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Monday, January 31, 2011

About Me


My name is Claudia. I've been married for 13 years to my Dear husband Javier, we're from San Diego/Tijuana Mexico area and now we live in  Hemet, CA  I have a 16 yr old stepdaughter Valeria.  My daughter Sophia is 10 and my baby Xavi who is 6. 
Although sometimes it gets chaotic in here with a family of five I love them with all of my heart and love spending time with them!

Here are some of my facts:

a few updates

1.  I love love love chocolate cake.
2.  I have an addiction:  sunflowers seeds, I know salt is bad but unsalted ones just don't taste the same.
3.  I lied on my height on my DL, only by an inch I really am 5' 1"
4.  I love finding bargains and most of the time I buy clearance.  Call me cheap but I love 75% off tags. 
5.  I still pray to God for a miracle, I want another baby. (too late now)
6.  I am a meat lover.
7.  I bite my nails. (not any more)
8.  I am a 36C
9.  My favorite flower are tulips
10.  My favorite fruit are nectarines
11.  I like my eggs scrambled
12.  I do not eat shrimp
13.  I've never tried sushi (don't really want to!)
14.  Don't know how to swim
15.  I have a small gap in my front teeth
16.  I reuse, reduce and recycle (hey that's three in one!)
17.  My shoe size is 7
18.  I learn to knit when I was 6
19.  I love music, but I do not dance at parties.
20.  I need to loose 10 pounds
21.  I have a stepdaughter but I am no evil step mom
22.  I don't have have the green thumb (my mom does)
23.  I stress very very easily
24.  I married my husband 4 1/2 months after we met
25.  I am 13 years older than my baby sister and our kids are around the same age
26.  I easily forgive
27.  I hardly forget
28.  I don't like my curls
29.  I like my lips
30.  My favorite numbers are 3, 6 and 9
31.  I am very dependable
32.  I hate being late, so I am  hardly late for any appointments
33.  I don't have any tattoos
34.  I am responsible
35.  I don't smoke
36.  I love the smell of fresh manure in the morning (weird I know!)
37.  I don't perform well after 8:00 pm
38.  I am allergic to shrimp (can't remember if I told you this already)
39.  I am so fast at starting a new project.
40.  If I get bored I put it away and maybe...only maybe never finish it!
41.  I love tamales...all flavors!
42.  When I was a kid me and my mom used to make tamales for every occasion, now I buy them!
43.  I love Shrek! that ugly Ogre
44.  I hate being in pajamas all day...I just can't do it really!
45.  I wish I can set my sneakers aside and wear high heals more often!
46.  I do not...I repeat do not drink coffee.    
47.  It's a hassle for me to change purse. I do it four times a yr.  I should be more ladylike!
48.  I always have a comfort zone...it's hard for me when my routine is disturbed.
49.  I faithfully take my kids to the dentist every six months.
50.  I brush my teeth  in the mornings next thing I make is my bed! life can't go on if my bed is   undone  
51.  I don't iron clothes unless item really calls for it.  Only my husband 's work clothes. Can't wait for his retirement!
52.  I hate when I get toothpaste in my clothes while brushing my teeth.
53.  I never had a bike of my own when I was a kid.  :(
54.  I would like one, but one that I can call my own. ( I do now)
55.  When I do, I need to learn how to ride it. (I ride it every weekend now yay!)
56.  I make grocery lists only to loose them.
57.  Inevitable there is always at least one toy in my purse.
58.  I like cinnamon rolls
59.  I absolutely need to drink more water
60.  I like fine point pens...it makes my writing prettier or so I think!
61.  I am a half full glass kind of girl (most of the time)
62.  I may be shy at first
63.  I am easy to please
64.  I dislike chaos
65.  I like things in order
66.  I consider myself a late bloomer
67.  I started wearing lipstick, eyeliner and a bit of make up at age 22
68.  I don't wear nail polish on my fingernails
69.  I do on my toenails
70.  I know I need to be more lady like, but I am happy as is!
71.  I used to love Mervyn's
72.  Now I love Kohls
73.  Me and my mom wait for the 30% off coupon, then we are happy shoppers!
74.  I also clip grocery coupons
75.  I don't mind going to the post office
76.  I am not really into sports, I've never practiced any except in High School.
77.  I am not a beach person (as explained last week here and here)
78.  I am an indoors kind of person  (explained here) I like being safe at home.
79.  I like watching the Soccer World Cup and the Olympics every four years
80.  I started using my bike more often and conquered a steep small hill (that's because I finally mastered the gears duh!)
81.  I am not a leader
82.  I am a follower
83.  I trust easily
84.  I am not into politics
85.  I can be naive on some situations
86.  I see the good in people until they show me their bad side 
87.  In a dog eat dog world I'd be eaten
88.  In a survival of the fittest situation I'd die
89.  I am happy that I found a man that is the opposite in some of the above
90.  We compliment each other
91.  I clean when I am upset
92.  I eat when I am upset
93.  I don't like any of that gummy sticky candy
94.  I don't like cheese puffs either
95.  I love all kinds of nuts, peanuts, almonds
96.  I save all manuals and instructions booklets
97.  I've never had a flat tire
98.  I've been left stranded while pregnant by an old truck I used to drive (emotional and scary situation!)
99.  My truck's battery died once on a rainy day while picking up Sophia after School
100.  I hit a car once or twice (nothing major really!)



