my love my life

2010-01-17T10:49:00.000-08:00

HI Everyone. I finally updated my blog. Everyone can thank my sister for the constant nagging! I love you too Kimmers' . Make sure you go back a few pages to get the full update since August. Ahhhh I know August.

2010-01-17T10:41:00.000-08:00

Stevie (foster dog) had been kenneled for a few weeks. Came home for the weekend and got very sick. Last night had to rush him to an emergency vet. After x-rays and a barrium die he came up good. Poor Baby. So he'll stay with us for a bit to get some rest and lots of love.

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James kept an eye on everyone :)

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My favorite place to be. Hands down!

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Hit the beach for some fun in the sun. Brayden did his best Baywatch run. Like that Kimmers'.....

2010-01-17T10:25:00.000-08:00

brayden practiced more golf

2010-01-17T10:22:00.000-08:00

I made Christmas Dinner. Started at ten was done by 5pm. But it was worth it. I made a honey herb glazed turkey, homade garlic mashed potatoes, roased asparagaus, stuffing,sauteed mushrooms, and Brayden's favorite drunkin' apples. Martha Stewart ain't got nothin' on me. lol

2010-01-17T10:18:00.000-08:00

Brayden's really into Star Wars and Legos. The rule is he has to pick up the Legos or they go in the trash. Can't have three dogs vacumming up Legos for us. That would not be good. James also got him a golf bag to go with his clubs that he got a few months prior. Now we just have to find a glove for the little lefty. The clubs were hard enough to find.

2010-01-17T10:13:00.000-08:00

Christmas Day was at our house. Brayden was up early. I was up last and Brayden did his best to wait patiently.

2010-01-17T10:08:00.000-08:00

Christmas Eve was at James and Amy's Grandma's house. Dinner was wonderful and presents were in abundance.

2010-01-17T10:03:00.000-08:00

I held a benefit to raise funds for ITSTHEPITS dog rescue. It's a San Diego based pit bull and pit bull mix non profit rescue. I've met some amazing people and some even more amazing dogs. A dogs ability to just pick up and move on is amazing! Thanks to the family for coming out and supporting the pitties. I partnered with Daves BBQ. We ate ribs and raised money for the dogs. Everyone won.

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concentrated on his game...

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watched and took lessons from James

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and he golfed some more....

2010-01-17T09:22:00.000-08:00

Brayden prepared for Santa! When James and I went shopping. We told Brayden we were having a meeting with Santa and we had to discuss his behavior over the last year with Santa.

When we got back he asked what we told Santa. We told him that we explained to Santa that although he had stuff to work on overall he had been a good boy this year. Brayden squeezed us and said thank you so much Mommy and James for telling Santa I was a good boy. It was the cutest thing

2010-01-17T09:13:00.000-08:00

Brayden has a great time golfing. He is pretty good too

2010-01-17T08:54:00.000-08:00

Wow I haven't posted since August! Sorry Everyone... I'll getyou up to speed. Brayden and James are avid golfers :)

About to take off

2009-08-29T12:17:00.000-07:00

Look no tears in line

2009-08-29T12:15:00.000-07:00

It was amazing that he went on the second ride without any tears. I had to sit out and watch this one for myself.

The most wonderful thing about Tigger....

2009-08-29T12:12:00.000-07:00

We got Brayden to go on two rides and take pictures with Winnie the Pooh and Tigger. We will try again when he can buy his own ticket :)

Disneyland

2009-08-29T12:07:00.000-07:00

I took a last minunte week long vacation from work. It was much needed. My health had been suffering from all the stress in my life. Being a single mom is tough. Luckily I have the best stress releiver ever. Brayden! James and I took him to Disneyland a few years ago and thought we sould take him again. Boy... Were we wrong! The pictures are great. We only have a few because Brayden did NOT enjoy Disneyland. He didn't want to go on rides. Didn't want to walk around and play in toon town. The whole time he said he wanted to go home. Thank god we got the tickets for free.

No more wings

2009-08-29T11:12:00.000-07:00

So a couple weekends ago Brayden got out of the pool and took his wings off. We all looked at eachother and asked are you done swimming? Then to our surprise he said I don't need them anymore and away he went. He leaped right in. He swam so well. Just like a little fishy. I'm so proud :)

High Flyin'

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Is that a dolphin?

2009-08-29T11:09:00.000-07:00

I told Brayden to give us his best dolphin dive. It was the cutest thing.

Bucket Head

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too much swimming

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This is what happens when you swim for too long!

2009-07-20T19:52:00.001-07:00

A friend of mine sent me a good email with this saying.....

"Life may not be the party we hoped for..... but while we're here we might as well dance."

Yup... Their all there

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I couldn't help but count fingers and toes the second I got to hold him. LOVE those cute little fingers and toes.

