REFLECTING ON 2008

So as 2008 comes to an end, I have been thinking about all that year has brought to myself as well as my family. In March we officially adopted Arturo & Isabella, they have been ours, but making it official I can’t even begin to explain how great that fealt. Kimo and I celebrated our 10 wedding anniversary in June. Unfortunately 2008 wasn’t always the best year for our family. We almost lost dad 3 times since August. Fortunately he pulled threw, although he is never really going to get better, it has made us realize how little time we have left. Even with all that looming in our future, I am looking forward to 2009, and all that it may bring my family. I look forward to all that the future holds for my family. Hopefully more good things then bad. I hope that 2009 will be much kinder to my family then 2008

That being said, i hope you all stay safe while ringing in the new year.

REPORT CARD TIME

SO MY BABIES BROUGHT HOME THEIR REPORT CARDS TODAY. I DON’T THINK I COULD BE A PROUDER MOM, BENITO ONCE AGAIN GOT HONOR ROLL, YAY!!BEAR!! ALL HIS GRADES MAINTAINED WHAT THEY WERE OR IMPROVED, (E.G. B’S TO A’S) JASMINE KEPT MOST OF HER GRADES THE SAME, RAISED A FEW BUT OVERALL SHE MAINTAINED. SO SHE IS DOING REALLY WELL AS ALWAYS. AND I AM SO PROUD OF JR. HE BROUGHT UP ALL HIS GRADES, HE IMPROVED IN EVERY SUBJECT AND IT ACTUALLY BROUGHT A LITTLE TEAR TO MY EYES. THEY ARE ALL DOING SO WELL CONSIDERING ALL THAT IS GOING ON AROUND THEM WITH DAD. I AM SO PROUD OF MY BABIES, NOW ITS TIME TO CELEBRATE THEIR WONDERFUL ACHIEVEMENTS, YAY TOBEAR, LULA & CHINO. :)

WHAT BELL HAS LEARNED

SO YESTERDAY I WAS TAKING MOM TO THE STORE, AND WE HAD BELL WITH US, I WAS JUST PULLING OUT OF OUR NEIGHBORHOOD ONTO 75TH AVE WHEN I FEEL SOMETIME TAP ME ON THE HEAD, I LOOK IN MY REAR VIEW AND ITS BELL, STANDING THERE IN THE MIDDLE OF THE VAN, SHE FIGURED OUT HOW TO UNSTRAP HERSELF FROM THE CARSEAT. YAY ME. SO I PULL TO THE SIDE OF THE ROAD THROW MY HAZZARDS GET OUT AND RE-STRAP HER. BUT THE LADY IN THE CAR BEHIND ME SAW HER AND GAVE ME THE MEANEST LOOK. ITS NOT LIKE I KEPT DRIVING WITH HER LIKE THAT, I HAD SENSE ENOUGH TO PULL OVER RIGHT AWAY, GIVE ME SOME CREDIT. ANYWAYS NOW TO FIGURE OUT HOW TO STOP HER FROM DOING THIS ALL THE TIME, HMMM, MAYBE ITS TIME FOR A NEW CARSEAT WITH A TRICKYER STRAP?