Triky's life and stuff

Yeah...ok...Merry Christmas...

2010-12-26T13:49:00.000-08:00

...and happy new year!

Gift from Abuelo Warren and Abuela Ximena

Micks

Daddy, Tina, and Giselle

Abuela Ximena

Showing off one of the new DS games that daddy and Tina sent.

Mommy's gift...(which she picked out herself)

Seven...seven...seven!

2010-11-14T13:49:00.000-08:00

My once lil baby has hit those crazy seven and is only a few steps away now from her preteens (weeps bitterly). Oh well, not much to do except enjoy the few years (or months) I have left of her childhood. Here are pics I took of her 7th year birthday party, enjoy!

At the end of the party she turns to me and says "Mommy, this was the most happiest day of my life!"

You Send My Flying

2010-11-05T18:48:00.000-07:00

You Send Me Flying - Billie Myers

I don't want to make a habit of this
But seeing you is like getting a fix
Every time I kid myself, I'll never do it again
Definition of love on a cliff
A lemming has no alternative
I want to die in your arms, that's my
suicide wish

It's only 13 hours till I leave the ground
And I may never come down again
So will you meet me there on a ride
somewhere
Just turn left at the sun, before it sets
Let's go naked, would you dare?

You, you, send me flying, you send me flying
You send me flying, knocking me over,
You, you send me flying, you send me flying,
You send me flying, flying over the moon
for joy.

I don't want to make a fool of myself,
Especially since you're with someone else,
Outwardly demure I would die for you,
Will you forive my inclination to tell,
I throw my wishes down your wishing well,
I want you now, in a non too subtle way,
Do you want me too
So will you meet me there, on a ride some-
where,
Just a right at the moon, before it moves
Lets go naked, would you dare?

You, you, send me flying, you send me flying
You send me flying, knocking me over,
You, you send me flying, you send me flying,
You send me flying, flying over the moon
for joy.

You send me flying, you send me flying, You send me flying

You, you, send me flying, you send me flying
You send me flying, knocking me over,
You, you send me flying, you send me flying,
You send me flying, flying over the moon
for joy.

Definition of love on a cliff,
A lemming has no alternative,
I want to die in your arms, that's my suicide
wish...

Halloween

2010-10-31T08:47:00.000-07:00

On Thursday, Bunny was allowed to dress up for the schools' Halloween celebration, she dressed as Tinker Bell (yes, I know, old story huh?). I only managed to take a few pictures before dropping her off at school and going to work...

:-)

My baby is back!

2010-08-28T17:07:00.000-07:00

Bunny and Scott...All ready for school.

I miss my Princess... :-(

2010-08-02T18:54:00.000-07:00

Here are a few recent pics of my beautiful little Bunny. She's getting SO big, already lost her two front baby teeth, I'm so happy for her, yet sad that I wasn't there with her to celebrate yet another huge step in her growth. She's still in Chicago with her daddy, Tina, baby sister, grandparents and half a million tias. I miss her terribly...

First pic of her toothless smile. She's gorgeous!

Notice the blue nail polish...tsk, tsk.

Tina and baby sister Giselle comforting my Bunny :-)

Auntie Cristina and Titi

Pretty little sisters

Holding her baby tightly, ready to watch the dolphin show

One of my favorite pics.

Can't wait till she comes back to me...weep weep.

Things that make me happy...

2010-07-06T11:47:00.000-07:00

I compiled a little list of things that make me smile and feel all fuzzy and warm inside.
For those of you who know me, you know I'm not a fan of making my feelings and emotions known-whether happy or sad-so even though it might not seem obvious how I feel at the moment, these things here definitely make me happy...and yes, you might even see me smile.

the color pink
fluff
bubbles
coffee
feminine shoes
digging my fingers in fresh bread :-)
pretty blankets
clean sheets
exercising in the morning
Sushi
alcoholic beverages
expensive make-up
the smell of freshly cut grass
sticking my hand and arm in a bucket of legumes
gay hairdressers
grapes
hot football players (soccer, for dummies)
my Chi flat iron
Beer before bed
ice-cream
you :-)

And finally, this pretty little lady right here...

Blue...

2010-06-29T11:27:00.000-07:00

Don't ask me why...I'm not sure.

I love this song, it speaks for itself.

Angel - Sarah McLachlan

Better days will come, I know that much :)

1 Year Without You

2010-06-25T07:57:00.000-07:00

Thought it would be appropriate to post a few pictures of The King of pop/my platonic love, since it's been exactly one year since his death.
These are by far my favorite pictures of him.
...I have nothing else to say on this subject

Michael Joseph Jackson (29 August 1958 - 25 June 2009)

Young and Beautiful

2010-06-18T11:30:00.000-07:00

Abuelo (Arturo) and Bunny are having a conversation in the kitchen about eating healthy food, he's trying to convince her that she should drink some strange juice he just made.

Abuelo: "You need to eat lots of fruits and veggies so you can stay young and pretty and not get old like me."

Bunny: "Pffft, please Abuelo! Eventually everyone gets old, whether or not we eat fruits and vegetables"

Me: lmao! Nice try...maybe next time?...snicker...

Football

2010-06-12T14:23:00.000-07:00

Yes, you read the title correctly. My secret, hidden passion...Football. I'm selective though, I'll only watch European countries play and of course Argentina (I heart you, Messi!) and Chile. Don't even mention brazil (yes, I know, I'm aware that I wrote it without a capital letter), just the thought of watching them play makes me puke. Football (or soccer, as some of you call it) is an art, beauty portrayed through 22 little men (sometimes big) running after a ball and trying to discreetly foul the opposing team, and of course, occasionally score a goal. Which is why I'm selective about what "seleccion" (excuse my spanglish) I go out of my way to watch play. Some teams make you happy you spent those two hours watching them run around the field looking so beautiful, others make you wonder why the hell you're wasting your time.
Anyway, just thought I'd put my two cents in there and dedicate a post to this years World Cup...might I also mention that in the last World Cup, my little Bunny was only 2 years old, sweet!

May the BEST team win...c-mon Messi, we're counting on you! ;)

Updates

2010-06-04T08:27:00.000-07:00

I've come to a point where I just don't want to blog anymore...sad, considering how good I am at it (yes, tell me I'm proud, but you gotta admit I'm good!). Then of course I can go with the age-old excuse that "I've been so busy, you have no idea", but who am I kidding, right? Anyway, there are a few things that have happened recently for which I'm very happy...and others not so much (I obviously won't get into those, so don't even ask).
Here goes...
--I got a job at Hispanic Teleservices
--My 1 year visa was approved by Immigrations (hey, they still want me here! That's a good thing, right?)
--I'm putting Bunny in Greenlands (the same school the girls here go to)
--Andrew is coming in a few days to visit his other princess...and then take her back with him to see his family (weep, weep)
--I've been going to the Chiropractor once a week (something I should have done 8 years ago...hey, don't blame me, blame...someone else, anyone!)
--For those of you who don't know, I'm wearing braces now!
--Dani Rivero joined FB!
--Aaaaaand...yeah, that's it.

The End!

PS: I'll post pics of Bunny next time I remember to update ;) Have a good day!

Happy Bithday to US!

2010-05-18T09:36:00.000-07:00

These are just a few pics I took the night we went out to celebrate Shelly's and my birthday. We started out at a cute little pub (can't remember the name of the place) then moved onto Chess where I found myself surrounded by beautiful people and lots of bad music (yes, I thought the music was pretty lame, considering the place has such "high reviews"). Nonetheless, we had a great time :D
I know most of you have seen these pics on FB, but for those who haven't yet, enjoy!

Ok, so I know I look awful in both these pics, but they're the only ones taken that night...so please, look beyond the ugliness and BEAR WITH ME!!! You know I love you!

PS: just though I'd mention...That's Mike's tiny foot!!!

Love it!

2010-05-08T14:35:00.000-07:00

Just a thought I'd like to share (I have nothing else to say, but I feel like I should update my blog)...Barbie movies are a motherf***ing lifesaver! Thank you, Mattel! :D hehe.

New pics...

2010-05-05T21:12:00.000-07:00

Mother returned from her 1-month trip to Miami on the 28th, bearing gifts and awesome stuff. Here are a few pics of my perfect princess wearing the sweet outfit tia Angelica sent and checking out the new Barbie (complete with three awesome-looking dresses) uncle Jose bought her.

Gorgeous baby, showing off the stylish dresses.

"ohhhh, SO COOOOOL"

Barbie dresses, chocolate, and jump rope in hand (she's a real pro :D )

Posing with food is a MUST

Posing for mommy

Princesita

Happy birthday to...IT!

2010-04-22T07:36:00.000-07:00

On the 7th of this month my blog turned 2 years old!!! I obviously forgot its birthday, which is why I didn't write anything in honor of...it. Anyway, I'm very proud of myself for keeping this alive and being a faithful little blogger (sometimes, hehe) and such an interesting writer and keeping you all coming back for more!!!

Have a good day, readers, strangers, and inquisitive folks! Look both ways before crossing the street ;)

What I've been up to....

2010-04-21T08:01:00.000-07:00

This is basically what I've been doing these past two weeks...looking for a job! Wait, I'd like to reword that; actively looking for a job and successfully finding one. At one point I was interested in several different jobs (about 5-6, hehe. Gotta have my options open, eh?), but now it's come down to two, and these are they!

Fiesta Americana Grand

Hispanic Teleservices

Wish me luck, my faithful readers!

Lets SUE!

2010-04-17T16:19:00.000-07:00

I read this on MSN news this morning, I found it so fucking interesting I had to share. These are just a few things some stupid (not sure if they're stupid or if they have way too much time to spare) people do to fill their pockets with some extra cash.
Oh, enjoy your weekend!

-Tuesday, a Washington state sheriff's deputy sued Burger King and one of its franchises for $75,000 over something he definitely didn't order with his Whopper. That could end up being one expensive lunch. Let's take a look at some other bizarre lawsuits that have made the docket.

