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I AM GRATEFUL...

2009-03-30T14:04:00.000-07:00

For this amazing new place called the GOODWILL FITNESS CENTER of Orange County.
I have recently been taking my dad to a balance class on Fridays and I am amazed by how wonderful this place is!
They have accessible exercise machines, an internet lounge, and WONDERFUL staff!
It is the nicest gym I have ever been to and I am so grateful that my dad has a place to continue working out to improve his mobility.
It seems that this gym came at just the right time, they opened just as the insurance company began to deny physical therapy so we just replaced physical therapy with gym time=]

heres a little video about the gym:

CELL PHONE TELEMARKETERS...

2009-01-06T09:33:00.000-08:00

I think the first word that comes to everyone's mind when they hear 'cell phone telemarketers' is "ughh".

I received this email from my mom and I already registered my number=] you can register up to THREE numbers but you MUST verify the email address after you click 'register'!

- REMEMBER: Cell Phone Numbers Go Public this week.For those who may have family members located in the 'land of the free' be aware the tele marketing a-coming.REMINDER.... all cell phone numbers are being released to tele marketing companies and you will start to receive sale calls.BAD NEWS.... YOU WILL BE CHARGED FOR THESE CALLS. To prevent this:

Go to http://www.donotcall.gov

OR call the following number from your cell phone 888-382-1222.

It is the National DO NOT CALL list. It will only take a minute of yourtime. It blocks your number for five (5) years. You must call from the cell phone number you want to have blocked. You cannot call from a different phone number.HELP OTHERS BY PASSING THIS ON TO ALL YOUR FRIENDS

IMPORTANT INFORMATION ABOUT CANCER

2008-12-04T13:24:00.000-08:00

Cancer Update from John Hopkins This information is being circulated at Walter Reed Army Medical Center as well.

No plastic containers in microwave.

No water bottles in freezer.

No plastic wrap in microwave.

A dioxin chemical causes cancer, especially breast cancer.

Dioxins are highly poisonous to the cells of our bodies. Don't freeze your plastic
Bottles with water in them as this releases dioxins from the plastic.

Recently, Edward Fujimoto, Wellness Program Manager at Castle Hospital ,
Was on a TV program to explain this health hazard.
He talked about dioxins and how bad they are for us.

He said that we should not be heating our food in the
Microwave using plastic containers...

This especially applies to foods that contain fat.

He said that the combination of fat, high heat, and plastics releases dioxin
Into the food and ultimately into the cells of the body...

Instead, he recommends using glass, such as Corning Ware, Pyrex or ceramic
Containers for heating food... You get the same results, only without the dioxin.

So such things as TV dinners, instant ramen and soups, etc.,
Should be removed from the container and heated in something else.

Paper isn't bad but you don't know what is in the paper.
It's just safer to use tempered glass, Corning Ware, etc.He reminded us that a while ago some of the fast food restaurants moved away
From the foam containers to paper. The dioxin problem is one of the reasons...

Also, he pointed out that plastic wrap, such as Saran, is just as dangerous when
Placed over foods to be cooked in the microwave. As the food is nuked, the high
Heat causes poisonous toxins to actually melt out of the plastic wrap and drip into the food.
Cover food with a paper towel instead.
This is an article that should be sentTo anyone important inYour life!

ALSO

Bottled water in your car
Very dangerous.

This is how Sheryl Crow got breast cancer. She was on the Ellen show and said this same exact thing. This has been identified as the most common cause of the high levels in breast cancer, especially in Australia .A friend whose mother was recently diagnosed with breast cancer and the Doctor told her: women should not drink bottled water that has been left in a car.The doctor said that the heat and the plastic of the bottle have certain chemicals that can lead to breast cancer. So please be careful and do not drink bottled water that has been left in a car, and, pass this on to all the women in your life. This information is the kind we need to know and be aware and just might save us! The heat causes toxins from the plastic to leak into the water and they have found these toxins in breast tissue. Use a stainless steel Canteen or a glass bottle when you can!LET EVERYONE WHO HAS A WIFE / GIRLFRIEND / DAUGHTER KNOW PLEASE.

Yes on Prop 8

2008-11-10T15:53:00.000-08:00

Ok..
I know that the elections are over and that Prop 8 already passed; but apparently some people haven't realized that.

I understand the want to protest prop 8 and that people are upset that it passed.
but....
What do they expect?

The judge to overturn the law that the WHOLE state of CA voted on JUST because they aren't happy with it??

This is getting ridiculous and verrrry irritating...

everytime I hear anything about this on this news

I HAVE to turn the channel....its getting on my last nerve because this ALREADY happened ...its over and DONE...!

