A possibility... let's check it out first.

Well, we are going to see a house today. I'm not too sure about it, but I'm trying to stay positive. I think the dining room may be too small and I think the kitchen can't be an eat-in. We will still go see it. As Vince always says, "you can't tell what a house is like by a listing sheet... you have to go see it for yourself."

Check it out...

Here are some stats...

Year Built: 1958 Style: Ranch 3 total bedroom(s) 2 total bath(s)
Includes: Living room, Dining room, Kitchen, Game room, Den, Basement, and Laundry room
Cooling features: Forced Air, Whole House Fan
Interior features: Finished Basement, Full Basement, Electric Air Cleaner, Humidifier, Water Heater - Gas, Sump Pump, Dining Room/Formal, DISHWASHER, GARBAGE DISPOSAL, Range/Oven, Refrigerator, Wired for High Speedd Internet, Security System
Exterior features: Fenced Yard, Curbs and Gutters

A game room could be very useful for our Game Nights!!! And I'm assuming that the Den could be a possible 4th bedroom. Who knows? We'll see it tonight and post something about it this evening.

We're ok, just busy..

S: We have been so busy the last few days that we have not been able to sit and blog. I'm assuming that Vince will do some bloggin tonight at work, but I wanted to let you all know that we are fine... just busy like you are all too.

V: Things have been busy between HOI, real estate, sofia, and a little time for sandra. OH Yeah plus fantasy baseball and watching the cubs. Go Chipmunks!!!

I will share that Vince and I are returning to the softball field to play on our co-ed softball team. Our first game is this upcoming Monday the 14th at 8pm at diamond #1 at the Peoria Stadium. We are the Killer Chipmunks this year (last year we were 3up 3down and it was not the case most games). Anyway, we would love some fans and we are a pretty comical group so you are in for a good time. Hope to see you there!


This is our team shirt. I am the official team shirt designer for our team. The white square you see will not be on the shirt. It's just how the image had to be uploaded onto the site. Pretty cool!

Wow- somebody get me a virgin Piña Colada... I just need a sugar rush.

S: What a weekend people. If at first you don't have patience, try to go spend a weekend with 2 eighty year olds and a two year old. Oh boy. Well, let's just say that I managed to keep Sofia pretty happy. She hasn't learned patience yet.

My dear old grandmother just wants to help, but Sofia flinched every time she came near her because Sofia knew something was about to be inspected by what Vince calls: The Fun Police. My grandmother is just trying to keep her save and happy I guess... "don't put that in your mouth" "Eat your food" "Why don't you drink some water?" "Your hair is in your face, maybe your mom should cut your bangs". I had tolerance hearing the last one at least a million times, but Sofia... not so much. She got to the point where she would just brush her bangs back right before she would walk into a room where grandma was. Man, she's quick.

Anyhow, my grandfather on the other hand is an expert at watching TV for 15 hours of the day (minus 2 meals). I decided to take matters into my own hands and Vince was able to bid on some cool metal puzzles for him. I'm happy to report that I heard metal clicking noises for a good 3 hours total as grandpa Felipe tried to figure out how to get the two pieces apart. I told him it was good for the brain, I didn't mention that it was my master plan so he would stop watching a little TV and do some brain stimulation.

In other news, on our way to Springfield (20 minutes into our 1.22 hour drive) Sofia asked me for her chupon (pacifier in English) I was stupid (yet smart -keep reading) and told Sofia that I had accidental forgot it at home. Ok, yeah that was stupid to say while driving 65mph on the highway. She went into 2 year old panic mode and even got "crocodile tears" as Grandpa Paul likes to call them. So, to distract her and at the same time to call for backup- we called Papi in Peoria to ask him to take care of them for her (talk about good improv-I don't know what I was thinking at the time to be honest with you). She slept without her pacifier in the car and Friday night, then without it for her afternoon nap on Saturday. We talked to Papi once again and told him how big we were that we didn't need the chupon anymore, so Papi understood that we didn't need it anymore. She slept without it Saturday night and took a nap in the car without it also on the way back to Peoria. When we got home and she asked for it again, Papi told her that since SHE had told him that SHE didn't need it anymore, he gave them to a baby down the street that needed them. She was cool with that. I am THRILLED to report that tonight Sofia went to bed WITHOUT her chupon. THANK YOU GOD ALMIGHTY!!! This is a HUGE accomplishment. Vince said to me that "Super Nanny" would be proud of me, but I say she would be proud of us. I couldn't have done it without him!So the girls had a pretty productive weekend, but coming home was sure nice. I feel like it lasted an entire summer. Kudos to my parents for taking care of my grandparents, it's a tough job. Kudos to Sofia for giving up the old chupon. And kudos to Vince for just being an awesome husband and quick thinker- thanks for the backup on that chupon thing and the story about the needy crying baby... priceless!