- An L.A. cop sued Victoria's Secret (for an undisclosed amount) over injuries inflicted when she tried on a thong.

- Nebraska's longest-serving state senator filed an unusual lawsuit against a higher power.

- A Washington, D.C., judge sued his dry cleaners for $65 million over a lost item. What became his nickname?

- In Cleveland, a part-time paralegal sued NBC for $2.5 million because a sequence from one of its shows (now defunct) made him physically ill.

- A Wisconsin man sued his cable company for providing four years of free service that had unwelcome effects on his family.

- A woman sued Universal Studios in Florida for $15,000 because one of its featured attractions was too scary for her.

- A Michigan man sued Anheuser-Busch for false advertising when what the ads depicted didn't actually happen after he drank the beer.

And finally some pictures!

2010-04-11T09:02:00.000-07:00

I can finally upload pics onto my blog, yay (I'm not using the neighbors connection anymore)! Here are some pics of Bunny at the kiddy museum she went to last week with Shelly.

Playing doctor with Amelie

Collecting the eggs from the chickens

Getting ready to be encased in a huge bubble

Dancing

As you can see, she just loves playing doctor!

My little chef

Shopping

Looking simply beautiful

...made a little friend...

...and hung out together all day.

Crazy week...

2010-04-02T14:31:00.000-07:00

This week has been a "first time I've done this in...hey, can't remember the last time I did this" week;
-I took a loooooong gross bus ride half way downtown (quite an experience, let me tell you) and then a train, wow!
-I washed my hair at night before going to bed (Don't ask me what I looked like the next morning),
-I waxed my arms, woohoo!
-I slept alone :( (For those of you wondering, I've either slept with my bf or my baby girl, but last night she decided to have a sleep-over with the other girls and left me feeling incredibly lonesome).
-I memorized my cel number!!! (And I've only had it for a couple weeks...I'm really making progress here!)
-I haven't "squandered" my $ shopping for things I don't really need right now (yes, you may applaud, that's another big step for me).

...and yes, there's more, except my awesome memory fails me yet again, hehe!

A long married life...

2010-03-28T18:34:00.000-07:00

I found an interesting thread on Yahoo and I thought I'd post it here for all my readers interested in reading this fun piece of information. Check this out, some people can actually live with their spouse for more than a few years and still be incredibly in love with each other!!! hehe...It happens folks! Yes, it happens in our world. Chew on this...

10 Unbelievable Wedding and Marriage Records

Our hearts melted when we read this piece on Herbert and Zelmyra Fisher of North Bern, N.C., who hold the record for the world's longest marriage. Herbert, 104, and Zelmyra, 101, have enjoyed 86 years of wedded bliss. According to Mashable, Herbert and Zelmyra, married in 1924, enjoy sitting on their front porch and counting cars. As if that weren't adorable enough, the two tweeted love advice to the masses between February 12 and Valentine's Day on their joint Twitter account, the aptly-named @longestmarried. Read: Couple Celebrates 81st Anniversary, Shares Tips
Of course, Herbert and Zelmyra aren't the only couple that inadvertently set a world record in pursuit of true love. Here are a few other wow-worthy wedding and marriage records:

Greatest age difference in marriage: The Straits Times reported in November 2006 that Sudar Marto of Malaysia, 105, married Ely Maryulianti Rahmat, a 22-year-old maid, in September. That's an 83-year age difference! At the time, Sudar was still married to his 69-year-old bedridden wife, who welcomed Ely into their union because she appreciated the young girl's caregiving. Read: 25-Year Age Difference: Can It Work?

World's tallest married couple: This ain't a joke—Keisha Bolton, who is six-feet-five-inches, married Wilco van Kleef, seven feet, after looking for a dance partner in the U.K. Tall Person's Club. The two are a combined 13.3 feet in height.

World's shortest married couple: Douglas Maistre Breger da Silva, two-feet-eleven-inches tall, and Claudia Pereira Rocha, three feet, married in 1998. Read: Is His Height A Deal Breaker?

Biggest wedding cake: If you're going to have a mega-sized wedding, you might want to consider a cake that is 17 feet high. The Mohegan Sun casino's monstrous creation weighs 15,032 lbs and can feed 59,000 people. Now that's a lot of vanilla frosting. You can check out pictures of the gozilla-sized cake over here. Read: Is Wedding Pie The New Wedding Cake?

Longest engagement: Octavio Guillen and Adriana Martinez got engaged in 1902, when they were both 15 years old, and married at age 82. That's a whopping 67 years of procrastination! We'd love more details on the years in between.

Most marriages in a lifetime: Now here's a story that belongs on a Lifetime TV show. Glynn Wolfe, who also holds the record for the most divorces, married 29 times during his 88 years of life. His shortest union lasted 19 days, and his longest one seven years. The first marriage occurred in 1926, and the last one in 1996, to—get this—Linda Essex, who held the record for female with the most marriages. Best publicity stunt ever?

Oldest bride and groom: Francoise Frenandez and Madeleine Francineau married in 2002 at an old-folks home in France when the two were 96 and 94, respectively. Love knows no age, indeed.

Most marriage vow renewals: Lauren Lubeck Blair and David E. Hough married each other for the 83rd time in 2004. We wonder how many times they've renewed their vows since.

Largest difference in weight: Jon Brower Minnoch, who weighed 1,290 lbs, had two sons with his wife, Jeannette, who weighed 110 lbs. (ouch) He died in 1983 after five years of marriage.

Most expensive wedding: Vanisha Mittal, daughter of the world's fifth richest person, married investment banker, Amid Bhatia, in Versailles. The six-day extravaganza, which included a reenactment of the couple's courtship and a performance by Kylie Minogue, reportedly cost $55 million dollars.

News

2010-03-23T09:17:00.000-07:00

For lack of having a fast connection and being able to load pics on my blog, I've resorted to silence. I've tried many times to post pics of Bunny and our time here but to no avail :( My life hasn't been completely uneventful, and it's not like I don't have time to post anything worth reading, I just haven't made the time I guess, or perhaps I'm growing bored of my blog...pity, I know. I've received many compliments on my writing and posts (smiles proudly) so I'm leaning towards keeping this little window open.
What have I been up to? Well, lets see, I've been looking for a job and a good English (or bilingual) school to send Bunny to. Everything is in "domino effect" right now; I can't renew my visa (it expires in May...scary!!!) until I get a job, and I can't get a job until I put Bunny in school...hmmm...it's all kinda tangled from my point of view. I know everything is going to work out...it always does, it just kinda worries me right now. I could really use your prayers and good wishes at this time...

Ya'll have a wonderful day! ;) And as I said above...Keep me in your prayers.

New House, New Life

2010-03-10T16:28:00.000-08:00

So we're in Guad, we made it...finally! We left Monterrey on Saturday 10:15pm and traveled all night, we arrived in Guadalajara at 9am Sunday morning and settled into our new house. The house is beautiful (we're the first to live in it!), a bit far from civilization, but I guess it's good for now. The condo is built on a hill (we're the first house on the top) and at the bottom there's a cute little park for the kiddos. There's a flight of stairs going all the way down and back up...I've heard it's great exercise, though I haven't tried it myself just yet...I've been feeling rather lazy, hehe. Anyway, I took a few pics and I tried uploading them but our internet is rather lame (our neighbor is sharing his connection with us, bless his heart) so I didn't have any luck there, bummer, you'll just have to go by word of mouth, or eyes...the house is pretty darn awesome, let me tell you that!

I'm happy!

2010-03-04T08:56:00.000-08:00

Everything's been falling into place concerning my trip and plans for the future, I'm so happy! In a few days I'll be leaving most of my old life behind and beginning a new one in Guadalajara. God has been nothing but good to me, I had so many things pending this past week and I was so worried I wouldn't be able to get it all done before leaving, but everything worked out in the most amazing way and now I have nothing left to do instead pack a few belongings and enjoy my last days here. Wow! There is Someone up there Who cares about little old me and to Him I owe everything. Thank you God!

Pray for Chile!

2010-02-27T08:56:00.000-08:00

I heard about the quake that took place this morning in Chile when my Bunny came running downstairs, tears streaming down her face saying that there was a massive earthquake in Santiago, she had seen all the destruction on TV and was worried for her Grandparents living there.
I don't know much of what happened, but I do know that my family and friends living there are all ok. Here is some news...

