I love Juan very much, and I am sorry that he is not around.
But I'm more sorry for my mom, whose companion is no longer around.
Mami is lonely, and sad, but as always, life goes on.
Thursday, December 15, 2011
Adios to my dad, Juan
Juan just died a few weeks ago. I was there touching his arm, holding his shoulder as he breathed his last three breaths. I kissed his cheeks and said a prayer. I know my loved ones, already gone, where there to receive and guide him. I have never before felt death so close, lurking around just waiting. I have never been so glad to see someone finally rest.
I love Juan very much, and I am sorry that he is not around.
But I'm more sorry for my mom, whose companion is no longer around.
Mami is lonely, and sad, but as always, life goes on.
Adios to my dad, Juan.
I love Juan very much, and I am sorry that he is not around.
But I'm more sorry for my mom, whose companion is no longer around.
Mami is lonely, and sad, but as always, life goes on.
Things I have done since the last time...
I am learning to crochet. Here is my first flower with help from my sister-in-law from Florida.I think it looks really cute. I have a problem though. I haven't been able to recreate it. In my defense, I haven't tried hard. I'm sure I could do another one, on my own, if I try it...which I will, as soon as I get to Utah in a couple of days.
I don't think I have done anything more, or actually I haven't finished anything but I started a quilt. I will finish it next year :)
It doesn't look great in the picture, it looks better in person. All I need to do is add a back to it and quilting. Also, I thought I could add some flowers to it. Maybe a big flower in a corner, or some small ones.
Also, I'm not sure if I posted my last flower picture so if I have, just ignore it or enjoy it again.
Thursday, December 1, 2011
Baby Hats
On Pinterest (have you heard about this....because you need to get on so I can follow you!) I keep seeing these adorable newborn pictures of babies in cute hats. So I decided to learn how to make some for my own future newborn. (NOT AN ANNOUNCEMENT!!) Thankfully my sister-in-law was about to have a baby, so I was able to practice on hats for her baby. Unfortunately when I took these pictures I didn't have a baby to dress up.....I'm hoping the hats will be cuter when they are actually on a baby head.
This first hat is a "Munchkin Hat"
Than I made a hat with ear flaps and braids down the side....
The hats actually turned out well enough that I'm excited to try again. And they are surprisingly fast to make (at least compared to blankets!) I made a blanket too....but I forgot to get a picture of it. If N. Carolina is cold enough in the winter, maybe we can make some cute hats for them!
This first hat is a "Munchkin Hat"
Than I made a hat with ear flaps and braids down the side....
The hats actually turned out well enough that I'm excited to try again. And they are surprisingly fast to make (at least compared to blankets!) I made a blanket too....but I forgot to get a picture of it. If N. Carolina is cold enough in the winter, maybe we can make some cute hats for them!
Friday, October 21, 2011
Two weekends ago, in Ohio, and West Virginia
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| At the hotel, on Friday night, the day before the wedding, Isabella lost her first upper front teeth |
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| Aiden, who was already in bed, had to get up and join in the picture-taking fun |
I don't have any pictures of the wedding yet, or of me dancing, but I do have some pictures of our trip which included a stop at Melody's in West Virginia.
Enjoy!
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| Fishing at Melody's pond |
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| At the water fall |
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| I love those three |
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| With Melody, who took us to the falls (Carlie is behind the camera) |
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| Beautiful West Virginia |
By Inspiration
Today I found a blogger following my posts, which are not many, and I decided to check her blog.
I am amazed. The Lord works in wonderful and unimaginable ways. I read the Silver Strands' post about being cured from MS. How she and her family searched the Word of Wisdom, being healed by food, etc. This post was inspiring, and exactly what I needed to read right now.
For a few weeks now Jared has been toying with the idea of cutting meat and animal derived products from our diets. He suggested that we watch "Forks over Knives"...But every time I would ask to see it, he would say "not today." Last weekend, on Sunday actually, we watched "Forks over Knives" Jared just turned it on.
