Candi and the Kids

CHICKEN POX...........MAYBE NOT!

2008-01-17T11:52:00.000-08:00

SO I HAD A CHICKEN POX SCARE LAST NIGHT!!!!!

WHEN I TOOK PABLO'S CLOTHES OFF OF HIM TO GET INTO THE BATH TUB LAST NIGHT.......WHEN WHAT TO MY WONDERING EYES SHOULD APPEAR BUT BUMPS ALL OVER HIS BODY!!!!! DO I MEAN ALL OVER HIS BODY!!!!! THEY LOOKED PIMPLE LIKE SO I WAS FREAKIN OUT THINKING THAT THEY WERE CHICKEN POX. I EVEN TOOK A PICTURE ON MY CAMERA PHONE AND SENT IT TO MY MOTHER!!! (WHAT THAT WAS GOING TO HELP I DON'T KNOW BUT I DID IT ANYWAY)

I CALLED THE BABYSITTER AND ASKED HER IF HER KIDS WERE SICK OR HAD ANY BUMPS ON THEM. I ASKED HER IF PABLO HAD EATEN ANYTHING NEW AT HER HOUSE. SHE SAID NO TO ALL OF THE ABOVE.

I COULDN'T FOR THE LIFE OF ME FIGURE OUT WAS WAS WRONG. I GAVE HIM SO BENADYL AND SENT HIM TO BED AFTER THE BATH.

THIS MORNING WHEN I WOKE HIM UP HE ONLY HAD A COUPLE LEFT. I KNEW THEN THAT THEY WERE NOT CHICKEN POX.

SO I GOT HIM DRESSED AND MADE HIM GO POTTY. I SAW HIM ITCHING WHEN HE GOT OFF THE TOILET AND I CHECKED HIS BACK AND GUESS WHAT WAS BACK?????
YES THE BUMPS.........IT FINALLY HIT ME THAT IT WAS AN ALLERGIC REACTION TO SOMETHING!!!!

I DIDN'T USE ANY NEW LAUNDRY SOAP....I DIDN'T GIVE HIM ANY NEW FOOD....I DIDN'T GIVE HIM ANY NEW JUICE....I DIDN'T USE ANY NEW SOAP OR SHAMPOO!!!

FINALLY IT HIT ME..........WAKE UP CANDI!!!!
I USED NEW CLING FREE SHEETS!!! I THOUGHT OHHH THE BOX IS PURPLE I WILL USE THIS CLING FREE SHEET...I THOUGHT THAT MY DAD BOUGHT SOME NEW KIND TO TRY OUT.

WHO WOULD HAVE EVER THOUGHT THAT A CLING FREE SHEET WOULD EVER HAD DONE THAT TO A CHILD??????

UPDATE ON CHRISTMAS

2008-01-09T11:20:00.000-08:00

CHRISTMAS................WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT CHRISTMAS

Well Pablo's Dad didn't show up for Christmas. He had the so called "FLU" Which I am not too sure if it was the FLU or a HANG OVER!

Elizabeth didn't see her Dad either. He came by the weekend before Christmas and took her to buy some Heely's and that was it......He had to work on Christmas.

Veronica didn't see her Dad either. He is still in Mexico. He should be her in February. Hoepfully he really comes. She is very excited about getting to see her Dad's friend.

ME........My christmas was GREAT!!! I got everything that I wanted even to play games on Christmas day with Grandma! She is a great game player. She beats me quite often, though!

UPDATE ON MY INLAWS

2008-01-09T11:16:00.000-08:00

SO.........

My in-laws didn't comestay with me. They stayed down south with my father in laws brother. We went to see them on Sunday the 30th. Pablo LOVED his Aunts and his Grandma!! He had already met his Grandpa so he was just like ok I have seen you before. He went every where that his Aunts and Grandma went! He was following them around like a puppy. They loved it! They asked me when Leonardo and I were going to get married. Leonardo didn't tell them that we were not together. CRAZY!

