Well I know that I had mentioned in church about a lady bumping into me while I was on lunch break one day. That was like two weeks ago. Short story:She bumped me, we moved into a parking lot to not block traffic, I couldn't find my cell phone, she was looking for hers, we spotted the Police station (in the same parking lot) so we decided to go there so it would be quicker, (free advice, don't EVER MOVE YOUR CAR FROM THE SCENE OF THE ACCIDENT) but the officer would not write a report because we had moved from the scene of the accident. Even though we both could have come to an agreement on how the accident happened he still wouldn't write it. So we exchanged information and I had the car estimated twice. I called her and she came by work and gave me $446.00. I called Mariano who has been upset about the whole entire thing. Left him a message. Well he had been talking to one of his Spanish friends that had her car worked, the body part and found someone to do it really cheap. So Mariano is taking the car tomorrow to get another estimate to see if he will be cheaper. My thoughts on this, if he can do the same quality work for a cheaper price, by all means get the job done. If we save a few bucks then we keep it, but if it is a large amount, I think since the lady was nice and Christianed enough that we should give the money back. She didn't complain about who I got my estimates done by or anything, very pleasant to do business with. But Mariano is thinking about that money going to 'projects' that we want to get accomplished in the house. So I need some opinions, by all means the money is ours, but I am thinking ethics here. I believe that it is kind of unethical from a Christian stand point to keep the money. I still have her contact information. So I need some advice....please don't say pray about because I am already doing that.
Also, I am excited!!!! At the end of this month I will be having two more Sunday School attendees!!! I just got through looking at Sunday school lessons and thinking about which one that I need...and just got to thinking about them....and I am excited. Then Lord willing if I am not mistaken, at the end of September then I will have one more!!! So I am thanking the Lord ahead of time for my next three buddies coming in. Finally Carter will have some more males in there instead of being out numbered!!!
Saturday, May 31, 2008
Friday, May 23, 2008
"THE MEN'S BATHROOM"
Yep that is correct, Mrs. Wendy Pacheco has has a view of the men's bathroom located near the engineering department. By ACCIDENT....we were scheduled to have training on Friday morning from 8-1, but my boss came in and asked could we cram it in to Thursday evening around 3. I said that was fine, Thank the Lord because I was ready to fall asleep. It was a guy from France, who barely opened his mouth and was horrible to try to understand. I wouldn't have survived the whole 5 hours. Anyways, we went into training about running Purchasing Reports and just came to the agreement that we could sit down and just play around and learn on our on so we crammed into 2 hours. On our way back to our department from the conference room, we have to pass the Engineering copy room and right in front of that room is the ladies room and then something like three feet is the men's room. So as I was walking behind two other ladies, I looked into the copier room and saw that we had a technician out to work on the copier (this has been down, they will come out and fix, leave and it still will not work correctly, when their copier is down, Purchasing copier is their back up, and I hate it) so I am thinking to myself, Lord please let them get it fixed this time...and I turn to go into the bathroom....and notice as I was opening the door wide open that the shower was on the wrong side of the bathroom...I turn around and the other two ladies are laughing their head off...I turn to start going towards the 'women's' bathroom and meet up with my boss, who is asking what is so funny and I am just ignoring him. I go in to use the women's bathroom and they are all still laughing out in the hallway, my boss went in to see if anyone was in there and thank the Lord there wasn't. But I was still embarrassed. So we all had a good laugh....but thankfully it is all over. One lady saw me this morning and just busted out laughing, she can still remember what my face looked like when I was walking back out. Let's just say that it will take me awhile to live that one down!!!
Thursday, May 15, 2008
Cleaning Out
I took some time to day to go through my email 'inbox' and clean it out. I placed everything in folders, went through and reread almost 400 emails and followed up on 48 flagged emails. Looks really neat now because they are only like 3 in there now. I was informed that we needed to keep everything for our records in case we needed it. I am starting to wonder just how much information the MicroSoft Office can hold.
Mom and I are going to try and go see Regina's mom tonight in the hospital, and maybe give Regina some encouragement. Tomorrow I have to work, tomorrow night we are going over to the campgrounds with the Saints. Mariano will more than likely have to work on Saturday and I had promised Mami that I would take her to Hamiricks and other shopping places. So that is my weekend in a nut shell....Saturday night will be getting a thought for Sunday School and then of course church. That's kind of all that I have for today...
