Thursday, January 31, 2008

wiScOnSiN WeAtHeR

Cloudy above the cerro.......
At sun down
Overlooking the city at night
During the day...........overlooking Monterrey, Nuevo Leon Mexico........


Always a joy in Wisconsin. The weather. Ever so unpredictable. We have had our share of bad weather so far this year. I am not looking forward to another couple months of this crap. The day before yesterday, we had an ice storm and it took me 20 minutes just to be able to get into my car. The doors were frozen shut. Emili's school was cancelled yesterday because of the weather and she stayed at Quad Care with me all day. It was really nice to see her during the day. I need a vacation, so I have decieded to venture to Mexico. Not sure when I am going yet, but I am going for sure to Monterrey Mexico. Here is a view of the Cerro de la Silla. This is the city below the mountain. It is beautiful!!! Can't wait to feel the warmth...............

Sunday, January 27, 2008

miNi VaCaTiOn

We went to the Great Wolf Lodge in Wisconsin Dells this weekend.

After swimming~Hanging out in the room.
This is where we slept. This is the view from the upstairs. Emili walking her 50$ Great Wolf Lodge stuffed animal!!
The view from the main reception desk.
This is where the fun was had! Emili and Auntie went on EVERY ride.....


Megan's teddy bear almost bit the big one!
They have matching swim caps (of course hot pink) that say "I LOVE SWIMMING!"
Clay jumping on the beds!!! Big kid on the bed!
Pondering his thoughts.... he wasn't there very long (JK Clay).....
Megan and Clay by the fireplace.
She wasn't camera shy!!! Ready to get wet! ALL BLINGED out for the occasion! Grandpa was ready to have fun too!!!
The view from the room
More hanging out!!!

Emili and Scott...DEUCES...



Wednesday, January 23, 2008

sEnSiBLe ObSerVatiOnS

1) When I die, I want to die like my grandfather--who died peacefully in his sleep. Not screaming like all the passengers in his car." --Author Unknown
2) Advice for the day: If you have a lot of tension and you get a headache, do what it says on the aspirin bottle: "Take two aspirin" and "Keep away from children." --Author Unknown
3) "Oh, you hate your job? Why didn't you say so? There's a support group for that. It's called EVERYBODY, and they meet at the bar." --Drew Carey
4) "The problem with the designated driver program, it's not a desirable job, but if you ever get sucked into doing it, have fun with it. At the end of the night, drop them off at the wrong house." --Jeff Foxworthy
5) "If a woman has to choose between catching a fly ball and saving an infant's life, she will choose to save the infant's life without even considering if there is a man on base." --Dave Barry 6) "Relationships are hard. It's like a full time job, and we should treat it like one. If your boyfriend or girlfriend wants to leave you, they should give you two weeks' notice. There should be severance pay, the day before they leave you, they should have to find you a temp." --Bob Ettinger
7) "My Mom said she learned how to swim when someone took her out in the lake and threw her off the boat. I said, 'Mom, they weren't trying to teach you how to swim.'" --Paula Poundstone
8) "A study in the Washington Post says that women have better verbal skills than men. I just want to say to the authors of that study: "Duh." --Conan O'Brien
9) "Why does Sea World have a seafood restaurant? I'm halfway through my fish burger and I realize, Oh my God.... I could be eating a slow learner." --Lynda Montgomery
10) "I think that's how Chicago got started. Bunch of people in New York said, 'Gee, I'm enjoying the crime and the poverty, but it just isn't cold enough. Let's go west.'" --Richard Jeni
11) "If life were fair, Elvis would be alive and all the impersonators would be dead." --Johnny Carson
12) "Sometimes I think war is God's way of teaching us geography." --Paul Rodriguez
13) "My parents didn't want to move to Florida , but they turned sixty and that's the law." --Jerry Seinfeld
14) "Remember in elementary school you were told that in case of fire you have to line up quietly in a single file line from smallest to tallest. What is the logic in that? What, do tall people burn slower?" --Warren Hutcherson
15) "Bigamy is having one wife/husband too many. Monogamy is the same." --Oscar Wilde
16) "Suppose you were an idiot. And suppose you were a member of Congress. But I repeat myself." -- Mark Twain
17) "Our bombs are smarter than the average high school student. At least they can find Afghanistan " --A. Whitney Brown
18) "You can say any foolish thing to a dog, and the dog will give you a look that says, 'My God, you're right! I never would've thought of that!'" --Dave Barry
19) Do you know why they call it "PMS"? Because "Mad Cow Disease" was taken .. --Unknown, presumed deceased
20) "Everybody's got to believe in something. I believe I'll have another beer." - W. C. Fields And lastly: Why in Hell should I have to Press 1 for English? I guess if u dont speak English you can get better service in this country.... I often press the Spanish option so I can get through quicker.