UPDATE ON THE PAST FEW WEEKS

2007-12-19T11:57:00.000-08:00

SO I HAVE BEEN REALLY BUSY!! IF YOU CANNOT TELL.

I JUST GOT WORD THAT PABLO'S GRANDPARENTS ARE COMING IN TOWN ON SATURDAY THE 22ND TO STAY WITH ME AND MY CHILDREN. SERIOUSLY.....I AM DREADING THIS! HIS MOTHER IS A REAL NEAT FREAK AND WE ALL KNOW HOW I AM WHEN IT COME TO LETTING IT GO FOR A WEEK. I HOPE I CAN STAY ON TOP OF MY CHILDREN TO KEEP THEIR STUFF PUT UP AND OUT OF THE WAY.

THE CHILDREN HAVE BEEN DOING GOOD. LIZZY GOT TO SPEND THE NIGHT WITH HER FATHER FOR THE FIRST TIME 1 1/2 AGO. SHE LOVED IT!!!! SHE SAID THAT SHE WOULD LOVE TO SPEND EVERY WEEKEND WITH HIM. WE ALL KNOW THAT IS NOT GOING TO HAPPEN.

VERONICA MEET HER DAD'S FRIEND WHEN WE WENT TO IHOP LAST FRIDAY NIGHT. SHE WAS SO EXCITED. HE DIDN'T SPEAK ENGLISH BUT I TRANSLATED. HER TOLD HER THAT HER DAD TALKS ABOUT MEETING HER ALL OF THE TIME. HER DAD WILL BE COMING BACK TO DALLAS IN 2 MONTHS AND THAT HE WANTS TO MEET HER THEN. HE TOLD ME THAT HER FATHER DOESN'T WANT ANY OTHER CHILDREN UNTIL HE GETS TO KNOW THE ONE THAT HE HAS. HE REALLY IS A GREAT PERSON IF HE WOULD JUST COME AROUND

PABLO......WHAT CAN I SAY ABOUT PABLO......HE IS SO WILD LATELY!!! SOMETIMES I DON'T KNOW WHAT TO DO WITH HIM......I DON'T KNOW IF I SHOULD LET HIM BE OR BEAT HIS BUTT FOR JUMPING AND CLIMBING ON MY COUCH AND CUPBOARDS!!! HE IS REALLY EXCITED THAT HIS GRANDPARENTS ARE COMING IN FROM MEXICO. HE TALKS TO THEM EVERY TIME HIS DAD CALLS!!

IN A NUT SHELL THAT IS IT!!!!

P.S. I AM DOING THIS ON MY LUNCH BREAK OUT OF COURTESY TO ALLYSON AND KIMBO!!!!!!!

TAGGED BY KATHY

2007-11-26T11:21:00.000-08:00

Okay, I was tagged for the Seven Things Meme by Kathy

The rules are:

1. Share seven random facts about yourself, in your blog.
2. Include these rules.
3. Link back to the person who tagged you.
4. Tag seven more people and list their names & blogs. Don’t forget to leave them a comment telling them that they have been tagged.

Okay here I go:

I LOVE TO PLAY VOLLEYBALL

I HAVE HAD 4 CHILDREN

MY FAVORITE COLOR IS GREEN

I ABSOLUTELY CANNOT STAND MILK

I CAN SPEAK SPANISH

MY OLD HUSBAND IS ABSOLUTELY CRAZY!!

I WEAR MY CTR RING EVERYDAY....IT NEVER COMES OFF.

I have tagged

I could only tag four people because I don't know that many people with blogs.

VISIT FROM THE ACOSTA FAMILY

2007-11-19T11:03:00.000-08:00

Ok. So this is my new post at the request of Allyson and Kim......

Kimberly's older children and her husband came to visit yesterday.

