Dragonfly

Happy best ( i hope ) birthday BABY!!!!

2010-11-18T16:25:00.004-05:00

SO another year has come & gone for the most perfect awesome cute & amazing guy EVER!!!! We started off the special day with something that any special day can't go with out.....lol, i know what ur thinking....but in real life it was P90X for me...of course, & WoW for Arthur, after bfast in bed, which Jaime happily reminded me of at an hour that no good person should ever have to be awake at. Then we went out shopping with Jaime, to get some new clothes for Arthur & somehow Jaime ended up with a new dress as well...that conniving little thing. Then followed an hour or so of me making a sweet Wow shield for Arthur's bday cake, though it did look waay better in my head than on the plate, but he liked it so it was for the win. Then came the Cattle Baron......duuuuude........ribs........yummmmmm.......seriously I'm not a fan of ribs but a bite off my dad's plate of smokey bbq jack Daniels fall off the bone ribs and I'm a believer. In case ur a bit lost the Cattle Baron is a great fancy steakhouse, hence the cowboy outfits, that we all went to for dinner, after i put on as many layers as possible & still had to keep my jacket on the whole time. Definitely i am the worst Canadian ever. Anyways we had an awesome day & it's all thanks to you, Baby, for being here & being the best everything......seriously

halooween

2010-11-10T12:13:00.004-05:00

random pic from our 3rd yr anniversary....

Well if i haven't said it b4 i definately need to read the manual 4 our new camera. It's so awesome & has waaay too many buttons & stuff on it for just everyday Priya photo taking. Anyways Halloween was awesome this year. In the morning I took Jaime to the mall near to our house to trick or treat. She wanted to be Cinderella, but i knew it would be too cold for that night so in my good swindling skills I got her to agree on being Cinderella in the mall & tigger for that night. Anyways the mall was full of kids, many waay too old to be pushing little kids aside to get to the candy first, but after an hour of that I took her to the community center for stories, crafts, games, & a haunted house which i regreted taking Jaime into, little too scary. Later on that night Jaime & her best friend Kai, went trick or treating in the most gorgeous neighborhood on the lake. Me & Wiggy froze into oblivion, but the girls had so much fun running around to all the decorated houses & getting enough candy to start our own store. Jaime was the most polite & adorable little thing ever, if she had come to my house i would have just given her my whole stash.

After a looooong time

2010-10-20T15:12:00.003-04:00

it's been waaaaaaaaaaaay too long since I've posted anything, but now with r new awesome spaceage camera that we got ourselves 4 r 3rd yr anniversary, which is today, thank you very much, i hope to be better at posting.... so basically in the past few months we've had a lot going on, though really who doesn't, Arthur got & quit a mechanics job in Banff, which was just waaaaay too far to drive to & from everyday. I started my doula training & i hope to be fully certified in a yr. I have a huge training workshop in Nov from the 12th to the 14th & I'm kinda excited bout the whole thing. I just need to do my 3 first births which the doctors will rate me & then it's alllllll the boring stuff like essays & paperwork & such. Our newest rave is to move to California & I'm gonna set up a bakery there, but that'll be in 5 yrs or so, but hey u gotta have dreams right? So I know this post is waaay to in-cohesivebut i will leave you with that cute pic of my little princess & a HAPPY BIRTHDAY TO MY MOST SUPERHUMAN SIS TARA!!!!! Tar i love you soo much & pray for everyday. I know you have an insane amount on ur plate & somehow u still manage to be amazing at it all. I hope you have the best birthday.....xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

a new favorite

2010-09-03T23:46:00.001-04:00

do i not post or what

2010-07-19T23:23:00.006-04:00

wow i just got on here since the last time i posted & ya dude do i never post. oh well my online life is at a minus but besides that we're all doing uber awesome. i dyed my hair really dark blue it looked black & i thought it was sick, but apparently my hair didnt agree & as such decided to turn itself dark brownish with streaks after a month or so...ugh can't have streaks. for me chicks who get streaks are like ppl who want a tattoo & get a little heart on their ankle or something fruity like that...anyways enough about random stuff. we went to the stampede which was wicked & me & wiggy went on a ride that proved to me it is possible to have my heart come out my mouth & on fri we might drive to red deer to see marianas trench live..sweeet well close to it. anyways i've been discovering calgary more & found some cool places

pics

2010-06-16T12:10:00.003-04:00

just some random pics of jaime recently

may things

2010-05-12T12:29:00.004-04:00

I love this picture...my dad's trying to defend his pie.
Me & Jaime made him a Montreal Canadians pie.
Jaime-"So Grandpa we made you a birthday pie for you to share with me." I love her unselfishness

On Mother's Day Jaime woke me & Arthur up with a tray full of tea set breakfast & her favorite stuffed animal for my present it was the sweetest thing. I was working that whole weekend, but Arthur took me out for dinner for real food on my next day off & surprised me with a fondue set. Thanks Babe for the best mother's day ever. xxxx

so cute & tiny.... Cheryl Jeanne & Ciel Carmen......Jeanne is my mom's second name & Carmen is Kanu's mom's name. Tara, I'm sorry I said I wasn't a fan of their names, I know it's not my place. I guess i just liked the taste of my my foot so much that i just had to put it back in my mouth. I love you & I hope you're not too pissed at me.

the zoo & stuff

2010-04-21T11:20:00.003-04:00

I took Jaime to the Calgary zoo with my friend, Bruce & his son Aiden. Jaime wasn't interested enough in the animals to stay looking at them for more than a minute so i didnt get any good pics, but we had fun & of course ended it with her favorite part- ice cream. I've been working 6 days a week & sometimes 12 hrs a day, so my one day off has been nuts at home trying to get done all those things i dont get to the rest of the week. Anyways it's been uber warm here but tomorrow or the next day it's spossed to snow so I'm trying to soak in some sun before it takes off. Other news my sister Tara HAD TWIN GIRLS!!!!! they are so tiny & the sweetest things ever. Tara, I love you soooooo much & I'm sorry I havent called you yet. I'm gonna today I swear. I'm so proud of you & you are the perfect super mom & tops in my books. xxxxxxxxxx

To be continued

2010-03-30T19:09:00.004-04:00

This will probably be the first of many rare & random blog posts as I am now working 6 days a week & there always seems to be so many more pressing things to do than blog but such is life. Jaime finished her dance class lessons & me & Arthur went to see her finale thing. She was sooooooooo adorable ( though she always manages to make the most hideous faces when i pull out a camera )& I'm so proud of her. I've usually head off to work about 4 & get home between 11 & midnight so I've been able to give her a good amount of school in the morning & she's working through her books really fast. Anyways other random news my brother Vijay is gone & i miss him TONS. My mom also left to Toronto to be with Tara when she has the twins. Arthur has started his mechanics school stuff & I am in the middle of eating my way through a car, well actually i think our car & Arthur would rather me eat it then take it for another test drive. well I`m posting pics so SMile & be HAPPY

