Wow,
It has been awhile. I feel like the outside world just rushes right on by me. My son has been dealing with some sleep anxiety. He can't go to sleep unless myself or my husband is in the room with him. This goes for naps and night time. So it can't be the dark. Perhaps he had a bad dream at the start of all this but to keep having a bad dream night after night? At first, I was really stressing about it because I didn't want him to get used to having us in there in order to fall asleep. He needs to do that on his own. But, then I realized that he needs us right now just to provide some comfort. He needs attention. So, if that means I need to stay in his room for an extra 10-15 minutes at night until he falls asleep soundly, that is fine.
It is an amazing feeling to know that your presence brings your child comfort. I remember that feeling when I was a child.
Saturday, April 23, 2011
Tuesday, February 15, 2011
My New Address
Hello All,
I am sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have been a tad busy. My children and I have been sick for the past few weeks. We are all better now.
So, I wanted to let you all know that I will soon be living in Vermont. Well, once I find out that I have won the Dream Home Sweepstakes that is. My father introduced me to this contest last week. You can enter twice a day for the HGTV Dream Home Contest. It is to win a house in Stowe, Vermont. So I have been entering every day. Hey, I am only thinking of my family's well being. If I win, my parents can come and visit.
Now, mind you, I have never lived in a place that has blizzards and extremely cold weather. I don't even ski. BUT, we all make do with what life gives us, right? I think I will figre out how to live in that lovely home and drive that car that comes with it along with how to wisely spend the $500,000 as well. (Taxes, Debt, adding two rooms onto the house for the kids, etc)
If you would like to see my new house, just log onto http://www.hgtv.com/.
We will be finding out on March 12th or so, if we actually need to start packing. I am being a bit facetious, I know. But, it is fun and my dad and I are loving the friendly competition.
Oh, and I wanted to update all the non-Californians about the huge ArkStorm that is supposed to happen sometime here in California. It hasn't happened yet. BUT, we are expecting heavy rains tomorrow. If the internet doesn't get knocked out, I will let you know how we survive.
Check below to see what I have learned from God today.
I am sorry it has been so long since my last post. I have been a tad busy. My children and I have been sick for the past few weeks. We are all better now.
So, I wanted to let you all know that I will soon be living in Vermont. Well, once I find out that I have won the Dream Home Sweepstakes that is. My father introduced me to this contest last week. You can enter twice a day for the HGTV Dream Home Contest. It is to win a house in Stowe, Vermont. So I have been entering every day. Hey, I am only thinking of my family's well being. If I win, my parents can come and visit.
Now, mind you, I have never lived in a place that has blizzards and extremely cold weather. I don't even ski. BUT, we all make do with what life gives us, right? I think I will figre out how to live in that lovely home and drive that car that comes with it along with how to wisely spend the $500,000 as well. (Taxes, Debt, adding two rooms onto the house for the kids, etc)
If you would like to see my new house, just log onto http://www.hgtv.com/.
We will be finding out on March 12th or so, if we actually need to start packing. I am being a bit facetious, I know. But, it is fun and my dad and I are loving the friendly competition.
Oh, and I wanted to update all the non-Californians about the huge ArkStorm that is supposed to happen sometime here in California. It hasn't happened yet. BUT, we are expecting heavy rains tomorrow. If the internet doesn't get knocked out, I will let you know how we survive.
Check below to see what I have learned from God today.
Thursday, January 27, 2011
Life with a Gun
So, last night, Allan and I were watching TV. The kids were in bed. It was around 9pm. Allan got up and opened the door to the garage. He stood there for a few seconds and then turned to me and in a tone that you don't question said, "Go with the kids."
I got up (adrenaline spiking), and stood in the hallway between my kids bedrooms. I wasn't about to wake them up for a false alarm. Allan went and got the 9mm Glock the he bought me for our 3rd anniversary. (Not the anniversary gift I was expecting. The next day, he sent 4 dozen roses to my office.) But I digress....He got the glock, made sure it was loaded, turned all the house lights out and went into the garage. After several minutes of standing in the hallway, biting my nails and hearing footsteps running around the house, i decided to go get some shoes on, in case I had to run or something.
I checked in on Kaleb and he was still fast asleep. I didn't check in on Lilly because her door squeaks too loudly)
After about 5 minutes, Allan came back in and gave me the all clear signal. (He unchambered the round)
He told me that when he had looked into the garage he saw a shadow pass the window.
