tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-35956573577812161832012-02-06T16:57:36.801-08:00Four Flores'... ...and one funky cold Medina!Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.comBlogger391100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-30388837772751391372012-02-06T16:47:00.000-08:002012-02-06T16:49:37.080-08:00<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-prQiZra1k9k/TzB08Q7xVbI/AAAAAAAACfg/9U2uaw3Tnd0/s1600/IMG_4904.JPG" onblur="try {parent.deselectBloggerImageGracefully();} catch(e) {}"><img style="display:block; margin:0px auto 10px; text-align:center;cursor:pointer; cursor:hand;width: 400px; height: 278px;" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/-prQiZra1k9k/TzB08Q7xVbI/AAAAAAAACfg/9U2uaw3Tnd0/s400/IMG_4904.JPG" border="0" alt="" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5706189306565055922" /></a><div style="text-align: center;">Ever feel like this??</div><div style="text-align: center;">I do!!!</div><div style="text-align: center;">:)</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-3038883777275139137?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-13996521852885216272011-05-09T10:24:00.000-07:002011-05-09T10:27:14.773-07:00I actually tried blogging again a while back and was having THE MOST difficult time posting pics. UGH! After spending what seemed like FOREVER I gave up.<br />I JUST realized I can blog from my PHONE!!!?!! Well, that might just make things a LOT easier so I'm going to give it a whirl........<br />Soooo.......here's to NEW beginnings *clink*<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-1399652185288521627?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-72694998834875995392010-03-02T08:48:00.001-08:002010-03-02T08:55:41.007-08:00I know I've not posted to this blog in a while...........shame!<br />I've actually been getting some crafting done so I've been posting more to my creating blog <a href="http://thequeenscreations.blogspot.com/">The Queen's Creations</a> if you get a minute! :)<br />My SWEET, DEAR friend Erin had been talking SO MUCH about bruschetta in the past few weeks that I HAD to whip up a batch of my own (my mom's recipe). And OH MY GOSH was it EVER good!!!! Mmmmm. Sometimes I think I could LIVE off the stuff!!!<br />Here's what it looked like.................<img style="TEXT-ALIGN: center; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; DISPLAY: block; HEIGHT: 400px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5444079670836013650" border="0" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/S41Bnd0bKlI/AAAAAAAACTk/KrNjTq4hcDE/s400/DSC06825.JPG" /><br /><div align="center"><strong>YUM!!!!</strong></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-7269499883487599539?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-40826443388626992562009-12-13T12:05:00.000-08:002009-12-13T13:01:13.376-08:00Sammo being his goofy little self. Man I tell you, this little man bring my heart more joy than is even imaginable!!! :) He is SO funny and will do almost anything for a laugh sometimes!! :)<br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414823049378441570" border="0" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SyVQ39vMqWI/AAAAAAAACL0/wTZWLxjMilA/s400/DSCF0213.JPG" /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Nikki just got her hair done the other day.......I think you can see better in person but.............</div><div><div>She's just as beautiful as ever.....and as always.....her own best subject!!!<br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SyVQDY4UZcI/AAAAAAAACLs/FZFPcca23bE/s1600-h/DSCF0220.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414822146131387842" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SyVQDY4UZcI/AAAAAAAACLs/FZFPcca23bE/s400/DSCF0220.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Nikki is cheering again this year.</div><div>That would be her on top of Jessica!<br />She continues to be such a good girl.</div><div>We are SO proud of her. She had some rough times the beginning of the year this year but is BETTER now. Girls and HS just aren't the best fit sometimes!!! <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SyVLFvevzYI/AAAAAAAACLM/h8Sg1sKHIP4/s1600-h/DSC05501.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414816688999746946" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SyVLFvevzYI/AAAAAAAACLM/h8Sg1sKHIP4/s400/DSC05501.JPG" /></a><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SyVLFFGxnwI/AAAAAAAACLE/zYKNQOwH9vA/s1600-h/DSC05203.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>I took the kids to see La Boutique Fantasque at the PAC in Omak.<br />We had SUCH a NICE time. </div><div><div>What a WONDE<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SyVLFFGxnwI/AAAAAAAACLE/zYKNQOwH9vA/s1600-h/DSC05203.JPG"><img style="MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; FLOAT: left; HEIGHT: 300px; CURSOR: hand" id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5414816677624913666" border="0" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SyVLFFGxnwI/AAAAAAAACLE/zYKNQOwH9vA/s400/DSC05203.JPG" /></a>RFUL ballet!!!</div><br /><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I haven't been staying as up to date on my blogging as I should be. I tend to find myself on Facebook a LOT more than I do blogger anymore. Heck! I don't even know if anyone even still reads this blog. LOLOL</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>I'm only working part time right now which I am TOTALLY loving!!!! I THINK I have found the PERFECT solution for me!! :) I'm still busy but able to get more done at home, WITH the kids and IN Sammo's classroom. </div><div>I'd thought about it for some time and decided that I have the rest of my life to work BUT our children are only young ONCE and ME spending this time with them is SO MUCH MORE IMPORTANT to me than working and 'trying to keep up with the Jones'", if ya know what I mean?!?! SO.....I might not get the new siding and deck as soon as I would have liked (thanks also in part to our heat pump that decided to die a few months ago) BUT I AM now able to work in Samuel's class every week AND BE THERE for the kids when they need me, not to mention home to make dinner almost every night!! IT's only been a little over a month but already I've noticed a HUGE change in the kids AND in Joe!!! I prayed about it and have gotten and continue to get more and more confirmation that at least for now, this IS the right choice for me!!</div><div></div><div>Just like me, I've decided to get myself involved in multiple projects at the SAME time.....as if that weren't bad enough it's Christmas time!!! What was I thinking?!?! :)</div><div>I'm in the process of moving my scraproom YET AGAIN!!! Poor Joe....he's right....I've had my scraproom in almost EVERY room of the house. HOPEFULLY, this will be the last move??? Only time will tell. :)</div><div>Hopefully I will stay on top of my blogging starting today!!!</div><div>Until next time...........</div><div>Merry Christmas!!</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-4082644338862699256?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-54887528533495270382009-10-03T20:28:00.000-07:002009-10-03T20:57:53.950-07:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYJdpziqI/AAAAAAAACHc/qoy6dkwTYvY/s1600-h/DSC06766.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388583505006660258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYJdpziqI/AAAAAAAACHc/qoy6dkwTYvY/s400/DSC06766.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Okay........<br /><br />So THIS was the END of August and The First Day of School.....<br /><br />Nikki wasn't in such a wonderful picture taking mood this day and although I DO have some pictures of my little beauty from the first day......I thought I'd just go with Sammo instead.<br /><br />He's such a ham and LOVE, LOVE, LOVES this tree!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYI9FdcjI/AAAAAAAACHU/Hhp0KdT9YUA/s1600-h/Nikki+from+Nikki.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388583496264282674" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYI9FdcjI/AAAAAAAACHU/Hhp0KdT9YUA/s400/Nikki+from+Nikki.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Here's my beauty....not on the FIRST day but on picture day. She took it with her phone and then just emailed it to me.<br /><br />Beautiful!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYIc0Z85I/AAAAAAAACHM/URJabKAn1SM/s1600-h/DSC00914.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388583487602815890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYIc0Z85I/AAAAAAAACHM/URJabKAn1SM/s400/DSC00914.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />My friend Sarah.<br /><br />ANOTHER beauty!!!!<br /><br />We met when we both worked at the hospital. Strangely enough, neither of us do anymore.<br /><br />She is beautiful....inside and out. Her dress was beautiful and the flowers and colors GORGEOUS!!!!<br /><br />I'm NOT a crier at weddings....just not. But I've gotta tell ya....I teared up at this one. :)<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYHwhyi1I/AAAAAAAACHE/uXmgKDRaxb4/s1600-h/DSC06813.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388583475713575762" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYHwhyi1I/AAAAAAAACHE/uXmgKDRaxb4/s400/DSC06813.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Our little Roo Bear.<br /><br />He's hilarious.<br /><br />I don't know HOW many pictures of him I took this day but he had me crackin' UP!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYHJVfnZI/AAAAAAAACG8/kg73bHFU-z4/s1600-h/DSC06894.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5388583465193020818" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SsgYHJVfnZI/AAAAAAAACG8/kg73bHFU-z4/s400/DSC06894.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />And Sammo on his 'almost tonsil's out day'.<br /><br />Yes. We went to Wenatchee to have his tonsils yanked....HALF way to Wenatchee he started sounding snuffly to me but assured me he 'wasn't getting sick' he 'just had a stuffy nose'. Yeah......well....they didn't want to put him to sleep being stuffy and all. UGH. Well, postpone we will. Better to be safe than sorry!!!<br />Anyways...here is the nurse putting his name band on. :)<br />Hard to believe that October is here already BUT indeed it IS!!!<br />I HOPE to be better about posting and keeping our blog up to date. If not this month, most definately NEXT month!!! :)<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-5488752853349527038?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-9680489368073717712009-08-07T20:45:00.000-07:002009-08-07T21:38:50.397-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz-ByCoCjI/AAAAAAAACGY/X5r2NlB9kAI/s1600-h/DSC05172.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367444162484898354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz-ByCoCjI/AAAAAAAACGY/X5r2NlB9kAI/s400/DSC05172.JPG" border="0" /></a> HILARIOUSNESS!!!!<br />Nikki TRYING to put the tent together.<br />Talk about evening entertainment!!<br />LOLOL<br />I just KNEW it would be a good photo-op!<br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz-BQprrzI/AAAAAAAACGQ/hBVYtEy00Qc/s1600-h/DSC05403.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367444153521909554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz-BQprrzI/AAAAAAAACGQ/hBVYtEy00Qc/s400/DSC05403.JPG" border="0" /></a> Roo and Cocoa.....<br />Did I forget to mention along the way we got ANOTHER dog?? This is Cocoa...Roo's litter-mate. Believe it or not!<br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz-BAfQYiI/AAAAAAAACGI/ELX4gMkEqTM/s1600-h/DSC02918.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367444149183210018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz-BAfQYiI/AAAAAAAACGI/ELX4gMkEqTM/s400/DSC02918.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Sammo and my Dad.<br />My dad came to pick up my niece, in Idaho, so we met up half way to visit for the day.<br />SO NICE!!!!<br />I LOVE my Dad!!<br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz-AKRfuEI/AAAAAAAACF4/qz7hvDx2bZk/s1600-h/DSC03073.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367444134629980226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz-AKRfuEI/AAAAAAAACF4/qz7hvDx2bZk/s400/DSC03073.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />the GORGEOUS roses my friend Sonia sent me for my birthday!!!!<br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7YLfUoZI/AAAAAAAACFw/ITFcF72YIOA/s1600-h/DSC04100.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367441248738386322" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7YLfUoZI/AAAAAAAACFw/ITFcF72YIOA/s400/DSC04100.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Washington National Cathedral<br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7X9HZsiI/AAAAAAAACFo/TyY-rnazn1k/s1600-h/DSC03981.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367441244879958562" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7X9HZsiI/AAAAAAAACFo/TyY-rnazn1k/s400/DSC03981.JPG" border="0" /></a> Nikki and I went with her class to Washington DC</div><div>**Changing of the Guard**<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7XDlxzBI/AAAAAAAACFg/PYUYZsjSpAQ/s1600-h/DSC02887.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367441229438110738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7XDlxzBI/AAAAAAAACFg/PYUYZsjSpAQ/s400/DSC02887.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nikki and Bodie at Graduation.</div><div>CONGraTULATIONS 2009 Seniors!!<br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7W7CLkzI/AAAAAAAACFY/KoBXQb4Q_FY/s1600-h/Samuel+with+soccer+trophy.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367441227141321522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7W7CLkzI/AAAAAAAACFY/KoBXQb4Q_FY/s400/Samuel+with+soccer+trophy.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Samuel after they won FIRST PLACE at the tournament<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7WVg_k3I/AAAAAAAACFQ/9JWJIXHUAEE/s1600-h/DSC00678.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367441217070011250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz7WVg_k3I/AAAAAAAACFQ/9JWJIXHUAEE/s400/DSC00678.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Nikki &amp; Brandi at The May Day Parade<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4hgoZwfI/AAAAAAAACFI/NTWZTDgmSXE/s1600-h/DSC02051.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367438110497554930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4hgoZwfI/AAAAAAAACFI/NTWZTDgmSXE/s400/DSC02051.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Founder's Day Rodeo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4hKBCbLI/AAAAAAAACFA/Pe5Z2eo9Qh8/s1600-h/DSC01700.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367438104426867890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4hKBCbLI/AAAAAAAACFA/Pe5Z2eo9Qh8/s400/DSC01700.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />The Amazing Cusacks<br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4gqhQ1OI/AAAAAAAACE4/GQXLkjgPn_w/s1600-h/DSC01509.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367438095972095202" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4gqhQ1OI/AAAAAAAACE4/GQXLkjgPn_w/s400/DSC01509.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />My Sammo<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4gLFCq0I/AAAAAAAACEw/alhDiYSt3Ag/s1600-h/DSC01399.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367438087532227394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4gLFCq0I/AAAAAAAACEw/alhDiYSt3Ag/s400/DSC01399.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />my beans in front......</div><div>not the BEST pic I have but.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4fWuNCsI/AAAAAAAACEo/qfqbZaYbvMw/s1600-h/DSC01362.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367438073477794498" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz4fWuNCsI/AAAAAAAACEo/qfqbZaYbvMw/s400/DSC01362.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />My dear sweet friend Sonia giving out candy at the parade.......<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2OGIUxII/AAAAAAAACEg/5PvjCZ8hWEU/s1600-h/DSC01370.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367435577942918274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2OGIUxII/AAAAAAAACEg/5PvjCZ8hWEU/s400/DSC01370.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Founder's Day Parade<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2N0v94SI/AAAAAAAACEY/dpmWD_ea4Oo/s1600-h/DSC07721.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367435573277352226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2N0v94SI/AAAAAAAACEY/dpmWD_ea4Oo/s400/DSC07721.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Familia Padilla pics<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2NFJOaTI/AAAAAAAACEQ/kzXFbrLlZ-c/s1600-h/DSC09649.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367435560498391346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2NFJOaTI/AAAAAAAACEQ/kzXFbrLlZ-c/s400/DSC09649.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br />Joe getting the garden ready<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2ModirmI/AAAAAAAACEI/SGEo8yGHLbY/s1600-h/DSC08310.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367435552798977634" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2ModirmI/AAAAAAAACEI/SGEo8yGHLbY/s400/DSC08310.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br />Nikki's first ride in a limo.....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2MBzwYCI/AAAAAAAACEA/EsOAZERDbTQ/s1600-h/DSC08180.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367435542423167010" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snz2MBzwYCI/AAAAAAAACEA/EsOAZERDbTQ/s400/DSC08180.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Griselda's Quince....<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-968048936807371771?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-58016791055404011842009-08-07T19:53:00.000-07:002009-08-07T20:44:45.413-07:00Yeah....me! <div><div><div><div><div>HOLY COW! </div><div>It's been like SIX months since my last blog post.</div><div><div><div>YIKES!!<br />Talk about neglect!</div><div>Soooooooo........what's been going on here........</div><div>Well, lets see.....</div><div>March b<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq7o68JlI/AAAAAAAACCw/zAqh-GoEghg/s1600-h/DSC07505.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367423166236599890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq7o68JlI/AAAAAAAACCw/zAqh-GoEghg/s400/DSC07505.JPG" border="0" /></a>rought Sammo's 9th Bday....my BABY....</div></div><div><br />This was the cupcake cake we brought to school. I'd bought a bag of army guys for him to put on top...TOTALLY forgetting the 'no guns in school' rule. Oooops. Guess the tank wasn't a good idea either. But COME ON! He's a 9 year old BOY.....He LOVES Army stuff!!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Born on the VERY same day as Samuel was my God-Son Kayden. </div><div>I met up with him and his sweet Momma and my DEAR friend Tonya for a Birthd<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq8P9bqCI/AAAAAAAACC4/1tfxYcKZq58/s1600-h/DSC07527.