March 20th

Friday is Trash day and EVERY week this is what our trash can looks like we are super TRASHY!!!! I woke up and was so sore I could barely walk. LOL. I woke up and went to Pam's house so she could take Mark to the Dr. He hit his head on the rear view mirror of their van. She was concerned because he was dizzy and had a head ache. She took him to the DR and he has a mild concussion and she has to keep on eye on him. So far he is ok . After I left her house we went to Winco to grocery shop and I came home and made Supper Club. I took Wednesday off because Pam and Eve were out of town. I swapped for this Friday. So I made Bleu Cheese Burgers and grilled Zucchini. I delivered and came home. Isaiah had a low grade fever all day and is still teething. Poor Baby. Last night Sabrina and the kids came over. We attempted to watch a movie and Anthony and Joshua played around. We chatted until late in the night.

Disney

First I wanna say LESSON LEARNED-!! Henley's was able to recover most of my photos but I defiantly learned a big lesson. I was very sad to thank that I lost all those pictures SO fast! I am going to purchase an external hard drive today and back-up all my pictures. While I have most of them on CD. I do not have them ALL. I am going to make it a priority to upload 2-3 times a week. Anyhow LESSON LEARNED. I have heard it from too many people this week about photo protections and they are ALL right. I am taking good advice and fixing the problem TODAY-!! Thank you. Also NEVER hit format on your camera! It was a very expensive mistake.


ON to my daily journal. Thursday we went to Anaheim and you all know why?? DISNEY!!! WhewWHOO... We had a great time. We went to help "celebrate" Megan Goudge's 5th birthday. It was a really fun day. We did a a lot . We went with the PRO Pam and her side kick PRO Eve. They are the best. We either had a fast pass, a baby switch pass or a serious plan for everything we did. FUN!!
It's a small world was Isaiah's first ride. We also rode Winnie the pooh,"Crazy Train",haunted mansion,star tours,Buzz light-year blaster,space mountain,Peter Pan,Autotopia. Joshua and I rode Space mountain together and I screamed SO loud. I don't think I have been on that since I was like 13.Joshua loved it . Joshua is 44 inches and he had a great time. He can ride mostly every ride now. It is so much fun once they reach that 42 inch mark !!! I had my first Mint Julep and many other fun things through out the day. Thanks Pam and Eve for inviting us. He had so much fun Joshua was asleep before we left the parking structure.

March 18th

Today we hung around the house, picked up Raima's new ice chest from Bob's Bait Bucket thanks to his wifey and dropped off my card at Henley's.It was nice to stay home while Raima was off this hitch and hang out and get stuff done tonight we had leftover brisket and now I am packing for our trip to Disneyland tomorrow. Anyone wanna come???

LOVE THE NEW LOOK

Thanks to Cindy Lou. I have a NEW look.I LOVE it !!!!!

March 17th

Caleb Kern County Science Fair.Tuesday was a very busy day. I woke early and went to MOPS and it was GREAT. We had Norman Wright speak which was a huge privilege as he is a well known Christian author and Counselor. I absolutely loved him. He offered some books after and because I am a READER now LOL. I purchased a few and am excited to start them. Tuesday afternoon I went to Rabobank arena to see Caleb get a his award for the Kern County Science Fair. Congratulations Caleb. Tuesday evening was another one of my favorite days of the month Book-Club. We had a Green feast and hung out and chatted. I did accidentally hit format on my camera at Book-Club and erase over 500 pictures from my memory card. With a tear. I hope they can be recovered I dropped it off at Henley's this afternoon and he will let me know by tomorrow what he comes up with. I had around 300 backed up but the rest were not. Our trip to Big Bear and 9 of my 365 days lost. I was really sad. Raima volunteered in Joshua's class Tuesday and Wednesday. Joshua loves it when his dad goes to school with him.

Monkey Munch

Monday We went to University Park after school so Joshua could play a little and burn off some energy and then I went to Eve's to meet with the Snobby Sisters to make Monkey Munch and dip pretzels. We had SO much fun. Pam and Eve are great friends and super fun to hang with. Megan and Gracie I think took the cake with their backyard fun. LMAO> Eve gave us our brisket that she had been brining in the bottom drawer if her fridge for 10 days. This year we had home made corned beef and cabbage for St. Patrick's day. It was very good . Thank you Eve....

15th

Isaiah sleeping in Moe's bed . He loves that bed.Sunday we went to church. This was Isaiah's first Sunday in the nursery and he did very well. He made it through the entire service and was happy to see us when we picked him up. After church we went to Moe and Nikki's to have dinner and play more poker. I came in second so Noel took my money$$.. We had bbq'd burgers and Corned beef and Cabbage. It was very nice to see Gia and Tafuna and Cute patootie Fani. Oh yeah and Noel too. LOL I am still a little bitter she took our money !!!

