Halloween weekend

Taylor - the Zombie Baseball Player

My two sweeties - Isaac and Angely

Do you think they are scared???

Had a nice week and on  Friday, I had plans with my friend Marie and her kids to go to the Miami Haunted House.  As we are leaving Brandon tells me he doesn't want to go to no stupid haunted house. I tell him it's family time and you can stay home, but don't plan on going out with your friends later.  So, ofcourse this infuriated him, he starts complaining, whinning, and if it's family time why is papi staying (I laughed in my head) but I didn't care he was spending time with me whether he liked it or not.  So, as we are driving he starts telling me that I'm kidnapping him, taking him somewhere without with consent.  I said Brandon you can get out of the car right now or shut up and let me drive.  I turn on the radio and he starts singing, not just singing shouting.........annoying me --- arrgghhh I wanted to kill him.  Then a rap song came on and starts shaking his head forward, backward acting like he is from the hood and..... BANG, he hit his head on the dash board, it was hysterical I almost lost control of the car, and Justin and Taylor almost peed in their pants.....Brandon didn't think this was funny, but he shut up after that - lol

The haunted house was pretty amazing.......Now my boys all think our house is haunted.  Guess who actually had a good time, BRANDON!!  Taylor on the other hand got so scared I had to cover his eyes half way thru, I felt so bad for him.  When we are both snuggled in my bed at night together (yes my bed - he's still my baby), he says mami I know they were not real but I was really scared.  I told him I would never let anything happen to him that I would take a bullet for him.  He tells me I would take a bullet for you too mami.  I told him don't you ever say that I already live my life you need to live yours.  He said we are family and that's what family does -- I had a tear in my eye, my Taylor loves me.  Now, do you think Brandon would of told me the same thing -- NO he would say, I'll take a bullet for my papi.

On Sunday, we had a Halloween BBQ with my sister Sessy and her kids and my friends and neighbors.  It was a hit - everyone had a great time. My little niece (neighbor Angely) told me I am the bestest titi ever, she is so cute.   Today, is Monday and I'm exhausted, but happy.

Life in Florida allows me to have a BBQ in October :)

Mother of all headaches

Well this week has been hectic - I know what else is new....................

I got a nice call from my sisters Roslyn and Kathy from NC - apparently Roslyn found a letter I wrote to her over 20 years ago :)  -- how cute is that she saves everything - me I throw everything away (just for a minute I want to be like her and save everything), but ofcourse that feeling went away as soon as it came.  If only I like to saved things.  We couldn't stop laughing of the thought of Jannys my other sister coming home to their new found treasure (my letter) and complaining WHERE'S MY LETTER - I swear she thinks she's my only sister and that I need to love her and only her.  Sorry sis, I have love for all my sisters (yes Charo too)!!!!!

Well this week is the end of the first quarter for the kids and again - it looks like Taylor will be making honor roll,  (he has - 3 A's, 2 B's and a B+) - yay for Taylor, I'm so proud of him.  I thought he was going to struggle his first quarter in middle school, but he didn't - he proved to his dad that he can play 2 sports and do well in school.  Today is his last soccer game of the season for school, and right after that we have to run to a baseball game.  Next week he will be trying out for the school's basketball team.  I was elected to be the school's Athletic Booster Club secretary (like I don't have enough to do).....but if Taylor is going to keep tyring out for everything, I might as well help out.

Now about Brandon, my favorite middle child.  We switched him to charter, this was his choice.........so he left Flanagan where he had 4 classes to go to Charter that has 6 classes.  And what do you think happened, as of today his grades are terrible.  No A's or B's, 1 C, I think 1 D and 4 yes 4 F's (I think he believes F is for fantastic)!!!!!! Chest pains, I'm feeling my chest tightening as I'm writing this -- god give me strength I still have Taylor to raise since (Brandon thinks he doesn't need parents anymore - he knows all he needs to know to survive in this cruel world).  OK - took a few short breath, I think I'm going to be O.K. no need to call the paramedics.  Oh we think he went for a joy ride again, because Monday morning the car keys were missing.  Guess who had them.........YES, Brandon and ofcourse he claims he did no such thing....going for a joy ride that is. 

