Day 16: Faceless Portrait

Day 13: Framing

These are pictures from a local park that I just <3!!

Fill in the Blank Friday!! (Sickness survey?)

This has been a loooong, emotional week for me w/ school & baseball season ending. I was able to make it to Gabriel's class end of the year party, but I missed several other important things going on. I emotionally struggled w/ just NOT being there for Gabriel when I should be because I have to work. I, also, struggled a lot too with remembering I can NOT control other people's actions.... I can ONLY control my reactions. Sometimes you just gotta let it go! It'll all work itself out in the end ;-)

1.  On a scale from 1-10 the frequency with which I get sick is,  maybe a 2? Not too often, besides some sinus/allergies stuff & HEADACHES! Been getting a lot lately it seems.

2.   The last time I felt sick was  headache wise, the last few days I have had dull headaches.

3.  The worst part about being sick is  nobody to take care of me  because   who wants to take care of themselves & everything else too while they're sick!

4. When I am sick I like to be taken care of by   having my meals made & brought to me. Then, being allowed to lay & rest.

5. Something I do to keep myself healthy is  eat the right foods to help my immune system. Also, keeping busy to keep my body goin. Then, resting when I'm exhausted. You have to recharge sometimes!

6. A secret remedy that I use when I'm sick is try to head off the illness. Don't let it take over!

 7.  One thing that always makes me feel better when I'm sick is  a nice HOT bath... Then, getting into some pjs & laying down.

Day 12:Outside

We got some pool time in yesterday for my day off!

Best Conversations

This will randomly be updated!

Lucy: Mommy
Me: What?
Lucy floating on a tire tube: One time I was floating on one of these & my momma swam under me & flipped me over
(Wonder what was goin thru the other swimmer's heads haha)

Gabriel pullin his pants up when he crawled out the pool...
Lucy: Bubba!! What are you doing?!?
Gabriel: My butt crack keeps showin!!

Kid: Mom, mom, mom...
Mom: My name is NOT MOM anymore!
Kid: CASEY!!! (<~Name changed)
Me: BwaHAhahahahahaha

Friend joking: She's choking ME!! You ain't gonna have a ride home!
Other friend: I got the keys!!
1st friend: I got the license!
Lucy: He'll just take your license & he already has the keys DUR!!
Me: BwaHAhahahahahaha

Day 11: Someone You Love

Naturally when I saw this, my 1st instinct was a picture of my kids, but w/ the end of school.... I JUST HAD to use this picture.

I can honestly say I love this woman for not just teaching Gabriel, but nurturing his education and loving on him at the same time. I know he tested her patience & can be a handful at times. She broke thru to him to make more good choices at school!

So, here is Gabriel w/ him teacher! :-) and another picture w/ Lucy from after her play recently.

Day 10: A Bad Habit

I bite my nails... Not all the time & I have gotten better about it, but seems I never really can stop for good.

Day 9: Something YELLOW

These flowers on my bed make me :-)

Day 8: From a Low Angle

Days 7:Silhouette

Gabriel & Me

Day 6: Something old

Lucy & me :-) She's 11 now, so this is 1 of my favorite older pictures

Fill in the Blank Friday/Day 5: From A High Angle

About to head to work

1.  Something that is very near and dear to my heart is,  my kids, my friends & their kids .

2.      Birthdays this week   are a good cause to celebrate .

3.  The most fun I ever had was     hanging out w/ friends & our kids. (I might think of a better story later)

4.  True friends are    the ones you can call w/ the good & bad!! KNOWING they will NOT judge you or be jealous of you. They'll just be happy for you or they'll let you vent for however long you need to vent.

5. Something that makes me terribly happy is       Gabriel's crazy antics & the sweet interactions between him & Lucy.

6. A good way to spend a sunny day is     ZOO!! My favorite, though, is grillin out w/ friends while our children run around like crazy people.

7.  My favorite celebratory food is   sushi or seafood.

Day 4: Clouds!!

Day 3: What You Wore Today

Picture before getting dressed for work! Red shirt, khaki capris & my Sperry's. Not much variety in my daily work clothes.

Describing mom

Gabriel had an assignment to draw a picture of me & choose 5 words to describe me. Then, he had to write 6 sentences about me.

