Oh what a beautiful weekend! Oh what a happy day!

This weekend was a very nice weekend for a change. Ro decided NOT to work overtime in lieu of spending time with us. On Friday we went to a park and played soccer with our new soccer nets. My Lil Ro is such an athlete it is not even funny. He loves kicking the ball into the goal over and over and over. Unfortunately I am sad to say the goals did not last so I had to take them back to Target. After maybe 15 minutes of playing the frames cracked and I was not paying 30 for a broken goal set. It was fun while it lasted though.

Saturday started with a quick trip to the junk yard...or so we thought. Last month with our tax money we bought a 1992 VW Passat GL with moon roof. Ro went to get a muffler attachment however they had none. What they did have though was the moon roof track and frame so he inquired. Our moon roof had never worked since  a metal piece cracked in it. It was only 50 and from inquiring with a few mechanics it would cost us at least 300 for  a new one alone before installation. Big Ro was pretty sure he could fix it however it would take him at least 2 hours to pull the old one. He asked me what sounded like fun in the mean time for the kids and I. I started thinking about it and I remembered a goodwill located just down the street. I told him to drop me off and the kids and I would find something nice there. While there I scored lil Ro 5 Super Mario t-shirts, 2 pairs of children's place jeans, Roana got 3 shirts, big Ro got 2 shirts and 1 Barcelona soccer jersey and I got 3 shirts. Plus I found Lil Ro a brand new hot wheels loop with 10 cars included and Roana wanted 1 cadberry bunny animal. I spent a whopping $23! Ro pulled the moon roof and we came home and we assembled it. So for basically 75.00 we got our moon roof repaired! 

Afterwards we went to the grocery store. On our way there the kids fell asleep. I was very happy to go in there for a change and enjoy my shopping. I actually got to plan my meals for a change.

On Sunday it was 72. Such a refreshment from the snow we have received the last two weeks. I made Menudo for breakfast and then I got everything packed up to go to Palmer Park and get to cook out on our new grill. We love charcoal grills and I scored one last year for 4.00! There are no pictures of the grill however. We cooked Chicken Sausage from Sunflower market and then burgers and hot dogs. The kids played and ate and ran and teased the dogs.

After everything was eaten and packed up we decided to take Rex to the water at Rick Gossage Sports complex. He really loves playing fetch with the sticks and his mighty tuff water retriever toy. We played for 45 minutes until the mosquitoes decided they wanted a late lunch. 

From the sports complex we decided that we wanted Ice Cream. My friend Holly introduced me to an ice cream shop called Rizuto's. They sell these junior chocolate dipped cones for .75. I got one of those for me and a scoop of ice cream each for the kids. My total came up to 3.75 for us all. It is amazing and they are family owned and operated.

It was maybe a simple weekend but an incredible one. I love days like these and I know someday I will look back and miss them. Until them I will relish each and every one. Until my babies have babies of their own. Time passes so fast and I feel sometimes like I am missing it all.

My Poor Blog.

So far this year it has been a very hectic year. We got a new bed finally. I do not know if I mentioned this before but we cosleep with our youngest. Yes I know it is frowned upon but I think of it like this. I only have my children for 18 years all to myself. The first 5 years is exclusive to me. Soon he will beg to sleep on his own and then we will have our bed to ourself. We decided to get a King bed. I am so in love with it. I have never slept so good and I hope it is in our family for a long time.

March 17 was my birthday. Yes can you believe I did not post on it? I have neglected it so much. I am very sorry. I turned thirty that day. Where in the world does time go? I talked to my grandparents and I told them it was so true. Time flies after kids and I am scared I am not going to remember any of it. I do not want to scare Ro but my memory is getting so bad lately. I am sure it is from stress but you never know. I met 3 amazing ladies from an online board that I frequent. We had a blast on my birthday and I pray we become good friends.

Rogelio is doing awesome. He only has a little over a month left in school. He has a dinner tonight for a big honor. He is on the Presidents List and has a perfect attendance record. I am so very proud of him and I love him more every day.

Roana is my amazing child. Some days I do not take the time to tell her but she is incredible. She is sweet, caring and beautiful. She even made Honor Roll at school this session. I am teary eyed thinking about her.

Rogelito my baby is growing up so very fast. I have no clue where time has gone. He has turned into a young man who never ceases to amaze me.

I won tickets to the Cheyenne Mountain Zoo over Spring Break. We ended up going there for Easter. I love that Zoo so much and I plan on buying a Season pass for us next pay check. I really want the Dinosaur Series Dvds. I am trying to find a good price on them. We will see. I hope I find them used. Those were the good days. Watching shows with the family.

Well I hope you have enjoyed my update. I will swear to update as often as possible. i did make this to reflect on my life and its blessings. I just need to make more time. Thank you for caring and I will be back soon.

I know! I know! I have disappeared!

My blog is my refuge and since we have moved into our new place it has been insane around here. I apologize for falling behind and I swear I will become more active in posting.