TALCA, Chile – A devastating earthquake struck Chile early Saturday, toppling homes, collapsing bridges and plunging trucks into the fractured earth. A tsunami set off by the magnitude-8.8 quake threatened every nation around the Pacific Ocean — roughly a quarter of the globe.
Chileans near the epicenter were tossed about as if shaken by a giant. It was the strongest earthquake to hit Chile in 50 years and one of the strongest ever measured anywhere. President-elect Sebastian Pinera said more than 120 people died, but that number was rising quickly.
The quake shook buildings in Argentina's capital of Buenos Aires, and was felt as far away as Sao Paulo in Brazil — 1,800 miles (2,900 kilometers) to the east.
In Talca, just 65 miles (105 kilometers) from the epicenter, furniture toppled as the earth shook for more than a minute in something akin to major airplane turbulence. The historic center of town largely collapsed, but most of the buildings of adobe mud and straw were businesses that were not inhabited during the 3:34 a.m. (1:34 a.m. EST, 0634 GMT) quake.
Neighbors pulled at least five people from the rubble while emergency workers, themselves disoriented, asked for information from reporters.
Collapsed roads and bridges complicated north-south travel in the narrow Andean nation. Electricity, water and phone lines were cut to many areas — meaning there was no word of death or damage from many outlying areas.
In the Chilean capital of Santiago, 200 miles (325 kilometers) northeast of the epicenter, a car dangled from a collapsed overpass, the national Fine Arts Museum was badly damaged and an apartment building's two-story parking lot pancaked, smashing about 50 cars whose alarms rang incessantly.
Experts warned that a tsunami could strike anywhere in the Pacific. Emergency officials set off shrieking alarm sirens across parts of Hawaii, which could face its largest waves since 1964 starting at 11:19 a.m. (4:19 p.m. EST, 2119 GMT), according to Charles McCreery, director of the Pacific Tsunami Warning Center.
Police and troops in Tonga began evacuating people from low-lying coastal areas and experts warned that tsunami waves were likely to hit Asian, Australian and New Zealand shores within 24 hours of the earthquake. The U.S. West Coast and Alaska, too, were threatened.
Waves 6 feet (1.8 meter) above normal hit Talcahuano near Concepcion 23 minutes after the quake, and President Michelle Bachelet said a huge wave swept into a populated area in the Robinson Crusoe Islands, 410 miles (660 kilometers) off the Chilean coast. There were no immediate reports of major damage from the waves.
Bachelet said she had no information on the number of people injured in the quake. She declared a "state of catastrophe" in central Chile but said Chile has not asked for assistance from other countries.
"The system is functioning. People should remain calm. We're doing everything we can with all the forces we have," she said.
Powerful aftershocks rattled Chile's coast — 29 of them magnitude 5 or greater and one reaching magnitude 6.9 — the U.S. Geological Survey reported.
In Santiago, modern buildings are built to withstand earthquakes, but many older ones were heavily damaged, including the Nuestra Senora de la Providencia church, whose bell tower collapsed. A bridge just outside the capital also collapsed, and at least one car flipped upside down.
Several hospitals were evacuated due to earthquake damage, Bachelet said.
Santiago's airport will remain closed for at least 24 hours after the passenger terminal suffered major damage, airport director Eduardo del Canto told Chilean television. TV images showed smashed windows, partially collapsed ceilings and pedestrian walkways destroyed.
Santiago's subway was shut as well and hundreds of buses were trapped at a terminal by a damaged bridge, Transportation and Telecommunications Minister said. He urged Chileans to make phone calls or travel only when absolutely necessary.
In Concepcion, Chile's second-largest city and only 70 miles (115 kilometers) from the epicenter, nurses and residents pushed the injured through the streets on stretchers. Others walked around in a daze wrapped in blankets, some carrying infants in their arms. A 15-story building collapsed, leaving only a few floors intact.
"I was on the 8th floor and all of a sudden I was down here," said Fernando Abarzua, marveling that he escaped with no major injuries. He said a relative was still trapped in the rubble six hours after the quake, "but he keeps shouting, saying he's OK."
Marco Vidal, a program director for Grand Circle Travel who was traveling with a group of 34 Americans, was on the 19th floor of the Crown Plaza Santiago hotel when the quake struck.
"All the things start to fall. The lamps, everything, was going on the floor," he said. "I felt terrified."
Cynthia Iocono, from Linwood, Pennsylvania, said she first thought the quake was a train.
"But then I thought, `Oh, there's no train here.' And then the lamps flew off the dresser and my TV flew off onto the floor and crashed."
The quake struck after concert-goers had left South America's leading music festival in the coastal city of Vina del Mar, but it caught partiers leaving a disco.
"It was very bad. People were screaming. Some people were running, others appeared paralyzed. I was one of them," Julio Alvarez told Radio Cooperativa.
The Pacific Tsunami Warning Center called for "urgent action to protect lives and property" in Hawaii, which is among 53 nations and territories subject to tsunami warnings.
"Sea level readings indicate a tsunami was generated. It may have been destructive along coasts near the earthquake epicenter and could also be a threat to more distant coasts," the warning center said. It did not expect a tsunami along the west of the U.S. or Canada.
The largest earthquake ever recorded struck the same area of Chile on May 22, 1960. The magnitude-9.5 quake killed 1,655 people and left 2 million homeless. The tsunami that it caused killed people in Hawaii, Japan and the Philippines and caused damage to the west coast of the United States.
Saturday's quake matched a 1906 temblor off the Ecuadorean coast as the seventh-strongest ever recorded in the world.

Little Miss Picky

2010-02-23T06:56:00.000-08:00

For those of you who don't know Janine very well (family and close friends), I thought you'd all enjoy reading this list I put together about her likes and dislikes...

Likes...
Collecting small boxes.
Crazy about Oreo cookies.
Plain pasta (with olive oil and Parmesan cheese or butter and salt).
Making bracelets and necklaces for those she loves and cares about, also "I love you" cards.
The little simple things in life, it isn't difficult to please her and make her happy.
Loves Sushi.
She goes crazy with chocolate Easter eggs.
Keeping EVERYTHING anyone has ever given her, she will not throw anything away.
She takes her necklace off before showers and before going to bed at night.
Electronic games.

Dislikes...
"Green stuff" (or any kind of colorful particles) in her food.
Carrots (cooked or raw) or corn; unless it's on the cob.
Sleeping with jammies (as we call them ;)), even though it's cold.
Milk.
Wearing anything around her wrist.
Very picky about the clothes she wears; for example: textures, length of her skirts, shoe size (likes her shoes tight-fitting), won't wear anything lose or big. Her jeans must be tight.
Mashed potatoes and lentils.
Sweaters (pullover).
Wearing anything puffy or furry around her neck; no scarves or fluffy coats or jackets.
The sound colored pencils make when she colors, she'll only use Prismacolor pencils, no other brand is good enough for her.

Those were only a few I could think of at the moment, I'll go updating as more comes to mind.

Park

2010-02-15T07:25:00.000-08:00

We don't usually go to any parks or typical "family hang out spots" with Janine on Sunday-she much prefers to hang out at the mall and eat a Happy Meal and/or Sushi and so some shopping (ok so she's just like me, but I swear that's not my influence on her). But this week we decided it was time to break out of our routine and do something completely different and not-like-us, so we took her to Fundidora. It was her idea to take her bike and finally learn how to ride without training wheels, and she did! She was learning a bit when we were in Morelia but she didn't touch her bike for over a year so I thought it was pretty awesome how fast she picked it up, it only took about an hour or so until she was riding by herself with no help. She even learned how to take off without someone pushing her or holding the bike for her to put her feet on both pedals, she figured she could move the pedal exactly where she wanted it and that way push off by herself.

Isn't she just beautiful?

3rd Anniversary...wow!

2010-02-09T10:44:00.000-08:00

3 years together and loving it!

What more can I say?...I love you Babe!

PS: (Actually our 3rd year Anniversary was on the 9th of Jan, but we forgot all about it, hehe!)

Brownie crazed

2010-02-03T16:43:00.000-08:00

I've had an insane craving for brownies all week and today I finally decided it was about time to give in and do something about it, so I found an awesome recipe online and thought I'd try it out. I go to the kitchen and make sure I have all the ingredients before beginning (those of you who live or have lived in "Family homes" know what I'm talking about), and what do you know, we're out of eggs! ARGH! Ok, Forget I'm postponing the opportunity of savoring the delight of brownie awesomeness, I mean, come-on, all I really need is one bite. I'm not waiting till Steph gets back from shopping, no way, I NEED brownies now! So before I throw my grand idea to the wind (I take eating very seriously, hehe) I stop to think, "If i got this recipe off the internet, I'm sure I can find one that doesn't entail using eggs". All was not lost and lo and behold after a few minutes of looking through gross-looking and very random-sounding brownie recipe's, I bumped into this one:

2 1/3 cups all-purpose flour
1 cup water
1/2 cup non-dairy margarine (or you can use whatever you find in your fridge, works just fine)
2/3 cup cocoa powder
2 cups sugar
1/2 tsp. salt
1 tsp. vanilla extract
1/2 cup chopped nuts (optional)
Note: the recipe called for 2 1/2 tsp. baking powder, but brownies always taste and feel better if you don't add it. All it does is give it a "cakey" texture, might as well make a chocolate cake, right?

Instructions:
1. (For dummies) Preheat oven to 350 degrees. Grease a 9 x 13 inch baking pan.
2. Combine 1/3 cup of flour with the water. Cook on medium heat until thick, stirring constantly. Set aside to cool completely.
3. Melt margarine and stir in cocoa powder.
4. Sift the remaining 2 cups flour.
5. Beat sugar, salt, and vanilla into the cooled flour mixture, then add the melted cocoa/butter mixture.
6. Add the above mixture to the sifted flour, add chopped nuts if desired.
7. (Again, for dummies) Spoon batter into prepared baking pan and bake in preheated oven for 20 to 25 minutes. Let brownies cool in pan. Cut into squares when cooled completely. If desired, sprinkle with confectioners' sugar.

Enjoy!

Religions of the World

2010-01-27T11:43:00.000-08:00

A bit of fun to chew on.
Religions of the World, which are you?

Taoism - Shit happens
Hinduism - This shit happened before
Islam - If shit happens, take a hostage
Buddhism - When shit happens is it really shit?
7th Day Adventists - Shit happens on Saturday
Protestantism - Shit won't happen if I work harder
Catholicism - If shit happens, I deserve it
Jehovah's Witness - Knock, knock, "Shit happens"
Judaism - Why does shit always happen to me?
Hare Krishna - Shit happens Rama Rama Ding Dong
Atheism - No shit
T.V. Evangelism - Send more shit
Rastafarianism - Let's smoke this shit

New Year, new crazies

2010-01-20T06:31:00.000-08:00

Well, the starting of this year has been rather crazy, so much has already happened it makes me wonder what surprises this next month has in store for me (I HATE surprises). But then again, when do we ever begin our new year with ease, when is it ever "uneventful"? I guess that's the joy (or fear, suspense, worry) of it, not knowing what your life is going to be like for the next 12 months, or even next week! ...scary.

I like 2010...it's going to be great, especially cuz it's a nice round number...I like round numbers, makes me feel good.

Anyway, these are all the pictures I've taken so far...very few, I know, better than nothing I guess.

She slept in her tent a few nights during our vacation...

..and ate in too. This pic reminded me a bit about the movie "Sixth Sense", lol...you know what part I'm talking about ;)

Posing with her new book "The Princess and the Frog" and the Tinkerbell umbrella I bought her last week.

