Bonafide Soccer Mom

Woah! So.....lesson learned....mommying is hard! However, that said, David and I are the two busiest people I know. We do manage to schedule ourselves right into the ground. But honestly... we wouldn't have it any other way.

So, currently, Anthony and Sarah are in soccer and of course they practice on the same day at 2 different schools at only slightly different times. We are therefore like taxies and maniacs trying to do homework, feed the kids and get to practices on time. It is quite the little dance we pull off.

All of this is of course balanced with the trains David has to schedule around and all the Corcoran High School events we will also be attending. It looks to be exciting times around the Casa Portuguesa!

New Job.....Panther Pride!

So, this year I have a new job, in a new place, with a new name!!! Wow....so much new stuff. I have given up the School Psych gig for the year and gone to the dark side to be a Counselor. But, don't get too down yet....lol....what I do is more School Admin stuff than counselor stuff.

My new official title is College of the Sequoias Counselor. I am paid for jointly by COS and Corcoran Unified. For Corcoran I do mostly adminstrative stuff (fascilitate Special Ed Department, teacher observations, School Supervision Duties, Management Team responsibilities. For COS.....well....no one seems to know the answer to that question. As far as I can tell, I am coordinating COS stuff at CHS. So, if ANYONE has ANY question or need in regards to COS...I am your guy. (: That's all I know for now.

So far, I LOVE the new job. My co-workers are AWESOME. Already made great friends that I am thoroughly enjoying. The staff are a fun group. I miss my Chieftains....but my Panthers are some really cool cats (wow...I finally get to say that and it makes sense!)

Honeymoon Hijinks and Highlights

Universal City Walk (Monday, July 27, 2009)

Universal Studios (Tuesday, July 28, 2009)

Disneyland (Wednesday, July 29, 2009)
Disney's California Adventures (Thursday, July 30, 2009)

Knott's Berry Farm (Friday, July 31, 2009)

Saturday we headed for home. Met mom and Dad at "Chalet" for delicious Basque food. Can't remember the last time I enjoyed a Basque meal with the rentals....that was wonderful. They also allowed us to borrow the boat to finish off the summer in style. We picked it up that day and headed to Hanfordtown. What a marvelous, marvelous, marvelous honeymoon. Truly and totally PERFECT!!!!!

Nosso Casamento

It's Monkey Day!!!!!!!!!!!

Happy Birthday Love. It's # 35 .

It has been a great birthday weekend so far. Now out to dinner tonight!

Father's Day

Father's Day is a time to celebrate the Daddies we love around our house. We are appreciative for Daddy Borges and all that he does for us. I love his sense of humor and his infectous laugh. We love Daddy Cazzell for being downright amazing! We love his BBQ and funny stories. We all love time with him in Bakersfield.

And then....... WE LOVE DADDY DAVID!!!! David is such a wonderful Dad. He works incredibly hard for all of us. The kids are so lucky to have a fun, energetic, cool Dad like David. He coaches for them, plays lots of sports with them, cooks us all amazing meals, spends homework time with us, helps keep the house ship-shape and keeps us all laughing every moment of every day. He is everything a dad should be and every story book dad all rolled into one. We are blessed indeed! I personally can't wait to bless him with more children to Daddy someday.

Happy Birthday Big Brother

Today is my brother's birthday!

The big 3-5! Don't worry brother-man....David is only 2 weeks behind you!

Hope you celebrate in style. I love you and I miss you!......Missy