Ethan does Sacrament of Penance
Ethan went into the confessional for the very first time today and said that he "confessed six sins!" Hahaha...Anyway, he would only tell us one of them, and that was he asked for forgiveness for biting his big sister ;)
Afterward, we went for a celebratory lunch at BJ's (his request, he has good taste) we enjoyed Pizza, and Dad enjoyed a beer.
SuperBowl Movie Trailers!!
Catch the Transformers 2 clip in Hi-Def during the 3rd quarter of the Superbowl. You can get a head start by watching the low-res clip below...
I was a huge fan of GI Joe as a kid, and never thought there would be a live action movie. I was wrong...
Gotta love Judd Apatow movies, especially 40 year-old Virgin and Knocked Up. Year One is directed by Harold Ramis and stars all of the funny guys that Judd usually puts in his movies...
St. Justin defeats Our Lady of Guadalupe
The game was a nail-biter. These two schools have a history over the last 2 years because of SJM's dominance over them in volleyball. This is the first time we've played OLG in basketball and the rivalry continued. OLG was ahead most of the game, but SJM's relentless defense kept us close and eventually we squeaked ahead because of our ability to get to the line. If we would have made more of our foul shots, we would have had a comfortable lead. Thanks to our defense, we were able to make a 4th quarter run, and win a close game 27-26.
Ethan's 1st basketball tryout
Ethan had basketball tryouts this weekend at the YMCA in downtown Anaheim. I can tell by his demeanor that he was extremely nervous. As a parent, you tend to ride that anxiety roller coaster along with them because you remember what these moments were like when you were young and doing something for the first time with everyone watching. He was second to last in line for the kids waiting to go through the gauntlet of basketball drills, many of which we had never practiced before. The kids before him came off like seasoned veterans, no doubt they had played organized ball before. I think that kicked up Ethan's anxiety a notch. Well, when it came to Ethan's turn, he did very well. He made 2 out of the 4 shots he took and tried his best to score in the 1-on-1 drill they had, where he was matched up against a kid that was easily 6 inches taller than him. He struggled dribbling through the cones a bit, and unfortunately he is tending to dwell on that portion of the tryout. Of course we took plenty of pictures and video, but at his request, he does not want them posted. So instead, I put up the handsome picture I took of him just outside the gym.
St. Justin defeats favored St. Joes
X-Men Origins: Wolverine
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
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...
Ethan's Baptism
Lost returns January 21st...finally!
Prop 8, the voters have spoken...
There is still way too much media coverage over this recently passed proposition. As a California voter, I understand that this is a hot topic, but the fact remains that it was democratically voted on, and PASSED! let it go.
The idea of homosexual "marriage" hangs over society like a hammer with the force of law and it's only just begun. It's pretty clear that the homosexual movement's obsession with marriage is not because large numbers of them actually want to marry each other. Research shows that homosexual relationships are fundamentally dysfunctional on many levels and “marriage" as most heterosexuals know it, isn't something they can achieve, or even desire. (In fact, over the last three months, the Sunday Boston Globe's marriage section hasn't had any photos of homosexual marriages. In the beginning it was full of them.) This is about putting the legal stamp of approval on homosexuality and imposing it with force throughout the various social and political institutions of a society that would never accept it otherwise.
Let the hate-mail rain down...
Monsters vs Aliens
The 8th grade girls head into volleyball postseason
St. Justin heads into the playoffs with only one loss on the season. Good luck!