Ro is working a lot and he has only 3 months and 10 days until his graduation. It did not seem possible when he enrolled last year that we would be so close. He is doing incredible in school right now too. He has perfect attendance to date and also has a 4.0 grade point average. I married an amazing man. He is a good dad, an incredible husband and so much more. When we met over 11 years ago I found my knight in shining armor.

Roana is still my sweetheart. She just turned 9 years old. I swear it seems like just yesterday she was born and looked at me with those same bright eyes that still melt my heart. She is doing incredible in school right now. I am very pleased. She has mostly A's, 2 B's and 1 C. Her next report card should be home in the next couple of weeks. I know she can get that C up to where it belongs. She is bright and just needs a little more interaction from her parents and by God that is what I am doing. She joined her first after school activity this semester. It is called Sport's Challenge. She goes every Thursday and plays her heart out. I am proud she is giving it a shot and showing us all she can play too even though you may not think it.

Lil Ro. Wow what to say about him? My baby is going to be 4 in April. This is breaking my heart. My son is almost potty trained now. He is only in Pull-ups at night now. The only reason being is he is a hard sleeper like his mama. Sometimes he will go and not wake up. He is becoming more vocal and definitely growing like a weed. When we drop Roana off at school he plays with the big kids. All the teachers call him Mr. Popular and love seeing him. They say in 2 years he is going to be top dog in Kindergarten as he will have all fifth graders as kids. This does not surprise me however because he has his father's personality.

I am doing fine right now. I will be the big Twenty-Ten Next month. Where in the heck does time go? It seems like just yesterday I turned 18 now here at age Twenty-Ten. I never imagined at this age my parents would be my guardian angel. When my son smiles my mothers smile shines through too. When my daughter Back talks she laughs and says I told you so. So many days wondering why and what she would think. I wish she could have watched my children grow. I know God had to take her then but I wish with all my heart things could be different. Prayers are sent to heaven every day where I am wishing my children never feel this pain. But honestly they help me get through day to day. Along with my husband that is. He is my rock, my soul and my world aside from God of course. Well this was quite a post huh? Here I thought I could come on here and just talk a lil bit. I guess this was bothering me more then imaginable. Starting this week my blog will be updated at least weekly. This is my therapy and sanity and I need to start taking it back. A few pictures are included of the kids and us these past month. Enjoy and please forgive me for the disappearance. I am back now.

Happy Blogaversary!!!!

I have been blogging now for the past two years! It really does not seem like it was long ago I followed my friends footsteps and started this little journal about my family. You guys have laughed with me and cried with me. Now I am glad to say i consider most of you all my friends. I know I have been slacking in this department and once again i vow to become more active. It is hard but I can make just 15 minutes to make a daily post. Hope all is well out there and I look forward to many many more blogoversarys to come!!!!!

A slight misunderstanding and My Roanas grades

I am going to say first of all I am very proud of my Roana and how well she is adapting in her new school. She has bountiful friends and wonderful teachers. I know she is trying her best and quite frankly that is all I can ask of her. She got 4 A's 2 B's and 2 C's on her report card. I was shocked by the two C's. Writing I could understand but not so much PE...

I let the days pass by and the more I thought about it the more I got pissed off. How can a child get an C in pe? One morning when I knew the PE teacher would be in I decided to go in and talk to her. I knocked on her office door and asked for a moment. I asked how I could improve her grade at home. She then informed me if I got her on a healthier diet at home and did more exercise then she should improve. She also told me her weight held her back and that I could make her lose some it would help too. I was flabbergasted but agreed.

After walking home and thinking about it I got pissed again. She is not my family physican and really should not be grading my child on my duties as a mom. The following morning I wrote the principal a letter. I got no response from the principal but the next day the PE teacher called me into the office. Finally she apologized and sat me down. She told me how she graded and we are better now. I am going to work on Roana's diet and for the last 3 days we have been playing 2 + hours outside. I am trying to take things to the next level and make our whole family more healthy.

My children are my pride and joy. Step on them and watch out, mama bear will be on the loose.

Happy Halloween!

Happy Halloween to all my blogger friends! I love this time of year. The air is crisp. The days are short and heck I get to go door to door begging for candy and I do not have to worry about getting shot in the process.

Ever since Lil Ro was born Ro and i have not really cared for store bought costumes. Last years Joker was incredible and I really did not think we could top it. Ro and I came very close to doing it again just because our son pulls it off very well.

Finally one evening we were watching the news they showed what they predicted would be the hot costume this year. Balloon boy. Ro and i turned to each other and said lets do it. In spirit of things we also decided to dress Roana as the news reporter.

Lil Ros costume took a total of three days to make. I had a blast. I think for now on we will try to stick with homemade costumes.

