Today my oldest daughter, Weegie, graduated from Middle School! I can't believe that she is headed to High School! It was just yesterday that I took her to her first day of Nursery school and she cried. Oh how I hated to leave her there, she was such a cry baby and broke my heart. Her first day of middle school she did not know a soul that was going there, but she quickly made friends and loved her school! The ceremony was at 8 in the morning and we had to be there by 7 am to get good seats. We got up at 5 in the morning to get her ready and curl her hair.
The graduation was outside at the Honor Court stage. I really loved her campus! It is so beautiful and it was nice to be outside. (Cold, but nice!) They marched in so nicely and her homeroom was the 2nd room to graduate and walk across stage. Her teacher, which was her favorite teacher this year, announced their names so proudly, but when she got to Weegie's name she announced all the awards that Weegie had won! The audience gasped! Not because she won the most awards, but because she was the first student to walk across stage that won a lot of awards. (They did the same for all the students that won awards the night before.) Four students gave speeches, but there was one speech by a young lady that really touched me and she broke down while giving her speech. I also teared up at the beginning of Pomp and Circumstances.
After the ceremony we ran around and looked for some of her friends to take pictures. The above picture is of Maestro Rodriguez, he was Weegie's strings teacher for the last three years, and her overall favorite teacher! She loved being in his class and worked hard to keep her Violin 1 status. The veteran students of 2010 also presented him with a trophy that stated he was the BEST TEACHER EVER! He was wearing his shades because he didn't want the kids to see him with tears in his eyes. After the ceremony, Weegie's ex-boyfriend's mom came up to her and gave her a present. They are gardeners and she gave her a beautiful rose plant that can be planted in our yard. Weegie was really suprised because while she dated T, she thought the mom didn't like her. I think the mom realized all along what a nice girl Weegie is.
On Thursday night there was an awards ceremony at Weegie's school and only the 8th graders getting an award where invited. We were so proud that Weegie got an invitation and had no idea what award she would be winning. Well she won 5 awards!!! She got the gold presidential seal on her diploma, a trophy for a 3.5+ overall GPA in her 3 years at Frost. A trophy for Perfect Attendance in her overall 3 years at Frost. (She had 1 absence in her whole school career so far.) A certificate for Excellence in History and Algebra. (That means for 3 years she had AEE in those subjects.) She should have gotten one in English, but last year the teacher we didn't like gave her an S in English. (That's not why we didn't like her though.) The above picture she is with her principal, whom was also one of my teachers in middle school too. (It took me 2 years to realize that though. I always wondered why he looked familiar.)
Here she is with her daddy! (She is such a daddy's girl!) Hubby and I were talking about how Blessed we are to have such amazing children. They are all so smart, well behaved (in school) and friendly. (That includes Squiggler too.) Weegie has been giving us a little run for our money because she has turned 14 and a true teenager, but I have faith we will get through it! (It might be 5-6 years!) Thank you God for all that you have given us! Please continue to bless our family and help us to follow the paths in which you have chosen for us. May we make wise desicions as a family and with raising our girls. May we always show them the love that you show us and bring them up in a way where they know your presence is with us always.
Today our Speedy Cheetah graduated! We are so proud of her! She truly is an amazing child and all her teachers tell us so! The graduation was held at the nearby middle school. (Nearby to her school.) It was indoors and all the students had to wear the same shirt and black bottoms. We went out and bought her new shoes for the occasion. (LOL some sneakers because they had to walk there.) The above picture is of her and her principal. It so happens that her principal and I have a lot of mutual friends so she knows us pretty well. I'm so glad that she posed for this picture for us because the lighting was terrible in the auditorium and Squiggler fell asleep on my lap so I didn't get any good shots.
Here she is with some of her friends. The young lady with the red hair will be attending the same program with Speedy next year. I'm so happy she will have some familar faces next year. Speedy even had a part in the ceremony to introduce someone. She was in student council and that is how she got picked. They sang Fifty Nifty States and a really good song by Rascall Flats. (I have to get the name and lyrics.) The principal also read a great poem that I had heard before, but now I need to get a copy of that too!) I'm going to include them in her book and post them here on the blog too.
