the Guamaso » JuanO http://guamaso.com Just another family blog. Now with more Mexican! Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:56:51 +0000 en hourly 1 http://wordpress.org/?v=3.0 Opera Kitty http://guamaso.com/2010/07/opera-kitty/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/opera-kitty/#comments Thu, 29 Jul 2010 21:49:50 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/?p=2819 This is Opera, kitteh numero trois.

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]]> http://guamaso.com/2010/07/opera-kitty/feed/ 0 Guamaso Rewind: July http://guamaso.com/2010/07/guamaso-rewind-july/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/guamaso-rewind-july/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 15:49:33 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/?p=2813 Being all into memories and stuff, I thought it would be fun to link to old posts. I’ve seen other sites do this daily or weekly, but that’s too much for me.  I figure once a month wouldn’t get too annoying but would still be fun.

I wanted to post more, but I’ve made so many changes that some posts aren’t displaying correctly.  I have to go back and fix them before I feel comfortable linking to them.  In the infamous words of Doc Brown, “I’ll see you in the future!”

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]]> http://guamaso.com/2010/07/guamaso-rewind-july/feed/ 0 Pikmin Cake http://guamaso.com/2010/07/pikmin-cake/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/pikmin-cake/#comments Tue, 27 Jul 2010 00:13:07 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/2010/07/pikmin-cake/ Ciri made this cake for Jonas birthday. She’s not going to enter any competitions or anything, but I thought it came out pretty good.

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]]> http://guamaso.com/2010/07/pikmin-cake/feed/ 0 Emotions are high. http://guamaso.com/2010/07/emotions-are-high/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/emotions-are-high/#comments Thu, 22 Jul 2010 20:20:51 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/2010/07/emotions-are-high/ When it rains, it pours.  The ironic part is I thought it was pouring before!  Nope, I’m pretty sure it’s pouring now.

In the span of a week, I lost an uncle, Ciri lost a mentor, and if that’s not enough stress, Ciri gets into a horrible accident.  The stress comes more from Ciri’s well-being than from the accident itself.  Which, actually, makes it worse.

Today is my uncle’s funeral back in California. I feel sad that his time was so short here, but also that I’m not there for everyone.  On the other hand, I feel like I could be preparing for a funeral too – Ciri’s accident could have been much worse.

I’m finding myself a bit conflicted.  I want to mourn my uncle properly but I am ecstatic that Ciri is alive and not breathing out of a tube or living in a full body cast.

My mantra all day has been that it’s ok to be happy, my uncle would TOTALLY understand my feelings.  But, it’s not just about him.  My cousins, aunts and uncles, and my family are all experiencing the grieving process.

So, I’m convincing myself that this is all just a cycle of life. A day will come when I have to experience the same feelings as my family is experiencing today.  Hopefully I feel the same way on that day as I do now:

Damn, it’s good to be alive.

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]]> http://guamaso.com/2010/07/emotions-are-high/feed/ 0 Point of view http://guamaso.com/2010/07/point-of-view/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/point-of-view/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 23:28:34 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/2010/07/point-of-view/ This is Ciri’s point of view immediately after the crash.

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]]> http://guamaso.com/2010/07/point-of-view/feed/ 0 Happy to have Ciri home right now. http://guamaso.com/2010/07/happy-to-have-ciri-home-right-now/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/happy-to-have-ciri-home-right-now/#comments Wed, 21 Jul 2010 11:44:37 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/?p=2676 Rocky the Sentra, on the other hand, gave his life to save her.

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]]> http://guamaso.com/2010/07/happy-to-have-ciri-home-right-now/feed/ 0 These may make me sick. http://guamaso.com/2010/07/these-may-make-me-sick/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/these-may-make-me-sick/#comments Sat, 17 Jul 2010 21:35:45 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/2010/07/these-may-make-me-sick/ Supposedly, I’m allergic to cherries. We shall see.

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]]> http://guamaso.com/2010/07/these-may-make-me-sick/feed/ 0 Tio Carlos http://guamaso.com/2010/07/tio-carlos/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/tio-carlos/#comments Fri, 16 Jul 2010 14:40:37 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/?p=2658 My brothers words: “My tio Carlos zizumbo! A BADASS! A CHAMP! in the hospital after a stroke on life support…probably still b able to kick my ass! Keep fighting tio we love you!”

I love this photo of him.

He passed away early this morning.

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]]> http://guamaso.com/2010/07/tio-carlos/feed/ 0 It’s like burning money http://guamaso.com/2010/07/its-like-buning-money/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/its-like-buning-money/#comments Wed, 14 Jul 2010 20:52:04 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/2010/07/its-like-buning-money/ Opening some of these for the kids. Now, I’m off to cry myself to sleep in the fetal position.

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]]> http://guamaso.com/2010/07/its-like-buning-money/feed/ 2 June 2010 http://guamaso.com/2010/07/june-2010/ http://guamaso.com/2010/07/june-2010/#comments Tue, 13 Jul 2010 11:47:56 +0000 JuanO http://guamaso.com/?p=2627 June we visited Grandpa for fathers day, Izzy dunked her first basket, and Jonas got to hang with the big boys.  Good month.  My mom and little brother are coming over in less then two weeks – can’t wait! :)

IMG_0338 IMG_0336 IMG_0335 IMG_0333 IMG_0331 IMG_0326 IMG_0323 IMG_0319 Weeeee! IMG_0307 IMG_0305 IMG_0303 IMG_0298 Orale. At Grandpa's IMG_0279 Guess who gets the leftovers. IMG_0267 Another day in... well.. here. A shelf I made for Ciri. Awww.

Total pics taken: ~100 (Not great, but not bad either.)

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