Joel has an older brother that still lives in Cuba. When they come here Joel was 7 years old. That was the last time Joel saw him. Jorge father wouldn't allow him to come. He's now about 45 years old, he's married and has 2 children. Joel's younger brother Alan is going to try and bring them here. I don't know all the things that have to be done to do so. I think that you have to be immediate family to bring them here. They are trying to get their papers together so Alan can get started on this end.
I'm not sure what Jorge does, but I think his wife is some sort of doctor and knows English. They kids are 16 and 11. Joel was telling me that you go away for some school. And the boy who is 16 is currently away. I don't even know their names.
Anyway, it's kinda a cool thing. This weekend after Marsel's baseball game, we went to Chili's. (Joel, his brother Alan and his wife Daylen.) W e were talking about how they've never eaten at a Chili's, don't even know what it is, or had that kind of food.
Anyway, I'll post when there some news about them.
Monday, March 30, 2009
Sunday, March 29, 2009
A Day in the Life of Adrian.
Having his morning milk. Watching Super Why, I believe.
Eating some cereal.
Watching BB (big brother) play base ball.
"Get 'em BB!"
Hangin with Tio Alan.
Little monkey.
Playing with Daddy.
Dinner time. More got on his face than in his belly.
"See mommy, I ate it."
Making sweet music, while he waits for his bath.
All clean!
As soon as I put him in the crib, he went face down. I wanted to get a picture of him standing up.Oh well.
He let out one cry, and then he was out. Before I even got out of the room.
This was about 2 hours after he was down. I went in to put some clothes away, and he was snoring.This video is from the morning when I was feeding him his breakfast. When the camera moves a bit, that was Oreo walking by, and he bumped my hand. He's only a little jealous. Poor Moosie.
Friday, March 27, 2009
Making me cranky.
About 4 weeks ago I started doing home inspections. It's super easy work and the money is good. All I really have to do is find the home, take a picture and verify if it's vacant or not.
So I've been doing this in my off time. The 2 days a week that I'm off and the mornings on the 2 days that I go in late. It was working out nicely. I was going pretty much all day, but the money was talking. Usually I would get started after dropping Adrian off and go until I finished all of them or until it was time to pick the boys up, or go to work. Then I would come and work next door until 10pm or so.
So like I said things were going well. But for the past 2-3 days, I just feel upset. They're lying about pay. Not mine, the other inspectors. Then they interviewed another guy last night to do what I'm doing at night. (There's one other guy who does it already with me.) We just upload all the inspections. But there are so many that it takes us a few hours. And some nights we don't finish. But by 10, I'm done. Most of the time I haven't eaten. i wait until I get back home, so I can go over and help. And the other guy had a baby 3 weeks ago. So he wants to go home too. The other night there was still a bunch of inspects to be put on and 10 rolled around. So we both got up to leave. The wife, kinda gave me an attitude sine I was only there for and hour and half. This was after I worked in the morning and then worked doing massage until 8pm and then went straight over to their house. Come on! It's 10 o'clock. I want to eat and go to bed. So anyway, back to them interviewing this new guy. The wife was asking him if this was something he thought he could do and would be able to commit the time too. Would he be able to come over finish the work and stay past 10pm. (And the guy I work with now, he and I aren't slow. The wife is super slow at it.) So he she is, saying this about leaving at 10. When I heard this I got so mad.
Their daughter works for them to. She's like 10 years older than I am. Still lives at home, and I'm starting to believe she is a total waste of skin. Everything she does and says just gets my goat! (Like that one?) But really, she has no idea how to speak to people. She plain just doesn't know how to talk with out yelling. Pretty much everything with her ends up in a fight. I try really hard to stay away from an talk to her as little as possible. There have been so many times I've wanted to say something, but know it will do no good.
I realized today how it was making me feel, because it was a feeling I've felt before. It's just like when I worked for the stupid ass chiro. He was such a jerk, mainly when it came to money. And it's the same thing here.
Some one said to me today, "You know that saying, money talks and bull shit walks? That applies here." And it's right. I'll make the money we need. And then I don't have to put up with it.
So far though, it's not keeping me up at night and I haven't been dreaming about it. Which I'm grateful for.
All of this is why I haven't been able to post more. No time.
So I've been doing this in my off time. The 2 days a week that I'm off and the mornings on the 2 days that I go in late. It was working out nicely. I was going pretty much all day, but the money was talking. Usually I would get started after dropping Adrian off and go until I finished all of them or until it was time to pick the boys up, or go to work. Then I would come and work next door until 10pm or so.