On Tuesday he decided to spend time with our beloved Maximus (70 pound doberman).  I look out the window to the backyard and there is Brandon with all 70 something pounds of Maximus on top of him like a baby, rubbing his stomach.  I couldn't help but stare at him, so loving with his Maximus and then in an instant he can turn on me and claim I'm the most annoying, embarrasing, corny, lazy (yes he calls me lazy) mother in the world, and I wonder what happend to my adorable little boy who thought the world of his mother (actually he never thought that - I'm just wishing) he thought the world of his father, still does - lol.  And when did he become this obnoxious, rude, selfish, lazy, messy teenager. 

I'm very tired today, was woken up last night to the smell of fried eggrolls, no cookies this time.  I think he finally went to bed around 3:00 AM.  Sleep I'm in need of sleep,  I think the reason I can't sleep it's because I'm expecting the cops to show up with Brandon in tow - telling me they caught him driving with no license and no permit......aarrgghh

So Cesar and Brandon get into a playful argument because Brandon keeps wasting Cesar's cologne's - even when he buys him one - he wants to wear his dad's.  Brandon picked Cesar up like a rag doll and slammed him on the bed and told him (go to bed old man) -- We all had to crack-up, it was a hysterical scene.  Cesar says he doesn't have a favorite son.......yeah right!

Now what can I write about Justin this week.  He's not trying to kill me, his grades are good.  Oh since Cesar and I called him cheap he's been buying me the only cookies I like, Pepperidge Farm, short bread and renting movies for me at the $1.00 at the blockbuster stand in Publix.  And asking his dad if wants anything - lol - don't you just love reverse psychology :)

Cesar went on a few interviews this week, I pray that something will come up soon, before his un-employment runs out.


Life with Taylor makes me proud to be his mama :)

Monday updates

So last week was hectic like anyother week.  Taylor had 2 soccer games and 4 baseball games.  Justin went to Orlando, but he had a game on Sunday.  Brandon's extra curricular activity this week is to drive me crazy.

Cesar got a job for 2 days helping my co-worker with some gardening.  Atleast he'll be out of the house and not stressing out about money and bordem.

My cousin Cindy texted me that she was at the doctor's office because she hurt her foot.  Turns out she broke her toe.  While she's waiting I tell her she's my favorite cousin, and what do you think that crazy girl does--- she tell's Kelvin her brother.  Ofcourse I backed it up and said he's my favorite male cousin........I wanted to kill her.  She's lucky I'm all the way in Florida or I would have broken her other toe - lol.

I woke up Saturday feeling great.  So I decided to go for a walk, I asked Taylor to join me but he said his stomach was hurting, so I took Maximus.  It was a beautiful breezy, sunny morning.  Everything was going great until I was almost at the gate to my community and I see Cesar's white car coming towards me.  Now I know Justin is in Orlando with his friends for Halloween Horror Night.  Cesar had gone to Debbie's house to help her do some gardening.  So who do you think was driving that car without a license or a permit.  YES - Brandon I guess he thought I left with Cesar and decided to go for a joy ride.  My heart almost came out of my chest.  I start screaming at him that if he has lost his mind, he just smiles and makes a u-turn.  He said I blow everything out of proportion, that he's not going to run anyone over and no cop will stop him, because he drives better than anyone in our house.  Now I live about 4 long blocks from the gate.  I tell you this son of mine is trying to kill me.

No sooner than I get home and Taylor is throwing up and going to the bathroom to do #3.  He wasn't getting anybetter, so I decided to take him to the Dr.  they were closed - took him to Urgent Care - waiting for 1 1/2 doctor tells me that he thinks it's his appendix and he also has an ear infection in the right ear.  They can't do anything so I need to go to ER.  I get to the ER they take him right away, they do an ultrasound.  Turns out his appendix is fine and he doesn't have an ear infection.  They give him and IV and 4 hours later we can go home.  (Never going to urgent care again)!!!

As we are leaving Taylor asked me for the time - I tell him it's 4:45 - he says if we hurry we can make it to my baseball game.  Ofcourse I took him home instead.