These two girls have been her friends since she went to Sunland. They are also girl scouts and hang out often together. They are like the 3 muskateers! The shorter of the two girls has a wonderful family that has often helped us out when we had issues with getting Speedy to school. They are the nicest people and we will miss them next year because their daughter is going to a different middle school. I hope that Speedy and her keep in touch through girl scouts.
Here is a family pix that my mom took. We had to wake Squiggler up when it was over. She still looks tired. Afterwards we went to eat lunch at Soup Plantation which is Speedy's favorite restaurant. My hubby and I both took the whole day off since the graduation was at 10 am.
Here she is with her wonderful teacher. We really were so glad that Speedy had her as a teacher!Speedy is such a special girl and we are so proud of her! She is incredibly smart and we are so honored to be her parents. Everyone that meets her always comments on how sweet she is. I call her our Bubbly girl. She has a heart of gold and remembers everything. She loves to read and find out things. I think her favorite subject is History. (Hopefully next week I will remember to interview her on what she liked best about Elementary school.) I can't wait to hear her answers! We love you Speedy!
This is my wonderful kinder class! Today I said goodbye to these kids. I told them that I loved them and that I would miss them, but it was time to go. I have taught them all that I could in Kinder and they are ready for the adventure of 1st grade. We had our End of the Year Celebration today and they sang songs and did a play for their families. We had so many people there that there was no room to move in the class! We also had a potluck and there was soooo much food, but by the time it was time for me to eat, it was all gone! LOL! I was running around like a crazy woman today, but it was all good! I won't be there really for the next two days because my girls are graduating. I will miss them so much! I told them to come and visit me and if they make it big they have to buy me lunch!
Here is a picture of Squiggler. She is in the top picture too because she went on our field trip to McDonalds with us. She loves to talk on the phone and she dropped my phone twice today. It actually still works, but it looks all beat up. Weegie says it looks like a teenager's phone because its all messed up. LOL! Good excuse to get a new phone.
Today when I was going to take Speedy to buy some new shoes for her graduation, we saw this slide on the sidewalk. I literally stopped in the middle of the street and asked if they were giving it away. The man said yes because his kids were too big for it. I thanked him and put it in the back of my truck. I was so excited because I had been wanting to get one of these for Squiggler and had been eyeing Craigslist, but hadn't found one close or cheap enough. Free is pretty good! I actually kind of lost $20 today so this makes up for it. It wasn't even my money and I have a feeling I know what happend to it, but let's just say that I hope that person needed it more.
Squiggler really liked the slide and she loves to be outside. She doens't have a phobia of the grass anymore either.
I also received these flowers today as a thank you gift. I love flowers and always feel so special to get them, but the BEST gift that any teacher can get is a genuine thank you and I those too. One in particular was from a dad that stood up at the end of the ceremony and said in front of the whole class that I was the best teacher that any of his kids had ever had. (He has 4 of them and the oldes is 14) That really meant a lot to me! I love being a teacher! A kindergarten teacher because then usually I am their first step to education and I strive to make it a positive one!!!!!
To say this was a busy weekend would be an understatement! We had so many things going on with our girls, but it's always worth it! Yesterday we had to run to the mall to buy Speedy some pants to wear to graduation, then rush her to a theme party. After we picked her up we had to take Weegie to her concert which was very good, but lasted a looooong time! Weegie plays the violin and is in the strings at school. She played in her last concert last night and they did a beautiful job! She learned to play violin in school while she was in 6th grade and really took to it. She is pretty good and in 1st Violins. Sadly, she won't be able to continue in high school because it doesn't fit in her academic schedule.
Weegie is third from the boy, but you can barely see her. I didn't really get to enjoy the concert because my darling daughter was in charge of getting Maestro Rodriguez a gift from the graduating 8th graders. Well she forgot and guess who had to leave the concert and figure something out. I was a little upset about her lack of responsibility, but it all worked out in the end. (That girl!!!???)