March madness

2010-03-09T22:49:00.005-05:00

well it hasnt actually been very mad, but it was busy as hell. We moved houses to a house across the city. We now have neighbours with names like sundar & rajdeep, but hey at least it always smells like indian food, & when i tell ppl my name they tell me what it means. Anyways i know that if i try to put captions under the pics they'll protest & go under all the wrong pics so I'll just summarize & say that the random pics of Jaime are her with pink hair, & with her love chart (which was my galliant effort to counter her scary meanie penie side) & her prize for finishing it. I still can't believe what a princess addict i have on my hands. Jaime got to spend some time with her godfather on his birthday (which to normal ppl meant going out & getting fries & chocolate milkshake.) They have this slightly strange shooting names which involves blocks & pews. All i know is that somehow 3/4's of a pew is enough to confuse the life out of jaime's brain. We went out to watch Alice in wonderland 3D for Vijay's birthday. My first film in 3D. I was swatting everything with my hands & stuff. What a sick movie to watch 3D. I made an orange chocolate chip cheesecake for his birthday & hot wings & stuff. Me & Vijay have started training MMA more of that to follow...stay posted for the major injury which is definatly inevitable. Jaime also has been going to dance class. Who ever has a cute kid & has out them in dance class knows how over adorable it is. I got shit pics of it so far but i'll post more when i get them...though i really know nobody cares...anyways i gtg & I'll end this with saying, Vijay I bet you'll never actually read this cuz i bet u dont even know i have a blog, but i love you soooooooo much & I'm so glad you've been here, sorry it sucks for u. I'm glad u like the tap out stuff we got u ( in the pic) & i hope you find the happiness & love & fulfillment & all that stuf ur looking for. Ur the best & i love u..HAppy Birthday

2010-02-16T00:07:00.005-05:00

Valentine's Day- so many ppl tell me that they think valentine's is stupid or only for those sappy teenage girls who picture that windswept prince on a white horse with his arms laden with roses, heart shaped chocolates raining down & maybe she will be loved playing in the background. For me it's just a day to remind the most important person in the world to me how lucky i am to have him in my life. Plus I love to make a big deal out of everything possible so it all works out prety good ( as i sit here with my new massager thing that Arthur got me for valentine's & no it's not one of 'those' massagers' & no not an indian slave, I'm still waiting on that....hint hint...you know who you are :P)anyways we were both off work that day so we spent the day together with Jaime. We went out to the mall where Jaime showed us that ketchup, fries, & gummies were a very balanced meal & that she could embarrass me fully by shouting to me in the bathroom that the lady in the next stall sounded funny peeing. We went to an aquarium & had some great coffee, & made it home in time to keep up with my tradition of heart shaped red velvet pancakes & french toast for dinner ( why spoil a great junk food diet day with anything healthy?) My little sisters took Jaime for the evening/night so Arthur & I could have some time to ourselves. We made some killer drinks & played 'if i was a redneck' which was one of Arthur's valentines day presents( along with the fuzziest softest bathrobe ever, really they must have killed hundreds of baby ducks or bunnies or somehting for this one, & some tensed out sexy boxers, but only i get to appreciate those, well maybe he does a little)
PS the picture below might be misleading- those actually arent sexy boxers & as much as spray on abs worked for 300 this guy needs more than a little spray to sell these tighty whitey's , but arthur would never let me post an actualy pic of him modeling his boxers.Later on we started watching some movies that i had downloaded, but after watching 10 mins of each & getting bored enough to start daydreaming about real movies with real actors & real story lines, we called it quits & just watched scrubs. I made this bacon maple walnut ice cream to go with my key lime pie, which was more than the bomb. i gave some to my brother Chad who apparently rates it alongside his all time fav on the border's 3 sauce burrito ( anyone who has ever gone within a 100 mile radius of corpus with Chad knows how good it must have been.) ANyways all that to say I went to bed with a tummy full of the goods, a liver full of the even the gooders, a bed all to myself (& Arthur........ just not Jaime equaling the first good sleep in months), & a brain that still can't comprehend how much I have in my husband & how I only fall more & more in love with this perfect, sexy, sweet, caring, funny, hot, understanding, gorgeous man that i get to call mine. Babe, I love you & hope your valentine's day was as magical as mine. xxxx

toes & Priya

2010-02-09T23:11:00.002-05:00

So.......... i walked home yesturday & since i wasn't wearing pants (no that doesn't mean i was in my underwear ) & i was wearing weird toes showing cutting off circulation heels, after walking for 40 mins or so i started to feel the indescribable pain of frostbite eating my poor toes. yes poor me, but also not because who walks 45 mins home from work in heels & a skirt in the middle of winter, well apparently me (for the last time) & though somehow i have a feeling that i will find my repeating that with a wtf are you doing voice screaming relentlessly in my head. sorry me that's what happens when your name is Priya

songs for Jaime

2010-01-30T22:47:00.002-05:00

This is Jaime's current favorite song. She always sings it around the house & such so we bought the album so she can listen to them in the car. She always asks questions like why is the boy gonna cry & stuff. she's such a cutie.

new stuff

2010-01-24T23:23:00.002-05:00

Sooooooooooooooo..............I quit my last job at Club Monaco......... SCORE!!!!!! cuz even though the pay was okish it was booooooooring & i hate fashion. Anyways I got a new job at 1410, which is a awesome restaurant & international bierhaus, & one of the most coveted serving places in calgary. I like serving alot though long hours in heels are death to my soul, the tips are great & it's a challenge to remember the 50000000 things to do & such. Anyways thus & therefore I'm busy like Chewie's nuts trying to breathe amongst me & Arthur working plus Jaime & her school & house stuff, ptl for His strength & energy & soaking my feet in hot water. Thanks a million Mom, Mia, Cookie & Wiggy for always helping us with Jaime. I feel like such a loser mom for taking off so much, but I love you more than cold beer & snyder pretzel bits & i'll try to return the favors. xxxxxxxxxxxxxxx

2010-01-17T22:54:00.009-05:00

My little princess is now 3. & I do have to say this year was my favorite of all her birthday parties. That morning we got up & made pink heart pancakes for bfast & then had a morning of playing & such. In the afternoon Arthur & Maria took her & Alice to see Princess & the Frog. Neither of them had ever been to a theater & apparently it was a hit. I stayed home & amidst my moshing to offspring managed to get stuff ready for her princess party. We had pizza & garlic bread & salad ( all of which Jaime took one bite of & said she was full) We ( & by we I mean not me) played pin the princess in the tower, made some princess septers, & had a treasure hunt. We made the world's toughest pinata a week earlier & it had so much glue in it that they couldnt beat it up, so we settled for knocking it down & tearing it up (think ur tough now) Then came the presents, or Christmas part 2. Jaime has never had so many birthday presents & they were all princessy stuff ( my poor baby's gonna be a mall rat)....no, thanks guys for all getting her something, it was sooooo sweet of u guys. Even her grandma from Toronto sent something. & then..........the cake. I experimently made a baked alaska Aurora cake. It had 3 different kinds of ice cream & 2 chocolate cake layers. I made her clothes & some roses out of fondant which was also my first time doing that. ( VJ happily took the job of eating the Aurora barbie's clothes off) & then we had a popcorn cake & ice cream in cones. Again Jaime due to eating waaaay too much snacks at the cinema didn't really touch much of it, but it's ok I'm still wokring on greedily finishing it off. Jaime was so excited the whole week b4 her birthday & I wanted to really make it extra special for her. She's so cute & girly ( did not get it from me........????arthur??????hahaha) She always wants to wear her princess dress & make up & nail polish & perfume & such. I keep trying to tell her that being pretty is in her attitude, but I'm still working on that one. Overall I think it was a hit. Jaime, I love you sooooo much. I'm still trying to wrap my head around how perfect & amazing you are. I don't even want to imagine life without you, because it wouldn't be worth living. You are the reason I feel whole & fulfilled. You are the world to me & I hope you always know that I would do anything for you. xxx

calgary & stuff

2010-01-14T00:26:00.005-05:00

A family day at the mall, where Chad's the manager.... Lord what is this world coming to

Me & Arthur took my parents out for my mom's 54th birthday. They had never been to a sushi restaurant ( my dad wasn't too distraught bout that) so we went out for sushi & beer. course the guys just made weird faces & ordered steak, but i saw them sneaking a few pieces when i wasn't looking. We tried out a bunch of Jap beers which while not tasting even a tiny bit as good as good old canuck stuff was waay better than our river swimming friends from down south ( no offense to all you beaners). I had been CRAVING sushi like mad & the sushi was legen...wait for it...dary!