I also heard that they are now targeting the Mormon church and talking about boycotting Utah.
ummmm...ok
are there only Mormons in utah then? Hmmmm..I'm also pretty sure that there are plenty of non-mormons in Utah!
This makes me even more mad because they are generalizing Utah and all Mormons..
I'm sure there were plenty of LDS people who voted No on prop 8 just like Im sure that plenty of people who voted Yes on Prop 8 were NOT LDS..

don't even get me started on the fact that some are now calling themselves '2nd class citizens'....

ughhhh i cant wait for everyone to settle down and stop acting like drama queens/kings.
Its time to act like adults and accept what happened; what the majority of california voted for, that marriage is between a Man and Woman.

Hopefully, these protests will end soon!

Three

2008-11-08T23:58:00.001-08:00

Three Joys:
1. Spending time with my family
2. Spending the day in front of the TV with robert
3. Getting some free time to see my friends

Three Fears:
1. Being alone/ Living alone
2. Bugs crawling on me
3. That something will happen to my Mom

Three Goals:
1. Get into playing soccer again
2. Go to the gym more often
3. Eat better

Three Obsessions:
1. Pointless reality shows
2. My cats lol
3. ....idk...

Three Regrets:
1. Eating so much bad food lately
2. Not working harder when I went to physical therapy
3. Not dropping my ART 100 class.

Three facts about me:
1. I am a worrier..
2. I love to help people
3. I smile and talk....a LOT =]

Update on my Dad

2008-08-25T15:26:00.000-07:00

So it has been almost 5 months since my dad had his stroke and I think he is making great progress! He is already walking with the help of a walker and compared to a few weeks ago, his balance getting a lot better! The only slow progress is in his hand movement; but i have heard that its normal to get the movement back in your legs faster than in your arm/hand. Everyday we have a caretaker who comes to stay with him from 8am -1pm. She is about my age and really nice and gets along really well with my dad. The time schedule for her has been perfect this summer, but we aren't sure what her schedule here will be once i start school. We still have to tackle that subject!! Plus, to make matters more stressfull, Jenny is going to San Diego for school [ we are taking her on friday =)] so that will be one less person who can stay with my dad. Who knows what will happen!
I hope that my dad has a full recovery, he deserves it so much. He is so patient with everybody when we should really be the ones being more patient with him. I am very thankful for the time that I have to spend with my dad, because we have a whole new relationship. It still scares me to think of what could have happened that night if my mom or I had not noticed something was wrong with him, but I thank God that he is alright and that he is still my loveable dad!<3

my dad doing work on the laptop.

FREECYLCE

2008-06-19T10:21:00.000-07:00

Hey everyone!
well i thought i would write a blog on this website because its ..welll.. AWESOME!=]
its a website where people 'recycle' the things that they do not need or want anymore [i.e. baby stroller, printer, mirrors, etc...] and the best part is everything is FREE! all you need to do is schedule a pick up time and its all yours!!
im going to give everyone the steps to sign up, because i think you will really like it when you do!

1. first go to freecycle.org
2. then look up your city and state
3. it will show you all the results it came up with and you click on the right one
4. once you click on the correct city and state it will show you the link for the local freecycle page.
*long beach,ca is a yahoo group
5. once you get there im not sure if its required to sign in with a yahoo id..but if it is..its really easy to open an account.
6. then you click on 'join group' and the group administrators will send you an email asking you a couple questions like your name and why you want to join the group!

its a great place to find nice things! the only hard part is replying to the offers before someone else does!!!

=D

pHOne draMA!

2008-06-18T11:59:00.000-07:00

So the other day i was laying around in my room and my phone fell on the floor...welll i was too lazy to pick it up so when my mom came into my room to get something from the printer, she accidentally stepped on it! this is the phone i have..and after it was stepped on, it was only hanging on by one side!

so i took it to get fixed and they tell me i have to wait 45 minutes.. so robert and i decided to go eat [[redbrick pizza!! yUMMM]] and when we get back the girl gets my phone and then goes to bring over a motorola razr...

at this point im thinking.."what is she gonna say to me? thats not my phone."
so she tells me that they can replace my phone but only with a RaZR!! im like 'ARE YOU SERIOUS??' and she tells me that samsung doesnt make my phone anymore and they can only replace it with the razr.. im sorry but i'd rather AT LEAST have an upgrade than a DowngraDe!! i cant believe she tried to offer me that! i was like 'NO ThANK YOU!' i thought that was soo ridiculous...
BUT
the good news is..that i decided to get a new phone! im thinking about getting this one:

but im still not sure...hmmmm

SEAWORLD!!!