Today Speedy Cheetah bridged officialy to Cadette Girl Scout. They bridged last month too, but today got their new vests. I am so glad that she is going to stick with it. These girls are going into Middle School and so they are going to have their meetings on Sundays. They are all going to different schools and it won't work to have meetings after school anymore. She has amazing troop moms and a great troop. Today we also saw some Senior GS's graduating from the program. Some of the girls stated that they had been in GS for 12 years! We figured out that if Speedy keeps it up then she will have been in it for 10 years! Wow!
The troops and leaders did a really nice job in the organization and presentation of the ceremony.
Of course Squiggler had to get in on the action too! She was a real trooper this weekend because we messed up her nap schedule on both days! This week proves to be a busy one too. School is almost out and we have 2 graduations and 2 award assemblies!! 5 days to go!
Oh my gosh! I can't believe it, but our baby is now 1 1/2! Where does the time go? She is turning into a little girl and has really grown a lot this month! Just yesterday she told us that she had to go potty! I'm off in 2 weeks. Maybe the potty training can begin? She is so smart like her sisters and says so many words. She loves to sing and her favorite song write now is OMG by Usher. When we get to the mall, she claps because she recognizes it! Oh no!!! When we get near our house, she starts saying, "Home! Home!" She eats with a spoon and drinks with a straw. She loves her baby dolls, plays with her toy kitchen and shopping cart. She got on a ride at the fiesta today and loved it too. She says "Hi" to everyone and still really likes boys!! She repeats everything we say and already knows the color pink. (Surprised?!)
Like I have done every month for the last 18 months. I took her to get her pictures taken. Last month she didn't do so well so this month I wasn't sure if we were going to get any. I wanted to do a repeat of her six month last year, so I took her new bikini. We gave her some props to play with and she did great!! I was so proud of her and she really likes to take pictures! I think I have a future model on my hands. LOL!
You can see her six month shotshere. I love the bikini pose then and now. I forgot her little white sunglasses so we had to use the ones they had and they wouldn't stay on her face. Oh well! No chupie (pacifier) shots this year.
We really just enjoy this little girl so much!! She brings so much joy into our lives! Everyone tells my husband that she's going to keep him young. LOL! I told him he is going to be the hip teacher because he will know all the latest kid things.
Some things about our Squiggler at 18 months!
You weigh 22 pounds and are 32 1/2 inches long.
You love fruit and french fries.
You know where a lot of body parts are. (eyes, nose, chin, pansa, hair, ears, toes, cheeks)
You tell us when you go potty.
She loves to go outside and says "Side"
She loves to turn in circles and get dizzy.
You are very smart and follow directions.
You clap when we go to the mall. (LOL!)
You love your sisters very much! Especially that fantastic Vanessa (She's right here!)
You love to dance to OMG by Usher and sing that song along with some others.
You say "Hi" to everyone and still very much like boys. (Especially older ones)
You are still nursing and don't seem to have any plans to stop.
The doctor called you "Very sophisticated."
Everyone always compliments us on how well you behave. (I think though you are getting a little more daring.)
You get your books and "read" them.
You know how to turn off the tv and constantly turn it off when your sisters are watching it.
You like to color and write on paper.
You came to school a couple of times and like to sit in the chairs like the kids.
I know there is probably so much that I am forgetting, but I hope you always know how much we love you! You are the best baby and we are so thankful to have you in our lives! You are truly a gift from God and when we say our prayers we always tell him thank you. You are the perfect combination of your sisters and keep grandma on her toes!
Kelly over at Kelly's Korner had a post today that asked "What Makes You Happy?/What Do You Love?" Well first and foremost I love these 3 right here!! They make me the happiest that I thought I could ever be!! I love being a mom and especially a mom to them! They are such a special gift to me and they make me happier then you can ever imagine!
