Update

Just got a call from Gabby- Piba has had 2 more puppies- both girls.
She thinks she is done- Since Piba got up and went to her little house taking her puppies with her. I will post more pictures tonight.

Labor Pains

Here is the proud papa-

Here is puppy # 1 (boy) born early this morning. He is SO precious.

Here is Piba- She was sitting by me and about every 15-20 minutes she would get really excited and get real nervous. I think that is when her contractions were coming.

Here is Che guarding Piba.

Here is Puppy #2 (girl) born. Here she is still in her sack- and Piba is cleaning her up.

I have learned so much about dogs watching Piba. God is AWESOME on how he created animals.

More pictures to follow.

What a trip

Thanksgiving was wonderful. Our plans got changed a little. A friend/co-worker did not want Paul and I to spend Thanksgiving alone so she invited us to her house. We had a great time with them. There were a total of 17 of us in attendance. We had to cut our visit there short since we had to get up at 3:30 am on Friday to pick up Pastor Mario and Gabby from the airport.
Friday morning came quicker than we wanted- We got to LA in approximately 4 1/2 hours. It was great seeing them. We made it back to Las Vegas safe and sound a little exhausted.
Looking forward to Piba having her puppies... Now we will see when she goes in to labor...
More to follow.

Happy Thanksgiving

Happy Thanksgiving to all.

Turkey Treats

Today is our Thanksgiving potluck at work. I made these little treats for everyone. They were not as easy to make as they look. I thought this would be a nice EASY treat to make for my co-workers. I guess I was wrong- but it was a nice project for Paul and I to do together.

Glory by Selah

Glory

One day eyes that are blind will see you clearly
And one day all who deny will finally believe
One day hearts made of stone will break in pieces
And one day chains once unbroken will fall down at your feet
So we wait
For that one day
Come quickly, we want to see Your…

[Chorus:]

Glory
Every knee falls down before thee
Every tongue offers you praise, with every hand raised
Singing Glory
To you and unto you only
We'll sing Glory to Your name

One day voices that lie will all be silenced
One day all that's divided will be whole again
One day death will retreat and wave it's white flag
One day love will defeat the strongest enemy 

So we wait
For that one day
Come quickly, we want to see your….


[Chorus:]

Glory
Every knee falls down before thee
Every tongue offers you praise, with every hand raised
Singing Glory
To you and unto you only
We'll sing Glory to Your name


We know not the day or the hour
Or the moments in between
But we know the end of the story…
When we'll see your…


[Chorus:]

Glory
Every knee falls down before thee
Every tongue offers you praise,every hand raised
Singing Glory
To you and unto you only
We'll sing
Glory to Your name

To listen to this song go to http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2Efw-7cFGSA

Our Pre-Thanksgiving

Paul and I decided we were going to have a Pre-Thanksgiving with a turkey and then on Thanksgiving day have Ham. SO Sunday I prepared our turkey- The picture above is what our turkey looked like. It was YUMMY- and it is the first turkey that I did by myself in the oven. We fried a turkey one year and the remainder of our Thanksgivings have been at someone else's house where we did not cook the turkey. Paul and I enjoyed our little pre-thanksgiving day- making memories. We had mashed potatoes, green bean casserole, cranberry sauce, stuffing and pumpkin pie.
For Thanksgiving I will make the ham with scallop potatoes, cooked carrots, sweet potatoes and lemon meringue pie.
This weekend was a peaceful one. Friday night, Ana treated me to a movie- NEW MOON. It was a good movie. We were surrounded by teenagers- it was amusing. Saturday Paul and I spent the day relaxing, drinking mate and enjoying our "facturas" from the french bakery. We also called Argentina and Paul spoke to his father for quite a while. It was nice catching up on things in Argentina.
Sunday- we enjoyed church and then our Pre-Thanksgiving meal. I cleaned the turkey and froze some of the turkey and kept some out for dinners this week.
This week should be a slow week. A lot of people take the entire week off. Great time to get caught up and take it easy.
Looking forward to what the Lord has in store for us this week.
Until the next one.....
Psalm 92:1
IT IS A GOOD THING TO GIVE THANKS UNTO THE LORD, AND TO SING PRAISES UNTO THY NAME, O MOST HIGH.

Thanksgiving

November is usually my favorite month. This year has been a little different. It has been a tough year over all. I got to thinking that how I view things can also make it better or worse. For example- if I only look at the negative - my focus will be negative- and I will keep thinking of only the negative. This reminded me of when we used to foster the boys. Paul and I would get tired of hearing them complain about things or their siblings- so we started making them list 10 things they were happy/thankful for. At first the boys struggled with this- but once they had to do it more than once it started to come easier to them- and in the end I believe it helped them realize how much we should be happy/thankful for. So, I am challenging myself this way also-
I am going to list 10 things I am happy/thankful for:
1. My Saviour Jesus Christ- who came to save us- without HIM we have NOTHING. (John 3:16)
2. My loving husband- who despite all my flaws he still loves me unconditionally.
3. My family- who have been a great encouragement through EVERYTHING in my life. They laugh with me, cry with me and always jump at the opportunity to help us out.
4. My church- I am thankful that I have a place I can go to where the TRUTH is taught.
5. Ana- She is the reason I succeed at Landini & Associates. She is such a positive person- always smiling, always humming, and always excited for the adventures of a new day.
6. A good nights sleep- last night I slept 9 hours (something I have not done in a while). It is amazing what being well rested does to a body.
7. My job- yes I am thankful that I still have a job- even when things are rough- at least I have a job- when so many people are jobless these days.
8. Good deals- (I know that this one sounds silly but let me explain) Paul and I are spending Thanksgiving alone this year. I got a 16 lb turkey for $4.88- This is a GREAT deal (or at least I thought so).
9. Our house- even though we owe more than what the house is worth- we still have one and still make our monthly payments. PRAISE the LORD for that- when so many are foreclosing on their homes- we will do all it takes to continue to pay and honor the debt we have.
10. The lovely Scenery- the sky is clear the mountains have white caps on them and the air is crisp.
Okay- that felt good. I definitely need to keep doing that!

Wisdom

Today was a very hard day for me. Overall I get along pretty well with most people. I try very hard to give a good example to my co-workers and my customers and shine the Light of God. Today I feel like I have slipped some- I had a NASTY confrontation with one of our new co-workers. I should have walked away and cooled off before I reacted- but I let the FLESH take over and boy was it NASTY. I went to the restroom and had a little meltdown. I have been under so much pressure that this situation just broke the camels back. The worst part is that he was clearly wrong but I should have never reacted the way I did so it made me wrong too. I have asked God to forgive me and have asked him to forgive me for the way I reacted. I appreciate all of you for thinking of my and being my prayer warriors.
I have to get better at blogging again! I have missed writing and also I know that some of you keep caught up with us through this blog.
Talk to you all soon!!!!