Meet the Newest Member of Our Family

We were finally ready to get a new pet after losing Chase to a heart attack this summer.
We really wanted to save an animal. We looked at various shelters looking for a doggie that
would like all of us. We found him. His name is Dexter, and he is a pit bull mix. I was afraid of getting a pit bull, but after meeting Dex, fear flew out the window.

Here he is sun bathing. He is so small. Three months old.

Eli showing him a new toy.

Relaxing with his second momma, Sabrina.

Enjoying cuddle time with momma Perez.

Dexter's story:

He was taken to the Pomona Humane Society along with all his brothers and sisters. He is approximately 3 months old. Unfortunately, he received an injury to his head, had worms, was dehydrated and very sad when he arrived at the shelter. The vets there took very good care of him. He was treated for his injury that is healing nicely, de-wormed, given antibiotics for kennel cough, given plenty of food and water and prepared for adoption. I picked him up Thursday night and the ride home was stressful for him (and me). Poor thing panicked. He is happy now and doing very well on his two medications. We are working hard training him to pee and poop in the yard, not bite our shoes and hands (he's teething) and obey simple commands. He is a lot of hard work, but we are happy to have saved a life. We hope to give pit bulls a better reputation by raising this little one to be polite.

Alex's 15th Birthday Cake2

My Three babies.

Daddy using his new phone to take pictures of the birthday boy.

My daughters expression is soo much a teenager.

On a random note: We got our hair cuts today.

I'm proud of my smart, athletic kid.

I was impressed that my little one wrote his big bro a letter and gave Alex some

birthday cash.

Alex's 15th Birthday Cake

Happy Birthday Son! My first born son is now 15 yrs. old. After dinner we will open presents and cut the cake. (Please excuse my crooked lines.)

I'll post more pix up later if my computer keeps cooperating. Let's all bow our heads and pray:)

MLK Painting Project

My mac is crashing again. I think, I need to buy a new computer. It's 5.5 years old, and in computer land, that means it's older than Methuselah. Luckily, my daughter has let me borrow hers.

On this rainy MLK day, I was inspired to paint. I have never painted on canvas before. Painting beads is the most I've ever done, but there was a left over canvas (from my honey) beckoning me. I don't have permission to download pix, so I can't share the finished piece.
Nonetheless, I am very excited about my first painting project.

Go JETS!

The "Chez" deserves rookie of the year. I have to support a fellow Sanchez and Latino.
Congrats #6!

Vacation Highlights

I got a pix of all my kids smiling, even the teenage boy.

My momma on Christmas Eve.

My preggos, sister and daughter. They have a weird bond becuz they are the

eldest siblings. They relate.

Daughter and "Madre" all knotted up.

New Year's Eve party at our neighbors home. The scarf is one of

my daughters pieces of art, hand crafted this vacation.

Christmas Knitting

Last Christmas, my sister taught my daughter to crochet and she became a whiz.

My munchkin has made her fair share of scarves. This vacation alone she made two in one week.

This year, I wanted to teach myself how to knit. I bought an introductory kit and began reading the book. After many attempts, frustration, anger, and whining, I finally got the hang of it.

On Christmas Eve, my sister taught me how to "purl". For those whom don't knit, it's

knitting jargon for the opposite of knitting. It took me nearly the two weeks to get the purple scarf completed. To help myself feel efficient, I crocheted a scarf (in two days)just after finishing the knitted scarf. I started knitting my third scarf that will have "purling" in it.