Friday, August 21, 2009

Craigslist, Xterra ad




Craigslist Post: NINJA HAULER: 2005 Nissan Xterra - $12900 (Ronan / Lake County)
Date: 2008-11-19, 10:04PM MST
OK, let me start off by saying this Xterra is only available for purchase by the manliest of men (or women). My friend, if it was possible for a vehicle to sprout chest hair and a five o'clock shadow, this Nissan would look like Tom Selleck. It is just that manly.
It was never intended to drive to the mall so you can pick up that adorable shirt at Abercrombie & Fitch that you had your eye on. It wasn't meant to transport you to yoga class or Linens & Things. No, that's what your Prius is for. If that's the kind of car you're looking for, then just do us all a favor and stop reading right now. I mean it. Just stop.
This car was engineered by 3rd degree ninja super-warriors in the highest mountains of Japan to serve the needs of the man that cheats death on a daily basis. They didn't even consider superfluous nancy boy amenities like navigation systems (real men don't get lost), heated leather seats (a real man doesn't let anything warm his butt), or On Star (real men don't even know what the hell On Star is).
No, this brute comes with the things us testosterone-fueled super action junkies need. It has a 265 HP engine to outrun the cops. It's got special blood/gore resistant upholstery. It even has a first-aid kit in the back. You know what the first aid kit has in it? A pint of whiskey, a stitch-your-own-wound kit and a hunk of leather to bite down on when you're operating on yourself. The Xterraalso has an automatic transmission so if you're being chased by Libyan terrorists, you'll still be able to shoot your machine gun out the window and drive at the same time. It's saved my bacon more than once.
It has room for you and the four hotties you picked up on the way to the gym to blast your pecs and hammer your glutes. There's a tow hitch to pull your 50 caliber anti-Taliban, self cooling machine gun. I also just put in a new windshield to replace the one that got shot out by The Man.
My price on this bad boy is an incredibly low $12,900, but I'll entertain reasonable offers. And by reasonable, I mean don't walk up and tell me you'll give me $5,000 for it. That's liable to earn you a Burmese-roundhouse-sphincter-kick with a follow up three fingered eye-jab. Would it hurt? Hell yeah. Let's just say you won't be the prettiest guy at the Coldplay concert anymore.
There's only 69,000 miles on this four-wheeled hellcat from Planet Kickass. Trust me, it will outlive you and the offspring that will carry your name. It will live on as a monument to your machismo.
Now, go look in the mirror and tell me what you see. If it's a rugged, no holds barred, super brute he-man macho Chuck Norris stunt double, then contact me. I might be out hang-gliding or BASE jumping or just chilling with my ladies, but I'll get back to you. And when I do, we'll talk about a price over a nice glass of Schmidt while we listen to Johnny Cash.
To sweeten the deal a little, I'm throwing in this pair of MC Hammer pants for the man with rippling quads that can't fit into regular pants. Yeah, you heard me. FREE MC Hammer pants.
Rock on.



Tuesday, August 18, 2009



5 months

Saturday, July 11, 2009

An old pix



Me in 2006

Big Sister


Luna is such a great big sister.
Since he was born she has always loved on him. She kisses him and hugs him. Sometimes a little too much:) She plays with him and makes him laugh more than anyone in the family. I mean really laugh, it's like a chuckle or maybe you would call it a belly laugh. Sometimes she is just jumping or laughing herself. One time it was because she had rice on her face. He thought it was halarious. It is so cute to see a baby so little crack up laughing. He was really cracking up!



It wasn't too long after his birth that we were in the car and I looked back and she was holding his hand. It just melts my heart.



In this picture she went and got something to sit on so she could be next to him. She just likes being by him. I am really treasuring these moments. I hear that the sibling arguing stage that happens when they are a bit older is no fun at all.

Miami 2009




Ignacio, Luna and I took Gabriel on his first vacation and first plan ride.

He did great on the plane. Here he is on the beach.











My boys. Aren't they handsome?

Wednesday, July 1, 2009

Father' Day Pictures

Two days before Fathers Day I called my neighbor, Tony, who is a good photographer and asked him if he would take some pictures of the kids and I. I told him it was a surprise for Ignacio for Father's Day. My plan was to frame the picture.

Later that night Ignacio and I were putting the kids to bed and Luna said, mommy why do you have earrings on? I replied, so I look pretty. She then said, "for Tony". Ignacio looked over at me. I just laughed, but he tried to get Luna to say more. Of course she didn't. Later that night I told him and we had a good laugh.

Thursday, June 25, 2009

8 hours!


My four month old slept eight hours last night. That is the longest he's slept. I got a good 7 hrs, oh it was so nice. I woke up on my own, before him, feeling great and energized. I made my bed, took a shower, and got ready for work. Usually I am so tired the bed doesn't get made and I'll seriously consider skipping the shower to lay in bed a few more minutes. Telling people about this will probably jinx it and tonight he'll probably be up every hour. Blogging about it is a sure way to make that it doesn't repeat. Oh well, still hoping for the best.

When your having a good day, do you sometimes start thinking about all the wonderful things in your life? Amazing what some good rest can do.
So I was thinking how lucky I am to have such a great person to take care of Gabriel.

Sara, is a senior in H.S. and she watches Gabe at my house and she is so smart and responsible. Today luna is home with her too so I didn't have to drive her to school, so I had time to feed Gabe one more time before I leave. Before Sara, I had another great person taking care of him and she might again in the fall.

Luna goes to an awesome school. This week is Art week and they are learing about Picasso and VanGogh! Prior to school Luna was being taken care of by a wonderful and loving family, that was a big blessing too.

My back doesn't hurt.

My husband is amazing and good looking and kind and funny and helps me a lot with the kids. He is an incredible dad.

I've taught Luna Spanish. She is officially fluent in two languages.

I slept well last night.

I have lots a great friends.

My job is nice and my boss and coworkers are all really nice, good people. I was approved to work P.T. which means more time with my cute kids. So glad that worked out.

I got a good night's rest last night.

Did I mention my 4 month old slept 8 hours?