Upcoming Trip Through Andalusia

We are making a trip to visit my brother in Birmingham the week of June 27th. We are going to make a stop in Fort Walton Beach to visit my grandmother and other family, and after that we will head to Andalusia on the way to Birmingham. If any of you are interested, I would love to get together for lunch. We are probably going to eat at Old Mexico (oh, you know, lots of memories there!) and then be on our way. We are already planning to meet Kim Henderson (Lasseigne), but if any of you could make it, we could just get a huge table of old friends together. Any takers? By the way, this would be Monday, June 28th.

Goings On

*Sigh* Once again, I have been very bad about blogging. This has been a very, very busy few months. As most, if not all, of you know, we FINALLY opened Pueblo Viejo on July 25th. That first night was very chaotic as we were not as prepared as we should have been, but we got through it, and business is finally picking up, even with the crappy economy. The first few weeks I was working up there for lunch and dinner, and I had Wesley with me at all times, which, needless to say, was difficult. I have to say, though, he was pretty good most of the time. He would watch DVDs or play with his learning computer. This week I have only been working the lunch shift, so I'm home with him at night.
Pueblo Viejo

School starts here the week after next, and I feel so bad that we haven't done much of anything this summer. The whole summer was spent going to the restaurant and taking Wesley to the doctor. No joke! He hasn't even been swimming once this summer, I'm embarassed to say, because of several ear infections, allergies and coughing viruses. But, he did have fun at three different Vacation Bible Schools as well as going to his preschool for several weeks, including this one.
Vacation Bible School program at our church
I am super-excited for next week. Wesley and I are meeting my mom in Naples on Monday for a few days at the beach! It will be just the three of us, and my mom has promised me that I can have as much alone time as I want, and she will watch Wesley. I assured her that I want to spend a lot of time with them, but I will be grateful to take a swim or lay on the beach in solitude for some me time.

Well, I guess that's all my updates for now. Oh, I hope all of you guys will make a trip to Busch Gardens sometime soon and stop by to see us! Our house is always open, we are only 45 minutes from Busch Gardens AND you would have an awesome Mexican meal awaiting you!

I Did It!

Isn't it a wonderful feeling when you complete something that at one time you thought you couldn't do? Well, I just finished the menu for Pueblo Viejo, and I must admit that it looks great! We bought a program, PrintMaster, from Best Buy a few weeks ago, and I got really frustrated when I first started trying to make the menu, that I almost gave up completely and was going to go to a printer and have someone else do it. But, this morning I decided to tackle it again, and it's taken me all day, but I've finally gotten it done! Arturo is very pleased with it, and I'm very pleased with myself for trying again with a wonderful result. This will end up saving us a lot of money by being able to print our menus from home. So, I'm not going to be modest....Yay For Me!

Another One?!?!

The past two months, Wesley has had probably 3-4 ear infections, and he might have another one now. When he got up this morning he was complaining that his ear hurt. *SIGH* I signed him up to go to his preschool Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday of this week, so I was really looking forward to having some alone time and for him to not be bored here with me. He went yesterday and had a great time. He won't be going today in case he does have another ear infection because I don't want him to feel bad there and infect anyone else. He has a doctor's appointment this afternoon. After the last ear infection, probably a month ago, the doctor thought we might possibly have to put tubes in his ear (it was always the right ear), but not even two weeks ago he had a recheck, and the doctor said he was 100%. Now his other ear hurts. UGH!

In other news, my parents are coming through here today. They're on their way to San Destin where my dad has some banking meetings. My mom is going to be with my grandmother and my two aunts helping pack up my grandmother's things as she is going to be moving into an assisted living facility soon. I really hate the idea of that, as she is and always has been so independent, but she is almost 88 years old now, and I think she realizes that this would be the best thing. I was so hoping that the restaurant would be completed by now so that my parents could see the finished product, but alas it was not to be. Oh, we're getting there, but it's still not done. I can't wait to post pictures on here so everyone can see it. It really is going to be beautiful!

Haircuts

Isn't it amazing how liberating it is to get a haircut? My hair had gotten very long, but I was sick of it. I was putting it in a ponytail everyday, and that's usually a sign to me that it's time to get it whacked. Once I make up my mind to do it, I want to do it right then, so yesterday I walked into a place I had never been to before and got 5 or 6 inches chopped off.

Iron Man And Ruby

Wesley is in total superheros mode right now. His favorite shows used to be Wow! Wow! Wubbzy! and Blues Clues. Now it's Spider-Man, Spectacular Spider-Man, Spider-Man Unlimited, Iron Man, X-Men, etc. When did he make that transition? These superhero shows are sometimes a little violent in my opinion. I'm sure they're not meant for 4-year-olds to watch, but neverless we let him watch them. Actually, Arturo and I are enjoying those more than the Noggin and Nick Jr. programs that we had gotten so used to. It's so cute to watch Wesley put pencils between his fingers and pretend he's Wolverine or put on his Spider-Man costume and shoot webs at me or get down on the floor and do Iron Man poses. I love how active his imagination is, and I love having a little boy!

On another note, Wesley is loving our new puppy, Ruby. It's just like I was picturing in my mind before we got a dog. I was imagining him running around the yard with her, petting her and snuggling up with her for a nap. He is also learning some responsibility. I let him give her her food and water, brush her and tell her no when she's being naughty. He's also been better behaved since we've had her, and I'm wondering if it's because he's not getting all the attention anymore. I, on the other hand, am doing all the dirty work. This morning I had to get up at 5:25 to let her outside. Normally, she wants to go out at 6:30, which is still early for me, so that has taken some getting used to. We're also still working on the housetraining. She's crate-trained already, but she is still having accidents in the house. I know it will be well worth the effort once she is completely trained, but getting there is a pain in the bootay. She is a good girl, though, and we are so glad to have her in our family.









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Happy Mother's Day

2007