Looooooves books

He was an Angel

2010-01-12T17:07:00.000-08:00

Today God chose to take away his pain and relieve his body from suffering any longer. God chose to take an Angel from our midst and place him close to His heart because as we all very well know, he was just too good for this world.
That man's name is Ruben. There are no earthly words to express and describe everything that man was, but I'm sure those who were blessed to have met him know what I'm talking about. My post just doesn't do it justice, but I'm sure these pics will bring a smile to your face, and it may bring a tear to your eye when you remember just what a great man he was. Ruben; husband, father, and grandfather, you left a beautiful footprint on many hearts...you will be remembered...and missed.

Ruben and Shelly

Celebrating mom's birthday at Ruben and Valerie's Italian restaurant

Mom, Ruth, Rubens daughter, don't know who, Ruben

Beautiful Valerie (Ruben's wife, standing behind him), Ruben.

We're freezing!

2010-01-08T12:48:00.000-08:00

I read something interesting in the papers this morning and I thought I'd post about it...because I don't really have anything else to write about. It said that it hasn't been this cold in Mexico since 1886...and it's only getting worse! Oh, and the funny thing is that just a few months ago the "Regios" or "Regiomontanos" (ppl from Monterrey) hadn't experienced such a hot summer in over 20 years...crazy isn't?

This is absolutely insane!...Am I in the wrong place??

More of my princess

2010-01-02T19:47:00.000-08:00

Making and decorating Christmas cookies with mommy

Always the best poser

The girlies on Christmas eve

lol, she's got "McGraw" written all over her face

Nice and snug after a warm bath...yes, she still is and will always be my little baby...

My perfect little dancer

Vacas en familia

2009-12-30T19:13:00.000-08:00

My family stayed at "my place" from the 26th of December till the 2nd of January (stretching it). Shell left on Monday and ran off to spend a few days with Fuller and his fam up in the mountains in some cabins...traded us for her bf, oh well, that happens. Ben is leaving tonight, so that just leaves my parents and me to welcome the New Year...guess that's better than nothing, huh?
Here are some pics of some stuff we did while they were here.

23rd Christmas dinner at Contigo (must be pronounced with a gringo accent)

Going for a stroll in Paseo Santa Lucia, beautiful day!

El en parque, aprovechando los pocos dias de sol

Cumple de Josue, nos mandamos un tremendo asadito y la pasamos bien rico.

En familia todo se disfruta mas

Merry Christmas!

2009-12-24T16:14:00.000-08:00

Merry Christmas and a happy New Year to all my readers and visitors and anyone who happens to come across my blog.

...I wish you were here...you're all immensely missed: Dad, Mom, Josue, Jose, Mike, Benny, Angelica, Joan, Shelly. And of course; Cousins, Aunts, Uncles and Grandmother. I love you all! You're all in my heart and in my mind this Christmas.

Best of Wishes!

December

2009-12-21T06:54:00.000-08:00

Just pics...

Bunny with "Miss Lucy", her dance teacher.

On our way out singing. Awesome boxes in the background, huh?...the joys of living in Conectate.

Mishy, always looking cute

We (Dani, to be more exact) took several pictures of our singing team, but when I looked through them I noticed there was not one decent picture among them, argh!

Sick baby

2009-12-16T08:27:00.000-08:00

I had planned to post pics of Bunny's year-end dance that she was supposed to have attended at her dance academy, but my poor baby was so sick yesterday she didn't make it.
She's had a terrible cough for the past two days, please pray that she'll get better asap and completely get over this flu that's been going around.
Thank you all!

Ballerina princesses

2009-12-09T06:43:00.000-08:00

A couple pictures of the girls on their way out to one of their Jazz classes, aren't they just lovely?

Bunny is doing her year-end dance on the 15th of this month. I will definitely be posting a video and as many pics as I can.

Christmas nostalgia...

2009-12-07T17:18:00.000-08:00

I'm not feeling very "Christmassy" this year...I don't know what it is, nor can I explain why I'm feeling this way.

I started writing a post about all the reasons I could come up with of why I'm feeling this way, but when I read through it it all sounded so depressing and negative I decided to erase it and begin all over again.
I won't write anything about that, I'll just mention here that I terribly miss spending Christmas with my family in Chile, with Gabriel and Sally (aka, Jonathan and Mercy), Danny, Luchi, my dad...the rest I have here with me (yay! I'm not so lonesome) thank God, if not I think I'd go mad!
Those were some good years, I treasure each one lovingly in my heart and hope that soon we'll spend yet another Christmas together.

How to speak Spanish

2009-12-03T14:56:00.000-08:00

I got this off a friends Facebook post and I thought my Spanish readers might enjoy a bit of fun.

Yo, Carolina Galetti, no me hago cargo de falta ortograficas ni gramaticales, ni de cualquier cosa que pueda llegar a ofender.
There's always something to learn. Many times you need to say some phrase in Spanish, but you don't know how.
Don't worry, your problems are solved! If you don't know how to speak Spanish, this will be helpful for your learning. For instance, we took some common phrases, just try and you're going to see the difference and how easy it is to speak Spanish.

Leeanlo en voz alta y que alguien que no lee la pantalla los escuche:

* Boy as a r = voy a cenar = I'm going to have dinner.
* N L C John = en el sillon = on the armchair.
* Be a hope and son = viejo panzon = fat old man.
* Who and see to seek ago = Juancito se cago = little John is a chicken.
* S toy tree stone = estoy triston = I'm sad.
* Lost trap eat toss = los trapitos = the little rags.
* Desk can saw = descanso = (you) rest.
* As say toon as = aceitunas = olives.
* The head the star mall less stan dough = deje de estar molestando = quit bugging me.
* See eye = si hay = yes, we have.
* T n s free o? = tienes frio? = are you cold?
* C10 go free O = si, tengo frio = yes, I'm cold.
* T N S L P P B N T S O = Tienes el pipi bien tieso = you have an erection.

Conocimiento de frases básicas

* FOR IF THE FLIES: Por si las moscas
* EYE TO LOUSE: Ojo al piojo
* YOU HAVE ME TIRED, YOU HAVE ME: Me tenes cansado, me tenes
* THE FIFTH LINING OF THE BALLS: El quinto forro de las pelotas
* GO TO KNOW: Anda a saber
* CATCH YOURSELF CATHERINE: Agarrate Catalina
* YOU ARE TICKET: Sos boleta
* LITTLE FEMALE GAUCHOS PACKAGE: Paquete de Criollitas
* STAY FLY: Quedate mosca
* I MADE MYSELF THE RAT: Me hice la rata
* THAT'S MY CHICKEN: Ese es mi pollo.
* TO BURY THE SWEET POTATO: Enterrar la batata.
* TO ANOTHERING BUTTERFLY: A otra cosa mariposa.
* LIKE WHO DOESN'T WANT THE THING: Como quien no quiere la cosa.
* BETWEEN NO MORE AND DRINK A CHAIR: Entre nomás y tome asiento.
* I DON'T GIVE MORE: No doy mas.
* HE IS BIGGER BALLED THAN THE PIGEONS: Es mas boludo que las palomas.
* NOT TO HUNT ONE: No cazar una.
* IT IMPORTS ME A HORN: Me importa un cuerno.
* WHAT THREW IT: Que lo tiró.
* IT'S TO THE ROCKET: Es al cuete
* WHAT A HANDRAIL: Que baranda.
* WE ARE ALL ALIVE: Somos todos vivos.
* TO MAKE THE DUCK: Hacer la Pata.
* TURKEY'S AGE: La edad del Pavo.
* LET'S GO YET!: Vamos Todavía!
* IT MATTERS ME A WHISTLE: Me importa un pito.
* I'M MADE BAG: Estoy hecho bolsa.
* SEND FRUIT: Mandar fruta.
* TO BE A DEAD LITTLE FLY: Ser un mosquita muerta.
* ARE YOU DRINKING MY HAIR?: Me estas tomando el pelo?
* IT HAS MY BALLS FILLED: Me tiene las bolas llenas.
* YOUR SISTER IS AN IRON: Tu hermana es un fierro.
* HE DOESN'T GIVE FOOT WITH BALL: No da pie con bola.
* SKULL DON'T SHOUT: Calavera no chilla.
* TO CRY TO THE CHURCH: A llorar a la iglesia.
* TO DO EGG: Hacer huevo.
* PUTTING WAS THE GOOSE: Poniendo estaba la gansa.
* IT'S NOT NESARY: No es nesario.
* AS BORING AS LICKING A NAIL: Aburrido como chupar un clavo.

Thanksgiving frenzy

2009-11-30T15:37:00.000-08:00

My mom's home (also known as "Contigo". Note: must be pronounced with a strong American accent) held a Thanksgiving dinner on the 25th for all their friends and supporters at a local Restaurant a few minutes away from their house. They called about a week in advance asking if I could prepare a few Christmas songs for my kids (well, the kids I take care of and teach every day) to dance to so they could totally bedazzle all their friends with our charming children and show them off for a few hours. The big day came and we were off for a 30 min. drive or so to the specified location. I must add here that there was a strong turkey smell wafting through the air that nearly drove me insane!!!...The reason being that "Contigo" (again pronounced with a strong American accent) asked our home to help them out by cooking one of the turkeys, since they had about 20 or so turkeys to cook that day.
As soon as we got there my mom got down to business and began introducing me to every last one of her friends. Man, let me tell you, roughly about 3/4's of the ppl there were my mothers' "amigas"...in total there were over 200 people, so you can imagine how many times I shook some random person's hand or had someone's glossy lips pressed against my cheek...Jesus, those "hello's" never ended. Then of course there was Aurelia. I can't tell you how many times I've met that woman, and not only met her but spoke to her and her daughters. Hell, I even went to her younger daughter's 15th birthday, but every time she's around my mother runs across the room and drags me to wherever it is that Aurelia is seated and politely introduces me as the "daughter that you have not met", and every time we "meet for the first time" we can't help but look at each other and laugh at my mother's craziness and absentmindedness.
Anyway, I got a bit sidetracked, but I really couldn't help it. Back to original plan of updating...this post is intended to show you pictures of the occasion.

