My "Post" Laundry Pile

This is my laundry pile that I have had since around Christmas or before, I am a great and advid wahser, I am the biggest stain fighter here in the Graham county, but I hate ans I mean HATE to put the laundry away!!! And it seems that since I was sick for the past week, it just got invaded for the items needed but still stayed in the same place..... So along with my family the laundry to has to suffer when Mama is sick!

This One is for you Mom

With Christmas now and over with , here is a picture just for you Mom! Aidan and Gabriel doing what they do best, ruling the house and eachother!

Even though I am not feeling that great, I pushed all that sickness aside and took a picture with Gabriel, that Aidan told me to smile for!!!

Happy New Year!

The best day of a dryer's Life

The Best day of OUR Life was the day that we got a dryer ...FOR FREE, How you wonder, a full blessing from God that how!

William and I started our week helping our dear freinds who attened our church move into their new home, in thier new house was a washer and a dryer, but they had their own set, so out of the clear blue we were offered the other set, not for a penny.

It is beautiful, I know how can someone be so excited about a flippen dryer right? Well has you have read in the past, my old one was eating our clothes, and very very loud, This one is quite, fast and very happy to be here! I just know it!!

Not my choice of drink

For the past few days this is has not been my choice of a nice warm drink to warm the body.

All I have heard was "Drink hot tea":. :"Gargle with warm salt water" In responce I would say "O bite me you dont have to drink it"

As I wake up in the morning I feel like my head is going to explode , my nose is as stuffed as a turkey, my taste buds are skorched from so many hot teas, my ears are plugged ....Horrible just horibble!

I hate, hate ,hate, being sick, I am not the kind of person, who likes to sit and sulk all day in bed, I like to be able to fly out of bed, in the morning, and start me daily tasks, have a nice cup of whatever, and enjoy the day!

My days are starting out with the shower being my Best Friend because of the steam, a good nose blowing foe like 10 min. it's not pretty, I wake up the whole house. Start off with a nasty cup of lemon tea. Gross, gross, Gross.

The Story of the Candy Cane
Legend has it that in the 18th Century somewhere in Europe any public display of Christianity was forbidden. No crosses or Bibles were allowed and the Christians were greatly oppressed. One old man, a candy maker by profession, was particularly distressed by this. He loved the Lord with all of his heart and couldn't stand to not share that love with the world. His heart especially went out to the children when Christmas drew near and no one was allowed to have a nativity scene (or crèche`) on display in their homes. He prayed for God to show him some way to make Christmas gifts for the children which would teach them the story of Christ.
The answer was the candy cane.

The candy cane was in the shape of a shepherd"s staff to show them Jesus is our Shepherd and we are His flock. A sheep follows his own shepherd, knows his voice, and trusts him and knows that he is totally safe with him. The sheep will follow no other shepherd but their own. This is how we are to be with Jesus if we truly follow Him ( John 10:11; Psalm 23:1; Isaiah 40:11) Upside down the candy cane was a "J", the first letter of Jesus' name. ( Luke 1:31) It was made of hard candy to remind us that Christ is the rock of our salvation. The wide red stripes on the candy cane were to represent the blood He shed on the cross for each one of us so that we can have eternal life through Him. He redeems us and cleanses us with His shed blood - the only thing that can wash away our sin. ( Luke 22:20) . The white stripes on a candy cane represented the virgin birth, sinless life and purity of our Lord. He is the only human being who ever lived on this earth who never committed a single sin.

Even though He was tempted just as we are, He never sinned. ( I Peter: 22) The three narrow red stripes on candy canes symbolized that by His stripes, or wounds, we are healed and the Trinity - the Father, Son (Jesus) and Holy Spirit. Before the crucifixion Jesus was beaten; the crown of thorns was placed on His head; His back was raw from the whip. We are healed by those wounds. He bore our sorrows and by His stripes we are healed. ( Isaiah 53:3) The flavoring in the candy cane was peppermint, which is similar to hyssop. Hyssop is of the mint family and was used in Old Testament times for purification and sacrifice just as Jesus sacrificed His life for ours. ( John 19:29; Psalm 51:7) The old candy maker told them that when we break our candy cane it reminds us that Jesus' body was broken for us. When we have communion it is a reminder of what He did for us. ( I Cor. 11:24)

If we share our candy cane and give some to someone else in love because we want to, it represents that same love of Jesus because He is to be shared with one another in love. ( I John 4:7,8) God gave Himself to us when He sent Jesus. He loved us so much He wants us to spend eternal life with Him... which we can do if we accept Jesus in our hearts as Savior and Lord. ( John 1:12; John 3:3,16) Some people believe this story of the candy cane is just a legend. Others believe it really happened. We do not know for sure exactly how the candy cane was invented, but there is one thing for certain... it is an excellent picture of Christ and His love for you.

