Wednesday, September 10, 2008

Day 2 of Kid Week




Look mom! Val lets me play with sticks!! This looks dangerous doesn't it? It was for the cat - in fact, our poor kitty hides from Isaiah cause Isaiah doesn't pet it very softly. More like a hit and a scream....
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Day 1 of Kid Week


So sorry - a bit behind since Day 1 was Monday...but you know...I have KIDS now.....Anyway, let me tell you about my mornings....I get up and I make me some chai tea and I sit on the couch. Alexis loves Chai tea. She hovers around me when ever she sees my mug....she asks - whats in there? (Like she doesn't know) I tell her and she asks for some, but its too hot for her to drink. I mean this is a ritual! We go through this everytime I drink the tea. I tell her to put her hand on the mug and she feels how hot it is so she looks at me and asks, "Your not gonna drink it all?" I assure her that I will not. She waits - staring at me - while I drink the tea....she'll come over to me and look INTO the cup to make sure there is still some in there. Then she'll feel the cup again. When she thinks its not too hot she tells me and I let her take a taste with the spoon. If she is good to go then I drink almost all the rest of it and she takes the cup to the table to drink the rest, reminding me to take the tea bag out cause she doesn't like it. I have thought about making Alexis her OWN cup but its more fun to share - and watch her wait!!
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Monday, September 08, 2008

Kid Week

Prepare yourselves. We are keeping Alexis and Isaiah for the week. This week is Kid Week. Victoria must have seen my Babysitting post and thought we would be perfect for the job. (actually she was desperate and I am crazy)

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Wednesday, September 03, 2008

What is currently controlling my life....

Or should I say DESTROYING!!!
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Tuesday, September 02, 2008

Looking for a Babysitter?




Call us - we got it covered!


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Monday, September 01, 2008

Why I can't get anything done....

Why do they have to get RIGHT IN THE MIDDLE of whatever it is that you are doing???

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Sunday, August 31, 2008

Nasty

Hotels are nasty...plain and simple...even if you stay in a really nice one, they still don't clean the toilets, or put new glasses in you room, they just wipe everything down. Its gross. But at least if you stay in a really nice one then you don't have to deal with a lot of things like, bugs or general nastiness. I stayed at a 2.75 star hotel. I had a worm on the side of the tub, (don't know if you can tell), and used my shirt as a pillow case cover....
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Saturday, August 30, 2008

It Never Ends....

So I went on a trip for work and I thought that I had a great plan....I would let the cat out when I left and my sister in law would come and let it in for the night, and then she would come back this morning and let it back out....thats the normal schedule anyway...you know...but it didn't work that way. When I walked in the door I knew my plan had failed. I followed my nose praying that it wasn't in Carlos' room, thankfully it wasn't. I knew the smell was in our bedroom....I didn't know what to pray for, I just prayed it wasn't on the bed....I walked around the room and then I saw it....on my pants...that were layed out on my bed....unfortunately it soaked through my pants, through the comforter, through the top sheet...all the way though to the mattress protector. So much for a relaxing day at home. I am doing laundry with candles lit all through out the house. Yes Carlos, its still worth it to have the cat.
Update: ***After much feedback and mostly because Carlos told me that was the grossest photo he had seen on the internet in a long time...I took it off, so if you haven't seen it...sorry, call Carlos.
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Friday, August 29, 2008

Seriously???

I NEVER watch tv...it just doesn't happen, but last night I turned it on cause I was gonna be packing and cleaning. On almost every freaking channel was the Democratic National Convention OR Football....I thought that I was going to die....did every channel have to broadcast the convention??? wow.
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Thursday, August 28, 2008

The Color of Carbs


I have been working really really hard lately and Carlos took pity on me and fed me - obviously I cheated. Carlos made so much fun of me because the color of my food was all the same - brown, tan, white - and he said that shows no variety and proves how unhealthy it is since there is no color to it....then he wanted me to take a picture of his food which I refused because his was way to colorful and would make me look bad....I must be really stressed out cause I went out to eat the next day with my boss and got the exact same thing. hehe! YUMMMMM!!!!! Who cares if I am fat now and Carlos is skinny??? NOT ME!! ***munching on a lettuce leaf***

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Wednesday, August 27, 2008

Pastor Bike

Free Pastor Bike! Sign the Petition Now! Pastor Bike standing with Anna, an orphaned
Christian girl also persecuted by the Chinese government.