Mom and I are going to try and go see Regina's mom tonight in the hospital, and maybe give Regina some encouragement. Tomorrow I have to work, tomorrow night we are going over to the campgrounds with the Saints. Mariano will more than likely have to work on Saturday and I had promised Mami that I would take her to Hamiricks and other shopping places. So that is my weekend in a nut shell....Saturday night will be getting a thought for Sunday School and then of course church. That's kind of all that I have for today...
Wednesday, May 14, 2008
OBX PICS
This is the castle that I had to quickly make before Carter/Aydan tore it down. Carter had fun afterwards. My brother Scott bought the sand buckets but he never played with them...
Aydan was just playing away and I wanted to see how far up his body that we could bury him, this is when he started getting antsy...
FINALLY, I talked Mariano into letting me bury him, Aydan didn't like it at al, really don't know why either. He was taking his shovel and trying to get the sand off of his Daddy.
I put sun block on Aydan's head because he refuses to wear a hat. I have been trying for awhile to let him wear a hat and he doesn't care for it at all. But the sun block made his hair look greasy and stiff. But he didn't mind.
I will have to work on the slide show a little bit more....until then here are some cute pictures.
Aydan was just playing away and I wanted to see how far up his body that we could bury him, this is when he started getting antsy...
FINALLY, I talked Mariano into letting me bury him, Aydan didn't like it at al, really don't know why either. He was taking his shovel and trying to get the sand off of his Daddy.
I put sun block on Aydan's head because he refuses to wear a hat. I have been trying for awhile to let him wear a hat and he doesn't care for it at all. But the sun block made his hair look greasy and stiff. But he didn't mind.
I will have to work on the slide show a little bit more....until then here are some cute pictures.
OBX
Well I will start out about telling how our trip went, even though it has been two weeks ago. Aunt Faye, Uncle Buren, Michael, Amanda, Carter, Mom and Dad were in the van. Amy, Scott, Mariano, Aydan and I were in our car. We all met at Buren & Faye's house. My Dad had asked Aunt Faye to make some Hoagie sandwich's like she used to when we would all load up and go to camp meetings growing up. Delicious!!! She fixed us all two and baked enough cookies to feed the all the people in China. No kidding...after we all get there and get our luggage out to be packed into the vehicles, we just all sit there staring at and bust out laughing. We managed to get all of our luggage in. Plans were to leave around 6:00. Well our car load who will be named car load 2 for future reference was loaded up and we pulled up to the end of Aunt Faye & Uncle Buren's driveway. Car load #1 are all loading up and they are taking for ever, come to find out...the battery is dead. So we back down the drive way, boot off car load #1 and finally get on the road about 6:45. We were somewhere near or past Raleigh when all of a sudden! I have to go, go...if you know what I mean. I had had diarrhea all day at work and I told Mariano that maybe it wasn't a good idea if we went tonight. So Mariano pulls off the next exit, in which we call car load #1 and inform them. I go and do my business, then come out, and find out that car load #1 didn't get off the exit we got off and they aren't for sure where they are. So here we go out on a search hunt, wasted 45 minutes, but thank the Lord we met up. Stayed in a motel called The Red Roof Inn which wasn't all that clean, but for $55.00 a night what can you expect.
DAY THURSDAY
We get up, eat breakfast, can you guess where??? MCDONALD'S!!! Uncle Buren insisted since no one else wanted to go to Hardee's. After breakfast, fill up with gas and on to driving another 3-4 hours. On our way there we stop at a Welcome Center for the OBX (I finally learnt what that meant, Outer Bankx, get it???) so we all stop take a picture (below) and a burst of energy sweeps through all of us to hurry and get to our beach house.
If you notice Uncle Buren has his camera, well that is all that he did the whole entire trip. Video, eat and sleep....he cracked us up. We all want to get together and see what kind of video he put together. Anyways so we get to our beach house and they are three flights of stairs inside. So we all got situated and went to the beach. It was a little windy so we decided to go out to eat. Us girls went to Food Lion which was just across the street and bought a few groceries. Anyways we went to a place recommended called................I can't remember...it will come back to me. Because this was kind of the highlight for the day...but we order, I mention that there is an 18% gratuity for parties of 6 or more. That was as far as I read, waitress informs us that they will only write two checks per table. Mom and the waitress talks while the rest of us are looking over the menu, we all order, and while we are waiting they have like this paper that everyone can draw on with crayons, really neat idea...especially for me...and Carter/Aydan...so we eat, which Mom informs us before ordering that the waitress will separate once we go to pay. So we get up to go pay and the waitress is at the cash register and she will divide up the tickets. She says that we will have to do that we when leave amongst ourselves...no one is too happy about that because we would have to figure the tax/tip....but she refused. So one side of the table, BTW we sat a pick nick tables, which I liked, but kind of hard for the older ones to get in....one side of the table is on one ticket and the other side on another ticket. So Dad pays for his side, Uncle Buren pays for his side. So on the way out Uncle Buren says to the cashier, "Nice seeing you but we probably won't be back" walks out like nothing. I am completely shocked because no one was expecting that, Mariano stays behind to ask what is the big ordeal about not wanting to ring up separately and all she says is that is just the way the have done it.