I love my friends and they make me happy too! This is a picture of me with my bff! We have been friends since we were 8 years old!! We met in 3rd grade and when I first met her I didn't like her! Hahaha! We have been through so much and when we get together we have so much fun over the silliest things!
I also have some other amazing friends too! My once a month girlfriends!! They know who they are!! And my right hand at work! (You know who you are too!) These women are so amazing and it makes me happy just thinking about them in my life! My right hand is leaving me next year to go to 2nd grade and I know work will not be the same! I am going to be so lonely next year, but I know she needs the change. I am happy for her, but I will miss her so much!
My job makes me happy! I am a school teacher and everyday is a new day! I love my class even though they drive me crazy! I only have 14 more days with them and that makes me sad, but happy to know that I have prepared them well to move on! Teaching is the best job!!!!
My family, (my cousins, my aunts, uncles, nieces, nephews, Godchilden, comadres, compadres and everyone else in between) makes me happy! I have such an amazing family!! I love them all so much and even though we have grown and now have our own families when we get together I am so happy! I love to throw big parties because then I have a chance to see them all!
My wonderful hubby makes me happy and I love him so much! I am so thankful that we met 16 years ago at a party that neither of us had planned to attend. Good thing we did! Here we are 16 years later with 3 kids and a dog. He is the perfect man for me!
My doggy! I love my doggy and he makes me happy. He thinks he is a person! I love to see when he and Squiggler fight over something. It is so funny! He was my baby until she came along and he still is, but he has to share the attention.
My new car makes me happy! It runs so smoothly and fits our family perfectly!! Every time I see it I get happy because I know it's ours and the way it came to be is an act of God. How we ended up with a car from New Mexico in our price range with low mileage is a miracle that only HE could have helped us with!
Shoes make me happy and I love to wear heels!! I haven't bought myself a new pair in a while, but I still love them! Also purple is my favorite color and everytime I see it, it brings a smile to my face. It was also my daddy's favorite color and it makes me think of him too!
I love SATC and enjoy watching it each and every time it is on! I have the movie and the entire series and I got to see the sequel today! These gals make me happy and suspend reality for me a little when I get the chance to see it!! I am also a big Friends fan! I love that series too and catch old episodes each time I see them on the tv. I don't own the series, but I wish I did. Someday I will!
LOL! I love diet coke and frappucinos from Starbucks too! I don't really drink alcohol or coffe, but oh yeah I need my diet coke once a day! My frappucinos are about 2x a week if I'm lucky. It's funny though because everyone at my Starbucks knows me by name and my drink order too. You would think I went there everyday, but I don't. I have been going for the last 4 or 5 years though.
Other things that make me happy:
stargazer lilies
the sun
dancing
giving compliments
unexpected good texts from friends
reading
getting a pedicure
And the other thing that makes me so happy that I love is my church. I don't have picture of it or the people that I go to church with, but I have been going to the same church for the last 20 years. God is a big part of my life and I pray a rosary daily. I go to church every Sunday and serve as an Eucharist minister and CCD teacher. I try to help in ways that I can and to be a good example. I am far from perfect, but I know that God loves me! I have so much to learn still and I often don't feel worthy of all the love that God has shown me, but I also know that one of the most wonderful things about His love is that it is unconditional. He might not like the choices that we make, but He ALWAYS loves us. For this I am so grateful!!
LOL! Oh yeah I almost forgot that I love music and dancing and couldn't figure out how to put this video of my favorite dance song right now. My girls love it too and we sing really loud in the car each time we hear this song!
One year ago today I started a blog! I'm really glad that I did. I don't post everyday like most of my favorite bloggers do, but I manage to post a couple of times a month and maybe in the future I will do more. I made my girls pose for a picture because last year they were my first image. Wow! What a difference a year makes! Now my girls are 14, 11 and 1. Weegie will be graduating soon from Middle school and Speedy Cheetah from Elementary. The Squiggler can walk, run and talks up a storm!
Now normally on blogiversaries people will do a give-away, but only my wonderful and talented sister in law reads my blog. I do have two followers though! (One I know and the other I don't. "Hi!")