The cuties, all dressed and ready to rock!

Burrito Sabanero

Dancing and loving it! Janine, "la nieta de Janine", that evening was the center of attention.

Picture time!...just about everyone in that room wanted a picture with the kids.

After Alf's opening speech, mom prayed a general prayer of thanks and everything else she could think of...she's so cute.

Mishy talking about her trip to Russia and selling her awesome paintings.

Shelly

Shelly; the sexy little clown, and Mauro (yes, he's back folks!); the dirty ol' Santa.

All that to say we all had a great time and really enjoyed ourselves...especially me...why? Well, there was enough beer to keep me happy ;)

My cheating Scorpio

2009-11-25T13:02:00.000-08:00

One of the things we did while Andrew was here was have a mini family game night. It was great fun, most of all seeing how Scorpio Bunny really is, that child cannot lose and will do everything possible in her power to win each game...meaning she cheats her way through to the end. Andrew beat us all at "Go Fish", so Bunny got her revenge when she beat the rest of us 5 times straight at a game of "Crazy 8's" (variation of UNO).
Below are some pictures of her playing "Go Fish". After losing several times she decided she'd cover herself up so none of us could see her cards. She figures if you win the game you've somehow cheated. She made sure her cards were well hidden from our view, hoping that way she'd win the next round...she lost.

Getting old...?

2009-11-23T06:28:00.000-08:00

Last night while putting Bunny to bed, she randomly asked me; "Mom, are you going to be old when I turn 7?"...
Me: "No, I'm still going to be young"...
Bunny: "How about when I turn 8...9...10...12?"
Me: "(laughing) No, hunny, I'm going to be "young" for a while, why?"
Bunny: " Oh, (loud sigh of relief) good. I don't ever want you to get old and ugly. It's going to be sooooo weird if you ever get old. I want you to be young forever....(pauses for a while)...Abuela isn't old, she's still young...she's just right."

Funny how my daughter's role model is her grandmother...hmmm...I wonder why I'm not...

A happy happy week

2009-11-19T09:54:00.000-08:00

Here are some pics I took the week daddy visited Bunny. My, was she glad to see him!
The day before he left she was sad he was leaving and I tried cheering her up so I said, "He'll be back soon to see you, and next time he'll bring baby sister, Giselle". She pauses her whimpering for a second and says in a grumpy tone "Yeah, right, like next year when I turn 7." Haha, she's so hopeful and positive...just like mommy.

Worries...

2009-11-18T19:13:00.000-08:00

I never thought my kid would tell me this...especially at such a young age...

"Oh mom, you worry too much!"

That child knows much than she should.

A piece of my mind...

2009-11-17T08:09:00.000-08:00

Someone asked me the other day why I don't update my blog as much as I should, and I was ready to write all kinds of excuses and reasons of why I don't think my daily activities are all that worth writing about, and then I remembered an interesting quote I read a while back by Benjamin Franklin, about exactly that, excuses.

"He who is good at making excuses, is seldom good for anything else."
-Benjamin Franklin

How true is that? We spend our days making excuses about everything we do or don't do. I don't think its intentional, it's more of a subconscious way our mind works in playing tricks on us and making us believe our own lame excuses for everything we don't accomplish in our day to day living. If we get used to that attitude though, soon enough in the long run, we're just as lame as our own stupid excuses.

Happy 21st Birthday!!!

2009-11-16T14:04:00.000-08:00

Happy birthday baby sister!!! I love you precious one, and I wish I was there with you celebrating your 21st birthday! Your life is a miracle (for those of you who don't know the story, she was at the brink of death at birth) and I thank God for granting our lovely mother- and our family- the gift of your life. Our family wouldn't be the same without you. I think God believed we deserved you, hehe.

Joan Rejoice Cory Garcia

6th birthday!

2009-11-09T07:31:00.000-08:00

Tinker Bell

Julian (turning 7), and Bunny (turning 6)

Gorgeous...

Always looking perfect...

Los cumpleañeros

The kiddies with the mommies (argh! I know, I ruined the pic).

The Big 6

2009-11-03T09:33:00.000-08:00

I'm dedicating this post to me precious little Bunny; my little ray of sunshine. It's been 6 years since I had the honor of bringing her into the world and raising her, and even though in the beginning I fought it and didn't want to have a kid at such a young age, I accepted it and even grew to enjoy my pregnancy (at times, of course), and now I can't imagine my life without her. She's been miraculously protected and kept safe somehow during all these years and never suffered any major illnesses or accidents. I thank God for that gift every day, for the gift she's been given of enjoying good health; both physically and mentally.
She's all I could ask for in a child, and I wouldn't change anything about her, she's perfect in every way because she's my little Bunny.

Santiago, Chile

Weight: 2.900 kg

Length: 49cm

Day and time of Birth: 3rd of Nov. 2003, Wednesday (I think) at 4:37pm

Interesting facts: She was born in the same clinic that my little sister (Joan) was born in.

Bunny was the only baby born there that day (I got quite a lot of attention because of that, also because of my age). She was born after only 2 hours of labor. Ana (Chilena) was there to help me during the labor (now, the interesting thing here is that Ana was present during our births and helped my mom with each of us).

1st Birthday - Santiago, Chile

2 years - Santiago, Chile

I don't know why, but I don't have any pics of her second birthday.

3 years - Mar del Plata, Argentina

4 years - Monterrey, Mexico

5 years - Morelia, Mexico

Special Roddy

2009-11-01T09:25:00.000-08:00

Yesterday on our way back from a kiddy dress-up party (on the opposite end of Monterrey), Sharon was asking Rodrigo (2) what we wanted to be when he grows up...

Sharon: Do you want to be a farmer, or a constructor?...

Rodrigo (with a goofy smile on his face): No! I want to be a ballerina!!!

Ah...the kids these days...

Girly girls

2009-10-29T16:01:00.000-07:00

Today the girls went to their regular Thursday Ballet class, but since we're getting closer to Halloween they were allowed to go dressed up as whatever they chose. Bunny, of course, dressed as a fairy. Those princess days are over for her, now all she thinks and dreams about is being a fairy, and doesn't she just make the perfect looking fairy?...

She's got my legs!

Caro, Mika (Miguel and Sharon), and the Bunny

Thought I'd post both pictures, as I couldn't decide which one was more worthy of being uploaded on my blog. These girls are too cute!

PS: Notice Bunny's pose in both pics, she always looks just perfect.

Ready to fly away...

Perfection

2009-10-27T18:12:00.001-07:00

My Baby

2009-10-23T11:35:00.000-07:00

I walk into the room carrying a small table, Janine is sitting on the floor rummaging through her "junk drawer" as I call it, when she looks up at me and says, "Careful with me, mommy...remember, I'm your baby".

A Few Things I hate About Bloggers and Facebookers

2009-10-22T15:10:00.000-07:00

I hate it when my friends don’t update their blogs

I hate it when people miss-spell words or have bad grammar when writing. If you’re going to write you’d better be fancy about it and do it correctly. Some people just aren’t meant for writing and posting, accept it and find something else to do.

I hate it when people confuse “then” for “than”, "she" and "her", "me" and "I", etc., on their posts and writings.

I hate it when obvious non-English speakers write only in English and don’t care for writing at all in their native tongue.

I hate it when Spanish speakers write in English and choose a poor selection of words, only because they can’t express themselves correctly. Spanish is a beautiful language, why not stick to that and learn to spell correctly in your native tongue first, then once you have that down pat, go on to another.

I hate it when it when people put stupid comments on their own photos or on others posts and photos.

I hate it when random people add me to their Facebook and then ask me “who are you?” I mean, c'mon, if you’re going through the trouble of adding me, you’d better know darn well who I am, and if you don’t…well don’t add me! I don’t “make friends” on the Internet.

I hate it when people use more than three Ellipsis marks when writing (ex.”I’m bored………….…”), or more than three exclamation marks to show surprise. Three is all you need, more is too much and makes whatever you're writing about look messy.

I hate it when people post an obviously non-flattering picture of themselves on their blog or FB, I mean common, do you really want everyone seeing that picture of you? Have a some self-respect.

I'm not a perfect writer, but I definitely try to make my posts look and sound right, and if I'm not sure about something I'll either look it up in the dictionary, a grammar book, or I use my all-time friend, Google! Cheers for all you Bloggers and Facebookers out there.

The Pastor's Ass

2009-10-16T07:06:00.000-07:00

A cute story I read this morning, thought my readers would enjoy a bit of humor...this one is totally up my lane.

The Pastor's Ass

The pastor entered his donkey in a race and it won. The pastor was so pleased with the donkey that he entered it in another race, and it won again. The local paper read: Pastor's Ass Out Front.

The bishop was so upset with this kind of publicity that he ordered the pastor not to enter the donkey in any more races. The next day, the local paper headline read: Bishop Scratches Pastor's Ass.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the pastor to get rid of the donkey. The pastor decided to give it to a nun in a nearby convent. The local paper, hearing of the news, posted the following headline the next day: Nun has the Best Ass in Town.

The bishop fainted. He informed the nun that she would have to get rid of the donkey, so she sold it to a farmer for $10.
The next day the paper read: Nun Sells Ass for $10.

This was too much for the bishop, so he ordered the nun to buy back the donkey and lead it to the high plains where it could run wild.
The next day the headlines read: Nun Announces her Ass is Wild and Free.

Alas;...... The bishop was buried the next day.

Moral of the story?? Being concerned about public opinion can bring you much grief and misery, and even shorten your life. So, be yourself and enjoy life ... Stop worrying about everyone else's ass, and you'll live longer and be a lot happier!

So sweet

2009-10-14T15:12:00.000-07:00

I've been blessed with the sweetest little girl on Earth, except I already knew that, but this morning she said something that put a cherry on the cake.
This morning I walked in a few minutes after she woke up and asked her (as I do every morning as soon as she opens her eyes):

"Are you the prettiest girl in the family?"