So on Sunday when we go to leave, Amy goes and gets a brochure of the Restaurant and hands out to a few of us for memories. I still can't think of the place....burns me up...really not a good sign....
DAY FRIDAY
It was really nice so we stayed on the beach all day, you can look at pictures through my little slide show of pictures that we took, then we went to see the Cape Hatteras Light house. On the way back we ran into a bit of trouble, at least Car load #2 did, or should I say 'me.' Car load #2 had stopped at an ATM to get some cash, we were to meet back at the house for some 'Clark Huskies" (special made hamburgers, another request from my Dad) Um, hello she is on vacation she doesn't want to cook......so there is a stop off that we noticed while passing that car load #1 had stopped to look at the 'Kite Surfing' that was going on. We turn around and get out and watch for a while. Kind of hard to explain so hope you understand, if not, go GOOGLE it. But it is where you get on a surf board and instead of riding the waves or using a sail to help you, you rely on a kite for your speed. Quick explanation....so we decide to leave, I decide that my car load would take a little detour through a sand path. GOT STUCK!?!?! I was laughing my head, Mariano was ready to BITE my head off. So Scott, Amy and I start pushing, forward and backwards, we didn't even budge it. Mariano/Aydan are in the car, Mariano was trying to steer since he was the lightest. So I have to make a phone call back to car load #1 that car load #2 is stuck. The median was the problem, it raised the car off of the tracks so we were kind of like spinning on one tire. So we start digging around the car trying to get it to come down some, it took Dad, Uncle Buren (poor Uncle Buren), Scott, Mariano, and me and God knows who ever else to get the car out. We had by-standers looking at us, how rude!!! So here are two pictures of when we were trying to do it by ourselves...
This is where I thought that Amy was walking on the shore talking on the phone to God knows who, but she informed me after we were home that she was trying to get AAA or someone to help.
DAY SATURDAY
We went on a Ferry to a 'nothing to do' island. Ocracoke Island. Below is Uncle Buren on the ferry, could you have guessed that he is a Chairman/Preacher???
We finished up eating at a really nice Restaurant. We also visited the Cape Ocracoke, that doesn't sound right but I think that is the name. We weren't allowed to walk up in this one, it is still in use but not open to the public.
We went back to the beach, played some more on the shore, some took a nap, Amy and I got in the jacuzzi...I want to buy one....and went to bed.
Sunday we got up and started heading back home. It was a really nice trip, I want to plan another one, I think some families should plan on going and just getting a few beach houses together and going...really nice time.
DAY THURSDAY
We get up, eat breakfast, can you guess where??? MCDONALD'S!!! Uncle Buren insisted since no one else wanted to go to Hardee's. After breakfast, fill up with gas and on to driving another 3-4 hours. On our way there we stop at a Welcome Center for the OBX (I finally learnt what that meant, Outer Bankx, get it???) so we all stop take a picture (below) and a burst of energy sweeps through all of us to hurry and get to our beach house.
If you notice Uncle Buren has his camera, well that is all that he did the whole entire trip. Video, eat and sleep....he cracked us up. We all want to get together and see what kind of video he put together. Anyways so we get to our beach house and they are three flights of stairs inside. So we all got situated and went to the beach. It was a little windy so we decided to go out to eat. Us girls went to Food Lion which was just across the street and bought a few groceries. Anyways we went to a place recommended called................I can't remember...it will come back to me. Because this was kind of the highlight for the day...but we order, I mention that there is an 18% gratuity for parties of 6 or more. That was as far as I read, waitress informs us that they will only write two checks per table. Mom and the waitress talks while the rest of us are looking over the menu, we all order, and while we are waiting they have like this paper that everyone can draw on with crayons, really neat idea...especially for me...and Carter/Aydan...so we eat, which Mom informs us before ordering that the waitress will separate once we go to pay. So we get up to go pay and the waitress is at the cash register and she will divide up the tickets. She says that we will have to do that we when leave amongst ourselves...no one is too happy about that because we would have to figure the tax/tip....but she refused. So one side of the table, BTW we sat a pick nick tables, which I liked, but kind of hard for the older ones to get in....one side of the table is on one ticket and the other side on another ticket. So Dad pays for his side, Uncle Buren pays for his side. So on the way out Uncle Buren says to the cashier, "Nice seeing you but we probably won't be back" walks out like nothing. I am completely shocked because no one was expecting that, Mariano stays behind to ask what is the big ordeal about not wanting to ring up separately and all she says is that is just the way the have done it.So on Sunday when we go to leave, Amy goes and gets a brochure of the Restaurant and hands out to a few of us for memories. I still can't think of the place....burns me up...really not a good sign....
