PHOTO MONDAY!!!!

Since is was Boricua's Birthday today, I will post photos of him and his Bday dinner. He FINALLY SHAVED OFF HIS BEARD....I hate beards..they remiond me of dirty creepy old men...predujice??? Maybe...but I'm totally grossed out by beards. Now he looks like a fresh 15 year old again and I look like a hot cougar!! GROWL!!!
Enjoy this PHOTO MONDAY!!!

HAPPY BIRTHDAY BORICUA

I love you
I love you more, the more I know you
Your life is essential on this Earth
You've blessed the lives of so many
You are the provider..
The giver..
A leader..
A Lover..
A FATHER...
You are amazing....
Thank you for all that you do.

LOVE,
ME---------------------> YOUR WIFE.

OUR NEW NEW RITUAL

Unaware of it, me and the boys have started a new ritual on Mondays. It's now pegged with a title called, "Photo Monday". Rest assured, we WILL do it every Monday in our spare time...usually during quiet time! A good activity, right? Here are some photos from the last two Mondays:






And..from this WEEK:






Too bad for Wise, he missed out on this Week! He was taking his nappy tappy too!
Until next Monday...

WHY GOD MADE MOMS

I recieved this from a dear friend in Maryland and found it to be so cute. read on!!

WHY GOD MADE MOMS
Answers given by 2nd grade school children to the following questions:

Why did God make mothers?
1. She's the only one who knows where the scotch tape is.
2. Mostly to clean the house.
3. To help us out of there when we were getting born.



How did God make mothers?
1. He used dirt, just like for the rest of us.
2. Magic plus super powers and a lot of stirring.
3. God made my Mom just the same like he made me. He just used bigger parts.


What ingredients are mothers made of ?
1. God makes mothers out of clouds and angel hair and everything nice in the world and one dab of mean.
2. They had to get their start from men's bones. Then they mostly use string, I think.


Why did God give you your mother and not some other mom?
1. We're related.
2. God knew she likes me a lot more than other people's moms like me.


What kind of little girl was your mom?
1. My Mom has always been my mom and none of that other stuff.
2. I don't know because I wasn't there, but my guess would be pretty bossy.
3. They say she used to be nice.


What did Mom need to know about dad before she married him?
1. His last name.
2. She had to know his background. Like is he a crook? Does he get drunk on beer?
3. Does he make at least $800 a year? Did he say NO to drugs and YES to chores?


Why did your mom marry your dad?
1. My dad makes the best spaghetti in the world. And my Mom eats a lot.
2 She got too old to do anything else with him.
3. My grandma says that Mom didn't have her thinking cap on.


Who's the boss at your house?
1. Mom doesn't want to be boss, but she has to because dad's such a goof ball.
2. Mom. You can tell by room inspection. She sees the stuff under the bed.
3. I guess Mom is, but only because she has a lot more to do than dad.


What's the difference between moms & dads?
1. Moms work at work and work at home and dads just go to work at work.
2. Moms know how to talk to teachers without scaring them.
3. Dads are taller & stronger, but moms have all the real power 'cause that's who you got to ask if you want to sleep over at your friend's.
4. Moms have magic, they make you feel better without medicine.


What does your mom do in her spare time?
1.. Mothers don't do spare time.
2. To hear her tell it, she pays bills all day long.


What would it take to make your mom perfect?
1. On the inside she's already perfect. Outside, I think some kind of plastic surgery.
2. Diet. You know, her hair. I'd diet, maybe blue.

If you could change one thing about your mom, what would it be?
1. She has this weird thing about me keeping my room clean. I'd get rid of that.
2. I'd make my mom smarter. Then she would know it was my sister who did it and not me.
3. I would like for her to get rid of those invisible eyes on the back of her head.

What a crazy week!

WOW WOW WOW...is all I gotta express...is wow...Here's why:

So...this whole house buying ordeal... a nightmare. It all came crashing down this week and we switched lenders...went back to square one...but now we're in good hands.
After spending 250.00 for inspections, you best be giving us a competent lender! lol. All is well. It's just been a mind boggling headache...dang, does that even make sense? I had a feeling our realtor was/is frustrated with us..I wont name names. He's been working so hard and things just weren't going the way he planned them to go. It was a big headache for all of us. We have to close on January 26th..so hop on it new lender! I'm not sure if it will because VA Loans take longer to process than regular FHA loans. We'll shall see!

We had a bit of a meltdown here and some major lack of communication going on this the log house. I felt we were getting kicked out but we weren't. And that's all that matters. I wont air my dirty laundry. Suffice it to say, it was pure duuurrraaammmaaa but now we're happy happy happy.

Boricua injured a finger on each of his hands. First; we were walking into Rumbi Island Grill to eat. Prince slipped on black ice and fell flat on his face. Boricua then walked over, holding Wise, to help him up. Then he slipped, Wise in tote, his head nearing for concrete. Thanks to Boricua's reflexes, he quickly put his hand under Wise's head to lesson the impact. Well, while that happened, he sprained his little pinky finger. The next day, we were at the house and the door handle to the basement was messed up. Boricua was trying to pull the handle out, the exposing edge sliced his finger so deep, you could get a glimpse of his little bone! So, it was a horror scene at the house. We're already creating memories there! lol. He opted out on stitches and decided to whip out the first aid kit and take care of the wound himself. I'll admit, he's done a great job. He should be a doctor...
The set back was; he works with his hands at work! And he can barely use one hand rightnow! The other one has a splint, with two butterfly closures, trying to keep a super deep wound closed. He had to take a day off but that was actually really nice!

Until next time...

V FAM first home

Hey friends!!

Boricua and I have been busily in the process of buying a home and we finally got most of it done! We took advantage of the market and bought a historic home for a stellar price. It was worth it to us. Our mortgage will be much less than renting a two bedroom apartment and it's a house we will own.

We will like the location, as it is nestled right in the Salt LAke City Metropolitan area and it's a walking distance to the Gateway Mall. (To those of you not from Utah, The Gateway Mall is an outdoor mall with several shops, movie theatre, children's museum, IMAX theatre restaurants, a water play area, etc..) Not only will be have a little home with a fenced yard, but we will have the diversity and the pros of living in the City. :)
This home was built in 1901 and is made of solid brick. It has four, yes four chimneys but one is only used. It still has a coal shoot but it's not used, obviously. It has the original doors and crown molding. But it has new carpet and tile and a pretty redone kitchen!

We are excited and felt this was a perfect starter home for us. We can build equity and move on up in a few years! I'm confident we'll be pretty comfortable there! I'm super excited to paint and fix it up my way!!

We close on January 26!!! Boricua's Birthday!!! yippee!!

Love you all

V Fam Christmas Photos

We had a wonderful Christmas!!!! I hope you all did too!!