The Gratest Gift of All

"Billy you had made some friends...Friendship is the greatest gift of all" Santa said to the little boy in The polar express movie. How do I know this line so perfectly well let say I have watched this movie about 3 or 4 times this past week with my little Danielle, but that is not what I would like to write about. When I moved to the States almost 7 years ago, I could count my friends with the fingers of one hand. Through the years I develop long lasting friendship my dear friend Corrine, my dear friend Mary, My fun and nice lady friend Pam, my great friends in Nicaragua Nohelia and Brenda. This year however, the list increased drastically. I met Rachel Price in Virginia a wonderful woman, great mother and great friend too who gives herself fully, non member I should add with great values. Rachel reminded me how important is to be and have a good friend specially when you are in a new place. Rachel touched my life so deep that I decided I would be that kind of friend in my next move. Pittsburgh was my experimental area. I forgot about myself and my self-pity, I forgot that my husband is gone, that I was new in a new city etc, because I realize that there were so many ladies who needed a friend. "Everyone needs a friend" Pte. Hinckley said and I came to realize what a truthful statement that is. There is always someone. Someone who needs to be listen to, someone who needs to be helped, someone who needs company, someone who needs to laugh, someone who needs love, someone who needs to talk or like to TALK, someone who needs to be served, someone who needs a girls night out. I am glad that I came to Pittsburgh, I am glad that I listen to the prompts of the Spirit and and follow them. I knew Heavenly Father wanted me to come here, initially I thought it was so that we can save money and for me and the girls not be in our own while Charles is in school and that is right, but there were so much more. I believe, now, the main reason was to grow as a individual, as woman, as a mother and wife as a friend as a member of the church! I have learned so much in this ward, I am not bragging at all I have all my life ahead to learn even more. I am just so happy to know why I was sent here. My mother in law who is such wise a wonderful lady had tough me so much by doing rather than saying She is always baking something for someone she si always giving 100% for her cub scout meeting, she is always have the right answer and she gave me a farewell party last night . It was so much fun we laughed so hard with all her great ideas, it was so much fun to see the ladies that came have fun, laughed and mingle with each other. (notice how many times I use the word FUN).
I guess I should finish this blog I just wnat to say that we all are different yet we all are daughters of the same Heavenly Father, there are so much we can do with all our talents paaprhasing Pte. Uchdorft I discovered I too can create something... eve a Smile

Christmas Dresses

Gram went shopping for my little girls and she came home with two beautiful Christmas dresses for Danielle and Sophia. check it out. I wanted them to match , so I look everywhere for a cute dress with a reasonable price I could not find them, but gram did... she pleased me even thought she is not much into matching dresses. Just because of this from now one she get to pick and choose to give the girls whatever she likes. I certainly appreciate how much she care for what I want and like. Here are some picture of the girls in their Christmas dresses. Thanks Gram Teresa

It's Beginning to look a lot like CHRISTMAS!

Today Grandma and Danielle decorated the Christmas trees and put up all the wreath and Christmas decoration. It was so much fun. While they were doing that Sophia was practicing walking with this car / walker toy! We were amaze to see her giving her first step! Sorry everyone but I am posting more than a couple of pictures my Husband is looking at this blog too .

WInter Wonderland!

It has been snowing for the last few days, so we haven't gone out since um I guess yesterday when I had to take Danielle to the Dr. since she was complaining of earache which ended up being both ear infected. We did go to church for sacrament, in our way home ( not really on the way) we stopped at wallgreen to get her medicine. Once at home we had a video conference with Charles.
Today, I wanted to go to the outlet mall since it is the warmest day of the week ( 40 the highest) according to our forecast, but Danielle did not feel like it so we got to stay home. At least they took a nap and I read my book, and write on my journal and write later to Josh...
Here are some picture of our winter wonderland and the girls
Here is Danielle Gram and Pawpaw having fun tin the snow

Last week recap

We were quite busy last week. We had dinner or lunch at each of our friends house. We had play group and school etc. On Saturday we had dinner with Mandy and Madeline and their kids and the we headed toward the chapel for Jenny Kish a lady who has been visiting the church quite a while, but couldn't get baptize because her husband wouldn't allow her. Due to her faith and perseverance she "partook of the fruit" It was so wonderful to be part of this special event all of us were so supportive of her we brought dessert and had a celebration after wards. Her faith and desire to choose the right was a great reminder of how I should feel regarding the blessing of having a testimony and the gospel in my life.
Sunday we went to church under snow showers...ever since it has been snowing, so we have done little to almost nothing this week, except for yesterday Danielle had ballet class and the parents are guesses were allow to watch the performance it was so cute then we headed to Chick File A to celebrate. I am doine for now thisis not really relaxing when i have both of my aughter sitting on my lap crying as I attemp to wrap thi s up

Re-Vacuum?!

Everything started last friday when I decided to take my car to walmart for an oil change; since, my car has so many miles in it I chose to do the "high mileage service" thinking it will help my car bit more. Teresa, the girls and I went shopping for the almost 3 hours while my car was at the shop. I picked up my car, and I noticed they did not vacuumed it, I thought oh not big deal, but I did not look at my recipe. When i got home I saw my recipe and there was a list of all the things they supposedly did to my car included vacuum. I got upset and called Walmart regarding this. My point was and I should say is that what guaranty me that this person did everything that he was suppose to do when he said he did something that he did not do. I talked a manager who told me they will give me a full service again blablabla, so I brought it back on Monday and here it is where the fun part began. After telling the manager what happened about my car not being vacuum and on top of that my only six months old battery that we bought at walmart not working. I was told they will take care of it.
Half hour later I got called to let me know that my car is done everything is fine and ready to be picked up. When I get the person who helped me out was a different "MANAGER". HE SAID THAT MY CAR HAD BEEN RE-VACCUM I said you mean it has been vacuum, because they did not do it the first tie that is why I brought back. The guy looked at me a bit upset for my correction and he is "NO IT IS BEEN REVACCUM WHICH MEANS THEY ARE VACUUMING NOW" I SAID yes because they didn't do it the first time. The guy looked at me with an attitude and told me again my car is being re-vacuum and gave me the same explanation. I told to myself, just forget about it. This dude probably didn't approve grammar or whatever, juts let it be not worthy. However, it makes me upset because he saw with those eyes and he did probably thought this "Mexican don't now how to speak my language RRRRR" I hate WALMART.

What a day

Gosh it started at 5 am when i woke up and I could not go back to sleep, so I told myself why don't you get up and work out now that the girls are sleeping? Well... I did, but I just barely started to work out (maybe 20 mint into it) when Danielle woke up and started to whining she wanted cereal, then she did not like that cereal, then she wanted something to drink oh my gosh I am getting mad just by typing all these. Suffice to say that it was a very hard day, but it is finally over both girls are sleeping and maybe I will get to relax before I'll go to bed. Perhaps the best thing that happened today
is that Charles got 92 in his very difficult test of microbiology, so YEAH one good news! now I am going to have a big bowl of icecream and big chunk of brownies to compensate my day