Pastor Bike, as he is affectionately known, is considered to be one of the most outspoken evangelists in China. He is a bold believer willing to cross borders, hand out Christian literature and Bibles, share Christ with those under age 18 and lead thousands to Christ. All these actions are considered "illegal" in communist China.
On August 6, just two days before the Olympics began, Pastor Zhang "Bike" Mingxuan was arrested, along with his wife and a coworker.
In response to these arrests, The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association have launched a petition drive to free these three Christians and to let the Chinese government know that the world is aware that these Christians are being detained.
Together, our voice can make a difference. Please follow the link below to learn more, and please forward this email to your friends.
Go to FreePastorBike.com to sign the petition now.
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Tuesday, August 26, 2008

It must be the box....

Yesterday I went to the post office to mail a package of stuff to some kids. I had this box at home from like - 2 years ago - when we were going to mail a friend a christmas gift. I thought, the kids would like it and I didn't have anything else to use....evidently a Christmas box in August is an open invitation to talk to me in line. The guy behind me looked at my name and saw that we had the same last name and thought that standing next to each other in line with the same last name at the post office was a once in a lifetime experience. Carlos asked me if I told him about Jesus and I said no, cause the guy in front of me decided I looked like someone that he went to school with that had the same last name I had and was a light complected hispanic-I was like, hate to break it to 'ya but I am W H I T E and I just married the last name - wasn't born with it. It just got worse - and I really think my last name is rather normal here in texas - in fact I found out there are like 15000 people with my name in the world sooo not so weird.
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Friday, August 15, 2008

PRESENT!!!

Don't you just love this present that Carlos brought back from Mexico???

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Thursday, August 14, 2008

So you think thats just for you?

My cat - now named Mac A. Ronee thinks that sheets are just for him....and he thinks that its ok to be on the table as long as he is sleeping in the sheets. Nasty - all the way around....no cats on the table or in my sheets!

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Pastor Bike

I received the following email from VOM and wanted to share it with you.

Inspiration for Olympic Prayer Band Arrested

Pastor Zhang “Bike” Mingxuan, known for traveling across China on a bicycle to evangelize, was arrested by Chinese police just two days before the Olympics began. Pastor Bike was the inspiration for the recent partnership between The Voice of the Martyrs and China Aid Association to create the Olympic Prayer Band.
Learn More about the Olympic Prayer Band here
Pastor Asks for Prayer BandEarlier this year, Pastor Bike pleaded with VOM staff to ask Christians to pray for persecuted Christians in China during the Olympics. The pastor voluntarily preaches the gospel openly in China despite being persecuted. He has asked for his identity to be revealed to bring continued attention to the persecution of Christians in Communist China.
Thanks to Pastor Bike’s inspiration and the commitment of concerned Christians across the United States, more than 800,000 prayer bands have been circulated. On Aug. 6, Pastor Bike was arrested while trying to deliver medicine to his ailing wife. His wife and another pastor were also arrested. We have also learned this week that Chinese officials are opening a full investigation of the Olympic Prayer Bands that were distributed to house church members within China. Despite this increased pressure from Chinese authorities, Chinese Christians continue to ask for prayer and to make their plight known.
Order your Prayer Bands today!As the Olympics goes on, the harassment of Chinese evangelists continues to increase. Please help remind others to pray for persecuted Christians like Pastor Bike by
ordering your prayer bands today!
More about Pastor BikePastor Bike, president of the Chinese House Church Alliance, rode his bike more than 10,000 miles, visiting 24 Chinese provinces to introduce nonbelievers to Jesus Christ. Armed with a Bible and his business card, which declared “Believe in Jesus, Earn Eternal Life,” Pastor Bike brought the gospel to thousands of people. He and other Chinese evangelists have been repeatedly harassed by Chinese officials during this Olympic year. Please pray for the release of Pastor Bike and his wife.
Order Prayer Bands
To order resources about the persecuted church or to donate to VOM, visit
www.VOMBooks.com.
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Wednesday, August 13, 2008

Before and After

I am trying to move back into my house at the 410...its a slow process. Here is a before and after photo of my bed spread. I made a cover for it and now its all comfy and pretty. I even dyed the cover to match my sheets...its so awesome.
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Friday, August 08, 2008

Happy 08-08-08!

CELEBRATE SOMETHING!!!!!





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Tuesday, July 29, 2008

Shoe Fetish

My kitten - previously Ramona -now MAC A. RONEE - loves shoes....sweaty - dirty - old shoes....anyones shoes, it doesn't matter - he wants to sleep and lay on them. Nasty.
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Annoying

I have been working on these centerpieces for my cousins baby shower. I have to punch out all of these circles and I mean A LOT! I was just workin' away when my sweetie looked at me and said, "Do you know how annoying that is?" Yes, thank you I do. But oh so worth it!
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Thursday, July 24, 2008

Use Condoms

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Wednesday, July 23, 2008

DJ PROMOTE

Carlos has been in CA for the past couple of weeks and is finally coming home. Everywhere he went he made these poor people put this huge banner of him up....I think fame is going to his head...lol....ya'll pray for him.
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Monday, July 21, 2008

ABC's of VILLYVAL

I got tagged by my cuz....so here goes.....

