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Diver
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What did Santa bring you ?
I had no idea how strenuous an Xbox can be.
I tried playing Kinect soccer against my 9 year old - don't do it ! 
[Edited on 12-26-2010 by Diver]
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bajalearner
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Santa sent me a 6 year old girl (Rocio) with a single mom who is working when she can but times are hard for her. I hosted them to our home and Rocio
was delighted when my 12 year old son handed her a wrapped gift from under the tree. She was happy to open a new pair of jeans but I saw the smile of
a kid who got clothing instead of a toy. My son opened a gift then Rocio was surprised when Tim handed her another wrapped gift. She asked her mom if
she gets "an otra" gift. The the smile came when she found more clothes and toys. The last gift was hidden upstairs by Santa and when Tim brought a
large wrapped gift that was labeled Rocio from Santa she tore into it and found a collection of 7 Disney dolls. The rest of the day was a dream for
Rocio and her mom was very happy for her daughter.
We had some friends join us for the day and ate a turkey from the weber kettle with misquite flavor coals. umm umm good.
How can you top this Christmas? Well, I can...December 25th is Rocio's birthday. 7 Disney dolls for 7 years.
I drove Rocio and her mom to their home and helped carry the gifts inside. It was a dark, cold small home with no Christmas decorations.
Thank you Rocio for making my Christmas the best ever!
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bajamedic
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalearner
Santa sent me a 6 year old girl (Rocio) with a single mom who is working when she can but times are hard for her. I hosted them to our home and Rocio
was delighted when my 12 year old son handed her a wrapped gift from under the tree. She was happy to open a new pair of jeans but I saw the smile of
a kid who got clothing instead of a toy. My son opened a gift then Rocio was surprised when Tim handed her another wrapped gift. She asked her mom if
she gets "an otra" gift. The the smile came when she found more clothes and toys. The last gift was hidden upstairs by Santa and when Tim brought a
large wrapped gift that was labeled Rocio from Santa she tore into it and found a collection of 7 Disney dolls. The rest of the day was a dream for
Rocio and her mom was very happy for her daughter.
We had some friends join us for the day and ate a turkey from the weber kettle with misquite flavor coals. umm umm good.
How can you top this Christmas? Well, I can...December 25th is Rocio's birthday. 7 Disney dolls for 7 years.
I drove Rocio and her mom to their home and helped carry the gifts inside. It was a dark, cold small home with no Christmas decorations.
Thank you Rocio for making my Christmas the best ever! |
These are the special times that you will remember. JH
[Edited on 12-26-2010 by bajamedic]
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woody with a view
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winner! ^^^^^^^^^^^
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chippy
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A hangover after La Noche Buena.
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nbacc
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A job well done!!!!!!!!!!!!!!
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volcano
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| Quote: | Originally posted by Diver
I had no idea how strenuous an Xbox can be.
I tried playing Kinect soccer against my 9 year old - don't do it !
[Edited on 12-26-2010 by Diver] |
Money to build the final part of my cabana: a stone whale watch/sunset/sunrise watch tower...sending it down to have the older master Don Alvino's
fine stone work done.
[Edited on 12-27-2010 by volcano]
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redmesa
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Another day of health and life for those dear to me. Oh and yeah! An itsy-bitsy baja dog landed in my garden on Christmas Day. Finally, one
arrived that I could not ignore. She is a teeny tiny cutie. Off to the vet today with my puppy and Mike's Solo to get her a "stop the heat" shot.
Nothing like a dog in heat walking through baja. 
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sanquintinsince73
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| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalearner
Santa sent me a 6 year old girl (Rocio) with a single mom who is working when she can but times are hard for her. I hosted them to our home and Rocio
was delighted when my 12 year old son handed her a wrapped gift from under the tree. She was happy to open a new pair of jeans but I saw the smile of
a kid who got clothing instead of a toy. My son opened a gift then Rocio was surprised when Tim handed her another wrapped gift. She asked her mom if
she gets "an otra" gift. The the smile came when she found more clothes and toys. The last gift was hidden upstairs by Santa and when Tim brought a
large wrapped gift that was labeled Rocio from Santa she tore into it and found a collection of 7 Disney dolls. The rest of the day was a dream for
Rocio and her mom was very happy for her daughter.
We had some friends join us for the day and ate a turkey from the weber kettle with misquite flavor coals. umm umm good.
How can you top this Christmas? Well, I can...December 25th is Rocio's birthday. 7 Disney dolls for 7 years.
I drove Rocio and her mom to their home and helped carry the gifts inside. It was a dark, cold small home with no Christmas decorations.
Thank you Rocio for making my Christmas the best ever! |
I don't care how hard you try, you cannot top this story. You are an awesome individual, Bajalearner!! Tell us about this family....por favor.