some stuff & rudolf

2009-12-27T23:38:00.015-05:00

my awesome yule log with maripan mushrooms & holly & key lime, rhubarb/strawberry, & apple pies....sooo goooood

our tree looks so naked now
some of my sick presents
us making our princess gingerbread house

cmas morning mayhem none of us have ever gotten so many presents it was sick

chad opening his gift card for a tattoo shop which is what me & arthur got him. i was so excited the whole week b4 cmas about it. it was soooo hard not to tell him.

cmas dinner: turkey, stuffing, gravy, cranberry sauce, stuffed mushrooms, shrimp salad(my fav), dip, green bean & mushroom salad, three aspic salads ( which were surprizingly yum), orange almond rice, honey glazed ham, mashed potatoes & then there was dessert. this is after a larger than life cmas eve snack thing & cmas breakfast.....dude that was waaaaay much food.
making my first yule log

Thanks so much for all your help Robin on the dinner & snacks you saved me. xxx

cmas morning stockings

our one cmas photo, well cmas eve, I am so crazed bout my perfect, amazing, hot, wonderful husband & gorgeous, adorable, smart, funny, & darling daughter

we played this cool game on cmas eve god knows what its called. we all got 10 bucks canadian( or 10 cents american ) to spend on a random gift & then everyone has a turn picking agift or they steal someone elses & if someone steals your gift you can picka new one or steal someone elses gift & so on. it was great fun & i got the killerest pair of punk boots!!! ( which was what i got in my size so no one else could wear them)

since I've been working I've been so busy it's relly nuts. especially on the days Arthur works too, so I was more than happy to have such a non stressful christmas. I got christmas eve & cmas day off from work so i was able to do most of the cooking for both nights. We wanted things to be uber special for Jaime so we did all we could with her like writing to santa, stockings, carolling & bringing cookies & cards to the neighbours, tons of playing in the snow, making a gingerbread princess castle, chocolate calendar, decorating her own cmas tree & all the other stuff thats not coming to my head right now. She was so excited & went totally crazy, though i credit most of that to the insane amount of sugar she had in those two days. It was so great to spend cmas with my family, or most of them at least. I haven't had a cmas with any of them since i was 17 b4 I had Jaime, so this was amazing.

Awsome

2009-12-19T11:19:00.004-05:00

you've gotta give a hand for this guy.
Not only does he have some major co-hones
but he is also just totaly awsome.
this is something my buddy mikey would love.

As a disclaimer i am totally not sexist ( ya totally) but i hate those
" men are dogs" ppl. they bother me.

Geek Alert

2009-12-19T11:08:00.015-05:00

Dude these are some great motivational posters i found.
you wont understand any of'm unless you've played
either d&d or Wow anyways for you who do understand
they rock don't they.

i found perfection

2009-12-14T23:30:00.004-05:00

The dictionary says perfect is lacking nothing essential to the whole; complete of its nature or kind. Jaime is all that to me - perfect. She's not the one who never cries or whines or has 'those days' & all i wanna do is find a bottle of sleeping pills or beg God to make an 'off' button. She's not perfect in always saying or doing the most parent rewarding action & she has the ability to make me forget everything I've read in those `be a super mom` books & just yell at her & maybe slam something. Jaime is perfect to me because even her mistakes & naughtiness are perfect to teach me & train me to be a better person & mother. All her personality quirks are perfectly suited to mine. Everything she does whether bad or good is perfect to me. Jaime is complete & lacking nothing. She is everything I need to help me excel in life. Jaime if you ever read this, you are amazing & I wouldn`t change a thing about you. You are & always will be perfect,

i hate it but i love it

2009-12-07T22:59:00.003-05:00

Future Priya...............

after she has done................

grossisgusting & no way, but it does give me cool mini sparta muscles.....that's right chuck bring it on.

But if you're ever looking for a good workout try this. Some of them are kinda slow like the cardio one, but most of them......dude

Birthdays & happy times

2009-11-26T23:15:00.005-05:00

I'm all happy & Arthur's all concentrated trying to find the place to eat. we got lost on the way there & since it was so fun we decided to get lost on the way back too!
For Arthur's birthday we went to eat out...not such great food but i was happy to be out with my baby.
My niece Alice's 4th birthday. We had a fairy party thing right b4 we left for Calgary.
The garden thingy cake i made for Alice's fairy party. It was like chocolate peanut butter with cream cheese icing. All those squigles in the middle actually say Alice, you just can't see it good.
It was uber yum
My flowers pots. Green jello & oreo crumbs with gummy worms
I loved that we didn't have 5000000 kids & hours of clean up. hi 5 for small scale kids parties

Jaime & Alice were so happy to wear their Cinderella & Aurora dresses.
such a pretty face
uhhhhh?????

Happy late bday chica

2009-11-15T01:08:00.003-05:00

Birthday girl with birthday snacks birthday present watching birthday movie. I know you're gonna hate this pic of you & you had a long day & were tired, but I think u look cutie. xxxx
I love........ this girl
the studly man i drew ...... ooooh whata playa..... & you got to take him home

Finally got around to posting this.......HAPPY BIRTHDAY MIND!!! I love u tons & am gonna miss u & working out with you & chatting & pictures & all that stuff. You're a hot, fun, cool, sweety & I hope your next year is killawesome ( making up words rocks)

a week of CERVANTINO!!!!!

2009-11-05T10:38:00.008-05:00

well to start things off I retardedly didnt get any pics even though i brought my camera apparently my mind only thinks of things like taking pics when i'm bored & by myself. Anyways on Mon night we all took a heavenly smelling bus (major sarcasm if ur wondering)at around 11pm & got to the city (i really should be able to spell it by now) at 10. we were some of the first ones there & so got dibs on r choice of campsite where we attempted to put up r ghetto tent. during the pre witnessing days we mainly chilled, played sports ( yep that was me out there running my little heart out, got the sun burn to proove it) eating, advertising, inspirationing, having word time, dancing, moshing( to any musicians who read this u guys r the bomb & u totally made cervantino...xxxxx)& all that good stuff. Most of the days were nice & sunny which prompted many ppl to tan in bikinis by the pool...score! The nights were freeeeeeeezing & no amount of sweaters or chugging hot coffee at 2am would warm me up. I didn't know most ppl there, but it was so cool to meet ppl & hang out with them ( & listen to their songs....I don't care what u think, I still love ur stuff :P you so know who u are)I met a bunch of ppl who were my heroes when i was little & so got to confess my retarded groupiness, so that pretty much rocked. Now the witnessing....dude...sweet...we'd usually head out around 3 or 4 pm & after finding lunch (say yes to Starbucks!!!)would set out for the long haul( we'd come back home around 12:30 or 1) Me & Gandhi were pretty much the bomb for advertising the concert, though Curly Fries just had to be a wiener & get the most souls( mine still count for more cuz i don't speak Spanish :D) we'd take r killer abrazos gratis signs (free hugs, & i had the best sign cuz I'm just that good :P), & hug & win souls & invite ppl to the concert till it started. Then I would start getting cold , what's new, so we'd head back to the stage to mosh to David French's wicked band & their grunge & rock, which was definitely the sickest ever! Usually after a bit I'd look around for ppl to witness to & once I'd find someone who spoke english I would jump on them & witness away. Jeremy Spencer & Vas got the biggest crowds, but ppl did like to dance to Haven stuff & Marie was just pure talent. The prophecy tent was sweet ass too & though i didnt do it cuz of the language barrier I brought a bunch of ppl who were uber thrilled to have someone hear from the Lord for them. Thanks a ton to the guys who did the play. It was soooooooo amazing. Everytime the person I was witnessing to watched it they were boohooing like mad. It was so spirit filled & anointed. Anyways I could go on & on but I got to run & this wasnt meant to be long anyways, (dude i use alot of parentheses.) Anyways Miss u guys tons & I was uber happy to meet u & have a week of killer fun..xxxxx

I'm so HAPPY!!!!!!!