She sweetly answered:

"No mommy, Giselle is the prettiest and cutest girl in the family."

aw...the queen is willing to share her throne, but ONLY with her baby sister.

My Ballerina

2009-10-11T09:11:00.000-07:00

And this is my lovely little Bunny! She's been in dance class for a week already (shes done 3 classes), shes doing both Ballet and Jazz. I enrolled her in one of the best dance academy's for young girls here in the city (and very proud of myself) and even though it hurts my wallet, my pride is soaring! She's a fast learner and catches on quickly, she comes home and tells me the names of all the different foot and hand positions she does in Ballet that she's learned that day, shes amazing!

My new face!

2009-10-07T21:34:00.000-07:00

I figured it was about time I changed my...face! Yes, my face, because this is how you see me; through my blog. You know as much as you know about me through what I post on my blog so I decided to first add a more "happy" color...Ummm...yea, there's no "second". Alright, I'm done! I hope you like the new me, if you don't, well I couldn't give a flying f...ah, ya know.

Happy birthday Caro!

2009-10-05T07:26:00.000-07:00

Last weekend we had a little party to celebrate Carolina's 5th birthday, here are some pics of the occasion.

The girlies. Back: Mika, Mily, Bunny. Front: Alice, Caro, and Jamie.

Amigas. Don't ask about the silly pose, don't know where she got that from.

All the kiddos, waiting for their turn to massacre the Cinderella pi~ata.

The cake, made and decorated by Mel. I really don't like home-made (family-home style) cakes, but this one came out pretty good, it didn't only look great but it tasted yummy as well, which surprised me because it's almost impossible to come across a decent cake in a family home...unless of course it's made by me! Alright alright, it's only because I'm a perfectionist and have come across darn good recipes, yay for me!

This is a classic, I love the look on her face. The arm in the way kinda ruins it.

Eating a little gummy octopus.

Always looking her best and ready for the camera.

Such a cutie. She ran like mad when the pi~ata finally broke and started making a neat little pile of her favorite junk in the corner, then she'd run off to the other end of the room and collect more candy and goods, she really knows how to pick out the good stuff!

Posing, always posing. She always asks to look at the pictures I've taken of her and when she doesn't like one she'll say "ugh, I look horrible, please delete that one", or "o.m.g., yuck! I look sooooooo bad". (Sigh) oh well, at least she always wants to look her best and wont settle for less.
(Heh, that kinda rhymes.)

A piece of Heaven

2009-09-28T16:10:00.000-07:00

A princess in our midst, see for yourself.

Prettiest fairy that ever lived.

On our way to the mall to have some Makisushi for lunch.

...Had too much to eat, 16 rolls to be more exact. She was so full she could barely breathe, lol, poor baby.

My very own sleeping beauty...with teddy who she lovingly named "Bedtime".

The girlies.

15 de Septiembre

2009-09-24T07:14:00.000-07:00

We had a little party for the kiddos here for the "Grito de la Independencia". Turns out our home is the designated one to host this event and organizes an area party every year for this particular occasion, but this time around it was a bit different, instead someone else hosted it at their Quinta (yay for them) and we sat around and enjoyed it...well, most of us, I decided not to go to the "fiesta del Grito" and instead stayed back with my little princess and put on mini party for the little ones.

La muy posera.

The kids, decorating their own cupcakes.

What keeps me going...

2009-09-14T07:51:00.000-07:00

Thought I'd liven up my blog a little with some beauty since my last post was anything but positive. There is nothing more beautiful in my life right now than this gorgeous little piece of heaven.

Taking a stroll in the park.

Making a truck at a computer expo held in Monterrey a few weeks ago.

At the park. A ray of sunshine.

La historia de la creacion como Janine se lo sabe.

2009-09-06T09:52:00.001-07:00

La Abuela le esta contando la historia de la creacion en flanelografos a Janine, le hace una pregunta y ella le responde asi.

Abuela: "El sexto dia Dios creo a los..."

Janine: "Los Alemanes!"

Ella si se sabe bien la historia de la creacion...

pretty, perfect Bunny

2009-08-26T16:01:00.000-07:00

I finally managed to post some pics, yay for me! They're fairly recent, taken sometime between the last two weeks. The reason for this post is to show off how much my little Bunny has grown and what a beauty she's become. I know parents always think they're children are the prettiest and sometimes we just hate admitting to ourselves that all kids (yes, even our own) go through their "ugly" phase...well, good news for me, shes passed it! Believe it or not my perfect girl had an ugly phase but it only lasted about 2 months...hehe (happy happy mommy), shes even more beautiful now and is still the sweetest girl in the family...I don't think anyone can argue with me about that. See for yourself...

My crazy mother...

2009-08-20T07:04:00.000-07:00

I've grown lazy updating my blog (as you've all come to notice), but I've just come to realize why, it takes about 10 minutes to upload one picture!!! So after waiting those dreaded 10-15 mins. I give up and go back to whatever it is I was doing in the first place. It's driving me crazy because try as I may I can't get those cute pictures up of my beautiful Bunny for ya'll to see, argh! Oh well, I'll settle for a few "funnies" about my aging mother (shhhh, don't tell her I used that word), hehe!

I teamed up with Contigo (the home my mom lives in) on a Saturday to sing in Monterrey. It was a hot day...a wickedly hot day, the sun was anything but merciful on us as we went from Restaurant to Restaurant with our tiny blue dresses, white heels and killer smiles (Thank God for our air-conned van!), we did our usual stop at one of the fanciest Restaurants in town, "El Gran San Carlos"...looks quite menacing from a distance...anyhow, after singing 3 slow songs (they're very picky about what songs we sing there and how many ppl can go to the tables to talk to their customers) we proceeded to the bathroom area where Shelly and I waited till mom, Carlos, Ley and Sara finished up. I say "bathroom area" because both the women and men bathrooms are in a secluded area a ways from where ppl are seated. So as we waited around a random older man walks into the bathroom, a few seconds later Carlos walks in and waits around for a bit, and then (drum roll)...Cielito pushes her way through the big glass doors and excitedly proceeds to tell us about the CD's she just sold. As she was bending down to pull a few more CD's from out of the bag the older man walks out of the bathroom and politely begins his exit to the heavy glass doors, of course my dear mother didn't bother to look up and see who it really was who was trying to get past her, so thinking dear Carlos was trying to get away without telling her how many CD's he just sold she quickly jumps up stands two inches from the strangers face and excitedly asks him "como te fue???"...awkward silence...the man, of course horribly embarrassed walks away (or ran, don't know, I kinda went blank after hearing what my mom just asked a perfect stranger after he had just emerged from the bathroom) and my mother turns around with a horrified look on her face and says "I just asked that man how it went in there..." lmao! Oh Cielito, those things only happen to you. Of course we didn't cease to make fun of her for the rest of the day...and week...come to think of it I still remind her of it every time I see her.

She's at a bus stop with Shelly, she's eating an apple (she always eats random food while out in the street), pauses for a moment to savor the the big red apple she's been munching on for the past 10 minutes and says, "estas naranjas estan tan dulces!"...lol mother, you're not getting old, just confusing yourself with the facts.

A walk...in the blazing Monterrey heat.

2009-08-10T14:12:00.000-07:00

Notice the little "McGraw" look in her eyes.

Super scrumptious with her long Garcia legs and little Chilean "stamp of approval" on her left arm.
ps: for those who have no idea what I'm talking about, its the TB vaccine which she received at birth, by Chilean law all children born there get that shot.

Steph somehow got lost and thought he could maybe find the car by looking at the map of the park. I knew exactly where we were but I found it amusing to stand by and watch him look closely at the map for several minutes with all the kids trying to help him "locate the car", lmao!!!

Bunny trying to figure out whether it was a smart idea to cross the little stream barefoot.

Putting her shoes back on after crossing the water-filled side walk. I, of course, went around, no way I was getting my lovely Converse tenis wet.

Lovely pic...Julian, Amanda, Bunny, and Eric

Yummy Bunny!

Growing vocabulary

2009-07-30T17:21:00.000-07:00

Bunny: "O.M.G mom, I went down the BIG slide and it was soooooo wicked!!!"

Me (shocked at her choice of words): "Woah! Where did you hear that word?"

Bunny: "Oh please mom, everyone says it"...

Home

2009-07-25T13:14:00.000-07:00

My Bunny being herself...absolutely the cutest little girl!

Bunny and Julian (Mel's son) on our way to Abuela's birthday party...

The girlies (Caro, Miguel and Sharon's girl) painting a fairy picture.

Miguel and Sharon's youngest, hes the cutest little man ever and has such a personality. He's gotta be the smartest 2 year old I've ever come in contact with, absolutely unbelievable! He understands and speaks both English and Spanish and understands (and repeats it perfectly) several words in Russian...he just turned 2 (a week ago) BWT. You don't get much smarter than that. He knows Psalm 8 by memory...lol.
I used to call him "dude" all the time then one day he freaked out and said he didn't like it, so now he's just "little man"...

Birthday weekend!

2009-07-13T16:26:00.001-07:00

New pics! I know I haven't uploaded as much as I should...it's not that I've been so busy, I guess my bad memory has been kicking in more than before. I did remember to take pics though! We spent Saturday and Sunday at my mom's home out in booney land, it was fun nonetheless; party Friday night and then again on Saturday...oh, and a marvelous way to end the week...a delicious lunch at Ruben and Valerie's amazing Italian restaurant! It's definitely the BEST food I've ever had! Too bad I don't go as often as I would like to.
Here are some pics...

Casi no comio la pobre, jaja...le hicieron este plato de pasta especialmente para ella, eso se lo comio despues de embutirse con pan, despues pizza, helado, y el cheesecake de la abuela...ah, y una paleta de malvavisco...no se donde le cupo todo eso.

La hermosa con la tia Shelly.

Eating cheesecake and ice-cream with a candle...so silly.

Singing "Happy Birthday".

My precious Bunny took this picture of the Abuelos.

Showing us that she still had space in her tummy for ice-cream.