Happy Birthday/102 post

Happy Birthday to my little blog who has made it over a year and to having over 100 posts on it too!!!

I'm usually not much of a poster as I should be but we have made it this far with loads of memories to have ........I'm happy to say that of all the family's we are bloggers!!

Christmas Past

When I was little, everything was about Christmas, growing up in a Spanish heritage family, made the holiday extra special.

I can remember as a little girl watching as the holiday came near, how my family would do certain things as our tradition, my Aunt Anna would get the big box of Christmas decorations out and do the tree herself, while my other Aunt and I watched, and knowing that the same spot every year on our coffe table was where the gingerbread house would sit with a lit little candle.

My Grandma would be upstairs, making and a baking away, those are the kind of scents that we never loose around this time of year.

I remeber waking up the next morning and wanting to rip open the presents, but my Popo would make us wait until we had all eaten breakfast, there were times that he would make us sweat a little bit longer,

I remeber one year when I was very very little I had recieved clothes I was so disappionted, now that seems to be all I want !

Now 25 years later I have nothing but strong memories and a little sadness in my heart, but greatfullness fully over takes me, this year to me really isnt about recieving, I really dont care if I get nothing, I still will be happy just to know that what I have is my family starting from my Popo all the way down to my lil brother.

The ride down memory lane is only a memory now, but I'm glad that I still have it, to look back on and start the same kind of things with my family.

Whats eating my laundry?

This has been me for the past few day's.....

For a while now I have been wondering what the Heck has been going on with my laundry

One wash they are fine by the time wash number 5 comes around thye don't look that great.

William for the longest time, has been thinking that it's the acid that had been getting on him, but cant figure out why it's been ONLY on the bottem of the pants.....

Well I figures it out, its been the dryer, it has been shredding our clothes and eating away our socks....

So now I am on a search for the right one!!

what other better way to wake up

This is by far to me the best way to wake up in the morning....... A whole bunch of I love You's from my kids and Husband!

Can you really think of a better way????

I Don't think so!

Napping is for Wimps

When I have days like this, with JUST two kids...... It makes me wonder how Kate Gosslin does it with 8 kids....... She's my hero!!!

A is for Apple

Im sure you have heard of that saying" An apple a day keeps the doctor away" as much as we say that apples have another meaning here at my house, my kitchen is flooded with Apples.

This is the saying that goes on here..."An Apple a day makes mamas kitcken more of a happier place and she will not have it any other way"

If I have things in my kitchen hat I couldn't find with apples on it then I buy it red.... which reminds me I need to purchase a red toaster....I even buy Apple smelling dishsoap, apple counter cleansers(sometimes) and I have used the Febreeze Apples and Cinnomon air freshner, I can't get enough of the Apple stuff, I have been known to search all day on ebay to expand my collection.

Todays a beautiful Day so have an Apple!

Sneezing, Sick, Sunday

Our Sunday here at the Salas House, started with, Snezzing, coughing, vapor showers, vapor rub downs, and a good movie as Shrek the third to put all this to rest.......The was no church going this morning, just staying home with my two sick baby's.
Todays menu includes Soup, crackers, and OJ....

I am every women

I am every women.....
On a typical Saturday I wake up to a housse where a 5 and 2 year old rule the house with thier toysna d such, but I dont mind... its in my mother contract...... I wake up around 7:00 am do my daily devotionals , and comuter stuff then Im off to a load of very quite laundry, so the kids can sleep for a little while longer,a nd so my husband can really evjoy his days off not having to get up at the crack of dawn.
While the laundry is in process of getting to be smaller , I do a lap around the living room, clea, put away and mop the kitchen floor...... to me the kitchen has to be the cleanest room of all .
Usually by this time my kids are getting up, with a bed head dad who wants his coffe made so he can have about 2 cups, in order to be totallt awake.......I usually have to beg the kids if they will eat breakfast, which is usually won by the kids until lunch time, we are not avide breakfast people, unless we got some cold pizza from the night before.....
And last but not least when all is said and down laundry is folded and put away, the dish washer is humming itself clean and the kitchen is so clean not a crum is in sight, the dinner was a success, which it usually is.(thanks to my wonderful two aunts and beautiful grandmother who taught me how to make just about everything) we all sit down to have a nice piece of ym dessert...

