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My favorite re-used blogging title – Snippets – is a compendium of small things I want to remember, the small things in life that make up the fun:- Bob and his amazing first time recipe usage for parties: Broccoli/Cheese/RAMEN casserole yesterday; General Chau (sp!) chicken at Ryan’s birthday dinner, etc. Hooked up yumminess! BTW great [...]

So Bobby was gone tending to some family business in Colorado. I say this like its a matter-of-fact thing, but in reality it’s huge! He’s never been away from Ryan, hasn’t flown without me in ages (if ever) and it was just a major major deal. But we arranged for my mommy to come and [...]

I have, like many of my friends and family, been under a lot of strain. Mostly work stuff, some family stuff, and just general sense of burden and struggle. Don’t get me wrong, my stress and struggle is not life threatening stuff – and I have family and friends going through very serious things like [...]

this was from a while ago ….. last week maybe ….. As a multi-tasking mommy (not to mention, wife, sibling, friend, grandchild, in-law, daughter, woman) there are always choices or decisions or actions to make/take ….. – Do I blow dry my hair this morning or spend an extra 10 minutes cuddled up with the [...]

For the first time in at least 2 years, if not 3, I’m sick. Sick enough to go to the doctor’s office, and if you know me, that’s pretty major… But it turns out to be a minor earache and viral infection (not a cold or flu, but something like that) The doctor is hot [...]

Today is my best friend in the world’s birthday. Happy birthday Renee! We laughed and cringed over her birthday gift and reminisced about how long we’ve been friends now, 16 years! I can’t believe how much time has passed, and how we haven’t changed in some aspects and have so much in other ways. Just [...]

My husband,my hero… After a little breakfast with baby Ava (orange-velour clad and adorable) and parents, and a quick trip to Costco (note to self, never again on a holiday!) the family Armijo, Jr. make their way home. I see a little girl with moppet-like curls (Veronica, as a wee lass) running madly down our [...]

Funny how time flies! Ryan is 3 months and a week old. (I never could get into that thing where parent’s count baby age in weeks.) Anyway, he’s doing so well, at 14 lbs and 9 oz he’s more than doubled his birth weight. After our doc appt on Friday both Bobby and my chests [...]

Woo hoo….. It’s been quite a year! To recap the holidays: Life doesn’t quite work the same when you have a kid (duh). The holiday hustle consisted of hauling Ryan to every family festivity on both sides of la familias. Toward the end of Christmas day afternoon, Bobby was worried that Ryan was breaking out [...]

It was my 31st birthday yesterday (Sun) and what a good time it was …. First, a visit to St. Anne’s where Bob, Sr did the 8 am reading and my darling baby boy was sooooo good. Only at the end did he open his eyes and stir a bit. But he was adorable in [...]

After a big nap yesterday afternoon, the Armijo Juniors went to JC Penny’s for first photos of the Armijo Juniors’ Junior. It was a riot. Baby Ry started out in the white Gap outfit Auntie Cyndi (Castro) gave him (of the oooohhh and ahhh box at the shower) and did ok. The funniest was trying [...]

oh boy oh boy …. baby ry had a doc appt last week which was the standard “he’s doing fine type” thing until the last five minutes when the doc looks into his diaper and sees something, looks over at me- he has a hernia. her�ni�a (h�rn-eahhh) nounThe protrusion of an organ or other bodily [...]

Two cute moments today: lying in between Bobby and the baby looking at each of their faces in turn and feeling pleased as punch that these two boys are mine, mine, mine. It’s so funny cuz they so look alike. The other moment was just a few minutes ago just before Ryan woke up. I [...]