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367423176716036130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq8P9bqCI/AAAAAAAACC4/1tfxYcKZq58/s400/DSC07527.JPG" border="0" /></a>ay lunch:</div><div><br />We went for Mexican.</div><div><br />Mmmmmmmm......</div><div><br />Isn't he just the CUTEST!!!!!</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br />Also in March wa<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq8viy3kI/AAAAAAAACDA/HX0UhbkDt3M/s1600-h/DSC07424.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367423185194245698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq8viy3kI/AAAAAAAACDA/HX0UhbkDt3M/s400/DSC07424.JPG" border="0" /></a>s WinterFest:</div><div>Of COURSE Nikki went....</div><div>Heaven forbid she miss an event where she would get to dress up and get purrrty! :)</div><div> </div><div>Here she is with her two BFF's....Brandi on the far left and Kyndra on the far right. That's Nikki in the blue and Bodie...the Sr. ALL the girls drooled over.... :)</div><div>He IS a cutie pie and WHAT a nice kid!!!!</div><div>April..........</div><div>April brought Nikki's birthday. No pics....actually I DO have a few pics somewhere. Brandi and Laz came over for a bit and we did a special 'cake' for her........i'll have to look for those pics!!</div><div>Then there was Prom.....</div><div>and.......</div><div>GUESS who asked NIKKI to Prom?!?!?!</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq9U1aOII/AAAAAAAACDI/gsJI4lf0FHs/s1600-h/DSC09671.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367423195204434050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq9U1aOII/AAAAAAAACDI/gsJI4lf0FHs/s400/DSC09671.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />BODIE!!!!!!!!</div><div><br />Poor guy. He was sick with a cold.....but still cute as ever!!! :)</div><div><br />And look at my baby.......</div><div>isn't she just BEAUTIFUL?!?!</div><div><br />Yep! She was diggin' blue this year!<br /><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq9_Ujl1I/AAAAAAAACDQ/2T4lAUJrnuY/s1600-h/DSC09681.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367423206609360722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq9_Ujl1I/AAAAAAAACDQ/2T4lAUJrnuY/s400/DSC09681.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>The boys came over and made dinner and dessert for the girls. Then they got ready and off they went............</div><div>(Dustin &amp; Brandi, Nikki and Bodie)</div><div>I love how the girls are holding hands. :)</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzxb8OhJWI/AAAAAAAACDY/mV1MfFS9GwU/s1600-h/DSC09478.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367430318244570466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzxb8OhJWI/AAAAAAAACDY/mV1MfFS9GwU/s400/DSC09478.JPG" border="0" /></a>Then of course there was </div><div>SOCCER, SOCCER and MORE </div><div>SOCCER!!!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq9_Ujl1I/AAAAAAAACDQ/2T4lAUJrnuY/s1600-h/DSC09681.JPG"></a> </div></div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq9_Ujl1I/AAAAAAAACDQ/2T4lAUJrnuY/s1600-h/DSC09681.JPG"></a> </div></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SnzxcUUiR4I/AAAAAAAACDg/xs1ku2BY0lY/s1600-h/DSC07593.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5367430324712261506" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SnzxcUUiR4I/AAAAAAAACDg/xs1ku2BY0lY/s400/DSC07593.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/Snzq9_Ujl1I/AAAAAAAACDQ/2T4lAUJrnuY/s1600-h/DSC09681.JPG"></a></div></div><div>Scrapbook Retreat!</div><div>SOOOOO MUCH fun!!!</div><div>Can't WAIT for October!!!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>more to come next post...............</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-5801679105540401184?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-2323752589251257282009-02-07T03:58:00.000-08:002009-02-07T04:18:05.992-08:00I found this 'book tag' on a blog this morning while I was 'blurfing'. It looked like fun SO if you're reading this....consider yourself 'book tagged'!!<br />Here's what you do:<br />1. Pick up the book nearest you.<br />2. Turn to page 56.<br />3. Post sentences 2-5.<br />4. Be honest and don't go find a "cool" book!<br /><br />The closest book to me was: <a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SY162VadtcI/AAAAAAAAB-8/v8cgxE-5jaU/s1600-h/the-pact-06-med.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5300027410364609986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 157px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 238px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SY162VadtcI/AAAAAAAAB-8/v8cgxE-5jaU/s400/the-pact-06-med.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><div></div><div>The Pact, a love story by Jodi Picoult. </div><div>Jodi Picoult is a FAVORITE Author in THIS home, I think Nikki and I MUST be her BIGGEST fans!!! :) I first 'found' her with the book My Sister's Keeper. If you haven't read it already, GET IT, borrow it, steal it (JK), WHATEVER you have to do to read it. It's AWESOME!!!!!</div><div>Anyways:</div><div><br /><br />Pg 56, sentences 2-5 from The Pact: a love story:<br /><br />"Then it should come as no surprise," she said evenly, flipping to the final page of the autopsy, "when I tell you that Emily was pregnant."<br /><br />"ELEVEN WEEKS," Melanie said dully. "She knew for two months. I should have known. Tampons never made it to the shopping list."<br /><br />Nikki said, just like her (Jodi Picoult) others, this book was GREAT!!<br />Now I will need to finish the book I JUST bought last night. I THINK the name of the new book I'm reading is Just Alice. It looks like it's going to be a REAL GOOD one too. I'll let you know. :)<br />Enjoy your weekend! -S</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-232375258925125728?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-79634941168415592942009-01-24T20:30:00.000-08:002009-01-24T20:48:24.092-08:00I haven't posted in a while....I know.<br />Just a LOT of different things going on and I just haven't.....<br />BUT TONIGHT I HAVE to post!!!!<br />I ran into town earlier. I had to drop Nikki off at the school (away game) and then run to one of our local stores for a few items, who am I kidding... ALL the items, I needed for dinner. I haven't been 'BIG' grocery shopping in.....I can't even REMEMBER how long. I can't even stop to begin to think of how much money I probably could have saved because I'm sure it would only depress me......but that's NOT the point of this post........<br />....anyways.....I ran into my friend/fellow blogger/store owner Peggy. A while back I was one of the winners in Peggy's Comment Contest. We, the winners, were able to choose our prize. I, of course, being the 'bag lady' I, PROUDLY, am, chose the bag. Peggy wasn't quite finished with it.....but she is now and she dropped it off tonight!!!!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SXvs4d7pgNI/AAAAAAAAB-s/QjMOEK8Sq7Y/s1600-h/DSC07038.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295086241755791570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SXvs4d7pgNI/AAAAAAAAB-s/QjMOEK8Sq7Y/s320/DSC07038.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Look at the beautiful ribbon she had it wrapped in. OF COURSE I'll REUSE it, like Peggy suggested!! :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br />And when I unwrapped it.................<br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SXvs4jjRKcI/AAAAAAAAB-0/9jqxfV8IVOI/s1600-h/DSC07040.JPG"></a><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SXvs4jjRKcI/AAAAAAAAB-0/9jqxfV8IVOI/s1600-h/DSC07040.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5295086243264145858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SXvs4jjRKcI/AAAAAAAAB-0/9jqxfV8IVOI/s320/DSC07040.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />OH MY GOSH!!!<br />I LOVE it!!!<br />Thank You Peggy!!!!<br />A million times over THANK YOU!!!!! :)<br />PLEASE jump over to Peggy's blog at<br /><a href="http://colourdujour.wordpress.com/">Colour de Jour</a> to see better pics AND she has pics of the inside--GORGEOUS!!!!<br />HOPEFULLY sometime SOON it will work out that we can get together so she can teach and share her quilting skills with me!!!<br />Thanks again Peggy!!!<br />:)<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SXvs4jjRKcI/AAAAAAAAB-0/9jqxfV8IVOI/s1600-h/DSC07040.JPG"></a><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-7963494116841559294?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-35166560247788218992009-01-04T17:24:00.000-08:002009-01-04T17:52:26.937-08:00<div><div><div><div>January 1st was Salvador's 16th birthday!!!</div><div>Hamburgers are Salvador's FAVORITE FOOD.</div><div>SOOOOOOO..........</div><div>Guess what kind of cake Nikki made for him????</div><div>Doesn't take a brain surgeon to figure that one out huh??</div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFkz01PDWI/AAAAAAAAB84/b2QDGJtX4F8/s1600-h/DSC06573.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287618279027707234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFkz01PDWI/AAAAAAAAB84/b2QDGJtX4F8/s320/DSC06573.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Yep!</div><div>She made him a cheeseburger cake!!!</div><div>Isn't this GREAT??</div><div>She spent a good part of the day working on this cake while I took the boys shopping.</div><div>There are 3 cakes here, coconut, colored green, for the lettuce, chocolate cake with oreo's for the pattie, red and green gummies for the tomatoes and pickles and LOTS of buttercream frosting (ketchup, mustard and the bun). Oh.....and I took the picture before she put the rice krispies on top, for the sesame seeds!! I think she did a GREAT job. He was SO happy. He had NO idea she was making a cake much less a cake just for him for his birthday!! </div><div>Happy 16th Birthday Salvador!!!!!! :)<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFjtDMyxeI/AAAAAAAAB8g/INc2eDvNrMA/s1600-h/DSC06576.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287617063113901538" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFjtDMyxeI/AAAAAAAAB8g/INc2eDvNrMA/s320/DSC06576.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>He wanted to know if he could take a bite out of his burger. I told him it was his....go ahead!!!!</div><div>I couldn't, still can't, imagine eating this cake. Do you know HOW much SUGAR is in THIS <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFjtE9TOhI/AAAAAAAAB8o/pXgV63bF9Is/s1600-h/DSC06577.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287617063585790482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFjtE9TOhI/AAAAAAAAB8o/pXgV63bF9Is/s320/DSC06577.JPG" border="0" /></a>cake??? </div><div></div><div>And his face AFTER munching into his burger cake!!</div><div>:)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFjt9PnxdI/AAAAAAAAB8w/AjkQHE8Iwzk/s1600-h/DSC06633.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287617078695019986" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFjt9PnxdI/AAAAAAAAB8w/AjkQHE8Iwzk/s320/DSC06633.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Nikki and Salvador</div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-3516656024778821899?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-20781013364392461372009-01-04T14:37:00.000-08:002009-01-04T17:23:39.407-08:00BE FOREWARNED!!!! THIS POST IS PHOTO HEAVY!!!!!<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287588629123494786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ1-VM84I/AAAAAAAAB8A/sw9cR_XOoQk/s320/DSC06545.JPG" border="0" /> <div><div><div><div>We spent New Years Eve with some friends of ours....The Hickmans. </div><div>Joe and Jim knew each other and worked together in San Diego...as a matter of fact, Nikki, Emmy and Jake went to the same preschool yet we didn't even know until just recently!!! Small world huh?!</div><div>Anyways....they moved up this way just over a year ago and we've been spending more and more time with them and this is where we spent our New Years Eve and New Years Day!!!</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE9012q7BI/AAAAAAAAB5o/Ly9Cy3OnNKc/s1600-h/DSC06297.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287575415528549394" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE9012q7BI/AAAAAAAAB5o/Ly9Cy3OnNKc/s320/DSC06297.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div>Here's Nikki with another friend's son, Anthony. </div><div>LOOK at how much shorter.......I mean, TALLER, Anthony is. She's SO petite.</div><div>Oh, and yes....that WOULD be a TANK top over top a hoodie.....weirdo. The girl can just make almost anything look good!!!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE91WcYQ6I/AAAAAAAAB5w/BSWOQWPWyN8/s1600-h/DSC06299.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE91WcYQ6I/AAAAAAAAB5w/BSWOQWPWyN8/s1600-h/DSC06299.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287575424276644770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE91WcYQ6I/AAAAAAAAB5w/BSWOQWPWyN8/s320/DSC06299.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The kids playing Rock Band. </div><div>Emmy looks like such a pro doesn't she??</div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE91ipJeaI/AAAAAAAAB54/TPdf586lkpc/s1600-h/DSC06305.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287575427551426978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE91ipJeaI/AAAAAAAAB54/TPdf586lkpc/s320/DSC06305.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Bonnie bundled me ALL up to go snowmobiling. We had SO much FUN!!!!</div><div>I had SO many layers on I could barely walk but we had FUN!</div><div>So much fun I went out yesterday and bought a pair of snow pants that are MY SIZE, some wanna be Under Armour and a neck gaiter. I found THE NICEST pair of danners.......but they didn't have MY size!!! Grrrrrr</div><div>It's all good. I now have Joe on a mission.</div><div>Teeheehee........</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE92BqR7FI/AAAAAAAAB6A/7DSphQ4jXy4/s1600-h/DSC06338.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287575435877674066" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE92BqR7FI/AAAAAAAAB6A/7DSphQ4jXy4/s320/DSC06338.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Salvador</div><div>--I like this pic of him.</div><div>He had SO much fun sledding, snowmobiling and snowboarding with the kids.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE92TyeLjI/AAAAAAAAB6I/24mEwIwSC-k/s1600-h/DSC06318.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE92TyeLjI/AAAAAAAAB6I/24mEwIwSC-k/s1600-h/DSC06318.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287575440743870002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWE92TyeLjI/AAAAAAAAB6I/24mEwIwSC-k/s320/DSC06318.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>My beans!!!!</div><div>Isn't she ADORABLE!?!?!</div><div>Our beauty!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFC8HNxzlI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/Q-4SFPGuMf8/s1600-h/DSC06384.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFC8HNxzlI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/Q-4SFPGuMf8/s1600-h/DSC06384.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287581038006095442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFC8HNxzlI/AAAAAAAAB6Y/Q-4SFPGuMf8/s320/DSC06384.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Joe going for a ride.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFC8rmti-I/AAAAAAAAB6g/MvE0JStu0I0/s1600-h/DSC06412.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287581047774350306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFC8rmti-I/AAAAAAAAB6g/MvE0JStu0I0/s320/DSC06412.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div>Joe and Salvador.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFC87SsF2I/AAAAAAAAB6o/IMilWs5gdYY/s1600-h/DSC06415.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287581051985336162" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFC87SsF2I/AAAAAAAAB6o/IMilWs5gdYY/s320/DSC06415.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>The cozy fire that kept us nice and warm while we were hanging out outside AND while we were watching the fireworks and drinking our champangne!!!!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFC9X1s5_I/AAAAAAAAB6w/Kv7EgdRafhY/s1600-h/DSC06441.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287581059648382962" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFC9X1s5_I/AAAAAAAAB6w/Kv7EgdRafhY/s320/DSC06441.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Did someone say fireworks????? Teeheehee</div><div>Yes, we had fireworks.....and GOOD fireworks.</div><div>Bonnie and Jim ROCK!!!!! :)</div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHo5gUY1I/AAAAAAAAB7Y/hXATqvs6wE0/s1600-h/DSC06516.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287586205466387282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHo5gUY1I/AAAAAAAAB7Y/hXATqvs6wE0/s320/DSC06516.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHnlAuptI/AAAAAAAAB64/jjor_I3VAoQ/s1600-h/DSC06448.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287586182785312466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHnlAuptI/AAAAAAAAB64/jjor_I3VAoQ/s320/DSC06448.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>(Salvador) Nikki &amp; Emmy</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHoFuTNBI/AAAAAAAAB7I/ZEksowsJ5gw/s1600-h/DSC06475.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287586191566386194" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHoFuTNBI/AAAAAAAAB7I/ZEksowsJ5gw/s320/DSC06475.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Kelsey, Nikki and Emmy</div><div>I LOVE this picture of the girls.</div><div>Just LOOK at the expression on Nikki's face. It just makes me smile each time I look at it.</div><div>Awwwwwwwwww.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHn3cNb-I/AAAAAAAAB7A/pCFVS8hKR7s/s1600-h/DSC06455.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHn3cNb-I/AAAAAAAAB7A/pCFVS8hKR7s/s1600-h/DSC06455.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287586187732414434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHn3cNb-I/AAAAAAAAB7A/pCFVS8hKR7s/s320/DSC06455.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Jim.......</div><div>What the..............</div><div>LOLOL</div><div>This guy just CRACKS ME UP!!!!!!!</div><div>He is SOOOO funny and SUCH a good guy!!!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHofTp9NI/AAAAAAAAB7Q/rYDuaGNHh2w/s1600-h/DSC06502.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHofTp9NI/AAAAAAAAB7Q/rYDuaGNHh2w/s1600-h/DSC06502.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287586198433952978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFHofTp9NI/AAAAAAAAB7Q/rYDuaGNHh2w/s320/DSC06502.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div>Joe.........</div><div>what can I say.........</div><div>It's Joe! LOL</div><div>CHEERS Joe!</div><div>Looks like he needs a little more somethin' somethin' in his glass to 'cheer's' with....</div><div>......or does he? LOL</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ0HhpPAI/AAAAAAAAB7g/2OywQrYP55w/s1600-h/DSC06522.