So of course, the reasonable thing to do is grab the glock and go run after who ever it was that dared trespass.
Before we retired for the night, Allan told me that if the house alarm goes off in the middle of the night, I am to grab Lillian and go into Kaleb's room. And to stay there until he came and got me. I, the dutiful wife, said okay.
But then later, I was thinking about it. (Because of course, I couldn't sleep after all that excitement.) If the alarm goes off, I would of course, go and get my kids. Allan would probably turn off the alarm, and get the glock and run around the house again. Then the cops would show up because of the house alarm and Allan would have to explain the camo gear and black face paint. My goodness. It is nice to know that my husband can keep us safe. But sometimes...
I finally fell asleep and dreamed about the house alarm going off and waking my children. I was so mad at whoever it was that tripped the alarm, how dare they wake my babies. I wil never get those hours of sleep back.
At least I know how to shoot a Glock. My glock. Happy Anniversary to me.
I got up (adrenaline spiking), and stood in the hallway between my kids bedrooms. I wasn't about to wake them up for a false alarm. Allan went and got the 9mm Glock the he bought me for our 3rd anniversary. (Not the anniversary gift I was expecting. The next day, he sent 4 dozen roses to my office.) But I digress....He got the glock, made sure it was loaded, turned all the house lights out and went into the garage. After several minutes of standing in the hallway, biting my nails and hearing footsteps running around the house, i decided to go get some shoes on, in case I had to run or something.
I checked in on Kaleb and he was still fast asleep. I didn't check in on Lilly because her door squeaks too loudly)
After about 5 minutes, Allan came back in and gave me the all clear signal. (He unchambered the round)
He told me that when he had looked into the garage he saw a shadow pass the window.
So of course, the reasonable thing to do is grab the glock and go run after who ever it was that dared trespass.
Before we retired for the night, Allan told me that if the house alarm goes off in the middle of the night, I am to grab Lillian and go into Kaleb's room. And to stay there until he came and got me. I, the dutiful wife, said okay.
But then later, I was thinking about it. (Because of course, I couldn't sleep after all that excitement.) If the alarm goes off, I would of course, go and get my kids. Allan would probably turn off the alarm, and get the glock and run around the house again. Then the cops would show up because of the house alarm and Allan would have to explain the camo gear and black face paint. My goodness. It is nice to know that my husband can keep us safe. But sometimes...
I finally fell asleep and dreamed about the house alarm going off and waking my children. I was so mad at whoever it was that tripped the alarm, how dare they wake my babies. I wil never get those hours of sleep back.
At least I know how to shoot a Glock. My glock. Happy Anniversary to me.
Sunday, January 16, 2011
Floods and Earthquakes
You would think it was the end of the world. I have stocked up on dry food and water. I have memorized the fastest escape routes out of my town. And I have all but practiced fire drills with my kids.
The other day I was resting while the kids were taking naps. I was eating ice cream at 10:30 in the morning. I like to treat myself when i can. (By they way, my letter U key doesn't always work and I get tired of capitalizing the I's in my blogs. I am thinking of easing up on the whole correct grammar and spelling thing anyways.) So back to the day I was lounging around eating junk food: I felt an earthquake while I was sitting there. It wasn't strong but strong enough to make me put down my ice cream and think abot waking the kids so we could run outside. Then it was over. I checked the website that tracks CA earthquakes in real time. It said that the quake was 15 miles away from Julian and only about 1.6 on the richter scale. Still, the quake map showed that the same area was haivng earthquakes for the past few days.
So at this point, I am goign over in my mind how to get out of the house if another stronger quake comes. Should I grab Lilly first and then Kaleb, or vice versa. Do I grab the diapers case it could be a long time before i get back in my house and no one wants a stinky diaper on their hands in the midst of the world falling apart.
I decided to calm down instead and call my mom. She reminded me that small quakes are good to relieve built up pressure. I should know this, I got a D in Earth Science afterall.
I did, however, put my shoes on, in case I had to run or something.
I soon forgot about the earthquakes only to be made aware that the news was talking about the Pineapple Express that is happening right now in the weather. I am not exactly sure what that means, but apparantly it hasn't happened like this for about 100 years and we coudl possibly see rain for 45 days straight. (Why didn't I invest in those kayaks when I had the chance?)