So like I said things were going well. But for the past 2-3 days, I just feel upset. They're lying about pay. Not mine, the other inspectors. Then they interviewed another guy last night to do what I'm doing at night. (There's one other guy who does it already with me.) We just upload all the inspections. But there are so many that it takes us a few hours. And some nights we don't finish. But by 10, I'm done. Most of the time I haven't eaten. i wait until I get back home, so I can go over and help. And the other guy had a baby 3 weeks ago. So he wants to go home too. The other night there was still a bunch of inspects to be put on and 10 rolled around. So we both got up to leave. The wife, kinda gave me an attitude sine I was only there for and hour and half. This was after I worked in the morning and then worked doing massage until 8pm and then went straight over to their house. Come on! It's 10 o'clock. I want to eat and go to bed. So anyway, back to them interviewing this new guy. The wife was asking him if this was something he thought he could do and would be able to commit the time too. Would he be able to come over finish the work and stay past 10pm. (And the guy I work with now, he and I aren't slow. The wife is super slow at it.) So he she is, saying this about leaving at 10. When I heard this I got so mad.
Their daughter works for them to. She's like 10 years older than I am. Still lives at home, and I'm starting to believe she is a total waste of skin. Everything she does and says just gets my goat! (Like that one?) But really, she has no idea how to speak to people. She plain just doesn't know how to talk with out yelling. Pretty much everything with her ends up in a fight. I try really hard to stay away from an talk to her as little as possible. There have been so many times I've wanted to say something, but know it will do no good.
I realized today how it was making me feel, because it was a feeling I've felt before. It's just like when I worked for the stupid ass chiro. He was such a jerk, mainly when it came to money. And it's the same thing here.
Some one said to me today, "You know that saying, money talks and bull shit walks? That applies here." And it's right. I'll make the money we need. And then I don't have to put up with it.
So far though, it's not keeping me up at night and I haven't been dreaming about it. Which I'm grateful for.
All of this is why I haven't been able to post more. No time.
Sunday, March 22, 2009
Some Pictures of the boys.
Adrian looking back at Joel.
Last night we went to Marsel's Cub Scout Blue and Gold Dinner. It's celebrating the birthday of the boy scouts. So all the boys get paint on their face for the rank they are now. And then at the end of the dinner, each family goes up one at a time and gets the paint of the rank their son will be next year. Joel and I got, also with Adrian. He'll be a wolf next year.
Marsel looking hard.
Brothers.
This was out front a couple of weeks ago.
After a long day of hanging out with mommy and grandma.
Marsel presenting arms at the pine box derby.
Adrian at the derby, supporting his big bro.Saturday, March 14, 2009
Friday, March 13, 2009
Never Enough...
TIME!!!
I've been so very busy lately. Which is why I haven't posted anything. I have things I would like to write about and pictures to share, but I haven't found the time to put them on. Almost 2 weeks ago, we went to visit our friends close to Tampa. We had such a good. Always is with them. Joel and Jose went to the comic book convention, while Heidy and I took the kids to the zoo.
When we got back I started doing home inspections for my neighbors. I just inspect the outside, just mainly to see if any one is living in the home. But I'm busy all day. I've been doing that whenever I'm not working doing massages. So it's like I go from one job to the next. Makes for very long days. But it's ok. Might as well make the money while I can.
Adrian turned 10 months last week. It's happening so fast. We're trying to plan his birthday party now. I went yesterday to reserve a place in the park, but it was already booked. So now, we're trying to think of some other park. I now there all over, but it's finding one that we'll like.
Anyway, I'm at work, and I just wanted to write a little. Maybe this weekend I'll be able to put some pictures up. And Marsel has a t-ball game tomorrow. So I should have some pictures from that. But I won't hold my breath, about getting the pictures on.
I've been so very busy lately. Which is why I haven't posted anything. I have things I would like to write about and pictures to share, but I haven't found the time to put them on. Almost 2 weeks ago, we went to visit our friends close to Tampa. We had such a good. Always is with them. Joel and Jose went to the comic book convention, while Heidy and I took the kids to the zoo.
When we got back I started doing home inspections for my neighbors. I just inspect the outside, just mainly to see if any one is living in the home. But I'm busy all day. I've been doing that whenever I'm not working doing massages. So it's like I go from one job to the next. Makes for very long days. But it's ok. Might as well make the money while I can.
Adrian turned 10 months last week. It's happening so fast. We're trying to plan his birthday party now. I went yesterday to reserve a place in the park, but it was already booked. So now, we're trying to think of some other park. I now there all over, but it's finding one that we'll like.
Anyway, I'm at work, and I just wanted to write a little. Maybe this weekend I'll be able to put some pictures up. And Marsel has a t-ball game tomorrow. So I should have some pictures from that. But I won't hold my breath, about getting the pictures on.
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