DAY FRIDAY
It was really nice so we stayed on the beach all day, you can look at pictures through my little slide show of pictures that we took, then we went to see the Cape Hatteras Light house. On the way back we ran into a bit of trouble, at least Car load #2 did, or should I say 'me.' Car load #2 had stopped at an ATM to get some cash, we were to meet back at the house for some 'Clark Huskies" (special made hamburgers, another request from my Dad) Um, hello she is on vacation she doesn't want to cook......so there is a stop off that we noticed while passing that car load #1 had stopped to look at the 'Kite Surfing' that was going on. We turn around and get out and watch for a while. Kind of hard to explain so hope you understand, if not, go GOOGLE it. But it is where you get on a surf board and instead of riding the waves or using a sail to help you, you rely on a kite for your speed. Quick explanation....so we decide to leave, I decide that my car load would take a little detour through a sand path. GOT STUCK!?!?! I was laughing my head, Mariano was ready to BITE my head off. So Scott, Amy and I start pushing, forward and backwards, we didn't even budge it. Mariano/Aydan are in the car, Mariano was trying to steer since he was the lightest. So I have to make a phone call back to car load #1 that car load #2 is stuck. The median was the problem, it raised the car off of the tracks so we were kind of like spinning on one tire. So we start digging around the car trying to get it to come down some, it took Dad, Uncle Buren (poor Uncle Buren), Scott, Mariano, and me and God knows who ever else to get the car out. We had by-standers looking at us, how rude!!! So here are two pictures of when we were trying to do it by ourselves...
This is where I thought that Amy was walking on the shore talking on the phone to God knows who, but she informed me after we were home that she was trying to get AAA or someone to help.DAY SATURDAY
We went on a Ferry to a 'nothing to do' island. Ocracoke Island. Below is Uncle Buren on the ferry, could you have guessed that he is a Chairman/Preacher???
We finished up eating at a really nice Restaurant. We also visited the Cape Ocracoke, that doesn't sound right but I think that is the name. We weren't allowed to walk up in this one, it is still in use but not open to the public.We went back to the beach, played some more on the shore, some took a nap, Amy and I got in the jacuzzi...I want to buy one....and went to bed.
Sunday we got up and started heading back home. It was a really nice trip, I want to plan another one, I think some families should plan on going and just getting a few beach houses together and going...really nice time.
Monday, May 12, 2008
My Kitchen
I don't know if you recall or not but a few blogs back I was talking about putting these sunflowers on my kitchen tile. Well I was going back through my pictures, and I think the next few blogs will be of me going back through pictures, but here is what I was talking about.
Supper looks good too...I can't recall what it was...looks like pizza.
I should have rotatd this picture but anyways...
Supper looks good too...I can't recall what it was...looks like pizza.
I should have rotatd this picture but anyways...
Sunday, May 11, 2008
Aydan's first hair cut
Well I am still experimenting but I was putting our beach pictures on our computer and ran across these pictures...
This picture is when we first went in, I wanted to show how long Aydan's bangs were. You think that I could have at least smiled....
This is who I go to for all my hair needs, love the guy.....he actually did Aydan's hair for free....we were out in less than a minute because all he needed was just his bangs trimmed.
Kind of blurry I know, I am not a pro at that, but Aydan never cried.
This is after the fact....don't he look cute. I think Aydan is due for another hair cut but I am trying to persuade my husband into letting me do my own thing while Aydan is little. I want is hair to the side while he is small but Mariano wants it to go straight down...either way he is still cute....
This picture is when we first went in, I wanted to show how long Aydan's bangs were. You think that I could have at least smiled....