2008-06-06T00:12:00.000-07:00

So a couple days ago, roberts friend called us and asked us if we wanted to go to Seaworld with him and his wife! I was so excited! I haven't been there since I was younger...so of course we went..I ditched my exersize class and he ditched work [shhhh!!]. it was fUNNn! i loved seeing the Shamu show, and looking at all the penguiins and baluga whales.i felt just like a little kid again =]. We were there for about 5 hours and by the time we left, we were exhausted! we decided to go eat at chilis and when i used the restroom i looked at myself in the mirror and i saw how red i was!!! I got sunburned! it wasnt that bad, except for my chest[which hurts a lot=/]...so after today i decided that this summer i want to go new places..even if its just a theme park..because although seaworld wasn't 'tons of fun' , it was nice to be somewhere new and learn about the animals. im so excited for summer =]

HERES SOME PICS FROM OUR FUNN DAY AT SEAWORLd:

just a random blog!

2008-05-13T00:10:00.000-07:00

well yesterday was mothers day! we didnt really do much because my sister had to work [but thats ok cuz we are going to go to dinner next sunday].... i gave my mom a little 'coupon' for us 3 girLs to get a back massage next sunday too =] yay! can't wait!!
on another topic....this is my last week of school!!! i am sooo excited!=] im so over being stressed out every day! ..all i have to do is worrry about one class in the summer: Physical Fitness!! im going to take it at LBCC from 9-10:30 am...im gonna have to take it by myself though..cuz no one can take it with me ...=/ i wish i had an 'exersize buddy' ...anyone interested???lol
well i hope everyones mother's day was wonderful and i hope everyone is going to have a great summer!

=]

iTs bEEN a WhiLE....

2008-05-06T19:28:00.000-07:00

well its been a long time since ive written and tara reminded me that i need to update my BloG...lol
well school is almost ovER!! 2 more weeks of this semester and then i can enjoy the summer =]. i have been sooo lazy lately with my classes..[heehee] i just cant wait for these classes to end!! today i spent about 2 hours cleaning out my new room..=/ i switched rooms with my parents so half of my things are in boxes! i didnt know how much stuff i had! so much junk! lol

MY DAD

2008-04-19T10:15:00.000-07:00

Well i dont know if many people know but my dad had a stroke on thursday april 2nd at like 11:30 pm. this was really unexpected, my dad is very healthy and had none of the typical warning signs for a stroke; he had a blood clot in his brain and it burst. that night my mom decided to take him to the hospital because we weren't really sure what was going on at the moment. I wanted to go with her but she told me to stay home and try to get some rest. Jenny was asleep already[becuz she had school the next day] so i didnt wake her up because i had no idea what was happening to my dad. He was in the ER at Hoag Hospital and they gave him a CT scan. They discovered that he had bleeding in the frontal lobe on the right side of his brain. They thought he was stable so they decided to keep him there over night. My mom came home at 6am on Friday morning and tried to sleep for at least an hour. At 8am i heard her talking on the phone and when i woke up, she told me that my dad was being prepped for brain surgery! My mom couldnt hold her feelings in anymore, and i found her in her room crying and trying to call her sister in yorba linda, but her phone was off. So i took the phone gave her a hug and called another sister so she could have someone other than her daughter to talk to. She left for the hospital after a shower and told me that the surgery was going to be about 2 hours and told me to wait until he got out of surgery to go down to the hospital. I could not be in my house anymore with my sister [who doesnt really show emotion..it was driving me CRAZY] so i went to roberts house and told him everything that was happening so fast. i just needed someone to hug me and tell me everything was going to be ok. When i got to roberts house i had to worry about work..i was scheduled from 1-9pm and my dad was coming out of surgery at 12:30pm.. i called my manager and told him that i could go at like 3 or 4..there was no way of me not going..they wouldnt have been able to handle it being short people. I went to see my dad after his surgery and he looked very tired and out of it. Brain surgery takes a lot out of a person. I could only stay for 20 minutes because I had to get to work. I looked horrible. Everyone could tell that something was wrong..not because of the way I was acting[ i was trying to act normal] but they say they could see it in my eyes that I had a horrible day. My dad was in the hopsital for about a week and now he is in a rehabilitation center in Tustin. The stroke affected his left side so he is unable to walk right now, but he has 3 hours of therapy a day and he is working hard to regain his movement and strength. On sunday April 13th it was his birthday, my mom snuck in cheesecake and the bishop and his family came to visit my dad with us.

tHE bEACH=]

2008-04-18T09:43:00.000-07:00

today me & robert are going to go walking at the beach=] i cant wait! everytime i drive past there I always want to go running, walking, or bike riding there because its soo beautiful! But after that..i have to work..from 1-9 and im most likely going to work with a girl that i dont get along with..not fun=[

my first blog

2008-04-16T23:13:00.000-07:00

so i heard about this website from tara and i decided to try it out.......=]