Following the documentary we read the word of wisdom. We talked about it for a while. I don't know why we have been so worried about our diets. We are pretty healthy, except for Jared having a relatively high cholesterol, we are active, and exercise at least twice a week. We don't have any health problems as far as we know, yet lately Jared has been worried.
After discussing the changes that we must do to our diets, I made up my mind. We will try to go vegan, as much as possible, as soon as possible. So we started on Monday, I'm quick like that.
To eat more vegetables is not a problem, the kids and I already eat a mostly vegetarian diet except for eggs, and dairy. Jared on the other hand is having some trouble, on Monday and Wednesday he went to a Korean Barbeque for lunch where he ate mostly meat. He is weak when it comes to eating meat, I know this is why he made me watch that documentary, he wants me to help him.
At home, I have been doing my best to follow through with our plan. I already bought soy milk, the chocolate and vanilla flavors, and I have cooked a vegetarian dinner everyday. (Aiden is already tired of beans, while Bella is enjoying them.) But so far, I have had a couple of things that contain milk and today I had a bite of cheese. So I was wavering. This is why reading her blog couldn't have happened at a better time. I need support, I need to be strong, the Silver Strand's blog was exactly what I needed. I need to be strong because Jared is weak. While I am not sure how strict we should be on following a completely vegan diet, whatever we do I want to do for life. I don't want to do a fad, temporary diet, I want to improve the way we live our lives, I want to improve our health, I want my children to be strong. I already pray for them to be strong, now we need to do what we can to be just that. In Spanish there is a saying that goes something like this: God says "take care of yourself and I will take care of you". He already helps us by giving us the Word of Wisdom, now all we need to do is study it and follow it.
I sound a little preachy, I know, but this is all for me.
Next week there will be no cheese at all. I know I can do it.
I am amazed. The Lord works in wonderful and unimaginable ways. I read the Silver Strands' post about being cured from MS. How she and her family searched the Word of Wisdom, being healed by food, etc. This post was inspiring, and exactly what I needed to read right now.
For a few weeks now Jared has been toying with the idea of cutting meat and animal derived products from our diets. He suggested that we watch "Forks over Knives"...But every time I would ask to see it, he would say "not today." Last weekend, on Sunday actually, we watched "Forks over Knives" Jared just turned it on.
Following the documentary we read the word of wisdom. We talked about it for a while. I don't know why we have been so worried about our diets. We are pretty healthy, except for Jared having a relatively high cholesterol, we are active, and exercise at least twice a week. We don't have any health problems as far as we know, yet lately Jared has been worried.
After discussing the changes that we must do to our diets, I made up my mind. We will try to go vegan, as much as possible, as soon as possible. So we started on Monday, I'm quick like that.
To eat more vegetables is not a problem, the kids and I already eat a mostly vegetarian diet except for eggs, and dairy. Jared on the other hand is having some trouble, on Monday and Wednesday he went to a Korean Barbeque for lunch where he ate mostly meat. He is weak when it comes to eating meat, I know this is why he made me watch that documentary, he wants me to help him.
At home, I have been doing my best to follow through with our plan. I already bought soy milk, the chocolate and vanilla flavors, and I have cooked a vegetarian dinner everyday. (Aiden is already tired of beans, while Bella is enjoying them.) But so far, I have had a couple of things that contain milk and today I had a bite of cheese. So I was wavering. This is why reading her blog couldn't have happened at a better time. I need support, I need to be strong, the Silver Strand's blog was exactly what I needed. I need to be strong because Jared is weak. While I am not sure how strict we should be on following a completely vegan diet, whatever we do I want to do for life. I don't want to do a fad, temporary diet, I want to improve the way we live our lives, I want to improve our health, I want my children to be strong. I already pray for them to be strong, now we need to do what we can to be just that. In Spanish there is a saying that goes something like this: God says "take care of yourself and I will take care of you". He already helps us by giving us the Word of Wisdom, now all we need to do is study it and follow it.