This is who I go to for all my hair needs, love the guy.....he actually did Aydan's hair for free....we were out in less than a minute because all he needed was just his bangs trimmed.
Kind of blurry I know, I am not a pro at that, but Aydan never cried.
This is after the fact....don't he look cute. I think Aydan is due for another hair cut but I am trying to persuade my husband into letting me do my own thing while Aydan is little. I want is hair to the side while he is small but Mariano wants it to go straight down...either way he is still cute....
Thursday, May 8, 2008
I am still trying
I am going to add pictures but I will have to do that from my computer at home. I am at the library, only 5 minutes from work so I do this alot on my lunch break. Keeps me from going out to eat ( I pack my lunch half the time) but I can get on the computer and work without Aydan having to try and type some. We would let him type some on this computer game that Kelly got and that has turned out not to be so good because he thinks he can get on it anytime he likes. Our Sanctuary looks so AWESOME!!! Thank you to everyone that put in so much work....you guys have done a great job!!!! I just pray that I am not the first one to put a stain in the carpet or on the pews.....at least not Aydan!!! BTW today is my birthday...25...WOW...shouldn't I get 25 gifts FROM EVERYONE!!!! But here is a list of 25 things I am thankful for...
1) God, who loved me so much he gave me chance after chance
2) Mariano, who puts up with a lot but still decides to love me anyways
3) Aydan, the best little guy around, how can you have so much love???
4) Parents....who are always there for anything
5) Church....I love you guys and you are the best
6) Work...seems crazy but I have said it before...I absolutely love it
7) Family...my brothers are the craziest and the best!!!
8) Mami...only because I know that I might be like that one day...LOL...J/K
9) Home...no it's not a Medieval castle but it is my castle
10) a working car
11) Mariano's immigration...I am claiming it!!! Thank you God!
12) Heaven...can you imagine!?!?!
13) My Little Sunday School Class...I miss them when they aren't there
14) Carter...my only nephew and he has just shot up way too fast
15) My pastor and his family...they put up with so much
16) America...sure beats Guatemala...:)
17) Being a female...yea it has it's advantages and disadvantages...but I am still glad to be one
18) Being a mom...lots of lessons learnt and lots more coming
19) Friends, what would we do with out them
20) Can I skip this one because I am quickly running out of things....
21) Health...a few minor problems but that comes with just getting older
22) My senses...I sit here listening to "Who Am I,"
23) Jesus...that leaves such a wide open window that I have no comment on...(hope you know what I mean)
24) Wealth...I am not a millionaire but we aren't out on the streets
25) Nature....just stop and take a look...
Those are in no particular order....but just some things that I am thankful for. Imagine doing that on your 50th Birthday...I am halfway there!!!!
1) God, who loved me so much he gave me chance after chance
2) Mariano, who puts up with a lot but still decides to love me anyways
3) Aydan, the best little guy around, how can you have so much love???
4) Parents....who are always there for anything
5) Church....I love you guys and you are the best
6) Work...seems crazy but I have said it before...I absolutely love it
7) Family...my brothers are the craziest and the best!!!
8) Mami...only because I know that I might be like that one day...LOL...J/K
9) Home...no it's not a Medieval castle but it is my castle
10) a working car
11) Mariano's immigration...I am claiming it!!! Thank you God!
12) Heaven...can you imagine!?!?!
13) My Little Sunday School Class...I miss them when they aren't there
14) Carter...my only nephew and he has just shot up way too fast
15) My pastor and his family...they put up with so much
16) America...sure beats Guatemala...:)
17) Being a female...yea it has it's advantages and disadvantages...but I am still glad to be one
18) Being a mom...lots of lessons learnt and lots more coming
19) Friends, what would we do with out them
20) Can I skip this one because I am quickly running out of things....
21) Health...a few minor problems but that comes with just getting older
22) My senses...I sit here listening to "Who Am I,"
23) Jesus...that leaves such a wide open window that I have no comment on...(hope you know what I mean)
24) Wealth...I am not a millionaire but we aren't out on the streets
25) Nature....just stop and take a look...
Those are in no particular order....but just some things that I am thankful for. Imagine doing that on your 50th Birthday...I am halfway there!!!!
Wednesday, May 7, 2008
New Page
I refuse to post another blog until I get my page to looking really cute like everyone else. After that then I will post the memories/pictures of the beach trip because I have some really cute ones to share!!! Also I will be putting my blog up for public and will remain no long private. Okay, got everyone??? So that is what I am working on so just bare with me....
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