Songs

2009-11-01T00:22:00.003-04:00

Heres some of priyas favorite songs.

they always make me happy
even Avril lavinge ( shut up i never said that.)

I miss you....A little?

2009-11-01T00:12:00.001-04:00

Not the most appropriate song.

hope youre havin a ton of fun.

For all you WoW fans

2009-10-20T14:48:00.003-04:00

you'll understand this if you play Wow. AwSOMe!!!!

2 Years!!

2009-10-20T14:10:00.011-04:00

Today is our 2nd Wedding anniversary.
thinking about it, it seems it was so long ago,
and weve been together for as long as i can remember
( that's not very long ) .
Anyways I am soo blessed to be with this girl.

and im looking forward to another 40-50 years of this..its gonna be great!

Shes Beautiful...shes beautiful its truuuuuuuuuue.

we went to eat sushi for anniversary night.
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Anyways baby i love you and thank you for loving me all this time
even though a lot of times im this guy.....
I love you cutie! XXXX0000XXXX

31!!!!!

2009-10-19T17:41:00.003-04:00

HAPPY BIRTHDAY to my beautiful oldest sister, Tara. I love you tons, Tar. I really really miss you & your funness & sense of humor. I love how you're so bubbly & cool, but are so responsible & mature. Thanks for always trying to help me, though knowing me I was as stubborn & ungrateful as they get. Thanks for teaching me & pouring so much into me as a kid. I know your kids couldn't have a more perfect mom. I hope this year brings lots of happiness. Love you xxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxxx & I CAN'T BELIEVE YOU"RE HAVING TWINS!!!! praying for you & those cutie kids. love u

good times

2009-10-13T21:02:00.009-04:00

Finished her first K5 school book

but didnt stay that way

it started off so nice & clean

so many choices when all i want is ice cream !

playing air hockey with uncle Chad
spliting bubble tea though the tapicoa pearls were not a hit

these girls could out-princess every disney princess in the first 5 mins of coming across some princess stuff- which is what happened on this family day
only our most favorite health food

a baby toilet that jaime was thrilled about using
going out on family day...sooooooo happy

eating the roasted seeds- their contribution
family day pumpkin carving
a chocolate cheesecake the girls helped me make

The luckiest girl ever.....

2009-10-09T22:15:00.002-04:00

.............cuz of this guy.

Last night before Arthur left to Texas for the weekend, he called me out onto the balcony for a surprise. There was a little table set with candles & sparkly wine & fruit platters & snacks & the coolest thunder storm outside (though i'm sure he didn't plan that part.) We sat & chilled & watched the storm until the rain thought i looked pretty inviting, then we went inside & watched some shows together & cuddled on the couch. I was so surprised that he thought to do something special for me, even though he was busy packing & such. Also earlier on in the week, he bought me my favorite chocolates to surprise when i woke up one random day. All I can think of now is what a lucky girl I am to have someone who I can count on for anything & everything, even if it is just to spoil me. Babe, you're the best in the world. Really it couldn't get better than this- than you. Thank you for making me feel like a princess everyday of the week. Every time you go out, i still feel a rush of excitement when you come back home, even if you haven't been gone for long. You make me complete & I'm hopelessly insane about you.

sara's parrrrrrrrrrrtay!!!!

2009-10-04T22:48:00.005-04:00

i've got the power
very questionable
why do i have a cup in my hand in every pic.......coincidence...i think not
quite the wink
check it out....(huh?!?)

you're cute, but i don't know what you're trying to say....

ghost lady

I think Mindy's had enough of ppl sticking their tongues out at her. :P

random pics from Sara's bday party i went to last week. it was a dress up party so i grabbed my trusty old cape & Arthur's dagger plus some random black stuff & voila- a rogue, or something. Again Monterrey does seem to be empty, but Sara, you made up for it. I love you & hope you had fun. Have the best year yet, you deserve it all! xxx better run b4 i get killed for killing the bandwidth....RUN!!! btw my comp is being fruit so I'll load the rest of the pics later

my little baby is growing up & doing..SKULL

2009-09-28T22:12:00.002-04:00

Since Jaime started K5 at the beginning of the school year, I've been keeping a daily school log for her. My goal is to have 6 marking periods of 6 weeks & at the end of that she'll be ready, hopefully, to start 1st grade. This week was the end of the first marking period, so I printed out this little picture page, (which again I sadly made in paint) & a summary of her scholastic & vocational progress. I don't have a copy of that on computer, but I was very proud of myself after I finished it, alot of clacking on the keyboard, God bless my ADD soul. Anyways Jaime finished her 2nd grade reader, & her K5 science. She's doing really good on her writing & is starting to write words by herself. Her comprehension level is very high, so it's nice cuz I don't have to rack my brain to put everything in toddler language.

2009-09-22T23:09:00.003-04:00

On my trip to the States i picked up Jaime a Leotard and some ballet slippers.
you should have seen her when i got home and gavem to her, she was so happy.
Priya already picked her up a tutu and "special ballet hair elastic" so now she has a full ballet outfit to match her cousin Alice.
priya also got her a video to teach ballet but she doesnt like doing it.
she just wants to dress like a ballerina not actually do ballet : ).
her are some pics of her in her new ballet outfit.

WOW

2009-09-22T22:37:00.004-04:00

so i signed up for this great mmorpg called world of warcraft ( or WOW)
its a lotta fun, the story takes place after warcraft 3 expansion the frozen throne.
you start out as a useless adventurer and progress to a kick ass killing machine.
you can choose from ten different races

i have a tauren, not only is horde just that much more manly than alliance but tauren are just that much more manly then the rest of the horde.
you can also choose what type of class you want choices are....

THE ALLIANCE

The Alliance is one of the major factions in the Warcraft universe.

In World of Warcraft the playable races of the Alliance include Humans of Stormwind, Dwarves of Ironforge, Gnomes of Gnomeregan, and Night Elves of Teldrassil. The Draenei of Exodar became members of the Alliance in the first expansion, World of Warcraft: The Burning Crusade.

THE HORDE

The Horde were originally just Orcs but in the World of Warcraft have also formed a loose alliance with the Forsaken, a group of Undead who had broken free of the Lich King’s control (king of the undead dude!). Although mutual trust does not exist between these newcomers and the older Horde races, the magical power of the Forsaken has been a great aid to the Horde. Elsewhere, the Blood Elves, remnants of the High Elves of Quel’Thalas, had been cast out of the Alliance and seek passage to Outland. They joined the Horde after retaking their beloved Eversong Forest and their capital city of Silvermoon.

There are also many smaller powers in the horde, such as some goblins who operate their zeppelins, the stonemaul ogres led by Mok’morokk, the Mok’nathal (half ogres), the forest trolls of the Revantusk tribe led by Primal Torntusk, the uncorrupted orcs called Mag’har who are led by Garrosh Hellscream, the half orcs, as well as the pandaren brewmaster Chen Stormstout.

all together lots of fun playing this game.

Happy birthday to the sweetest cookie ever!

2009-09-15T11:36:00.003-04:00

Dearest Cookie,
I'm posting this today cuz I probably won't have time on the 17th, so...............HAPPY BIRTHDAY!!!
I love you tons & tons & am looking forward to living with you uber much. It's so awesome to see how much you grown up & I'm more proud of u than u could ever know. I miss u sooooo much & wish u the happiest birthday in the whole widest world. xxxxxxx love u
(again don't judge my paint skills, they are not of God, but I do get e for effort)

Jaime & Alice made you a card. ( If u click on the pic it will open in a new window full size so u can see it better.) They love u tons & were really excited to make it for u.

just things

2009-09-11T22:17:00.003-04:00

just some pics from recent happenings...one of our mutts..i mean dogs, had puppies. The girls were so excited to be able to 'play' with them, or in my books give them the heart attacks of their lives. But it was cute & they were trying to be gentle.