I did a single post on being an early bird

so that's me!  and still finding out who I am!

Sunday, January 30, 2011

Fill in the Blanks...I hear

 Jingle Bell tags by PaperUlixis

You can be as silly or serious as you want!  one word, a sentence or a paragraph if you'd like!  I thought this would be fun.


I hear...

I hear my son singing Jingle Bells...in January...the end of January...

 ...two more days to sign up for the giveaway!

Friday, January 28, 2011

{this moment}

A Friday ritual inspired by  Soulemama

In her words: "A single photo - no words - capturing a moment from the week.  A simple, special, extraordinary moment.  A moment I want to pause, savor and remember."





Thursday, January 27, 2011

Seasons Change Week 18

Season:  one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.

Every morning on our way to my daughters school  we go past a ranch with a long row of big trees that surely change with the seasons but we hardly notice.  My kids and I have decided to embark on a project that will help us notice that gradual change on the trees.  My daughter Sophia  will take at least a weekly picture after school for a whole year, I will post it on my blog entry on Thursdays and my little one Xavi wants in it too so he will take a picture of some cows from a different ranch and improve his picture taking skills.

This picture was taken on 1-26-11 We're having a mild winter here warm days and chilly mornings.  Mornings that make almost anybody want to stay in bed.  Not a lot of change from last week on these trees.

Cow story:  the cows we used to take pictures of have been missing since December.  Kids are on the lookout!

So back on the cow case, we went back to the scene of the crime and:
The kids looked left,

They looked right! and no cows  

But we spotted a couple of horses in another ranch!  Where could those cows have possibly gone??

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Wednesday, January 26, 2011

New glasses at last!

Sophia finally got her new glasses and she wanted to share!  Xavi wanted to share too!






Xavi said the picture where one eye is closed and the other one is open, his closed eye is dead.

Don't forget to sing up for my very first giveaway! if you haven't already done so! Pretty stationery!

 

Monday, January 24, 2011

We've gone a long way Baby!

Nine years ago
on January 22, 2002 at 3:58 am
a little tiny star was born
Sophia Monserrat Aguilar 6 lbs and 19.5 in


That was then...


This is now.

I love you my child!

Friday, January 21, 2011

Seasons Change Week 17

Season:  one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.

Every morning on our way to my daughters school  we go past a ranch with a long row of big trees that surely change with the seasons but we hardly notice.  My kids and I have decided to embark on a project that will help us notice that gradual change on the trees.  My daughter Sophia  will take at least a weekly picture after school for a whole year, I will post it on my blog entry on Fridays and my little one Xavi wants in it too so he will take a picture of some cows from a different ranch and improve his picture taking skills.


