HAPPY BIRTHDAY BROTHER

Well today is my younger bro's birthday, except he's not that young anymore. It seems like he should still be in highschool, but he's been past that stage of life for years now. Maybe I think of him at that age still because he doesn't look like he has aged much since then. That's one good thing about our family is we keep our youth for awhile and we look younger than we are. Anyhow Drew, HAPPY BIRTHDAY!! I wish we could all be there to celebrate with you but know we are thinking about you today. I hope you have a wonderful birthday and don't have to work too hard. I also hope your new job is going well and that Alicia and Korven are doing great. You take care and don't eat too much cake! Love ya.

TADA

Ok, here is the new blog for youo all and I even have pics posted. How about that!

domandbri.blogspot.com

NEW BLOG

Ok, I know I'm way behind but a lot has happened in my life recently. Most of you already know my Juan situation so I will leave it at that and if you don't know, email me. Anyhow, I am going to start a new blog for Dominik and me so once I come up with a name for it and set it up, I will post that link here. I wish I knew how to make a super cool background like Kelsey or Karen, but I'm not that smart with the computer. Maybe when I go visit them next in Inkom, I can get a lesson on that.
Anyhow, back at work I am and it's snowing like mad here. The new year is off to a pretty good start overall and hopefully it will just get better and better. Hope all of you are doing well and check back soon for the new blog website!!!

New Words

No new pics, but Dominik has a couple new words. He will bark like a dog which is pretty cute and yesterday after I said Burrr because it was cold outside he proceeded to say it too and now he says it all the time. He's really growing up and I finally had to buy him new PJ's because his 18 month ones are too short on him now.
Today I am off to Sun Valley for drill. My unit is attending a trauma conference over there so it should be a good time and we should get some pretty good training. Next week is Turkey Day which means 3 day work week!! Yes!! I love the holiday season. I am looking forward to visiting with everyone that I hardly ever get to see. And yay, my bro, sis in law and nephew are flying in from the E Coast to visit all of us so I'm excited to see them and see how much Korven has grown.
Other than that, I think it's the same old thing. Hope everyone has a great weekend.

10 THINGS I LOVE ABOUT DOMINIK

Dominik has been at Grandma and Grandpa's house for the past couple days and as usual I miss him. Since he's been gone I have thought about all the little things he does that makes him the love of my life. Although I could go on forever about Dominik, here are 10 things about him that make my heart melt.

1. His smiles
2. When he pats my back during a hug.
3. When he goes to give me a kiss and sticks his tongue out at the last second so I get a bunch of slobber on my lips. He thinks it's funny.
4. When he falls asleep in my lap after drinking his evening milk.
5. When he holds my hand in his, just because.
6. When he offers Juan a bite of his snack, then quickly takes it away and eats it himself.
7. When he turns on his boombox and dances to the music.
8. When he points at all the animals he sees and says "dog".
9. When he drives his toy cars up and down my legs while making loud car sounds with his voice.
10. When he laughs because he's having fun!

I could keep on going forever, but these are some of my favorites. Dominik Quinton Mendoza, I LOVE YOU SWEET PEA.

CHIEF LITTLE FOOT

Here's Dominik in his Halloween costume. I forgot to take the pic after his warpaint was applies so I will have to get more on Halloween day. I took him to the park yesterday and got some pics of him showing off his mad playground skills. He does all of the slides by himself and loves to cross the bridge. He's really getting independant and I know he would live at the park if we let him.
It sounds like Tony (Juan's bro) is also going to have a baby boy. There's a 70% chance it's a boy so there's another one to add to the family. I think boys are trying to take over the world since Kelsey is the only one who has girls. 2 girls compared to 4 boys..mmmm what's going on around here?? Maybe this means 2 boys to every girl? One to clean and one to cook. hahaha, nevermind that idea, I can barely handle 1 man, 2 would drive me insane.
Oh, I finally signed up for another college course. I took about a 5 month break because of all the military schools I have been doing, but I am taking Exercise Physiology next month. I have to go to AR for 2 weeks for my training NCO school, but it's a sham course so I will have plenty of free time in the evenings to get ahead on my homework (that's the plan anyway). I am only taking one class at a time since that's all I can handle right now anyhow, but that's better than no classes.
Guess that's all from me so enjoy the pics!!

I PASSED!!

Here's our group photo from the marathon I did. The golden leaves really make the pic look bright.
Today is a good day because I passed my semi-annual physical fitness test that is required for work. I was a little worried as I haven't been practicing my push-ups or my speed while running. I must admit that I almost gave up on my run as I felt like throwing up the entire 2nd mile. What kept me going?? I didn't want our Batallion Commander personally calling me up to yell at me. It wasn't my best score ever, but I passed which was my goal this time around.
Also new, I'm looking into one of those debt consolidation places. With the cost of daycare and us being upside down in previously owned vehicles, it's kind of hard to make it each month without using the wonderful world of credit. Juan and I cut up all the cards and I have an appointment with a debt place on Tues for a free consultation. Hopefully they can work something out that will put me well on my way to being debt free.
Dom is doing great and I know it's time to post more pics of him so I will do that as soon as I get a chance. He's busy making adorable crafty things at daycare that are beginning to cover my fridge. He's finally warming up to the idea and doesn't throw a huge fit when he's dropped off anymore so that's good. He also seems to enjoy patting all the little girls on the head like their puppies or something.
Juan scored an amazing 4 pts at his hockey game last night, so I figured I better say something about him so you know he still exists. =0) He's also liking his new job which is a plus and he doesn't have to work as often so we get more evening time together as a family.
Guess that's all my news and blabbing for now. Back to work I go.