X-Men Origins: Wolverine

Fanboy strikes again with a look at the newest Marvel flick to hit theaters. Hugh Jackman was always the best choice for Wolverine (even though he's been known to sing and dance in musicals). How did he get to swole-status for this part?

Merry Christmas from the KP Galaxy

This year we decided to put up our artifical tree that we purchsed at one of those after-christmas sales at Target. As you can see it's quite impressive, however, it lacks the pine smell that makes it official. It had been a tradition to go and seek out a noble fir tree from different lots in and around North Orange county, but this year we skipped out on that tradition and took the easy route. We usually have a theme for decorating our tree i.e. gold ornaments, Disney Princesses, Marvel heroes, etc. This year we went with the "random" theme. We just threw a bunch of different ornaments up on the tree, and we let the kids do all of the decorating. Merry Christmas everyone!

Buyer beware

When it comes to eBay shopping, I learned a very important lesson this week. Ask a lot of questions prior to bidding. If the the seller doesn't respond promptly, then be suspicious of the items for sale.

I recently won an auction for a xmas gift I was excited about. Turns out the item was a counterfeit and sold on the gray market. The seller didn't want to take responsibilty for this, but to his credit, he caught the forgery prior to shipping it to me. I'm waiting or my full refund, and hope it comes soon. His lack of communication led to me contacting him several times therefore I believe it put pressure on him to be more forthcoming...Anyways, I've been using eBay for a long time and this is my first problem I've come across...
Happy Holidays!

Anthony Daniel Padilla

Anthony Daniel Padilla was born December 4th 2008.
He weighed 8lbs and is 22 inches.
Claudia is resting at the hospital with the help of Anthony Sr.
His middle name comes from his uncle who just passed away on Monday (blog post below this one).
Welcome to the BIG family!

In loving memory

Daniel Henry Garcia left this world to soon at the tender age of 13. He is survived by his parents Nancy and Tony and siblings Anthony, Salina, Krystal, and Tiffany.
Daniel fought brain cancer for the better part of his life, and for sometime he looked like he was going to beat it. Unfortunately it was not meant to be, and this sad day reminds me too much of when we lost our dear friend Kathy McDonell to the same insidious disease.
We will miss you little guy...