Christmas time!!

Here are my answers to the x-mas questions Vanessa sent me.

1. Egg Nog or Hot Chocolate? Hot chocolate with lots of sugar
2. Does Santa wrap presents or just sit them under the tree? The little elves do all the work.
3. Colored lights on tree/house or white? I like colored lights they look sooo pretty.
4. Do you hang mistletoe? No
5. When do you put your decorations up? The day after Thanksgiving usually
6. What is your favorite holiday dish (excluding dessert)? My Ham
7. Favorite Holiday memory as a child: Having everyone over at our house for dinner and fun.
8. How and When did you learn the truth about Santa? I don't think I ever really believed in him.
10. How do you decorate your Christmas Tree? Colorful
11. Snow! Love it or Dread it? Dread it! I think it's pretty when it first comes down but I don't like to drive in it unless I am the only one on the road.
12. Can you ice skate? Yes but I'm scared.
13. Do you remember your favorite gift? I appreciate everything I get .
14. What’s the most important thing about the Holidays for you? Spending time with my family.
5. What is your favorite Holiday Dessert? There all my favorite.
16. What is your favorite holiday tradition? Well I always get my kids pj's and watch a holiday movie but this year I want to make some good hot chocolate while we watch a movie!!
17. What tops your tree? An Angel like me:)
18. Which do you prefer giving or Receiving? Giving, but receiving is also good.
19. What is your favorite Christmas Song? I like them all.
20. Wrapping paper or gift bags? Wrapping paper
21. Real tree or artificial? fake
22. When do you put up the tree? Day after Thanksgiving usually
23. When do you take the tree down? New Years Day!
24. Do you have a nativity scene? No
25. Hardest person to buy for? My husband!
26. Easiest person to buy for? My Lil man Issy he like every thing.
27. Worst Christmas gift you ever received? Can't remember I guess that's a good thing.
28. Mail or email Christmas cards? I always intend to mail some out but just never get around to it:(
29. Favorite Christmas movie? Frosty the snowman.
30. When do you start shopping for Christmas? December 20's PROCRASTINATOR
31. Have you ever recycled a Christmas present? No .
32. Favorite thing to eat at Christmas? Candy canes.
33. Travel for Christmas or stay home? Stay home.
34. Can you name all of Santa's reindeer? No.
35. Open the presents Christmas Eve or morning?Christmas eve or sooner I just can't wait.
36. Most annoying thing about this time of year? Standing in line when everyone has to be there when I'm there!!
37. What I love most about Christmas? All the decorations.

Issy on his Abuelo

Here is Issy as always climbing on his G-Pa. Looking into the little lighted houses to see if he can find any little people he can hang out with besides me.

Issy's G-Ma

Odessa's House

Look at Odessa's house decorated by yours truly!

Mom

The Master at Work

Here is the master at work. Isreal had a good time today listening to X-mas music while he took control of the tree decorating. As you can see all the decorations are at his level and there was no moving them as long as he was around. We had fun but eventually I will probably move some decorations around.

Love Mom

Happy eating

Thanksgiving time like always full of eating, eating and eating. We ate at my sister Marcy's house with her boys where between the both of us we made a feast to serve about 50 people. There was so much food that we still had leftovers from the leftovers imagine that. I had all my kids there and as always a blessing. Vanessa Ryan Odessa, Edgar and their babies Isreal,Pudgy and Stitch AKA all my grandsons.

Love you all!!

Mom

Dee's new do

Today Odessa went to Fernando and got her hair done! She really likes how he cut her hair and how it feels, once again Fernando worked his magic. Looks good!!

Mom

Halloween

Halloween day!! I really had a good time watching Issy at school. The picture on the bottom is him making me lunch. I had a large carrot and a slice of pizza with milk, yum, yum. The picture on the top is one of the activities the kids had to hammer golf tees into a pumpkin, Issy really liked that. Hopefully I can come again and enjoy spending time in Issy's class.

Love always Issy's abuela

Got me

Surprise to me! Last week was a rough week for me on a few occasions but to my surprise Vanessa came home and surprised me, oh how I needed that. You should have looked at my expression when she she walked in it took a minute to register that she was standing in front of me. I was so happy to see hear and spend the weekend with her and I know she was also long overdue. Unfortunately the weekends always seem to fly by and by the time we knew it was time to take her to the airport but the good thing about that is that we will see her, Ryan and their babies in three weeks for Thanksgiving. Can't wait to see them soon! Thanks for the SURPRISE you got me!


Love always Mom

Mammogram

Today started off pretty interesting. I was scheduled to have some routine blood work along with a long over due mammogram. You know you her from other woman how painful this can be but really pay no mind because you feel that are just exaggerating. Well let me tell you no woman should have to go through that kind of TORTURE! There should be a law against treating woman that way (a man must have invented that machine ) and then to be told that this will need to be done yearly! That is just way too soon to try and forget .


JoAnne

New hair do

I got brave again yesterday and cut my hair. I really like it Fernando rocks! I told him I was tired of being called Dora the exployer its funny because he said his sons name is Diego and that he was going to have to tell him he cut Dora's hair. Well here is a picture hope you all like it:)

October Fest

Issy was in his first parade yesterday. Unfortunately the whether was very hot (90 degrees) for all the kids to be sitting still for over a 1/2 hour. By the time they got started alot of the kids were pretty much miserable and began to cry so some of the parents had to get on the trailer including Edgar. It was so cute seeing them all but by the time everything was done the kids were warn out from the heat.