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ0HhpPAI/AAAAAAAAB7g/2OywQrYP55w/s1600-h/DSC06522.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287588597231860738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ0HhpPAI/AAAAAAAAB7g/2OywQrYP55w/s320/DSC06522.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ0HhpPAI/AAAAAAAAB7g/2OywQrYP55w/s1600-h/DSC06522.JPG"></a></div><div>Samuel had MORE fun sledding.</div><div>This kid LOVES sledding. I think ALL night long ALL he did was go sledding!!!</div><div>I LOVE this kid!!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ0ePtTkI/AAAAAAAAB7o/azrHXMxGIbw/s1600-h/DSC06512.JPG"></a></div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ0ePtTkI/AAAAAAAAB7o/azrHXMxGIbw/s1600-h/DSC06512.JPG"></a></div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ0ePtTkI/AAAAAAAAB7o/azrHXMxGIbw/s1600-h/DSC06512.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287588603330645570" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ0ePtTkI/AAAAAAAAB7o/azrHXMxGIbw/s320/DSC06512.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div></div><div>'JoJo and Jimbo'</div><div>What a pair these two are! LOL</div><div>Nikki chuckled at this picture....she said Jim looks like Rudolph with that ruby red nose. LOL And LOOK at that CHEESY smile on Joe's face. LOL</div><div>And Jim with that flashlight!!!!!!<br />LOLOLOL</div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ1MSKtjI/AAAAAAAAB7w/TdI5pw7y9_Y/s1600-h/DSC06526.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ1MSKtjI/AAAAAAAAB7w/TdI5pw7y9_Y/s1600-h/DSC06526.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287588615688992306" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ1MSKtjI/AAAAAAAAB7w/TdI5pw7y9_Y/s320/DSC06526.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>The morning affffffterrrr..............</div><div>I'd hoped to 'ring in the New Year'. I didn't BUT Joe DID!!!!</div><div>He spent a great part of Thursday sleeping and resting. That's what cha get when you want to 'over do it' a little....or, errrrrr A LOT!! Can't say I felt bad......AT ALL!!!! </div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFJ1fJApGI/AAAAAAAAB74/R03BvKeH16E/s1600-h/DSC06527.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFLaw3_W_I/AAAAAAAAB8Q/96DDVdf-CBo/s1600-h/DSC06560.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287590360678095858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFLaw3_W_I/AAAAAAAAB8Q/96DDVdf-CBo/s320/DSC06560.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Bonnie (and the girls) made the MOST delicious New Years dinner..</div><div>this beautiful Prime Rib, yummy mashed potatoes, the most delicious brussel sprouts I've EVER had....I SO need to try either 1) duplicate that recipe OR 2) just ask Bonnie for it!!! AND a huge garden salad I brought. Scrumptious!!!! Mmmmmm.</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFLatdr8vI/AAAAAAAAB8I/KWfHH7Tc-Sw/s1600-h/DSC06558.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFLatdr8vI/AAAAAAAAB8I/KWfHH7Tc-Sw/s1600-h/DSC06558.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287590359762465522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFLatdr8vI/AAAAAAAAB8I/KWfHH7Tc-Sw/s320/DSC06558.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Ohhhhhhhhhhhhhhhh.</div><div>And don't let me forget the DELICIOUS </div><div>Creme Brulee Kelsey and Nikki made. </div><div>OH MY GOSH. Heavenly!! </div><div>You girls ROCK!!</div><div>We had SUCH a nice New Years Eve AND New Years Day....ESPECIALLY those of us who WEREN'T suffering a hangover. LOL</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWFLatdr8vI/AAAAAAAAB8I/KWfHH7Tc-Sw/s1600-h/DSC06558.JPG"></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-2078101336439246137?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-42512960301186082492009-01-04T13:56:00.000-08:002009-01-04T14:36:00.937-08:00It's been kinda..... just busy around here working days now getting home about dinner time, cleaning up, getting Sammo ready for bed, and, uh.....falling asleep myself!!! I am LOVING the weekends!!! :) <div><div><div><div><div>I've been TRYING to take more pictures lately....some days I do better than others.....<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyD3CSMVI/AAAAAAAAB5A/E37vVBwHUtM/s1600-h/DSC06264.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287562479404200274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyD3CSMVI/AAAAAAAAB5A/E37vVBwHUtM/s320/DSC06264.JPG" border="0" /></a>.</div><div> </div><div>Here's my Sammo playing..................</div><div>.<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyECj5bpI/AAAAAAAAB5I/faPVpDTyri8/s1600-h/DSC06269.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287562482497973906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyECj5bpI/AAAAAAAAB5I/faPVpDTyri8/s320/DSC06269.JPG" border="0" /></a>.......SOMETHING</div><div> </div><div>and </div><div>WINNING?!?!</div><div>Don't 'cha just</div><div>LOVE his outfit?!</div><div>LOLOL</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyE-la4jI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/-k_tMvKNZrY/s1600-h/DSC06273.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287562498610487858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyE-la4jI/AAAAAAAAB5Q/-k_tMvKNZrY/s320/DSC06273.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>I took this picture of Samuel through his bedroom window. I was checking on him and Ben (friend), they were sledding. I just LOVE that I caught this. :) </div><div>He LOVES Jaz!</div><div>(Don't mind his one pink one gray cammo glove set! LOL) Must have been ALL that was dry.)</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyFELUmJI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/DEbevgCcIgA/s1600-h/DSC06289.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287562500111636626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyFELUmJI/AAAAAAAAB5Y/DEbevgCcIgA/s320/DSC06289.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>And here's Samuel and Ben making snowballs. I thought it was so cute how they put their sleds in the snow like shields, making and stacking snowballs waiting for Salvador to come out. I guess they pelted him with snowballs and he gave them whitewashes!!</div><div>Eh. They had FUN!!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyF7qqKJI/AAAAAAAAB5g/RZoIcwmVq84/s1600-h/DSC06292.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287562515007023250" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyF7qqKJI/AAAAAAAAB5g/RZoIcwmVq84/s320/DSC06292.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div> </div><div>And finally........</div><div>...let me leave you with a picture of Joes maxin' and relaxin doin' what Joe enjoys most......well, almost......a CLOSE second anyways!! {grin}</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEyF7qqKJI/AAAAAAAAB5g/RZoIcwmVq84/s1600-h/DSC06292.JPG"></a> </div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-4251296030118608249?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-87797772007699319272009-01-04T11:47:00.000-08:002009-01-04T13:54:23.519-08:00<div><div><div><br /><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287529963283143842" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEUfLC53KI/AAAAAAAAB3w/HiHL4aFqqi0/s320/DSC06113.JPG" border="0" />GOOD MORNING SAMMO!!!</div><div>Would you believe I HAD to wake the kids Christmas morning!!!!! </div><div>We got home early in the morning Christmas Day from Sonia's so I FINALLY woke the kids about 10:30am to open gifts.</div><div>He and Salvador slept downstairs in the family room so Santa could come without waking them up.....like that was gonna be a worry. LOL<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEUgPOAY0I/AAAAAAAAB34/iF5Ix2OhkYY/s1600-h/DSC06121.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287529981583319874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 230px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEUgPOAY0I/AAAAAAAAB34/iF5Ix2OhkYY/s320/DSC06121.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />The tree Christmas morning.....</div><div>The kids decorated it pretty much by themselves this year. </div><div>They did a great job!!!<br /><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEUgSyrC_I/AAAAAAAAB4A/U19s-tNtcNE/s1600-h/DSC06131.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287529982542416882" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEUgSyrC_I/AAAAAAAAB4A/U19s-tNtcNE/s320/DSC06131.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><br /><div>Samuel asked if Nikki could open his gift first. He was so excited for her to open what he got her. He picked out his gifts to her pretty much on his own.<br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEUgg3hnvI/AAAAAAAAB4I/84huccoszjE/s1600-h/DSC06140.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287529986320867058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEUgg3hnvI/AAAAAAAAB4I/84huccoszjE/s320/DSC06140.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Sammo opening his gift from Nikki...a Tommy 20, JUST WHAT HE WANTED!!! Just another something to make Fifi crazy!!!<br />UGH!!!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnC-djDqI/AAAAAAAAB44/2jPFvywHcjE/s1600-h/DSC05799.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550369589825186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnC-djDqI/AAAAAAAAB44/2jPFvywHcjE/s320/DSC05799.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Look at what Nikki got from Santa!!</div><div>She didn't actually GET HIM yet...in a few weeks. He's not quite old enough yet to leave his Momma. What she DID get was a few pictures of him, a doggie bed and a few toys. She's SO anxious to get him now though. </div><div>After much discussion and debate she's finally, I think decided on a name for the little fella.....</div><div>'Roo'. Doesn't he LOOK like a Roo?!?! I bought him a cute little jacket yesterday at WalMart but I'm pretty sure it'll be too big for him still. We'll see....<br /></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEUg8mKTbI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/k_V9AH2X0N4/s1600-h/DSC06148.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287529993764228530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEUg8mKTbI/AAAAAAAAB4Q/k_V9AH2X0N4/s320/DSC06148.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Sammo opening his XBox 360.</div><div>He was SO excited. He said he never expected he'd actually get it. I was SO happy he was surprised. He's even told me a few times since Christmas how surprised he was. And you should just see his face when he tells me. I can just TELL how happy he is!! He's wanted it since LAST Christmas when we said, 'No, you're too young for an XBox.' Well, it's the PERFECT gift for our gaming son!! He's had MORE fun with that XBox and his new 'gaming chair' since Christmas. I'm so happy he's happy!!!</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnAmG-clI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/OEtBmww5-cw/s1600-h/DSC06155.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550328692961874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnAmG-clI/AAAAAAAAB4Y/OEtBmww5-cw/s320/DSC06155.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Samuel playing the game Grandma and Grandpa Crosby sent for him. Would you believe my mom bought this same game for US when we were kids!!! NO KIDDING. We had more fun with this game. Even my Dad enjoyed playing it!! Samuel is no exception!! :)</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnBaor_cI/AAAAAAAAB4g/2evTCZ_FgTo/s1600-h/DSC06179.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550342793002434" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnBaor_cI/AAAAAAAAB4g/2evTCZ_FgTo/s320/DSC06179.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>And here's Salvador opening one of his gifts.....the DVD The Black Night. I guess it's a good movie??? I've not watched it but he's already watched it <em>at least</em><strong> </strong>5 times already!!!</div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnBjXSbFI/AAAAAAAAB4o/35v_Lc752Ys/s1600-h/DSC06183.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550345135942738" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnBjXSbFI/AAAAAAAAB4o/35v_Lc752Ys/s320/DSC06183.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>And here he is.........</div><div>THE GRINCH</div><div>in living color!!!</div><div>LOL</div><div>Doesn't he just look SO happy here. Well, I'm SURE he was probably a <strong>little</strong> hung over!</div><div>Poor guy. HA!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnCDgLHYI/AAAAAAAAB4w/n-1BKN-Y26I/s1600-h/DSC06216.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287550353763147138" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWEnCDgLHYI/AAAAAAAAB4w/n-1BKN-Y26I/s320/DSC06216.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>And last but not least.......</div><div>I just HAD to include this picture of Salvador's nephew, Ismael (sp??) and his soon to be brother-in-law and Ismael's Daddy!!</div><div>He is 6 months old and SO stinkin' CUTE!!!</div><div>Look at that SMILE!!! I love it!!!! What a sweatheart!!!</div><div>That was OUR Christmas...a quiet Christmas at home with a few friends and loved ones. </div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-8779777200769931927?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-856572104099915712009-01-04T09:27:00.000-08:002009-01-04T13:02:40.971-08:00WHAT A NIGHT!!!! is ALL I can say!!! LOL <div><div><div><div><div><div>We had SO much FUN!!!</div><div>Our friends, Sonia and Juan and Sonia's family invited us over. Sonia's mom made posole--Mmmmmm! AND tamales!!</div><div>I swear, these are some of T<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0JBq0NQI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/I-18-4JZQco/s1600-h/DSC05955.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287494398436979970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0JBq0NQI/AAAAAAAAB2Q/I-18-4JZQco/s320/DSC05955.JPG" border="0" /></a>HE NICEST people I've EVER met!!!</div><div>Here is Sonia's mom pouring the tequila down my throat!! LOL</div><div>OH MY GOSH we were SO silly!! LOOK at how RED my face was!! I was laughing SO stinkin' hard!!!</div><div></div><div></div><div><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0J9GK2TI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/ahtOFMUuSiY/s1600-h/DSC05956.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287494414389401906" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0J9GK2TI/AAAAAAAAB2Y/ahtOFMUuSiY/s320/DSC05956.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Me and my dear, sweet friend Sonia. We actually met a little more than a year ago at work but started REALLY becoming FRIENDS in February or so. She's been there for me through a lot this past year and I THANK GOD for her. She MUST be the sweetest most caring person I've ever met!! I'm just sorry we don't work together anymore.</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0KB-0JZI/AAAAAAAAB2g/NVQq27mUzLw/s1600-h/DSC05966.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0KB-0JZI/AAAAAAAAB2g/NVQq27mUzLw/s1600-h/DSC05966.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287494415700731282" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0KB-0JZI/AAAAAAAAB2g/NVQq27mUzLw/s320/DSC05966.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Sonia and her little, errr, I mean BIG BOY Anthony!!! </div><div>Is he not ADORABLE!!! </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0K16vGfI/AAAAAAAAB2o/Sbt_qftYlV0/s1600-h/DSC05977.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287494429642267122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0K16vGfI/AAAAAAAAB2o/Sbt_qftYlV0/s320/DSC05977.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Remember that tequila??? Teeheehee......Yes well........ a few drinks later and I was dancin', dancin', dancin!! LOL</div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0LWG-7TI/AAAAAAAAB2w/Nt8z0BDsaLE/s1600-h/DSC05990.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287494438283570482" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD0LWG-7TI/AAAAAAAAB2w/Nt8z0BDsaLE/s320/DSC05990.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div></div><div>And here's Nikki dancing with Sonia. If she were old enough to drink it sure would have made it easier to get her up there dancing!! LOL</div><div>She can be so shy. </div><div>FINALLY we got her to dancing too!!!</div><div>She's gotta learn to dance by July!!!</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD18pJa1WI/AAAAAAAAB24/EyORFS_OCaQ/s1600-h/DSC06007.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287496384719279458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD18pJa1WI/AAAAAAAAB24/EyORFS_OCaQ/s320/DSC06007.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Samuel and Sonia.</div><div>He just LOVES Sonia!!!! Look at that BIG smile on his face!!! :)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD182OFR6I/AAAAAAAAB3A/KnO-gLgIR2Y/s1600-h/DSC06039.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287496388228499362" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD182OFR6I/AAAAAAAAB3A/KnO-gLgIR2Y/s320/DSC06039.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Nikki and Tito, one of Sonia's twin brothers. </div><div>He is SUCH a nice guy and SO sweet and kind!!!</div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD19NjYbjI/AAAAAAAAB3I/AWVWnpbVaeM/s1600-h/DSC06045.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287496394491850290" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD19NjYbjI/AAAAAAAAB3I/AWVWnpbVaeM/s320/DSC06045.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Sammo being the CLOWN he is!!!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD195jCREI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/MRawwRG-_J0/s1600-h/DSC06060.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287496406301557826" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD195jCREI/AAAAAAAAB3Q/MRawwRG-_J0/s320/DSC06060.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Sonia and Tito.</div><div>This is just one of the sweetest photo's I think....</div><div>brotherly/sisterly love</div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD1-laRIoI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/cqNTCWzKLqU/s1600-h/DSC06064.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287496418075943554" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD1-laRIoI/AAAAAAAAB3Y/cqNTCWzKLqU/s320/DSC06064.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Anthony again!!</div><div>I love this pic of him.</div><div>I NEED to enlarge this one for Sonia.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD3DjEbx3I/AAAAAAAAB3o/ZqmHuX8gQk8/s1600-h/DSC06104.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287497602858469234" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD3DjEbx3I/AAAAAAAAB3o/ZqmHuX8gQk8/s320/DSC06104.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Sonia</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD3DS2ZNeI/AAAAAAAAB3g/nXoRAAnXtgM/s1600-h/DSC06066.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5287497598504613346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SWD3DS2ZNeI/AAAAAAAAB3g/nXoRAAnXtgM/s320/DSC06066.