My children had a blast!!!!! The first thing Elizabeth and Priscila said to each other was, "I MISSED YOU SO MUCH!!" I thought that was the sweetest thing ever when they both said it together at the same time. Brandon came up and gave me the biggest hug ever! Priscila did too after she gave my children one. When we got home last night from visiting them, my children just talked and talked about wanting to go visit them in Houston. Veronica doesn't have that many friends here so it is hard to have all of her immediate cousins live out of town,. She really missed them a lot especially Brandon. I think she is closer to Brandon because Lizzy and Priscila are the same age.

I just found out that Kim has driven into town also last night. I AM SO SO SO EXCITED TO SEE JOEY(AND OF COURSE KIM)!!!! Will post later to tell you how it goes!!

NEW JOB

2007-11-08T11:42:00.000-08:00

Hello All,

I just wanted to say that I love my new job!!!!

It is awesome!!! The people here are ever so friendly. Not one person doesn't say hi to you in the morning, or all day for that matter. I cannot believe how much I love my new job.

The kids are not so happy because I am not home with them all of the time. They will get over it as soon as I get my first paycheck and am able to buy stuff myself again!

I am on my lunch break and cannot say very much.

Thanks to all of you who have prayed for me to find a job!!!! All of your prayers have worked!!

THOUGHT OF THE DAY

2007-10-24T15:14:00.000-07:00

I just saw this and I had to post it for everyone to see......Enjoy!

F A M I L Y

I ran into a stranger as he passed by,

'Oh excuse me please' was my reply.

He said, 'Please excuse me too; I wasn't watching for you.'

We were very polite, this stranger and I.

We went on our way and we said goodbye.

But at home a different story is told,

How we treat our loved ones,

young and old.

Later that day, cooking the evening meal,

My son stood beside me very still.

When I turned, I nearly knocked him down.

'Move out of the way,' I said with a frown.

He walked away, his little heart broken.

I didn't realize how harshly I'd spoken.

While I lay awake in bed,

God's still small voice came to me and said,

'While dealing with a stranger,

common courtesy you use,

but the family you love,

you seem to abuse.

Go and look on the kitchen floor,

You'll find some flowers there by the door.

Those are the flowers he brought for you.

He picked them himself: pink, yellow and blue.

He stood very quietly not to spoil the surprise,

you never saw the tears that filled his little eyes.'

By this time,

I felt very small,

And now my tears began to fall.

I quietly went and knelt by his bed;

'Wake up, little one, wake up,'

I said.

'Are these the flowers you picked for me?'

He smiled,

'I found 'em, out by the tree.

I picked 'em because they're pretty like you.

I knew you'd like 'em, especially the blue.'

I said,

'Son, I'm very sorry for the way I acted today;

I shouldn't have yelled at you that way.'

He said,

'Oh, Mom, that's okay. I love you anyway.'

I said,

'Son, I love you too, and I do like the flowers, especially the blue.'

FAMILY Are you aware that if we died tomorrow, the company tha t we are working for could easily replace us in a matter of days. But the family we left behind will feel the loss for the rest of their lives.

And come to think of it, we pour ourselves more into work than into our own family, an unwise investment indeed, don't you think? So what is behind the story?

Do you know what the word FAMILY means? FAMILY = (F)ATHER (A)ND (M)OTHER (I) (L)OVE (Y)OU

JUST IN THE `NIC TIME

2007-10-23T13:06:00.000-07:00

Ok......I went to the church Career Fair today.

I wanted to cry when I left that Career Fair! There were not any Payroll or Human Resource jobs there. I had just received word that I was not getting the 911 job and I really freaked out!!!! I thought, "What is wrong with me????" I even prayed to the big man upstairs and asked him, "Why me??? I am trying my hardest to provide for my family and nothing!!!"

When I got home I was really depressed......I ate an enormously big bowl of ice cream with Carmel and chocolate!! (I mean enormous!) When I finished eating it I watched Maury and then I received a phone call. I didn't recognize the number so I didn't answer it. I checked my messages and then I was shouting for joy!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!!! It was the job real close to my home and they wanted to hire me! Just in the nick of time~~~I almost ate some more ice cream before this message.~~~

So that goes to show everyone that just wait.......and good things do happen when you talk to the man upstairs!!

