So Random!

I decided to join in this week @ 2nd Cup of Coffee & do the Random Dozen. Join in if you'd like!

1. Are you pleasant when you're ill, or are you a grumpy, fussy patient?

I do not really get sick that often so I am not sure...I'd like to say I'm pleasant, but I am probably pretty grumpy. I do always remember to say thank you though :)
2. When you find out that school is canceled (due to inclement weather) what is your gut reaction?

For one, I live in San Diego...which means No snow. & secondly, I homeschool so I can cancel school whenever I want ;)
3. What is one domestic skill you wish you could improve?

Mopping, my floor get sticky afterwards & I hate that!
4. Do you decorate your home for Valentine's Day?

I hadn't until this year, I got a heart wreath for my door and a few little knick knacks...I didnt over do it.
5. What song is on your mind today?

I just cant stop loving you..by Michael Jackson
6. Do you prefer contemporary movies or classic?

Aren't all the movies I love classics??
7. How well do you "compartmentalize" your feelings? For example, how well can you put aside a really trying moment to deal with the immediate situation which is not related to the trying moment, e.g., putting aside a tiff with your spouse in order to finish wallpapering a room.

I think I am pretty good at it, but sometimes I can blow up at the littlest things because of something else that is going on. But I have to put my feelings aside A LOT when my husband is on deployment & trying to raise 3 kids on my own. I dont really have a choice.
8. What is the first thing that attracted you to your spouse? (Or if you're single, to your best friend.)

His eyes, he has the most beautiful blue eyes :)
9. When was the last time your heart raced?

When Alexis dropped Jojo on his face earlier today. Poor guy.
10. What are your memories of Valentine's Day at school?
A few, getting little grams from friends & "secret admirers" & once I got like 3 roses from a boy. It was so sweet.

11. If you were going to receive candy for Valentine's Day, which would you prefer?
Almond Roca

12. Red or pink?

Pink

Time Capsule Tuesday 2/9

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5 years ago, 2005, Joey was also out to sea. I think we have spent more Valentine's apart than together. That year he surprised me & I received these beauiful flowers at my door!

says: Happy Valentine's Day!
Miss you very much
Love,
Joey

I can't help but wonder if I will be surprised again ♥

Another friday...

I finally got myself a NEW camera today! It is a Canon PowerShot. I thought of getting a more expensive "photography" (DSLR) type camera, but honestly I do not have the time to devote to such extracurricular activities at the moment. Hopefully one day I can have that hobby. For now, I will settle with this tiny camera and get some decent shots of my beautiful babes!

Lily got a haircut today, probably a good 6 inches. I was so sick of hearing her whine about having to brush her hair. It's very fine and thin, so it tangles real easily. Now we dont have to worry about it! Its nice and short, but also cute! I think she looks adorable! Pictures to come (camera is still charging). Last week she lost another tooth, one on top and the next is not far off. Of course she already spent her tooth fairy money when the ice cream man strolled by.

For now, I will leave you with some....

Friday Fill Ins:
1. I know very little, in retrospect.
2. The month when I'm the most broke is the longest month.
3. You can't help but smile, every time your child tell you they love you.
4. You dont think I can handle homeschooling? Bring it on!
5. Where have you looked for love?
6. My life, in blog form, is now available.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to a relaxing evening, tomorrow my plans include a (30th) birthday party for my cousin and Sunday, I want to go to church...and hope I dont have to hear about the superbowl!

Writer's Workshop: I couldn't pick just one!

I'm going to try Mama Kat's Writer's Workshop.

We are asked to choose a prompt & post it on our blog.

The Prompts I chose:

2.) Explain a time there was an emergency. What “mode” did you go into? Freaking out, calm and collected, etc.

The biggest emergencies I have faced were results of something my daughter Lily has done.

Stitches twice and a concussion scare.