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>And Tito again......</div><div>He taught me how to do this thing with MY tongue!!! LOLOL</div><div></div><div>So THAT was OUR Christmas Eve.....FUN FILLED!!!!</div><div>For those of you who DON'T know, Joe's family is in Texas and mine is in Connecticut, so we don't <em>usually</em> celebrate with family, although my mom, dad and youngest brother have come out once or twice to spend Christmas with us. So it was REALLY nice having Sonia and her family to celebrate with this year!!</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-85657210409991571?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-75643784424431594372008-12-24T07:40:00.000-08:002008-12-24T09:28:09.448-08:00THAT was the temperature reading in my car yesterday morning when I left for work at 7:20am! Brrrrrrr!!<br />It DID snow again the other day....<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmT5fohLI/AAAAAAAAB0s/kmuyJxqelOU/s1600-h/DSC05890.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283397804896060594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmT5fohLI/AAAAAAAAB0s/kmuyJxqelOU/s320/DSC05890.JPG" border="0" /></a> <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div><br /><br /></div><div>How much snow do we have??? Yeah, good question. I'm not one to keep track of all of that all I know is it's COLD and there's a LOT of snow and I'm REALLY happy I have the auto start on my car. Brrrrrrr.</div><div>I'm getting ready to order a pair of snow pants from LL Bean OR Lands End though because if it's gonna be here (the snow), I might as well 'enjoy' it as warmly as I can right?!</div><div><br /><br /></div><div></div><div> </div><div>We went to some friends of ours house the other day. They have a VERY nice log home that they're pretty much remodeling. Look at their Christmas trees....OVER THE TOP!!! <div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmUr7BOtI/AAAAAAAAB00/dj8RqR2T70E/s1600-h/DSC05902.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283397818432699090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmUr7BOtI/AAAAAAAAB00/dj8RqR2T70E/s320/DSC05902.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div>This one is GINORMOUS! I don't know just how tall it is but it's HUGE! You can barely, kind of see Joe there to the far right. He was standing up. Now, he's not tall by any means...average height 5'9" or so?? Bonnie still had to decorate this tree--can you imagine?!</div><div>I KNOW when Bonnie is done with this tree it's going to be AMAZING!!!! I can't WAIT to see!</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmU-j1nJI/AAAAAAAAB08/4lQB0pYkPOE/s1600-h/DSC05905.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283397823435742354" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmU-j1nJI/AAAAAAAAB08/4lQB0pYkPOE/s320/DSC05905.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>This tree is located in the kitchen/dining area in front of one set of doors that goes out to the side porch. Oh, this tree is SO beautiful. She did SUCH a NICE job on it.</div><div>Joe made fun of Jim's 'Charlie Brown Christmas tree.' Joe is just used to our artificial tree for the past ohhhh, 10 years. </div><div>We NEVER had an artificial tree growing up but there are definately ad<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmVFVA5tI/AAAAAAAAB1E/yP-gCoKXorg/s1600-h/DSC05910.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283397825252615890" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmVFVA5tI/AAAAAAAAB1E/yP-gCoKXorg/s320/DSC05910.JPG" border="0" /></a>vantages to it!!</div><div>Bonnie made the most SCRUMPDILLICIOUS clam chowder. OH MY GOSH!! I could have eatten the ENTIRE POT!!!!</div><div>I like clam chowder but I LOVE this stuff!!!!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>SO.......</div><div>The girls made cookies:</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoF7VxP7I/AAAAAAAAB1U/1Notr9Vn4WA/s1600-h/DSC05909.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283399763896647602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoF7VxP7I/AAAAAAAAB1U/1Notr9Vn4WA/s320/DSC05909.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div><div>Here's Nikki and Kelsey probably trying to figure out what they're going to do........</div><div>There was baking stuff EVERYWHERE. I don't know how many DOZENS of cookies or how many different varieties of cookies we all made.</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmVTiJ3EI/AAAAAAAAB1M/VKyvatHwVq8/s1600-h/DSC05911.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283397829065825346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJmVTiJ3EI/AAAAAAAAB1M/VKyvatHwVq8/s320/DSC05911.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Okay....so here's Nikki have WAY too much fun 'peeling' hershey kisses--for the peanut butter blossoms. You KNOW you've GOT to have peanut butter blossoms at Christmas time!! :) Though we never called them that as kids.</div><div><div><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283399777186269058" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoGs2Qx4I/AAAAAAAAB1c/yxJdYS8NtGg/s320/DSC05913.JPG" border="0" /></div></div><div> </div><div>And here's 'Em'....getting ready to grind up some almonds, I think. We were learning how to use Bonnie's food processor together. :) We got it though didn't we 'Em'?!?! :)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>And the boys...........</div><div>Well, the BIG boys did what they BIG boys know how to do best----></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoG2_upxI/AAAAAAAAB1k/G1Z3oO8Vi78/s1600-h/DSC05916.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283399779910330130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoG2_upxI/AAAAAAAAB1k/G1Z3oO8Vi78/s320/DSC05916.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Watch the game and drink a few. :)</div><div> </div><div>I must admit 'Jim-Bo', as Joe calls him, was a HUGE help. Bringing cookies out to the freezer and back and forth and back and forth......and in 'Jo-Jo's (as Jim-Bo calls him), defense he'd just worked that night and only had like an hour and a halfs worth of rest before we went up. So I guess relaxing with a brew or two and veggin' in front of the tv is warranted. :) They're good guys!!!</div><div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoHZvwiCI/AAAAAAAAB1s/idZT6b0bgrs/s1600-h/DSC05920.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283399789238585378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoHZvwiCI/AAAAAAAAB1s/idZT6b0bgrs/s320/DSC05920.JPG" border="0" /></a><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoHZvwiCI/AAAAAAAAB1s/idZT6b0bgrs/s1600-h/DSC05920.JPG"></a></div></div><div> </div><div>Here's Kelsey checking on her Gingerbead people......</div><div>I thought this was SUCH a cute picture. :)</div><div>--It IS Kelsey. She's just wearing Em's sweatshirt! LOL</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoHuFEm5I/AAAAAAAAB10/n2DYYnoTaag/s1600-h/DSC05932.JPG"></a> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoHuFEm5I/AAAAAAAAB10/n2DYYnoTaag/s1600-h/DSC05932.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283399794696690578" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJoHuFEm5I/AAAAAAAAB10/n2DYYnoTaag/s320/DSC05932.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>Nickles making MORE cookies and E<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJopSKVjQI/AAAAAAAAB18/muPhU50yb00/s1600-h/DSC05934.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283400371318131970" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJopSKVjQI/AAAAAAAAB18/muPhU50yb00/s320/DSC05934.JPG" border="0" /></a>m testing the dough! LOL</div><div> </div><div>Kels realizing how much she likes smoked gouda and brie!! :)</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJop1cxKfI/AAAAAAAAB2E/0BJTQ1--Ux0/s1600-h/DSC05938.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5283400380790680050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SVJop1cxKfI/AAAAAAAAB2E/0BJTQ1--Ux0/s320/DSC05938.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Bonnie and 'Em' checking on the, one platter of MANY, peanut butter balls before chocolate dipping. :)</div><div>Look at Emmy's feet. She MUST have the SMALLEST feet of ANYONE I know. She is 14 and wears a size 2 kids. NO KIDDING. That doesn't even translate into an adult size folks! Nikki picked up those little chick slippers, in the kids section. FOR SURE I didn't think they were going to fit her but THEY DID!!! Perfectly!!! I teased her that night. She's a twin so I told her, her brother must have hogged up ALL the room in the womb! LOL He's taller but just as thin as Em BUT he wears like a size 11!!!! hello?!</div><div>I worked the past 2 days so not much fun was had by me, as far as Christmas goes but I'm OFF today and tomorrow so it's catch up time! LOL We're going out as a family today to battle the crowds one last time before Christmas. I'm pretty much done we just need to get a few last minute things and the kids are going to pick out their gifts to each other. I figure we'll split up, shop, eat lunch, swap, shop and go home! Thank goodness we don't have MUCH to do! The little bit we DO have to do will likely take us better part of the day I imagine.</div><div>It's snowing out AGAIN so I guess we'd better get moving.</div><div>Merry Christmas to each of you </div><div>and </div><div>A HAPPY and prosperous New Year!!!</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-7564378442443159437?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-7497324392627366662008-12-20T10:02:00.000-08:002008-12-20T11:10:12.886-08:00Phew, it's been a busy week...<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>It's nice to have a few days off though I have a feeling these 'few days off' are going to be 'busy' too....but a FUN busy.</div><div>I'll share as we go along......</div><div>but for now this is all I've got....................</div><div> </div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04qSjKSyI/AAAAAAAABz8/JqwfAkxYLOs/s1600-h/DSC05600.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281940237160434466" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04qSjKSyI/AAAAAAAABz8/JqwfAkxYLOs/s320/DSC05600.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br />Salvador came over the other night with his dad, sister and his nephew, Ishmael. He has GOT to be the happiest baby ever. He is ALWAYS smiling. It was SO much fun playing with him but even MORE fun watching Salvador with him. Look the smile on Salvador's face. :)<br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04pqAivXI/AAAAAAAABz0/KdkBdrnCYS0/s1600-h/DSC05581.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281940226277817714" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04pqAivXI/AAAAAAAABz0/KdkBdrnCYS0/s320/DSC05581.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div> </div><div>Those pictures just make me smile......I love the way Salvador looks at him. And to see him holding him in person...you can just feel how much he loves him!</div><br /><div>Nikki cheered last night....I went after work(-one of the 'pluses' to working a day shift!) Here she is:</div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04rXbO6LI/AAAAAAAAB0E/BK16XV4b5Hk/s1600-h/DSC05602.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281940255649228978" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04rXbO6LI/AAAAAAAAB0E/BK16XV4b5Hk/s320/DSC05602.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>I'm not sure if this was the girl's varsity game or the boys varsity game....but it was at the beginning when they announce the players from each team.....at least Nikki's pony tail wasn't sticking STRAIGHT out last nig<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04r9Anu_I/AAAAAAAAB0U/1jM5FYwo2P4/s1600-h/DSC05692.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281940265738157042" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04r9Anu_I/AAAAAAAAB0U/1jM5FYwo2P4/s320/DSC05692.JPG" border="0" /></a>ht. LOL</div><br /><br /><div></div><div>Mid-game when they came out and cheered in front of us. She's such a cutie pie!! I LOVE it when she smiles SO big and looks so happy!! :) You'd never guess she's a shy kid would you??</div><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04rc5eG7I/AAAAAAAAB0M/jRBM9I_EMSM/s1600-h/DSC05648.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281940257118231474" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU04rc5eG7I/AAAAAAAAB0M/jRBM9I_EMSM/s320/DSC05648.JPG" border="0" /></a>And one more......<br /><div>I meant to crop this one and just didn't yet. Oh well.......</div><div>I was SO tired last night....and REALLY didn't feel like going out of my way to even take pictures!!</div><div>I had SO much fun at the game. I tell you, it seems to me game nights are really just socialization nights!! EVERYONE is out and about!! LOL</div><div>Another reason I really enjoy going!! Last night I sat with my sweet friend Brenda and her family. (I met Brenda when I worked at the hospital--what a blessing!!) What a SWEET, friendly and FUNNY family. Oh my gosh! Did I EVER laugh!!! Her husband just CRACKS ME UP!!!! I had so much fun and totally enjoyed myself...even though my BUTT hurt from sitting for SO long. I REALLY need to get one of those bleacher seat thingies if I'm going to continue to go to these games! LOL</div><br /><div>I picked Salvador up after the game last night, he didn't want to go. He was at home snowboarding instead. :) It made my heart SO happy to see him having fun, enjoying himself and doing one of the things he likes best...snowboarding!!<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU0__olDqhI/AAAAAAAAB0c/iUFm_l6phH0/s1600-h/DSC05727.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5281948300432615954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SU0__olDqhI/AAAAAAAAB0c/iUFm_l6phH0/s320/DSC05727.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>This morning he got all geared up and he and Samuel went outside to play in the snow. I was planning to make it outside to take a few pictures of them but just didn't get there. Samuel didn't want his picture taken. He forgot his snow bibs at school and had to wear his snowsuit from last year. It fits but IS a little short. I guess it 'will do' for this weekend.</div><div> I LOVE these hats. Nikki has a few and hasn't cared for them until this year. Yippee!! Cuz SHE looks ADORABLE in them!! She had one on last night. I HOPE she'll wear it again today!! You KNOW I'll snap a picture of her if she does!! </div><div>I have a hair appt this afternoon and then a few errands to run with the kids. Nikki and I have a few things to check out for Santa...........</div><div>Have a GREAT weekend!!!</div><div>Until later..........</div><div>-S</div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-749732439262736666?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-16067897823972036202008-12-18T08:38:00.000-08:002008-12-18T09:06:05.452-08:00For good this time!! :)<br />I was back to Wenatchee earlier this week for computer training for this new job of mine. WOW! LOADS of information. I HOPE I can remember just a quarter of it!! LOL I am SO impressed with this organization. WOW!! We'll see how I feel in a few months huh?! Yeah, I bet that's what a lot of you are thinking. LOL Well, if this orientation/training is a preview.....I think I'm gonna be pretty darned happy!! :)<br />One of the things we did last week was a 'personality test'. Some of you have probably done one before...I know I did in a Interpersonal Communications class I took. You go through 4 different groups: Extroversion vs. Introversion, Sensing vs. Intuition, Thinking vs. Feeling, and Judging vs. Perceiving. Each group has a list of qualities. You pick the ones that MOST suit you and which ever side has the most 'you' qualities is your 'preference'.<br />I am an ENFP: (Extrovesion/Intuition/Feeling/Perceiving). Most of you who know me probably wouldn't be very surprised. LOL<br />At the end, when you determine your 'groups', each one has an explaination, which SHOULD fit YOU AND a short list of 'Occupational Trends'. This is what it says of <strong>ENFP:</strong><br /><div align="left">Warmly enthusiastic and imaginative. See life as full of possiblities. Make connectons between events and information very quickly, and confidently proceed based on the patterns they see. Want a lot of affirmation from others, and readily give appreciation and support. Spontaneous and flexible, often rely on their ability to improvise and their verbal fluency.</div><strong>Occupational Trends:</strong> <em>Counseling, Teaching, Religion, Arts</em><br />I think it 'fit's' me what do you think???<br /><br />So, YES! I am home again. My family was SO happy to have me back and welcomed me with BIG hugs and kissses last night. It's SO nice coming home after being gone isn't it?? Everyone is SO happy to see you and have you home. Ahhhhh....<br />HOWEVER, the MESS that greated me wasn't quite so welcoming!!!! UGH!<br />So yes, I AM off today BUT GUESS what I'll likely be doing a BETTER part of the day?! MMMMhmmmmm........picking up/organizing/putting away/laundry etc.....<br />I am just THANKFUL that Anna (the SWEETHEART who cleans my house) is coming TOMORROW!!!!<br />It NEVER seizes to amaze me HOW MUCH of a MESS 2 children and ONE adult can make in a matter of just a few days!!!! BUT, you know what?? It's alright, cuz I LOVE 'em and THEY LOVE ME!!! What's a little...or A LOT....of mess among loved ones right? :)<br />I have a lunch date with a friend this morning (11:30) so I guess if I'm going to get ANYTHING accomplished I'd better scoot!!<br />I HOPE each of you are able to have some 'down time' to <strong><em>relax</em></strong> and <strong><em>enjoy</em></strong> the Season!!<br />I hope to be back with pics SOON.<br />Until next,<br />God's Blessings to EACH of you!!!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-1606789782397203620?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-11050856385762553012008-12-12T05:49:00.000-08:002008-12-12T06:47:16.941-08:00What is THIS y<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SUJw_JHqalI/AAAAAAAABzo/hNs3sAjG9AE/s1600-h/DSC05544.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278905943313771090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SUJw_JHqalI/AAAAAAAABzo/hNs3sAjG9AE/s320/DSC05544.JPG" border="0" /></a>ou ask??<br /><div><br />Well, my blogging buddies THIS is a 'Li'l Yami' like the cup says and THIS my dear friends is ONLY THE BEST yogurt EVER! EVER I'm telling ya!!! If I could find it in the store I'd eat yogurt EVERY single day. For the REST of my life. I know plenty of you out there don't like yogurt. It's kind of one of those aquired taste's don't you think? I've never been a HUGE yogurt fan. My 'favorite' (before Yami of course) was the Yoplait, Light, Thick and Creamy. It was the ONLY yogurt I'd buy for me. The kids like and eat the Yoplait, Light but me...gotta be thick and creamy. Well, the hospital up here has 'Li'l Yami' and the kid's SCHOOL's have 'Li'l Yami' but I can't find it at the store. :( THAT makes Stacey a not so happy girl. BUT, while I was in Wenatchee this week, the hotel I stayed at had Li'l Yami's out EVERY morning as part of their breakfast. It just MADE me happy. I was a yogurt eattin' girl!! Stashed a few too. Shhhhhh! I MIGHT have enough to hold me through until I go back on Monday!!