Category Archives: Jayden

His BFF is Gone… and I’m so sad :(

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This year when Jayden started 2nd grade and started is Mrs. Rice’s class he made his first BFF. Jayden had been through K-1 without a BFF.  I don’t know if this is normal.  I don’t know if it’s because Jayden is different (IMO in the BEST way possible) but I do know that when he got moved to Mrs. Robert’s class and he was no longer in Isaiah’s class I learned that Jayden had truly found his BFF.  


Isaiah would come to my car ever, single day after school to ask if they could have a play date.  They now only had 1 recess together and yet they still remained so close.  I loved this.  I loved that Jayden finally knew what it was like have that one best friend!  


Today he came home and I asked him if he played with Isaiah at recess and he said no, he moved to California.


MY HEART ALMOST STOPPED!


His best friend is gone.  No goodbye…. just gone.  And my heart is completely aching for him.  I remember when we were considering moving to Colorado and he said to me, “But I can’t leave Isaiah, Mom.”  SIGH I could ramble on and on all night long… I really could. 


I was moved around a lot as kid…… seriously here’s how it goes:


K – started in Jackson, CA ended in Lodi, CA
1 – started in Lodi, CA ended in Jackson, CA
2- completely in Jackson, CA – wow… a year of stability 🙂  
3- started in Jackson, CA ended in Ely, NV
4 – Ely, NV
5 – Started in Ely, NV ended in Fallon, NV
6- Started in Fallon, NV, moved to Ely, NV, then moved to Jackson, CA then back to Ely, NV 
7- Full year in Boarding School in Sheridan, OR Delphi
8- Started in Fallon, NV ended in Jackson, CA
9- Started in Jackson, CA, then went to New Haven in UT
10- Sacramento, CA Country Day School for the entire year
11-12 home study and graduate early


and the kicker…. I was not a military brat.  Nope…. that’s just the life of a dysfunctional family for you.


That my friends is some absolute craziness, and that my friends is why I am so adamant about staying planted where we are.  I want my kids to be in ONE place.  Luckily for me, for the most part I kept going back to places I had already made friends…. so I’d just pick up where I left.  Through all that moving around though I kept one friend through it all… her name is Jenise.  Jenise and I actually started Kindergarten together in Jackson, CA…. the first place on my crazy school list.  Today, with me living in Oregon and her in Sacramento we are still best friends.  We will always be best friends!  


I was hoping that Isaiah was going to be Jayden’s best friend like Jenise was mine.  I’m so heartbroken that they won’t be.

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Pregnant Woman & Their Tempers

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My patience was very close to non existent today. I don’t know what my deal was {maybe the fact that I’m pregnant had something to do with it} but my son definitely could feel it.


Tonight he told me:


Mom, you know your temper you had today. Pregnant woman have to take their temper WAY down, because your heart can start beating really fast and then your baby will cry.


So, you just have to 1, 2, 3 and {he took a deep breath}


And I just love him so much.

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Another Year… Another Decade… Another Recap

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This isn’t only the close of another year, but another decade. A decade that for me seem to fly by too quickly. Let’s first do a breakdown on 2009:


Recapping on this year that almost seems like a blur, a few things stand out in my mind.

  • Once again, we almost lost our precious Ella this time to a MAJOR accident. She overdosed on her heart medication, but thankfully right after she received her blessing from dear friends in our church she did nothing but get better. There was a horribly, scary chance that she wouldn’t make it.

  • Jayden started 2nd Grade! The teacher that he started out with was absolutely WONDERFUL! But budget cuts made it so that there were over 30 kids in his class, so the school made a decision and some kids went to a 1st/2nd grade mixed class…. Jayden was chosen and went back to his 1st Grade teacher!!! I absolutely LOVE Mrs. Roberts and even though at first this change was a little irritating, we all adjusted well.

  • Gino has dedicated himself to going to the gym EVERY, SINGLE DAY! I have to say I am beyond excited for him.

  • Gino and I partnered with a company that is exploding in our life! I can’t even begin to describe the success that we now have at our finger tips. We are with a telecommunications company that only continues to go up during our economy. We feel EXTREMELY grateful that this was placed in our lives. If you are currently unhappy with your current JOB (you know, Just Over Broke) or are open to making extra income VERY PART TIME then get in touch with me. My goal this year is to get as many moms and dads out of the corporate world, home with their families, and having financial freedom.

  • Last but definitely not least…. we have learned in the last month of this year that we will be welcoming a new baby into our family in 2010!!!

Now on to the decade…..


2000: We met
2001: We had our first son
2004: We got married
2006: Our marriage was tested, but we prevailed. We got pregnant     w/our 2nd baby… only to lose
her before she was born. Then got pregnant with our 3rd baby… Miss Ella
2007: Welcomed our baby girl Ella into the world. Discovered how precious life is as we almost
lost her to her heart problem.
2009: Partnered with a multi-billion dollar company that is changing our lives. Found out that we will be having
yet another little Garibay in our world


This past decade has definitely been based around our family. Learning who we are. Growing together instead of apart.


This decade that we are entering into is going to be the decade that we make a bang! It’s going to be the decade where we focus on personal growth. Where we gain complete financial freedom. Where we change not only our life for the better but the lives of all our children and their children to come. And I’ll be blogging my way through it all.

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Who Does That???

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When I remember one of my hilarious conversations with Jayden I made a note to blog it…. tonight’s was CLASSIC!