I'd have to say the first time I was a wreck. She was 2 years old and broke her sister's porcelain tea set. She cut her knee. I had to call Joey at work to come and take her (we only had 1 car at the time, Josiah was only about 5 months old and school was about to be out for kindergartener Alexis). Luckily Joey arrived within 10 minutes and took her in. It was very hard for me not to go with her.

The concussion scare was not too much later. She was standing in a wagon and Alexis pulled it. She fell onto concrete, with her head. She was acting very strange so we decided it was better to take her in and be safe. I tried to keep her awake, but she was pretty lathergic and passed out before we got to the hospital. I was scared, but I was on a mission to get her to the dr. They did not waste any time and got her in the back. They poked and prodded her and right before the doctor was about to try a more evasive technique she woke right up. It did not take long for her to be back to normal. But she sure gave us a scare.

The last emergency was December 25, 2008. Lily was playing on my mom's exercise bike. A bolt cover had been missing. As she was playing on it, she slipped and the bolt caught her leg. She was wearing tights and it still got in her. I was very calm and collected. We got her to urgent care ASAP and she got 6 stitches. Not a fun way to spend Christmas Day. She sure loved all the attention she got afterwards though!

4.) Write a poem about a moment you would like to relive.

A life inside

What a joyful ride

The first time I wanted to cry

A feeling, the flutter of a butterfly

Nothing can compare

Even those times I was scared

What a privilege

To help bring you into this world

A feeling like no other

To become a mother.

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Time Capsule Tuesday 2/2

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In celebration of February ♥ the month of Love & Valentine's Day I decided to put up a photo from Feb 2006. We had these made and framed for Joey to put in his office at work that year. Alexis was 4, Liliana was 21 months and I was 8 months pregnant with Josiah.

Relief.

It is so nice to feel free of something.

I had been stressing over my finals all week and to finally post them is just magical!

It is now in the hands of my teachers.

Unfortunately my streak of A's is no longer.

Its been marked. ruined. destroyed.

by Financial Matters for Health Care Professionals!!!

There is no way I can get an A in the class and I am hoping I will pass with a B...which I most likely will unless he hates my final project.

Life will go on. This B will not defeat me.

Tomorrow starts 2 more classes and they seem to be interesting, so I am actually looking forward to them.

Intro to Behavioral Science & Intro to Psychology

Once these are finished (in 9 weeks) I will start my final 2 classes before graduating with my Associates in Healthcare Administration.

I'm really excited!

I feel somewhat accomplished. & even though it is not the end of my schooling I am very proud of what I have done so far!

Doppelganger

It was Doppelgänger week on Facebook, so we were prompted to change our profile picture to someone famous that we have been told we look like.

First it got me thinking...what the heck is a doppelganger??

A doppelgänger is the ghostly double of a living person.

While I don't think I look like anyone famous, especially a ghostly version I did start thinking back to a few famous people I have been told I resemble.

This is me:

Elisabeth Shue

Cindy Crawford (can't complain here)

and Kristian Alfonso

I posted Kristian Alfonso cause I thought it was the most accurate, but I still don't see it.
Do you?

She is not famous, but here is my true doppelganger

Who's your doppelganger?

One of these days...

One of these days I will learn not to procrastinate. I always wait until the last minute to do almost anything. I enjoy having things accomplished early, but I guess I get a rush out of stressing about whether I will get it all done in time and the timer motivates me. Of course when you have so much on your plate it is not always possible to achieve everything necessary in a short amount of time so either standards are lowered or it just never gets done. I do have to learn to budget my time wisely. When my calendar is empty I become apethetic, so I have managed to fill it the brim. And when I get overly stressed I most likely stop everything and give up (which is a trait of a perfectionist, go figure).
Procrastination can be a result of laziness and while I would hate to admit that I am lazy I know I can be. My excuse is I need a break, and well, we all need rest, but too much of anything is never a good thing. & maybe one day I will learn as I sit here writing about my need to stop procrastinating I am actually procrastinating writing my finals for my classes.
Apparently, today is not the day I will learn...maybe tomorrow...