i'm glad i don't need a date

ok. so i'm guilty of watching this train wreck, but as a mother of a son, i totally want to pick his girl. right? and of course none will ever be good enough for him....besides, he wants to live with me forever anyway (his words, not mine)(oh he is 7 y.o. btw). this girl obviously didn't know how these shows go down...

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happy holidays!

here is a new pic of the little darlings.

have you seen this?

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Lightning!

these three cuties (gravtiz, master g, and q dog) have been playing soccer together for 3 years now. this year, their team LIGHTNING lost only one game!!! yay boys! they played hard and listened to their coach, which attributed to the great season. they are growing up.

history was made

halloween 08

just wanted to post a couple of halloween pics. q was darth vader, sis, a vampire. hope you all went out and voted today!

on a lighter note!

this is my hayder's. he loves his auntie and loves to talk to me on the phone. and judging from this picture, he loves his binky's. he is just plain crazy!!!

think about it:

because i support NO on prop 8, and since some people don't quite understand what it will mean if we strike down the right for ANYone to marry, i feel this picture sums it up. if this crazy prop passes, we might as well go back to this. seriously.....

baRACK my vote

our absentee voter ballots came!! yay! i have so much hope for this election. i always get really excited to vote. it makes me feel powerful and proud. i love to wear my "i voted" sticker, and keep it on till bedtime. i still have one stuck on my bedroom mirror...seriously. and on the refrig....seriously. so this post is to just get everyone juiced for nov. 4th. it can't come soon enough for me. i have a feeling it's going to be a very sleepless nite for me. what about you???

the wedding

so, a family friend got married last friday (congrats gina & brian!!) and sissy was the guest book/favor girl. she had so much fun and did a great job. she even got a $5 tip!!! work it! she loved the dancing and had me out there dipping and spinning her like crazy. i had to sit down, but that didn't stop her. aside from the beautiful bride, she was the belle of the ball!

our bad-ass pumpkin!!!

so big ryan has a co-worker who makes these masterpieces...they are too much. if you are interested in one for your fam, check it out here. we now have mj forever a chicago bull!

a work in progress

i am fooling with my blog, trying new things out. so if it looks a little crazy at times, bear with me!

i feel the same!!!

instead of writing a long drawn out post, please click on this link. it is exactly how i felt when the news broke. warning: it is a very liberal post, as i am a liberal kind of broad and it comes from the wonderful huffington post. enjoy!

these are not my children

i do not lay any claim to these heathens. i do know they have a daddy and his name is big ryan. forward video to 1:33 and see a young girl have some kind of seizure, then forward to 1:41 and you will see how much the crazy boy with the red hat on loves his big sis. it is especially nice with the sound off. kinda insane. now please believe this went on MUCH longer than was recorded, and fortunately for you we got some good footage. enjoy!!!

update:

we've all went back to school. sis-4th grade, q-2nd grade, mommy-second semester. my camera broke, i am pissed. missed pics of q's 7th bday and the first day of school. not impressed w/sarah palin. wasn't sure what my feelings were, but i know i feel thoroughly UNimpressed. anywho, i'm not afraid to get political here, so don't you be afraid to in comments. soccer starts saturday and from then on it will be go, go, go! am i forgetting anything??? i really can't think of anything except the three of us school kids get to take our backpacks to church sunday for the blessing of the backpacks. us catholics love to bless our things. we even get to bring our pets for the pets blessing!! aren't you envious!!! amen! p.s.:rachete, i stole your picture!

do you still love me??

yes, i know, i know. a month has passed and this blog has been untouched. i felt compelled to write after reading my dear old (i've known her ALL my life) friend amy meeker. her link is on my sidebar. now if you've never popped over and did a little stalking, i strongly suggest you do so. amy is a great writer and she has a wonderful post about joe biden. in case you've been under a rock and don't know who joe biden is, well he's about to be our next vice president!!! anyway, watching the dnc last nite really inspired me and made me proud to be a democrat. i've never been one to shy away from a good political talk, but these past 8 years have been, well, i need to find a word, um....unbearable, dire,appalling, well you get the picture. sen. ted kennedy made a fabulous speech, and watching his tribute film, i am embarrassed to say i had no idea he was responsible for so many wonderful programs here in our united states. he truly works for the "regular joe". and what can i say about miss michelle?? talk about a first lady. oh, and did you hear barak say she looked cute? too cute!!! anyway, enough of my political ramblings...but hey, it is MY blog. i can say whatever i want and if you're offended, tough cookies! :) peace out, make love not war,
kaybee

yesterday we had a fun filled day at a new park in west sac.. as you can see, there are lots of water features for the kids to run and play in...they had a blast. we went w/our friends the lueras family. it is 100% free and lots of fun!!!

Q doing the STEVE HARVEY....

happy 7th of july!!

since i didn't blog in a timely manner, here's the scoop on the 4th. our friends (see gutierrez party of 4 link to the right) couldn't make it due to illnesses, so we went to the movies! saw kung fu panda and it was funny! then of course it was a firework show complements of daddy. such the pyrotechnic!!

"da toe"

so i said i'd post about our "toe incident" and here it is. we stopped on our way home from corcoran last weekend at sonic. sonic is our spot. we decided to get out and eat. kids running in flip-flops like they got no sense, mommy watching, thinking in her head, they really need to stop. mommy then thinking, they've been in the car for 2 hours, let them expend some energy. mommy then watching her girl trip (over absolutely nothing, i might add) and fall. mommy then busting out laughing (extremely hard and loud, i might add). so at that point everyone got in trouble for running around like fools. sis wasn't bleeding or anything, so she was told to just "suck it up". she complained the whole way home and we just shushed her. cut to monday am. thank goodness for daddy's!!! daddy shamed mommy and sis went to the dr.. fractured big toe. sis then got her "boot" and again, mommy busted out laughing. now, please if you do not know me, i am a pretty nice and loving mommy. i just get a sick joy out of other peoples physical pain. sorry! to make up for it, she did get a pretty nice pedi out of it! one week down, three to go, no swimming, playing, running, etc..

