Food and Pets - Good combination

"Mitzcli said to wait here because you may drop something on your lap for me to eat."
"Come on, just one piece?"
"Man, that tastes soooo good!"
"Look at the TV for just a second! Wait, Papi, I'll trade you my buddy for a taste. That way I won't have to steal it from you."

How Much They've changed!

Traveling from visit to Lake Charles, 2010

First day of school, 2009.

Lake Charles, backyard, at least four years ago.

King's Inn Visit

The family at King's Inn. Hope we can get more people to come the next time we meet. Food, needless to say, was great.

The gang in the weight room of the hotel after our putting contest.

In the weight room at hotel.

Nice table, but who's it built for?

We walked in to Big Lots and noticed this really nice square table...only problem is IT WAS HUGE! So, I had to sit down and try it out. I felt like Lily Tomlin when she would do her skit where she sat in that huge rocking chair...
If I had to eat at this table, the plate would literally be chest high. Had to share this funny pic!

Happy Valentine's Day to all!

I just had to post this great picture of my mom and dad for Valentine's Day. I miss them soooo much. Be kind to your loved ones, because once they are gone, you can never get them back or say the things you want to say. I'm glad I had the time with them...the mistakes I made with them (some of which were hilarious) and the talks I had with them (one of which was they didn't want me to make mistakes but I said that I had to make mistakes, that that was the only way I would learn. Little did they know that just by their having that talk with me was all I needed. My dad always knew.;) My thanks to Esther for sending me this picture. She made me extremely happy!

Taps being played for Sweet Pigeon.

On Sunday, I heard something hit the glass door hard in our sunroom and noticed the cat being jumpy while glancing out the door. I went outside and noticed a poor pigeon who had run straight into the glass door! It was laying on its back...Guy's conclusion: its neck was broken. I picked it up...it was still alive and blood was coming out of its beak. I thought it would be okay, (this was before I knew it's neck might be broken) so I gently cradled it and took it inside and placed it on a towel that was in the garage. I then placed a plastic box over it with lots of holes to allow it to breathe. I went inside to get something (I don't know what) and upon returning -- which took me less than 5 minutes -- I found the poor bird had expired. I felt so bad. I dug a hole in the back yard and buried it there and then placed some protection over the "grave" so that nothing could dig it up (as in neighbor's cats!) I felt such sadness.

Freezing Weather and Warm Fire

And two cute pets to enjoy it with! I took some great pics of Mitzcli and Astro enjoying the fire...all barriers are broken when there is warmth involved! You can forget that they fight like...ahem, cats and dogs! Enjoy!
Pssst. Can I join you?
Astros says, "dare sumtin in your ear...hold still, I'll lick it off.
Caught in the Act!
Hot Dog! Got it all for myself!

Happy Birthday Rosalio Munguia, Sr.

Wish I had a picture to post of my dad. I do have this very sad reminder though:

January 4, 2010

Happy Birthday, Cody-Blue! Love you Mr. 10 years old!

Christmas pictures - Mitzcli & Papi and Astro & Papi

Mitzcli, resting on his favorite spot, Papi's shoulder. He loves his Papi, that's for sure.


Astro asks Papi to please turn off the light. It's shining in my eyes!

Katy and Cody-Christmas 2009 visit

Little Katy, smiling. I think we were eating somewhere. She's looking forward to good eating!



Cute Picture of Cody, smiling.

Pictures of Katy and Mommy, December 2009

various photos of Katy posing (cute, isn't she?) and of Katy and Mommy, posing.

Our Christmas Tree

Our Christmas Tree, December, 2009! Presents under the tree, too.

December 4, 2009

These are photos of our back yard, front yard and across the street of our neighborhood showing our BIG SNOW in Missouri City! LOL

Summer, 2009

two pics, one of Papi and Cody and Papi and Katy. These were taken this past summer.

Tunica Mississippi Visit

Beautiful place. Beautiful golf course, but a bit chilly to play. Plus, I was "just a tad under the weather (no pun intended) with a runny nose, which began the minute I got off the plane when it landed in Mississippi. I just didn't want it to get worse, and thankfully, it didn't. Below is a sample of the sites you can see...occasionally. Guy's big win, 10 minutes before we left! "Ain't that purty?"

King's Inn Adventure

We're going to King's Inn in Kingsville this Saturday, October 17th. We'll be celebrating my birthday, Katy's birthday, Denise's birthday, Elda's birthday, and Teresita's birthday. Great fun shall be had by all! I, on the other hand, shall partake of a steak for dinner while everyone digs into their favorites: orange ruffy, some other kind of dry fish with some spicy-looking breaded stuff surrounding it, and some pretty good-looking giant shrimp, golden brown. And some pretty awesome sized avocado in their great-tasting avocado salad. And some okay tasting thinly peeled and breaded onion rings. Oh, don't forget the french fries. 'Nuff said. ;) Happy Birthday everybody!

My Birthday, September 28, 2009

A little birthday gift from my honey.


I had to share my birthday with my loved ones. I had a Tres Leches cake from my suite mates, which tasted FANTASTIC! I hope you like the way I dress: casual, yet elegant, whimsical, cheery, very in line with the fashion times. BULL! LOL
The sign I hold on my lap reads "YaYa" and will be proudly displayed at home.

Mitzcli and Bella

This is Bella.


This is Mitzcli (pronounced Mitts Kli). Do they look alike or what?

Maria Munguia - New headstone

Mom's new headstone


Dad's headstone

Bella

I had to share this picture of little Bella Gentry Munguia, the beloved little girl of Kat and Israel Munguia. She is the cutest pill! And, she is the splitting image of little Mitzcli. If only I had a picture of Mitzcli to post! More to come!

