Thursday, November 27, 2008

HAPPY THANKSGIVING DAY!

Even though we think of thanking the Lord each and every day for life and the opportunities He gives us each day, I find this a wonderful idea to have a day to thank Him and everybody who surround us and do so much for us.
There are so many people who have done so much for me, you guys know it, the one who invited us to come to this town and stay at his home... the one that gives us so much love inviting us to her home often, who considers us like family... The one young family who gives Julio work to do in his workshop... the one lady who helps me with my problems at the office... that person who has so much patience with me and teaches me everything he can. The one who puts up with me everyday... The one family who shows so much appreciation everytime I go to say hi. Those 5 who love me with my + and -... Thank you so much everybody... The example I receive help me get through in life when I need it.
It is the beginning of our Thanksgiving day... Lani, Gilmer, Crisdee, Jared and the beautiful Keera and Kaeden, Luis and his dad will be here to join us at our table. I hope Crisdee downloads some pictures for us here. Love you.

Alina

Thursday, November 20, 2008

JULIO is 59 now!

Our wonderful girls invited Julio to his favorite restaurant in town to celebrate his 59th b-day yesterday Nov. 19th...
After dinner we went to Crisdee and Jared's house to sing Happy Birthday and blow the candles on a delicious strawberry cake Crisdee made for him.... We had a wonderful time with Keera dressing up in her princess dress and singing for "abuelito". I don't know what our lives would be without our dear grandkids.. they are all so sweet... Alana and Diego of course called to say Happy Birthday... We miss them so much...!
Today we had to drive to Spokane to take the test for being Certified Interpreters... We'll learn if we passed the test in one month and then go to the oral test... Wish us luck! It isn't as easy as it seems! After the test we went to PF Chang's to have lunch... I owed it to him.. He loves their food too!

Tuesday, November 11, 2008

Remembering Ken Earl on Veterans Day

Veterans Day
It is almost 2 o'clock in the afternoon on Veterans Day and I don't have anything pending at the office, so I decided I would say a word about my favorite Veteran, who even though has passed away has left a big mark in our lives... and that is Ken Earl... What a sweet man , not only to his beautiful wife but to everyone who said hello to him. And to think that he served his country, our Lord and Moses Lake during his entire life. I wish well deserved words came to me, all I can say is that he was a good example to many of us, I thank him for everything he taught my wonderful husband, Julio. I came to realize, when we moved here... that Julio had a lot of attributes he had inherited, or learned, from the Earls.
I thank the Lord for living in this country where freedom is practiced and worked for... Freedom is being gained by the sacrifice of many families who have lost a dear one.
I felt I had to write this down so my children an rest of the family knows I appreciate my blessings and the good people I have met.