We had a poker night for Simon's birthday & the girls & I baked an earthquake or at least that's what it turned into. It was yummy though I never told the ppl who ate it how much hand licking & nose picking was involved...we had wine & cheese & olives & such after & played texas hold em & the best part is I didn't lose! haha Mikey, you look funny....

btw Jenai had her baby...WE LOVE YOU JEN!!!! they named him Russel, but the girls like to call him Ruffel or ruff for short. Apparently Jenai is going to just say ruff ruff when she wants to call him

PS my blog decided it'd be funner to put the captions in random places, so have fun piecing the captions to the pics

family day foolishness

2009-09-01T22:15:00.005-04:00

much stupidity was involved in these pics as somber as some of them look.

While I went to the states last week, the kids went to the zoo to pass out tracks & such.

the girls & i made lemon cheesecake for their family night snack. they both added enough green & blue food coloring to dye a small lake, but they had so much fun making the mess of their lives.

my little einstein

2009-08-26T15:50:00.006-04:00

I've started Jaime's first official school year this month. I'm doing a mix of some School zone books, Abeka, & random other things. Her writing is still in the begining stages, but she has very good comprehension so she can learn from the stuff I tailor more to Alice & her 1st gradebooks. Since she can already read pretty much anything I don't have to focus so much on that, so I can really tune into other things like math, science & fun stuff. I'm still trying to find a balance between expecting too much from her & giving her brain enough challenge. I'm soooo thankful to be with Maria & have her help & input. It's also cool to go out with Chad & Maria on family days, it's Jaime's weekly highlight, & I'm late for my kids shift so I'm off & the ramblings will end here. random pics to follow

siameese twins!!!

2009-08-18T23:36:00.003-04:00

ok so we're weird. good u didn't see us trying fight dressed like that..

crazy cousins

2009-08-12T22:26:00.004-04:00

Alice & Jaime have got to be some of the cooookiest cousins ever. They're so sweet & loving, but other times evil ( well, that would be mainly Jaime who probably inherited some of my rather Cruela blood) to each other, but they do come up with some of the cutest things.
Jaime this morning running around naked," Look Mom, I'm in the natural way."

Chad was trying to explain the word optomistic to them. Chad,"See guys it's like if someone is whinning say 'Thank You Jesus they'll be happy soon." Alice,"Or only murmuring when they're being whinny & happy when they stop." Jaime,"Or saying Thank You Jesus that they're whinning." Good luck with that Chad.

If you're wondering about the odd pics, we had a photo shoot today which included wearing my clothes & make-up. Of course Jaime had to wear the shirt Alice was wearing too, cuz she loves Alice to death & is the world's biggest copy cat. They're really the cutest things ever & I love being with them, now to find my asprin & see how much lipstick they've eaten.

on a looong ride with nothing to do

2009-08-07T11:17:00.004-04:00

kids & children

2009-08-07T10:52:00.006-04:00

Since Maria has been gone to some meetings somewhere, I've been spending extra quality time with the kids. Meaning pizza, face painting, multiple baking projects, making castles, painting, school, word, get out, & so on. Yesterday Bowen told me I was his favorite because we would do lots of 'crazy & yummy things.' Although I don't think I've gotten to the point where I can be with for endless hours upon endless days, without going nuts, I love them so much (especially when they're not trying to poke each others eyes out or see if the red paint tastes like strawberries.)

sun sun sun sun

2009-08-01T22:44:00.006-04:00

just a random post while i sit here putting Jaime to sleep. took some pics today after i came home from not watching for the sun. Apparently Bob the tomato look is out although the sun seems not to think so. I had a great day.... went out to the gas station to do some good old cd carding. got hit on by waaaaaay too many creepy mexicans, but did get to practice my terrible spanish & made a good amount of cash. The Lord always seems to come through for me when I haven't the slightest clue wtf I'm doing. Last weekend when I went to Laredo for fundraising I was as lost as stevie wonder in a bouncy castle of how to do restaurant ballooning, but the Lord helped me do waaaaay better than i ever thought i would. I love that when you find sweet ppl here they are soooo sweet & the creepy ones aren't too bright so they're easy to split from after they've handed you that 200 pesos, haha, really, I'm really enjoying myself here & really do love this home. It's cool to get to know my brother & although he always gave me the tough guy brother thing when i was younger, now he's always there to help me & asking me how I'm feeling, doing sweet things for me & so on. the other day he gave me a hug for no reason at all! Chad, if you ever read this, I love you more than ever & I'm soooo lucky to have you as my older brother. Thanks for being there when I needed someone to pull me out of the hole i dug myself, really I'd do anything for you. DUde....... this turned out to be a longer post than i thought but wth, if you don't like it click on something else.

that must have been a fun wedding

2009-07-28T11:58:00.000-04:00

Everything is big in Texas

2009-07-26T23:12:00.004-04:00

I just got back from a trip to Texas & thought I'd post on how much I l00000ve it. Texans are some of the sweetest people I've met & I love how everything is so Godly. They said God bless you on the radio! If it was Canada they'd either just say bless you or have to go through every religious & spiritual entity as well. Plus they have pretty good priced beer which is a sure fire way to bring a smile to my face. Anyways I'm going to finish off my ramblings with some jokes & then I'm off to have some beer to end my long but rather fun weekend.

Difference Between Yankee Zoo & Texas Zoo

What's the real difference between a Yankee Zoo and a Texas Zoo?

On the cage, a Yankee Zoo will have the name of the animal and then the scientific name in Latin.

Whereas, a Texas Zoo will have the name of the animal and the recipe.....!

You know you are in Texas when...

The birds have to use potholders to pull worms out of the ground.

The trees are whistling for the dogs.

The best parking place is determined by shade instead of distance.

Hot water now comes out of both taps.

You can make sun tea instantly.

You learn that a seat belt buckle makes a pretty good branding iron.

The temperature drops below 95 and you feel a little chilly.

You discover that in July it only takes 2 fingers to steer your car.

You discover that you can get sunburned through your car window.

You actually burn your hand opening the car door.

You break into a sweat the instant you step outside at 7:30 a.m.

Your biggest bicycle wreck fear is, "What if I get knocked out and end up lying on the pavement and cook to death?"

You realize that asphalt has a liquid state.

The potatoes cook underground, so all you have to

do is pull one out and add butter, salt and pepper.

Farmers are feeding their chickens crushed ice to keep them from laying boiled eggs.

The cows are giving evaporated milk.

When LBJ died and went to heaven he refused to go through the pearly gates until the boss came out and answered a question.... The boss comes out. LBJ says: "I want to know one thing, and I want to know it right now. Why wasn't Jesus Christ born a Texan? The world would have been a much better place if Jesus Christ had been a Texan. God said (try this with a yiddish accent): "Lyndon, Lyndon, Lyndon. What can I tell you? Texas was our first choice. But we couldn't find three wise men or a virgin!"

Twas 1870 and there were three people in a Texas stagecoach one day: a true red-blooded born-and-raised Texas gentleman, a tenderfoot city-slicker from back East, and a beautiful and well-endowed Texas lady. The city-slicker kept eyeing the lady, and finally he leaned forward and said, "Lady, I'll give you $10 if you show me a good time." The Texas gentleman looked appalled, pulled out his pistol, and killed the city-slicker on the spot. The lady gasped and said, "Thank you, suh, for defendin' mah honor!" Whereupon the Texan holstered his gun and said, "Your honor, hell!! No tenderfoot is gonna raise the price of women in Texas!!"