So for the last few days my day dreams have consisted of trying to figure out ways to do laundry without the washing machine. And how to cook dinners in our fireplace. Just in case. You can never be too prepared. That is my motto.
Now, I know what my mom is thinking right now. "Honey, just trust in the Lord." And that is exactly what my in-laws told me. "The weather is in God's hands and if He wants to make it rain, He will take care of us." I know this to be true. And I shouldn't waste my time worrying and daydreaming about escape routes. I mean, look outside, the sky is blue, the weather is nice and warm, and look, there are people walking around. Or are they shuffling in a dazed way...sort of like....zombies. Nope, they are just working in their yards. Whew.
(Hey, it pays to be observant.)
For now, I think I will trust in God. Please scroll down to check out what God has taught me today.
The other day I was resting while the kids were taking naps. I was eating ice cream at 10:30 in the morning. I like to treat myself when i can. (By they way, my letter U key doesn't always work and I get tired of capitalizing the I's in my blogs. I am thinking of easing up on the whole correct grammar and spelling thing anyways.) So back to the day I was lounging around eating junk food: I felt an earthquake while I was sitting there. It wasn't strong but strong enough to make me put down my ice cream and think abot waking the kids so we could run outside. Then it was over. I checked the website that tracks CA earthquakes in real time. It said that the quake was 15 miles away from Julian and only about 1.6 on the richter scale. Still, the quake map showed that the same area was haivng earthquakes for the past few days.
So at this point, I am goign over in my mind how to get out of the house if another stronger quake comes. Should I grab Lilly first and then Kaleb, or vice versa. Do I grab the diapers case it could be a long time before i get back in my house and no one wants a stinky diaper on their hands in the midst of the world falling apart.
I decided to calm down instead and call my mom. She reminded me that small quakes are good to relieve built up pressure. I should know this, I got a D in Earth Science afterall.
I did, however, put my shoes on, in case I had to run or something.
I soon forgot about the earthquakes only to be made aware that the news was talking about the Pineapple Express that is happening right now in the weather. I am not exactly sure what that means, but apparantly it hasn't happened like this for about 100 years and we coudl possibly see rain for 45 days straight. (Why didn't I invest in those kayaks when I had the chance?)
So for the last few days my day dreams have consisted of trying to figure out ways to do laundry without the washing machine. And how to cook dinners in our fireplace. Just in case. You can never be too prepared. That is my motto.
Now, I know what my mom is thinking right now. "Honey, just trust in the Lord." And that is exactly what my in-laws told me. "The weather is in God's hands and if He wants to make it rain, He will take care of us." I know this to be true. And I shouldn't waste my time worrying and daydreaming about escape routes. I mean, look outside, the sky is blue, the weather is nice and warm, and look, there are people walking around. Or are they shuffling in a dazed way...sort of like....zombies. Nope, they are just working in their yards. Whew.
(Hey, it pays to be observant.)
For now, I think I will trust in God. Please scroll down to check out what God has taught me today.
Wednesday, January 12, 2011
Call Me Joanne: An Introduction
So, here I go, creating a blog that I am convinced with help save the world. Or at least make my mom laugh. Call me....Joanne. That is my name afterall. I am a wife and mother of two very gifted children. Feel free to check out their pics at vasquezadventure.blogspot.com
That's right, my last name is Vasquez. I do not speak spanish. But I have been able to use my last name to get free things and discounts on bills. Afterall, we latinos have to stick together.
My husband is Mexican American. He was born here but his parents are from Mexico. We have been married for 6 years. Wow. Nobody told me that being married would be so hard. Having kids.....piece of cake. Taking care of a husband....Whew!
I love my husband and he loves me more than I know.
But this blog is about me and my every day life. I am a stay-at-home mom and spend my days chasing after my children and trying to be a good home maker. I was created to be a mother. I feel at peace with my life. BUT, there is another side of me that I don't share with most people.
I have a HUGE imagination. I once heard that most people spend 50% of their lives day dreaming. Hmmm. I bet we could solve world hunger and save millions if we would stop day dreaming.
