Car fun with Mia

My mom's car was dirty, so hubby offered himself to wash her car.... Of course, Mia wanted to help and they had lots of fun!!!! That was while Mimi and I took a nap!! How cool is that?A mechanic checked on the car and gave us a very big budget!! We will see how we manage to take care of it.....

Loving our car

Our car have been parked in our garage for a full week! The car broke down last Sunday, and it wont start.. That's why we havent been able to fix it, mostly because somebody needs to go to our house to fix it, and hubby have being working like crazy this week.. Also, Gustav was not helping much.... Plus, we were getting paid on the 29th anyway.Anyway, we managed to have the car fixed, and everything was set up... Mimi's godmother have been asking me that she wanted to have Mimi for a couple of hours on Saturday, and we were going to stop by for...

Mimi is almost ready...

We were doing some shopping for Mimi today... She still needed some Back to School supplies, and her class starts next Tuesday (she didnt start the same day as her sisters, as she is in another school). Im really excited, and I really cant wait for everything that you will learn... This will be a different experience to me, as Gaby and Mia went to "preschool" for the first time at 2, and it feels weird that Mimi is starting this class... I know that some people (I was just talking about it with a friend) cant understand why she is in a "preschool"...

Monday on Thursday

Today was a weird day for me... I spent the whole day thinking that it was Monday (as we had the day off yesterday), so I was stressed out with things I needed to have done by next Monday.... Even Gaby went to school with P.E. sneakers (which is only Monday and Friday) because I was set that it was Monday...Also Gaby got her first homework of the school year... It was about letter M, and recognizing which one was upper or lower case... I actually asked her in English which ones were the upper case letters and she answered: "the big ones" (the...

Day at home

The National Ministry of Education declared all the schools to be closed today due to Gustav, and one of the good things of both of us working in a school is that we all get to spent the day at home together.... The weather actually cleared up a lot today, so it was nice to be rain-free for a chang...

Will this get any better?

Whoever reads my blog knows that I dont like to complain, much less about my daughters, but I need to write this and let this out... Im really worried about Mimi and what Mia is doing to her temper... Mimi is the most adorable little angel, but Mia bothers her so much that Im afraid her temper will change... She already runs in fear when Mia is around and she throws this awful tantrums when Mia pushes her buttons...Mia is sweet and all fun when she is alone, or when she is in school, but when she is around Gaby or Mimi, she is all biting, hitting,...

Monday - New routine...

We are getting used to a new routine as hubby starts teaching today... He needs to be in school by 7:30am, so we need to leave the house very early... The girls hardly cooperate in the morning, and it is not easy to bathe, change and get ready three girls that simply refuse... Mimi is the one that cooperates more, as she is a morning person, but she does need 100% of help for everything yet... And Mia gives us the hardest time to open her eyes, and Gaby needs to listen songs which distracts her very much... Anyway, we are working on a routine,...

Update on my granda...

The last time I posted an update about my grandpa was a month ago, and as some of you have been asking, I think it is time to post another update... He has been doing a lot better... This week I spent a few nights at my mom's house because of the blackouts in mine, and it was bittersweet how he was even playing with the girls with the dolls... He was "burping" the dolls, and the girls were really understanding that he cant talk. I even sat Mimi on his lap for short periods of time (per his request) and that just light up his eyes! He is still...

3 Little Flowers - THE BLOG!

I finally decided to make my graphic design business it's own blog!! I dont have the time to update my site as many times as I would like or make a new design, so Im finally going to be able to share the things that I make in a dialy basis....Sadly, I cant post everything I do as some parents dont like their kids pictures posted online, but at least I will get to post all the ones that have no problem with it...I have done everything possible to...

Lunch with style - Part II

As so many of you have been asking by comments and emails about the Foogos, I wanted to make another blog about it.... Gaby has already used them for 4 days, and Mia for 2 days. I asked their teachers about the food temperature on the food jar, and they told me that they were not "boiling hot", but they were warm enough! That is good enough for me! As for the bottles, Gaby had a leftover of juice when I was checking if they ate everything (that was around 3pm), so I drank a bit to check the temperature and it was as cold as it was when I packed...

Camila & her godmother!