Monday, January 21, 2008

sNowEd iN~ atOrAdaDas en La NieVe

Always curious!!!
Its a PJ PARTY....
Ready 4 bed in Grandmas robes...
This is the snowfall from 7pm-7:30 pm... it is snowing like crazy
Snowing and blowing....
Ay que dia! Bienvenidos al invierno en Wisconsin.... ayer fue -25 grados con el factor del viento y ahora una tormenta de nieve. Empezo a caer nieve como a las 2 y todavia esta nevando a todo dar... y nosotras atoradas en la casa de mi Mama. Mi mama cuida a Emili todos los lunes despues que acaban sus clases. Normalmente voy por Emili en la tarde a las 5 cuando yo salga de trabajar. Hoy me tomo mas de una hora llegar desde mi trabajo a la casa de mi mama. En un dia normal me el camino me toma unos 15 a 20 minutos y ahora mas de una hora... El camino estaba horrible y decide quedarnos en la casa de mi mama hasta manana en la manana. Mi esperanza es que voy a poder ver mejor en el dia y que los caminos estaran al menos un poco mas limpios! Y para acabarlo hoy se me descompuso una parabrisas y me tuve que parar a arreglarlo. Al menos hoy esta un poco mas caloroso que ayer. Hoy estamos a los 10 grados..jejeje.... Estamos divertiendonos y vamos a dormir nos temprano~no nos queda de otra..Hasta manana.

What a day! Welcome to winter in Wisconsin...yesterday it was -25 with the wind chill and today a snow storm! It started to fall around 2 pm and it is still snowing and blowing and we are stuck at my mom's house tonight. My mom takes care of Emili every Monday when she gets done with school. Normally I get Emili after 5 when I get out of work. Today it took me an hour to get here. On a normal day it takes me 15 to 20 minutes and today 1 whole hour... The ride was horrible adn I decieded that it be best to stay at my mom's until tomorrow in the morning. I hope that by morning the pathway with be a little clearer. On top of everything, my windshield wiper busted and I had to stop and fix it on the way. At least it was a little warmer than yesterday..today we are up to a whole 10 degrees..lol.... We are having fun and we are hitting the hay early~there is nothing else to do right? Till tommorow...

Sunday, January 20, 2008

WhAt wE diD tHiS wEeKeNd





Welcome to a Wisconsin winter. It was -25 with the windchill and we were feeling it. After I got done with work on Friday, went shopping in Fondulac and then came home. I got a haircut .. here I am all tired out after the museum



Saturday, we had a good time. Emili was all tired out. Saturday morning around 8AM I watched the neighbor girls that live downstairs. Emili was in play date heaven! She was having a good time. After lunch, we headed off in the bitter cold to Milwaukee to the Betty Brinns Children Museum and hung out there. Here is the link http://www.bbcmkids.org/ The girls had a great time. They were all tired out and we got back around 6. Emili seems to be getting a little cold and was all tired out. All bundled up in the picture. You can see Ms. Spoiled Pouty Pants in the front seat because I wouldn't fork over $30 for a stupid stuffed animal that she wanted. She really needs another one of those to sit in her huge stuffed animal collection! We had fun and Ms. Spoiled Pouty pants got over it eventually, it took a nap on the ride home, but she was still talking about the stupid stuffed animal today! My mom just informed me that the Green Bay Packers lost. I am glad I didn't spend 4 hours of my life watching that! Back 2 the grind tomorrow..........


Emili said "mom, stay out of my room"......




Somebody is ready for bed.

Wednesday, January 16, 2008

weLcOme 2 oUR HoMe~biEnVeNiDoS a NuEsTrA CaSa

Welcome 2 our home. Now that we have lived here almost 7 months. I have decided to invite you on a little tour. Sorry for the mess! Tonight was interesting. We decided to visit my mom in Mayville and Megan has a loaner car from the dealership, while her NEW car is getting fixed. I don't recommend buying from the dealership that she bought from. Tonight Megan rolled down her electric window and couldn't get it back up. We drove home with the window down in the freezing cold and are like Popsicle's. After we got home we wanted to thaw out, so we crawled into bed and watched a movie. I just see 2 big kids in my bed............
See if you can see them...... Kitchen
Megan's bathroom
My bathroom
On the way to Emili's room.
My bedroom...........

Megans closet....
My room again
coming up the stairs.
Looking down our stairs
Megans room

Two stuffed animals for two kiddies....there is Megan's pooh bear (poozy) 28 years old...He got a knit face lift tonight at my Mom's
My fishies and my fish tank
Peace out....
Living room
Emili's room...
THANKS 4 STOPPING BY...~C U SOON!!



Tuesday, January 15, 2008

MaDeOVeR

mmmmmmmmmmauuuuuuuuuuuhhhhhhhhhhhhh love ya Megan Can you see the frustration with the subtraction cards?????