A - Attached or single: so totally attached
B - Best Friend: Promote
C - Cake or Pie: Cake - but homemade not from the store....pies get kinda watery after awhile
D - Day of the Week: Saturday - thank God I can finally sleep in!
E - Essential Item: Chai Tea first thing in the morning
F - Favorite Color: P I N K cause Ima G I R L
G - Gummy Bears or Worms: gummy bears yummy bears
H - Home town: San Angelo, TX
I - Indulgences: do i indulge?? ......
J - January or July?: Neither one - January is freakin' cold and July is freakin' hot.
K - Kids: not yet
L - Life is incomplete without: God and the Internet and my cell phone (i recently discovered the cell phone and Internet part)
M - Marriage Date: May 17, 2002
N - Number of Siblings: 1 (poor guy, he probably wishes he had another brother for me to pour my sisterly investigating out on)
O - Oranges or Apples: Oranges - with chile on them...mmmm
P - Phobias or Fears: None - God did not give me a spirit of fear but a spirit of power
Q - Missing
R-missing
S-missing
T - Tag Three: mmm, how about just one FRIED PIXELS
U - Unknown fact about me: evidently there has been some confusion about my natural hair color among people who should know better. So the current unknown fact about me is that my natural hair color is: brown.
V - Vegetarian or Oppressor of Animal: Guess I know what the author of this thing was....I am not an oppressor of animals, I CONSUME them....worse - I low carb, so i consume ALOT of them.
W - Worst Habit: Carlos would tell you that its leaving dishes in the sink. My dad would agree. My brother would say its getting into his business, my mom MIGHT say its getting into my brothers business. But no one asked their opinion so....I am going to say that I don't have a WORST habit...just...personality traits...or whatever...
X - Rays or Ultrasounds: weird question - ummmm-ultrasound cause then I would be prego
Y - Your favorite food: candy - bread
Z - Zodiac Sign: Don't like 'em
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Madeline - NOT Maddie

Meet my cousin MADELINE!! She was born yesterday morning and is super duper cute! She came a tad early since we haven't had her baby shower yet - but I think that's because she is gonna be a typical girl - wanting to be the center of attention!
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Manners...

Mommy's are having quite a summer. Maybe its some sort of low pressure weather pattern that has been slowly moving through....I don't know, but it's affecting the kids. On Saturday I night I ate at my sister in laws house. Her daughter is...6 years old (my favorite age). My SIL told me that he daughter had made up the cutest song and asked her to sing it for me. She wouldn't but she did whisper some of the lines in my ear....something about can you teach an alligator manners. It sounded familiar and I was like - that kind of sounds like that book If you give a moose a muffin....anyway we all just went on our way, didn't think anymore about it. This morning my SIL sends me a text:

SIL: S. is writing sentences b/c that alligator song was not hers...its from a cartoon...lyin and plagiarism..lol

ME: LOLOL wow....how did you figure that out

SIL: We were singing it this morning and I heard her tell C....member that show...i made it different...so at breakfast I said hey C can you sing that song? And he sang it exactly and i said how did he know he said from the show then S said I changed it....it was exactly the same so I had to talk to her about what she was doing was lying and how it caused her one sin to multiply cuz she lied every time we sang it and when I told ya'll. After the sentences I talked to her about plagiarism and how its a from of stealing something and lying in saying its yours and how we can get in trouble in school with poems, songs, and writing....crazy...lol.

ME Wow. Can I laugh cause I really want to.

ME Thats awesome! Poor C....alll innocent singing the song. Can you imagine what was going through S's head????

Well, the texting kept going on...but I will leave you with that. My SIL actually ended up doing a great job teaching S about not doing that and even C learned about plagiarism. I wish I could have been a fly on the wall just to see S's face as her brother sang "her song" word for word. Could you tell that my SIL is a teacher? hehe!

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Friday, July 18, 2008

More..s u s h i


My husband thinks he can convince me that sushi is good because of this photo AND because he says it doesn't taste like fish in CA...I don't believe him.
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Thursday, July 17, 2008

Fuuunnnnkkkk

I am in a funk - I think that I need to take vitamins, drink more water, exercise, and get more sleep. So why did I start messing with creating a new site to upload all of our photos to? Because I am crazy. So at least I am drinking water while I do it.....whatever - go to http://villyval.dotphoto.com/ and see what I have done so far....you never know - I might change, but for now-thats where they are!
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Tuesday, July 15, 2008

Things I Took Pictures of to Blog About But Never Did..

