I got an email today from a friend. This was just a part of it but it really speaks for how I feel at times so I wanted to share it with you guys...
What is a divine appointment? I believe it's a ‘meeting’ which is inspired and led by God. I'm sure you've had those kinds of moments in your life.... those moments when you've experienced "coincidences" or when things just seemed "meant to be.” You know, when you're in EXACTLY the right place at the right time. And the best part is, something wonderful always comes out of moments like these! I love when they come about and look for them on a daily basis! We see the faithfulness of God. we see His hand of restoration in our lives and the lives of others. We see a God that loves us and speaks to us through the whole of our lives. There are moments of grace that continually surround us and the ones we love. If we stay open and receptive, we'll encounter God often, and in powerful ways. “The steps of a good man are ordered by the LORD and he delights in his way.” Psalms 37:23 Amen!!
Friday, September 25, 2009
I know...I know...
I am slacking when it comes to writing. Too much is going on in this crazy head of mine and my lunch time, which is the time that I normally write, has been spent doing things for Larissa's birthday.
So let me do a quick catch up yet again:
Larissa is doing...well she is doing the same thing she does every year. She falls behind on a ton of assignments, I get progress reports, then she makes them all up and she gets A's & B's. This stresses me out but apparently it is part of her personality. Must be something from her father's side that she inherited. Her favorite class is Broadcasting. This seems to be her new thing this year. The class is going really well and they even got to make their first of many short ameteur films and I wanted to share with you all. There are some really good parts and other parts not so much. I can't wait to see as they progress with them though. I am not sure how many they will be doing in total. They had to work with camera angles, lighting, and sound. So here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpw3qDYwoMA . She is also onto another boyfriend. This one is named Ryan. What else is there to say, he is cute and he is nice and let's see how long this one lasts...lmao.
Nathan is doing great in school as usual. He is catching up with his reading level which makes me proud. He continues to do great on projects too. He is back at Karate and working on trying to get another belt. I took him to go see Surrogates last night. I had free tickets to the pre-screening and he was my date. It had been a long time since we had spent some alone time and it was nice. He is so grown and I tend to forget that.
CJ is doing great. He was moved up the 3 year old room on Wednesday and he is adapting really really well. He loves the teachers and he doesn't cry to go to school anymore. He loves going to the big boy room...lol. This room has more educational value, which is what I wanted. He starting to learn about his letters. He is talking more and more and he is doing wonderful with not having accidents. It is amazing to me how much that boy can take in and learn at one time.
I am sure all of you know by now that Jose's grandmother passed away. He is in RI now and the service is tonight. I hope that he is going to be ok tonight. This is his first real big loss and it was tough for him here but I can't imagine him seeing his mother, sister and aunt break down. I don't know what kind of effect that will have on him. Can't wait to have him back on Sunday.
Gotta go...talk to you guys soon. Bye !
So let me do a quick catch up yet again:
Larissa is doing...well she is doing the same thing she does every year. She falls behind on a ton of assignments, I get progress reports, then she makes them all up and she gets A's & B's. This stresses me out but apparently it is part of her personality. Must be something from her father's side that she inherited. Her favorite class is Broadcasting. This seems to be her new thing this year. The class is going really well and they even got to make their first of many short ameteur films and I wanted to share with you all. There are some really good parts and other parts not so much. I can't wait to see as they progress with them though. I am not sure how many they will be doing in total. They had to work with camera angles, lighting, and sound. So here is the link: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Vpw3qDYwoMA . She is also onto another boyfriend. This one is named Ryan. What else is there to say, he is cute and he is nice and let's see how long this one lasts...lmao.
Nathan is doing great in school as usual. He is catching up with his reading level which makes me proud. He continues to do great on projects too. He is back at Karate and working on trying to get another belt. I took him to go see Surrogates last night. I had free tickets to the pre-screening and he was my date. It had been a long time since we had spent some alone time and it was nice. He is so grown and I tend to forget that.