As I mentioned before, Mia only had to go to preschool Wednesday and Friday this week, so she was "preschool-less" on Tuesday and Thursday. Her godmother lives in Spain, and came for visit for a couple of weeks, and wanted to see her... So, I mentioned her about her "days off" and we agree on Mia spending the time with her!When we got there, she was on "defensive mode" as she got the feeling I was going to leave her there. She is very independent,...

Mia's First Day of Nursery II

Dont try to look for pictures as there is NONE!!!................................................................................................................Ok.... You can now close your mouth or a fly will get in there!We are hardly getting any electricty because of the tropical storm that we had over the weekend, and last night hubby used the camera batteries for the Stick Up Bulb, and "forgot" to mention it!!!!!! So, when I tried to turn on the camera, there wasnt even batteries on!Anyway, when she saw the school from the outside she started...

Gaby's First Day of K!

Today was THE day!! Gaby was really excited about going to school, and actually cooperated very good while getting ready! When she got there, she got a bit intimidated as this was the first time that she goes there that she actually sees kids... She knew this time was different, so it was normal for her to feel a bit on "defensive mode". After all, she loves her previous teacher and classmates, and she is still not very sure why she doesnt get to...

School Program

When would I stop blogging about school? Uhmm... Not anytime soon!! Im so excited as I have so many goals and good vibes about this coming year!! The meeting with Mia's teacher was at 8am, and the one with Gaby's teacher was at 10am. Both meeting were great... They explained all the things that they look forward for the kids to accomplish this year, and all the rules and directions. They emphasized about all the effords that they are planning to make to have an excellent comunication 'home-school'. Each grade will have a color to represent them,...

Labeling Madness!

Today was the last day to label all the things for school... Gaby starts Tuesday, and Mia starts Wednesday (actually Mia only has class Wednesday and Friday from 9am to 11am as part of the adaptation process, and will start on Monday everyday from 8am to 12:30pm). BUT, the parents meeting is tomorrow and also the moment to hand in all the supplies. We have owned a labeling machine since the longest (Brother PT-65 P-Touch), but it has been long since...

Tropical Storm Fey

Thank you for your emails and comments showing your concern about us with the Tropical Storm that passed by our area... We got lots of rain (I mean LOTS), but the worst thing has been the electricity... Power has been mostly non-existent and it has been awful... Long hours with no electricity, no lights, no fans, no COMPUTER, has been critical to us. Working has been a bit difficult, but I have manage to do it and keep everybody happy (at least that's the perception I got... LOL).I hope the power stays on soon, as it has been really difficul...

Happy Birthday Auntie Cara!!

Today is Cara's birthday... I sent her an email and here it is for the whole world (well... my readers) to read it and I little thing that I added.....Cara:I have said this many times, but you are an angel in my life, and Im lucky to have you as a friend, sister and auntie of my daughters... I hope our friendship keeps growing and growing MORE and MORE!!!!I love you very much!!!!There is a little thing on its way to Australia and I will post it as soon as she receives it, so I dont spoil the surpris...

7 Facts about Camila....

We have been tagged again, this time by Lisa. As I said the in previous post about this, I will do one for each one of the girls and one for hubby... Last time was Mimi, and today will be Camila aKa Mia.1 - Mia loves shoes.... She was all about being barefoot or with flip flops (hence her birthday party theme), but after she started "school" a few months ago, her love for shoes started to grow... They told me she was taking her shoes off every...

The mean dog

Gaby had the worst nightmare last night... She actually jump out of the bed (exactly like in the movies), and start telling us crying and very scare that a mean dog was trying to eat her "Titi Kathy" (hubby's sister), and then trying to bother her grandpa ("hubby's dad).She continues to be pretty scared about this... During the day, I asked her if you want to call them to make sure they are Ok, and even though she said yes, she refused to pick up the phone to talk to my father in law... That was pretty weird as she looooooove talking to him......

No more baby carseats!

We got the oportunity to buy a seat for Mimi today... It is not a new seat, but it is like new... A friend of my friend Luz is moving to Florida and she is selling just about everything in her house, and I took advantage of it... Mimi has been complaining lately in the car, and we knew it was because she didnt want to be in a lay down position anymore... The sad part is that she is now forward facing and I really wanted to keep her rear facing way...

Who's out there???

