I swear we use to have one of these when I was a kid. I told my sister Vanessa about it today and she didn’t remember! Does anyone else remember having one of these when they were a kid?  

I have always thought it was awesome that you can buy Coca-Cola in the bottle here in San Antonio! I think it tastes better than Coke in a can, plastic bottle or out of the fountain. The coolness just increased like crazy now that we have the Coca-Cola cooler to put them in! The cooler you see is from the 1950′s. [...]

I was totally JP’s slave today. My goal was to unpack the boxes that the movers put in the kitchen. This is what it looked like when I started. This is what it looked like when I gave up 8 hours later! And is this the pile, no mountain, of packing paper that was wrapped [...]

Today is Cathy’s birthday! Happy Birthday Cathy!! This picture was not taken today… but it was taken in the last 24 hours!

Bright and early this morning the 54 foot moving truck showed up with all of JP’s things.  He told me a bunch of times that he had a lot of stuff …. next time I know to believe what he says!

Today is my brother Alex’s birthday! Happy Birthday Alex!

Up until about a year ago I had never eaten anything from Chick-fil-A. I would see their billboards and be fully amused but not being a big fan of chicken sandwiches I never went there. A few weeks ago Lily wanted to go because they have a play place similar to the one atMcDonald’s. She [...]

I think when Lily grows up she is gonna be one of those crazy animal people … and it is all going to be my fault. She is a serious animal lover. She has been asking for a cat ever since she could talk.  I am not a fan of animals nor do I want [...]

…you still have Christmas lights on your house on January 25th…. thanks JP!!

If you can tell me how I came up with the name JFG, Inc. as a company name I will give you 1,000 points! Here is the picture from last summer when I was Little Red Riding Hood.

Little Bo Peep is on her way to the San Antonio airport to find her lost sheep!

Lily woke early this morning (6am) with a fever. I gave her a cold wash cloth, some childrens tylenol and some water then she went back to sleep. Now its barely 8am and she is awake again and wanting to watch tv. Oh how I love Hulu.com! She can watch cartoons while I watch whatever I [...]

Lily and I bought some Valentine’s Day decorations today…. but I can’t seem to find my Valentine?? Last year JP took us out to dinner at The Melting Pot …. we already have our reservation for this year!

As a surprise for JP we went to the oil change place with his truck today. This was Lily’s first time hearing about oil and seeing them drain oil out of a truck … she was quite impressed.  They even pretended to let her help install the new air filter. Ta-Da!

Today is JP’s mom’s birthday! Happy Birthday Marlene!

Both Lily and I really like the cactus that grows around here. It is unbelievable how big they grow!

Nothing eventful happened today .. nothing at all .. I did not take a picture today!

We had our 2nd game of the season today. Oh Kinky Sets!

I spent today finishing the desk painting project that I started on Sunday! The only thing left to do is put on new drawer pulls which are coming from Seattle next week!

This weekend I sold Lily’s bed and desk on craigs list.  Next week she is getting a queen size bed! This is the before picture. This morning I walked past her room and seeing her bed gone made me a little bit sad. I can’t believe how fast she is growing up. Everyone always said [...]

A few months ago I bought this desk at a garage sale for like $10 maybe even less. As soon as I saw it I knew it had potential .. it just needed some attention. I washed it down and took the drawer pulls off. It became very obvious that this was not the first [...]

Nicole and Zoe (pronounced Zoey) came to visit us today. I have seen so many babies and pregnant people lately that it makes me …. OMG … want to make sure my birth control is working!

Do you see the Monkeys? How about now?

I attempted to french braid Lily’s hair for the first time today. I am still in the learning phase but this is what it looked like. I can’t quite figure out how to finish it off … next time it will look better!

In the last few days I have discovered that there are lots of snails around our yard. Lily found one this morning and insisted that she keep it. I made a deal with her that if she kept him in the planter outside that she could keep it as a pet .. he he. Here [...]

Look out world me and Lily figured out how to use the self-timer on the camera! At work every Friday until SuperBowl Sunday we are allowed to wear NFL gear. Today I wore my Chargers jersey! On the way home tonight Lily told me she wanted a jersey really bad so I let her wear my [...]

San Antonio was a wet rainy day which turned into a wet rainy night. Lots of thunder and lightning before bed made it almost impossible to get Lily to bed.  But at last she is snoring away!  On another note today I start the count down .. only 9 more nights until he comes back!

Yesterday at work I really wanted a pop. I needed $1.35 for the vending machine so I dug through my purse but all I could come up with was $1.30. All the  cash I had was a $5 bill. Have you ever put a $5 bill in a vending machine? You always get the change back [...]

Remember last year every day on the news they talked about gas prices going up? Or they talked about the price of a barrel of oil?  I was driving home from work and my car was on “E” …… actually it was beyond the white line and so low that I exited like 5 exits [...]

Today I was in the grocery store buying things for dinner. I was so excited when I saw that haas avacados were selling for $0.44 since each. I looked at the label and learned that they are a product of Chile. I’m guessing its the height of the growing season? Then I noticed some much [...]

Uhhh … nothing!

Today I went to my little sister Zerah’s baby shower .. or as Lily called it “Baby Bath”. Here is a picture of some of my siblings. Left to right is me, Pauly, Vanessa, James & Zerah.

So I have a rule on my website that I don’t post pictures that were not taken the same day as they are posted .. but here is the exception. This is a picture of when they cut Shauna to take out the babies. I was at her house today looking through the birthday pictures and [...]

  Cathy & Seattle Pedestrians beware! Cathy, Rose & Stephanie sitting on the troll!  

This is Parker, Jaxx and me! They are like little tiny dolls!

On day 1 of Seattle we saw more than a few things .. of course! Cathy had never seen nor played a “Pull Tab”. I tried to take a picture from the 34th floor of a building downtown … my camera didn’t do what I wanted it to! My three favorite girls of the day! We spotted a seal pup [...]

I fell asleep at 7pm … yes 7pm! So I am cheating on todays picture. I will be in Seattle from Thursday-Sunday! I am bringing my laptop and plan on posting pictures along the way! For now here is the Seattle skyline.

Last month Louis’s wife Tiffany made homemade tamales.  Since we had eaten a lot of tamales that week we put them in the freezer for later. Today we decided it was time to eat them … ohhh so delicious! Since we didn’t have any homemade tamales to give her we offered her a beer. She [...]

For the first time in my life I formed my own sports team. Our first game of the season was today. We have a few kinks to work out but I definitely think we have potential! Here are the Kinky Sets!  2 points if you notice the sign in the background! And me on the serve. [...]

If I were a bird I would live in this tree. It is located in a quiet neighborhood in San Antonio, TX. Why this tree you ask? For multiple reasons of course…. There is an authentic nest builder nearby who built the perfect nest… ready for me to move in! Or in the same tree I could [...]

This afternoon it was a sunny 60° in our neighborhood so we decided to walk down to the sand volleyball courts. There are two different ways to get there so we took the long way .. maybe 3/4 of a mile on the way there and a 1/4 mile on the way back. Lily is [...]

Today Lily and I spent a little time being crafty. I read about altered books a few months ago and I have been thinking about it ever since. Last weekend I combed through websites and decided I was going to go for it. This was the best website that I found http://gomakesomething.com/category/ht/ab/ While I was [...]