Family Pics & Texas Trips

Last weekend I drove to Lubbock, TX to visit my good friend Elizabeth, her husband Don and their adorable son Brody. After packing up the car (and the kids) and getting on the road I realized that I forgot my camera! Oh no! The blog! What am I going to do? So I got on-line and found a photo that pretty much sums up my feeling of good ol' Texas.



Now please don't let that be a reflection of my trip last weekend. I had an absolute blast hanging with EZ, taking the kids to Jump N' Jungle, catching up on reality TV and learning tons of new low-fat recipes. It's just that I continuously run into people in TX who bug me. The ones who think that TX can operate as their own country and believe that every other state in the U.S.A. (or the Union as they like to refer to it as) is beneath them. I love to go rounds with them...and then get in my car and drive back to NM, CO, CA, or any other state that I love.
Now having said all of that, all of my Texan friends are gonna flip out. Calm down. I love you. It's just the crazy, bible-thumping, ignorant ones that I don't like. Trust me, you are excluded.

On another note, we had some family pictures taken at the end of February that finally arrived. All I can say is, LOVE THEM!









Lastly, this will be my final public post. If you would like to continue reading the mishaps and memories of our family, please send me an e-mail letting me know to: alimazotti@yahoo.com. Invites will be sent to all those who have already sent me an e-mail! Thank you for reading!

Going Private

Recently Tony and I invested some major marketing dollars into our company 24-7 Haul, which should (cross your fingers) drive business through search engines on the Internet. Because our names are attached to the business, there is the potential for people googling hauling in Albuquerque to stumble upon our personal blog. It is for this reason that it has been requested by Mrs. Alexis M. that our blog go private and only people "invited" to read it have access to it. This will simply mean that when I have a new post you will need to sign in to read it instead of simply following a link that will take you there.
Having said that, I know that there are potentially readers of my blog that I don't know...friends of friends of friends. I do the same thing with my friend's blogs. So if you would like to continue reading about our memories and mishaps, I welcome you to e-mail me (alimazotti@yahoo.com) with your e-mail address so that I may add it to the list!
As always, thank you for reading and I hope that this change helps to protect our precious memories!

What A Difference A Week Makes!

My prayers were answered last week with my in laws making an "emergency" trip to Albuquerque to save my sanity. Hallelujah! It was so nice to have them run interference with Cienna, playing games, going to the park, and keeping her very busy. At one point I was sitting at the kitchen table feeding AJ and I truly felt like a lady of leisure. My yard work was being done by my father-in-law and my mother-in-law was doing my housecleaning. Now that is what I am talking about! So a big hug and kiss to Gary and Marilou. Thank you so much for everything!


Cienna Learning How To Garden


And Helping!


Papa, Mimi, Cienna and AJ

Another reason that my week was so fab is because my father-in-law helped me start my garden. I have wanted to try growing my own veggies for a few years now but those who know me know that I don't have much of a green thumb. I could kill a cactus. But with a little help and guidance and a lot of encouragement I am confident that my strawberries, basil, cilantro and (soon) tomato plants will thrive!


Strawberries & Sweet Basil

Last night Tony and I got to go out for a much needed date night. After dinner at our favorite Thai food restaurant, we went to see Avitar at the theater. All of the sudden we kicked it into old folks gear. Did we really want to sit in a movie for three hours? I mean, that would get us home at (gasp) 11pm! We couldn't possibly stay out until 11pm. So we decided against the movie. Then we sat in the truck and tried to think of what else we could possibly do that would keep us out past 9pm. Bowling? I didn't have socks on. Hmmm...after 15 minutes of debating we just decided to head home at the very pathetic time of 8:30pm. What a change from our pre-kids days!

As if help with my children, my new garden and a date night with my husband wasn't enough, I got a new car! I finally feel like a mom. It is my version of a minivan and I am thrilled with all of the space that my new car has. And it has my most favorite amenity (no, not a sound proof back seat), heated seats. I seriously don't know what I would do if I couldn't warm my backside every day!


Mom's Taxi Service

Lastly, I just wanted to thank everyone who sent me e-mails, phone calls (and even little care packages) with support after my last blog posting. I really appreciate all of the people in my life and each and every one of you are the reason that I feel comfortable enough to share my ups and downs. You all had a hand in turning my week around! Thank you!