School is here!!!!!!!!!!!

Wow I sound like a broken record but were does the time go! it has been over two months since my first and only European vacation! since then we have travel to Sequoia National Forest http://www.fs.fed.us/r5/sequoia, Simi Valleyhttp://www.ci.simi-valley.us, Burlingame http://www.burlingame.org, Clear Lake! not to mention the many trips to Legoland http://www.legoland.com, California.We also have the girls schedule to take dance lessons this year, looking forward to seeing them dance their energy out twice a week!
Yesterday was the first day of school, they were both nervous and excited, Madeline likes her new teacher and also got to see that Mr. Webb came back to teach at Nichols! she also has two of her friends in the class, Grace & Amanda, I am looking forward to spending some time in her classroom every week!
Rebecca was very excited, she got up early and was ready to go by 8 am! her class does not start until 8:55! Both Randal and I were able to take them to school and as excited as they were the minute we left her in her classroom she not only cried! she screamed! and I felt so bad..............I cried too! but walked away! later on the day I looked in and checked on her and she was happy playing with her new friends! and as much as I was worried about today she did not even cry! so our two day, first week of school was just great! Now we are ready for a fun filled weekend! rest????? maybe!

We went on our trip!

My husband and I went on our first European trip together this summer. Our daughters stayed with my sisiters while we travel to Paris, Strasburg France and Amesterdam. We left on the 20th of June and were home on July 3rd!

Folow up!

So we went to Puerto Nuevo had a great time! Here are some pictures of the trip were we celebrated my fathers birthday as well as our niece carla who turn 18. Once again I can't find the pictures I took that day! I know they are here somewere! so at least I had one of my girls with the Alaskan dolls my father brought them from his trip.

About Puerto Nevo.......

I have pictures from Puerto Nuevo unedited I just have had no time. Dealing with life and adult Llama drama is just a bit to much! Husband graduated from grad school Yeah so happy to have him back! and now we are going on our trip to Europe this is what he wanted to do! and we are going! very excited! Ok so I could not upload! will try again tomorrow! need t get some sleep!

Saturday Family Day!

Hi, Today we went down to Puerto Nuevo to celebrate my fathers birthday as well as my niece Carla she turned 18th and dad's as he said it is just another anniversary!
The weather was a bit gloomy but we had a fun time with them all, and the lobster was great too! will try to post some pictures later! Once again I do not want to sounds like a broken records but May did fly by! It was a busy emotionally charged month were certain family events rock us all to the core? and the question is, how do you change your mindset when someone you love and care about is not who you thought it was? and this person has lied about pretty much everything for over 3 years? we say wow and are speechless...... and the hardest part how do you explain it to the children or do you? do you let the time pass and hope that it will heal the wounds? even though some of them cut way to deep? at this point I choose to ignore it and move on. will not tell my kids, will live my life as I know it! and then maybe someday we can talk about it.

When I was editing this site I remember a couple of things I do not want to forget!

There are fights everywere you might try to live your life without getting involved but sometimes you can not stand in the sidelines you have to be in it like they say!

I was in it a few times this past few months, do not really want to but had to for my childrens future. I went to the city council meeting to fight for my rights as a tax payer home owner who wants to be in a safe area! and it was so hard to sit there and listen to all this political talk I hated every minute of it. The outcome was in our favor but it was nail bitting!

The other was the Oside school distric meeting, here they are letting go of 61 good teachers! good teachers! I have to say that again and our hands are tied to do anything about it? no we can take action, but just how much tome do we have to take action is the question?? I will take the time to write a letter to Dianne Feinstein and others who should be protecting our children's education, which we can not afford for their future to be ignored.

May has delivered!

Wow mid-May! yes it has been beautiful here in Southern Cal! a bit col than usual but still nice weather. I have been preparing for my daughters 5th birthday! so much to do before Sunday at 1 pm! but working on it! need to check my guest list and order the food! today we spent half the day shopping for some last minute decorations! only to realize once I got home that we still do not have plates! I wonder if we can do with just pretty napkins! This has been a hard and lonely week for me! but need to get myself together for my baby! she only turns 5 once!