Astro asleep

Had to share this special picture of little Astro, asleep. Isn't she cute?

BIRTHDAYS, birthdays and more birthdays

in the interest of saving time: I want to wish the following people a very happy birthday. Wrapped up all at once. ;)

Cody Michael Davis; Jr. Munguia, Mike Davis - January; Rosie Munguia, March; Cortez, Laura, Chuck Munguia, Guy Davis, Pinky Davis - April; Jennifer Davis - May; Emily and Geno Munguia - June; Cesar, Edmundo, Israel, Christina Munguia - July; Nora Munguia - August; Me, of course, in September :P ; Teresita, Elda, Esther, Denise & Katy Davis - October; Benjamin - November; Ruth Davis, Efrain - December

WHO DID I FORGET! I KNOW I FORGOT SOMEBODY. Katriana, I can't remember where I wrote down your birthday! Petra, I'm missing your birthday, too! And Fred! And Gabriel. Sorry guys. the brain has been through so much...it's fried. I think it's because I have to remember so many birthdays. LOL LOL

Draw Me Close To You

draw me close to you, never let me go
i lay it all down again, to hear you say that i'm your friend
you are my desire, no one else will do
'cause no one else can take your place
to feel the warmth of your embrace
help me find the way, bring me back to you
(chorus )
you're all i want, you're all i've ever needed
you're all i want, help me know you are near

The following lyrics are by the Katinas, a Christian group (of five brothers from American Samoa.) This morning as I was driving in to work, I prayed for peace and for being able to do my work and not cry every 15 minutes, as I wanted to do. Immediately after my prayer, this song came on, and I knew that God had heard my prayer. God is wonderful in so many ways, even in the times that we think we are devastated by bad news, a love one passing on, etc. Just know that He feels ALL our pain and He knows just how much we can handle. I promise. He knows.

Maria Munguia - We love you!

My mother, Mary passed away very unexpectedly. She was 86 years old.

It seems she had a heart attack on Sunday night (2-1-09), around 10 p.m. and was rushed to the hospital. She never regained consciousness and the doctor suggested we remove her from life support. My brother and I were on the phone while this decision was being made, along with my other older brother and my sister. She passed away at 12:20 a.m.

As my brother talked to me over the phone, I asked him to whisper in her ear that I loved her, which he did.

I got to talk to her on Friday, Jan. 30, as I was driving home from work. We chit-chatted, she was in great spirits and before we hung up -- as she always did -- she said, "I love you Momma, God bless you." And she repeated it again.

Little Katy's missing tooth

Just had to get a picture of the Happy Birthday Girl! She's 7 years old! Missing tooth...looks very "mature." :) Love that girl!

I'm baaaacck!!!!!!!!!!! Senor Pepi La Pew is back and if you recall the cartoon: he was always in love with some cat. Remember? Well, Pepi must have seen Astro (my female Siamese) and fallen in love...because he sprayed her. Yikes. I was pretty sure (at the time) that Astro must have hidden herself underneath a step stool I put in her "cage" so she can sit atop it and view the backyard. I found her hiding underneath it. Poor baby. And, how do you bathe a cat? Very carefully.

Happy 4th Birthday Mitzcli!

Right now Mitzcli weighs about 9 lbs...a bit too much for a Chihuahua. too much cake.

Cody and Katy

Here's a new picture of Miss Katy and Master Cody. I pray they will look back at this picture someday and know that what's so important in this life is how we treat our own family...to always love each other and help each other out BEFORE ANYONE ELSE!, meaning that our family comes first -- which we tend to forget once we get out in the world and meet others.

Here's a picture of little Cortez before he left for Germany with his parents. He's playing with Grandma Mary's little back scratcher...while she sits back and pulls her hair out! LOLOL Seriously, I'm sure they're both having a grand time. He and his parents will be soooo missed. We pray they'll hurry back for a visit.

Hurricane Ike

We got home on Tuesday, September 16 and found our home intact. I will send pictures later of what our yard looks like. We lost one branch in our front yard. Thank God we had trimmed that tree considerably...it fell on a cactus we needed to get rid of anyway!

The backyard is a mess. We lost a tree that was in a corner...it fell over the elephant ears we had growing right in front of it. It narrowly missed another tree in front of it, which if it had brought it along, would have landed on our sunroom or maybe the kitchen. We lost the entire back yard fence...pulled right out along with the concrete that was poured to hold the main posts. Wow. The side fence that separates the next door neighbor fell. The other neighbor's fence (separating our houses) was okay.

We had some leakage in our sunroom. Our ficus plant, which we planted when we first moved into this house, was uprooted -- laying across the length of the sunroom. Guy thinks we can replant since some of the roots were still attached. But this is the weird thing: I had a small statue of St. Francis of Assisi, about 15 inches high, standing a top of a slab of tile (to keep it straight). In his hands he holds 2 small doves, which DO NOT EVER stay in place. I have to keep propping them into his hands. Right behind him is a pretty cross -- one that's supposed to go in gardens (I bought it at Hobby Lobby.) I think Elda gave me St. Francis. Anyway, here's the kicker: Ficus is down by the roots. St. Francis is left standing, hold doves, with cross still intact! Is that not unbelievable?

Reminds me also of when Hurricane Rita hit our home in Lake Charles, too. Took out all of our back yard fence but kept the side fence, with a large cross stuck to the fence, intact. Wow.

More news to follow I guess. Love ya'll.