I can't believe that the year is almost over.  Christmas was great!  The babies got alot of nice things from the family. Kathy got a Guinea Pig, she named Punkin!  I got to see my sister and her bf, and my brother.  Took them to the bakery, which they loved!  We had a scare though with their father.  He went to the hospital Wed night.  He was admited and had surgery.  Turns out he had to have half of his large intestine removed due to severe infection.  He is now with a colostomy bag.  He's in the hosp for about another 5 days, and he's supposed to fly home on the 31st.  That's not happening now.  It certainly has changed his life.  I hope for the better, as he is an alcoholic and a horrible eater.  I hope that this makes him not only get help, but really change his life around.  God only knows.  I know yesterday when I picked up my brother and sister, to visit, they were really bummed out when they heard he was having major surgery.  But all is well now, I think.  Anyway, I'm getting ready for the New Year.  I have no plans as our bakery is going to be open and I'm not going to be able to see my hubby New Years Day...I think I'll just take my babies out some where nice....Don't know for sure....

I Just want to wish all my minti friends a wonderful christmas and happy holidays.  Be safe and enjoy your family, no matter where you are.  Lots a love from Letty(that's me! ) and the Hernandez clan!

Well, it's been over 2 days now that the grandparents have left and my daughter misses them!  I miss them to as they are my second parents.  My mom being so far away from me, they are the next closes thing.  I've been to their house, but not staying there as there are so many there already.  My neices are there until they leave too with my other SIL.  My 2 SIL will then be by themselves and then I will spend the nights there.  My MIL is supposed to be gone for at least 2 months, but I don't know for sure.  On another note, since the bakery is doing so well, my hubby has decided that we are going to buy a new car.  We are going to get one any way, used, but then he said we are making more then enough for get a new one.  I'm so happy as we have struggled this year with money and the start up of the bakery.  I got to pick out the car, A new Honda Pilot, which is perfect for us as it is nice and big...  I can't wait as I know my hubby is working really hard to put us in a better place, and we are getting there, thank God...

Katheryn says:"today my grandma and grandpa are leaving for out of the country.  They are supposed to be gone for 2 months, though maybe longer!  I'm going to miss them so much!  Everyone is leaving except my 2 unmarried tias and my one other tia.  It seems like the whole family is leaving, but not really.  I don't know what I am going to do while they are gone, I love to go to see them.  Good news is I get to stay at the house with my Tia K and we get to spend the night.  It's going to be fun, but I'm going really miss the family!

Well, I had such a great time Sun night with the family.  We went to one of my SIL to celebrate x-mas since half of the family is leaving this weekend for a month.  It was so nice to see all the kids open some of their presents!  It was really nice with everyone as we talked, ate tamales, and watched the girls dance.  Mikey got his picture taken with everyone in his cute x-mas outfit that one of his aunts got him....It was so nice!

We had a little tense moment though when my BIL came with his wife, the one who makes me have issues.  Their little girl did not want to kiss anyone or say hello to any one!  My BIL told her to say hello or he would spank her.  She has never wanted to say hello to any one and is very bratty sometimes.  It's cause her mom never had her give hello's to anyone in the family.  My girl I have taught to give hellos to everyone and I remind her to do so.  She loves to give kisses and hugs to everyone.  Well, my BIL was like, see your cousin, Kathy, she says hello and gives kisses.  My SIL, C, said it's ok, and then turned to is wife and said, it's your fault cause you never want to take to anyone house and never want her to be with the family.  The wife was upset, but it's true.  And she was getting mad at my BIL cause he wanted his girl to be respectful and say hello, not rude and be bratty.  So he was hopping mad cause of the way his wife has taught their daughter, and has not let her go with anyone in the family....So that was a very tense moment, but I did my thing and had a great time, said hello to her and then I went off with the family.  Anyway, enough of that, after we left we had to get daddy and then we all crashed at home. 