CJ is doing great. He was moved up the 3 year old room on Wednesday and he is adapting really really well. He loves the teachers and he doesn't cry to go to school anymore. He loves going to the big boy room...lol. This room has more educational value, which is what I wanted. He starting to learn about his letters. He is talking more and more and he is doing wonderful with not having accidents. It is amazing to me how much that boy can take in and learn at one time.
I am sure all of you know by now that Jose's grandmother passed away. He is in RI now and the service is tonight. I hope that he is going to be ok tonight. This is his first real big loss and it was tough for him here but I can't imagine him seeing his mother, sister and aunt break down. I don't know what kind of effect that will have on him. Can't wait to have him back on Sunday.
Gotta go...talk to you guys soon. Bye !
Thursday, September 17, 2009
CJ is doing GREAT !!!!
This is going to be short and to the point because I don't have too much time but I wanted to share my thoughts on CJ's progress with you all.
CJ started at Elite on August 10th. He is now speaking in sentences, he no longer has his pacifier and he is officially potty trained ! He had to start in the 2 year old room when he started at Elite because he wasn't potty trained. Next week he will be going up to the 3 year old room from 9-11 each day to meet the teacher, meet the kids and get used to the classroom and what they might do differently. If all goes well, and I am sure that it will, he will be moving up to the 3 year old room the week after that on the 28th. It is amazing to me how a little person can take so much in during such a short period of time. He has really grown the past couple of months. My baby is growing up !
So sorry that once again, time has passed and I have not written. It is not that I don't want to, it is that sometimes time does not allow for it at work and at home there is just no time at all. I will try to be back on tomorrow.
CJ started at Elite on August 10th. He is now speaking in sentences, he no longer has his pacifier and he is officially potty trained ! He had to start in the 2 year old room when he started at Elite because he wasn't potty trained. Next week he will be going up to the 3 year old room from 9-11 each day to meet the teacher, meet the kids and get used to the classroom and what they might do differently. If all goes well, and I am sure that it will, he will be moving up to the 3 year old room the week after that on the 28th. It is amazing to me how a little person can take so much in during such a short period of time. He has really grown the past couple of months. My baby is growing up !
So sorry that once again, time has passed and I have not written. It is not that I don't want to, it is that sometimes time does not allow for it at work and at home there is just no time at all. I will try to be back on tomorrow.
Wednesday, September 9, 2009
My Guardian Angel
Have you ever had a day when you can't seem to get a particular person out of your head? Well I am having that kind of day. I have been having that kind of month but today is the day when it's the strongest.
I haven't gotten over the death of my godmother yet but somehow her death is a little more bearable knowing that I had really said my good-byes to her when she was still in her right mind. I knew the day was coming and I also knew that she was happily waiting for it. Experiencing the death of my godmother though has opened so many feelings from my godfather's death.
It has been 19 years and it still feels like yesterday at times. My godfather was the single most influential man in my life...until now. My godfather was very soft spoken and very reserved unless he was around people that he was really comfortable with. He never argued with my godmother or raised his voice to her. I am sure they argued but never in front of everyone. Airing their dirty laundry just wasn't something that they ever did. They seemed to always be in harmony with each other, finish each other's sentence and know each other's actions before they did it. The marriage that he and my godmother had is what I strive to have some day.
My godfather was a very religious man. It isn't that my godfather would spend hours talking about it or going to church, he just was. He would go to church on Sunday, every Sunday. If we weren't near our church then he would go to any church in the area. It was sacred to him. And his actions showed his love and belief for God. He had a respect for himself, life and his family that just shows a kind of connection with God.
My godfather was a wonderful man and such a big part of my life for the short time he was here. I don't ever remember a time that he let me down or disappointed me. Not that he spoiled me (well, ok, so he did) but he just had this way about him.
He hated to shop but he loved to drive. So, he would tell us all to get ready and he would drive us to a far mall, many trips were made to The Crystal Mall in CT. When we got there my mom and godmother would go shopping and I would hang with my godfather. We would sit and have milkshakes or throw pennies into the fountains or go look at books. He loved books and loved to learn about anything and everything. He would buy a book about the stars and then sit there and read it and then teach it to me. He opened my eyes to so many things through books and by example. I would spend hours with him in the garden or going clam digging.