</div><div>Well, I'm doing my research TODAY to find out HOW I might go about getting Li'l Yami's to BUY so I can have them ALL the time! If ANY of you bloggin' buddies out there KNOW WHERE I can find Li'l Yami yogurt PLEASE let me know. I'd be EVER so thankful.<br />Anyways...............</div><div>It IS GOOD to be home!! <div><div>We (Pam and I) got home yesterday evening....JUST IN time to make it for the bball games. Nikki was cheering so OF COURSE I was gonna go! Joe dropped Nikki off, met up with me--to return my camera-- and then he went home for a nap. He had to work last night. SO, Me and Sammo spent the night at the game(s). I saw my SWEET, SWEET friend Fay when we walked in and she invited us to sit with her so we did. I certainly wasn't going to turn down THAT invite!! :) SHE is just 'GOOD PEOPLE'. It was SO nice to catch up with her. Samuel took control of the camera and started clickin' away..........<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SUJw95z4b1I/AAAAAAAABzQ/ymvNwOBrKtY/s1600-h/DSC05524.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278905922024402770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SUJw95z4b1I/AAAAAAAABzQ/ymvNwOBrKtY/s320/DSC05524.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Here we are.....</div><div>Do I look a LITTLE tired? Let me tell you, I WAS!</div><div>Yep. Those are NEW glasses folks....and YES, they are a little...(a little? HA!) crooked in this picture. Not so sure why? I don't know if I'd just put 'em back on or what but it's PRETTY darned obvious. LOL. Was I drunk too?!?! JOKING! No, I wasn't....although it's NOT sounding like a bad idea.......until of course when I think about how I'll feel the next day.</div><div>-Mental note to self--perhaps white isn't my color....LOOK at how pastey white I look. I mean I KNOW I'm fair complected but I didn't <em>think </em>I was THAT white. WOW!</div><div>Well, OF COURSE Samuel had to take a 'few'....a few?! More like 20, pics of himself. Yes folks we have a Nikki in training! LOL</div><div>Anyways, here's my little clown...</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SUJw-EikenI/AAAAAAAABzY/iUDKfS32gVM/s1600-h/DSC05525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278905924904581746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SUJw-EikenI/AAAAAAAABzY/iUDKfS32gVM/s320/DSC05525.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>My camera is a little bulky for him I think so he didn't get real clear ones. My sweet little bobble-head. How can ya NOT just LOVE this kid?! :)</div><div> </div><div>He got LOTS of pictures, he did. Many of them, did I say 'many'?? Yeah, <strong>most </strong>were blurry. But that's alright. He's 8 1/2 and just learning. So I'm cool with it. Besides, they're digital. Who cares?!?! I'm thinkin' though.....that HE is going to NEED his OWN camera here pretty darned quick. No better way to get better than to practice!</div><div>And here's one of 'beans'.....</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SUJw-katq1I/AAAAAAAABzg/cPHqyWozvw0/s1600-h/DSC05542.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5278905933461564242" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SUJw-katq1I/AAAAAAAABzg/cPHqyWozvw0/s320/DSC05542.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>That little 'wanna be pony tail' just CRACKS me up....pokin' straight out like that. LOL!! </div><div>OHhhhh, you should have seen the looks I got from her last night. She did NOT want me to be there. She gets embarrased in front of me and Joe. She can do her cheer stuff in front of, and WITH Samuel ALL NIGHT long but in front of me and Joe....mmmm NOPE! Well, she did GREAT and by the end of the night those glares were big smiles! I LOVE that girl!!! :)</div><div>Oh! Where's Salvador you ask????</div><div>Mmmmm......yeah.............LONG story. Not here.</div><div>Well, it's just about THAT TIME. Time to start getting the kids up and going. I think I have a pretty busy day ahead of me today. I haven't started a list yet, though I need to. Just THINKING about what all I NEED to try to get accomplished today has got me <em>just a little</em> overwhelmed. </div><div>ENJOY your Friday and thanks for stopp'in by!</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-1105085638576255301?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-9762970568759870732008-12-11T04:49:00.000-08:002008-12-11T05:32:45.411-08:00It's been a GREAT week! Boring at times, yes it's true, but IT IS orientation. :) Just being here at these classes, learning more about the organization I'm working for now......right now, I REALLY DO wish I'd done it sooner!!! I think me and this place are going to be a good fit. Now, keep in mind, I've said all this without ACTUALLY working yet. HA! But their principals---I'm on board!! This organization REALLY cares about their 'customers' AND their employees. NICE!<br />Joe left yesterday morning. Jury duty. 'Cept he called me about 10:00am and told me guess what???? Well, OF COURSE.......they dismissed him. :)<br />Turns out he NEEDED to be home anyways---oh the drama---but that's not a story for today....<br />The kids are GREAT!! Nikki stayed with a friend...had her FIRST game---she's cheering for the basketball team. She wasn't pleased with her performance BUT it was her FIRST game. She'll do better tonight. :) YES! She has ANOTHER game tonight, home, and HOPEFULLY we'll be home in time to make it!!!<br />Samuel stayed with my friend Sonia and her family. When Joe went to pick him up yesterday....he DIDN'T want to come home!!!! She, Sonia, is one of THE SWEETEST people I have EVER met. And her family.....AWESOME! You just can't help but LOVE them!!! I was going through some tough times about a year or so ago--God KNEW what I needed, or WHO....and then there was Sonia!!! :) I am SO THANKFUL for you Sonia!!! She's helped me through some tough times and ALWAYS keeps me focused on what's IMPORTANT!<br />Anyways, back to Samuel....He's only ever spent the night at his BF, Riley's, house so although I wasn't worried really....just wondered how he was going to do when it came time to go to bed. As it was, Sonia was OFF the first night--perfect!!! Well, he did great. Sonia 'momma'd' him just like his Momma does! :)<br />I'd HOPED to leave you with a few pictures.....ahem.....but it would SEEM my dear, lovely, wonderful husband TOOK my camera home with him. DOOFENSCHMIRTZ! <- (that 'word' is off some cartoon Samuel watches and it just STICKS!)...oh, and of COURSE, I say that ONLY in LOVE!!! :)<br />So, no pics. I've never uploaded pics from my phone. They just don't seem to be THAT great on my phone much less anywhere else. Maybe one day I'll give it a try but that day isn't today.<br />We didn't end up going to Leavenworth the other night either. Would you believe I came home and took a nap. Wouldn't believe it would you???? Well, I did. And by the time Joe was able to awaken me from my slumber, I didn't want to GET UP much less go to Leavenworth so we went to another local restaurant...The AppleWood Grill. It was alright. The service was great until we wanted to leave and then we couldn't get them TO COME and take our money....hmmmm. I had the 'Drunken Shrimp'. It wasn't bad....lots a shrimp....in a tequila, garlic, lime (butter) sauce. Joe had a salad...ohhh, if I could think of the name of the salad right now...but I can't. It was what he wanted....he was 'craving' salad. WHATEVER!<br />I shouldn't say that....I WAS craving a salad yesterday....that chicken, apple, walnut salad....ummmmmmmmmmmm. And let me just tell you, it HIT the SPOT. JUST what I wanted. Was it ever good. So I guess one CAN crave salad.<br />Well, we leave and go home today once class is over. Our manager/supervisor told us we could take tomorrow off if we wanted. SWEET!!! Don't have to tell US twice!!! Then we'll be BACK on Monday for more training, computer training for the week.<br />I'll be back sometime this weekend. I still want to post some Christmas pics. I took some pictures of some of MY favorite decorations. I just haven't taken the time to post them yet. Hopefully this weekend.<br />Have a WONDERFUL day!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-976297056875987073?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-73985776959682123172008-12-09T04:50:00.000-08:002008-12-09T05:30:25.804-08:00I'll be in Wenatchee the greater part of this week for 'CORE Training/Orientation' for my NEW job!! Yesterday was my first day. It wasn't too bad but by the end of the day I was POOPED!! I went to be early, errr....FELL asleep early last night and NOW I CAN'T sleep! GRRRRR! I've been up since.....oh, 2:30am I think.......tossing and turning, turning and tossing. UGH!<br /><div><div><div>One of the other girls who just got hired is here too...we carpooled together. She is VERY nice. I'm glad we're getting to know each other. She just moved here from California too and we're finding we have QUITE a bit in common!!! </div><div>This is where we went for dinner last night..........<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277773914827049170" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/ST5raaYWyNI/AAAAAAAAByo/YLlhclRNTS8/s400/DSC05520.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>I was introduced to McGlinn's, among other places, when I lived in Wenatchee while finishing school. The food is FABULOUS!</div><div>This is what I had last night:</div><div>(or should I say, what I took HOME from dinner! I was STUFFED!)<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277773921631116306" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/ST5razuknBI/AAAAAAAAByw/CSM0Bfa879A/s400/DSC05514.JPG" border="0" /></div><div>Smoked Salmon Fettuccini.....</div><div>Mmmmmmm, was it <strong><em>EVER</em></strong> DELICIOUS!!! </div><div>And guess who came down to join me for a few nights??? </div><div>Yep! Joe!!! He's off the next 2 so he decided to come. The kids are staying with friends so it's just me and him......awww....how nice. </div><div>He goes shopping and what not during the day while I go to 'class'. HEY! What's wrong with THIS picture????? :) </div><div>I'm not real sure WHAT he did or WHERE he went yesterday--he did tell me but darned if I can remember.....Today I KNOW he's going to go to Hooked on Toys, probably for the DAY AND then to pick up one of Samuel's Christmas gifts!!! It's SO nice having HIM to take part and take care of some of that for me.</div><div>THIS is what Joe had for dinner:<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277776476162984802" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 400px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 300px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/ST5tvgGbi2I/AAAAAAAABy4/-kROEveFUq0/s400/DSC05516.JPG" border="0" /></div></div></div><p>Uhhhmm, Yeah...........It's GONE! He SCARFED!!!! It was the 'special' and it DID look scrumptious. Steak with a medley of peppers, onions and prawns overtop and some garlic mashed potatoes, a salad and of course their famous fresh beer bread. Mmmmm....I tasted one of his prawns and was it EVER yummy. It ALMOST made me wish I'd gotten the special too!! As you can tell, he THOROUGHLY enjoyed it!</p><p>I was HOPING to be able to meet up with my DEAR friend Kim while I was here.......for the WEEK....but darn it if she's working Mon-Wed!!! Ugh! I leave Thursday after class! Oh well............maybe, hopefully, next time?!Tonight we are planning on going to Leavenworth. We're supposed to get out of class a little early today so it will be PERFECT!!! And the plan is to go here for dinner:<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/ST5w9a3ftLI/AAAAAAAABzI/lzPvfxNtgc4/s1600-h/index22.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277780013811217586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 207px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 150px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/ST5w9a3ftLI/AAAAAAAABzI/lzPvfxNtgc4/s400/index22.jpg" border="0" /></a></p><div><br />Visconti's. </div><div>I LOVE this place. If you're ever in the area or even CLOSE........GO!!!!! You WON'T be disappointed!!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Well, I suppose I'd better try to rest for a half hour or so before I start getting ready for the day.</div><div>Have a GREAT day!</div><p></p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-7398577695968212317?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-74107680291418977892008-12-07T11:31:00.000-08:002008-12-07T11:47:39.712-08:00We have LOTS of eagles around here, bald headed and juveniles, especially lately it seems. I've been seeing them on the islands and perching in a few of our trees on the river. I just don't ever seem to have my camera handy. Well, this morning I did. Samuel saw 'her' first. I took a few pics while she was perched in the tree and snapped this one right after she took flight but didn't think figure it would be that great of a shot--it was kinda a 'blind shot'. I was pleasantly surprised. Isn't she just BEAUTIFUL??? I NEVER tire of eagles. NEVER.<img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5277133383583960290" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 300px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 400px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/STwk2ljgjOI/AAAAAAAAByg/OE6u5H8XGhI/s400/DSC05513+-+Copy.JPG" border="0" /><br /><p>And I ALWAYS call them 'she' or 'her'. I don't know why. I just do!! You SHOULD be able to 'click on the pic' to enlarge it. Check it out. See if YOU can figure out what it is she's holding. We've had a few ideas--anything from a river rat to a squirrel to a small dog. Your guess....</p><p>As you can probably tell I didn't make it to church. I had GOOD intentions-just not good enough I suppose. I was talking to my mom and then my dear friend Kim called. I hadn't talked to her in a few weeks and we were catching up. I'm GLAD we had the opportunity to talk--Kim is one of those friends that you don't talk to every day and can still pick up right where you left off last time-- but I'm disappointed in myself that I missed church! UGH! </p><p>I DO have a few other pics I wanted to post today but I HAVE to go right now. NOW I REALLY DO hear the shower calling AND my kids! LOL </p><p>I'll be back........will you?? </p><p>Until then.....</p><p>Smiles to you!</p><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-7410768029141897789?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-78673810843417005602008-12-07T08:20:00.000-08:002008-12-07T08:33:12.428-08:00I woke up this morning and came RIGHT up to my 'studio'.....why, I don't know....mmm, that's a lie. I know why.....I just don't really want to 'GO THERE' right now.....<br />Anyways, I went to check on a few BLOGS I've been following. That's ONE of the things about living on the West Coast....it's three hours later on the East Coast. Moving right along.......I first went <a href="http://thescreamingmeme.blogspot.com/"><span style="color:#990000;">here</span></a>.....read her latest post (Dec 5) and then HAD to go <a href="http://emmafree.blogspot.com/2008/12/being-here.html"><span style="color:#990000;">HERE</span></a> to check it out. All I can say is 'WOW!' and encourage YOU to visit them too!!<br />I'd ORIGINALLY planned on sharing a few things this morning BUT that will have to wait until sometime later today. I'm going to get ready for church now and then I have some things to do with the kids after. I LOVE that I will have Sat/Sun off from now on. That means NO EXCUSES for NOT going to church for ANY of us--well, with the exception of Joe, of course, who DOES STILL work nights. And I'm thinking Sunday should be our 'family' day now....get all the 'chores' done on Saturday so Sunday we can go to the movies, bowling, for a LONG ride, WHATEVER.<br />Alright....well, I can HEAR the shower calling..........<br />Until later on..........<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-7867381084341700560?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-26024521926355027642008-11-30T23:18:00.000-08:002008-12-01T05:47:02.575-08:00What's been going on at Casa de Flores?? Ohhh, a little bit 'a this, a little bit 'a that..... <div><div>Thanksgiving..........</div><div>You know, I've NEVER been a huge Thanksgiving fan. I don't know why just haven't. I moved away from home after High School and I can probably count on one hand how many times I've been 'home' for Thanksgiving. Often times, especially when the kids were babies and Joe was working, it was 'just another day' for us. </div><div>I asked my friend Sonia if they were going to do anything for Thanksgiving and she said she they weren't 'big Thanksgiving people either'. She proceeded to tell me, 'We're thankful EVERY day. We don't NEED a special day to show our thanksgiving.' I've thought about that a lot this week and I agree. </div><div>Honestly, it probably would have been just another day this year but my Samuel <strong>wanted to do Thanksgiving</strong>. How could I turn him down?! So Thanksgiving we did. Nothing big. Dinner with most all the fix'in's. We're not big turkey fans so we don't USUALLY do turkey anyways, we often times do ham. Nikki LOVES, 'Dad's Famous Ham', so ham it was again this year!! Before we could all 'dig in' we went around the table sharing some of the things we are thankful for. I had to work Thanksgiving night so I prepared as much as I could in the morning. I even made some cannoli. <a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/STOnQGkLqII/AAAAAAAABak/U0J06okns3c/s1600-h/DSC05392.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274743483663100034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/STOnQGkLqII/AAAAAAAABak/U0J06okns3c/s320/DSC05392.JPG" border="0" /></a>[Cannoli is Italian pastry, for those of you who don't know, and I'm pretty sure it's my FAVORITE. Where I grew up there was this awesome Italian bakery/Deli (Frances) that made THE BEST cannoli, among other things...oh, their sandwich rolls were TO DIE for!!! And they had these BIG pickles....Mmmmm. I was a synchronized swimmer when I was younger and we always had practice on Saturdays so we'd go up to Frances for lunch. The BEST sandwiches ever, chips, sometimes a pickle and THE BEST (BIG) cookies. Mmmmm. Memories. Frances isn't there anymore. :( ] I cheated a little bit....I made the filling but I had some cannoli shells my mom had sent from home AND I had Nikki make up some pizzelle's (an Italian cookie)-my mom bought me a pizzelle iron a few years ago...pizzelle's are ANOTHER one of my FAVORITES!! We made up the pizzelle's and rolled them around the cannolli forms we have and then stuffed them. Mmmmm.......</div><div>We had an early 'dinner' and I took my 'prework nap'.</div><div>I worked the next 3 nights and here I am off only for 2 before I go back for 3. </div><div>I almost forgot to share the BEST NEWS of ALL!!!