Sunday at 5:00 I asked Justin to help Taylor do an anti-bullying poster for extra credit, he thought he didn't need to do it because he has a B+ in that class (in my house you don't skip extra credit).  As we are working on the poster Brandon comes into my room and asked me to help with with a project.  OMG -- it was 7:00 PM and he had done nothing!  Justin came to the rescue again and helped him -- it was 6 pages long - they were done by 10:00 PM.

So again, I can't sleep because I fell asleep at 10:00 woke up at 12:30 to the smell of bake cookies -- this is what Brandon does in the middle of the night -- then at 1:30 he is on the phone with a friend an apparently he or she must of told him a funny joke because he was cracking up for 10 minutes -- I had to yell --- SHUT UP and go to bed!!!!  Then I am awaken at 4:00 AM along with Cesar and Justin to Brandon screamming (the screams sounded like someone was killing him) it was horrible.  Apparently he must of had a terrible nightmare but went right back to sleep -- me not so lucky.

Then I had a terrible nightmare that demons were killing people and I was trying to hide Taylor in my neighbors closet.  (These neighbors sacrafice animals)  - I think they are the demons - yikes.

Life with Brandon keeps me awake all night

Cute things a little boy says........

Conversations with Taylor:

5/08 (8 years)

Taylor made the Bulldogs 9 and under baseball travel team.  On the way to the practice I tell Taylor:

Make sure you give 150 percent in the practice, if the coaches see that you are not hustling, they'll think you are not trying and they can replace you.  Remember everyone is replaceable.

Taylor - That's not true, I can think of 5 people who are not replaceable.
Me: - who (thinking he will say, mom, dad his brothers and sister
Taylor: Jesus, Mary, Joseph, Santa Claus and the Easter Bunny :)

1/25/09
Taylor forgot to study for a test and I was upset with him

Before he went to bed he kissed me and said - sorry that I disappointed you mommy, tomorrow the old Taylor will be back and he will not dissapoint you :)

1/26/09
On the way home from school:

Taylor - Mommy when you die do you want to come back as a human or an animal
Me - human
Taylor - I want to come back as a German Sheppard or a Cheetah
Me - Well Taylor I want to come back as a human because humans live longer.  Think about it if you come back as a dog you'll be dead in 13 - 14 years, I don't know how long the cheetah's live
Taylor - It doesn't matter to me, I still wnat to come back as an animal,  I already experienced being a human, and I wnat to experience new things.  Don't you want to experience new things mommy.
Me - Well Taylor if you put it that way, then maybe I'll want to come back as an animal

2/8/10
Taylor - Mommy my friend told me that he was miserable this weekend because he was grounded.  I told him....that is not being miserable that is called having a bad day.  Being miserable is like when you see those kids on TV with no food, water or a home.
Me - wow Taylor that is really good, I'm so proud of you
Taylor - He doesn't have his priorities straight.

Life with Taylor is a lesson to be learned.

Monday, Monday, I wish it was Sunday

So I had a crazy week...........

Soccer practice Monday, Tuesday, Wednesday and Thursday.  Baseball practice Wednesday after socce practice and on Friday.  Yikes I can barefly breath....and I'm not even practicing I'm just driving....I'm getting old.

So on Wednesday, I had a meeting with Brandon's teachers - because right now his grades are horrible, whatever you can imagine, that's what they are.  The meeting went great and I hopefull that his grades will improve..........so when we are leaving the school he tells me did you see the rump on Ms. so and so.  I would like to tap that -----, my boy is crazy.  Ofcourse I tell him you shouldn't be taking like that about school staff, so he tells me he's only kidding. 

Taylor had a Soccer game on Monday and Wednesday.  His team lost both games.  They are doing terrible, but I don't say anything to Taylor as to not discourage him.

On Saturday my friend Marie and my neighbor and I had a garage sale.  I made $78 not bad for a first timmer.  Now, I'm hook and told the boys to clean out their closets -- mama needs to make more money, so another garage sale is on the way.  At 1:00 Cesar took Taylor and Justin for batting practice, Brandon didn't go because remember he's taking a break from baseball (he's killing me).  My Yankees won so it was a great weekend. 

Sunday Taylor had a baseball game against the Cobras - they lost 2-1 it was a great game and my boy did awesome.  Justin had a game too and his team won, and he was 3-4.