He encouraged me to do whatever I wanted. He had complete faith in my abilities. I remember he bought this white statue of The Virgin Mary and put it in the yard and Mary stood in this white semi-circle, you know the inlet thing she stands on that surounds her? Well, I sat with him on the porch and made a comment about how white it all was and how beautiful it would be if we could paint a blue sky with clouds in the back so that it looked like she was in heaven. I had seen it done on tv (Bob Ross) but never actually done it. He went and bought the paint and said "go ahead and do it". I was so scared. I was so afraid of messing up his statue. He told me to do it and if I didn't like then we could always paint it white again. I did it and it came out beautiful. It was actually the first time that I painted and it gave me the courage to do more later on. He was so proud of me and he would show anyone who came to the house.
The relationship we had was like no other and it still is. I know that this must sound silly but I guess that today I have been feeling his presence all around me. Like he is really with me and watching over me and my family. It is a feeling that is just so comforting and unexplainable. I just felt like sharing this with you all. Hope everyone is having a great day.
I haven't gotten over the death of my godmother yet but somehow her death is a little more bearable knowing that I had really said my good-byes to her when she was still in her right mind. I knew the day was coming and I also knew that she was happily waiting for it. Experiencing the death of my godmother though has opened so many feelings from my godfather's death.
It has been 19 years and it still feels like yesterday at times. My godfather was the single most influential man in my life...until now. My godfather was very soft spoken and very reserved unless he was around people that he was really comfortable with. He never argued with my godmother or raised his voice to her. I am sure they argued but never in front of everyone. Airing their dirty laundry just wasn't something that they ever did. They seemed to always be in harmony with each other, finish each other's sentence and know each other's actions before they did it. The marriage that he and my godmother had is what I strive to have some day.
My godfather was a very religious man. It isn't that my godfather would spend hours talking about it or going to church, he just was. He would go to church on Sunday, every Sunday. If we weren't near our church then he would go to any church in the area. It was sacred to him. And his actions showed his love and belief for God. He had a respect for himself, life and his family that just shows a kind of connection with God.
My godfather was a wonderful man and such a big part of my life for the short time he was here. I don't ever remember a time that he let me down or disappointed me. Not that he spoiled me (well, ok, so he did) but he just had this way about him.
He hated to shop but he loved to drive. So, he would tell us all to get ready and he would drive us to a far mall, many trips were made to The Crystal Mall in CT. When we got there my mom and godmother would go shopping and I would hang with my godfather. We would sit and have milkshakes or throw pennies into the fountains or go look at books. He loved books and loved to learn about anything and everything. He would buy a book about the stars and then sit there and read it and then teach it to me. He opened my eyes to so many things through books and by example. I would spend hours with him in the garden or going clam digging.
He encouraged me to do whatever I wanted. He had complete faith in my abilities. I remember he bought this white statue of The Virgin Mary and put it in the yard and Mary stood in this white semi-circle, you know the inlet thing she stands on that surounds her? Well, I sat with him on the porch and made a comment about how white it all was and how beautiful it would be if we could paint a blue sky with clouds in the back so that it looked like she was in heaven. I had seen it done on tv (Bob Ross) but never actually done it. He went and bought the paint and said "go ahead and do it". I was so scared. I was so afraid of messing up his statue. He told me to do it and if I didn't like then we could always paint it white again. I did it and it came out beautiful. It was actually the first time that I painted and it gave me the courage to do more later on. He was so proud of me and he would show anyone who came to the house.
The relationship we had was like no other and it still is. I know that this must sound silly but I guess that today I have been feeling his presence all around me. Like he is really with me and watching over me and my family. It is a feeling that is just so comforting and unexplainable. I just felt like sharing this with you all. Hope everyone is having a great day.
Tuesday, September 8, 2009
Re-Cap
To those of you that might actually be following my blog, I want to apologize for taking such an absence from it. As we all know, life often gets in the way of doing things that we enjoy. So let me recap since the last time I was on.