</div><div>I go back for three BUT it will be my LAST 12 hour THREE! I gave my notice last week at the hospital. Yes, it's true.......because I got a job at a clinic!!! I've been having a hard time being away from Joe and especially the kids in the evening. I'd thought about a clinic job before and just didn't persue it. Well, lately it's just really been HEAVY on my heart. I NEED to be home with my kids. <strong>THEY</strong> are my priority. I've just been thinking....in 10 years will I be happy with the choice I made to work 12 hour NIGHTS, sleeping MOST of my off days? Not being home with my kids in the evenings for dinner and bedtime WHEN THEY are home? And then I'd think....Samuel will only be little ONCE, am I willing to give away that time, that goes by SO QUICKLY anyways, for a job?! The answer I kept getting was, a LOUD and CLEAR <strong>NO!</strong> So, I looked for a job, found one, applied and GOT IT!! The hours vary slightly...7:30-4:30, 8-5 or 8:30-5:30. I will have to work every <strong>7th</strong> Saturday until 12:30 but it's overtime. They offer a lot of good benefits so I'm happy and thankful about that but MOST importantly I'll be home with my family in the evenings AND another added bonus.....NO more working holidays for me!! Yes, it's true....I won't have any more 5 days in a row off. As NICE as 5 days off in a row sounds the truth of the matter is I often got LESS done in my 5 days off than I did in my 3. It's hard to go anywhere for a mini vacation or anything when you have children in school <strong>and</strong> the rest of your friends are working!!</div><div>I will be commuting now. The hospital is about 6 minutes away which WAS NICE. The clinic I'll be working at is 22 minutes away.....I clocked it the other day,{teeheehee}, but it's alright. You'll remember, I have a nice, new car with a awesome audio system--I don't mind driving. :) And thank heavens, the gas prices are better!! It SURE was NICE to gas up the other day for $37 and change instead of $70 something-$80!!!</div><div>SO that's what's been going on over here and......<strong>I'm EXCITED!!!</strong></div><div></div><div>I'll just leave you with a few random pictures of 'my boys' (minus one)...<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/STOnQmjkARI/AAAAAAAABas/jQQE9RZmkNE/s1600-h/DSC05368.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274743492250435858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/STOnQmjkARI/AAAAAAAABas/jQQE9RZmkNE/s320/DSC05368.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Salvador. </div><div>He actually had his eyes OPEN! What is it with this guy that nearly all the pictures you take of him, his eyes are closed!!!! AND LOOK!!! He's been keeping his hair short. Isn't he handsome!!!!</div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/STOnRO-0hHI/AAAAAAAABa0/ZoqAgUVQUpE/s1600-h/DSC05347.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/STOnRO-0hHI/AAAAAAAABa0/ZoqAgUVQUpE/s1600-h/DSC05347.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5274743503102182514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/STOnRO-0hHI/AAAAAAAABa0/ZoqAgUVQUpE/s320/DSC05347.JPG" border="0" /></a>And Sammo........</div><div>He's just getting SO big!!</div><div>He spent the night (and day today) at a friends house. By the time he got home this evening (5pm) I was still sleeping....</div><div>It was SOOO nice to see him when I woke up. He's SUCH a 'momma's boy' but I LOVE IT!!! I just can't EVER seem to get enough 'Momma Love' from him!!</div><div>I'd HOPED to get our Christmas tree and decorations started today but.....mmm, nope. It didn't happen. Maybe I'll pull everything out tomorrow and we'll start on it tomorrow night when the kids get home?! Some of you may remember that our friend Chris was staying with us last year, while his house was being built, and he helped 'decorate'. Oh it was fun AND FUNNY.....he and Joe together....oh dear.......I'll have to give him a jingle and see if/when he's available for the decorating fun!!! :)</div><div>That's all for now. :)</div><div>Enjoy your week!!!</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-2602452192635502764?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com2tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-66410460214299525012008-11-23T03:32:00.000-08:002008-11-23T03:50:56.325-08:00Of course I had to work...... <div><div><div><div>I SHOULD have just asked to come in late....it's true. But I didn't. Next time.....</div><div>I <strong>did</strong> wake up early to serve her and some friends dinner and be there for a short time while they were getting ready. AND Joe dropped her by the hospital after he picked her up so at least I could see her all dressed and all. She was beautiful as always....you see now how she got her nickname 'Beauty'.</div><div>Here are some pics I snagged from Cynthia's (one of her BF's) myspace:</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAzOCymZI/AAAAAAAABY0/t1sI5S5pObU/s1600-h/Nikki+%26+Salvador.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271816087501183378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAzOCymZI/AAAAAAAABY0/t1sI5S5pObU/s320/Nikki+%26+Salvador.jpg" border="0" /></a><br />Nikki and Salvador, before Tolo, here at the house.</div><div>Salvador didn't go........</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /> </div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAyrXz9UI/AAAAAAAABYk/VFXOertEM50/s1600-h/and+again.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271816078194111810" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAyrXz9UI/AAAAAAAABYk/VFXOertEM50/s320/and+again.jpg" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Cynthia, Devon and Nikki<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAyXVEhSI/AAAAAAAABYc/PvSYw8IKi0k/s1600-h/Just+nikki+again.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271816072813905186" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAyXVEhSI/AAAAAAAABYc/PvSYw8IKi0k/s320/Just+nikki+again.jpg" border="0" /></a><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAyXVEhSI/AAAAAAAABYc/PvSYw8IKi0k/s1600-h/Just+nikki+again.jpg"></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAzTuIPpI/AAAAAAAABY8/vUxAQtwRtOM/s1600-h/Sister%27s+at+heart.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271816089025134226" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAzTuIPpI/AAAAAAAABY8/vUxAQtwRtOM/s320/Sister%27s+at+heart.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Vanessa, Cynthia and Nikki</div><div>{BEST FRIENDS &amp; Sister's of the heart}</div><div>Aren't they just beautiful?!?!?!</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAy93iTVI/AAAAAAAABYs/nxLCqCGdW5k/s1600-h/peace.jpg"></a> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAy93iTVI/AAAAAAAABYs/nxLCqCGdW5k/s1600-h/peace.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5271816083159010642" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 239px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAy93iTVI/AAAAAAAABYs/nxLCqCGdW5k/s320/peace.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SSlAy93iTVI/AAAAAAAABYs/nxLCqCGdW5k/s1600-h/peace.jpg"></a> </div><div>This one is dark, yes......</div><div>Cynthia, Nikki and Kyndra</div><div> [Peace]</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Nikki's dress wasn't MY first pick but Nikki likes it and I tell you, I think she could make a burlap bag look good!! </div><div>Nikki didn't take her camera. <shock!> Yes, I know. Nikki was the Camera Queen for a while. I KNEW I'd get to see some good pictures....but for whatever reason she's not been AS into her camera for the past little while. I don't know why but I hope she gets back INTO taking pictures.</div><div>Now to post on my facebook acct.</div><div>Enjoy the rest of your weekend....</div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-6641046021429952501?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-20181967426815462762008-11-13T12:23:00.000-08:002008-11-13T12:40:07.694-08:00<div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRyNMQIOZ-I/AAAAAAAABYI/ZIPDZRjZwSc/s1600-h/DSC05335.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268240905744050146" style="DISPLAY: block; MARGIN: 0px auto 10px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px; TEXT-ALIGN: center" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRyNMQIOZ-I/AAAAAAAABYI/ZIPDZRjZwSc/s320/DSC05335.JPG" border="0" /></a> ....for my family anyways. I work tonight and I don't usually eat before I leave so I don't know that I'll have any tonight. Maybe it will be SO good and they will like it SO much that there will be NONE left in the morning?! Maybe I'd better set a bowl aside....<em>just in case.</em></div><br /><div>So, what is it??? Well, it's <strong>Tuscan White Bean and Sausage Stew</strong> from the <strong>29 minutes to dinner</strong> cookbook from Pampered Chef.<strong> </strong>It smells wonderful. I figure I'll serve it with a loaf of french bread....Pillsbury style tonight folks. :)</div><br /><div>ALSO, check this out!!!</div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRyOpBuVJsI/AAAAAAAABYQ/uWT-6d1d6Ow/s1600-h/DSC05328.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5268242499605178050" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRyOpBuVJsI/AAAAAAAABYQ/uWT-6d1d6Ow/s320/DSC05328.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>I FINALLY got a light fixture for this area. You should have only SEEN the one that used to hang there........some of you have......lets just say it was VERY outdated. We bought this one some time ago...Joe just hadn't taken the time to install it. If you could have only seen HOW he installed it. That's a pretty darned high ceiling there. Instead of going out and buying another ladder, that he probably wouldn't have any other use for, he put the ladder he does have, which by the way, is pretty tall itself on top, YES! ON TOP of our old kitchen table--real safe huh?! Well, it's done. I'm sure if he'd fallen and hurt, or killed himself, I'd be singing a different tune. The ONLY thing...........It's not quite as low as I'd like it but that's all the chain that came with it. There is plenty of wiring so we just have to pick up the right chain next time we're at Home Depot or something. </div><div>I'm off to get a few things done before it's time to take a nap before work tonight. Joe should be home any time now, he went hunting AGAIN over Colville way. They didn't get anything. Bad year for many I understand. Hopefully we'll have a few minutes to 'visit' before I hit the hay!!</div><div>Enjoy the rest of your week.......that's ALMOST over!!! :)</div><div>-S</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-2018196742681546276?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-74114926601459479852008-11-10T03:29:00.001-08:002008-11-10T03:42:21.358-08:00I forgot to share with you my Halloween Boo-quet from my dear friend Sandra. <div><div>Check it out:</div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRgbsJBqTRI/AAAAAAAABXw/TV4tzt5gyWg/s1600-h/DSC05323.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266990209360874770" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRgbsJBqTRI/AAAAAAAABXw/TV4tzt5gyWg/s320/DSC05323.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br /><div>How stinkin' CUTE is that right??<br />She delivered it to work. I was SO surprised to have gotten flowers. My husband has NEVER been one to buy flowers. He'll pick me flowers every now and again....sometimes more than others just depending on the time of year, but buy them....mmm, not so much. He asks, 'Why? They're just going to die anyways.' Hmmm, yeah but they are nice. EVERY now and again he will but I can probably count on one hand in the 17 years we've been married.......</div><div>ANYWAYS................</div><div>SO, I was so excited to get these!</div><div>And look at the 'broo<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRgbsfkeVEI/AAAAAAAABX4/8bq75IR999E/s1600-h/DSC05322.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266990215412470850" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRgbsfkeVEI/AAAAAAAABX4/8bq75IR999E/s320/DSC05322.JPG" border="0" /></a>m'! </div><div></div><div>How clever is THAT!!</div><div>I left them at the Nurse's Station for a few days, while I was working, so visitors and who ever else could enjoy them as well. :)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>Thank you, thank you, thank you, Sandra if I haven't told you already. I LOVE my flowers. That was SO sweet of you. You SO made my day!!! :)</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-7411492660145947985?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-22014247326747108842008-11-10T03:09:00.001-08:002008-11-10T03:19:20.993-08:00<a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRgWofq70PI/AAAAAAAABXo/Y7mJzOtP-ys/s1600-h/DSC05311.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5266984649161953522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SRgWofq70PI/AAAAAAAABXo/Y7mJzOtP-ys/s320/DSC05311.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>Nikki took this picture of me and Samuel last night...well, really EARLY Sunday morning. He woke up and came out and cuddled up with me on the sofa. He's such a 'Momma's Boy' and I LOVE it!! I'm gonna get AS MUCH of it as I can because before too long, he's probably not going to want to 'cuddle' or give me my 'momma love' as much, so I'll take AS MUCH as I can get now. I remember when he was a baby and I'd hold him, I kind of knew he'd be our last, I'd just sit there cuddling him HOPING if I did it often and long enough that I wouldn't forget what it 'felt' like. My goodness they get big SO fast don't they?! I was just looking at pictures of Samuel when he was a year and a half-two years old, earlier this morning, and I thought, 'MY GOSH! That seems SO LONG ago-I can hardly remember him being SO little.' Kinda makes me sad...........</div><div>Alright, before I start boo-hooing..........</div><div>SO-after gettin' my 'momma love' fix and put Samuel back to bed, I played around a bit with my camera. I'd TOTALLY forgotten all the COOL things this camera does! Well, this is one of them....kinda KEWL huh?</div><div>That's all I got for today.</div><div>Have a FANTABULOUS week!!!</div><div>-S</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-2201424732674710884?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-49237958744987034612008-11-03T16:52:00.000-08:002008-11-03T17:16:50.811-08:00I made mention in my last post Samuel's Harvest Party at school last week, on Friday. I woke up early so I could attend. I don't go to a lot of things at the school these days because often times I'm working so I decided that I was going to wake up early and go on over to THIS one.<br /><div><div><div><div><div><div>WHAT a GREAT job they did over there. WOW!!</div><div>They ha<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eN-Cv-qI/AAAAAAAABTY/hinufZkva00/s1600-h/DSC05143.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264600452249418402" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eN-Cv-qI/AAAAAAAABTY/hinufZkva00/s320/DSC05143.JPG" border="0" /></a>d a TON a FUN activities for the kids.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Here's Samuel after he got his face painted for the FIRST time. He ended up getting a scar on his other cheek.</div><br /><div>They had some REALLY talented face painters. Both Joe and I were impressed.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eOHBT2qI/AAAAAAAABTg/AyVF-Uk6ZNA/s1600-h/DSC05154.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264600454659300002" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eOHBT2qI/AAAAAAAABTg/AyVF-Uk6ZNA/s320/DSC05154.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eOHBT2qI/AAAAAAAABTg/AyVF-Uk6ZNA/s1600-h/DSC05154.JPG"></a></div><br /><div>Pumpkin bowling........</div><br /><div>The boys LOVED this....and you should have seen the poor pumpkin- all duct taped up...lol</div><br /><div>...starting to 'spill it's guts'. LOL</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eOTi0-0I/AAAAAAAABTo/8iuvFnLkwII/s1600-h/DSC05165.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264600458021108546" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eOTi0-0I/AAAAAAAABTo/8iuvFnLkwII/s320/DSC05165.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eOTi0-0I/AAAAAAAABTo/8iuvFnLkwII/s1600-h/DSC05165.JPG"></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Gourd painting. Someone brought a HUGE box of gourds so the kids each picked one and drew on it. They enjoyed it.</div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eOjw6MuI/AAAAAAAABTw/3Ouw-YjOK6Q/s1600-h/DSC05168.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264600462375138018" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-eOjw6MuI/AAAAAAAABTw/3Ouw-YjOK6Q/s320/DSC05168.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>Samuel showing his off for Mom.</div><br /><div>:)</div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div></div><br /><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-ePO663fI/AAAAAAAABT4/yu2J54Po9ic/s1600-h/DSC05184.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264600473959849458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-ePO663fI/AAAAAAAABT4/yu2J54Po9ic/s320/DSC05184.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div></div><br /><div>and BUBBLES!!</div><br /><div>Honestly, I don't think kids ever outgrow bubbles. I know I EVEN like bubbles!!!</div><br /><div>The kids played out with the bubbles for as long as they could....until the teachers encouraged them to let the other kids get a chance.....</div><br /><div></div><br /><div>They also had stuff to decorate bags and then the kids could take a handful of goodies (like OTC stuff) to put in their bag. They had a station where they could color a face mask-Samuel did one up with Joe's help. Joe really is a creative guy.</div><br /><div>ANOTHER thing the kids LOVED was a big 'ol box filled with shredded paper and little trinket toys (OTC again). One of the 'hit's' (for the boys anyways) was those little man toys with the sticky balls on the hands and feet. The kids throw them up the wall and they 'walk' down. <a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-g1WTwXQI/AAAAAAAABUA/wqsY2XtepPg/s1600-h/DSC05222.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264603327801351426" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ-g1WTwXQI/AAAAAAAABUA/wqsY2XtepPg/s320/DSC05222.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>One of these guys..........</div><div>The boys totally digged 'em.</div><div> </div><div>They also had a trail mix. They had each of the kids bring in a baggie full of something 'healthy' to contribute to the mix (dry cereal, nuts, raisins, cheez it's, pretzels etc...) They had a HUGE bowl FULL. What a great idea instead of candy right?! </div><div>There was another table with apples and caramel and a ginormous cake.</div><div>WHAT A FUN TIME!!! I was SO glad I went and Samuel was SO happy Mom and Dad were there!</div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-4923795874498703461?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-19390978911440172602008-11-01T10:19:00.000-07:002008-11-02T08:46:44.218-08:00<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ3UunmGJ6I/AAAAAAAABTQ/7AaonTqYVH0/s1600-h/DSC05227.