Shadow our dog has a stomach virus again............so when I got up at 5:30 on Monday there was dog poop everywhere, it was discusting I almost threww up.  By Wednesday I thougth he was better so I let him back in the house (he's been in the garage for 2 days). Oh boy was I wrong, Cesar calls me at 10:00 pissed off because Shadow did poop all over the house again and he had to clean it up - thank god I was at work :)

With my winnings from saturday, I treated the family for some yummy chinese food.  Except I wanted to try a new place and everyone hated it :(


Life with three boys..........and a sick dog, keeps me busy.

Cesar/Gladys

I am 1 of 10 children........
I have 2 no 3 sisters in NC, 1 up and abandoned me 2 months ago (you know who you are) :(
1 sister and 1 brother in Boston
3 brothers in NY
1 sister lives here in Florida - she better not move

Cesar is one of 8
Where they are is not important - after all I'm the one writing this blog - lol

Well we left NY for a number of reasons.........

1 -  after 911 I hated taking the train.  I had to commute everyday to midtown, I was working for Parade Publications, I was there for almost 14 years.  Cesar was a cab driver.
2 -  I hate cold weather.........well that is after I turned 30, so that's what 12 years of hating cold weather.
3 - Cesar hates cold weather.....Florida reminds him of DR.
4 - The boys could play baseball all year round.
5 - NY is dirty/Florida is clean and beautiful

I still love you NY I will always love NY, but to visit.

So, we sold our house- packed up our kids and Shadow (our dog) - and drove to Florida.  We stop in Maryland and spent 1 night with Cesar's sister Juanita and stopped in NC and spent two days with my sisters Roslyn and Jannys :)  That was an adventure.  We had 4 kids, 1 dog and my niece Evelyn in the car. I can't tell you how many fights went on, how many times I lost my voice - how many times I peed in my pants from laughter, how many times I threatend Brandon that I was going to pull over and leave him at the side of the road.   (I think that's the reason my niece Evelyn doesn't have any kids) lol
At one point my niece tells me titi look back - and, there was Brandon he had stripped down to  is underware.  He said he was hot (everyone else was fine) he stay like that for 7 hours until we reached south Florida.

I'm working at Walter C. Young Middle School for 6 years now.

Cesar is currently unemployed - he lost his job on 6/2009 - but somehow we are still surviving - god is good

Life with an unemployed husband is giving me gray hair :(

Taylor's World

Taylor was born in May - Justin was going on 7 and Brandon was turning 5.

He came as a big SUPPRISE -- another gift from god. We had just bought our 1st home in Briarwood, NY, and we both thought we were done.  But, god had other plans for us.  I have to say this was the pregnancy I enjoyed the most, well that is after I got over the shock - lol.  I was sick for 4 months with the other two.  I also knew he would be my last.........so I made it a point to enjoy every moment of it. And, again he was the most beautiful little boy I had seen in almost 5 years..........get it that's when Brandon was born.  Because I think my boys are always the most beautiful babies.

He walked at 9 1/2 months, talked by 1 and was talking in complete sentences by the time he was two.  He was also completely potty trained by two.  He taught himself how to play video games by 2 and knew how to operate the VCR and TV (I'm not making this up).  Taylor has always been very wise beyond his years.

We moved to Florida when he was starting kindergarden -- so unlike Justin and Brandon he is the only one with no friends in NY - I say this because he tells me he does have friends there and will be moving back someday - lol

Taylor is in the middle school I work in --- he's in the 6th grade.  It has been a huge adjustment.  But, he is still making honor roll.  He too has been playing baseball since he was 5.  And this year he made the soccer team in school and is also playing that.....we'll he decided he will be trying out for all the sports the school has to offer - yay for Taylor.

Since Brandon has always struggled in school, I guess I expect alot from Taylor.....but he can do it.  He's been able to play 2 sports and keep up his good grades. Taylor is my one true clean child, he came out like his mama and uncle Wally.  He likes a clean room and a clean house.  The other two I have no idea what happend to them..........thank god a got 1 out of 3 (not too bad) :)

Life with Taylor is blessing #3 from god

Brandon's World

When Justin was 2 years 3 months I got pregnant. 

