It has been too long since I have updated my BLOG..Bad blogger, yep, that's me! I really have been consumed with work, my school, the kids school, the house...you understand.
Yesterday I celebrated my 34th birthday. I had a great day hanging around the house with the kiddos. They are definitely my reason for being. I enjoy everything about being a mom. I wouldn't trade it for anything.
Thanksgiving is just a few days away. We are staying around here, as usual. Troy, Gisela and Emilie will join us for our annual Thanksgiving feast. The usual spread, turkey, dressing, sweet potatoes and pumpkin pie. Followed by alot of couch talk..Good times! It is really a good time to stop and enjoy one another. I know I am guilty of getting too caught up in everything that I don't stop and smell the roses. It is time I change that.
Happy Thanksgiving!!
Monday, November 23, 2009
Monday, February 23, 2009
It's almost March
I know... I haven't been doing a very good job keeping my blog updated. We've been busy and I have found Facebook. If you are reading this and haven't signed up for facebook, you must. It is a quick and convenient way to stay connected with friends and family. Congrats to my mom for recently joining Facebook.
We just returned from a 10 day vacation to Florida. We had a great time visiting friends and family. Some of which I haven't seen in years. Victor and I went on a cruise to the Bahamas. We had a great time and plan to get away together soon.
The kids are awesome. Colin is still the little actor/comedian that he has always been. He loves the show, "Drake and Josh". Hearing him sing the theme song cracks us up. He still loves school and looks forward to each day.
Madelynn is still doing great in school and has many friends. Here is a conversation we had the other night.
Madelynn: "Mommy, you're the best mommy in the world."
Me: "What makes me the best mommy?"
Madelynn: "You give me a bath, take me to school, fix me dinner."
Me: "Awe, thanks Madelynn."
Madelynn: "Oh yeah, you mop the floors and wash my clothes, too."
It is amazing how my housework does not go unnoticed to my 5 year-old daughter. It reminds me of a couple of years back. Madelynn was looking at the cover of the Cinderella DVD. You know the cover, Cinderella in her rags, sitting on the floor with a mop bucket. Madelynn said to me, "Mommy, (pointing at the cover of the DVD) look, it's you!" Priceless!
Phoebe is getting ready to turn 16 (April 21). She has yet to take driver's ed. (a requirement in GA). We are planning to send her on Spring break. She is doing great in school.
Victoria is also doing well in school. She had her first band performance a couple of weeks ago. She made first chair (trumpet). The beginning band did an awesome job.
School for me is going smoothly. I am down to one class and will start two more classes in March. I will begin some accounting classes (finally)! I was having some pain in my upper-abdomen before we left for vacation. I had been having pain in that spot off and on for a year or so. I decided to finally get it checked out. We thought it may be my gallbladder. The ultrasound showed nothing wrong with my gallbladder but something on my liver. I will be having a HIDA scan to see what exactly is causing the pain. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Victor went back to work today. He seemed anxious to see what has been happening in his department while he was away. I'm sure he will have a long week. Thank goodness that he still has five weeks of vacation remaining. He will definitely need it.
We just returned from a 10 day vacation to Florida. We had a great time visiting friends and family. Some of which I haven't seen in years. Victor and I went on a cruise to the Bahamas. We had a great time and plan to get away together soon.
The kids are awesome. Colin is still the little actor/comedian that he has always been. He loves the show, "Drake and Josh". Hearing him sing the theme song cracks us up. He still loves school and looks forward to each day.
Madelynn is still doing great in school and has many friends. Here is a conversation we had the other night.
Madelynn: "Mommy, you're the best mommy in the world."
Me: "What makes me the best mommy?"
Madelynn: "You give me a bath, take me to school, fix me dinner."
Me: "Awe, thanks Madelynn."
Madelynn: "Oh yeah, you mop the floors and wash my clothes, too."
It is amazing how my housework does not go unnoticed to my 5 year-old daughter. It reminds me of a couple of years back. Madelynn was looking at the cover of the Cinderella DVD. You know the cover, Cinderella in her rags, sitting on the floor with a mop bucket. Madelynn said to me, "Mommy, (pointing at the cover of the DVD) look, it's you!" Priceless!
Phoebe is getting ready to turn 16 (April 21). She has yet to take driver's ed. (a requirement in GA). We are planning to send her on Spring break. She is doing great in school.
Victoria is also doing well in school. She had her first band performance a couple of weeks ago. She made first chair (trumpet). The beginning band did an awesome job.
School for me is going smoothly. I am down to one class and will start two more classes in March. I will begin some accounting classes (finally)! I was having some pain in my upper-abdomen before we left for vacation. I had been having pain in that spot off and on for a year or so. I decided to finally get it checked out. We thought it may be my gallbladder. The ultrasound showed nothing wrong with my gallbladder but something on my liver. I will be having a HIDA scan to see what exactly is causing the pain. Keep your fingers crossed for me.
Victor went back to work today. He seemed anxious to see what has been happening in his department while he was away. I'm sure he will have a long week. Thank goodness that he still has five weeks of vacation remaining. He will definitely need it.
Sunday, January 11, 2009
It's Sunday..and I am tired
By Sunday I should feel rested, right? Well not today. I've been off from work for seven days; I was scheduled to work today but woke up feeling ill. Something I ate yesterday did not agree with me. Needless to say, I called in. We sign a waiver when hired agreeing that we will not go to work if we have certain illnesses/symptoms. Let's just say, I had a symptom :-0 I really have enjoyed hanging out around the house this weekend. Yesterday, I took the girls (Colin stayed with Abuelita) to see Marley and Me. Cute movie. Afterwards, we came home and ate dinner and just relaxed. Yesterday was my big (and only) brother's 37th birthday, (sorry Troy, you still look 21). We decided to have him and his gf over for dinner tonight. Victor went to the store and bought a cake for his favorite EQ partner (it's an online game they play together through their Ps2's & Ps3's; quite addicting might I add). He also grilled steaks for dinner. What a guy! Just a note on his game addiction. It is cheaper than hanging out at a bar and it won't cause any diseases. Play on I say! Oh, until I ask him to do something, of course, hehe..
