tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-31087218234394220902011-07-09T01:39:54.573-07:00+noreply@blogger.comBlogger101100tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-63206447609755875282009-01-02T11:15:00.000-08:002011-01-23T00:28:28.761-08:00So 2008 is officially over... as the perpetual &quot;silver lining&quot; gal, it is hard to look back on the past year and be anything less than grateful, despite the many lows that my family &amp; friends encountered. While there were certainly times that I cried and times that still find to be a blur, there were many MORE times that I laughed, smiled, and embraced life.So, good times or bad times, I refect<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-6320644760975587528?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-85069181035388795902008-12-23T22:55:00.000-08:002011-01-23T00:28:28.751-08:00Luckily we had the foresight to tape Sophia practicing her lines before the show...because once all the kids got on stage, it was a &quot;bit&quot; difficult to make any of the words out.I was really proud of her...I still can&#39;t believe she&#39;s 5 already...<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-8506918103538879590?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-1512580132070462932008-12-22T12:26:00.000-08:002011-01-23T00:28:28.742-08:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-151258013207046293?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-72594684144526118842008-12-08T10:46:00.000-08:002011-01-23T00:28:28.731-08:00It doesn&#39;t seem possible that Sophia is already 5 years old... yet, if you listen to her, it is clear that she is now a &quot;big girl.&quot; She makes me laugh, she makes me cry... most of all, she makes me proud to be her mom!We had a great week celebrating her 5th birthday. We&#39;ve created a bday monster in the process, but since Steve &amp; I are bday whores anyway, what&#39;s one more in the family!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-7259468414452611884?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-78231035708804667532008-10-28T13:38:00.000-07:002011-01-23T00:28:28.721-08:00Yes, they take school pictures in Preschool now... go figure!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-7823103570880466753?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-42935066023737846882008-10-27T13:37:00.000-07:002011-01-23T00:28:28.709-08:00At long last, I was able to finally get my hands on an Olympic Medal. Believe it or not, after almost 4 years at USA Water Polo, I never saw or held anyone&#39;s medal.On Saturday, I took Sophia to the Top 40 event at the pool to see &quot;the girls&quot; and we get our hands on the elusive medal! Hooray for Petie for letting us enjoy the fruits of her labor and rub our fingers on the beautiful silver and jade<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-4293506602373784688?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-14621648468058293622008-09-29T15:34:00.000-07:002011-01-23T00:28:28.696-08:00<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-1462164846805829362?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-3288573482217059942008-09-19T14:17:00.000-07:002011-01-23T00:28:28.686-08:00One week ago yesterday, while in line at Alice in Wonderland at Disneyland, I received a message on my cell phone from my oldest brother that there was an emergency...my mom was bad. When I called back just seconds later, I heard him say she was gone. My heart sank. I knew the day was coming, as I had long prepared myself for the loss of my mother, but I was obviously not ready for THE call. We<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-328857348221705994?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-10801264571473404752008-09-07T00:14:00.000-07:002011-01-23T00:28:28.671-08:00We hosted our annual Summer Luau last weekend... and it was a BLAST! We bought a water slide for the kiddies...and had our traditional adult game of beer pong... add in a LOT of food that was devoured by 7pm, and I think the party was a HIT!<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-1080126457147340475?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0tag:blogger.com,1999:blog-3108721823439422090.post-31432265691798534982008-08-18T00:23:00.000-07:002011-01-23T00:28:28.656-08:00After 3+ weeks of having family in town, we are in the process of &quot;operation detox&quot; for Sophia! While it is always great to have family around, and we all enjoy the time to reconnect, it is very difficult to get back to a &quot;normal&quot; schedule after everyone leaves. Soph has spent soo much time being carted around town, playing with her cousins, and receiving new presents, that she&#39;s become quite<div class="blogger-post-footer"><img width='1' height='1' src='https://blogger.googleusercontent.com/tracker/3108721823439422090-3143226569179853498?l=bossirossibreak.blogspot.com' alt='' /></div>+noreply@blogger.com0