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264097436833818530" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ3UunmGJ6I/AAAAAAAABTQ/7AaonTqYVH0/s320/DSC05227.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><div>This is Samuel's pumpkin. He carved it ALL by himself. No bad!! He was kind of disappointed because the one eye is so crooked.....I like it. I think it makes it look all the better!!<br /><div><div> Happy Halloween!!! :)</div><div>Really......anyone who really knows me knows that I'm not a huge Halloween fan. </div><div>My 'favorite' Halloween was when I was 24! </div><div>I was pregnant with Nikki and went trick or treating with my siblings as a bunch of grapes. </div><div>It rained. </div><div>Do you know HOW difficult it is getting in and out of a vehicle with a bazillion blown up balloons pinned all over your body?! </div><div>Lets just say I've had easier tasks! :)</div><div>The year Samuel was born we decided we'd just start taking the kids somewhere fun for dinner or something instead of the whole trick or treat thing. It worked well for a while.....until we moved here and had less 'fun' options so the past 2 or 3 years the kids have gone out trick or treating....</div><div>THIS year, however, we went to a friends house for a Halloween party and OH MY GOSH did we have a good time!!! It was a dress up party. I was scheduled to work so I didn't get a costume thinking I wasn't going to be able to make it but GUESS WHAT??? I was lucky enough to get low censused Friday night and I was able to GO to that party!! WOOHOO!! I just HAVE to share a few pictures:</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ3UtzK22OI/AAAAAAAABS4/yuiQM-SbQAk/s1600-h/Jim+and+Joe.jpg"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264097422760925410" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ3UtzK22OI/AAAAAAAABS4/yuiQM-SbQAk/s320/Jim+and+Joe.jpg" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Here's Joe and Jim. OH MY GOSH if he (Jim) didn't have me HYSTERICAL all night long. If you can't tell, he's a 'biker babe'. OH MY GOODNESS he CRACKS ME UP!! And Joe....yeah, well, lets just say he's a hillbilly of sorts.................. What a pair those two!! LOLOL</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>OH! But you've GOT to get the FULL effect of Jim........</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><br /> </div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ3UuOBR2hI/AAAAAAAABTA/AbRyDu2stdw/s1600-h/JimBob.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ3UuOBR2hI/AAAAAAAABTA/AbRyDu2stdw/s1600-h/JimBob.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264097429968509458" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 144px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ3UuOBR2hI/AAAAAAAABTA/AbRyDu2stdw/s320/JimBob.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>Just relooking at these pictures this morning I crack up. LOLOL<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div>Here's Samuel:</div><div></div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ3UuU13joI/AAAAAAAABTI/fLIGxMOA5SI/s1600-h/DSC05248.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5264097431799697026" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQ3UuU13joI/AAAAAAAABTI/fLIGxMOA5SI/s320/DSC05248.JPG" border="0" /></a>Joe picked up a little face painting kit thing for him, UGH!</div><div>Our own little 'Chamuco'. Of course he had to follow his dad's suit and wear some 'redneck teefers'.</div><div>UGH again!</div><div>Joe did his makeup, which I gotta say was pretty good.......I guess.</div><div>His class had a 'Harvest Party' earlier in the day so he still had the bat and scar that he had painted on his face from there. I'll post pics of that next........</div><div></div><div>Nikki was going to be the rabbit from Alice In Wonderland. She bought all the stuff she said she needed and then never ended up dressing up after all. None of the older kids did actually. </div><div>Bonnie, Jim's wife, did a GREAT job. She had ALL KINDS of decorations up, the place looked GREAT!! She even had prizes for the kids!! They decorated pumpkins and did all kind of fun things....and then they watched scarey movies all night long. Yikes. That's NOT for me. I'm NOT a scarey movie kind of a girl.</div><div>Bonnie says they're going to make this party an annual deal. I know where WE'LL be next year!!!!! :)</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-1939097891144017260?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-92125604527995792632008-10-30T05:02:00.001-07:002008-10-30T05:29:10.552-07:00I talked about it and HONESTLY I didn't think it would happen BUT IT DID!!!! I ended up pulling out the recipe for the Pumpkin Cookies after all. After reading through the recipe (which by the way, is as easy as they come) and realizing I DID have everything I needed, I jus<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQmiwzHyjoI/AAAAAAAABSg/SVI2Lf3z0W4/s1600-h/DSC05137.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262916598799437442" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQmiwzHyjoI/AAAAAAAABSg/SVI2Lf3z0W4/s320/DSC05137.JPG" border="0" /></a>t went for it. I just dumped all the ingredients into my Kitchen Aid, <div><div>mixed, for literally less than a minute, dropped from the scoop and baked. </div><div>It was SO INCREDIBLY easy and the kids were happy to have cookies. </div><div>Joe's not a huge fan of these cookies (GOOD!! That means there's more for ME!!!) and can't you only just hear Nikki saying, because she did, "These are good but they'd be better without the chocolate chips." Hmmm, REALLY?! Break my heart, don't eat them....AGAIN, MORE for ME!!! (Especially because it would seem I'm going to have to FIGHT Salvador for them. HE liked them!!)</div><div>Here they are baking:</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQmixQR88GI/AAAAAAAABSo/_jUW4I5HCtM/s1600-h/DSC05135.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262916606626689122" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 205px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQmixQR88GI/AAAAAAAABSo/_jUW4I5HCtM/s320/DSC05135.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>Mmmmmmmmm.</div><div>And you KNOW they are BEST fresh and warm right from the oven when the chocolate is soft and gooey.</div><div>Scroll down for the recipe. Give it a try and come back and leave a comment about whether you liked them or not!!</div><div>This is just one of those foods that reminds me of home. :)</div><div></div><div><strong>PUMPKIN COOKIES</strong></div><div>2 cups canned pumpkin</div><div>2 eggs</div><div>1 cup oil</div><div>2 cups sugar</div><div>4 teaspoons baking powder</div><div>2 teaspoons cinnamon</div><div>1 teaspoon salt</div><div>4 cups flour</div><div>2 teaspoons vanilla</div><div>2 cups chocolate chips</div><div>1 cup walnuts (optional) *I did not use nuts but go for it if you want!!</div><div>2 tsp baking soda (dissolved in 2 teaspoons of milk and added LAST)</div><div></div><div>Bake at 375 degrees for 12-15 minutes</div><div></div><div>** Confession here.....I guess I didn't look back at the recipe after the inital read. I baked them at 350 degrees for 15 minutes. I DO have a convection oven (which by the way I THINK was a waste because seriously, I don't notice a difference.... usually. I also, as you can see from the photo used my stones (I don't have ANY metal or glass anymore--just PC stoneware) so maybe the combination made the difference?!**</div><div>If you try it out be sure to come back and let me know how you like it or if you come up with any great modifications.</div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-9212560452799579263?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-20668402420903258512008-10-29T17:58:00.000-07:002008-10-29T18:58:57.378-07:00After sleeping ALL day today, Nikki came up this afternoon and asked if I would take some pictures outside. We have some REALLY cool trees and I found a few more GOOD spots today leaf hunting with Joe. It's kinda chilly today and I know she and Salvador aren't feeling so hot but thought, 'what the heck' and figured the fresh air might even do them so good. Would you believe, ahem...yeah, you probably will if you know me very well anyways, that I took 745 pictures of JUST the three of them!!! <div><div><div><div><div><div><div><div>I'm SURE I haven't even gone through HALF of them but I thought I'd share a few of the ones I HAVE gone through so far..........</div><div>Here goes:</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJq6rXXPI/AAAAAAAABRY/Lyb5OxZRFkc/s1600-h/DSC04725.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262748272469433586" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJq6rXXPI/AAAAAAAABRY/Lyb5OxZRFkc/s320/DSC04725.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />So I guess we'll start with a few of Salvador and Nikki...........</div><div>awwwww, so cute</div><div> </div><div>OF COURSE she hates the MAJORITY of the pics of herself.....thinks she's too fat. </div><div>Yeah, WHATEVER!<br /><br /></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJrqh-sAI/AAAAAAAABRw/JBeU1SJ_9Do/s1600-h/DSC04828.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262748285314969602" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJrqh-sAI/AAAAAAAABRw/JBeU1SJ_9Do/s320/DSC04828.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /><br /></div><div>Sammo and Nikki</div><div>(I know, I know......the ears)</div><div><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJrS0WWnI/AAAAAAAABRo/l-KHEGMSh_I/s1600-h/DSC04825.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262748278949567090" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJrS0WWnI/AAAAAAAABRo/l-KHEGMSh_I/s320/DSC04825.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br /></div><div><br /><br /></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJrS0WWnI/AAAAAAAABRo/l-KHEGMSh_I/s1600-h/DSC04825.JPG"></a> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /> </div><div>And a few of just Nikki:</div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP9v8-5aI/AAAAAAAABR4/lOIq45WIzmE/s1600-h/DSC04860.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262755193077818786" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP9v8-5aI/AAAAAAAABR4/lOIq45WIzmE/s320/DSC04860.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div>I like this one.<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP_Rr9t2I/AAAAAAAABSQ/TJFSKQWC-Uc/s1600-h/DSC05084.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262755219313112930" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP_Rr9t2I/AAAAAAAABSQ/TJFSKQWC-Uc/s320/DSC05084.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />I THINK she actually liked this one.<br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP-lJgFsI/AAAAAAAABSI/BcSZK7fyq58/s1600-h/DSC05076.JPG"></a> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP-lJgFsI/AAAAAAAABSI/BcSZK7fyq58/s1600-h/DSC05076.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262755207357404866" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP-lJgFsI/AAAAAAAABSI/BcSZK7fyq58/s320/DSC05076.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Yeah, okay.............so it's a little bobblehead-ish.</div><div>It's just the angle. :)<br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP-G44zaI/AAAAAAAABSA/RoEJotBSX2E/s1600-h/DSC04980.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262755199234657698" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP-G44zaI/AAAAAAAABSA/RoEJotBSX2E/s320/DSC04980.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /></div><div></div><div>So HOW many times have I told you (in my other blog) that Samuel just CRACKS ME UP?!?!</div><div> </div><div>"The power of corn!"</div><div> </div><div>He looks like a 'kung fu fighter' here doesn't he?! Well, a wannabe anyway right?!<br /><br /><br /></div><div> </div><div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJqWa0HlI/AAAAAAAABRQ/NsOzURyDT_o/s1600-h/DSC04525.JPG"></a> </div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP_sJz-jI/AAAAAAAABSY/Zc1lsEFufpI/s1600-h/DSC05128.JPG"></a></div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJqWa0HlI/AAAAAAAABRQ/NsOzURyDT_o/s1600-h/DSC04525.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262748262736338514" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkJqWa0HlI/AAAAAAAABRQ/NsOzURyDT_o/s320/DSC04525.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div><br />Here's one of JUST Salvador. </div><div>Poor guy. He's SO NOT feeling good.</div><div>I want to get a REAL nice picture of him and have it matted and framed and have him give it to his Mom and Dad for one of their Christmas gifts this year.</div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP_sJz-jI/AAAAAAAABSY/Zc1lsEFufpI/s1600-h/DSC05128.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262755226417625650" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQkP_sJz-jI/AAAAAAAABSY/Zc1lsEFufpI/s320/DSC05128.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>And just a 'fun' one.......not that the others weren't fun.......</div><div>Samuel and Salvador were shootin' some hoops before going in. He trumped up enough energy to make a few baskets and now he's back in bed!!</div><div> </div><div>I have SO MANY MORE pictures to go through. I LOVE them but it's SO time consuming ESPECIALLY for those of us who have to take the VERTICLE shots all the time because then you have to turn them too!! UGH!</div><div> </div><div>Oh, and guess what?! Yeah, no cookies. Samuel came home, went to playing outside, we took pictures, he played outside some more, he came in, had dinner and here we are. He's hanging out with Joe now so I guess no cookies here tonight! Oh well. Guess we don't REALLY NEED them anyways.....I just can't help thinking about my mom's pumpkin chocolate chip cookies though.........Mmmmmmmmmmmm........</div></div></div></div></div></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-2066840242090325851?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-56338624929646933052008-10-29T15:19:00.000-07:002008-10-29T15:25:38.171-07:00<div>I TOTALLY forgot I had taken these pictures the other morning.<br /><div><div>Check out this sunrise. It was just beautiful!</div><br /><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQjiTvvBgxI/AAAAAAAABRI/v_y6m6TfCFU/s1600-h/DSC04326.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262704993441514258" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQjiTvvBgxI/AAAAAAAABRI/v_y6m6TfCFU/s320/DSC04326.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />They're so the same but so not.........I just couldn't pick JUST ONE between these three....<br /><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQjiTEDdK2I/AAAAAAAABQ4/IK-ZT4yfxRA/s1600-h/DSC04321.JPG"></a> </div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQjiTEDdK2I/AAAAAAAABQ4/IK-ZT4yfxRA/s1600-h/DSC04321.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262704981716052834" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQjiTEDdK2I/AAAAAAAABQ4/IK-ZT4yfxRA/s320/DSC04321.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQjiTSUapEI/AAAAAAAABRA/_AVSyn3waAk/s1600-h/DSC04324.JPG"></a> </div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQjiTSUapEI/AAAAAAAABRA/_AVSyn3waAk/s1600-h/DSC04324.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262704985545286722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 320px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 240px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQjiTSUapEI/AAAAAAAABRA/_AVSyn3waAk/s320/DSC04324.JPG" border="0" /></a></div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-5633862492964693305?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-12582366509307107402008-10-29T10:46:00.000-07:002008-10-29T12:25:36.581-07:00Well I now have TWO kids sick home. Salvador is still sick. I took him to the Dr. yesterday and the Dr. said he might be able to go back to school today but probably, definately by Thursday. Well, when I went to get him up for school this morning, he STILL had a terrible headache so he's home. Before I knew it, Nikki came up from her 'cave' and now SHE has a headache and feels crappy. Samuel is the only healthy kid.....for now. My guess is he'll come down with it in a few....we'll see. Maybe he'll be spared? The other two are motrin'd up and in their beds sleeping.<br />I woke up with a scratchy throat this morning and a 'snuffly' nose (that's what Sammo calls it{teehee}), but don't feel too bad. Hopefully I won't get it. I've been washing, washing and washing STILL my hands. UGH!<br />On a happier note.........<br />Joe and I went out this morning looking for and collecting leaves. WHY? You might ask???? Well.......it's ALL Samuel's fault--kind of.....<br />He has THE BEST teacher this year. He's in 3rd grade you know and his teacher does THE COOLEST things. I've heard SUCH GOOD things about her and was SOOOOO happy to find out SHE was going to be HIS teacher this year!!!! One of the things they do is collect leaves, press them and then make up animal collages. I've seen them in the foyer of the school before and let me just tell you, 3rd graders are SUPER creative!! Samuel had to have his leaves pressed, ready and brought back to school by yesterday. He went out with Joe last week and they found some of THE COOLEST leaves. They pressed them and yesterday morning Samuel and I collected them back up so he could bring them to school. WOW!!! Were they ever pretty!!! (I let him take the smaller ones but I brought the larger ones in for him. I was afraid they'd get bent or broken during transport. ) While pulling them out of the <strong><em>bajillion </em></strong>books and pages I couldn't help but realize how beautiful they were and the things I could do with them!! So this morning, collection basket in hand, Joe and I went on a 'leaf hunt'. It was SO MUCH fun. I am SO blessed. Joe is THE BEST guy a girl could ever ask for (even when he's being 'bumpity'. :) Anyways, we collected a basketful of BEAUTIFIUL leaves. I SHOULD have taken a picture or two of the basket FULL but I've already put them to be pressed. :( Keep your eyes posted in the next few weeks to see what I end up doing!!!<br />I can't wait to see what Samuel comes up with!!! I've already decided that WHATEVER it is, I'm going to frame it. I just KNOW it's going to be AWESOME!!! :)<br />Well I'm off to complete a card or two today......that is my goal!!! :) I haven't had a chance to <em>REALLY</em> 'play and create' in SO long and I've REALLY been wanting to. There have just been SO MANY other things that have needed my attention! :) Soooooo, check out my OTHER <a href="http://www.thequeenscreations.blogspot.com/">blog</a> in the next few days or so to see what I've come up with!!!<br />Until next time......<br />-S<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-1258236650930710740?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-3447854400120289312008-10-28T06:45:00.001-07:002008-10-28T07:26:44.506-07:00<div><br /><div><div>I know, I know..........</div><div>I haven't posted in a while. After I got off work Saturday morning I came home, took an hour nap and then went to Lupe's to start taking pictures--she had her Quincenera Saturday. She was just beautiful!!