Karla and Letty
Karla 4 yo and Letty 2 yo are now weaned, but Karla nursed until she
was well into her 4 yrs. It was a
loooong weaning process as Karla is a high-maintenance girl who needed
to mommy's support for a longer time. Letty self weaned early before
she was 2. Guess she's very independent and self sufficient. At 2
she can actually defend herself from any of the bigger kids and make
them run away. I have to protect Karla from her until Letty learns
not to hit and bite. (that's my little headache). Karla has learned
not to take Letty's toys away (no kidding). Somehow, they still love
each other to death and are best friends.

Back again--long update!
Last week DH and I went to Southern FL in search of some fresh air and to
celebrate our 6th Wedding Anniversary. We flew into Miami and drove to
Hollywood and Naples, where we stayed most of the time. We had a wonderful
time in Naples, it is a beautiful place with lots of fresh air, great air
quality.

On Sunday, we had the priviledge of personally meeting Amanda and Morgan.
We had lunch with them at a Ft Lauderdale restaurant near the beach. I felt
like I was meeting old friends. Morgan is just adorable, like a
little porcelain doll. (I wish mine little ones were so well behaved)
There are pics of this mini XPM reunion on the Karla and AdaLetty photo
folder.

Monday morning we flew to PR from Ft Lauderdale.

This week has been kind of hectic. We've been putting the girls back on
schedule, plus Karla seems to have adopted some lice at school. We've all
gone through the delousing process-- even Letty, DH and I went though this
just in case. Now I reallly know the meaning of the word lousy. Plus the
tons of clothes to be washed. LOL. We've achieved another parenting
milestone. Is there a star or patch or medal for this? LOL

Tonight we have some early Halloween activities. Letty will be dressed as
Uniqua. I've still gotta buy Karla's costume. Wish me luck, gotta run to
Party City.

Joselyn

Part 2--PVs needed for a former neighbor-- may your children always be safe

PVs needed for a former neighbor-- may your children always be safe

Karla y Ada accurrucadas mirando la tele en el sofa a la hora de dormir

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Something scary happened this morning
DH called a while ago. We live on little gated community made up of one cul
de sac lined with rowhouses and a small park. Our children play together in
the park, so we tend to know eac other.

During the morning rush hour, some crooks, entered our neighbor's house.
They tied up everyone (@ 4 kids and wife) and took the husband to the ATM
machine to retrieve money. It seems the family members were left alone in
the house and were able to summon help from the neighbors who called the
police, who were able to rescue the kidnapped husband. Everyone is fine,
but quite scared. Supposedly the crooks were caught. I think even the FBI
was involved because of the carjacking incident.

DH called me to make sure the house was locked. I can imagine there will be
a community meeting tonight or tomorow. This was not the house in the
corner, near the gate (mine is). this was a house in the middle of the
complex, which means the crooks were inside the complex for quite some time
looking for a hit. Also, these people don't have the fancy cars, these
crooks must have been quite desperate. Some of my neighbors have BMWs and
Mercedes-- If I were a thief, I would have struck their houses, instead of
this other fellow's.

Our freezer/fridge broke
Our freezer/fridge broke this weekend. At first I thought I had closed the
freezer the wrong way and kept trying to see if I couold close it right.
Nope. I closed well alright. Soon, I could smell like something had died
in there. Nope, many little things were alive.... BACTERIA... GERMS...
YUCK..!

Re: Our freezer/fridge broke
>
> Our freezer/fridge broke this weekend. At first I thought I had closed
> the freezer the wrong way and kept trying to see if I couold close it
> right. Nope. I closed well alright. Soon, I could smell like something
> had died in there. Nope, many little things were alive.... BACTERIA...
> GERMS... YUCK..!


Time for some quick short sessions. I would take a freezer shelve and start
tossing the yuckiest items into the trash bag until it became full. I'd put
the bag into a second bag-- no taking chances on this-- and toss out onto
the trash.

I just can't wait for trash pickup on Wednesday morning! ;-D

A newspaper article about my sister. I'm so proud!
The local newspaper did an article about my sister. She's a vet and lives
in central FL. Here's the link.

ht
Joselyn

This week, will be in central FL
We've been quite active this month. We've been taking the kids places and
attending lots of birthdays. Even to the mall to see Clifford and Discovery
Kids Channel's Doki.

Karla has been enjoying her summer camp. Things have been hectic at work
and at home with lots of summer days off. I'm soo glad I postponed the bar
until February. Back to School is almost done, but then Karla is only going
to Pre-K.

DH, Karla, Letty and I will be traveling to Tampa this Thursday July 16
until July 26. We'll be visiting relatives and looking at possible places
where we would like to relocate. Believe it or not, we haven't done this as
a couple. Last time we tried to travel the kids got sick. I want to take
advantage and look at Lake Mary and another city ranked by Money Magazine as
one of 100 best places to live. (Since we are going to relocate, we might
as well choose somewhere pleasant)

Now, if I could just get that pesky bar studying (and passing) thing out of
the way our lives would be soo relaxed. After this, I have to get DH in
cooperation mode so I can study.

Good news, I've lost 5 pounds. It took all summer, but I lost 5 whole
pounds. Hope to keep my looosing momentum. :-D