This isnt the most exciting life , but its my life and I Love it, I have a home, husband, family and soul responsibility of my house hold.....What more could a women ask for?

The Bee Movie

This was by far the cutiest, most funniest movie ......my baby fell asleep, so the whole family got to enjoy the movie......Can you say D>V>D.caue we are so getting it!!!!

The Sky is the limit

This year the sky is the limit. I have made up my mind that we are going to be those people who

overly do, the whole "lighting scene" and make how house a candy land affair. I usually go around town at night and be a critic about who did what to their house and found myself saying "What on earth does that have to do with christmas?"

More importantly "What were they thinking at the time that they do it?" I dont want another person to be like me when they come driving down 7th street, so I am doing mine in a Gingerbread/candyland sort of way.....

IN the making of this wonderful scrumpcios idea, I have to have the random poop that what ever muts keep coming to my house thinking that my yard feels o so good on their bum, to do the business on.

My Farm

I know this is only in my imagination, but i want a farm........minus the cows
I dont know why but the farm thing is really starting to take effect on me!
I wonder if William will go for something this big?

Happy Holidays... Merry Christmas...... Feliz Navidad

From our Home to Yours
Happy Holidays......Merry Christmas....Feliz Navidad

The Salas'

The Family Man.... Have you seen it? No? You gotta see it

This is a movie that I can (and may I mention that I have) watch over and over and over again!!!

Perfect for the season!

Let me just note that I love my life, I love waking up in the morning know that I am a Christian, and I know the REAL truth, to know that my husband and I are very very much inlove, and I go to bed knowing that if the rapture were to take place I know where I would go! There are people out there in this world that have everything, but they are still unhappy, my heart breaks for them...

Thats what makes this movie so interesting, he gets a climps of his life if he would not have gone off, and after the shock wears off and he gets used to the married, family life he wakes up and single lonely man again, I am here to say that I am glad that my life isnt a dream that I have the real thing and that I am happy waking up to it day in and day out!

My "Cooky" Idea

Everytime that I have a cooky idea, my wonderful husband ALWAYS, always follows my lead, and lets me do it.

I have in the making, of a chicken coop in my back yard, and fill it with, 2 or 3 egg laying chickens.

My husband, looked at me said nothing, and said on his next days off the coop will get built.

So in addition to our 3 dogs, Oreo, Elodie, and Coco, plus our 6 new puppies, we are going to have some chickies.......

I feel as though a small but quaint farm is in the making!!!

A Wonderful Site

This is what the small town of Safford woke up to after some beautiful thick gray clouds rolled in last night, and possibly again tonight.....

Finally the cold has come!!!!

The Next Day

Ladies and Gentlemen....... Thank God that Thanksginving is over

Yours Truly had the pleasure of making the WHOLE Thanksgiving feast all on her own, due to the absents of two aunts, one in the hospital and the other one being her company.....

So Mother, Stepfather, Little Brother and the rest SO Soory that I didnt call you but please understand that after a long day of cooking, basting, baking, boiling, peeling, and melting, I was a little over worked.

After getting a many....mant compliments, I am hear to say that I will not for the next holiday lift a finger.....For the Thanksgiving Queen doesn't do the Christmas thing.......

ThanksGiving

God has Bless me with so much, and I never ever really just sit down and say out loud what I am Thankful for.......

