GUN BARREL CITY TEXAS

How you doin?
J ~ ChillinAsh w/Steve's Girls
Ashleigh Cheesin
Kyle took the kids to the lake out in Gun Barrel City.?. They just called at 2:30 and said they are having a great time and are "exploring" an island :)~ Anywhoo... Here are some pics.. More to come I'm sure.

My Mom's procedure ~ 7/23/08

Mom went in for a procedure this morning and is now at home resting. I took her in and brought her home. Tina and I went to pick up her medicine from CVS and picked up lunch for dad. She was uncomfortable when I left but I gave her her medicine and waited for her to fall asleep. I left her in very good hands. God, Dad and Tina. :)

I was going to come in at 2 but decided with the way I saw my mom that the earlier I came to work the earier I could get back to her. I have never seen my mom hurt or in pain in any way. I guess being the daughter you never seem to see mom down. She is the one that keeps everyone going. Making sure everyone else is taken care of before her. I have always seen my mom on the go, with dad, work, Tina & I even with Lee Roy and my kids. Just a strong woman! The kind of woman that doesn't like to see anyone need anything, if it's broken she wants to fix it!

The Dr. found something while doing this procedure and has sent it off for testing. Dr. said she wasn't too concerned about it but wanted to have it tested anyway. I just ask from my friends and family, prayer! Pray for my mom to feel better and that whatever the Dr. nd/or lab finds that it be nothing of concern!

Get Well Mommy I love you!

Val

My Niece ~ Leighton 4 Month Pic

THIS IS SUCH A GREAT PIC...WHAT A DOLL!!!

Our "Chillin Out" Weekend

OK, so our plan was to go out of town on a romantic get-a-way but that didn't happen. Lee Roy had been working so much he finally got a couple of days off on a weekend and we thought about just getting away. Our first choice was Galveston, since Lee Roy works for Hilton Hotels we wanted to take advantage of the great deals we could get. The Hilton resort we wanted to go to was booked so we said.. Well there is always old faithful... San Antonio. The hotels that we really wanted to stay at were also booked. We will have to go on a non-summer month. None of or plans worked out this time so we just spent quality time together, the kids went to their dad's for the weekend. Friday my parents invited us to join them for a Ranger Game v.s. the Chicago White Sox. That was a blast watching the 7 to 2 Win over the Sox. Saturday, Lee Roy and I went to Allen to do a little shopping. Lee Roy found some really great deals on some work shoes at Foresheim (spelling?), my mom, sister and grandma & me.. :) found a couple of great bags at the Coach outlet. For dinner, Lee Roy and I had a quiet & cozy dinner at Maggiano's @ North Park. Sunday was awsome. I have been praying that Lee Roy and I grow in our relationship with God. We have been attending First Baptist Colleyville for a couple of years on and off. We have been trying to find a church home where we can plug in and the kids will enjoy going too. The more we go to FBC the more we feel that God is calling us to serve at this church. Pray for us that we can openly hear God speaking to us. We are looking for a church that is not huge or too tiny and I really believe FBC is the place.

ASHLEIGH IS A LUCKY LIL LADY...

http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=-ZBoPlCzuRY

Kyle got Ashleigh tickets to see the Jonas Brothers 7/09/08. He was going to take her and make it a daddy/Ash thing but ended up having to work. Soooo, the lucky one turns out to be me! I get to spend the evening with a bunch of TWEENS and BOY CRAZY TEENS! The concert is at superpages.com center in Dallas and in July heat.....? I dunno, does that meanI am getting old? Oh well Ashleigh has been wanting to see the JB's for a long time now so I guess I can hang out in the Texas heat with her. We have boycotted Hannah Montana, a young lady with NO room for GOD in her thank you speeches has NO place in our house. I will take pics and post'm Thursday.

