Bummed

It's a crappy day for Sandra. I just want this cough to go away. My sides hurt from coughing, I haven't ran in almost 2 weeks because I have cough attacks. I picked up an application for Race for the Cure, but I don't see the light since I haven't been running.

IT COULD ALWAYS BE WORSE.

I want to go to Disney World, that would cheer me up. maybe.

Oh the weekend is over ....

We got lots of stuff done this weekend, but it started off with me going home sick on Friday. I could talk (but like a man) and my head was hurting and I just couldn't do it. I went home and slept for 2 hours. Felt better, but all weekend I was coughing and coughing and coughing.

Saturday since I was feeling crummy, I decided to make veggie soup. Sofia loved putting in the veggies into the cooking pot and checking how the veggies were doing. I combined all the veggies I had: red & green peppers, onions, peas, corn, mushrooms, broccoli, etc. After cooking it all we liquified it in the blender. It was seasoned with oregano, parsley, garlic salt, and cilantro. Sofia liked it and ate her entire serving!

On Sunday morning Sofia and I went to Target to do some shopping. I purchased a summer dress! I love the dollar section up front because there's always cute stuff to look at. Here's Sofia with $1 bunny ears!

Then Sunday afternoon, the three of us went to the mall to do some shopping as well. We got some new shorts for Vince since his old ones... ripped. At the mall we went to a store that has kid furniture. Sofia thouht the duck rocking chair was fun and she also liked the bouncy ball that she could bounce on that had a monkey cover. Everything was way out of our price range, including the doll house with the elevator.

The barn that you see in the backgroud is actually a table. The chairs were four different animals: a sheep, a horse, a cow, and a chicken. Very cute idea!

ELMO fun

I have been entertaining my students all day with my new gadget. I "accidently" found an ELMO to use in my classroom. It's been quite fun.







My throat is killing me and I'm going to the MedPointe after school, hopefully I can get something for it. Sofia and I had a great time last night. We did get to play Ping Pong and our friend Jane came over with Banana Bread! Yummy! It's Thursday and the family is back together (Vince, Sofia, and myself). I'm not sure what we'll do... Survivor is on tonight so we'll watch that for sure... oh and I did get to make Chicken Alfredo so maybe leftovers??

How does a squire squire?

My head is full of so much stuff that I can actually say that I'm not bored at the moment. I set aside a few minutes to organize my thoughts here on the blog. Here's a look at my thoughts for the day.

Work- Today I started two different novels in two different classes. In Spanish 3 we started Don Quixote de la Mancha. I passed out the vocabulary list and gave an introduction to the author and the story line. In Spanish 4 I did the same thing only on La Dama Del Alba. I had the chance to use an ELMO (a really cool tech tool to project things onto the screen), but it failed so try number 2 tomorrow. In Spanish 1 we are going over the verbs like Gustar and in Spanish 5 I am doing a mini lesson on medical terms for the students. Snowball (the club I sponsor) will soon be planning a pizza party for sometime in April... what movie should we watch? Suggestions are always welcome..

Play- Man of La Mancha is going well. We had practice on Monday. I don't have practice for 2 weeks. Nice. I'm learning my Soprano part very well and I hope that this itchy throat thing goes away, otherwise I'm going to sound really bad.

Home- Tonight is Sofia and Mami night. I think I will attempt to play Ping Pong with Sofia. We tried a few weeks ago and she really liked it. We may also color and of course watch America's Next Top Model. Oh, dinner.... hum maybe I'll make Chicken Alfredo. That sounds yummy. We did some yard work yesterday, that was fun. Maybe Sofia and I will play in the dirt some more if the weather is nice this afternoon.

Exercise- I'm up to 2 miles. wow.... the race that I'm signing up on is 3.1. I have to exceed that so it seems easy. I plan to up it to 4 miles in the following weeks. The race is May 9th. wow. I better get running.

Vince Job Update and St. Patrick's Day

Well, unfortunantly Vince did not get the WMBD job, but we're sure there will be more opportunities out there. For now, he is still at HOI. Waiting everyday to hear if he has been let go. There is talk of starting up a family business with my dad, not a guaranteed, but perhaps an option. Vince and my dad have been talking... we'll see.

In other news, Today (March 17th- St. Patrick's Day) is Vince and my anniversary. We started dating on St. Patrick's Day in 2002. Wow! We met on a mission trip in Ely, MN and the rest is history. We had a great time there and I hope we get to visit in the future.



St. Pius X- Church in Babbitt, MN where we prayed at night. The church directory is where our friends lived. We all stayed at their place and I remember we had a snowball fight with some of the neighborhood kids. I remember we said the rosary here at night and Paul (now Father Paul) would lead us in prayer in front of a beautiful statue of Mary.







St. Anthony's- Church in Ely where we talked to the youth group about how this was our spring break trip and that we went north instead of south to party.

Abuelo Felipe- The King of Buffets

My grandfather is 82 years old. Old people are supposed to eat less, but not my grandfather. He puts any teenager and big eater to shame all the way up to the dessert. What an inspiration!

In other news, we finally got to use our NEW leaf blower. It not only blows leaves, but it also sucks leaves too. So it sucks while it cuts. Too funny! (Wayne's World)
Thank you Grandpa Paul and Grandma Arlene!! The yard looks awesome and the crew consisted of Vince, myself, Sofia, and Abuela Acracia. Grandpa stayed inside and took a nap. I guess all that eating makes one tired.

Updates:

Vince Here: (Job update) I still haven't heard from wmbd about the job. I assume they would call me even if I don't get the job. I am just assuming I am not getting it, that way if I do I'll be pleasantly surprised. Health Update: I am feeling better, Sofia still has a little cough, but is doing much better from earlier in the week.
Last Night Sandra and I went to Noche de Fiesta at the civic center. It was fun. There were some good dancers there and some pretty bad dancers. We were somewhere in the middle. It was a nice night out, our first night out just the 2 of us in a while. Sandra saw an old friend from high school who was there with his girlfriend. They were with another couple, who I actually helped find an apartment a few years ago with the Cat relocation I did with Jim Maloof. It's funny what a small world we live in. Have a great saturday Blog Fans!!!