Praying hard

Just very worry about my niece she has all this bruise showing up all over her body.She's very sweet,such a great mother to her 2 small little girls. I pray very hard that the doctors that are caring for her will be guided and find what's wrong with and treat it. I really hope it's not "l" I don't even want to write the word. She needs to be in the hospital until they find out what it's :-( I hope she can go home soon and be with her little girls.
It's so hard to be so far way sometimes. Thank heaven for telephone I could talk to her yesterday.

1st day of school

Today is the first day of school here in Austin, almost everybody else started yesterday. Greg gave each one of the kids a blessing so they'd have a great year and achieve their best in this new school year. I was kind sad when I dropped Tati, she's my baby and already in 4th grade. Chad started HS, Cody now is Jr and Thais 7Th grade. Time is flying away. Now is me and Doche. He missed the kids, he was going around the house looking for them.Cody hates pictures,he looks mad,but he's very sweet. Greg says that Thais and Chad are mini Selma,Tati mini Greg and Cody definitely a Gibby.

LED ZEPPELIN : Stairway to Heaven (live).

This music reminds me my middle school/high school.great time,great friends. One in particular Roberto Bruckner ( Beto) he was the goalie for the soccer team,he was my HS sweet heart,so full of live and then was Lucia, my sweet friend Lucia. Both of them left us so young, first Beto in a car accident,then Lucia with cancer.
This music reminds me of all of us at that time.
Today my son Chad plays this music for me all the time. He plays guitar sooooooo good, so does Cody. My sons Rock. Chad sometimes come with his guitar and says "mom this is for you but don't be sad because of your Friends" and I say " how can I be sad with you playing for me?

Ornella Vanoni feat. Jovanotti- Io Più te

This is one of my favorite Italian music. Very little people outside Brazil knows that in Sao Paulo has a piece of Italy, so many Italian that lives there, the great Italian food.Many of my neighbors were Italians, I learned to appreciate their language,their food,their culture. Well in Sao Paulo, has also a lot Japonese,Portugueses. Sao Paulo has a little beat of everything, Sao Paulo became too big for me now, after living here for some years. But I love it :-)

Legiao Urbana - Sera

This is my favorite music of Legiao Urbana. What a great time I had,this music is part of that great time.Sweet memories.I,Edinho,Sonia and Elcio,Aguiar e Monica and others. Edinho got married,sonia too,the others I don't know,I hope they're all very happy too :-) I'm. The vocalist of this band died 1996 I think. I like what he said ones. "I want to have someone to talk to and that this person don't use later what I said against me"

Legião Urbana - Tempo Perdido

Music always has been a part of my life,I love music, it's go deep in my heart,deep in my soul.Always had a music that would say something about my life,my feelings,my world,my happiness or sadness.
This is my younger brother favorite band, I like them too,they sing about real life,but he likes them the way I like Roberto Carlos.My brother is very good person,has a great heart,but he doesn't believe that there is a GOD, he thinks that God is just a spirit,that if there was a God people wouldn't be so mean. He doesn't understand that we have our free agency. That we'll be judged for our actions.
So many times I ask so many question myself, specially about suffering of the children,child abuse of all kind, hurt my heart to think about it, but man has their free agency,but he doesn't understand.
I can't imagine my life w/o my faith in God and Jesus,how could I start my day or end my night w/o thank the Lord for my day,to protect my family,even when I didn't know as much as I know about him now, God has always been in my life.Yesterday was pretty scaring, me,Thais and Tati went pick Chad up from football practice,was raining so hard that I barely could see anything and I told my girls, "lets say a prayer" Tati said " I already said mom" How happy Heavenly father must feel with the faith of a little girl that he'd protect us :-)

Tati and I

Tati and I went to home depot and she was choosing colors for paint Cody's bedroom whem he moves out.My baby is 16 and she's already thinking when he'll move out, so she can get his bedroom :-(
We had a great time. The day before we went to Ulta because she wanted to buy a blue nail polish and painted her nails by herself as you can see ;-) She's such a cute, she's growing way toooooo fast.

Thais gave Tati..

Thais brought a craft to Tati and helped her to make it. She's very caring, and she loves her sister.

More of Thais's YW Camp

She had lots of fun,I'm glad I let her go, she starts to build her on sweet memories.I love this girls. I tell her if someone break her heart someday I'll smash him. Thais is so sweet and caring she brought for Tati a craft.

