Dads view from Hospital

So Dad had to have his right kidney out at the end of January. He was in the hospital for about a week. I took my phone in and he was able to SKYPE or TANGO with Thalea and the boys and some of the Cassity's. I think Carl even SKYPE'd from work a couple of times, but He and Fran were there most nights in person. Anyway I think it was Sunday night...Super Bowl Sunday, Dad had to get a refill on blood and Mom and I were sitting there looking at the window and I took my cell phone and snapped some pictures. Turned out pretty good looking through a window. Somewhere on that hill is the house on Channel Street. I think I like the view looking over there better, then the view of looking over to Long Beach.

2012

Ok so I won't give any lame excuses for not blogging other than just pure laziness, but I'm sitting here, realizing that I need to be better at blogging and plus there are a few blogs I need to do for December if and when I ever decide to do a blog book for myself. Anyway here's to more blogging in 2012.

HAPPY 48TH ANNIVERSARY TO MOM AND DAD TODAY!!!!



I'm sure they won't be thrilled with this picture but its the latest I had, I don't think I took any pictures at Christmas time, so its a picture from my Birthday dinner, yes I turned 42 last year, but I was recently given a picture from when I was about 20 - 21 and people that saw it said I hadn't changed a bit!!!

PS (Yes, I know they were probably lying and just being nice)

Thalea's Birthday

Can't believe a year has come and gone so fast. I got to have my birthday present again this year to be to hang out with my favorite sister for her birthday. I told her not to tell the boys that I was coming. I wanted to surprise them. I had talked to Sam the night before on the phone and asked him if he wanted me to come and visit him soon. He told Mason (I found out later after surprising them) that I was coming and Mason told him that he was wrong that I wasn't coming so I got lots of hugs from two happy boys that their favorite Aunt came to visit them.

Thalea took a video of the surprise, but I don't know how to put it here on the blog and most of the pictures Thalea took. We went bowling and we played secret Santa's to the neighbors. I had a chocolate monster for a helper dipping the marsh mellows. We had to hurry and clean him up before the parents saw him. Mason took my ipod and learned how to outrun the police on one of my games. He handed it to me and asked me what did this word mean that was flashing, I about died laughing when I realized that he had escaped the police. I can't even do that on the game!!!

Here are some pictures I took the last day, when Thalea and I went to Gardner's Village. I had to take some pictures of the demanding ducks and geese and then of the little Elfs they had out there. Can't resist a little Elf flirting!!!

Guess What Happened Right Around the Corner??

Right around the block, I could almost see it through my backyard fence if it wasn't for a couple of houses and a few trees!!!



"H" and the gang were in town filming an episode. It's not the first time they have been in the neighborhood, just the first time that they had to actually come knocking on the door here to notify us of filming and possibly using or should I say blocking our driveway with film crew equipment. The guy that came to the door even said we could go on set and check stuff out but I'm not that star struck. I already met Adam Rodriguez once. (nice guy by the way) I'm probably more star struck by the Hummer they get to drive and the Miami-Dade police cars that were parked down the block, which I was planning on going and taking a picture of but I just saw them going down the street on a car carrier so I missed out on that one.



I'm sure most of the shots which were going to take place in the neighbors garage would show "H" like the above picture and another shot like the one below.



I like watching CSI Miami because so much of it is filmed in Long Beach. It's so funny to be watching it and then realize oh I know that apartment building or I know that park they are running in. Now I can say oh "hey thats the house around the corner!!"

Happy Anniversary to US!!!

9 years ago today I married my best friend. I can't believe we have been married for 9 years already and together for 15 years.



We went out for a quick dinner last night, since he had to work tonight. Captain Kidd's..had to go there since they catered the wedding. Man I still remember all that food and the chippino the 5 gallon buckets. I think Carl and Fran took home one that hadn't even been opened!!!

OK 9 quick things in random order that I love about Michael:
1. He totally gets me
2. His sense of humor
3. He knows when to leave me alone
4. He knows when to not leave me alone
5. He loves all animals (except birds see previous post)
6. He loves my family
7. He spoils me (breakfast in bed)
8. He loves Star Valley
9. He puts up with my crap

Happy 9 years babe...love ya!!!

What the Heck was I thinking???

Sometimes my grand ideas of doing something really turn in to a pain.



We were running low on our stock pile of homemade tamales and well since it's almost the season, I though what the heck I'll just make them myself. I forgot the worst part about making tamales is having to wrap them!!!



I still have another full pot the same size waiting to get wrapped up and then, I have the beef cook just need the red sauce for beef tamales. I'm thinking if I can convince Michael to fore go the beef tamales that I will make beef taquito's instead.

I know I have been MIA from blog land. Nothing to exciting happening last month. I had my 42 birthday in October, Michael had the day off so we ran errands and had a yummy birthday lunch at Chilie's. Well break time is over time to get back to making tamales!!

Remembering 9/11 - 10 years later

I've been lazy not updating the blog with stuff, knowing that the next blog was going to be the 200th post. I wanted the post to be something different but nothing exciting had happened and I've been too lazy to take the time to download pictures off my camera. So after spending most of this afternoon taking a very long nap. I started watching all the remember when stuff on TV and decided I needed to document at least for me 10 years ago and the best way is some pictures I found and one I'm stealing off a blog I stalk.











So much has happened in 10 years, but has anything really changed???