The sweetest little girl!

Getting prettier and prettier every day.

Family pics

2009-07-06T16:30:00.000-07:00

Last Monday we went out to spend the day together as a family before Micks and I moved into Monterrey to our new home. We stuffed our bellies at Pollo Loco then went to Paseo Santa Lucia to walk it off.

Abuelo and Bunny playing.

Chit-chatting, catching up on everyone's life.

Los Abuelos.

Abuelo showing off his muscles...and belly.

Took me forever to convince mom to stick her tongue out for the pic (she always strikes the perfect pose whenever a picture of her is taken), she refused so I told Bunny to get her to do it...no one refuses the Bunny, so with her squeaky little voice and big brown eyes Abuela finally gave in.

Eating at Pollo Loco, the BEST chicken ever!

Her favorite, Totopos, that's basically all she ate.

Michael Jackson

2009-06-30T09:36:00.000-07:00

He was my platonic love...

A beautiful song written a few hours after he died, click here

29 August 1958 - 25 June 2009

Monterrey

2009-06-25T14:10:00.000-07:00

We're here! I finally got my FM-3 (one year Mexican visa), packed everything in two days, traveled on Thursday night and arrived here Friday morning, just in time to learn a million songs and go out singing on the weekend. Monterrey welcomed us with its wicked heat and gross bugs that make strange noises at night. I've survived so far, I hate bugs and I hate not living in the city, but I've got another week ahead of me here at my mom's house and somehow I know it's going to be great.
Here are some pic's I've taken so far, its a bit of everything, hope you enjoy them

Love this picture...look at that body!

She'll soon be swimming without help. My mom got her to use these little spaghetti-like floaties and she just loves them

My Bunny petting the floppy-eared bunny. There are two of them here and she loves chasing them around the yard...that of course when Bella isn't around, she's terrified she'll eat them.

Beautiful little Bella and her stuffy.

Chewing up Shelly's cell phone.

My Bunny completely over her fear of Dog's with Bella, although Bella sometimes gets a bit rough (like every good Pit Bull) and really scares my poor Bunny.

The Bunny...

2009-06-15T19:51:00.000-07:00

A few random pictures for your enjoyment...

We went out on a family outing on Saturday and spent the day shopping downtown and bought shoes (pink converse which she picked out herself), then had an amazing lunch-Japanese food-which she picked as well.
I had to cut myself out of this picture...I totally ruined it.

Painting a beautiful fairy picture for mommy, she kept it a secret till the very end until it was complete.

Reading a bedtime story. She's been doing pretty good with her reading, although she gets lazy and doesn't like reading during family times, she says "Ay mom, this isn't school time, you read to me"...yes, my little Bunny is a lazy one, but it's ok cuz she's a cutie.

haha, I love the look on her face in this one...

The Bunny...

2009-06-11T12:59:00.000-07:00

My little Bunny finished one of her reading books and as a shiner I bought her a cute little Hello Kitty surprise box and took her to the movies on the weekend where we watched "UP", she invited Benji (Nate and Ali's kid) to come with us and together we had a great time and enjoyed every bit of the movie. I took the camera with me (yay! I remembered), but of course lets not forget my BAD memory...I didn't take any pictures, I forgot entirely that the camera was in my purse!!! lol, maybe next time. I did take a pic of Janine with her little surprise box...

The cutest Bunny ever!

Kids...my kids.

2009-06-08T06:25:00.000-07:00

A day at the park...a day like any other.

My Bunny and her chips, in her mind there's nothing better than chips and juice. The only soft drink she'll only allow herself to sip (she'll never drink a whole cup) is coke...why? "Abuela doesnt like me drinking coke." Isn't that just so cute?

Silly...

No one wanted to share their chips with her. Here's the story, I bought her a bag of cheetos (her favorite) but I ended up eating most of them when she wasn't looking, so before she knew it there was none left. So, as crazy as she gets when it comes to chips she was heartbroken when she saw the empty bag and went around asking her brothers and Janine for "share, only one, please?" That explains the sad look on her face.

Finally we convinced Alex to share some with her...fingers and all.

Gypsy night...God, I hate dressup! Especially dressing as a gypsy...the scum of the earth.

Janine took this pic.

The stuffies...

2009-06-05T08:16:00.000-07:00

Janine loves her stuffies, treats them as she would her own children (she doesn't even give her dollies this royal treatment) She reads to them, gives them school, puts her mp3 real close to them so they can listen to sweet music, makes them a special bed and even puts warm clothes on them when it's chilly, whenever they get dirty she makes sure of telling me so I can stick em in the washer. At night she always trades off on which stuffy gets to sleep with her.
She has a special love for the stuffies that Abuelo and Abuela give her...those are extra special.

Chicky reading a Bible story and listening to music.

She put her little Pegasus (Prietta) in this position and took the pic.

Little Pegasus, Prietta, nice and snug on a cold day.

Cookie (pink piggy) all covered up drinking his bibi

I found this card a few days ago (I had been looking for it), she made it for Andrew and Tina when I had told her that her little sister was born. It says:
Janine
Tina
Andrew
xoxoxoxo
I love you Baby sister

My Bunny is so loving and always makes special things for everyone and anyone she can think of. I have a stack of birthday and "I love you" cards that shes made for everyone in our family.

My beautiful

2009-06-02T13:46:00.000-07:00

Martita, a friend of the home's has been coming around several times a week to teach Kate and Kristen to make wonderfully delicious cookies (very professional, they go out on the weekends and sell them). Kate lets Janine help out every now and then. It's so cute watching my little Bunny help the girls, she actually does very good and follows directions like a big girl, and being quite the artsy that shes always been she absolutely enjoys every minute of it...reminds me a lot of myself when I was a wee young lass.

Listening intently to what Martita was saying about how to put the egg-yolk on the cookie paste.

Janine and Benny making some cookies with Ali, these were for their night snack.

My Bunny, very concentrated putting egg-yolk on the cookies before baking them, she takes her job very seriously.

Ramblings

2009-05-31T14:32:00.000-07:00

OMG! These are the winners for this year's Britain's Got Talent, an amazing show group named Diversity. I was torn between so many good acts this year, I cant say for sure that these guys were my absolute favorite, but you can tell by their performance that they're soooooo good. Since the beginning of the show (I watched it all) I've seen some of my very fav's leave the stage dissapointed to have lost, leaving me in turn very sad to see them go as well, but we all know that there can be only winner.
For those of you who don't know about this show, in the semi-finals the judges don't vote, its the public that calls in for their favorite winning act. The 3 judges (Simon Cowell being my favorite) only choose 1 between the two second most-voted acts of the night (the first act with most votes doesn't have to go through the judges), there are 8 different acts in one night and by the end of the night there are only 2 best-acts that make it to the final. The last night has 10 acts and the public again chooses their favorite, the judges have no say on this night.
I think what bothers me the most about this show is that either the best singer or dance group ends up wining, no one else as a chance, even though there are many amazing acts that never get through to the finals. I mean, why call it "Britain's Got Talent" If the only ones ever to win will be a good voice or dance routine? What about everyone else that steps on that stage with amazing talent? Oh, forget them, we always vote for the same acts. The show, in my opinion, should be called "Britain Can Sing", or "Britain Can Dance".

So anyway, enough of my talk, these are the winners of this year's BGT-Diversity-They're very very good (a must watch), but I wouldn't know if they were better than the other street-dance group, Flawless. They were amazing right from their first audition, they did 3 dance routines (as did the other contestants). I was torn between the two, although Flawless didn't make it to the top 3...bummer. My other favorite that made it to the top 3 was Julian Smith (played the sax), really just beautiful, gives me serious goosebumps every time I listen to him play.

The Genius...The Bunny.

2009-05-25T18:29:00.000-07:00

Topacio, Steph's wonderful mother, gave Janine a cute little heart-shaped music box for her birthday, when you opened it up and winded it properly the little ballerina situated at the top would dance around in circles. It was one of Janine's fav toy, she'd take it with her everywhere even put it beside her pillow at night. Of course delicate toys never last very long in this house near the other kids, so before I knew it one of the tots broke it and lost the dancing princess, and if that wasn't enough one of the other pres finished breaking the top button. She was real bummed out (understandably so) and kept telling me "I told you so, I told you they'd break it", but that of course didn't stop my intelligent little Bunny from finding a solution, a great one at that. Her new "music box" consists of just that...a box that emanates music, here's how she did it: she turns her mp3 on, puts it in a little shoebox and closes the box with a piece of tape.
It's a music box alright, and if you ask me it's a great idea, a grand idea!

Good morning!

2009-05-18T08:15:00.000-07:00

Janine woke up late this morning, usually when she sleeps in she gets up in a good mood but today it was entirely different, when she found out it wasn't family and it was school day instead she got really bummed out and didn't want to get out of bed, she just lay there while I picked out her clothes. I walked over to dress her and she just kept whinnying and whinnying and tried explaining to me that she was angry she had to do school today (right, like I cared), I just rolled my eyes and continued dressing her, after I put her shirt on and began buttoning it she looked down at the colorful hearts decorating the front of the shirt and said "Oh great, not a happiness shirt", lol! she really wanted NO reasons to be remotely happy today and really liked her depressed state of mind.

Birthday/Family day

2009-05-11T16:45:00.000-07:00

We went out on Friday to celebrate Miguel's and my birthday and to spend some time together as a family. Janine picked what we should eat on this special day, her favorite...Japanese food, or "Shushi" as she calles it. There is a cute little Sushi bar around the corner from our house that has the best food I've tasted so far. It's a tiny little place, very simple not like the other ones I've been to. I've eaten Sushi at almost every Japanese restaurant there is in Morelia and this place definitely has the best!

Janine enjoying her "Shushi". She ate 2 portions of 10 pieces each!

Bought Janine her first silver ring a few days ago, she talked me into it and persuaded me those big brown eyes and cute smile...I gave in, hehe. I picked out a real cute one for her and she's just totally in love with it.