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Brayden and my Dad smiling for the camera. Can't believe I got smiles out of both of them at the same

time !

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Brayden and Nana being silly!

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Brayden couldn't wait to hold his cousin. He calls him Baby Luke. Brayden also thinks

Luke is his brother. Been trying to convince him Luke is his cousin but he doesn't quite get it yet.

I'm an Aunt!!!!!!!

2009-07-13T23:10:00.000-07:00

Wahoo! I'm an Aunt. So excited. Luke Joseph S. Sorry I can't spell the last last name. Made his apperance 7-8-09 at ten minutes to midnight via c-section. He is 7lbs 1 ounce, 20 inches long, and perfect.

Meet Chubert.....

2009-07-13T23:05:00.000-07:00

Another Foster ! 5 week old male blue pit bull. Brayden has named him Chubert. A horrible man was selling him in a parking lot underage, covered in fleas, had worms, no shots, and severely dehydrated. It's the Pit's was able to get him and SAVE him. I took him to get all fixed up at the vet's last night and is doing great now. I have two fosters right now so things are crazy. But I love every minute of it.

Summer Time

2009-07-06T21:49:00.000-07:00

So it is summer time. Even though I work what seems like a million hours. I'm doing my best to fit in fun stuff for Brayden. We try not to let him know what were planning. It's so cute. We tell him it's a surprise. He always asks a ton of questions trying to get us to slip up.He'll ask is there water where I'm going? Do I need a jacket where I'm going? Are we eating where were going? He's so smart.
He's growing up so fast. They always say that the time flies by. They are right it does fly. It flies way to fast. I wish I could slow it down and enjoy more.

2009-07-06T21:48:00.000-07:00

What a look...

Barbecue at Casa Reschke

2009-07-06T21:45:00.000-07:00

Brayden swam and jumped all day. Papa Jimmy and him are partners in crime. Always up to no good !

4th of July

2009-07-06T21:41:00.000-07:00

We watched firworks from our living room window. Pretty Nice! They shot them off at Brengel Terrace Park not to far from our house. We had a great view from the comfort of the couch.

2009-07-06T21:38:00.000-07:00

Brayden Loved the monster trucks!

2009-07-06T21:35:00.000-07:00

Friday we took Brayden to Monster trucks at the Del Mar Fair. We've gone every year. Again

ears plugged from the time we walked in. It was pretty cool. They had Monster trucks, mini trophy cars, and transformers.

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So sleepy

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On the way home it was like two hours past his bed time and he was hilarious. I should of video taped him. He talked to my step dad on the phone about the game and then handed the phone off and feel right to sleep. Quick!

2009-07-06T21:27:00.000-07:00

Brayden celebrating the Padres win! With his ears still plugged....

It's a phase

2009-07-06T21:25:00.000-07:00

I keep hoping it is only a phase. Lately when we go out and it is noisy Brayden plugs his ears. From the time we got into the stadium until the time we left they were plugged. He wouldn't even take his hands down to drink soda!

Go Padres!

2009-07-06T21:20:00.000-07:00

Last Tuesday my friend Christina and I took Brayden to his second major league ball game.

Padres vs the Astros. Pads won! It was a great game. We got awesome tickets from our customers that had season tickets. Thanks Gracies parents. Gracie is a Great Dane that shops at our store.

Meet Stevie.....

2009-07-06T21:15:00.000-07:00

This is my current foster dog. He's a bull terrier/pit mix . I've had him for

two months now. He has demodex mange and came to me almost completely bald. He looked like a freshly hatched baby bird. He had been dropped off at the shelter and his quote "family" wanted him euthanized. Horrible! It's the Pit's saved his life and know he lives with me temporarily. We are nursing him back to health and teaching him his manners. He is in his pool. He LOVES water!

Relaxing.....

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Waiting for a good set to come in. He wanted to hit up just the right wave.

lol!!!!!!!

The beach is hard work

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And his in....

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Well Kinda! Not quite ready for the swells yet

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Getting ready to hit the waves

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He loves the water!

Father's Day

2009-06-23T20:52:00.000-07:00

Sunday we took Brayden's new board out. He sat and checked out the waves first. What a face....

watching tv

2009-06-23T20:49:00.000-07:00

The other day I came around the corner and had to take a second look.

Hey look at that. He fits! SO silly! He sat in the basket and watched his whole movie.

2009-06-18T00:32:00.000-07:00

Sorry it's been so long since my last blog. Work and life has been hectic as usual. Doing my best to provide everything Brayden needs to be happy and healthy. It's not always easy but Brayden gets me through the hard times. He is the best. My favorite MAN by far.
He's so sweet.Every morning he picks me a flower at school and gives me a kiss. That's all I need to get me through the day. I usually have to get help picking him up from school due to my hectic work schedule.Thank You James and Mom. You both are life savers. Couldn't do it without your love and support. But when I get home Brayden has a flower and a kiss waiting for me. He is truly my love my life
I miss you all and hope you enjoy the pictures. More to come.....

