Friday, December 28, 2007

Christmas Fun

Wrigley
I spent Christmas with the family and I had fun. This year we had a new addition to the family. My sister welcomed a new pup in 2007. I quickly fell in love, and as a good auntie that I am also spoil him along with my other nephews :) Like my other nephews he also received a gift from me. Also like small children he had more fun opening the gift and playing with the box instead of the actual gift itself. Check out video clip of Wrigley playing with the gift wrapping...

Monday, December 24, 2007

The Gifts Under The Christmas Tree

Christmas Tree
I finally finished wrapping all my gifts and placed them under my Christmas tree. It is only a matter of hours before I take all these gifts and drive over to my sister's house. This year my family and I are celebratin Christmas Eve at my sister's house.

I look forward to seeing the kids open their gifts with excitement. Christmas is truly meant to bring joy to Children. Their face light up with anticipation, especially the little ones. My nephews are at a young age, five and one, I can't wait to see their reactions.

Monday, December 17, 2007

Charlie Playing With Snow

Charlie Playing With Snow
This weekend was full of for Charlie. My dog loves playing in the snow more when there is enough accumulated to dig through. Last weekend wasn't enough to run through for Charlie. He looks slightly serious in this picture, but only because I told him to stay long enough for me to snap the picture. I'm sure if charlie had opposable thumbs he would build himself a snowman to trample over :)

Wednesday, December 12, 2007

Year-end Maintenance

eyes checked? - check
teeth checked? - check
health check? - check
I'm tired of these today!

Start the year right make sure all is in check with you.

Tuesday, December 11, 2007

Las Comadres 2007 Holiday Shopping Guide is now available online

The annual Las Comadres 2007 Holiday Shopping Guide is now available featuring 75 businesses that carry everything from Venezuelan chocolate to Latina Dolls. What makes this guide different from the rest is that it caters to millions of Latinos across the USA who are searching for gifts that reflect their culture and lifestyle. So, if you've ever wondered where you can pick up a Dia de Los Muertos purse, a Gordito T-shirt or Pancho Claus ornament this guide is for you.

"Las Comadres is passionate about sharing our Latino culture and traditions," says Nora Comstock, President and CEO, "and we are excited to release our 2007 Holiday Shopping Guide with vendors whose products embrace and understand our lifestyle.''
See las comadres catalog now!
See how it all began...

Thursday, December 06, 2007

I Want Another Doggie

What better to cheer you up than an innocent puppy - I want this dog...

Ignore this - it only makes sense to me.

When do you say enough? When do you stop the fight? I always try to be optimistic, but GOD sometimes it just takes sooo much work. I say to myself I choose my destiny, but what about all those obsticles that force you in a different direction. Freedom of choice is a lie when it takes you back to a place that is sooo similar to what you had purposedly abandoned for what you thought was growth. When can life be fair? I am not the only one, I know. How much of a beating can we all take, before we acknoledge and say I am worth more than this. I have so much hope for you, and believed in you. Shame on you for not believing in me once, shame on me for letting you not believe in me twice. I think I am ready to say no more. I'm scared, but I AM WORTH MORE THAN THIS.

Had A Bad Day

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Wednesday, December 05, 2007

A Friendly Neighbor Shoveled For Me!

Who ever said random acts of kindness were a myth was thankfully mistaken. To my surprise today I was a grateful recipient of an anonymous person's random act of kindness. When I arrived home today, I parked in my garage as usual and came in through the back door of my home. I walked in but still kept my coat on since I knew I would have to go out to shovel my front entrance. I was not looking forward to it, since it is substantially long. Many of my friends already know the lack of fondness I have for my front yard because of all the maintenance it involves. Shoveling I knew would be quite a drag, considering I had to shovel my pathway and front curb-side sidewalk. I took a picture last night as the snow kept falling. You can't really tell how long the walkway is, but trust me it's long!

Before heading out this evening, I took a peek out my window to gauge how much snow I would have to remove and mentally prepare myself. I blinked and squinted my eyes a bit because at mere sight it appeared as my walkway had already been cleaned-up. I grabbed my shovel that I had left in my front foyer last night, and headed out. It WAS TRUE!! Someone, (I still don't know who! Had to be my neighbor.) had shoveled all the snow for me. The front sidewalk, long walkway AND side walkway towards my yard had all been cleared of snow! I have this huge grin now that you can't imagine. I picked up my mail came back in to look through if I received a note from my little helper. No note was found. Whomever it was THANK YOU!!!!

Saturday, December 01, 2007

Charlie Playing In Snow

Charlie Playing In Snow
Snow hit this morning in CHicago. It was frankly a bit less than what I expected. Considering how hard other midwest cities were affected, my area was lucky. I was actually looking forward to a couple more inches to accumulate. Perhaps there will be more tomorrow, since the weather reportd noted conitunous snow for this weekend.

This afternoon while I placed my christmas decorations in the front yard Charlie ran back and forth in the backyard. Charlie is a big fan of snow for his sake I hope we get just a few more.