You would certainly think these trees are dead!  or that they need some water, well I say we do need some rain  because this weekend and the beginning of this week we had summer like temperatures. Picture taken on 1-18-11


Cow story: the cows we used to take pictures of have been missing since December.  Kids are on the lookout!

No cows to be seen yet, so we decided to stop by the golf course.


Of course they had to pose for the camera instead of looking for the cows

No, no where to be seen!  But let's play a little golf shall we?

Sophia's  Birthday is this Saturday, she will be nine yrs old!  We're having a small party on Sunday!  The kids are very excited  Xavi said last night before going to bed "can't wait for the party!"  Happy weekend my friends!  


Starting next week this seasons change post will be moved to Thursdays because I found  a post  idea that I loved and  hopefully you will too!

Don't forget to sing up for my very first giveaway! if you haven't already done so!

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Thursday, January 20, 2011

Lots of giveaways!

Well it seems like a lot of giveaways are going on right now!   How fun, maybe this is our lucky day!  I am hosting my very first giveaway and so is my Dear friend Kary from Ramblings Of A Simple Girl  and OMG she is being so generous.  This is what is up for grabs on her giveaway:


A pair of fuzzy soft boots style slippers from Claire's, Bow earrings from Claire's, Feather Necklace from H&M, and a xoxo wallet bought at a thrift store!



And just a quick reminder this is what you can win on mine:
Some pretty handmade Stationery!


So head on over to Karina's Giveaway and stop by my giveaway and sing up!  You don't have nothing to loose... really!  and lots to gain!  Have a beautiful day!

Wednesday, January 19, 2011

What to buy on a Wednesday...Hot winter days

Yes,  hot winter days that is exactly what we're having here in California! People packed the beaches since we had a three day weekend MLK, I'd go but I am not a really beach person I hate eating sandwiches full of sand!   So instead I made an etsy search with the words 'hot winter days' and this is what I came up with:

Tagged as: winter and hot chocolate by CreatingNature

Tagged as: warm winter attire and spice hot romance by MegansMenagerie

Tagged as: carmin hot red, fall autumn winter by bayanhypo

Tagged as: winter fall autumn by SimpleHearted

Tagged as: fall winter warm by lilithist

Tagged as: winter, hot pink, winter fashion by JaquelinesCreations

Interesting combination don't you think??  Not really what you would take to the beach but I rather stay home and hope for a more convincing winter! 

How is the weather in your neck of the woods?

Don't forget to sing up for my very first giveaway! if you haven't already done so!

Sunday, January 16, 2011

First giveaway!

I am hosting my very first giveaway ever!  If you've visited my store  moncy3 before you know you can find unique stationery there.  Some of my items are made with beautiful scrapbook papers, others are made out of thrift finds such as vintage books, catalogs and magazines all of these preloved and ready to start a new life as pretty mail.

This is what you can win when you enter my giveaway!


Set of 10 Animal Lovers envelopes
Set of 12 Drive North America mini envelopes and writing inserts
Set of 10 Vintage Music envelopes and note cards

Rules: mandatory
  1.  be a follower of my blog
  2. visit my shop and heart an item you like and come back and leave a comment on the item
  3. share on twitter or Facebook 
 just copy and paste:  I just entered moncy3's giveaway  http://moncy3.blogspot.com/2011/01/first-giveaway.html

 For extra entries:  optional
  1. follow me moncy3 on twitter (5 entries)
  2. you can grab any of my two shop buttons and add them to your blog (5 entries per each button)
  3. you can make a purchase at my shop write giveaway in notes to seller or comment here (5 entries per item purchased)
  4. tweet or share on Facebook daily (1 entry, come back and leave a comment and a link
  5. you can blog about this giveaway (5 entries)

Please leave a separate comment for each entry.  You must leave a link so I know you've shared.  Also you need to either leave a link to your blog, shop, or send me your email at claudiaaguilar_99@yahoo.com with your so I can contact you if you are the winner.  Deadline January 31st, I am in CA and I do it the old fashion way, name on a piece of paper, then name on a hat and before my daughter goes to school on Feb 1st she will pick out the winner and the name will be announced shortly after!  Good luck to all participants. Hope instructions are clear drop me a line if you have questions!

