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I miss my Mommmmy

Sniff, sniff, sniff....she is on her way right now to NY. The visit was way to short. The time went by too fast, we had so many plans but time caught up with us and half of our plans did not come through.

Saying goodbye to her gets harder and harder each time. Each time, I try to be stoic and hold my ground, I try hard not to show too much emotion, but each time, I fail miserably. As she holds me close and tells me that she loves me, I can feel the pain within me starting and my eyes begin to sting and then I can feel the little streams down my cheeks. (Just keep on thinking that she'll be back soon, soon...soon!)

This time around was a bit harder than ever before for two reasons: First, my darlin' Momma has been very sick with RA and it has caused her great pain and it has changed her lifestyle completely. It worries me that she is so far away--in a place where I can't care for her and be there for her.

The second reason are my little ones. They instantly fell in love with their Abuelita and seeing her go was heartbreaking. My little Wonderboy kept a straight face throughout our goodbyes at the airport. He didn't smile, he didn't cry, he didn't do much, just gave Abuelita high five and a kiss. However, as soon as we got to the car and he got in his seat--his little face changed completely and he just started crying non-stop. He wanted his Abuelita and he wanted to go in the plane to NY with Abuelita.  I held him in my arms and reasured him that Abuelita would come back soon (at the same time, I was trying to affirm this to myself too) but as I held him and felt his crying, I started with the crocodile tears again....at the end, my little Wonderboy was my support. Baby Wondergirl just kept on asking for her Grandma and her Uncle....and telling her daddy that "mommy...sad...miss...grandma" (she talks in one word sentences).

Although we are a bit sad...we have hope, she has promised to move closer to us...maybe in two years, or if everything goes well a bit sooner. In the mean time, we will cherish our little mini-vacations together. Grandma come back soon!!! (She reads my blog over at the library...Mami, regrese pronto!--la extranamos mucho!).

Pictures of yummy food coming up....think yummy salad and some very tasty Corundas and Pork in Green Salsa......yuummmm.

Here is a mini-slide of more pictures with Abuelita....

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Surprise!

My Momma is coming, my Momma is coming....this Thursday!

I called her on Monday and I was telling her all about our new puppy, Osita, and about how much the kids miss her and how much I miss her and after coercing and arm twisting (on my part to her), she agreed to come for a little short visit.

We haven't seen her since Wondergirl was 2 weeks old! Wondergirl is now close to 21 months!

I am so excited and looking forward to giving my Momma a hug...be prepared to meet my darlin' little Mommy soon :).

In the meantime...a picture of Osita with Wondergirl-Wonderboy is a bit afraid of Osita so he is not in the picture--he is hiding behind me waving hello to Osita.

We tried going on a walk this morning with Osita--she lasted for about 10 minutes, then when we were about to cross a very busy street, she just sat there and wouldn't budge (smart cookie) at the end, I picked her up and put her in the back of the bike trailer and she just loved it! At the end, Wonderboy got out of the trailer and walked while little Osita sat next to Wondergirl (half of her body is the back of the trailer and only her little head and front paws were in the front). Both, Osita and Wondergirl enjoyed themselves very much!

Our new baby...meet Osita

The post for today was going to be a bit boring--me telling you all about this yummy salad that I tried at Quiznos on Friday, but our life has gotten a bit more exciting since yesterday's draft post.

Our little family has gained 1 new member. Meet Osita: She is a gorgeous little Siberian Husky. She is 9 weeks old, a little rambunctious just like any little puppy should be. Before arriving to her name, we tried a bunch of other names: snowflake, snowbell, beauty, gorgeous, freckles (little neighbor boy liked the name freckles), snowy, whittie...and then at the end I started telling my neighbor the story of my childhood dog, Oso (direct translation: Bear), and hubby and I just knew that her name should be after my childhood dog--so we named her Osita (Osa). Unlike my childhood dog, she is white and fluffy--more like a polar bear while my childhood companion resembled more a little black bear.

Here is a small slide show with a few pictures of our Osita--she is not camera shy at all!

She is still a bit anxious and sad from leaving her parents and her 4 little brothers. She loves the back yard and enjoys chasing Wonderboy around. Wondergirl is in puppy heaven--she woke up this morning at 4:30am just to play with Osita.

Our day was so exciting and it even ended on a super noticeable note (for the entire neighborhood). We went to get some snacks and a chew toy for her around 9:30pm, we left Osita out in the backyard, since she is new to her environment, we knew that she would probably bark and whine for a little bit--it is expected.

When we came back we were welcomed by a policeman! Some witchy anonymous neighbor called in and complained about our little dog barking! We had to bring her in for the night and we let her sleep in the laundry room. The policeman told us that the nosy neighbor told them that the "it was an on-going problem" lies, lies, how can it be on-going when she had only been in our house for 2 hours! We are so ticked to say the least--Osita just needs some time to get used to her environment. Even the policeman understood our situation--especially when we told him that we would bring her in for the night, he quickly said that if we did that then she would never get used to being outside. Darlin' hubby is going to go this morning and talk to the anonymous complainer! And thus, this is another time when I wish I had an uncle Vito!

And the not so exciting salad-it is only fair to let you see it :)...but the main reason for today's post is our Osita.

Friday night, we were running errands trying to find last minute stuff for the garage sale (like labels to write the prices on) on our quest to find the last minute stuff we realized that it was almost 8pm and we had not fed the kids anything (nor ourselves). We scanned our options and asked WonderBoy what he wanted to eat--he suggested his usual "burgers" . I was adamant against the burgers (especially from a fast-food joint) I had just finished my first week of exercise regiment and I wasn't going to throw out all my efforts for just a lousy burger.

Instead of the suggested meal (eventhough it was tempting to sit down and chew-down on a supersized container of french fries with Fry Sauce) we kept on driving and we pulled in at Quiznos (I am a sucker for toasted sandwiches) but instead of having my usual toasted sub, I had the most delicious salad ever (I say ever because I seldom eat salads--I can count the times I have had salad as a main meal in one hand!). The above picture is a poor imitation of the salad I had that day--I was missing a few key ingredients: salami, the dressing they use, nonetheless, my salad attempt turned out really good and the best part: I am eating a little healthier.

Quiznos Wanna-Be Salad

• Lettuce
• 3 large size olives (sliced)
• 1 thin slice of red onion
• Parmesan Cheese (a couple of shakes)
• Ham (2 slices cut into bite size pieces)
• Dressing: 2 tblsp of Bruschetta (Tomato, Basil & Garlic mix in olive oil)
• Not pictured: 1/2 a slice of Flat Bread/Pita Bread

In my search for healthier eating I would like to acquire more salad recipes, if you know of a good book that doesn't have really weird and expensive ingredients, let me know.

I have been toying with the idea of getting a heart-rate monitor, I saw the Polar F6 over at Lolly's blog, but I am wondering if it works also when running/jogging. Or maybe I should just get a regular watch to time how long it takes me to run my route. If you have tried the Polar F6 for running, let me know how it works.