Thais's YW summer camping

It was Thais's first YW camp and I didn't want her to go because they didn't let me to go,they already had so many moms going. Thais really wanted to go, so I let her,sometimes you just have to start letting go. Specially living here in USA, that the kiddos goes to college and most of the time don't come back to live at home anymore.This will be hard for me as a Brazilian. Normally we only leave when you get married.

Back to school shopping

For some reason I forgot to order school supplies from school,so we did that yesterday and we also went to buy clothes for school.It's 4 kids,it was crazy and fun at the same time.
Cody is so like Greg, go inside 10 stores don't like anything.Cody keep telling me that he doesn't need anything,heard that before.Chad for other hand wants everything,likes everything,specially price things,so I have to remind him how many things he can have,but when I tell him he's done, he says okay.Thais keeps telling me that I buy too many shoes,that I love to shop,that she hates shopping and all that.Yesterday something got inside my frugal little girl,because she wants this and that.Tati,my sweet Tati,she gets mad at me because I say no to her a lot when we're shopping. She buys something because Thais bought and then she doesn't want to wear,she says "not today I'll wear tomorrow, so I only let her buy what I know she'll wear.
I was so tired, Greg went to meet us for dinner.Thais have some gift card for Justice so we're going there today and of course Tati will want something too.Justice is Tati's favorite store so I give her a budget.my cell was dead,I wish I had my camera.I was telling Greg last night that I was dead and he told me "You tired of shopping" Yes I was tired,but I enjoy every little second, I looked Cody and thought soon he'll go shopping with a "friend", girl friend.
Talking about friend, Brittany(Cody's friend) went meet us at the mall and then Cody went to a store and I just went there to pay, very cute girl,I invited her to go dinner w/ us,but she said her mom doesn't like her to drive at night.
Cody is so shy and at the same time so funny ones you get to know him. Chad is wayyyyy to funny,silly,always joking,singing,not shy at all.

Boating with family and friends

Me and my girls went boating with some friends yesterday. It was wonderful the weather,the people,the food. Too bad the boys and Greg couldn't come with us.Chad had a game.It was a lot of fun.

Party's

Party, party and more party. I'm not eating a lot on those parties or I'll never lose my weight. Greg's likes I think he'd have more fun if could understand more Portuguese, since no one really wants to speak English' He really likes when Sam comes, he's American and speaks English with Greg. They're the only white,white people.Greg can understand some of Portuguese now, more than he should sometimes rsrsrsrs.
Tomorrow is Adriana's b-day, it will be in a big boat, no way I'll put my swimming suit on, Greg was trying to convince me that I'm not as fat as I think I'm, I'don't care, I'll keep my shorts on. Greg and Chad can't go, Chad has a game tomorrow that we just found out three days ago. I' feel bad Greg is not going, but he told me to go w/ Cody,Thais and Tati and have fun.
I wish he could come because he likes everything that's outdoor. I better go to bed now it's 1am and I need get up at 7:00 I need to be at 8:00 at Chad's school. We'll leave to the lake at 12:30. The girls are excited, they're so brazilian,loves a celebration, even Tati that I call mini Greg, she loves a party.
What I like the most is that everybody loves the kids and everything they plan has something fun for the kids. Unless is an adult only thing. We saw each others kids grow up.

The last picture was added my mistake,it was from New Years and the cake was Ryan's graduation and a friend of us Teresa made the cake for him.

Me dedicaram essa musica

One friend of Brazil dedicated me this music.

Great daddy

Greg is such a great dad. He has so much patience and love for the kids. He loves to spend time with them :-)

Meus amores

Sweet Doche

It's like having a child. He woke up 7am and I take him for a walk.Then at night again. He's my little friend follows me everywhere.He's so cute, it's a lot of work but I wouldn't change. We didn't travel this summer after we got him,because he was too little to leave him. We did so much last summer that no one complained in doing small things around Texas this summer. We'll go camping when cools down a little beat. The kids are asking to going camping, but no way right now.