Anyways, whenever I have a moment to myself, I am usually day dreaming. The usual stuff that I am sure most people dream about: What would I do if I won the lottery....what if I could win the gold medal in bobsledding...what if I had the perfect body and could go back to my highschool reunion....(This one doesn't really work for me, since I was homeschooled, so i think about my college reunion.) But my day dreams tend toward the ridiculous sometimes. What if a horrific plague of zombies broke out and I had to get my children to safety. What route would I take? Could I last if I holed up in my house? Of course, this could be because i watch way to many movies. I love movies and books. At one point in my life I wanted to be an actress. (I still want to be one, I am just taking a break from that to raise my children, yet still hoping that I will be discovered as I am grocery shopping.)
When I was in high school, I wanted to be a pro basketball player and join the WNBA. I just didn't know how to play basketball. Although I had a pretty good jump shot from the free throw line. Then I wanted to be a professional hockey player. But I broke my knee when I was 16 and saw that dream go down the tubes. I had never played hockey before but when the docotr told me I would have arthritis in my knee when i got older, i cried knowing I would never have a career on the ice. Then I wanted to be a fighter pilot but I have worn glasses or contacts my whole life and my dad said that they don't make prescription helmets for pilots. So the only obvious choice was acting. I could do all those things without ever having to actually know how to do all those things. I did go to college and earn a Bachelors in Theatre. I just got sucked into the whole, making money to pay your bills scam that life tries to throw at you after you graduate. Then I got married and had kids.
I think my life experiences have turned me into a better actress. Like, if there was a movie about a woman who has two zany kids and a husband who is lovable yet exasperating...I could totally nail that role.
So, back to the point of this blog. I wanted to share my thoughts, dreams, crazy notions with the world. Perhaps someone somewhere will read this and get some joy from it or learn something new about their life.
I can't promise to write everyday, but at least every other third day.
Thanks for reading.
Joanne
That's right, my last name is Vasquez. I do not speak spanish. But I have been able to use my last name to get free things and discounts on bills. Afterall, we latinos have to stick together.
My husband is Mexican American. He was born here but his parents are from Mexico. We have been married for 6 years. Wow. Nobody told me that being married would be so hard. Having kids.....piece of cake. Taking care of a husband....Whew!
I love my husband and he loves me more than I know.
But this blog is about me and my every day life. I am a stay-at-home mom and spend my days chasing after my children and trying to be a good home maker. I was created to be a mother. I feel at peace with my life. BUT, there is another side of me that I don't share with most people.
I have a HUGE imagination. I once heard that most people spend 50% of their lives day dreaming. Hmmm. I bet we could solve world hunger and save millions if we would stop day dreaming.
Anyways, whenever I have a moment to myself, I am usually day dreaming. The usual stuff that I am sure most people dream about: What would I do if I won the lottery....what if I could win the gold medal in bobsledding...what if I had the perfect body and could go back to my highschool reunion....(This one doesn't really work for me, since I was homeschooled, so i think about my college reunion.) But my day dreams tend toward the ridiculous sometimes. What if a horrific plague of zombies broke out and I had to get my children to safety. What route would I take? Could I last if I holed up in my house? Of course, this could be because i watch way to many movies. I love movies and books. At one point in my life I wanted to be an actress. (I still want to be one, I am just taking a break from that to raise my children, yet still hoping that I will be discovered as I am grocery shopping.)
When I was in high school, I wanted to be a pro basketball player and join the WNBA. I just didn't know how to play basketball. Although I had a pretty good jump shot from the free throw line. Then I wanted to be a professional hockey player. But I broke my knee when I was 16 and saw that dream go down the tubes. I had never played hockey before but when the docotr told me I would have arthritis in my knee when i got older, i cried knowing I would never have a career on the ice. Then I wanted to be a fighter pilot but I have worn glasses or contacts my whole life and my dad said that they don't make prescription helmets for pilots. So the only obvious choice was acting. I could do all those things without ever having to actually know how to do all those things. I did go to college and earn a Bachelors in Theatre. I just got sucked into the whole, making money to pay your bills scam that life tries to throw at you after you graduate. Then I got married and had kids.
I think my life experiences have turned me into a better actress. Like, if there was a movie about a woman who has two zany kids and a husband who is lovable yet exasperating...I could totally nail that role.
So, back to the point of this blog. I wanted to share my thoughts, dreams, crazy notions with the world. Perhaps someone somewhere will read this and get some joy from it or learn something new about their life.
I can't promise to write everyday, but at least every other third day.
Thanks for reading.
Joanne
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