My second son Brandon was born in Sept. too.  He was the most beautiful baby I have ever seen (again in my world).  He weigh 9 pounds 5 ounces and was huge.....well I thought he was, Justin only weigh 5 pounds 8 ounces.  So it was a huge difference.  None of the newborn clothes I had for him fit him.  I have to say he was the happiest baby out of the three.  He went to bed smiling and woke up smiling.  Unlike Justin he only cried when he was sick (and not even alot).  From day 1 Brandon was a daddy's boy, still is.  He never crawled he went straight to walking at 9 months.  Was potty trained by 3 completely, and was talking by 2.  He was such a calm baby, but that all ended when he was 1 and was running all over the place - lol

He has also been playing baseball since he was 5.  Right now he's taking a break :(

He has been my most challenging child.  You say red, he says pink, I say no - he says yeah right (you get the picture).   He drives me crazy, needles to say it is exhausting being his mom.  But he is also the most charming, people person, funny one out of the three (everyone loves him).  Life with Brandon is an adventure of feelings -- you don't know what the next day brings.....emotional exhaustion or uncontrolable laughter.

He is now in 11th grade and decided to go to the Charter H.S. instead of Flanagan.  He's having some difficulties but I strongly believe he will be O.K.

I think he suffers from the middle child syndrome - lol and did I mention that his room looks like a tornado went thru it!!!!!

Life with Brandon is blessing #2 from god

Justin's World

I got pregnant on my honeymoon, Cesar and I had decided to wait 2 years to start having kids..... well that didn't happen.  Justin was born in Sept. - I was in labor for 20 hours and seriously thought I was going to die.  Thank god my sister Daisy was with me.....(well she did escape my crying and screaming fits) for 2 hours.  She went out for a smoke.....and came back 2 hours later.  She claims my screams got too much and she didn't know what to do for me, so she got in a cab and went home.  It's ok sis - I forgive you.  He was the most beautiful baby boy I had every seen (in my world). Justin ended up staying in the hospital for six days, because he had joundice.  So, I would go early in the morning to the hospital and stay with him until the nurses kicked me out.  Since Cesar lived DR I was living with my sister Daisy and my two beautiful nieces Evelyn and Daisy.  It was a big help, Daisy use to take care of Justin for me when I went to work.  I took him when he was 1 month to meet his dad in DR.  When he was 1 Cesar finally got his papers to come to NY - yay.

Well needles to say - Justin was attached to me - it was like having an extra limb.  I couldn't even go to the bathroom with out that boy screaming.  He loved his mama, still does. 

He cried all night - would only sleep for 2-3 hours at a time.  I was almost always very exhausted.  But it was the most amazing  feeling in the world ..........being a mother.

He accomplish everything on time.  Walked 3 weeks after his 1st birthday.  Spoke in sentences when he was 2 1/2 and was potty trained by 2 - but he wore a diaper to bed till he was 5.  He started kindergarden at 5 and also started playing baseball that year.

My 1st born is all grown up now -- he graduated Cooper City H.S. in June/2009.  And is now attending Broward College to become a Journalist, he works at Silver Palm Elementary (aftercare) -- He is caring, loving, respectful, responsible, a wonderful young man, (his room is always a mess) lol - but I couldn't be any prouder.

Life with Justin is a blessing from god

The Beginning

This is our life in a nut shell.......

I decide to start a blog in case I get alzheimers - lol (not really) it's so my family that is far away can read it and see what we are up too.

I was born on Friday 4/12/1968 .  I am 1 of 10 children -- well on my dads side - my mother had 4 children.  I grew up with my father and a few stepmothers and 9 brothers and sisters that I love.

Cesar and I got married on December 22, 1990.  We have 3 biological boys - Justin is 19, Brandon is 16 and Taylor is 11.  We have an adopted daughter Melissa who is 21 (I will not be posting anything about her) for personal reasons. We have 3 dogs 2 yorkies Sasha and Shadow and a doberman named Maximus (don't worry Maximus lives outside) so he won't be having the yorkies for lunch.

I was born in DR but moved to NY when I was 5 1/2 - I lived in NY for 31 years and moved to Florida 6 years ago. I Work in a middle school and love it.

So here we go, let's see how I do with this blog.