Exchange Student

Exchange Student from Japan
Left to right
Peter, Ron, Me, Wil, Harry
Nancy and Lucy
This time I was the Teacher I had so much fun with these kid, I know they love there country, But they wanted to learn and know everything about USA.
If you ever get the change to have an exchange student from Japan please do it they are the nieces people, my family have been doing this for about 12 years off and on and stay in tough with about 6 of them they have come back to see us and we have been there to see them and get to meet there parents.

School

Bowling

Disneyland The Gold Rush

First time eating Turkey Legs

THE BELL

Can you still hear the ringing of the bell

SNOW IN Antelope Valley

Its snowing at my house, The boys headed up to Mountain high to go snowboarding, fresh snow!!!!

THERE BACK

These silly little elf are back and making a mess all over the place with making toys and warping gifts for all who have been nice.
I'm running out of tape and Hot cocoa and that big guy sure can eat a lot of cookie

I HAVE BEEN WANTING FOR THIS FOR 25 YEARS

Here is a picture of my mom

This is our mommy and Teresa and Victor Dad.
Right now I don't know what I feel at first couldn't stop crying I don't know, but I do know I look like someone and I finally belong I think that is what it is
"I belong"

ON OUR WAY TO GRANDMA HOUSE FOR THANKSGIVING

went to see my mom and put some flower





Then Greg and Cole was some pipes so you know we had to stop







We made it to 29palms and still had time to knit with my sister in law and 2 of my nieces


I hope everyone had a nice Thanksgiving and spent it with the ones you love I know I have a lot to be thankful for

YARN FROM KOREA AND JAPAN

Here is a nice Korea man that sells yarn and knits and crochet he gave Greg this scarf and gold flower it was to wipe off the counter's you know what! it works really good I just love it and think I'm going to have to make more





Socks from Korea when Greg gos on a business trip he comes home with sock But when he gos out of the country he get the most popular yarn from that country Cashmere and Baby Alpaca I think with the cashmere I'm going to make some mitts and baby alpaca something that gos around my neck because it so soft, scarf or neck warmer



Japanen are very big on sock but its hard to find sock yarn, The sock here are very soft and cozy good for hockey games.
I asked him to get me some more make,make the same one that he got for me the last time he was there (make it easy for him) I'm going to make a wide scarf to go with the mitts I made

I REALLY MISS MY GUY

Greg has been in Korea for 1 week he didn't like the food, Korean Bar-B-Q Pork, Korean Bar-B-Q Beef, Korean Bar-B-Q Chicken, Please no more Korean Bar-B-Q, he said Don't drink the Korean Soju.

He is now in Japan and has been there for 5 days and will be home this Thursday and liking the food much better



BUT THIS MAKES UP FOR IT JUST A LITTLE





Look what I got in the mail Zach got this for me its a scarf, but is it
tee hee!!! you can wear as a scarf or wear as a scarf when your making socks and it came with a pattern, How cool is that!! Thanks Zach

HAPPY BIRTHDAY MOM

Today is my Birth moms Birthday
11-12-32 to 8-24-70

**O**M**G**

I can not believe this book this is the first book in 2 years that I can not put down.

Really! I didn't know anything about this book I saw it at Barnes & Noble picked it up read some of it and said sounds like an OK book and then saw 3 more that went with it, I hate add on books so didn't get it.

Then at Wal-mart I saw it didn't get it, then a friend was reading it, Went back to Wal-mart got the book. I have like 10 pages to read but I don't want it to end I never had a book make me cry.

So if you want to read a good book, don't read the back to see if you will like it. just go and get it
Like Edward would say Trust me.

LOOK WHAT I GOT IN THE MAIL

I have been wanting one for so long its in my craft barn
if you need to wine any yarn you can come over, its free!!!

I HAVE A LOT TO SHARE WITH YOU ALL

First Greg and I drove up to Silent Valley camp ground where Greg dose the hunted forest we looked like the Beverly Hill billy with all the Halloween stuff he has. We got there on Wednesday, so he had Thursday and Friday to set up
I had a lot to do too you know knitting, reading stuff tee hee!!!!

Everyone got there on Friday that was the day Zach turned 19 my baby boy where did the time go that is him with the goofy smile with the hood on 19 but still goofy like his mom.
HAPPY BIRTHDAY ZACH



We had 5 family and some of the boys friend help us out and a BIG Thank you for all your help and fun we could not have done it with out you guys




After we clean up Greg and I went to meet my 1/2 Brother and 1/2 Sister at there uncle house in Riverside, we have the same mom, it was all so overwhelming so many feeling I didn't know I had, but they were nothing but nice so, so nice made Greg and I feel so welcome and the food you guys was so GOOD.

I found out after 50 years of my life I'm 1/2 Mexican and 1/2 Filipino my mom was Mexican we saw it on her death certificate she passed away when she was 38 I was 13 I didn't even know then I was adopt. We went to her grave site and to my grandparent's too, when we went to my mom site Greg said what do you want to do now I didn't tell him but I want to lay down in a little ball on her site and let her know I was OK

HAPPY BIRTHDAY TOO ME

My friends and family welcome me into the 50's club

We celebrated my Birthday on Friday dinner at BUCA diBEPPO in Pasadena yummy Italian food and the best Italian Margareta in town

Make a wish your 50

After dinner we went to OLD TOWN HAUNT very spooky, very dark, very fun!!!

Do you love my cute boyfriend

Ashley and I pigging out on some fried ice cream
Thank you everyone who was there to celebrated my 50th birthday I had a lot of fun and I felt the LOVE, I love you guys

A DAY WITH THE GIRLS

This Saturday I went to my sister down below, my sister Stacy and my niece Ashely
went shopping at the Manhattan mall went to Sephora played with all the
makeup and perfume

We went and got a pedicure at COCO in Redondo Beach, Ashely told me the goal was to get
my sis to use any color but lite pink so I get pretty yellow toes, Ashely got ruby red, Stacy gets PINK just a little darker then the pink she always gets that's my sis never stepping out of the box

then we mate up with the guys and went out to dinner at Islands good beer good food it was a good day

LITTLE BLACK DRESS

Every little girl needs a black dress

Today is Gidgets Birthday she is 7, she went to Pet Co. got some pink cookies and to the park were she could run around tree to tree, she loves her birthday dress that mommy made for her

DINNER

Tonight we all went out to eat at that new bar & grill it Palmdale on 10th st west BUFFALO WILD WING Tuesday .50 wings if you like them hot that is the place to go way to HOT for me I had sweet bar-b-q yummy, its nice to have 2 boys that can drive so Greg & I could have a beer or 2 and one of the boys can drive home.
very nice family place to eat and enjoy family time

SORRY!!!

Do you think she is sorry and this is the color she likes best. The things we do for our little ones

BAD LITTLE DOG

Look at this, I made this very cute shrug for my baby girl it was supposed to take about 2hr to make and it took me 2 days do to size, I know that is what I get for not gauging but I hate to gauge.

Well after all that she hates it look at her face is that a face of a unhappy puppy.

The pattern is Cables & Bits on knitty or Ravelry

HATS! HATS! HATS!

Making hats for Larkin Street in San Francisco Calif. Its a center for homeless youth



2 new knitting books in the mail 1. Greetings from knit cafe 2. Knitting Simple Jackets
like both books making Slouchy Cardigan in PINK from Greeting from knit cafe.

Making brownies for Cole. I read somewhere that if you eat them before 7:00 pm they are FAT FREE

Dawn made me do it

Only for you Dawn, man no make up you really have to be a BFF to do this