For those that don't know, I struggle A LOT w/ feeling like a failure when it comes to motherhood. This made me feel so special, I was crying by the 3rd sentence.

Also, for those that don't know, Gabriel has struggled w/ reading & letters, so that included writing. At the beginning of the year, he wouldn't even write in sentences. He wrote MORE than the 6 sentences here!! :-)

Day 2: Self Portrait

Yeah... This is me hair not done, but I remembered to put my mascara on!! (That's my everyday makeup routine. When I remember! Haha)

Day 1: Something Blue

My sweet birthday boy just happened to put on a blue shirt & his blue birthday boy ribbon this morning!! Happy 7th birthday Gabriel!

Weekend @ a glance thru pics

Birthday Funfetti Pancakes Sat morning

Practice try for her hairdo for Daddy/Daughter Dance Sat night

Birthday cake!!! (Tres Leches)

Gabriel got GAME BALL!!

Daddy/Daughter dance

I think the day wore him out!

My Mother's Day card from Gabriel!

Soap w/ a poem (I just about cried it wasn't a gift Gabriel MADE)

Pueblo Real was giving flowers to moms @ lunch :-)

Pink sombrero for Gabriel's birthday!

OH!! Whip cream in the FACE!

Beautiful necklace & earrings from Lucy for Mother's Day!

30 Day Photography Challenge

Starting tomorrow... :-)

Santa's Secret Password Number

Gabriel: You know I saw a present Mimi got me for my birthday? It's in the trunk.

Me: Uh, oh!

Gabriel: Hahahahahahaha It's a pogo stick! Did you buy me that?

Me: Nope. You didn't ask me for a pogo stick.

Gabriel: I know. It's from Mimi. I mean it's from Santa. Do you know Santa's number?

Me: Of course, I know Santa's number!

Gabriel: Well, what is it?

Me: I can't tell you

Gabriel: Cuz it's a secret password?

Me: Yep! ONLY mommies & daddies get to know it

Gabriel: sooooo, when I get big & have a baby I'll find out?

Me: Yep, when you go to the hospital for the baby, they give you the secret number for Santa

Gabriel: Ahhhhhhhhh.....

(Hahahahahahaha <-- in my head)

Fill In The Blank Friday

1.  My favorite color is     red   .

2.   My home decor color palette includes   a lot of blues. Then, varies per room (& sometimes varies with the day  .

3.  Other people always tell me I look good in the color    turquoise  .

4. The color I detest is    is light brown & burnt orange too.

5. If you were to look in my closet most of the colors you'd see would be    bright colors lately! I've tried to make more variety in my clothes.

6. A color that I simply cannot pull off no matter how hard I try is    some pastel colors.

7.  The color of my favorite dress is   (my newest favorite) pink.

Get To Know Me Questions: Part 1

 1. Why were you given your particular name?
Sara (After my dad's grandma) Roquel (After my dad) Garcia (Maiden name) Fernandez (Married name~although I am divorced now) 


 2. How many brothers and sisters do you have?
I have 2 older brothers & 2 amazing sister-in-laws


 3.What is your favorite thing to do? 
Sit around w/ friends/family grillin out while the kids run around playin


 4. What is your favorite food?
SUSHI/steamed shrimp&crab legs/Mexican <--Hard to choose!


 5. What is your favorite book?
I loved reading The Help... I'm looking for a new book to read

 6. What is your favorite candy bar?
Butterfinger


 7. What is your favorite cookie?
White chocolate macadamia nut


 8. What is your favorite sport?
Baseball <-- Makes me happy that after making Gabriel try most of the sports they offer here, he's leaning towards baseball as his favorite.


 9. What is your favorite kind of music?
Country (new & old), but i do listen to most kinds of music


10. What is your favorite song?
Hmmmmm.... That's a hard 1! Love & Theft's Angel Eyes is my favorite song for right now though??

This is for all my friends & family who have wanted me to document all the good & bad things going on in my life!

Let me introduce you to my loving & entertaining kids!!

This is my son, Gabriel! He'll be 7 on May 14th.

This is my daughter, Lucy! She turned 11 on Feb 21.

I'm sure they will be the subjects of many of my posts.

AND this is ME! My name is Sara... January 13th started the journey of my 30s!