I have had to cancel our trip to RI for Larissa's birthday. Although I try to be superwoman at times , I clearly am missing the cape and am not. So after talking to Jose about it and going over what we can and can not do, over and over again, we had no choice. I sat with Larissa and of course went through the typical emotions....sadness, tears, anger, frustration. Once she was done with all that, I offered to give her what I could here. So I have been insanely busy canceling things in RI and finding things here. I finally have a hall to have it in. She has had to pick her court here, we have had to adjust some of the program. I have notified all the parents and explained to them what it is and we have gone looking for dresses for the girls. So far...it has been a success. After looking high and low for a dress for Larissa, I have turned to my mother. She has reassured me that she can make her dress with little time and her estimated time to come home is the end of Sept or the very beginning of Oct so she will have plenty of time. I know how good she is.
Nathan has started Karate again and loves being back. The class has managed to shrink. That is the thing with free classes is that people don't really feel obligated to go. If they were paying for them, then you can bet your bootie that they would show up. So anyways, when the classes are smaller is when the kids benefit from it the most because they have more one on one time.
CJ and Jose were both sick this weekend. This stupid viral thing that we can't do anything about. This might have been a long weekend but it was a draining weekend for me. CJ had his ups and downs. His fever was doing it's own thing. I did give him motrin and gave him cool baths and for the most part, it was bareable except at night. He has this terrible cough that has made his throat raw and he cries when he coughs. Well he was anyways, last night he only woke up twice...hip hip hooray! And he is back into his own bed which is great news for my back!
Yesterday was my godson's birthday and I was so happy to be able to talk to him. I can't believe how big he is getting, all the kids actually. It is so hard to be so far away during special times like this. And he made me feel bad too...lol. I asked him how his day was and he said good. I asked if he had a lot of people and he said, no just family. And then he said " and you weren't here !" I told him how much I missed him and that if I could have been there, I would but it's just not possible. I wonder how much of all this kids really understand. Moving has definatly been one of the best things we could have done for our family but the family we left behind is so far away now and I fear that the kids especially will start to forget us. I have to keep up in their lives so that they understand how much we love them even though we can't be there.
Well that's it for today. I have to get back online and look for a few more things and ideas and I will try to back on tomorrow. Is anyone really out there anyway or am I just talking to myself ?!
I have had to cancel our trip to RI for Larissa's birthday. Although I try to be superwoman at times , I clearly am missing the cape and am not. So after talking to Jose about it and going over what we can and can not do, over and over again, we had no choice. I sat with Larissa and of course went through the typical emotions....sadness, tears, anger, frustration. Once she was done with all that, I offered to give her what I could here. So I have been insanely busy canceling things in RI and finding things here. I finally have a hall to have it in. She has had to pick her court here, we have had to adjust some of the program. I have notified all the parents and explained to them what it is and we have gone looking for dresses for the girls. So far...it has been a success. After looking high and low for a dress for Larissa, I have turned to my mother. She has reassured me that she can make her dress with little time and her estimated time to come home is the end of Sept or the very beginning of Oct so she will have plenty of time. I know how good she is.
Nathan has started Karate again and loves being back. The class has managed to shrink. That is the thing with free classes is that people don't really feel obligated to go. If they were paying for them, then you can bet your bootie that they would show up. So anyways, when the classes are smaller is when the kids benefit from it the most because they have more one on one time.
CJ and Jose were both sick this weekend. This stupid viral thing that we can't do anything about. This might have been a long weekend but it was a draining weekend for me. CJ had his ups and downs. His fever was doing it's own thing. I did give him motrin and gave him cool baths and for the most part, it was bareable except at night. He has this terrible cough that has made his throat raw and he cries when he coughs. Well he was anyways, last night he only woke up twice...hip hip hooray! And he is back into his own bed which is great news for my back!
