Some Boring Stuff

How did I spend my day yesterday? Well, first I had to go to the county hospital to have my yearly mammogram and was late because there wasn't anywhere to park! They sure didn't make their parking lots convenient for the patients there, just the staff. And then, of course, I get all painfully squished during the procedure - i'm glad it's just once a year!

then, i picked up mama and we went to the post office, and went to eat at La Cabana - our favorite Mexican food dive. No one else makes a good chicken quesadia (sp?) better than this place, except for another place here, but it's downtown and it's hard to find a parking space - but its food is just as good, but a tiny bit more expensive.

Then we went to 2 banks to deposit stuff for the nurses and fanhs, then to Long's drugstore - which has been bought out by CVS Pharmacy. So, now, the coupon book we have for Long's is going to be obsolete and we won't be able to buy the Long's brand of facial scrubs anymore - which were so much cheaper than Buff's, plus we always got them 50% off with the coupons. well, we'll try to stock up before they pull it off the shelves.

went to Safeway and CentroMart for groceries - eggs were only $1.09 a dozen at Centro compared to 1.99 at Safeway, but milk was cheaper at Safeway, as well as soda.

Got back home, put stuff away, then made rice crispy treats and discovered our tablespoon measuring spoon is missing, so just guessed at it. it came out a little bit more gooier than usual, but still tastes good!

Then worked on fanhs treasurer stuff - need to get year-end reports done for our meeting next week.

Watched TV during all of this (while at home, of course) and was wondering why all the Thursday shows were reruns, except for CW shows, which I watched.

Then I watched Burn Notice - you know, I got to shake Bruce Campbell's hand -- TWICE -- at the 2006 Comic Con! Love that show and love the fact that Brucy is on TV again!

Surfed the internet, checked my facebook, gaia, and other stuff - while watching TV. Then read my MacLife magazine until I fell asleep at 3AM.

That's a typical day for me - except for the mammo, thank goodness!

Funny Photographer

Here's an app that I downloaded to use with the new iSight webcam on my new refurbished computer, since Apple's PhotoBooth didn't come with it. The app lets you take photos with different effects - pretty cool! And it's freeware for Mac OS X 10.4. Fun! check out the maker's website by clicking the title above! (http://homepage.mac.com/spillnerclan/fabian/funnyphotographer/Funny%20Photographer.html)

Dr. Who

One of my favorite shows to watch! Every Saturday on BBC America now, since it's finished on the Sci-fi Channel. I am eagerly awaiting its return, sometime in 2010, I think. But, even though I like this show, I would not buy the dvds of the series - too expensive for me - but I've seen each episode at least twice, so, that's good enough. See it!

The Big 5-0

Well, we turned 50 today, it sure doesn't feel like it! We spent the day, or the past two days (and tomorrow too!) using coupons for free meals we got by email. we also took advantage of the area restaurants that offered free meals for your birthday, or free dessert! I feel bloated!
Here we are at 5 months at at 50 - we've flipped sides in the photos.

Mary Esteban Peres

This is a photo of my grandmother, Mary Esteban Peres, with her four children, in 1933. She left Spain in 1912/13 with her parents and brother, and went to Hawaii to work in the sugarcane/pineapple plantations. They came to California in 1916/17 and settled in Oakland, until coming to Stockton in the early 1920s. She met and married Cirilo Juanitas in 1924 and raised 4 children, until her untimely death in 1935 during childbirth. We had a chance to visit her birthplace in Spain in 1996 and the birthplace of my great grandparents. Spain was a nice place to visit.

Cirilo Juanitas

This is my grandfather, Cirilo Yongque Juanitas, who left the Philippines in 1913 to work in the sugarcane/pineapple fields of Kauai, Hawaii. He was around 21 years old. He came to California in 1916, worked various jobs - janitor, fieldwork, chain-gang, etc., until he settled in Stockton in the early 1920s, married in 1924, raised a family, became a labor contractor and business owner, and passed away in 1980, at the age of 88. He had eight kids, and a whole passel of grandkids and great grandkids.

Left: 1939? Treasure Island, SF, World's Fair
Right: 192something, Ravena, CA, while working on a railroad chain-gang.
(I don't have my genealogy research with me, so I'm not sure of the years.)

Happy New Year!

Here's wishing you all a very happy, productive, and safe 2009! So far, I've spent it freezing my arse off! But it has been productive - we took down the Christmas tree and various decorations around the house - we're all ready for 2009!