We went trick or treating in the mall and seven people stopped me to ask if they could take our picture. I gladly stepped aside and let my son take all the glory with his sister. I am proud of them. They wore it well and made people smile. So now I proudly present NewsGirl & Balloon Boy! I hope you had a great halloween!

Well there is that of course

This weekend was a very simple weekend. As many families are doing right now we are forced to cut back and reduce our monthly spending. Do not worry though we are still attempting our weekly outings to do something anything for these kiddos.

Saturday we went Grocery shopping. I actually got all my food for the week for fifty dollars. I know the kids are going to eat good and be happy. While Roana and I grocery shopped, the hubby and Lil Ro went to a park and played. It was so nice to shop in semi peace and concentrate on the food I knew we needed.

Sunday we decided since God blessed us with a gorgeous day to barbeque some carne asada. While Ro fired up the charcoal, I came inside and made rice, refried beans and guacamole. We ate like kings for the day and I know my kids tummy's were full.

Lil Ro also got to play some baseball with daddy and ride his bike. The kids ran outside and yes our rent is a little higher then before but seeing my children play outside is pure bliss.

Autumn is slowly creeping by. I can feel the cold moving in. It is seeping into my bones. I cannot wait to sit on the couch and eat our soups. I think this year I will make Ro some american chili. I crave it this time of year. If he does not like it then I will make him some eggs or something and I will eat the chili happily for the next week.

Of course there is news on my sister. I am so very proud of her right now in this time of my life. She has decided to move on from her abusive husband. She moved out on Sunday into a home with her friend in Tacoma. I know some days are going to be hard but she will find Mr. Right someday. Heck she is barely 27 years old. She still has plenty of time to find her happy ever after. Plus with my support and love I know she will know true happiness. I know she is going to go far and he will pay for the pain he has caused her. He will be the one with all the regrets. I am proud of her and I know in time I will only become closer to her.

Just a warm fall day in Colorado

This year is cracking me up. So far we have had warm summer days and already our first snow! It is driving me nuts but one of the sacrifices I am willing to make to live in beautiful Colorado! Today was a high of 65 and I actually took the kids out to play. Lil Ro rode his trike and Roana pushed her dolls in strollers. I cannot believe how quickly the grow.

The kids at Roana's school love her. Surprisingly they also adore lil Ro. The teachers call him Mr. Popular and smile when they see him. Roana is doing excellent so far. Her teacher conference is in 10 days and I am very excited to see where she is at.

Ro is still excelling at school. I am asking myself on a daily basis what I did to be so lucky? How did I find a handsome and intelligent and sweet man to call my own? I know for sure that God had his hand in finding this angel. I could no imagine being without him ever again.

The leaves are changing to their beautiful golden colors and the air is getting crisp. Winter is right around the corner. I cannot believe I have watched another year go By. I am so blessed in my life right now. Yes. Things could always be better but I just have to remember to look at the small things in life and apperciate it all. We only get to live once and I am loving living right now.

A visit that was long overdue

h my again I apologize. My life is kind of hectic right now with two kids who do not want to stop but I am trying to blog more. Really I am. LOL

I have not seen my sister in over three years. We had a huge rift in our relationship thanks to her hopefully soon to be ex husband. On Thursday my grandparents called me and told me to call my sister. I had asked them what was wrong but they told me I needed to talk to her. After a prayer and many thoughts I decided to pick up the phone. Surprisingly her and I picked up like it was yesterday. Her husband and her had gotten into a knock down fight and she needed to get away. I was happy to hear she wanted to go home to Columbus for a couple of days and encouraged her as getting away from the struggle was a good thing for them both.

On Friday I called her again in the morning. Unfortunately all the planes to Columbus were full and she needed to go away. Ro had told me the previous night if she wanted to she could come here. I offered our apartment and she consulted her soon to be ex and he found her a ticket to Colorado Springs. I was ecstatic. I have not seen my sister since Lil Ro was born.

On Saturday of course the weather decided to take a turn for the worse. I was terrified because the roads were ice packed and it showed no signs of clearing up. We even had a 60 car pileup on the road. Happily her plane arrived safely and she got her rental car. She made it here on record time and I actually felt tears in my eyes as I said Hello.

The kids were ecstatic. Aunt Beckie had came bearing gifts. After a quick tour of the apartment we ran to the dollar tree for some toiletries. She spoiled the kids of course by buying hats, gloves and toys but I did not mind as she hardly sees them anymore.

We came home and ate tamales. She had never had a tamale before and she loved it. The tamales were perfect. The trip was not all good however. I regret to say I found some painful marks on her. I did try to convince her to file a police report but she still loves the man. There is nothing I can do to convince her otherwise. The kids loved her visit. Even the frigid visit to Garden of the Gods.

I am so grateful for our little time together and I pray when she decides to leave him she decides to make Colorado Springs her home. Beckie I love you and I am sorry for all the time I left you with him alone. Remember always the kids love you and would miss Aunt Beckie if something happened. Hope we get to see you soon!















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