1. For being saved and a Christian

2. For knowing the really truth

3. Knowing that no matter how big or small the sin, that my God will always Forgive me and will always provide for us.

4. For my Husband being the man of God that he is

5. For God blessing us with our two healthy happy boys

6. For our vehicles

7. For our house

8. For my life in general

9. For being free

10. For my intermediat family and how we are always there for eachother

11. For my Christian friends

12. For Root Beer/I will admit I am an addict I just cant put the stuff down

13. For "Brothers & Sisters" ( Who by the way is a freaken genuise to whom ever started the show)

14. For Food

15. So all in a nut shell I am Thankful for God giving me life and that I can wake up every morning pray to God, read my daily devotions, and not have to worry about the rest of the day or be in fear becaue " Where the Spirit of the Lord is there is Freedom, and its for Freedom you set us free"

Anniversary #1

Today is the day 7 years ago that William and I went on our first date!! Since then we have rocky but Great times, Got married, had kids, have a house, and a life that seems to good to be to true, but it is its our life and its wonderful!!!

`To My Husband,

I know this isnt our wedding anniversary but its the anniversary that started it all,

I Love and Thank God that we found our way to eachother!!

Pumpkins

Who says that A pumpkin has to be carved with a scary face and a candle in it to dress up a front porch.......

This is such a fat kid thing to say but everytime that I see this it makes me want to go to Sonic and get a burger.......

A meltdown, A reality check and my pride and Joy turning 5

I had a melt down this week, along with a reality check that my oldest son just turned 5 and he will be for sure going to school next year!!!! What is a mom to do? I thought about what I will probably do next year... since the school is just literally around the corner from our home, I could watch him like a hawk, never leave his side .... there is always the possability of home schooling........... I wonder....hmmmmmm

My Days before Martha Stewart.....

I dont event want to rememeber how my days would start off before I started watching Martha Stewaert...
It was one rainy day here in Safford and my sister was playing "hooky" from school that day, I decided to sit and talk and watch some "telly" when we came across martha Stewart..... since that day I have been a regular.... I make sure that the kids are feed, the dishes are done dipaers are changed the kids and I are all showered or dressed so that I can watch the show with no interuptions. The coffee cubes are jsut plain brilliant and a special yummy here and the spoon chime..... it is coiming very soon, for me it is in the making....
Clock check says that it is 10:11 and I got to hit the shower...

Happy Birthday To My Willie

HAppy Birthday Honey
You are such an awesome person,father,Husband, friend, and Man of God! You are an inspiration to many and a testimony to all . You have come so far from the places in life that have taken you, but with the help of God you found the way you needed to live the life that we share together as One. I love you Big Heart of Gold, and no matter who or what people have done you treat everyone the same, I love to watch you play and teach the boys new things, I love to watch you in church worship and praise our God I love how no matter where we are You Bless our food and you have tought Aidan to do the same and how Gabriel always ends it with an "Amen"
I love how after every conversation long or short you always make sure to tell me that " You Love Me" and "Kiss the Boys for me" And how everything with you always ends with a kiss!!

I Love You Honey -Happy Birthday

Happy Birthday to My cousin Lindy

Happy Birthday Lindy-

Have the Happiest of Birthdays today

I Love You Cousin

I Love Lucy

I never really knew that deep down inside of me I was a "I Love Lucy" fan........ Today there si an all day showing.......and I have nothing to do all day but sit and watch it...... God I just Love Saturdays!

Happy Birthday To my Rose Petal

Today is my Grandma Rosie's Birthday.....
She is no longer with us, but will always and forever be in our hearts, she is missed more and more everyday,but the way she was will never die in our hearts and in our Memories.

I love you my Little Rose Petal... I know that one day I will see you again and be rejoicing with you and Jesus in Heaven

I am a Mother at PEace

Im pretty surprised at myself but yes I am A Mother at Peace....... From Start to Finish I can hold my head up high knowing " I didnt loose my cool" when........
1. Gabriel decides to take his diaper off and put the poop in the toilet by hand.
2. Same thing happens the next day but it was watery poop and he got it all over the floor.
3.When William decides to cancel our direct tv before finding out that a week later the other cable service wont by here until Monday.
4. When he uses the debit card for a 1.25 item at the gas station.
5. When I know that my van is running only by the grace of God because my gas is all gone and my dad keeps talking and talking and talking.
6. When the bearing on my van is bad and it sounds like a cat is under my hood screaming for life
7. when the rain is so wonderful but my hair is a curly as a curly fry.
8. Its raining and I basically slide to my sisters car on my back hoping that none of my neighbors saw what kind of fool I just made of myself.
9. When we are all crammed like tuna in a can in Williams truck.
10. When Aidan takes it upon himself to rip his bed apart books everywhere and curtains pulled down just so he could hide from Gabriel.