2009-06-18T00:30:00.000-07:00

We made kabobs. Brayden served up a mean bucket of rocks for everyone. He loves to play restaurant. He's pretty good. Always gets our order right and offers dessert.

2009-06-18T00:26:00.000-07:00

Sunday we barbecued with friends. It was a nice relaxing day. I've been short handed at work and have been working six days a week for a while now. It felt good to finally have that family time

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So silly

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Brayden loved his new board so much that he went to sleep on it.

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So handsome

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We opened more presents on Sat. He was so excited

Presents

2009-06-18T00:13:00.000-07:00

Brayden received a new buggie board from his Aunt Kim. Couldn't wait to test it out. He swam in his boxers. I couldn't even get trunks on him. At home he surfs on the couch. This weekend we are going to hit the real waves. Pray for good weather. Don't worry I'll take pictures :)

Relaxing....

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Brayden and Mia sitting in a "chair"

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Sat. was my sister's baby shower. She is due the beginning of July. We are soooooo excited. My godmother's neice brought her two girls to the party and Brayden was quick to show them around.

Debbie, I see a lot of Logan in his smile lately.....

2009-06-18T00:06:00.000-07:00

Brayden loves to have fun with our favorite Sushi Chef David.

He'll make Brayden whatever he wants!

Brayden's 4th Birthday

2009-06-17T23:57:00.000-07:00

Wow! Another year has come and

gone. Brayden turned four this past Friday and we celebrated at our favorite sushi restaurant. I know I said sushi for a four year old's birthday. I've been taking him since he was little and he'll eat just about anything. If I tell him it's good he'll try it. We were lucky to have Beema join us for dinner. That was great sharing sashimi with my Beema (Brayden's great grandmother).

first class seat in Nana's car

2009-05-27T22:12:00.000-07:00

Brayden rides with a neck pillow in Nana's car. Such service in first class. I know my sister and I never had a neck pillow in our seat. Man.... grand kid's have it made

I could look at this face all day long!

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He decided he could move faster if he ditched the bag.

2009-05-27T22:05:00.000-07:00

I had a mommy moment and forgot his easter basket so a henry's bag had to do.

Easter. That's right I said Easter

2009-05-27T22:02:00.001-07:00

So excited to hunt for those eggs. He found every one of them.

Sorry!

2009-05-27T21:46:00.000-07:00

I haven't been updating my blog. My apologies! I've been busy with Brayden and work and my volunteer activities. My blog has suffered.
Work has been great though. My boss applauded me in front of my piers for my sales increases since last year. Since taking over in June 08' I've maintained a 15% increase in sales monthly. Not to shabby.
Brayden's always great. I swear he grows by the minute. He is so happy for summer. He loves to swim and he's lucky that his Nana and Papa have a great pool. He is so funny and easy going. Every day he has something new that he does that makes me laugh. He can always put a smile on my face. :)
Volunteering is great. My current Foster's name is Stevie. He is a bull terrier/pitbull mix. Pretty cute. Has some demodex mange (non-contagious mite) so his coat isn't great. He resembles a freshly hatched baby bird. He's improving every day and should be on his way soon to his forever home. I feel blessed that I get the privilege of helping him get there. Working with the dogs is really rewarding. Dogs move on so quick and don't hold grudges for what may have happened in the past. Stevie for example was discarded at the shelter and his "family" no longer wanted him so they told the shelter to euthanize him. It's really frustrating to me when people think of animals as disposable items instead of family members.

2009-04-16T20:40:00.000-07:00

The beach is hard work.

Leo Carillo

2009-04-16T20:33:00.000-07:00

Brayden loved the beach. Even the cold water.

2009-04-13T21:23:00.000-07:00

Brayden loved bowling until he figured out that people were knocking down more pins than him. Then he had a sad face when he turned around. Not this time though he was so excited to hit that first pin.

Brayden and his Dad

2009-04-13T21:18:00.000-07:00

Brayden and I spent a few days last week visiting with his dad and his family. We had so much fun at the beach, bowling, and just visiting at Braydens Great Grandpa and Grandma Bennett's house. Logan's almost all healed up. A huge improvement from the injuries he had just a few weeks ago. It's amazing how the body can recover.

2009-04-12T22:04:00.000-07:00

I thought you guys would enjoy this. Hopefully you can hear it. He says the funniest things.