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TUBY!!!!

2009-07-18T23:02:00.002-04:00

to my wonderful brother who can always makes me laugh & who always makes life an adventure: Happy birthday!! I miss you so much & I'm really happy we're gonna see you soon. Hope you have the coolest year ever!! I'm so proud of you & all your writing & stuff. I love you sososososo much...Jaime says "happy birthday uncle Philippe... it's ok if I call you Tuby..... it's ok to eat cake & ice cream once in awhile as long as you eat in a natural way" ( that's her new favorite TA) xxxxxx wishing you the best.

Jaime

2009-07-10T14:51:00.005-04:00

Jaime & the angels we made while she was sick.

since we've been in Monterrey, Jaime has been on top of the world to be with her cousin Alice & her uncle Chad. We spent last family day with them, us trying to find things to do at Conectate & them going crazy with dress up, the pool, chips, & random objects. Alice had her first sleep-over here, unfortunately it was a very hot night & they sweated enough to fill a pool, but it was tons of fun & every toy we own must have had a headache at the end. I'm so happy for her cuz the last while we've been in places with no kids for her to play with & she gets so bored. Still we don't get to see Alice so much, but at least it gives her something to look forward to.

our sushi KILLS japan

2009-07-06T15:30:00.005-04:00

Before we left Tampico we went out for all you can eat sushi. The best thing ever!!!! I ate sosososo much but it was sosososo worth it. The workers were probably glad I don't live in Tampico especially because I finshed all their wasabi in the restaurant. Thanks Danny for being our taxi. We were specializing in weird faces, well most of us ( ahem Marianne, Cel, & Mary ) I loved loved & loved it although I probably ate enough to feed a small country for a year.

Tampico & stuff

2009-06-27T11:22:00.009-04:00

on the 25th of June Chris & Stephy got married which was the reason we came to Tampico. Me & the girls decorated the church & though the power was off that day which made for very sweaty getting ready & some other random problems, once we got to the little chapel it was all amazing. Arthur was the best man & I was the best....... nothing, but it was a really fun wedding & Stephy will probably have the whole thing on her blog. I don't have a lot of pics cuz my batteries died early & i can't believe I don't have any of the bride ( please don't kill me Stephy.) I dyed my hair red the night b4, so i didn't get lost amongst the dark haired throngs, not to mention I was wearing a bright turquoise dress. We had lots of wine & dancing & eating & Jaime had tons of fun, mainly harassing the little mexican kids, eating cake, & dancing. After everyone went home some of us went to the beach for our own after party, which was sick ( meaning cool to all you english readers) & very sandy & naked, but I'll leave the rest to your imagination..hehe.

FOr my 21st birthday Arthur took me out to TGI friday's for dinner & drinks, (thanks Babe it was so nice) which is the first time we've ever done that since we've been together, & then I went out bowling with the young ppl here. I got the highest score in my group...yeah...& like the third or something overall. Marianne, Niki, Jules, & me found a new improved lucky way to bowl but it wasn't GP so I'll stop right here...haha..then we came home & they surprised me with a cake they made ( thanks so much Jules xxxx) & i went to watch a movie with my Hubby. Overall it was a really fun birthday & i went to sleep a very happy & slappy 21 yr old.

To the two bestest Dad's ever!

2009-06-21T11:01:00.003-04:00

To my Dad, who is by far the most amazing, patient, sweet, funny, cool, understanding, smart, easy going, wise, loving Dad I could have ever wanted. Somehow through each stage of my life, you managed to be everything I needed in a father. I've always thought I was sooooo lucky to have you as my Dad & as I meet more & more ppl's Dads I can only agree with myself more. I love you & miss you tons. Xoxoxoxo I hope today is really special cuz you deserve the best.

Thanks Baby for being the best in the world. I probably say this every Father's day, but I mean it more each year. You're just what I needed to help me raise our crazy daughter, & for for sures just what she needed to love her, teach her, care for her, & keep her from making me go crazy. Thank you for always being here. Thank you for making me & Jaime the luckiest girls ever. XXX We love you !!!

why you shouldn't show off

2009-06-20T12:09:00.001-04:00

More reunion pics

2009-06-19T23:45:00.008-04:00

my all time favorite

2009-06-19T16:38:00.001-04:00

noooooooooo

2009-06-15T10:57:00.002-04:00

The count down is on & my birthday is on Saturday. Ugh is all I can think of. 21 the dreaded number of all numbers is upon me & of all the places to have it I'm a stranger in sweat....ugh again. Ptl I'm trying to be all happy & praiseful I don't know if it's working. Anyways I don't know why I felt the need to share that with you all. I should probably go I hear Jaime hollering in the background that her book is in Spanish & she "needs English." This morning she woke up & gave me a hug & said,"Mom I just wanted to thank you for being big." She's so amazing. She can already read all preschool & kindergarten books, & can do simple math. She's trying to adjust to this heat, but it's really hard for her especially at night. I can't believe how hot it is here, & I thought the Philippines was bad-PI times 10 =here.....death. Anyways back to me-my favorite subject- I will survive.

Wicked....yes yes

2009-06-13T12:06:00.020-04:00

I can't get the captions on the right pics cuz everytime i try they always end up on some other random pics so i'm not going to even bother. We had the most awesome week in Muskoka with my family. It's the first time we've been together since I was 10 & the first time for most of us to meet our nieces & nephews & so on. My grandparents on my mom's side were also there so we had 4 generations. We stayed at Creepy's granny's cottage way out in Muskoka & dude....sweet... The weather was still kinda cold so we didnt swim much but we did plenty of other tenses out things such as caboozing, (canoeing with booze) going on the titanic ,(the boat we all packed into only to find there was a hole in the back) drinking, (I've had enough beer to last me for months), BBQing, drowning, going to a sports bar to watch the Pens gets trashed by Detroit & more. There was 23 of us so we had the hordes to cook for but we managed to pull off some really good food. We had sushi night, Kabob night, Chocolate fondue, lots of bbqs, & stuff. My brother Phil decided to give us a good taste of freezing & helped a canoe tip with me, Arthur, Vijay, & him in it in the middle of the lake. Hypothermia kaba? death nalang. good thing the neighbour resqued us half way through it cuz we would have gotten hypothermia for sures. I don't think I've ever been so cold in my life, & man did I run to the hot tub fast. Poor arthur lost his new shoes, & ugh cooollllddd. Anyways Jaime was over the moon with happiness. She went from being with no one her age to having 4 other cousins to dance, play, & spaz with. It was so perfect in every way & we had so so much fun. Thanks to all you guys for working stuff out, coming, & doing everything else to make it happen. I'm so proud of each one of you & miss you sooo much. I have the best family in the world & wouldn't trade it for anything.

Crazy about my babies

2009-05-29T20:16:00.004-04:00

Just a random post because I feel like I'm bursting with crazy love right now. I was reminded today that I am the luckiest person alive. I have the best husband anyone could ever ask for & the sweetest, cutest, craziest, smartest daughter in the world. Baby I love the way you always put whatever I want to do first. I love the way you always do little special things for no reason at all. I love you way you make me feel like a princess & try to understand me even if I'm totally retarded. I love how you put up with all my quirks & are so forgiving.
I love being with y0u & could spend forever in your arms just doing nothing. I love life with you & couldn't have picked things any more perfect.