The Girls are Gone (for the weekend)

V: Well, Sandra and Sofia are in springfield for the weekend. This picture most accurately shows what i did last night after they left. All that's missing is Louie laying on the other side of the couch snoring. I watched a movie -"The Darjeeling Limited" starring Owen Wilson and Adrien Brody. Its pretty weird and off the wall so i'm glad Sandra didn't see it, she wouldn't of liked it. Tonight I have "No country for old men" to watch. Another movie Sandra wouldn't really care to see. I love Blockbuster on-line free trials. If you try it just make sure to cancel after the 2 week free trial or you will be charged. I've probably done 4 or 5 free trials in the past year between blockbuster and netflix. I can't wait to get off work so I can look like the photo below. Ciao.

1st house showing???

V: Let the home selling frustrations begin. If you have ever tried to sell your home before I'm sure you can relate with me. We had our first home showing scheduled for Thursday from 3:30-4;30. Sofia and I spent all day cleaning the house and getting everything ready for the showing. Sandra had done some cleaning the night before as well. I took Louie over to Georgia's house to stay in his cage. I had to cut Sofia's nap short and get out of the house by 3:20 or so. Sofia and I head to the zoo to spend the hour away from the house. When I return home around 4:40 Georgia tells me she never saw anybody come to the house. I go inside and there isn't a business card on the table and all the lights are still on as I left them. I am still waiting to hear from the Traders Realtor as to what happened, but I was pretty upset. We do have another showing this evening at 6:30 (Hopefully they come) and an open house on Sunday 2-4 so all that work wasn't for nothing, but it's still frustrating. I'll update later when i find out what happened. I can't really call him now because its 3:40am. Have a Good Day! Go Cubs!!!
-Mario from Traders said his buyers had looked at the pictures more on the internet and decided they weren't interested. He said he should of called -- "Ya Think"-

S: Although it was frustrating, it was nice to have the house smelling good and not of Louie's farts (those of you that have been blessed with this aroma know exactly what I'm talking about). I'm sure the realtor has a good excuse. Let's hope tonight's showing goes better. Let's sell the house tonight! On another note, Sofia and I will be in Springfield this weekend taking care of my grandparents. It should be a good time, maybe if the weather is nice we can go to the little pond my abuelo's house that has those killer canadian geese. That may be too exciting. Anyway, it should be fun.

Now we're MEGASTARS!!

S: We had a blast last night! We went to Cici's for pizza before the concert, but Vince will give you a better version of what happened. Once we finished dinner we went back home to wait for Frank and Kathy to come over to watch Sofia. She loves to hang out with them.

THANK YOU TO FRANK & KATHY.

So, back to our night... I'm surprised I can talk today because I was screaming so much. They have all these "rock concert moves" that you are asked to do and one of them was scream "really loud". We had pretty good seats, section 22 (I'm sure that means nothing to you if you're ever been in the Civic center- but the stage was on the opposite side of where we were). Even though we were not so close to the stage it didn't matter because the Blue Man Group came pretty close to us

(I did crop this picture on the right a little), but they took over the concert and were messing with all the lights and then they did a black out. Comic stunt I guess. They had a lot of audience participation, 6 or 7 people got a chance to interact with them. One lady talked for them at the end to announce the band members. Too bad it wasn't me, I

would have done it in Spanish. On a disappointing note, they didn't sell cotton candy. I quote "Try a Disney event." I guess rock stars don't eat cotton candy. This saddens me because obviously I will never stop loving cotton candy and can't give that up to be a true rock star. I guess I'll just stick to being Eeyore (sad and gloomy without cotton candy). Anyhow, thanks Vince for a Mega terrific Valentine's day gift. Next time like you suggested last night, we should go see Dave Matthews, I'm keeping my fingers crossed... he seems like a guy that would have his vendors sell cotton candy.

V: Its hard to follow Dave Matthews thinking about cotton candy. But Back to CiCi's Pizza. I don't know if you have been there recently or not but the busboys are way too nice and out of control. Its nice they want to take your empty plates from you, but they come by and wipe the table as you are eating too. Its like everytime they walk by you feel the need to lift up your plates and glasses so they can wipe it down. I truly thought it was an april fool's joke. Sandra said "wow you guys are really working for your tips" The busser said "I'm just doing my job". It seems pretty excessive for around $7 an hour. We didn't leave a tip because I felt violated.

-The Concert was good, I'm already a mega rockstar unlike some people. I wish it started on time and lasted a little longer. Pretty cool they came to Peoria though. It definitely makes me want to see a good concert again. I'm not sure if they sell cotton candy at DMB concerts but I'm pretty sure you can find other types of "candy" that produce a pretty good buzz.

Blue Man Group Tonight!!

S: For Valentine's day Vince didn't get me flowers or chocolates, but something better! We get to go out on a Tuesday night and stay up to watch and experience Blue Man Group!! I'm so excited and I can't wait to have a blast tonight. If you don't know who Blue Man Group is then you should probably visit http://www.blueman.com/

Tonight I'm going to learn how to be a MeGa Star!!! Rock on!!!

V: Step 1: Fist Pump, Step 2 : Head bang....

Flowers would of been cheaper, but BMG will be a lot more fun.

Party on Wayne.....