I reminded him that tomorrow at school they will be making ginger bread houses and this was how the conversation went down:


Jayden: I’m not doing it. They’re not using gingerbread, Mom, they’re using like milk containers… you know, like the chocolate milks that I get at school.


Me: So… why aren’t you doing it.


Jayden: Because I’m not going to get in the trash and get one. That is disgusting! Who does that?


Me: WOW…. LMAO!!!!


I really, really wish I had caught it on voice recorder.




And that my friends is a kid with Sensory Processing Disorder…. and OCD.

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Take a Moment… treasure your babies

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Sometimes in life things just don’t go the way you planned them out. You may see things one way, and other people see them another. Maybe you’re right… maybe they’re right. At the end of the day it doesn’t matter. 

Today in the havoc of drama that just makes my head spin and really question people that are in my life, a mother lost her baby.  Her 2 year old son was ripped from her life in a horribly tragic way.  It sure makes you stop and appreciate what you do have.  I have embraced my kids and loved their smiles, their hugs and their giggles tonight.  I’ve mourned with a woman I’ve never met, because that’s what our twitter and blog world does.  We mourn together, we cry together, we get through life together.

Tonight…. I’m going to shut this computer, take a moment to treasure my babies, light a candle and say a prayer for Shellie @Military_Mom 



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And remember my baby girl in heaven
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If the 8 Ball says it’s true…. it’s true!

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Jayden has a friend. He’s never had a “best friend” at school yet.

I think it’s rather cute. Jayden goes over to his house for playdates, and I just learned a little from my husband about what those boys are up to on those playdates through a conversation that Gino had with Jayden.

We’re nosey parents. We want know EVERYTHING, because that’s just how we are.  We know that eventually we’ll get to know nothing, and we can already see how Jayden is becoming secretive {not in a bad way}…. just not wanting to share the juicy details happenings of his day with his parents

Gino: Jayden, do you like any girls like Alexis?

Jayden: No dad!  Alexis broke up with me.

Gino: What about Hailey?

Jayden: No, Dad! Isaiah’s in love with Hailey. We know this, because we shook the ball and asked if Isaiah was in love with Hailey and looked and it said yes.
Gino and I spent a while last night just sitting and talking about our kids. How crazy Ella is, how predictable Jayden is. How we think they will be as teens, and just all around a wonderful conversation. But this little nugget nestled in this conversation had us rolling!!!! Do you remember the days that you’d shake that magic 8 ball and anxiously await it’s answer….. because you know, it’s totally right!

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A little edition of my kids say

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I figured it was time for another little blog post about the things that my kids say…. the things that shock me and make me laugh and wonder WHERE DID THEY GET THAT FROM?!?!


Ella: The other night we were sitting down eating dinner and this little girl who just turned 2 in August told her dad “I don’t have to.” After he told her to eat her dinner. She said it with a little attitude on her face and Gino and I just looked at each other with this look like… Oh boy, we’re in for it!


Jayden: This one was hilarious! Where he got this is beyond me!! We were pulling into the Walmart parking lot when we saw a cop pulling someone over. Jayden says very softly, “Oh no… there’s a cop. Just drive slow and act natural!” Haha!!!!!

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I can’t even describe how much I love them

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I have to say that this picture is probably one of the most breath taking pictures I’ve taken so far. And I say so far, because trust me – I plan to catch many, many more precious moments like these in these 2 crazy kids’ lives.


I love how Jayden is with his little sister. I love how he’s always there to help her out… and this picture just shows exactly how that is… he will always be there to help her up in life… I know it. And I love it.

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The Run Down…

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Ella has developed this high pitch squealing scream when she sees anything that’s little girl related. Then following that scream is her saying, “Ella!” She’s explaining to us all that since that is something that she loves it is Ella’s. I love that. I love the excitement that comes squealing out of her. I just am absolutely head over heels in love with this precious little girl! 


 Today it has been 2 years and 12 days since we discovered that our little precious princess has a heart problem. 2 years and 12 days since we learned that life is so precious and that horrible, sad things can happen to you, and more sadly to our children. I am so happy to say that Ella has been off of her medication for over a month now without any signs of SVT. It’s scary, but it’s something that her doctor really wanted to test and we’re listening to him. I don’t think that Gino’s on the same page as me on this… in fact I don’t even think I’m on the same page as myself, but for some reason I feel strongly about listening to what he says.


She is just this little bundle of smarts that I’m almost not too sure on what to do with. For a little girl just turning 2 I get a little concerned at how much she knows. How much she soaks in. I need to make sure that I am doing every thing I can to make sure that her little mind is soaking things up…. and good things! She’s already interested in colors, numbers, I feel like she’s going to be reading by the time she’s 3. I’m extremely proud of her.


Jayden has been adjusting well with his new class. It definitely does help that it is his old teacher. I’m going to start helping him with goals so that he can feel the excitement when he accomplishes that goal.


I’m currently working on my goals that I plan to accomplish this month, this year, and for the next 5 years. I think that my plan is to sit down with him and do this with him. Have him have his goals written out just like mom and we can get excited together and for each other.


Gino and I are getting more and more excited about the new direction we are taking our life. We both feel so fortunate to have been given an amazing opportunity that will not only change our lives, but our children’s lives, and children’s children’s lives… FOREVER.


So, life has been busy… but in such a good way!  We are in the middle of building this amazing company and I can’t even begin to describe how exciting and fun our new adventure is for us.

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