Yesterday was my godson's birthday and I was so happy to be able to talk to him. I can't believe how big he is getting, all the kids actually. It is so hard to be so far away during special times like this. And he made me feel bad too...lol. I asked him how his day was and he said good. I asked if he had a lot of people and he said, no just family. And then he said " and you weren't here !" I told him how much I missed him and that if I could have been there, I would but it's just not possible. I wonder how much of all this kids really understand. Moving has definatly been one of the best things we could have done for our family but the family we left behind is so far away now and I fear that the kids especially will start to forget us. I have to keep up in their lives so that they understand how much we love them even though we can't be there.
Well that's it for today. I have to get back online and look for a few more things and ideas and I will try to back on tomorrow. Is anyone really out there anyway or am I just talking to myself ?!
Thursday, August 27, 2009
Karoake at Wild Wings Cafe
Jose and I went to Wild Wings Cafe last night for some karoake. There were eight of us in total and we had a BLAST. It was so much fun. I didn't drink, so you know that I didn't sing but some of the people with us did and the crowd got really pumped. Drunk people singing completly out of tune...what's not to like....lol. It was a really good time and we can't wait to do it again some time. We got to make some new friends too and that is always a great thing.
Well that's all for today because I have things to do during lunch but I will be back tomorrow. Stay tuned...LMAO.
Well that's all for today because I have things to do during lunch but I will be back tomorrow. Stay tuned...LMAO.
Wednesday, August 26, 2009
All About Me
Thought I would share one of those quirky question thingie we all get in our emails....60 things about me. It was a bit long if you ask me but I was a trooper
1. What time did you get up this morning? 5am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? GI Joe
4. What is your favorite TV show? My Wife & Kids
5. What did you have for breakfast? wheat bagel with lite cream cheese
6. What is your middle name? Alexandra
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Anything spicey
8. What foods do you dislike? most shellfish, except for scallops
9. What is your favorite Potato chip? Stacey's Pita Chips
10. What is your favourite CD at the moment? Don't have one as I listen to the radio all the time
11. What kind of car (truck) do you drive? my mother's car
12. What is your favorite sandwich? grilled cheese with bacon & muffeletta
13. Favorite item of clothing? pj's and Jose's t-shirts
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Portugal
15. What color is your bathroom? which one? Master is brown and beige, upstairs bath is burgundy and the downstairs bath is....green?
16. Favorite brands of clothing? whatever is on sale
17. Where would you want to retire to? don't know yet, too soon to know
18. Favorite time of day? Morning
19. Where were you born? Lisbon, Portugal
20. Favorite sport to watch? Hockey of course.
21. What type of detergent do you use? whatever is on sale
22. Coke or Pepsi? COKE !!!!!
23. Are you a morning person or night owl? Morning person
24. What size shoe do you wear? 6 1/2 - 7
25. Do you have pets? Four cats, two hampsters and a bird (currently)
26. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? This is a blog...there is always news.
27. What did you want to be when you were little? lawyer, teacher, cop, you name it.
28. Favorite Candy? Take 5
29. What is your best childhood memory? Time with my godparents
30. Different jobs you have had in your life? Babysitter, gas station attendent, waitress for Newport Creamery, office manager, pizza maker, accounts payable clerk, retail work, payment poster, accounts receivable clerk, bookkeeper, admin. ( I am sure there are more)
31. What color underwear are you wearing? white with smilies (joe boxers)
32. Nicknames? Chris, Tina, Mom, Mama, Auntie, Tia
33. Piercing? Ears only
34. Ever been to Africa? No
35. Ever been toilet papered? What?
36. Love someone so much it made you cry? Unfortunately I have.
37. Been in a car accident? too many
38. Croutons or bacon bits? Both
39. Favorite day of the week? Friday
40. Favorite restaurants? Chili's
41. Favorite flowers? Tulips, Lillies and Daisies
42. Favorite ice cream? New York Super Fudge Chunk
43. Who is your best friend? Dalissa
44. Favorite fast food restaurant? Jack in the Box
45. What color is your bedroom carpet? Beige
46. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None
47. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? max out in this economy?!