I can't sleep, I hate that. The night is long.I started to thing about my family,specially about my kids, how each one of them is,their personality,their dreams,their smile,their sweet spirit.Today I talked with my friend Sonia she lives in Brazil,we talked for a while.
Is fun go back time, so many memories.I always said that I have no regrets,but I think I have one, I wish I never cried for a guy more than 2 days, 2 days is plenty then move on, I'll say this to my girls over and over and over again. It's not worth it at all. Sonia and I were remembering about all the crying,I told her beside my sons,I will only cry for my husband if he dies, I'll never cry for a man alive again.
I told her that the last time I went to Brazil, my plane almost fell,it was so scaring that I haven't gone back, so I told Greg what happened and how scared I was to die and leave him and the kids, that I wished they're there with me and Greg asked me "WHY do you wanted us to be there to die with you????" I was so Mad that he wanted to live w/o me.That he didn't want to die with me. We laugh how dumb I was, mad that he didn't want to die w/ me. Great friend,great memories.

Tati's New Belt

Tati got a new belt. we are so proud of her. The master said she's very natural, she is really good on Kung Fu,she's very dedicated and that the black belt is closer and closer. We love Tati :-)

P90X

Here I go P90X, I don't feel like doing,but I'm glad I did after I do.I really want to loose some weight before my b-day.I only have couple of month.It's getting harder and harder as I get older,so I can't wait for tomorrow. Today is the tomorrow of yesterday.This is what I tell my kids all the time.This is my second time around on P90X and I can see the big difference between the before and after picture.It's unbelievable,so here I go with my mind on the next picture.I hated it but I loved it:-)

Fábio Jr. -- Pai - Clipe Oficial

Today is Father's day in Brazil. I love my dad with all my heart. My dad always made sure that I new that I was beautiful and special. My dad always told me that we're all the same, that I'm not better than anyone, but that no one is better than me. That we all have opportunities in life, for some people things are easier than for others, some people have to work harder, go the extra mile, but the sun shines upon everyone.
Thanks dad for all that you did for me. I love you forever......... :-) Te amo pai, vc e meu heroi, meu tudo. Voce e a razao que eu amo a vida da maneira que amo.

Greg's 45 B-day

Thais always says that she was Greg's best b-day present and Greg says he's glad she wasn't born on his b-day because he'd never have another b-day party. Yes he would. I know he likes the party.Greg always says that is amazing how we Brazilians celebrates everything and how b-day it's a big deal,and really is.Greg loves fishing I never saw anything like this.He's going on labor day on a 36 hrs deep sea fishing,good for him we should do the things that make us happy.So for his b-day I made a fisherman cake and I replace the fish with my picture rsrsrsrs as the best catch of his life and also I put the kids pictures on another fish picture frame. He really liked. I didn't want a B-B-Q this year, I didn't want him to do any work that day, just enjoy the party. We had the Brazilian friends and some people from church.We all had a great time.Greg said he tries to catch up with me, but no matter what I'm always older than him....that's right I'll be always older. I love this guy,make me nervous this deep sea fishing over night thing, can't imagine my life without him.

Thais 12th B-day

I can't believe Thais is already 12 years old,almost as tall as I'm, even though I know doesn't need much to be taller than me kkkkkk.She told me that my shoes are getting small to her (I kind like this part). Is fun watching her growing at the same time a little scaring.I see a lot of me on her.Every year I take a picture of my kids on their b-day, I write a letter about them at that time, what's going on the world,in their life,what kind of show they like,sport they do, the things they say about me,I put their picture inside and I close the envelope and I put inside a box that I have for every child and one day I'm going to give for them as a gift. I thought I'd give on their 16 b-day, but I didn't give on Cody's 16th, I didn't think he'd appreciated it. The main reason I think is when they are teenager I want them to think how much we loved each other,that I was cool one day.
Before Thais I had a partial molar pregnancy,it was very hard for me to hear that the baby heart wasn't beating anymore,that I needed to have a D&C,that was a partial molar, that I wouldn't be aloud to try for another baby for a year. I had a blood test every wk,then every other wk,then every month for a year. I told Greg I didn't want to have another baby,that we're done with our two boys. Something happened that changed my mind and my heart, I'll talk about this another time,Thais loves to tell about this.
Anyway when I got pregnant Greg said that it would be another boy because I have two brothers and me,in his house 4 boys and 1 girl,but I told him that I felt that was a girl and it was my sweet Thais.We're happy the same way we're happy with the birth of each one of our children, if I wasn't as old as I was when I had Tati we'd have had another one for sure.I guess because it was specially after the loss of the baby.
On this B-day she wanted a flip flop party,she had lots of fun.I bought flip flops and some stuff for the girls decorated it the way they wanted and take home.I made the flip flop cake and she loved it. Anything to see that sweet smile on her face:-)