Somebody told me today that she has been reading my blog since the longest and that she has no idea that she could leave comments without having a blog..... So, it got me wondering... Who is out there?? Who is reading?? Could you guys come out and post a comment and let me know that you are reading our crazy life?... Im getting an average of 30+ visits per day, and I have no idea who the half of you are!!! Have in mind that you dont need to have a blog to post a comment... You can sign in with any email that you have.......

7 facts about Mimi

Bridge at Mama Belly Blog tagged me, and as I have been tagged several times (here is the last time) Im taking her idea of doing it about hubby or the girls... So, the next 4 times that Im tagged, I will post about them... The first one is Mimi!!So, in case somebody doesnt know how this works, here are the rules... I have to share 7 facts about me (will do about Mimi this time), and then I tagged 7 people letting them know by a comment in their...

A big scare!

Mimi has been throwing up every time she drinks milk for the past 2 weeks, so we are giving her other liquids instead of milk... She was already in Soya Milk, so there is nothing else to go from there... She has been perfect, and today we took her to spend some quality time with her godmother Vanessa. What a scare we had as she called us to let us know that her poop had blood in it... We went to pick up the poopy diaper to take it to the lab, but we decide to also take Mimi to the ER (just in case)...As soon as we got there, the doctor told us...

Awesome triple 8!

Today was suppose to be a lucky day and it was.... We receive a money that has been expecting since the last few weeks... It wasnt as much as we planned, but enough to solve a few things, and catch up on others!!Happy 08-08-08! How was your...

I dare you to say no....

... and mean it!!!!I want you to look at Mimi straight to the eyes and imagine that she is doing something that she cant do and say: No!Now try again... Say No!Again....And a last try:If you can say "No" and actually mean it, then congratulations!!! I know I cant!!!! Every time we try to keep her out of doing something that she cant do, she gives us this smile that simply can buy u...

Stopping Time Photography

I have been meaning to post about this since a few days ago and here it is..... For the past few weeks I have been working day and night on my friend Kari-Anne's photography website, and I proudly introduce to you the finalized work! (you can click on the picture to view the site). I still need to add a new section to show customers the locations options, plus we will be opening more Portofolio sections pretty soon, but the site it's fully working...If...

Art Aprons

Around three weeks ago I "met" Michelle from Sew Posh Boutique (her site is Under Construction, but she can be found at her Ebay Store). Im doing a blog makeover for her new blog, and I will be posting it as soon as it is done. We have a lot in common (and I quote her): we have 3 daughters, a small business, a husband, and home to keep up with.She sells the cutest smocks and aprons that I could find, and she made one for each one of the girls......

The big news!

I can finally share!!! As I said the other day, we were cooking some changes, and even though I shared a little bit on Friday, I do have the Ok to share it all now.I have mentioned before that Im not a big fan of changes, but I have a feeling that this change will be for good. For those of you that dont read the blog often, here is a little background. Hubby works in one of the best billingual schools in the country as a Computer teacher and tech. Gaby gets an scholarship to be in that school. I have been a work at hom mom since my second child...

Happy Sister's Day!!!

For the past few days I have been trying to find out about the date of Sister's Day. Crayola swears that it should be celebrated on August 3rd, while Hallwark says it should be celebrated August 5th. I got to Holiday Insights, which is the place where I really look when I want to know the date for something... It says that Sister's Day is celebrated the First Sunday of August, and it does have more sense to me. So, we will take the first Sunday...

Lunch with style from auntie Cara

I have been wanting to buy the girls a drinking bottle and food jar that I saw a couple of months ago and felt in love with. I have read some great reviews about it, and everybody brags about them REALLY keeping the food and drinks cold or hot for several hours. They are called Foogos and they are from Thermo brand. My friend Cara wanted to buy the girls a present for them to use to school... So, what a better gift that something that they will...

Evaluation day

One of the big news that I commented last week comes with the package of Gaby changing school. That alone is not suppose to be good news as she loves her school, and we love her teachers and her classmates, but when that change means that both of my big girls would be in the SAME school (which is the school that I work with), then it is BIG NEWS!!We scheduled her evaluation for today, and I gotta confess I was a bit nervous about it. I knew all the things they were going to ask her, and I know how she gets confused sometimes with the letters especially...