And for the other baby Jaime you have never stopped making me wonder how I was so blessed to be your mother. I love the way we have so much fun together I never knew I could laugh so hard with a 2 yr old. I love the way you pray for me & give me 'tattoos' & make my hair 'pretty'. I love the way you read so well & know so many verses & chapters & can pick up school so well, it makes it so easy to teach you. I love the way you give me fishy kisses & snuggle with me especially when I'm feeling sad. I love the way you are so polite & friendly & brave. I love the way you read books in the morning as quietly as you can so I can sleep, even though it's not really quiet & I can't really sleep, I do love hearing you read. I love the way give me a card every morning & tell me "happy mother's day mommy I love you & i'm gonna give you a present" even though it's the same card everyday. I love how everyone who sees us tells me I'm so lucky to have such an amazing daughter- I know even more than they do how wonderful you are. I'm so proud of you & I'm insanely crazy about you.

A week of pain....in every way

2009-05-26T10:52:00.004-04:00

Well the Lord is good to me & I made it through this past week. You know when you feel like you're flying all the time & life is a party, well this was nothing like that. It started with me killing very vigorusly my finger at MMA class. Some chinese guy didn't get the take down we were supossed to be doing & landed on me with my finger bent backwards under me. Much pain. It was blue & purple & sooo swollen i couldn't move it or any of the fingers beside it. Anyways that wasn't so bad, but then my body thought,"what!!! I can take more," so my ciatic nerve desided to pinch itself on the weekend that Arthur was gone from Friday to Tuesday & I had ballooning 10 hrs a day for 3 days. FUN!! I probably looked pretty funny & maybe that'd why ppl gave money to me. I was doing the i-need-to-pee dance, cept it was cuz i was in so much pain, & trying to smile but it was closer to a constipated cross eyed spooky look. Then I had to get Jaime washed, fed, & in bed as soon as I got home. Thank you soooo much Chris for taking her those days, it was really sweet to see how much you love her. Anyways Arthur came home today & I've gotten used to the pain so life is looking up. I'm still kinda nervous about our whole home situation & how that will work out, but PTL the Lord is good & I'm feeling the happy juice.

It's waaay late, but I loooooove you!!!!

2009-05-26T10:49:00.002-04:00

Happy birthday little Ronado!!!! I miss you sososososo much & I can't wait to see you. Hope you had tons of fun on your birthday. XXXXXXXXXX

old but classic

2009-05-18T22:12:00.000-04:00

WEEEEEEEEEE

2009-05-18T22:00:00.001-04:00

to MY mommy

2009-05-11T14:19:00.002-04:00

This is to say Happy Mother's day to the worlds best mother. I know it's a day late, but I did write this sweet & sappy post yestuday, but it got deleted. Anyways Mom, I love you tons & tons & I hope that at least some of your parenting rubbed off on me. You're an amazing, caring, fun, cool, sweet, funny, understanding, & loving mom. If I had to pick any woman in the world to be my mother, it'd be you for sure. You were always there when I needed you, even if it was to answer a stupid question like why I couldn't pierce my ears to my head so they wouldn't stick out, or put up with my i-think-I'm-a-boy stage, or the having a kid at 18, & all the millions of other things that I don't even know about. You've been everything I needed in a mother & I love you so much.

PS Thanks to everyone who made mothers day so special for me-Stephy, Crystal, & most of all my perfectly wonderful husband.

To the best mother ever

2009-05-10T21:31:00.006-04:00

This is to the most amazing woman in the world.
she is the best mother in the world and any kid would be blessed to have her as their mom.
she is this best wife and friend and I know that i am so lucky to have her as both of those.If it wasn't for Priya, Jaime wouldn't be half as smart or sweet or friendly.
in fact if it was just left up to me i would feel so sorry for Jaime cause i would have had no idea how to take care of her and teach her and all.
Jaime and i both owe her everything.
so to the woman who is my life Happy Mothers Day!

Sushi night in Canada

2009-04-29T20:14:00.010-04:00

Arthur's photography which apparently is totally awesome.
sushi & beer. best ever & we made good deserts for those who weren't over the moon with it..........Arthur

Some of us made sushi, other made sushi tacos & other ppl just threw the ingredients together & shoveled it, but we had fun.

Make your own sushi
Banana splits
The Indian version of Malibu that Emma brought us from India, no, it doesn't taste like curry.

Me & Stephy made some awesome Amaretto cheesecake thing.

Jaime giving Grandpa his birthday presents chili chutneys from Mexico & Sleeman's beer opener-always important.

Grandpa reading Jaime's birthday card.

pray

2009-04-28T11:46:00.002-04:00

We've hit rock bottom in so many ways. Everything we were counting on just seemed to fall through. I know the Lord will take care of us, but right now things are looking so gray. We're trusting still & drinking our sorrows away, hehe, but pls pray that the Lord opens doors & does something to help us. love you all

Happy Birthday DAD!!!!

2009-04-23T21:37:00.002-04:00

Tomorrow is my dad`s 60th birthday. Everyone who knows my dad will agree that he is THE coolest Fga man ever, & those who don`t know him.... just agree with me. My dad is a man of insane faith & wisdom, extreme love for the Lord & others, a great guy to drink beer & chill with, & most of all the best dad & mentor I have ever seen. Dad, you are a huge part of the reason I`m still here today-happy & fulfilled. I owe you so much & I for sure won`t be able to repay you here on earth, but I`ll always try to make it up to you & in Heaven I`ll build you that tree house mansion you always wanted, with an ice rink & a beer fountain. I love you Dad, Happy Birthday.

2009-04-08T19:18:00.003-04:00

Today I started MMA classes just to try it & hope some toughness/coolness will rub off on me. Wicked for sure but soooooo hard. We do an hr & a half every session the first half conditioning the last half training. I'm the only girl cept this other lady but i have my suspitions that she's really a man too. All that was probably running through our trainer George's head was,"is she seriously trying to do this?" But serious I was & at least i know that on my first day i could keep up with the guys as far as stamina & energy go, the actual strength & MMA technique & such probably didn't stick too much & in the end George will loathe the day I signed in, but i had fun & hope to be on my way to fighting like Georges St-Pierre though in real life it'll be more like putting George W in the ring.

2009-04-01T13:39:00.035-04:00

Catching flies
She was so proud of her work.

Jaime giving me a tattoo.
Jaime & her hungry face. Out to eat Indian food with Elias & Crystal soooooo good. If Indian food was a religion I'd be the best convert ever.

Jaime & Jude. Little kid love..........

Caught him eating sushi. Abandoning religions now eh?

My first Star Wars cake. Wasn't exactly how I planned but PTL the kids loved it.
Happy HAPPY happy HAPPY
I provisioned the Mandarin for us & Simon & Laila. It was the best.
Tim Hortons. Oh Canada, so much for being healthy.

Auntie Crystal & Jaime
Her new friend Kyle watching Dora.

My little cheeto. We're trying to get her off sweets & more into salty things.

Jaime on our trip up. She was so good even though she got sick & was puking & had a fever.
We had way too much fun playing air soft & fooling around. It was fun to shoot the other guys. I mainly got shot, but it was so great when i finally took down Chad & the other guys.

Me & Dustin gonna be in the next shoot em up

Arthur felt very cool with a gun.

Happy Birthday Kalin!!

2009-03-27T08:32:00.002-04:00

Happy Birthday to my niece Kalin! You are such a cutie & I hope you eat lots of yummy things & make a big mess for Daddy to clean up. I love you so much & hope to see you soon. XXX

more mexico

2009-03-20T20:27:00.011-04:00

All this Canada cold has made me miss Mexico. I thought I'd post some more pics of our time down there. I was gonna comment on all this but I gtg so maybe another day or week ok maybe year.

off for a bit

2009-03-12T11:57:00.002-04:00

I'm in Canada now, cold & windy & very gray, what's new. I don't have a way to get online though so I probably wont be posting till I get back to the land of tequila & chihuahuas. Anyways I will be back probably stranger than ever, all that snow messes with your head, but all that to say my posts will probably be few & far between kinda like my brain cells.