48. What do you do most often when you are bored? I don't have time to be bored
49. Last person you went out to dinner with? Jose of course !
50. Ford or Chevy? Toyota, what kind of question was that?!
51. How many tattoos do you have? One
52. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? God made the animals...I rest my case!
53. Who is the love of your life? Jose
54. How many kids do you have? three kids and one angel
55. Favorite kind of movie? love comedy, hate horror
56. Favorite mixed drink? fuzzy navel
57. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla
58. Favorite Actor/Actress? Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore/Sandra Bullock
59. Favorite boardgame? Taboo
60. Favorite cartoon? Huh? The Magic Schoolbus
1. What time did you get up this morning? 5am
2. Diamonds or pearls? Pearls
3. What was the last film you saw at the cinema? GI Joe
4. What is your favorite TV show? My Wife & Kids
5. What did you have for breakfast? wheat bagel with lite cream cheese
6. What is your middle name? Alexandra
7. What is your favorite cuisine? Anything spicey
8. What foods do you dislike? most shellfish, except for scallops
9. What is your favorite Potato chip? Stacey's Pita Chips
10. What is your favourite CD at the moment? Don't have one as I listen to the radio all the time
11. What kind of car (truck) do you drive? my mother's car
12. What is your favorite sandwich? grilled cheese with bacon & muffeletta
13. Favorite item of clothing? pj's and Jose's t-shirts
14. If you could go anywhere in the world on vacation, where would you go? Portugal
15. What color is your bathroom? which one? Master is brown and beige, upstairs bath is burgundy and the downstairs bath is....green?
16. Favorite brands of clothing? whatever is on sale
17. Where would you want to retire to? don't know yet, too soon to know
18. Favorite time of day? Morning
19. Where were you born? Lisbon, Portugal
20. Favorite sport to watch? Hockey of course.
21. What type of detergent do you use? whatever is on sale
22. Coke or Pepsi? COKE !!!!!
23. Are you a morning person or night owl? Morning person
24. What size shoe do you wear? 6 1/2 - 7
25. Do you have pets? Four cats, two hampsters and a bird (currently)
26. Any new and exciting news you'd like to share? This is a blog...there is always news.
27. What did you want to be when you were little? lawyer, teacher, cop, you name it.
28. Favorite Candy? Take 5
29. What is your best childhood memory? Time with my godparents
30. Different jobs you have had in your life? Babysitter, gas station attendent, waitress for Newport Creamery, office manager, pizza maker, accounts payable clerk, retail work, payment poster, accounts receivable clerk, bookkeeper, admin. ( I am sure there are more)
31. What color underwear are you wearing? white with smilies (joe boxers)
32. Nicknames? Chris, Tina, Mom, Mama, Auntie, Tia
33. Piercing? Ears only
34. Ever been to Africa? No
35. Ever been toilet papered? What?
36. Love someone so much it made you cry? Unfortunately I have.
37. Been in a car accident? too many
38. Croutons or bacon bits? Both
39. Favorite day of the week? Friday
40. Favorite restaurants? Chili's
41. Favorite flowers? Tulips, Lillies and Daisies
42. Favorite ice cream? New York Super Fudge Chunk
43. Who is your best friend? Dalissa
44. Favorite fast food restaurant? Jack in the Box
45. What color is your bedroom carpet? Beige
46. How many times did you fail your driver's test? None
47. Which store would you choose to max out your credit card? max out in this economy?!
48. What do you do most often when you are bored? I don't have time to be bored
49. Last person you went out to dinner with? Jose of course !
50. Ford or Chevy? Toyota, what kind of question was that?!
51. How many tattoos do you have? One
52. Which came first, the chicken or the egg? God made the animals...I rest my case!
53. Who is the love of your life? Jose
54. How many kids do you have? three kids and one angel
55. Favorite kind of movie? love comedy, hate horror
56. Favorite mixed drink? fuzzy navel
57. Chocolate or Vanilla? Vanilla
58. Favorite Actor/Actress? Adam Sandler, Drew Barrymore/Sandra Bullock
59. Favorite boardgame? Taboo
60. Favorite cartoon? Huh? The Magic Schoolbus
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