TO GET EVERYONE CAUGHT UP

2007-10-12T08:42:00.000-07:00

I am going to catch everyone up on the past week or so.

The children didn't really do anything too exciting this past week. They really stayed at home and we made some friendship bracelets together and they took some to their friends at school. Pablo loves being at home with me. He is definitely a Mommy's boy!!

I have been taking care of my Grandma this week! I forget how much fun I use to have playing all of those games with her when I was younger!! I got to experience that again. I am so thankful that I have realized that I need to spend time with my Grandma while I can. I love her so much and she means the world to me!!!

I went on a job interview on Tuesday with a payroll processing company. I loved the lady that I interview with!! She is the best person! I was told that I would receive a call back to interview with the VP of the company in about a week. She already called me back yesterday to tell me that he wants to interview me on Tuesday of next week. This job is pretty close to where I live....actually it is really close to where Farrah lives. This would be a great opportunity and it pays more money that the other job. This job pays $19-$20 and hour.!! I would love to get this job. The benefits are not as good but do you think that more pay an hour or better benefits for less money is the best option to do??? Please let me know your opinion.

FRIENDLY FRIDAY

2007-10-12T08:31:00.000-07:00

Ok. So on Fridays I try to be friendly to everyone that I see because it is the last day of the work/school week! We all know what that means......sleep in the following day.

Well, I guess this lady at WalMart didn't see it my way! My son was being a boy at WalMart in the line while I was checking out. You know, trying to play with everything that he saw!!(including the animals toys that are on the checkout isles) I tried and tried to calm him down and keep him out of all the things that he was messing with......it didn't happen! This lady had the nerve to tell me to keep my son out of everything. As if I was not already trying to do that!!!! The nerve of some people! She didn't even work there!!! I was very nice to her though. (Yes Kim, I didn't want to be nice to her but I was.) I kindly said....."If you were watching me then you would see that I am trying to keep him out of everything. SO MIND YOUR OWN BUSINESS, LADY!!!!!!!!" Yeah the last part I did get a little rude. I am sorry but when you see that someone is trying to keep their children under control and it is not working you don't say stuff like that to them!!!! Has anyone else had this experience before??? Please let me know because I am very curious!

What A Day----Wednesday That Is

2007-10-04T13:31:00.000-07:00

Well, What a day was Wednesday!!!!

I started the day off really good.

Got the girls off to school on time, (Just Barely).
Got Pablo to the babysitters a little late but nothing to worry about.
I got to my 9:30 job interview on time.
This is where the day starts to go south. Everything about this job seemed to be perfect until......they told me how much it paid. It didn't pay very much at all! I wasted so much gas getting out there and it was not worth it!
Then I go out to Rowlett to pick up my insurance card from the agent and I get lost.
My mom told me it was somewhere and come to find out if was on a different road.
I have to call the agent and find out where they really are located (now keep in mind that my cell phone didn't work at the time and it is pooring rain outside).I got outside to use a pay phone and come to find out they were located right in front of where I used the pay phone at! (I was so angry because I was sopping wet!)
Then I go to my mothers to rest and I get a phone call from the school nurse telling me that one of my daughters have just thrown up and I have to come pick her up(keep in mind that I still haven't been to my interview at 2:00 at the police station).
Hesitantly I get myself together to go pick up Elizabeth and when she comes home she doesn't even act like she is sick!(very typical for my children).
Hesitantly I ask my little brother to watch her while I go on my interview.
The interview was long and pretty harsh.(I hope I get this job after all that I have been through!!)
Finally I get home and pick the children up and try to cook dinner at my mother's house
I realize that their is not any hamburger meat.......I call my mother she picks up some and then I make dinner 1 1/2 hours later.

Let me end this by saying What a Day was Wednesday!!!

UPDATE ON THE PAST WEEK

2007-10-02T12:49:00.000-07:00

Okay....I know that I haven't posted anything in a while so here I go.