Today was just a beautiful day! We went to church and then to the Legion for a menudo breakfast. We came home and took naps then went to the store as a family. We had a yummy dinner of talapia and shrimp with grilled vegetables and rice! Delicioso! Now we are getting ready to get the girls ready for bed and start the week. It will be a short week for us and we get a 4 day weekend!!! I can't wait!! Love to the one of you who read this and thanks!! You make me smile! Oh and if there is anyone else out there that reads this then please leave me a comment.
Today my oldest daughter, Weegie, graduated from Middle School! I can't believe that she is headed to High School! It was just yesterday that I took her to her first day of Nursery school and she cried. Oh how I hated to leave her there, she was such a cry baby and broke my heart. Her first day of middle school she did not know a soul that was going there, but she quickly made friends and loved her school! The ceremony was at 8 in the morning and we had to be there by 7 am to get good seats. We got up at 5 in the morning to get her ready and curl her hair.
The graduation was outside at the Honor Court stage. I really loved her campus! It is so beautiful and it was nice to be outside. (Cold, but nice!) They marched in so nicely and her homeroom was the 2nd room to graduate and walk across stage. Her teacher, which was her favorite teacher this year, announced their names so proudly, but when she got to Weegie's name she announced all the awards that Weegie had won! The audience gasped! Not because she won the most awards, but because she was the first student to walk across stage that won a lot of awards. (They did the same for all the students that won awards the night before.) Four students gave speeches, but there was one speech by a young lady that really touched me and she broke down while giving her speech. I also teared up at the beginning of Pomp and Circumstances.
After the ceremony we ran around and looked for some of her friends to take pictures. The above picture is of Maestro Rodriguez, he was Weegie's strings teacher for the last three years, and her overall favorite teacher! She loved being in his class and worked hard to keep her Violin 1 status. The veteran students of 2010 also presented him with a trophy that stated he was the BEST TEACHER EVER! He was wearing his shades because he didn't want the kids to see him with tears in his eyes. After the ceremony, Weegie's ex-boyfriend's mom came up to her and gave her a present. They are gardeners and she gave her a beautiful rose plant that can be planted in our yard. Weegie was really suprised because while she dated T, she thought the mom didn't like her. I think the mom realized all along what a nice girl Weegie is.
On Thursday night there was an awards ceremony at Weegie's school and only the 8th graders getting an award where invited. We were so proud that Weegie got an invitation and had no idea what award she would be winning. Well she won 5 awards!!! She got the gold presidential seal on her diploma, a trophy for a 3.5+ overall GPA in her 3 years at Frost. A trophy for Perfect Attendance in her overall 3 years at Frost. (She had 1 absence in her whole school career so far.) A certificate for Excellence in History and Algebra. (That means for 3 years she had AEE in those subjects.) She should have gotten one in English, but last year the teacher we didn't like gave her an S in English. (That's not why we didn't like her though.) The above picture she is with her principal, whom was also one of my teachers in middle school too. (It took me 2 years to realize that though. I always wondered why he looked familiar.)
Here she is with her daddy! (She is such a daddy's girl!) Hubby and I were talking about how Blessed we are to have such amazing children. They are all so smart, well behaved (in school) and friendly. (That includes Squiggler too.) Weegie has been giving us a little run for our money because she has turned 14 and a true teenager, but I have faith we will get through it! (It might be 5-6 years!) Thank you God for all that you have given us! Please continue to bless our family and help us to follow the paths in which you have chosen for us. May we make wise desicions as a family and with raising our girls. May we always show them the love that you show us and bring them up in a way where they know your presence is with us always. 
These two girls have been her friends since she went to Sunland. They are also girl scouts and hang out often together. They are like the 3 muskateers! The shorter of the two girls has a wonderful family that has often helped us out when we had issues with getting Speedy to school. They are the nicest people and we will miss them next year because their daughter is going to a different middle school. I hope that Speedy and her keep in touch through girl scouts.