Happy birthday to me...(sigh)

2009-05-07T18:46:00.000-07:00

Little things that made my very ordinary and lame day into a very special one...

Got a phone call from: Bill, sis Angelica, Nia, my mommy, my uncle Gabriel, my brother Jose, Teresa.

Letters, notes, birthday wishes etc: Fido, sis Joan, Tina, Cristina McGraw, Luiza, Anna Baez, Danny McGraw, Nina, John Michael, Jonatan, Celeste, Maru, Pukis, Andrew McGraw, Danny Rivero, July, my daddy.

Thank you all for calling, writing, remembering my birthday and making me feel special, I LOVE YOU!!! And those of you who didn't do either, I'm sure I was in your thoughts and prayers, or simply at the back of your mind somewhere, I love you anyway!!!

My Bunny made me a birthday card and hid it in my shelf where I could easily find it...it's the most beautiful card anyone has ever made me.

The Bunny...

2009-05-06T12:17:00.000-07:00

Me: "Bunny, why are you so cute?"

Janine: (stops and thinks for a while)"...because I'm a cutie...Because my mommy loves me".

Birthdays this month...

2009-05-01T06:05:00.000-07:00

5-Maj (Emmanuel Mejia)
5-Mariana Aljure
6-Pablo
7-guess who...?
9-Micks
9-Paciencia
11-Shelly
15-Ana Cuadra

A bit of everything...

2009-04-30T06:48:00.000-07:00

My Bunny during our 2 week vacation. Some pics at the pool (07-04) and the zoo (04-04)

Smiling nervously with 2 huge Boa's behind her (she stood as far away from the glass as she could and was dying to get out of there ASAP)

Caught her petting this little pony...it so surprised me that I had no other option than to capture this amazing moment...for those of you who don't know her well, she's terrified of touching ANY animals...even piggies (which happens to be her favorite).

...She even went as far as feeding this little deer and spent quite some time with him, he kept following her around, such a cutie!

Clapping for Lobi (the cutest little seal) and the show he was putting on for everyone present, I just love seals!

At the water park we were invited to by Solomon and Natalia's neighbors. She loves water (so unlike me) and spent literally all day in the pool, only got out to eat her lunch.

Trying to get her to smile and show her teeth...quite a feat for a young one.

Looking like such a big girl...I just love this picture!!!

You Tube

2009-04-24T18:47:00.000-07:00

I just realized something and I wanted to share it with you...I'm addicted to You Tube!!! I can spend hours watching videos and such , I go for the funny videos (bad American Idol auditions, BGT, X Factor, etc) or anything unusual or amazing, but in general I'll go for whatever makes me laugh. We all need a good laugh once in a while and You Tube is just the place for it. I also get movies for Janine there, like Disney and the new Barbie movies...anyhow, all that to say that You Tube is the second best thing ever made...after Google of course.

Well, just thought I'd share that with you

Truly amazing...

2009-04-23T12:03:00.000-07:00

My sister sent me this link...It's AMAZING!...scary how such a young girl can have such an amazing voice, you can't miss it! Click here to watch

I hate it how some people have so much talent...yes, I'm definitely envious.

No updates

2009-04-19T09:20:00.000-07:00

Sorry about not updating...I don't have anything to write about!!!

Oh wait, there is something, it looks like there are some changes in the air, sounds fun...and very scary, hehe. ;-)

Birthdays this month...

2009-04-08T11:37:00.001-07:00

07- My precious Blog
08- Becky
14- Arturo
28- My sister, Angelica
28- Angelica Aljure
29- My cousin, Juan David
30- My cousin, Luchi

I love you all!...and miss you terribly.

My BIG girl

2009-04-01T09:05:00.000-07:00

Micks and I took the 3 pres out on Monday to ride their bikes at the park, only Alex (5) took his bike so Benny (4) asked him if he could ride his bike-it doesn't have training wheels. So Alex, the good big brother that he is, helped him up and pushed him a bit and little Benny rode surprisingly well with all the confidence in the world. Of course Janine couldn't miss out on the opportunity of trying it out as well...if Benny did it then she had to try it as well. she HAS to do everything they do, so she climbed on Alex's bike and rode off as if she had been doing it for the longest time. She was so proud that she could also do it that she asked Micks as soon as we got home to take the training wheels off her bike, because she didn't need them anymore.
I didn't take my camera on Monday so we took them out again yesterday and here are the pics I took of her...Alex's bike isn't as big and heavy as Janine's, so it was a bit tougher for her to ride her own bike, she had a lot more falls, but overall did very well.

My little Bunny, riding her bike for the first time without training wheels. She's such a big girl!

In a bummer because she kept falling off her bike.

Lene (2) being a cutie

News

2009-03-12T15:55:00.000-07:00

Benny and Ayleen's Birthday Pics.

Daddy Nate arrived just in time to celebrate Benny (4) and Ayleen's (2) birthday. It didn't look like he was going to make it back for the party as the day before they (Brian and he) were traveling back and both cars broke down, but TYJ it all worked out well and they got home in time to sing "Las Ma~anitas"

Although it may seem like it, I wasn't stealing Ayleen's candy...

The little mouse was born on the 8th after a very quick delivery, but didn't come home till the 11th as she had an infection in her intestines and was under close observation. TYJ all is well with the little mouse and she's finally home!

Ashley's "happy face"...LOL, looks just like Phil.

The mouse...such a precious.

Being a good big sister and so proud of the little mouse that now shares her room. She was very excited when she introduced me to her, showing me just how cute and small she is and made sure I took a picture of both of them...not only of the newcomer.

March Birthdays

2009-03-09T16:17:00.000-07:00

There have been very special birthdays this month, and there will be more to come, here are a few that I can remember...If I forget any don't take it personally, those of you who know me well know that I have a terrible memory for just about everything.

06-My little brother Benji...growing up too quickly
08-Ayleen
08-Phil and Angie's baby...I'll call her mousie
10-My very big brother Jose
15-Crazy Teresa
26-My precious daddy

Welcome to our world...

2009-02-27T13:28:00.000-08:00

Andrew and Tina's little precious was born on the 25th, read all about it here .

Fotos de mi Churri

2009-02-17T05:41:00.000-08:00

Les muestro aqui unas fotos de la Churri...pienso q se ve hermosa con el cabello cortito...yo se lo corte, por si querian saber.

Unos minutos despues de haberle cortado el cabello. Se sintio re orgullosa y muy bella, se paseo por toda la casa mostrandole a todos su corte.

Jugando en la compu...es toda una adicta.

Divirtiendose en el parque con la Poosh...bonito el resbalin, no creen..? lol.

Gordita y siempre muy hermosa.

Kristen, Alex, la Churri y Benny, los cuatro loquillos de la casa.

Valentines day...what is that?

2009-02-14T06:52:00.000-08:00

I hate Valentine's day...Yeah, you might say I'm just a bitter girl (like my dear sister put it, "bitter Betty"), but no, I'm not bitter neither am I ugly nor am I boyfriendless...I think it's a stupid occasion to celebrate love and friendship...which in my opinion should be celebrated every day...or whenever you come around to remembering it.
There you go...my thoughts about Valentine's day...not very long or drawn out, don't want to waste my time writing about something I don't believe it, neither will I try to convince you of how dumb I think it is to spend money on buying gifts for your special someone. Ok, I'm done here. Good day to all you Valentine's day lovers!

I gotta agree with Jess on this one

Today is going to be a good busking day...

El Torero volador

2009-02-13T09:48:00.000-08:00

I thought this was a great picture...

Big Dreams...

2009-02-10T11:57:00.001-08:00

A few days ago I went out with Janine to the corner store to get her her favorite snack (chips and juice) for movie night, on our way back she spotted a beautiful black pick-up parked in the corner of our street and matter-of-factly said:

"Oh, a hiccup...I loooooove hiccups. Mommy, when I grow up I want to drive a hiccup just like that one"...

LOL! Such a cutie!!!

Friendship...

2009-02-06T08:29:00.000-08:00

"The most beautiful thing we can experience is the mysterious, it is the true source of art, science, and friendship."
- Albert Einstein

"Walking with a friend in the dark is better than walking alone in the light." - Helen Keller

"Ah, how good it feels...the hand of an old friend" - Mary Englebright

My strongwilled Scorpio

2009-01-27T12:13:00.000-08:00

Miguel is gone, off to the border to get his papers in line and up to date, which means that Janine and I have tons of time on our hands (well, not tons since I do a million other things here during the day) to hang out together and do girly mom and daughter stuff. Last night as we were laying in bed I told her how much I love her and how much she means to me, she answered this:

"Jesus gave me to you because Abuela has 3 babies in Heaven, 2 boys and 1 girl, so he gave me to you and Abuela and Micks, and Daddy and my family so I could take care of you"...

Today during lunch she asked me If she could play a computer game till nap time and I told her if she finished on time she could, of course everyone who knows her knows very well that she cant keep her mouth shut for a second, not even during meal times, so as you can imagine she took forever (mostly because she was talking too much) and before she knew it it was already 2:00...time to get ready for nap. Once she realized what time it was she really freaked out and threw a huge fit about not being able to play (believe it or not I do hold strong to my word and don't let her get away with things like that, I can see my sisters rolling their eyes in disbelief), but of course I couldn't go back on what I originally said, so when she figured I wasn't going to change my mind she tried this...:

"I'm not your little girl anymore"
Me: Are you my big girl?
"No, I'm nothing of yours"
Me: Whatever, but you're still not playing
"You know what?, I'm not your little girl, I'm just abuelas nieta"
(long pause, thinking about what shes going to say next)....
"I'm not going to help you hang the clothes anymore, or make cakes for breakfast, or be your friend, now you're going to be alone without me"

LOL! She knows where to hurt! She's still pissed off at me, she's been ranting for the past 30 minutes about the stupid game...this is the latest:

"I'm going to get your computer and throw it to the floor and break it"

OUCH!!!...now that one hurt more than all the other ones she tried...BTW, she's still talking about it and I still haven't budged.