Sigh....I am a working girl now. I often tell my sweetie that I work hard for the money. lol. But I still think about my blog. Alot. I also take pictures of things that I want to blog about but never do. The following photos are of things I took pictures of and never blogged about - just use your imagination and make up your own stories. I am sure it will be therapeutic.
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Sunday, July 13, 2008

Newest Creations -



The earrings with the pink beads have a bracelet to match - and I haven't stopped there!! I have like 4 other pairs....lol....I am addicted!
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What Have I Been Doing?

Well...Carlos has been gone....and I have been:

And if a picture really ISN'T worth a thousand words, I have been beading and dying sheets for my cousins baby shower....more to come - I promise.
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Monday, June 30, 2008

I Set Off Metal Detectors....every time.

I have to go to court a lot with this new job (that I can't tell you about). When I know I have a hearing, I make sure that I don't wear belts or shoes with metal on them, etc. I always take off all of jewelry before I go through and I still set it off....my freaking BRA has metal in it...LOL!! So this is the way it goes, I walk in take off necklace, rings, bracelet, earrings. I don't take my cell phone in, or much of anything really. I give my files, my pen and my badge to the security guard and walk through. The alarm goes off - I look at the guy and say, just scan me. So I go around the table and I already know the drill so I stand with my arms raised and the scanner turns red and makes beeping noise when it goes over my boobs. Makes no noise anywhere else. Duh. I know they laugh at me EVERY time b/c it happens EVERY time.....rrrrrr!! They are bored.....
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Saturday, June 28, 2008

The Myriad - New Album

I am totally loving this new band - heard about them from BRIAN JOHNSON. Check 'em out!

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Wednesday, June 25, 2008

Decorating with Wine Bottles







I decorated for a Spa night for single moms on Sunday. I used wine bottles that I wrapped in tissue paper and tied with ribbon. The table cloth was an old sheet that I dyed purple. This post is mostly for my Cousins who I am throwing a baby shower with in August. We will be using the colors brown, orange, teal and white. So this was a test for the center pieces and table cloths....well cousins? What do you think?














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Monday, June 23, 2008

New Phone - Being Bored


So I got a new phone and Carlos and I took a picture together and then took turns drawing on the picture....lol...probably more funny to us than you, but oh well. Just thought I would share!

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Honey Doooo





Carlos is a hard workin' honey! I got new shelves put into my closet! Yippeee! He is gonna be gone for like 5 weeks - so he did all this stuff around the house so I wouldn't have to mess with a bunch of things while he was gone. Isn't he a sweetie?
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The Wreck


Yeah we got into a car wreck....ours is the white car...and it was our fault...ooopppss!!
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Friday, June 13, 2008

Sonic Grilled Chicken Salad

Someone tell me WHY they put an onion ring on their salads??? Are they trying to ruin my diet or what? Seriously - I see that onion ring and I am like...well they put it on there and I don't want to waste food so I will eat it...I would be better off with a single, tiny fry....but yeah, I ate the onion ring today...and I LIKED it.
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Wednesday, June 11, 2008

The Cube


I got a new job -have I told you that? And I can't tell you about it (that's my dad's complaint) and I did have an office but then I got moved to the cube. I really like it cause its quiet, warm, and away from everyone else. The only draw back? It's a cube, its bland, its grey...so I slowly am starting to decorate it. Above is a video of that it looks like walking into my cube and then below is my decorating for the week. lol!




PS it takes forever to upload a video on here....



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Friday, June 06, 2008

Cute


My new awesome-supercute purse I just got.


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Thursday, June 05, 2008

Cousin

Hey Cousin! This really only would affect YOU since I am sure you and I go to the same sites - and I don't want you being like, wow, val posts on like everyones blog like a crazy person (I just do that on yours) lol - BUT to anyone else out there who stumbles across my comment on a random blog or website, here is the deal: I am practicing good blogging, surfing manners. So if I go on someones site and I love something and I "steal" it, (put it in my ideas photo folder of things I love) then I comment. Oh and I tried to win a 4g flash drive from hostessblog by commenting and signing up for a newsletter - uhhhh, I don't usually try to win things cause I feel stupid when I do, but you know, I mostly tried to win it for Carlos......
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Few and Far Between

I am having a hard time blogging these days. It is not for lack of ideas, funny moments or rants either. Basically I have this new job and I can't tell you about it. LOL!! I always want to blog about things that happen here - but I could get fired for that, and my dad told me not to lose this job. THEN I feel like I have to be careful about the things that I rant about that are going on in the news because I don't want someone to find out that I write this blog and I work here and I said blah blah blah....soooooo, I need to stir up my creative juices and blog about things that don't matter all that much to the world....cause I know that this blog is always cutting edge. haha So this post is for my mom and Melissa who are the only ones who read regularly. Hi girls!! I will put up pics from Disneyland someday....
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