Fill in the Blanks...I cry

 
Art Print by Candidate


You can be as silly or serious as just want!  one word, a sentence or a paragraph if you'd like!  I thought this would be fun.


I cry...

I cry when I feel hopeless, helpless and vulnerable.  I cried last night.  But I know it's good for the soul and it surely gets me closer to God.

Friday, January 14, 2011

Seasons Change Week 16

Season:  one of the four periods of the year (spring, summer, autumn, and winter), beginning astronomically at an equinox or solstice, but geographically at different dates in different climates.

Every morning on our way to my daughters school  we go past a ranch with a long row of big trees that surely change with the seasons but we hardly notice.  My kids and I have decided to embark on a project that will help us notice that gradual change on the trees.  My daughter Sophia  will take at least a weekly picture after school for a whole year, I will post it on my blog entry on Fridays and my little one Xavi wants in it too so he will take a picture of some cows from a different ranch and improve his picture taking skills.

This picture was taken on  1-11-11 No leaves on most of the trees.  I ask myself if these few trees will also loose the leaves?  I forgot from last year!

As far as the cows...can you believe me and Xavi spotted some cows while driving!  They were being transported as precious cargo in a long semi truck.  Now, we are now sure if those were our cows and we did not have our little camera handy! I asked Xavi where do you think they them? and he replied "to jail" too funny... When Sophia got out of school we kept on looking.

In search for the cows, the kids visited Tahquitz High , their sister's High school where she is a ninth grader.  Sophia took along her Pony named Diamond.

They searched on the administration building!

Diamond got hungry and had to be fed while Sophia brushed her hair!

Finally they looked in the gymnasium with no luck!  They have to start the search in a different place now!
The kids are really starting to like this adventure and ask me everyday!  Are we taking pictures today?

Have a lovely weekend!

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Wednesday, January 12, 2011

What to buy on a Wednesday...My brother the Fisherman

Today is my baby brother's birthday!  not so baby anymore!  at 200 lbs 5' 11" he  turns 37 today, he has always been my friend and my protector and I love him dearly.  He loves fishing and he does it every time he gets a chance and I mean it e-v-e-r-y-t-i-m-e.  So I searched etsy for some special fisherman gear, items or things he might enjoy and this is what I found:

This is my brother the fisherman his son Ivan on the left and my sister's son Isaac on the right!  Cute boys aren't they??

I don't know much about fishing but I know it should be relaxing and you need a good destination such as this one.  Casco Bay Sunrise Photography by douglevy

A good book would help too, I'm sure!  To pass time and to brush up on things and learn some more...this vintage book "How to Catch Fish and Make Them Strike" available on honeystreasures shop.

Ok, so he might also be needing a fishing lure...decor or gift I can stare at it all day ummmm Whitman's chocolate!  Fishing lure by teddmacdonah

A good couple of coffee mugs would help ease the cold and enjoy time.  Fishermen Trout and Bass Coffee Mugs by bradgoodell

So what happens if he gets back home and he gets no fish!  Well he can watch at this Hand carved Rainbow trout wall hanging by inspiredbymarie and get more inspiration for next time!

And finally I thought these great Fishing boxes would be nice to decorate his room!  They're small but they look awesome and fit for a fisheman.  Decorative boxes by 4yourlake

I end this post with this quote:

It was nice growing up with someone like you - someone to lean on, someone to count on...someone to tell on!  ~  Unknown

I love you Eduardo!

Tuesday, January 11, 2011

Broken glasses

My sweet Sophia has been wearing glasses ever since she was a kinder gardener.  I have always taught her to take good care of her belongings .  But no matter how careful she is at least twice a year those precious glasses need to get replaced.  I remember the very first time she came home with her broken glasses in an envelope.  She said "I'm sorry mommy"  with a sad face.  I just hugged her.   We have learned over the course of the years to keep a spare at home 'just in case'.  Of course accidents happen and yesterday she came home with broken glasses again.  She offered to pay for the new pair.  Ain't she the sweetest??  This time a tether ball right in the face ouch!!, next time who knows...time will tell.


 
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