Dueces...Peace out.....

here is a little of what Auntie and Emili did. Auntie was getting a little frustrated trying to teach someone math tonight. Kiss 4 u Megan...Love ya...Thanks 4 watching Emili while I got pampered a little.

i Love BeiNg a GiRL sOmEtiMes

Before................. After...............

Tonight I went to a Mary Kay makeover

Monday, January 14, 2008

21 ruLeS 2 LiVe By

ONE. Give people more than they expect and do it cheerfully.
TWO. Marry a man/woman you love to talk to. As you get older, their conversational skills will be as important as any other.
THREE. Don't believe all you hear, spend all you have or sleep all you want.
FOUR. When you say, 'I love you,' mean it.
FIVE. When you say, 'I'm sorry,' look the person in the eye.
SIX. Be engaged at least six months before you get married.
SEVEN. Believe in love at first sight.
EIGHT. Never laugh at anyone's dreams. People who don't have dreams don't have much.
NINE. Love deeply and passionately. You might get hurt but it's the only way to live life completely.
TEN.. In disagreements, fight fairly. No name calling.
ELEVEN. Don't judge people by their relatives.
TWELVE. Talk slowly but think quickly.
THIRTEEN! .. When someone asks you a question you don't want to answer, smile and ask, 'Why do you want to know?'
FOURTEEN. Remember that grea t love and great achievements involve great risk.
FIFTEEN. Say 'bless you' when you hear someone sneeze.
SIXTEEN. When you lose, don't lose the lesson.
SEVENTEEN. Remember the three R's: Respect for self; Respect for others; and Responsibility for all your actions.
EIGHTEEN. Don't let a little dispute injure a great friendship.
NINETEEN. When you realize you've made a mistake, take immediate steps to correct it. TWENTY. Smile when picking up the phone. The caller will hear it in your voice.
TWENTY- ONE. Spend some time alone.

Thursday, January 10, 2008

9 tHinGs i HaTe aBoUt EveRyOne

1. People who point at their wrist while asking for the time.... I know where my watch is pal, where the hell is yours? Do I point at my crotch when I ask where the toilet is?
2 People who are willing to get off their ass to search the entire room for the T.V.. remote because they refuse to walk to the T.V. and change the channel manually. 3 When people say "Oh you just want to have your cake and eat it too". Damn right! What good is cake if you can't eat it? 4 When people say "it's always the last place you look". Of course it is. Why the hell would you keep looking after you've found it? Do people do this? Who and where are they? cause I am Gonna Kick their asses! 5 When people say while watching a film "did you see that?". No Loser, I paid $12 to come to the cinema and stare at the damn floor. 6 People who ask "Can I ask you a question?".... Didn't really give me a choice there, did ya sunshine? 7. When something is 'new and improved!'. Which is it? If it's new, then there has never been anything before it. If it's an improvement, then there must have been something before it, couldn't be new. 8 When people say "life is short". What the hell?? Life is the longest damn thing anyone ever does!! What can you do that's longer?
9 When you are waiting for the bus and someone asks "Has the bus come yet?". If the bus came would I be standing here, dumbass?

Wednesday, January 9, 2008

iTs oVeR~fiNaLLy

Finally, the holidays are over and it is back into the swing of things. Busy, Busy like always. Emili and I are enjoying the new year so far. She is back to school and getting bigger every day. She is doing math flash cards everynight and we have been working very hard and double digit subtration. She is going through another growth spurt and is getting taller by the minute!!! She is wearing a 7 womans shoe!!! Her friend Hope and her were about the same height and now Emili seems to be getting taller.

Monday Emili had fun at her grandma's house after school. My mother and Emili seem to be somewhat addicted to a virtual pet website called Webkinz. Here is a link.http://www.webkinz.com/ It is a virtual pet that has to be taken care of everyday and you can play games there. Emili only has 12..... She claims "I am a good Mommy to my Webkinz"....

Yesterday, Tues we were off to Fondulac with Emili's friend Hope. We had to go to their favorite jewelry store..Claires. Then it was back home late for more flashcards and homework.

Tonight is the first night that I am home and enjoying it. I have been having some health problems lately .... my thyroid... my feet...other things... Real fun. So I am glad that the holidays are finally over. ~~~At least I am over my horrible cold. Emili's Daddy is still in Mexico and expected to be home soon ... His soon could be a couple of days, weeks or months...who knows.

Looking forward to the weekend.........................

Saturday, January 5, 2008

tHrEE KiNgS dAY~DiA dE LoS ReYeS MaGos

Emili with the Three Kings Bread~ Emili con la Rosca

More Bread...YummY~ Mas RoSca...qUe RiCo


I found a Baby in the Bread~Encontre un monillo en la rosca

Me with the bread at my Mom's yarn shop~ Yo con la rosca en la tienda de estambre de mi ma'





Well here it is already. Three Kings day. I found some Rosca de Los Reyes. Here is some info about it.... Hope you enjoy! We enjoyed the bread