March 14th

The Oney Family visits from Germany..Saturday Gia,Tafuna,Fani and Noey came to Bako to visit. We went over, played some poker and hung out.

Where do you Camp?

Pictures in the almond orchards and after we had an Ice cream at Dewars.Today Nikki and I took Joshua to get pictures of in the orchards. Carrie sent me some pictures of her kids and WOW they are SO nice. I was so excited to take Joshua's out there. Not a whole lot planned for the week. Raima is off and we are going to organize the garage. Hang out and BBQ.Do some much needed yard work and Get the trailer ready to go camping this summer. We have a couple of trips planned. 1. June Lake in June with the Lefotu crew 2. Lake Casitas in August to play at the water park 3. Lake San Antonio during spring break 4.??? Some where fun. Where do you camp??? We would love to tag a long with some one and try out our new trailer! You are also welcome to tag along with us on any of our trips. The more the merrier. It is fun to camp with people you know!

March 12th

Today Nicole came over in the morning and I went to the Credit Union while she was here with Isaiah to get a new ATM card. Then I picked us up some lunch at Farmer boys. I know I cheated!!! March hasn't been a very discipline month. Then I came home and Nicole helped me ALL day in the house. I packed up some of Isaiah clothes that don't fit and brought out some bigger stuff. We tackled my massive laundry pile and hung out and watched the View. I went to the Dr at 4pm for my back and he gave some muscle relaxer and pain pills. Linda came over this evening and Raima is fixing the light on the ceiling fan...

11th

I can pull my self up to a almost crawl.Today we went to Winco and Sam's Club. I got the stuff for Monkey Munch. It is a Jon and Kate plus 8 recipe and the snobby sisters are going to meet some time next week and make a bunch of Monkey Munch. LOL.. My back really started to hurt and I didn't do much. It was cooking day and I made Chinese Chicken Salad and just hung out and tried to do some laundry.

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I threw up Mom and now I feel much better look.Today we didn't do much unpacked and did laundry. It is so much work when you get home from a big trip . UGH.. But it is so fun to go.

9th

Cleaning the kitchen after a long weekend in Big Bear. I did some shopping and the rest of the family had more snow play. We packed up and came home. Isaiah fell asleep in the back pack while we were unloaded the truck.

March 8th

Having Snow much fun in Big Bear!! We had so much fun yesterday at the local spot that we decided to returnand make a day of it. We spent the entire day there and had a really good time.

March 7th

Big Bear Ca. We woke in Big Bear and could not wait to get ready.. and play inthe snow. We went to a local tire park and Dad and Joshua had a blast. Isaiah and I stayed on the sidlines and watched you guys have SNOW much fun. After the tire park we went back t ot he cabin and had lunch and then went to a local hill and sledded all day. We had a lot of fun. Jr, Lika,Arnae,Avea,Aolani,Jack,Sa,Jeremiah,Larry,Teri,Tristan,Noah,Nathan,Nicolas,Raima,Sarah,Joshua and Isaiah.

March 6th

wake up dad let's go to big bear.today I packed the truck and we left for Big Bear after Raima got home from work.

Time Flies

Pappy loves to watch Isaiah have dinner.Thursday I went shopping for Big Bear and tried to get some things packed. I spent almost 2 hours on the phone for Pappy for his appointments and insurance ugh!!! you don't even want to know those stories!!!I haven't been updating my blog... UGh. I am back NOW

March 4th

I AM A HAPPY GIRL TODAY!!!! NO MORE FUNKY NOISE OUT OF MY RADIO> I HAVE REAL RADIO AND I LOVE IT (after 3 yrs I might add). Today was cooking day and we went shopping for some SNOW gear to get ready for Big Bear.

March 3rd

Joshua and Dr Klupsteen.Today I had MOPS. We had a wonderful speaker about FRIENDS and relationships. I learned a lot and it was great as usual. Joshua had a Dr.'s appointment for his ear tags and his stomach aches?? His stomach is fine and he does not have a UTI. They are going to schedule us a appointment with a plastic surgeon for his ears. I am just waiting for the referral to go through?? this evening I met at Star-bucks with my Snobby Sister Supper Club to plan 3 more months of menus. We had SO much fun laughed until our bellies hurt and hung out oh yeah and planned our meals for the next 3 months...

What Joshua thinks?