</div><div>Check her out:</div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbn6fBNmI/AAAAAAAABQA/y5YbqX8HjL4/s1600-h/DSC03797.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262205062133921378" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbn6fBNmI/AAAAAAAABQA/y5YbqX8HjL4/s320/DSC03797.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>This is a picture we took right outside her house. I just LOVE pictures by trees....</div><div>Would you believe Nikki tried on this VERY same dress/gown a few months ago?!?! </div><div>I LOVE this gown-the beading is just beautiful. And Lupe looked like a princess in it!!<br /><br /><br /><br /></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><div><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbpUH5C_I/AAAAAAAABQQ/m1o7HOUU_qs/s1600-h/DSC03778.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262205086196108274" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbpUH5C_I/AAAAAAAABQQ/m1o7HOUU_qs/s320/DSC03778.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br />This is Lupe's sister Maribelle-she was one of the Dama's. I just think she is a BEAUTIFUL girl too!! She has a beautiful smile and she is just SO FULL of FUN!! She's just one of those people you LOVE to be around!! </div><div>....and SUCH a sweet girl too!! Their parents are VERY blessed. :)</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div>THIS is one of my favorite pictures. I just wish I'd thought to get JUST Lupe in it. (I know you might not be able to see it very well but if you 'click on the pic' it'll enlarge for ya!!)</div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbofcT-MI/AAAAAAAABQI/W1gnmB-VHP4/s1600-h/DSC03842.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262205072054679746" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 240px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbofcT-MI/AAAAAAAABQI/W1gnmB-VHP4/s320/DSC03842.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div>Obviously, it was right out in front of the church. It was a beautiful day--a little on the chilly side, for the girls, but nice and clear.</div><div>This was before the ceremony started.</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbpwfRiEI/AAAAAAAABQg/5OYilSbn6fw/s1600-h/DSC00032.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262205093810374722" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbpwfRiEI/AAAAAAAABQg/5OYilSbn6fw/s320/DSC00032.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div>And this little sweetie is Nikki's BFF, Vanessa's sister Isabelle. She is one of THE MOST BEAUTIFUL little girls I've ever seen!!!</div><div>LOOK at those cheeks! And those eyes!!</div><div>She's just beautiful!</div><div>I HAD to take a picture of her. I have some others from when she was a baby, baby and I just LOVE it when I come across them. TOO CUTE!</div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div></div><div><a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbpcH3-1I/AAAAAAAABQY/id68GzBbwFY/s1600-h/DSC00043.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5262205088343522130" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; WIDTH: 214px; CURSOR: hand; HEIGHT: 320px" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SQcbpcH3-1I/AAAAAAAABQY/id68GzBbwFY/s320/DSC00043.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div></div><div></div><div>And finally........</div><div>I just HAD to add this pic of Lazaro. He is a dear family friend of ours. Nikki and he are in the same grade and have been friends for some time now and Joe and I have become good friends with his family. They are SUCH a nice family!!!!</div><div>'Laz' didn't think I got this pic.......he kept trying to 'hide' from the camera. I just like how this shot came out......him hiding behind the rose.....just one eye peeking out.......</div><div></div><div></div><div>So that was the Quince....I ended up going home early and not staying for the dance (BOO!!) I was SO tired though. I just couldn't do it. I'd hoped to make it back for the dance but didn't. I woke up at 10:30pm and by then it was just too late to go over for just a few hours. PLUS, I was STILL tired!!</div><div>Turned out I was SICK the next day anyways! UGH! Just a nasty tummy bug-but it had me down for 2 days. I'm feeling better today (Thanks to God!)--at least so far........it is ONLY 7:00 in the morning!! :) It really SUCKS being sick 2 of your 5 days off!! And I was SO looking forward to this week. I was HOPING to get SO much done. Oh well..............</div><div>And now Salvador is sick.......Poor baby. He came home yesterday with a fever, horrible headache, sore throat, hurting all over, neck hurt, vomiting etc, etc......... He's doing a little better this morning but still not so good. Poor guy. Hopefully noone else gets it!! </div><div>So, that's what I've been up to.....</div><div>and NO! Joe didn't get a deer this year! He got a few birds the other day---and I think he's on the 'look out' for elk now.....these hunters-GEESH!</div><div>Oh, I'll be SURE and post if, errr, I mean, WHEN he gets something, significant. :) </div><div>Now he claims he's going to get Samuel AND Salvador into Hunter's Safety so he can take BOTH of them next year....to make up for this year and last don't 'cha know?!?!</div><div>Alright, well, it's time to get my 'healthy' kids ready and out to school.</div><div>PLUS, it looks like a BEAUTIFUL sunrise this am!!!!</div><div>Until next time..............</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-344785440012028931?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-56745361712167973172008-10-20T06:30:00.000-07:002008-10-20T06:34:45.903-07:00Nope! Joe hasn't gotten a deer YET!<br /><div>He's off this week so HOPEFULLY he'll 'get lucky' (hahahahahah-teeheeheeheehee) one day this week!!!</div><br /><div>WHERE'S THIS ONE w<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPyI0wduYWI/AAAAAAAABP4/xfSKiNZQ7ss/s1600-h/DSC01023.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5259228904806048098" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPyI0wduYWI/AAAAAAAABP4/xfSKiNZQ7ss/s320/DSC01023.JPG" border="0" /></a>hen you're LOOKIN' for him????</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-5674536171216797317?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-25169014346406225182008-10-16T09:11:00.000-07:002008-10-16T10:59:52.017-07:00I found the recipe for these <strong>Apple Dumplings</strong> earlier in the week at <a href="http://countrykitchenrecipes.blogspot.com/">Country Kitchen Recipes</a> and KNEW I needed to try it!!<br /><div><div><div>Here they are still in the pan:<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPdpC2sJHwI/AAAAAAAABPY/HS4CX3q5DgU/s1600-h/DSC03349.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257786587739660034" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPdpC2sJHwI/AAAAAAAABPY/HS4CX3q5DgU/s320/DSC03349.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><br /><br /><div></div><div> </div><div>And HERE they are a top a mountain of homemade (Blue Bunny style) Vanilla Bean Ice Cream.........</div><div><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPdpDf8m9NI/AAAAAAAABPg/9WPZusepw2w/s1600-h/DSC03352.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257786598814577874" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPdpDf8m9NI/AAAAAAAABPg/9WPZusepw2w/s320/DSC03352.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><br /><div>Mmmmmmmmmmm.........</div><br /><div>They were GOOD---PLENTY sweet with a nice crunchy top--(which I'm sure was due to the 1 1/2 CUPS of SUGAR!!!)</div><div>I NEVER said they were the HEALTHIEST dessert.......</div><div> </div><div> </div><div>**NOTE: These taste MUCH better warm--if not warm, right from the oven, then warm right from the microwave.</div><div> </div><div>Nikki didn't too much care for them...she said it was 'too mushy on the bottom'. Samuel LOVED 'em---COME ON! They're FULL of SUGAR of COURSE he loved them!!! Joe, well, Joe I'm not sure of yet. He had one on the way out the door last night to work so I don't think he got the FULL effect. PLUS he probably ate it cold...not warmed.</div><br /><div>Tonight I'm making <strong>Crawfish Soup</strong>. My dear friend Shelly told me about how she makes it the last time we were at their house for dinner so I thought I'd give it a whirl. I'll have to take a picture and tell you just how scrumptious it is in one of my next posts. :)</div><br /><div>So this morning I was in the kitchen doing SOMETHING when I looked out and saw these guys:<a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPd-03NUnfI/AAAAAAAABPw/3hdkM54r25Q/s1600-h/DSC03355.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257810536616467954" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPd-03NUnfI/AAAAAAAABPw/3hdkM54r25Q/s320/DSC03355.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div>I didn't get to my camera in time to get them cruisin' down the river in single file...mom (white) with her four 'babies' and then dad (a Canada Goose) holding up the rear. By the time I got my camera they were already swimming this way...back toward the island and I have NO idea where dad went--I THINK to another, smaller island close by. The interesting part, to me, is that MOM is a domesticated goose and DAD is a Canada goose. The babies have more the coloring of Dad but the build and the orange beak of Mom. This 'Momma Goose' has been here for a while....I'll have to double check with Joe, as he keeps up with these things, but I'm pretty sure this isn't her first batch of babies since we've been here.</div><div> </div><div>Samuel stayed home from school today--he hasn't been feeling so good this week (a cold) and asked this morning to stay home so I let him. I head back to work tonight so I figured a little extra rest for him today wouldn't be such a bad thing.</div><div> </div><div>Nikki has a volleyball game tonight so keep her in your prayers!! :)</div><div>See you next time!</div><div>-S</div></div></div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-2516901434640622518?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com1tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-56319222648421109032008-10-15T07:36:00.000-07:002008-10-15T08:19:39.065-07:00I've never been a huge fan of Fall---especially the weather. Spring has ALWAYS, ever since I was a little girl, been my ALL TIME FAVORITE time of the year...re-birth of the earth...everything is blooming and coming back to life and it's nice outside.....not too hot, not too cold! <div>Over the past 4 or 5 years though, I guess since we've moved back to an area that has a DEFINATE change of season, I've really grown to enjoy Fall. I think what I like MOST is the colors.....AND although I've NEVER been a fan of apples, I've really grown to LOVE apple season and apples. FRESH apples and what I can make with them....homemade applesauce, apple pies, apple crisps, dehydrated apples (the kids LOVE these), apple 'puff' (the kids LOVE this too....SO does Joe!!!), apple dumplings--this is actually a NEW recipe I'm going to try today for the FIRST time. I'll post a pic and let you know how it is!! :)--, the list goes on and on............But I ALSO LOVE decorating for Fall WITH those Fall colors!!</div><div>This is what I've done to the front, so far, for Fall decorating...<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPYICeFW3rI/AAAAAAAABPI/iPIu4PRYyv4/s1600-h/DSC03342.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5257398453529927346" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPYICeFW3rI/AAAAAAAABPI/iPIu4PRYyv4/s320/DSC03342.JPG" border="0" /></a></div><div> </div><div>The buckets with the flowers in them are old buckets that used to be my Grandfathers. And the chair with the flowers in it and the milk can behind the hay bale...yep, I got them from my Grandparent's barn too when I was in Ct. last time. I just LOVE that I can have 'things' that used to belong to my family whether it be my Grandfather, Grandmother or parents, in or AT OUR home. I've lived away from 'home' since I was 18. Somehow having these things makes me feel more close to 'home'. Is that weird??</div><div> </div><div>OBVIOUSLY Joe hasn't changed out the doors yet. For the past, oh, I dunno, I guess since we've moved here Joe has talked about taking out the double doors and putting in ONE door with side lights. Maybe next year??</div><div> </div><div>The kids just got on the bus and today is my LAST day off so I wanted to do some FUN, hopefully, possibly, creating today so I'm going to say goodbye, for now.......</div><div>Thanks for visiting and come back soon!!!</div><div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-5631922264842110903?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-52808705047574127642008-10-12T08:26:00.001-07:002008-10-12T09:05:45.041-07:00Well, YOU know how life is.......<br />....BUSY, BUSY, BUSY!<br /><br /><a href="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ7VsTxJI/AAAAAAAABOc/v66ycwQC35Q/s1600-h/DSC03225.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256292222320755858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://1.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ7VsTxJI/AAAAAAAABOc/v66ycwQC35Q/s320/DSC03225.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />It IS apple season here, so we've been busy making our fair share of 'apple stuff'...<br />apple crisps, pies and I'm SURE dehydrated apples soon enough (the kids LOVE them!!).<br />We got an invitation to make apple cider again this year too......HOPEFULLY Joe will be able to make it over for that....I'll be working....I just LOVE apple cider!!!<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ7SwJYQI/AAAAAAAABOk/RsGtE6IZWHY/s1600-h/DSC03241.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256292221531545858" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ7SwJYQI/AAAAAAAABOk/RsGtE6IZWHY/s320/DSC03241.JPG" border="0" /></a><br /><br />Oh! and we CAN'T forget about the Oooey, gooey, caramel, chocolate sometimes with chopped nuts sprinkled over top apples.....<br />Mmmmmm. <strong><em>They</em></strong> are scrumptious. :)<br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br /><br />Samuel isn't doing a sport right now, which is probably a BLESSING. It's busy enough with Nikki and everything she is involved in. Samuel is more into soccer and they don't offer Fall soccer here. :( So, Samuel will have to wait for Spring. I'm HOPING to get him interested in karate. We DO have a guy who teaches karate here and one of the traveler Docs has gone and said this guy is AWESOME. I'd MUCH rather have Samuel doing karate than football so I'm going to gently nudge that way with him.<br /><a href="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ8B5O_NI/AAAAAAAABO8/YUu_K_2I7sU/s1600-h/DSC02296.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256292234186128594" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://3.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ8B5O_NI/AAAAAAAABO8/YUu_K_2I7sU/s320/DSC02296.JPG" border="0" /></a>Nikki is still doing volleyball, again this year and loving it. I'm pretty sure she'll stick with volleyball all throughout HS. Once volleyball is over she's going to cheer for basketball. I think she'll enjoy it. If you remember, she cheered for Pop Warner when we lived in California for a few years and LOVED it. It IS more Nikki don't you think?<br />Anyways, here is Nikki, she's #3, at one of their games this year. I haven't been to any lately just because of the work/game night schedule conflict. Nikki also participated in Powder Puff football this year. THAT was fun to watch!<br /><a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ76SwUOI/AAAAAAAABOs/Kp1s1Qvq5lE/s1600-h/DSC03250.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256292232145686754" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ76SwUOI/AAAAAAAABOs/Kp1s1Qvq5lE/s320/DSC03250.JPG" border="0" /></a><br />Now, look at these twoGOOF BALLS!!!<br />Here's Sammo and Salvador (our 'adopted' son.) For those of you who don't know, Salvador is a friend of Nikki's who was having some 'issues' last Spring or so and started spending quite a bit of time over here at our house. He spent the majority of his summer here with us and is part of the family anymore. He's like a big brother to Sammo and Sammo LOVES that!!! Salvador........he's cool with it. :) He says Samuel is the little brother he never had. He does REAL good with him but just like ANYONE after a while Samuel can ride your nerves. They're both big Wii/DS fans so they enjoy spending as much time as they can playing video games. They ESPECIALLY like Guitar Hero and Need for Speed Carbon (heaven forbid I forget the 'carbon' part.<br />Salvador IS playing football....JV. Unfortunately I haven't been able to make it to ONE game he's played in yet this season. :(<br />You know me, I always enjoy taking pictures. This is a picture from the deck that I took one day last week, I think. The fog had rolled in and I just thought it was beautiful. It's mornings, and scenery, like this that reminds me why I enjo<a href="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ70rUYJI/AAAAAAAABO0/3vCluYrOt4M/s1600-h/DSC03275.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256292230638100626" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://4.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPIZ70rUYJI/AAAAAAAABO0/3vCluYrOt4M/s320/DSC03275.JPG" border="0" /></a>y it here so much:<br />Oh, it was a frigid morning---I don't care for THAT part so well but so long as I can be warm, it's ALL good!!<br />Joe is out hunting this morning. He saw a few yesterday he said but didn't shoot. Hopefully he'll get his early this year. You can BET I'll post of a pic!!!<br />Alright, so this is a start..... :)<br />Hope to see you back again soon! And don't be afraid to leave a comment or two!<br />Lots of Love from all of us!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-5280870504757412764?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3595657357781216183.post-26154167096773589262008-10-11T16:09:00.000-07:002008-10-11T16:18:49.057-07:00<a href="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPEzJXypG-I/AAAAAAAABN8/BZ_zg-RoDwQ/s1600-h/DSC04021.JPG"><img id="BLOGGER_PHOTO_ID_5256038476216343522" style="FLOAT: left; MARGIN: 0px 10px 10px 0px; CURSOR: hand" alt="" src="http://2.bp.blogspot.com/_rSYTd3W0FNI/SPEzJXypG-I/AAAAAAAABN8/BZ_zg-RoDwQ/s320/DSC04021.JPG" border="0" /></a> I've been talking about starting a 'family blog' so I wouldn't keep posting 'family' stuff on my 'creations' <a href="http://www.thequeenscreations.blogspot.com/">blog</a> and now, I've FINALLY gone and done it!!! I imagine it will take a few days or so to REALLY get it going but here we'll start......<br />This is 'US', last year at my Graduation from Nursing School. Once we take a more current family pic I'll be posting it here FIRST!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3595657357781216183-2615416709677358926?l=floresfamilyof5.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>Staceyhttp://www.blogger.com/profile/00928796972643342059noreply@blogger.com0