July 4th Week/Weekend

This past week was great! Getting settled into our new home, spending time with people we love and just taking the time to enjoy life. I have almost finished emptying boxes and getting things where I want them. The kids are loving their "own" rooms and realizing how much they love each other and the funny thing?... They miss being together in the same room. They won't say it but you can tell, they are so funny. So far they have been super sweet to one another so I hope that keeps up. They extend courtesies to one another like if one goes to get a drink they ask the other if they would like one too... just too funny. Like I said Lee Roy has been working round the clock, one of they guys at his work has been out of the country and Lee Roy has had to pick up his shifts. Great $ but I miss my Papa Bear! Thursday was Kyle's birthday and the kids got him some great gifts. Jonathon got dad a gift card to BONE DADDY'S and Ashleigh got daddy an EXXON GIFT CARD. PETRO AND FOOD great birthday gifts....TIMES R ROUGH! Thursday night the kids called up my grandmother and asked to go spend the night. Well anyone who knows my grandma, knows that all my babies have to do is call and she is as good as there. I used to be the favorite and I was my grandma's princess...everyone knows it ask my sister and my other cousins...LOL! Anyway..I have been d-throned. Now it is Ashleigh who is Queen and this girl works it! I know, I used to do the same exact thing. "Mom can I go with you?" Oh Yes sweetie...give me 30 minutes and I will be there she would say! Ash is always ready to go ... ANYWHERE! She just wants to be on the go and busy, no matter our plans or schedule, she wants to be moving. Well since the kiddos were gone and Lee Roy was working I went to hang out with my mommy :). Dad, Mommy, Tina and I watched a movie together just spent some fun family time. We watched Meet the Brown's. That movie was H-I-L-A-R-I-O-U-S!!! We love Tyler Perry movies. Friday the kids were still at mom's(what we call my g-ma)so my mom, Tina and I did some shopping then to the POOL we went. We went swimming and laid out for a couple of hours. Yes we're MEXICAN but we still need some sun...my legs were as WHITE as Lee Roy's..LOL! The cool thing about us tanning is that we burn a little but it turns BROWN not orange or something un-natural like a fake bake bed or tanning sprays. I'm a little lobster right now, but in a couple of days I will be toasted and get some of my "MEXICAN" look back...LOL! later on that evening the kids came back from g-ma's and we hung out at my mom's house until about 8:30. Then Tina, Henry, Gavin (Henry's son) Ash, Jonathon and I went to see fireworks at Grapevine Lake. We parked by the Gaylord and the Great Wolf Lodge and enjoyed the fireworks over the lake.

The "A" Word VS The "V" Word....

Now ya'll know I work for Sprint and so do my mom and sister... Well we have decided that AT&T is the "A" word and Verizon is the "V" word. So when in my or my mommy's house .... we don't say those names, they are only letters. :)

In Irving we had VFios and now that we have moved to Euless we only had the option of the "A" word's U-Verse.... This U-Verse thing just stinks. The service is bad the channels are not even close to the amount you get with Fios. The customer service techs are OVER SEAS! OMG! Just the worst pick anyone could make. I wish they would get Fios in that area. We will be getting direct TV, this is just ridiculous.

Moving was a REAL Pain In The.....

Well I know it has been a while since I posted last but finally got time to "stop and smell the roses". The most important is that my sister is doing very well and we are all in good health. Lee Roy has been working a lot and that is good and bad at the same time. I miss him and the kiddos do too. The move went well. We had an issue at the last minute with the moving company that we had hired. They failed to tell Lee Roy that things had to be packed to their specifications or they were going to have to re-pack it themselves on our dime....uh.. NOT JUST NO BUT H TO THE N!!!! After fighting with this person on the phone we got our deposit back and hit the internet and the yellow pages at 430 on a Sunday afternoon. Now you know that if they are even open on Sunday it is only til 4 or 5... Not too many were open and we were running out of numbers to call when I looked up into the sky and pleaded.." GOD HELP US" You know God has his time for everything in our lives and this was about that time for us.. Within 5 minutes of my plea, God answered. Lee Roy had left a message for Torres Moving Company and the phone call was returned...The owner himself was on the other line. He asked what we needed to move and when we needed to move it .... No Hay Problema, he told me.. NO PROBLEM. I am at another job but can be there to move you at about 8 if you don't mind it being so late. We were like if you can get here, we will wait. This man was so great, he had two assistants and they were hard working people that where about making their money and getting the job done. They got there at 759 and unloaded the last box at 1230 AM. We paid the men for 5 full hours because they helped us out of a bad spot. Need a mover? Torres Moving Co.