What is something mom always says to you?
Joshua- You yell at me

2. What makes mom happy?
When I say I love you mama the ba-na

3. What makes mom sad?
When you want water

4. How does your mom make you laugh?
Tickle me

5. What was your mom like as a child?
sleeps in her own bed

6. How old is your mom?
this many (held up all his fingers)

7. How tall is your mom?
Big

8. What is her favorite thing to do?
Scrapbook

9. What does your mom do when you're not around?
always tries to find me

10. If your mom becomes famous, what will it be for?
For daddy

11. What is your mom really good at?
scrapbooking and making cookies and warm food.

12. What is your mom not very good at?
playdough you don't like it. huh Mom?

13. What does your mom do for a job?
J-Girls don't work only Boys!!
M- but what is mommy's job
J-To clean-up and read books

14.What is your mom's favorite food?
Salad and warm food

15. What makes you proud of your mom?
You ALWAYS make me Macaroni and cheese

16. If your mom were a cartoon character, who would she be?
The pink power ranger

17. What do you and your mom do together?
we play toys together

18. How are you and your mom the same?
J-we are different.
M-Yes I know but how are we the same?
J-We are NOT the same. Because you are a girl and I am a boy and you are big and I am not.
J-We are different.
M-Joshua is there any thing that is the same?
J-we have the same house right mom??

19. How are you and your mom different?
I am a boy and you are a girl I told you already!

20. How do you know your mom loves you?
you always make me laugh

21. What does your mom like most about your dad?
Because daddy really likes you

22. Where is your mom's favorite place to go?
the stores

I NEED YOUR HELP!!!!

I need to sell $10.00 coupons for Adorable photos for our MOPS fundraiser. Please let me know if you can bring your children to our church on March 13th,14th or 15th. ??? It is only $10.00 that includes your sitting fee and a 10x13 photo there is no obligations to buy any photos and I would really appreciate ALL your help!!!! Please send me a message and tell me to sign you up. The age limit is birth to 16 and 1 coupon per family. They dress your children up in cute pajamas or formal wear. They are Super cute!! Again PLEASE HELP!!!!!!

March 1st

I love a Rainy day.Sunday we hung out with my parents and packed up and came home. We had a fabulous,relaxing weekend. Pappy stayed out at Aunt Carols all weekend and said he had a nice time. When we got home Isaiah cried really hard for a couple of hours. we think he might have gas,constipated or teething. We gave him some Mylcin drops-a cold rag to chew on and an ivory suppository. He still hasn't pooped? He is still chewing on his whole hand( and the teether) and is burping like he drank a bottle of bubbles? I don't really know what is wrong but he not Happy. Hope he feels better tomorrow. We finally got him to sleep around 11 p.m. and I hope he has a good night.

Trona for the weekend without a camera UGH

Saturday we hung out with my mom and dad and visited. We gave Isaiah a nap and my dad a nap and then we tried to clean out a couple of totes in the back room. We didn't get very far, Saturday night we went out to Aunt Carols around 4 p.m. and let Joshua play in her front yard with Aiydin and Correna and rode the Chopper and We visited outside for a while. We had Tacos for dinner and then we came home. Joshua had a lot of fun he played outside with the neighbor kids most of the time and he watched a couple of movies in the spare bedroom. My mom bought him a TV with a DVD so he could watch cartoons and PaPa could still watch his westerns and every one would be happy . Everyone was happy this weekend Yeah.

feb 27th

Black history day (Did you feed my cow and The world is a rainbow)
CoCo,Mom,Dad,Isaiah and Auntie Sarah came to watch the performance. After school we packed up and went to Trona for the weekend to see my mom and dad. We had a great weekend. Friday we had dinner at my mom's with Aunt Carol and Correna.

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Watching dad have dinner before work at 10 pm. Tonight we went to Tanners birthday at Si senors in Oildale. It was a lot of fun

The world is a rainbow!!!

First time eating carrotsToday was supper club I made sausage spaghetti and cherry cheesecake. I went shopping this morning. Tomorrow is Tanners birthday we are going to dinner in the evening. Joshua has a black history month assembly on friday at 9:15 am. He is singing the world is a rainbow. He has been practicing all week

pj yeah

Pajama Day at Preschool.Tuesday I had a MOPS leadership meeting in the morning and Linda came over after class to visit. Isaiah ate a whole jar of carrots for dinner and had banana yogurt for dessert he loves it. He now has cereal 3 times a day and veggies for dinner plus he nurses all day

Feb 23rd

I am going to sleep in the PJ'S that I wear for Pajama day tomorrow OK Mom? Today starts another week here at the Lefotu Lounge. We are settled back in from the weekend and Joshua was ready to go to school this morning. We are just going to hang out today and get some laundry done and Isaiah and Joshua have a DR apt this afternoon. Our fast food challenge was SUPER challenging while out of town. I have to say we HAD to cheat 2 times this weekend. We had Mcdonalds at 7 am in the morning before the party(the party did not start until 12 noon.We went early to help set up and cook and Joshua could not wait he was hungry.We also had lunch at a restaurant on the Santa Monica peer.It was an unplanned fun day and I was NOT prepared for lunch. We are back home and sticking with our plan of no fast food, It has saved us SO much money this month and it so much healthier for our whole family. It really is eaiser than you think or at least eaiser than I thought. We just plan ahead and make sippy cups and water bottles before we leave. I pack snacks and lunch if we are going to be away from home and I am saving a lot. Hope your challenges are going well too!!! BTW the way I started the book and I am really enjoying it so far!!!