The kids and I have been busy. Since my last post I had an interview with the panel and now they called me back to have an interview with the background investigator. I go to that interview Tomorrow, Wednesday the 3rd of October. I am really looking forward to working for the police department. I think that it will be a great opportunity.

The children have been keeping me busy as well......They have had so much homework lately. It is hard being in 3rd and 2nd grade again. I have to really remember some of the things that are supposed to be easy to me. My children have it hard! I couldn't remember for the life of me what a "7up sentence was. My mother had to tell me what it was. I couldn't believe that she remembered it. Pablo he has been really good lately. He has been going to the babysitters house a lot lately. I have had to go to the police station several times for all of this stuff.

Well that is about it. Oh yeah I almost forgot.........They said that I will have to strip search the women inmates if I work the deep night shift!!!! Gross, but I think that I will be able to handle it!!

WHAT I DID YESTERDAY

2007-09-26T07:57:00.000-07:00

Tuesday was an adventerous day......
I had my polygraph test with the police department. I was in the mans office for 3 hours!! Even after being in there for 3 hours I still passed the polygraph test! I knew I would because I didn't lie about anything but whoa...what a relief! Now I have to interview with a panel of policemen tomorrow. I would be lieing if I didn't say that I was nervous because I am! I passed the testing last Tuesday with 86% and the least I had to get was 66% so the lady said that I excelled. Who thinks that I will get the job??? Polls close on Friday at 9:05 p.m.

The kids really just did their homework last night and Pablo played with his Soccer ball kicking it all around the apartment.

I am very excited that Grey's Anatomy is starting tomorrow! That is my favorite show of all time!

Fotos Para Los Abuelos de Pablo

2007-09-24T11:06:00.000-07:00

These pictures are for Pablo's grandparents in Mexico. Enjoy

NEW POST FROM THE WEEKEND

2007-09-24T07:00:00.000-07:00

Ok. As per Kim's request I am posting something new.

On Friday night Elizabeth spent the night with her friend Savannah. She loved it! It is the first time that she has even been to her house. Savannah has a big playground in her backyard that her father built her and the name of it is "Savannah Lane". Talk about a spoiled child. But she is sooooo sweet!

This weekend on Saturday we went to Haley's Birthday party, (Haley is the babysitters daughter). Pablo and the girls had a blast! It was at a park and Pablo loves to go to the park! We stayed for about 3 hours. That is unusual for me because the most I usually can stand to be at a park outside in the heat is 1 1/2 hours.

Veronica didn't really do anything this weekend. She is really a home body. Her and I colored in a coloring book this weekend. She loves to color!!

Well that is about all we did.......Enjoy!!

Play Date with Kristen

2007-09-20T16:48:00.000-07:00

Well, Pablo and I had a play date with Kristen, (Kelly's Daughter). Pablo absolutely loved it!! He is so bored at home with me. When we picked up Kristen we went to get something to eat. The kids really were not too excited to eat until I told them that if they ate all of their food then we would go to the park. Then, they ate all of their food and I took Pablo and Kristen to the park right by the girls' school. They played and played there for about an hour and then they were ready to go play inside. When we got home they played and played some more with each other. I think that they miss being at the babysitters together!! Then we went to WalMart and shopped for groceries and Kristen was ready to go home.

When we got to Aunt Mickey's to drop off Kristen, Pablo didn't want to go. He cried and cried!!! He didn't want to leave Kristen there if he had to leave! It was sooooo cute! He really does miss her.

Bored At Home No Job

2007-09-19T12:25:00.000-07:00

Well I have been officially looking for a job for 19 days! I am officially tired of looking for a job. For those of you who don't know I quit my job on August 31, 2007 because I had another job lined up. Well, that job fell through and I am now without a job. All is okay though because I will find one soon!

If I didn't have my mother I am not sure where I would be! She has helped me out all of my life and for that I am thankful! This is my first post so not too much to say! The kids are great! Pablo is like a little "Tornado" and the girls they are really trying harder to get along. I gotta go pick the girls up from school. I will post more tomorrow.