Well, yesterday was pretty uneventful, though last night my youngest SIL went to the hospital.  They said that she could not feel her legs and she was crying alot.  They took her by ambulance to the er room.  She has been having problems with gull stones and ulcers, but I don't know if this could have caused her such pain.  She is so tough, I hope that they can found out what happened and make her better...I really love her, out of all my SIL she feels the most like a sister, though I'm so close to everyone, after only 3 years, they all feel like family, flesh and blood....

Wow its already Dec 1st.  We are in the last month of the year already!  Where has the time gone?  I know they say time flys as you get older, but this is like warp speed!  I had a great day today, being lazy in the morning and then going to Grandma's for a while....I can't say much is going on, just waiting for the family to get together for present exchange.  My MIL is leaving next weekend to go out of the country.  I'm so sad as I won't see her for like 2 months or more.  I think we are going to stay at her house with my SIL there, which will be nice since my girl loves to play outside. 

For all those who have read my blogs earlier about my one SIL, the drama has taken a different road.  I have been acting very nice to her when I see her, like saying hi and trying to talk to her.  She has seemed to respond and been better, though I still see her maybe once a week and she never says hi first.  Though I have been able to see my neice more, which is nice, though she is not so nice at times with my girl, hitting her and taking her toys from her....But that I'm sure is just a kid thing. 

I'm waiting unitl next week to get a U/S to see what's up with my pain.  Hubby and I have been talking about the bakery.  It's going great as they have been really busy.  They are making alot of money and have few people to pay, they want to have their loan paid off in a year, which looks like it will be easy to do.  I'm trying to make some extra money by selling my girls clothing that is to small, to pay for new clothes for the babies.  And trying to get off my behind and really clean the house.  Man I can't belive how much clutter you can have in just a short time, granted it's 80% my hubbys!! lol. 

Anyway on a serous note, we have a major issue with my hubbys sis and her hubby.  My hubby, and I are so mad that they could be so dumb, to say the lest.  I love my SIL, but they are way to much right now.  See we property that has 2 houses on it, one in which my MIL lives in, the other is divided into 2, for SIL and BIL (whos wife I have issues with).  Well, my MIL cares for my dog, Sugar, who is so sweet, but will bark at a falling leaf.  Though she is so scared, she will sit on the porch and bark and do nothing.  My SIL has 5 dogs!!!  One that is very nasty to people, with me he's fine, and 4 of his offspring.  Well one day the mail lady was delivering mail and my SIL hubby had the dogs out.  The one chased the mail lady and almost bit her!  He appologized, but she was so scared, they stopped delivering the mail. He went to talk to them, promised it would never happen again, she said ok and things were fine.  Well, the other day some one left the gate open, they had all the dogs outside (they were at work) and one jumped the fence.  Mail lady saw the dog and now they won't deliver the mail anymore!!! 

Well, I talked to my SIL and she knew that the dog could get out, but would not keep them inside when they were gone.  What do you expect.  Now everyone is mad at them cause they won't deliver the mail to the houses.  We have a P.O.box, but will have to change all our addresses to it, unless my SIL pays for one that it like 450 for 6mths so we don't have to change the address.  Mind you there are 14 people who have mail that go to our house there!  I told my SIL that unless they get rid of all the dogs I doubt they will deliver again to the house, and even then it's a maybe.  I don't think she gets it though  when I say all the dogs must go.  My hubby and I were talking about it, cause I'm so mad to as they are holding our mail for 10days!!!! He told me the dogs have got to go, and if they don't get rid of all of them, then my SIL has to move.  I know she won't get rid of all of them since the one will have to be put to sleep as it bites.  On top of that they don't seem to be to concerned about it as they have not done anything to remedy the situation for like 4 days now.  They tired to talk to the post office, but come on, since this is not the first time and cause of my SIL dogs, there is no way they will deliver!  All cause of my SIL hubby, who was not thinking, even still they relapse with the dogs, they have had enough time to take them to the shelter, and they have not, they have done nothing but get a p.o. box, which would make us change our address, which ain't happening.  My hubby does not want to even talk to her cause he knows he is going to get so mad at her cause of all this.  

What a mess, and I just want my mail!!  I have bills to pay, and we are waiting for things from my mom and for our bakery!!!!!!!