Happy Birthday Manoah

Saturday morning we woke at 6:30 am to go to Manoah's party.The party was great.

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Friday morning we woke up and worked on the bags and the cocoa's. Raima and Larry fished all day at Corona Lake they caught 4 trout. We went shopping friday night for shoes for Joshua and Raima. Teri amd Larry bought dinner Friday night .Carnitas tacos they were the bomb.

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The van

Thursday we packed for the weekend and went to Bob's bait bucket to pick up Manoah's Steeler chair,got hair cuts,Simply Scrapbooks(for stickles),Winco for more Cocoa and coffee for Pappy,cigarette store(for Pappy) and then home to load the car and drive to Corona. When we arrived we ironed on most of the kids names for the goodie bags and finished some of the cocoa's.

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Wednesday we had some visitors. My Mom,Dad,Aunt Carol,Char,and Aiydan, We had a fun filled afternoon and a great lunch . They just came down for the day . They left about 3:30. I had supper club.

I am attempting to read a real book from cover to cover!

Today was MOPS one of my favorite days of the month. Each month we have a theme and this month the food theme was foods that kids love. I decided to make a dirt cake. It was super cute I put it in a flower pot with some flowers. Chocolate cake,chocolate pudding and smashed Oreo cookies on top. I will post a picture soon. You can also put it in a dump truck like I said yesterday a sand pail,or individual cups with candy worms. It turned out really well. Today we had a panel of women discussing home schooling. It was SUPER interesting. We also had a speaker on Kindergarten readiness . I enjoyed the morning!!!

I came home and cleaned up the house a little and worked on some Mickeys. I only have like 12 left YEAH......

This evening was book-club another one of my favorite days of the month. Coco came over and Baby-sat the boys. Raima is at work. She cleaned the kitchen, finished laundry,bathed Joshua and put him to bed,fed Isaiah cereal,took out my trash,organized my fridge,found my zip-lock stash in the laundry room. LOL,fed Pappy and Joshua dinner,gave Pappy his medicine and dessert. Now that is what I call a babysitter!!!!! and she is free!!!!!! I had dinner from supper club in the oven when I left but other than that she did the rest. Thanks Coco..... My sisters are fabulous. Linda was here too when I got home so the 3 of us visited and hung out for a little while this evening and it was nice. I don't know what I would do with out my sissy's / Thanks girls for always being there for me . Linda lives right around the corner from me and is here at the drop of a dime WHENEVER I need her. She always watches the kids, she picks up Pappy's laundry twice a week and drops it off clean and folded. I am very lucky to have both of you in our lives. My boys are even Luckier!

So my friend Carrie brought some books to book-club tonight. You see that sounds fine but we belongs to a scrapbook "book-club" not a reading book "book-club. She really wants me to start reading because I can shamefully say the only book I have ever read from cover to cover is The bridges of Madison County about 10 years ago. I do read my bible everyday and that is it!!! She has challenged me to read a book before next book-club meeting. I have accepted her challenge and chose The Pilot's Wife by Anita Shreve. She brought 3 books to choose from. This is the first one I am going to attempt. Thank you Carrie for the challenge. I have agreed that when I sit down to nurse Isaiah I will read this book. I will probably read it out loud to him as that is what I do with my Real Simple magazine I read while I nurse. I am going to try !!!

Speaking of challenges how is everyone doing on the No fast food?? I am doing great! I have only cheated one time and it was NOT my fault and I am NOt counting it!! LOL... I went to Costco with my friend Pam Goudge and she offered to buy Joshua and I a Costco dog. I explained to her that we would pass because it is No fast food February and She insisted that she buy our lunch. So I decided that it was OK because I was not spending my own money and if I were to go home and make lunch I really was going to have hot dogs. So we had a Costco dog and a soda . Thank you Pam for lunch. Other than that we have still had NO fast food and only had dinner in a actual restaurant one time this entire month. Pappy took us to Chinese food because his daughter from Missouri was here to visit. But it had no drive thru and it was a planned event. So how are you all doing ????

Feb 16th

Isaiah loves his cereal