Family birthday, travelling, & good stuff

2009-02-25T23:00:00.028-05:00

For the family birthday Rachel provisioned a day at this cool beach resort like 2 hrs out of Guate. It was soooo nice & fancy. We had a lot of good times swiming, eating at their buffet, playing volley ball & making idiots out of ourselves trying to witness in 3 different languages, & making our own music videos. 'Living in the garden of love' staring Priya Werido & Rachel Nuts not coming to a video store near you.

It was all so great & that night we went to Montebello for an awesome party. Thanks a ton Rach for getting the resort, & Lucy, Miguel, Tim, Sherie, Jonny, Peter, Heidi, Grandpa & goats for that killer party. Plus to all the ppl who came. we will miss you. xxx

Joe & Rachel took us out to dinner the night b4 we left. It was at a really nice hotel thing. Thanks so much Rach for making everything so special. I miss you soooo much.

Jaime was such an angel on the whole trip. She just looked out the window most of time & slept & ate the rest. She was so sweet & friendly to all the ppl we met.

Not the greatest pic of me. Looking very cheesey but this is my new hair colour/style well you can't actually see that part, but whatever.

Me & my hottie. Man I knew i wasn't photogenic but i look like...ugh. Oh well ptl.

Jaime & her cousin, Alice, watching a video. With Maria & some kids in the back. Jaime's been so excited to be with Alice. I'm so happy to see her having so much fun.

Alice is the smartest 3 yr old I've ever met. She's so incredibly smart & sweet & polite. Maria, you are an awesome teacher.

Here's us on family day. Me looking elf-like & still cheesey.

Jaime in Chad's car. Nice & clean., hehe. She loved driving with out the top.

PS wer in Monterrey, Mexico staying at Amistad with my brother for a week b4 driving up to Toronto, in case you were wondering what's all the travelling about.
Ok well since all the captions aren't where theyre supossed to be don't mind them. Or you can try to guess which pics they go to, enjoy!

Hppay Vlenatnie's!!!!

2009-02-14T19:38:00.002-05:00

Some Cards Jaime made.

Happy Valentine's to everyone out there. We love you & hope this is a very special day, with lots of happy times.

Totally Tequila

2009-02-12T11:00:00.001-05:00

This past month

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2009-01-26T20:43:00.003-05:00

2009-01-25T21:43:00.002-05:00

2 years old !!!!!!!

2009-01-17T21:53:00.014-05:00

Jaime's second birthday was probably the best birthday Ive been at in a while.
with her and all her little friends running around like mad, driving us mad, it was so cute.
We didn't really get any good pics but ptl. Here's some of the ones we got.
She had a Nativity theme since she's sooo into that. She was so excited to be Mary & we acted out the Christmas story at the beginning of the party. We had her party at the Corazones home cuz we were staying there for a few days at the time. I made her a manger scene birthday cake & put her little people guys on it. it didn't really turn out like i wanted it but ptl Jaime loved it. The grass was supposed to be green but i only had blue & orange food coloring so it turned out like a weird beige. I wanted to put some non toxic paint in it but everyone booed out my idea. Jaime was so excited that she got popcorn, cheetos, cake, juice, & ice cream in a cone, which is definately her ideal feast.. All day she told everyone,"It's my happy birthday," & when i gave her a birthday card she went & "read"it to everyone in the house. I had planned lots of games, but i couldn't barely talk above all the laughing & squeeling so i opted for free play instead of loosing my voice. Overall it was great & Jaime talked about it non stop for days after.

Happy Birthday to the best mother ever!!!

2008-12-28T20:59:00.002-05:00

lots of pics of Christmas

2008-12-27T10:19:00.039-05:00

What Jesus gave Arthur
for Christmas.
A half empty cola drink!
i guess he didn't get
enough prophecy time.

this is what Jesus gave me for Christmas! yeah!

Christmas dinner!!!!! YUMMMMMM made by me & Rachel & Tina, what skills.

Jonny arab & Tina happy to be alchy's.

Cmas bfast that Ange made.

Jaime's new puzzle. She loves doing puzzles & does ones that are for 3 yr olds. She's sucha quick learner.

Cmas morning opening her stocking. She's so into her 'make up' which consists of some chapstick that she eats.

Cmas eve, & no that pot isn't full of curdled milk, it's actually pina colada's.

We let Jaime open 2 presents on cmas eve. She got to stay up as late as she wanted & ended up falling asleep watching cherub wings at around 9:30, & that would be Rachel in the background.

Rachel made us do this pose thing. Arthur thinks it's so dumb & didn't want me to put it up, but then told me it was ok because his arms looked good. so deep.

So much for good family photos this year. Poor Jaime was so tired & just wanted to open her present.

Jaime's first real CTP. We went to an orphanage b4 cmas to give out food & toys. The kids loved Jaime & I explained to her that none of the kids had parents & she was so sweet to them. She kept telling me on the way home that they were sad because they had no momies & daddies, but we made them happy for cmas.

Happy Birthday Raphy

2008-12-21T22:04:00.003-05:00

The skill...Oh the skill

2008-12-15T23:04:00.007-05:00

iIf i had half the skill in hockey that Kovalev does
ii would be a god.
bBut none of you can say anything cause i can still
kkick all of your asses
iin hockey without half of this guys skill.
eexcept Kiran.

Arab night

2008-12-13T21:30:00.020-05:00

For our home activity
we had an "Arab night"
planned by priya and our
very own Arab Aladdin,
you'll see him in most
of the pictures.

here's everyone belly dancing.

Of course with me around
you cant have an Arab night
without....

....The Marines!!
to bust up the party.

Almost big

2008-12-06T15:56:00.005-05:00

This picture has nothing to do with this post but yesturday was Rachel's bday so I had to put it. WE LOVE YOU RACHEL & MISSED YOU LOTS. It's great to have you home again.

Here's our little rascal. Everytime the little boy cries cuz he fell down she tells him, "You're fine, Adrian, you're fine".

She's so animated & foolish. Her new favorite song is "I like to move it", & she makes the stuffed animals dance while she sings.

She loves to give "fishy kisses."
She thinks she's superman & tries to fly. I don't know where she got that from, but apparently superman can wear a dress as well. She's gonna be 2 on the 12th of Jan & she always tells me, "Mommy in January is my birthday cake." PLS any body with good 2 yr old birthday ideas feel free to comment.

2008-11-25T12:44:00.004-05:00

here shes telling us the story of baby in a basket
the sound isn't so great though.

She loves to play guitar & sing her verses & chapters, but after a few verses she gets bored & moves on to sing,"I like to move it" or something else.

Happy 22nd Birthday Babe!!!

2008-11-18T11:03:00.002-05:00

This is just to say Happy Birthday to the best guy in the whole widest world. Baby, I love you soooooo much & i hope your birthday was really cool & special. Thank you for all those things you do to help me & how you take Jaime in the mornings so I can sleep & after quiet time & during the evenings. Thank you for how you always think of me first & you always do so many things to make me happy. Even waaaaaayyyyy before I liked you back when we were 12 & 14 I always liked to be around you & talk with you & hang out with you. You were so sweet & fun & thoughtful . I love you & I'm the luckiest girl in the world to have you forever. xxxxx

Gearing up for christmas

2008-11-13T22:31:00.008-05:00

As we were painting the christmas tree (in the background), Jaime decided she'd give herself some war paint.

She loves singing & being the sheep

here's Jaime playing with her favorite toy again, we decided to put it a way till Christmas and well its that time again.

here is a pic of her showing me Mary and Bofuf.

she sat down and told me the whole story of jesus with a bit of baby Moses mixed in. She knows the main Bible stories & loves to tell them to everybody & sing the songs for them. Some times she gets mixed up a bit & Abraham builds an ark & so on, but she's so cute.