School is going well. This set of classes is a bit more challenging. In other words, I am learning.
The pricetag on this school better offer some "higher learning." Publix is reimbursing me, so I cannot complain.
Victor is loving work, not. He as his good and bad days. Who doesn't? He is anxiously awaiting his next vacation.
Phoebe and Victoria have both pulled another round of straight A's. I will surprise them with a little surprise lunch date. They deserve it.
Madelynn and Colin are LOVING school. They asked to go to school during their winter break. Tonight we had a change in routine. We read in front of the burning fireplace tonight. Madelynn read to me and read to them. She is making excellent progress. Earlier, we sat and did some of Madelynn's homework in the kitchen. Colin wrote his alphabet entirely by himself. I was pleasantly surprised. He is going to be reading early.
The house is coming together. We are going to have some more work done this week. Phoebe is anxious about having the work completed, as she is sleeping in Madelynn's room. Madelynn loves the idea though.
I haven't found my usb cord yet, no pics. Sorry.
Oh yeah, before I go; we are taking a trip to Florida for ten days. I have something planned for Victor and I, but he doesn't know yet. I am surprising him for his b-day. Let's hope he doesn't read this blog before then. Anyways, we got a steal on the tickets and hate driving the 11 hours to miami. Heidi (my sister) has a van that we can drive while we are there. Thanks Eric and Heidi for taking care of us! To say I am ready to go is an understatement. I am not a big "sun" fan, but I could go for a little beach action.
Have a great week!
School is going well. This set of classes is a bit more challenging. In other words, I am learning.
The pricetag on this school better offer some "higher learning." Publix is reimbursing me, so I cannot complain.
Victor is loving work, not. He as his good and bad days. Who doesn't? He is anxiously awaiting his next vacation.
Phoebe and Victoria have both pulled another round of straight A's. I will surprise them with a little surprise lunch date. They deserve it.
Madelynn and Colin are LOVING school. They asked to go to school during their winter break. Tonight we had a change in routine. We read in front of the burning fireplace tonight. Madelynn read to me and read to them. She is making excellent progress. Earlier, we sat and did some of Madelynn's homework in the kitchen. Colin wrote his alphabet entirely by himself. I was pleasantly surprised. He is going to be reading early.
The house is coming together. We are going to have some more work done this week. Phoebe is anxious about having the work completed, as she is sleeping in Madelynn's room. Madelynn loves the idea though.
I haven't found my usb cord yet, no pics. Sorry.
Oh yeah, before I go; we are taking a trip to Florida for ten days. I have something planned for Victor and I, but he doesn't know yet. I am surprising him for his b-day. Let's hope he doesn't read this blog before then. Anyways, we got a steal on the tickets and hate driving the 11 hours to miami. Heidi (my sister) has a van that we can drive while we are there. Thanks Eric and Heidi for taking care of us! To say I am ready to go is an understatement. I am not a big "sun" fan, but I could go for a little beach action.
Have a great week!
Sunday, January 4, 2009
2009 is here!!
Happy New Year to you all. It seems as though we hurried right through the holidays. The kids have had a nice, long break. I too, had a break from school. I worked a bit, but am taking some time off to get things together around here. There is still work that needs completing in the basement. Our ceiling tiles are on order and will take another two weeks.
Everything else is grand. I start back with school tomorrow. I've added another class, Environmental Science. It should be interesting. The kids start back Wednesday. We have a couple more days to bum around. I promise you, we will be bumming :)
We are planning our mid-winter vacation to Florida. We are hoping to fly, depending on the deals. We were planning a trip to Disney. Instead, we are going to try a cruise, finally!! Disney is cruising the kids free through May. I am going to see about booking a cruise for May. This will give us ample time to get Colin and Madelynn's passports together.
I hope to find my usb cord for my camera to upload some Christmas photos. Victor was so sweet and bought me a new laptop for Christmas. I got him a PS3, which he wanted so badly. Only to have to return it because the newer PS3's aren't compatable with the PS2 games. Sony messed up big with this one. Nobody wants these new PS3s now.
Have a nice week!!
Everything else is grand. I start back with school tomorrow. I've added another class, Environmental Science. It should be interesting. The kids start back Wednesday. We have a couple more days to bum around. I promise you, we will be bumming :)
We are planning our mid-winter vacation to Florida. We are hoping to fly, depending on the deals. We were planning a trip to Disney. Instead, we are going to try a cruise, finally!! Disney is cruising the kids free through May. I am going to see about booking a cruise for May. This will give us ample time to get Colin and Madelynn's passports together.
I hope to find my usb cord for my camera to upload some Christmas photos. Victor was so sweet and bought me a new laptop for Christmas. I got him a PS3, which he wanted so badly. Only to have to return it because the newer PS3's aren't compatable with the PS2 games. Sony messed up big with this one. Nobody wants these new PS3s now.
Have a nice week!!
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Madelynn was upset
We told Victoria to only hunt a specific color egg. Madelynn was mad because she couldn't hunt for those eggs also. She made out like a bandit, $14.00, enough for 2 trips to McDonalds!
Happy Easter Colin!!
Madelynn with her Easter basket
Madelynn and Colin hunting for eggs
Madelynn's easter Party
Victoria hunting Easter eggs
Who said 11 was too old?
Madelynn in her BIG goofy hat!
Up Up and Away!!
Madelynn and Colin share the front seat!