Corcoran Reunion!!

 


so last weekend we went to corcoran to a family reunion. corcoran is approx. 30mi. south of Fresno and the "cotton capital". this is where big ry was born and raised. the kids have so much fun cause they get to see all their cousins, aunties, uncles, great granny and of course granny, papa teddy and auntie c.c.. the only down side to this particular visit was the heat. it was 112, yes i said 112 degrees!! and the reunion was at the park. oohhh! i can't even describe to you. i was downing water (between beers!) and it didn't even phase me. the kids either. you'd drink a water and need another immediately! well, we survived. or so we thought. half way home sunday, sissy fell and fractured her big toe. i will do a whole separate post on that drama!!!

going, going, GONE!!

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our playground is officially gone. it does make me sad. like a part of the kids childhood is gone. we had many a good time on that playground. the kidlets miss it too. little do they know, a sparkling pool will go in it's place!!! enjoyment for all!!

mama is goin' back to school!

so, i start school on june 16! i decided to go to summer school so i could get a jump start. my first foray into college life will be a class called "the child, family & community tuesday/thurs. 6pm-9:05pm. should be interesting. my major is liberal studies as i think i'd like to substitute teach. fall classes start in august and i am taking five classes! two english classes, math, college success and one online class marriage & the family. whew! wish me luck.....

guess who's back!!!

well, i crashed the computer and then fixed the computer, but erased EVERY single thing we had on it. so that means, no email addresses, pictures, documents, etc.. we are basically starting from scratch. it sucks, but what can you do? now, for the bad news: the kidlets school has went traditional! for those of you who are already traditional, we are a year round school, with one month off in november, april and july. the kids still go the same amount of days as traditional, the three months are split up. that schedule is fabulous as we get a break just when the kidlets are burnt out and we go back just when mommy is burnt out!! that being said, i am not happy and now need to come up with summer plans asap. so my readers, if you know of anything in the greater sac area, please share. i am freaked out about having too much downtime. also, the picture is my sweet kidlets on their last swing. we are demoing it as i write!

it's been a minute!

ok, ok. before you all judge me for being a horrible poster, let me tell you, our computer is all jacked up (again)and i really don't want to post w/o pics (i can't upload new photos from my camera). sissy and q have started basket ball and are learning all the finer points (ie: fundamentals)of the game. they are enjoying it a lot! big ryan thinks this is sissy's sport. she is doing very well and seems to understand the game! yay sis!!! as for big ryan and me, just working and trying to keep the house together! i will write soon, i've missed this!!!

saturday backyard cleanup!

so satruday was a beautiful day, and we decided to clean up the backyard. the kids had a ball washing the patio table and chairs with soapy water, pulling weeds, and just investigating around. tho q gave up and said he was "too tired". the back of my legs are still sore!!! gotta get that elliptical machine from niss asap!!!

the chocolate fountain!!!!

We were given a choc. fountain from sandy and finally used it this evening. what a treat!!! very yummy, and now everyone (except daddy) has tummy aches!!! that's what you get for gluttony :(. well, it was very much enjoyed as you can see by the pics. thanks sandy!!!!

a night in little italy

it was spaghetti dinner nite at our school. lots of pasta, lots of fun. we spent the evening catching up w/our friends, the johnson's (rachel, matt, "b", izzie and lex) and the campbell's (sierra "coach j", jalen & "k"). we also were treated to a musical performance from our first graders. the music selection was "on top of spaghetti", "that's amore" and two other songs i did not even listen to (that's what happens when friends are around)(don't tell q!!). the other highlight of the evening was that big and little ryan won potted daffodils!! they were sitting in the lucky chairs. now at least we have a little springtime in the house! the only bummer of the evening was the EMPTY wine bottles that were supposed to be "decoration" on the tables. to me it was just a cruel joke!!!

happy valentine's day!!

It was a romantic evening.... we ate a heart shaped pizza. i guess romantic dinners out are over for now....

So, what did YOU wish for????

i wished that telling quincy i was "29 and holding" would make it true!! for those of you who know me, that is the ultimate wish. so, after you read this post, please leave me a comment and share your wish....

This is very addictive!!

i have spent a good 2 hrs. trying to add "read more" to posts, so my whole comments won't show up on the front page. once i started, i couldn't stop, hence the "addictive". so don't worry, i'm not doing any drugs or anything like that.....and the pic of me is intently reading some random persons blog who gave me instructions on how to do this. big r thinks i'm a tweak, but i did it! and for my fellow bloggers, go here: http://betabloggerfordummies.blogspot.com/2007/02/expandable-post-summaries.html and you will get step by step instructions to different tricks.

Lost and Found

Well about two weeks ago, sissy found a $20 at bel-air. she immediately came to me and we took it to customer service. they put it in an envelope and said they'd call if no one claimed it. of course big ryan said they wouldn't, and i almost thought the same, until i got a message on the way home from church....sis could come and claim the money! so proud of her and as you can see by the pic, she is too! a lesson i am glad i had the chance to teach first hand.

the infamous landlord

i know most of you have seen this, but i just love it so much. (Que Quincy, "then why don't you marry it?!") caution: contains adult language....enjoy!

The Butler Posse begins

ok, ok. i've finally given in to the blogger madness. actually sierra and rachel made me feel like such a loser for not having one!! be warned: blog may not be updated for long periods of time....sis turns 9 on monday and i miss my baby girl!!!