Isnt life Sweet, Great Wonderful And Peacefull?

Mondays

I HATE when Mondays start off like this where you get up at like 630 but nothing really gets done until around lets see martha comes out at 11, usually around 12 or 1. I'm in a cleaning rut, I have so much to do and all the time to do it, just not having the energy boost to start it.

hopefully around dinner time I will have gotten to the laundy pile!!!!!!!

We joined the masses

We haved joined the masses and officially( we i mean as in Aidan and myself) own a pair of these comfy shoes, i always always thought they were ugly I still do but they are the most comfortable things that I have ever put mylittle dogs in!!!!

Neighbors!!!

We here on 7th str. are some pretty good neighbors to eachother, we have a small small share of those neighbors to are loud but rather still nice to talk to or say Hi to when we are coming or going to town.... We are neighbors who if we have fresh tomatoes we share them with eachother, and when holidays come around the husbands make trips to drop off the plates of goodies.
The ladies of the neighborhood are great too, my friend Roene down the street(and well from my church) has bible study at her house which depening on the weather, make delightful treats . I love our community, I love our Town, I love our Neighbors, and I love this post!!!!

Creative Bug 101

This was the best idea that I could find to do to keep those pesky lil bugs out of our way and out of our food!!!

Not one of our Best days

This week so far has not started out to be one of our greatest, we lost a dog yesterday, and now Aidan is sick with a Bug that doesnt seem to want to leave him alone...... Until further notice..... Im to busy running after my puky son and trying to keep the other one out of the bathroom while this is going on!!!

Last Weekend

Saturday was my popo( as to some be known as my grandpa) He celebrated his 75th Birthday... we had a Thanksgiving Feast for him. His gifts were things to be totally envies about , the cake and ice cream were delicious, and the day alone was hot and humid, but all that didn't matter the man was 75 and didn't look a day over 50!!

This is what makes me happy

Aside from Double Stuff Oreo's , coming home to a clean house after a long trip, This is another thing that makes me Happy!!!
Rain, Rain, and MORE Rain!!!! As William and I left the gas station, after filling up we were on our way home when he asks..." Do you want to go for a ride?" ..
"Sure I said it seems to be a nice rain for a nice little cruise around Safford, the rain doesnt seem to bad." Right after I said that the biggest crackle of thunder burst through the sky.
With my eyes as big as tennis balls, I said maybe we should just go home and wait for the rain to calm down."
" I agree" said William.
On our way home from the gas station, which is usually a 10 min. ride turned into a 20 min ride with sheets of white in front of us we couldnt even see the car in front of us........
William kept yelling at us in the car because the rai was so loud that we couldnt really hear eachother.


Right now its 5:56 and the rain still keeps coming I have the perfect view of the sky from my computer I am just sitting here watching the rain and listening to the beautiful birds bath in the water instead of trying to eat all our grass seed.

A more updated me!

This here is the new Marisa.... I got rid of the glasses decided to go back to my young years and wear contacts again...... I always have my hair up well because it is so gross here do even dare to wear it down... still in a shirt and capris.. and in real life I do have red couches in my living room and wow they are amazing!!!!! So let me introduce my new self ....Mrs. William (MArisa) Salas, I feel great... Praise you Jesus for being my Savior, happiness, and for giving me all that I have!!!

My Dearest Amber

This is my Dearest Friend Amber.. Amber and I were the Best of Friends growing up. She was and still is an awesome person... When we were younger we did everything together, Amber was the crazy one she would try anything, while she was painting her nails some wacky color I had to be the more conservative one and have a natrual color, while I was the neat freak Amber was the free spirit one. She had the most amazing think brown hair you could only inagine, I always envied her for that.. And let me tell you this girl was sharp... by the way Amber thankS for letting me look off your homework when I did !!! And thanks for my math grade ....I think that you were the reason why I passed!!

Amber is now an amazing mother, she lives on the other side of the world to me in Sunny Florida, even though she is that far away no has ever taken her place as my Best Friend. I LOVE AND MISS her hoping that one day she will come back to Safford if only for a visit..

LOVE AND MISS YOU GIRLY!!!!!!