Resolutions for 2009 - First Trimester

The first trimester of the year is going, so it is time for some "check up" on the Resolutions that I made for 2009, and find out how we have been doing so far....FINANCES RELATED1. To work out on the new budget with the new expenses we have starting this month NOTE: I now have to work on a new budget because of the fact that I left the school and so on.2. To open an account for each girl and to put the same amount of money monthly in each account. It won’t be much because we are pretty tight, but at least 5 bucks on each account so by the end...

Gaby wants THAT theme....

Just a short post cause I dont want to forget about this.... I think that Gaby seriously wants to have a birthday party each month... Every time she sees me designing a birthday invitation, she gets excited about the theme and she NEEDS to have a party with THAT theme...It is sooo funny, cause she starts planning to putting the party together... She tells me where we will do the party, who we will invite, the colors of the balloons, the colors of the decoration, the flavor of the cake.. Everything... And that is having in mind that sometimes (like...

Luis Enrique and Gaby...

Some of the photos that I lost the day that the camera got stolen were photos of my girls with Luis Enrique... That day, my stepmom wanted me to try their camera, so I took a few photos with it... Last Friday when I picked up the camera, I was very happy to find those photos, as I totally forgot about them...I wish I could still have the ones of Mia and Mimi with him, but that will be at another time... Here is Gaby holding him...And here is a closeup...

Hubby is officially 30, and the celebration continues...

Today was hubby's official birthday and we had TONS of fun!!!! It is hard to believe that he was only 18 years old when we first met and fall in love. As today was the day to go back home, we needed to cease the day. After breaskfast, we started debating what to do, and the girls had their ideas of their own... Gaby wanted beach and Mia wanted pool. Mimi was just repeating what the others too were saying, so she was Ok either way. We spent a little...

Hubby's birthday celebration continued…

As I mentioned on yesterday's post, one of hubby's gift was a weekend away with the girls and me... We went to bed at 5am, and we needed to pick up the girls before 9am at my mom's house... Needless to say, we were beat up! All the clothes were at my mom's house and I packed them all last Tuesday and her maid washed them for me... It was going to be suspicious for hubby to see beach clothes hanging and in a bag, right?? We put together a few things...

Hubby's surprise birthday party

I have been dying to post about this here or on Facebook, but there was no way to do it without hubby reading about it... Now, it is OVER, so I can share it with you all.... I was thinking about doing something for hubby for his birthday but wasnt sure how I was going to pull it off. On Monday, I got a call from one of hubby's co-workers to ask me about it. I explained her that the only thing planned so far was a weekend at a resort, which was...

Dad = Homework Maker, Mom = Shopper

I have been thinking about posting about this since forever ago, but always forgot about it... I think it is pretty cute, and I want my daughters to remember it when they are older and read this blog in their printed books.Hubby is a frustrated Architect... I say frustrated because he really never plan about being an architect but he is really good at planning and designing and drawing stuff to build or put together. So, every time the girls come home with a family project to school, the first one to jump out of excitement is him. I honestly...

Interview with a 5 years old (Gaby)

I posted this on my Facebook, and I think it is cute to post it here too... I may do it again now that Im staying home and some things may be different...1. What is something mom always says to you?To go and play in the playroom (that is EVERYTIME she wants to use my room as a playroom.. LOL)2. What makes mom happy?To hug and kiss us...3. What makes mom sad?When I dont behave in school4. How does your mom make you laugh?By tickling me...5. What was your mom like as a child?Happy!6. How old is your mom?She first says: “I dont know”... Then she...

Improved Behavior Certificate

Gaby got an Improved Behavior Certificate at preschool today.... Im so happy about this and she is very proud of herself!!Back in January I asked the psycologist that if she thought Gaby's behavior in school will improve if I quit my job, and she advised me to do it... Of course, she asked me if I could do that, and I said that I may work it out if she really thought it was going to make a positive impact on Gaby's behavior. I had been thinking...

Preschool Evaluations

Mia and Gaby's preschool gave out the evaluations on Friday. As the kids are not allowed to go to school in that day, I stayed home with the girls, and hubby picked it out by himself. I plan to share the results as I always do, but that would be a very long post that I cant do right now... I promise to do it ASA...

Dejavu... and not a nice one!

One of the most traumatic experiences of my life happened last October. I was mugged and my purse with so many important things were lost, including our camera. I was always paranoid in public places before that, but after that incident I was overly paranoid about my belonings in public places...How paranoid? Yesterday, when we went to the beach, I left my purse AT HOME, which is something I do frequently. I take insurance card and debit card in a pocket, and take the camera always around my neck inside on the camera bag. I also dont go to...

Another Beach Day....

While we were together with our friends last night, we decided to go to the beach. It was very nice to be able to go to the beach with other people and we knew we were going to have tons of fun.... Mia had an alergic reaction on Wednesday, and still has a rash on her neck and arms... So, we decided to leave her at my mom's house because I didnt want the sun to make any damage of her skin... It was very sad to leave her, and we were thinking about...