Meet Betty

2009-03-28T22:07:00.000-07:00

This week Betty's foster mommy is going on vacation. So I get to baby sit. Wa hoooooooo! My favorite thing to do. Play with a pittie.
Betty and I have a full weekend planned. First we'll start by learning not to eat the cats then we'll have an adoption event on Sunday and lot' s of love and attention. We'll also go over manners. Manners are very important.

Oceanside dog beach

2009-03-28T21:37:00.000-07:00

Tomorrow is my day off. Kinda not really. I'll start my day by going by my store to say Hi to a new adoption partner. "Even Chance" they are a pitbull rescue, resource, and education group. My favorite. I have a passion for the pitties. Then I'll shot over to Oceanside Harbor. Us "dog people" will be meeting up and walking to City hall to petition a dog beach in Oceanside. Any and all dog people and their pets are welcome. We need support. My dog Tiva and I are excited.

2009-03-28T21:27:00.000-07:00

Tuttle and friends pickin' out their favorite treats.

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Brayden came for the treats. Giant cookies !

I love my job

2009-03-28T20:32:00.000-07:00

I work for a great company. I'm able to have an opinion instead of being a monkey that the corporate jerk tells how high to jump. All managers meet every two weeks at the office and we go over good, bad, and what we'd like to see in our stores. I have great customers that love their pets and love our stores.

My store

2009-03-28T20:22:00.000-07:00

If you don't know I am the general manager of the best pet store around. We specialize in natural and holistic products for pets. A few times a year I plan a Customer Appreciation Day. I ask my food reps to come out and my favorite adoption group and we have a big party basically. Weather was great and sales were even better. I had reached my quarterly bonus goal by noon and had three days left in the quarter.Needless to say I was a happy camper. After my sales goal anything above it I get 5% added to my bonus. IT was a great day.

Thank You Nana

2009-03-28T20:11:00.000-07:00

Last weekend Brayden had a sleepover with my mom. My mom and step dad did a good job of tiring him out. He got home around 5pm or so on Sunday and fell right to sleep. Butt in the air and everything. That's how you know he is really tired. Also in the picture is his babies. All of his stuffed animals are his babies. It's so cute every night I read a story to him and his babies and I tuck everyone in. He says " mom will you make us snugly."

The lazy eye

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Such a sleepy head

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Brayden when he was soooo chubby. This was taken a few years ago at Bass Lake. One of the best places to be.

Life Happens....

2009-03-17T07:04:00.001-07:00

If you've talk to me in the last week you know it's been rough. My son's father was hurt very badly last week and it's difficult to be so far away. He's doing better and every day he gets stronger. Prayers have been the difference. Thank You for your prayers and support during this difficult time. Life throws you curve balls, it's how you handle it that defines who you are.

The real pack leader.... Chico

2009-03-06T08:48:00.000-08:00

This is my friend Christina and her pack leader Chico. Christina and I are really into animal welfare and plan on opening a business together. It will be a dog gym where owners will have access to doggie daycare, agility, training, and grooming. We hope to include a hydro therapy pool to help rehabilitate injured dogs. We'll also kennel dogs for our rescue partners. Can't wait until that dream is a reality.

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Brayden was almost a Duke snack. Just kidding... It just looks like he wants to eat him!

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And Zoe... Well Zoe is the Supermodel. She loves to pose.

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Duke is the jumper

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Chico is the digger

We got some great pics the other day at the beach

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Tiva is the swimmer of the group

The pack

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From the top Chico the chihuahua, Duke the Great Dane, Zoe the "orange one" chow/husky/coyote, and Tiva the prettiest Pit Bull ever, That's right I said ever

2009-03-06T08:21:00.000-08:00

I love to watch his expressions when he watches the animals. It's funny because when he had curls we couldn't ever see his eyebrows move. So after we cut his hair we were like " did he always make that funny face."

Dolly

2009-03-06T08:18:00.000-08:00

Dolly is Brayden's favorite because she jumps the highest. Any dolphin he see's is called Dolly now.

SeaWorld

2009-03-06T08:12:00.000-08:00

It was a little chilly that day. Brayden watched most of the shows wrapped like a burrito. He is really into animals right now. I'm not sure ,but I think that I might have something to do with that!

the curls

2009-03-06T08:09:00.000-08:00

Oh, how I miss his curls. This was at a good friends wedding. After the ceremony Brayden ran over and picked up a flower to smell it.

Brayden and his drum

2009-03-03T22:06:00.000-08:00

This is my favorite way for the drum to be used. Quietly!

Thank You Aunt Kim

2009-03-03T21:59:00.000-08:00

My lovely sister had a "great" idea to get Brayden a drum for Christmas. Thanks Aunt Kim. Don't worry your time is coming. I plan on getting your child a tattoo :)

Good thing he has a round head

2009-03-03T21:53:00.000-08:00

I'm still getting used to this buzzed head thing