I sound a little preachy, I know, but this is all for me.
Next week there will be no cheese at all. I know I can do it.
Lost and Found, A Tooth Story
This all started when I called the kids to the table. After working all afternoon on it, Isabella's bottom tooth is ready to fall/be pulled out. So I asked her if we should pull it before we sit down to eat.
"No," she said, "I don't think it's ready".
"Dang", I think, I know what's coming.
After the first bite she starts crying.
"Is it your tooth?" I ask. "Do you want me to pull it out?"
"Uh hum" she mumbles, still crying with a very bloody mouth.
"Ok", I finished chewing and move over to her side of the table. I tried and failed a couple of times. She wants me to stop, so I move back to my chair. Another bite, more crying and wailing. Again I move to her side and after a few more tries I get it out.
Happiness on her part, I'm just wondering if I'll be able to continue eating.
With her tooth in hand, I go to the bathroom sink to brush it. Our tooth-fairy is very picky, she wants the teeth to be very clean, thoroughly washed, before we put them under the pillow.
Uh oh! If you are thinking "bad idea, she could drop the tooth in the sink", you are right. I did!
Wails from the kitchen, "mom, why did you had to wash it?"
I said, "Don't worry the tooth-fairy will still give you money!"
Bella, still crying like it's the end of the world, "I wanted to see it!"
What to do next? I know, maybe I should go under the sink and check the pipes to see if for some miracle it is still lodge in there, and not on its way to the ocean. I proceed to loosen the pipes. Lucky me! Problem solved, everybody's happy, but now I'm sickish. That was disgusting. I hope I don't have to check for anything inside those pipes, ever again.
"No," she said, "I don't think it's ready".
"Dang", I think, I know what's coming.
After the first bite she starts crying.
"Is it your tooth?" I ask. "Do you want me to pull it out?"
"Uh hum" she mumbles, still crying with a very bloody mouth.
"Ok", I finished chewing and move over to her side of the table. I tried and failed a couple of times. She wants me to stop, so I move back to my chair. Another bite, more crying and wailing. Again I move to her side and after a few more tries I get it out.
Happiness on her part, I'm just wondering if I'll be able to continue eating.
With her tooth in hand, I go to the bathroom sink to brush it. Our tooth-fairy is very picky, she wants the teeth to be very clean, thoroughly washed, before we put them under the pillow.
Uh oh! If you are thinking "bad idea, she could drop the tooth in the sink", you are right. I did!
Wails from the kitchen, "mom, why did you had to wash it?"
I said, "Don't worry the tooth-fairy will still give you money!"
Bella, still crying like it's the end of the world, "I wanted to see it!"
Thursday, July 28, 2011
Here in Miami
Today I went for a jog. I would have liked to say run, but it was so slow I can't call it anything but a jog...which is actually all I usually do anyways. The last time I went running was last week, nope I take that back, it was a week and a half ago on a Friday. Exercising here in Florida is not as easy (to me) as it is at home. Here I don't seem to find the time or place to do anything.
On another topic, I just finished reading Anne of Green Gables, and I really liked it. I have plans of reading at least one or two more books of the series until I get tired of it.
Of course I should mention that I went to the beach, not here but up in fort Meyers, and while I would have liked to go to the beach more often while I was here it has been raining almost everyday.
The kids have been practicing their Spanish, but not enough to have any conversation but they seem to get along just fine with their abuelo and abuela.
On another topic, I just finished reading Anne of Green Gables, and I really liked it. I have plans of reading at least one or two more books of the series until I get tired of it.
Of course I should mention that I went to the beach, not here but up in fort Meyers, and while I would have liked to go to the beach more often while I was here it has been raining almost everyday.
The kids have been practicing their Spanish, but not enough to have any conversation but they seem to get along just fine with their abuelo and abuela.
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