an old costume of Victoria's. Victoria is going to be a dead bride of some sort. Colin, here is the real kicker. I picked out a firefighter costume because Colin LOVES firefighters, fire trucks, you name it. So, we put the costume on and he looks SO CUTE. I walked him to the mirror and he said, "I don't want to be a firefighter (removing his hat), I want to be Colin!" He killed me. I thought I was going to die. So, I guess we'll think of plan B, whatever that is. I'll keep you posted.

Oh yeah, school is going fantastic. Work, well it's work. But like Victor and I say, at least we still have our jobs and they aren't being threatened, some folks won't be so lucky.

Have a great week!

Words from our Daughter

I want to share with you a couple of paragraphs from Phoebe's "Family History" paper; this paper was written for her AP History class. She worked very hard on it, interviewing her Grandparents, Great-Grandmother, Great Aunt and parents. At its completion, the paper was 18 pages. Ever since Phoebe was very little, she always had a special way with people. She is a giver and not a taker. She makes her father and I proud to call her our daughter. Enjoy!

When it comes to who is most influential in my life that is a hard question. All my family has been there for me since I was born. They all influenced my life in one way or another. They all cared for me, and they all gave me the necessities. I think when in comes down to it though, it has to be my parents.
My mother helps me everyday, and I admire her tremendously. She has four children, goes to school, goes to work, has her own business, but somehow she still makes time for me. She tells me she is proud of me and loves me everyday, which I think is most important in a child’s life. She gives me great advice and talks to me about things I need to know. She doesn’t keep me ignorant, and she allows me to analyze her obstacles from her teenage years. My mother pushes me to be my best and her wisdom makes me sensible about my choices I make in life. She has formed my more caring and loving side. She is my motivator, my friend, my guide, my caretaker, and my mother. I don’t think I could ask for a better one.
My father doesn’t live close to me, but he is what makes me want to do the best in everything. I love to make him proud and happy. He is a smart man, and I admire him greatly for it. In many ways I’m like my father such as his sense of humor, his confidence, and his ability to help people. For this, I am grateful. My father is such a responsible man. He also has four kids and works a stressful job, but somehow he knows just when to call and give me the boost I need. My father converses with me on an adult level, and he has since I was younger. I think this made me more of an intellectual today. He has developed the more liberal side of me, and he teaches me to create an opinion on things going on in the world. He is my coach, my comedian, my role model, my teacher, and my father. Personally, for being so much younger than most of my friends’ fathers, he seems more logical than them. I am proud to call him my father.

rain, finally

We have had the most gorgeous weather the past couple of weeks. Today it is raining, and we need it. I spend a lot of my time indoors taking care of household chores and schoolwork. I try to make time each day to take the kids out. Victoria is very good about going to play outside with Madelynn and Colin.

We are all doing about the same. Madelynn must have picked up a virus at school. She ran a fever for 2 nights, but is much better today. She is active and playing wii as I type. I will send her tomorrow to school. Colin is running around, as usual. He has ALOT of energy. I wish I had some of it.

I took the kids to see Beverly Hills Chihuahua last weekend, it was cute. If you can tolerate 1 1/2 hours of talking animals, then you will enjoy it. George Lopez is the voice of one of the dogs, we love George Lopez in this house.

School is going well for me. I have gotten in my groove. I try to complete the weeks assignments on my days off. It is working out great. Work, well it's work. I am still not sure if I like the 40 hours, as I like being home more with the kids. I will give it a little longer. I may be part-time by Christmas, who knows?

We are looking forward to Halloween. The older girls want to dress up, imagine that. Madelynn is going to wear one of Victoria's costumes from the past, a cat. I haven't gone to look for a costume for Colin. Will do next week.

Have a good week!