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
| Quote: | Originally posted by bajalearner
Santa sent me a 6 year old girl (Rocio) with a single mom who is working when she can but times are hard for her. I hosted them to our home and Rocio
was delighted when my 12 year old son handed her a wrapped gift from under the tree. She was happy to open a new pair of jeans but I saw the smile of
a kid who got clothing instead of a toy. My son opened a gift then Rocio was surprised when Tim handed her another wrapped gift. She asked her mom if
she gets "an otra" gift. The the smile came when she found more clothes and toys. The last gift was hidden upstairs by Santa and when Tim brought a
large wrapped gift that was labeled Rocio from Santa she tore into it and found a collection of 7 Disney dolls. The rest of the day was a dream for
Rocio and her mom was very happy for her daughter.
We had some friends join us for the day and ate a turkey from the weber kettle with misquite flavor coals. umm umm good.
How can you top this Christmas? Well, I can...December 25th is Rocio's birthday. 7 Disney dolls for 7 years.
I drove Rocio and her mom to their home and helped carry the gifts inside. It was a dark, cold small home with no Christmas decorations.
Thank you Rocio for making my Christmas the best ever! |
I don't care how hard you try, you cannot top this story. You are an awesome individual, Bajalearner!! Tell us about this family....por favor.
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Sort of folks I like too, such as bajalearner.
I concur...this story cannot be topped.
Wish we had more stuff like this to read here at the BN
5 Stars to bajalearner
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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Von
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A Literati~That i cannt figure out! lol~
READY SET.....................
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Dave
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Pish Tosh
| Quote: | Originally posted by sanquintinsince73
I don't care how hard you try, you cannot top this story. |
I got a Snuggie...Leopard print, designer model.
I doubt anyone could receive a more well-thought-out gift.
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bajalearner
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"I don't care how hard you try, you cannot top this story. You are an awesome individual, Bajalearner!! Tell us about this family....por favor."
Ok, what I know about this family. When I started looking for rental houses in Tijuana early 2010, I called some listings and one of the people who
answered was Rocio's mom Lizzeth. She helped me track down quite a few rentals and information. We became friends and I talk to her once in a while.
I learned that Lizzeth was engaged to a policeman in Sinoloa and would marry him after her baby was born. She wanted to wait until after the baby
was born because they bought a wedding dress but she wouldn't fit into it until after the baby was born. Tragedy struck when the father was killed in
a car crash 2 weeks before Rocio was born. Lizzeth told me she had a hard time dealing with all this. She used a pshycologist to cope and still
wonders why she was so unlucky. It's been 7 years and Lizzeth's world revolves around Rocio. She has not married since her man was killed.
My son and I occasionally invite them to places like the local fair, circus, movies and dinners. When we pick them up they are neatly dressed in
their finest and both have smiles and great attitudes. Lizzeth works for a construction company running errands and odds and ends. That is why she
answered my call for information on a rental. She also cleans houses and looks for better paying jobs but they are few and hard to get. She
struggles but doesn't talk about that. They only come with smiles and bright eyes. She is very good to my son and my son loves them.
I wished them a happy holiday a few days before Christmas and learned they were not doing anything that day. That's how I came to invite them to our
house for Christmas and Rocio's birthday. Lizzeth worked Christmas eve at a woman's house to help the woman prepare for her large family gathering.
People with birthdays near Christmas get shorted. This day we had a pilsbury cake mix for the birthday cake but because of all the food and a pumpkin
pie, Lizzeth said don't make the cake. Rocio didn't seem to mind, she had a good day. It was a very good day for me.
While I was preparing some things in the kitchen, Lizzeth started cleaning...washing my cabinet doors, inside and out, on a chair in her nice
Christmas dress. I told her not to worry about doing that and she said no it's no problem. By the way, my house is clean, she just likes to
contribute. She's a good person.
If this was an isolated story it would be sad but it is common here and the interesting thing to me is that they don't consider themselves poor. They
do what they can and feel lucky when they have enough or a little more. When people ask me why I live in Mexico, it is impossible to relate this kind
of story. Americans don't understand it. They only view the people there as lazy or dangerous or... you fill in the blank. If you visit or live in
Mexico, you know the story and probably have come love the people and culture as I have.
Something I remember about when I first met her, I saw Lizzeth was very happy to listen to music on a small inexpensive radio. I was surprised that
she only had a small radio. I thought about the good job I had in California and remember buying bigger and better "stuff" whenever I wanted it.
After I saw how content she was with the small radio I realized I could get by with much less too. I don't have to have the best radio to enjoy music
anymore. It is a good lesson for my son.
I didn't intend to get on a soapbox and yell that I gave someone thing good. I only wrote to tell that I received a very nice gift this year.
[Edited on 12-28-2010 by bajalearner]
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nbacc
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Love your story. When we return from visiting Mexico we enter our house and look around and say "wow, we have alot of stuff". When we are in Mexico
at our house we live with very little. It brings you back to earth and makes you realize how much you don;t need to be happy". Good job. Nancy
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mazda
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Happiness and imagination.
Happiness and imagination........
The gclub provide a deposit of silver jewelry, including the amount you want to leave behind after each other. gclub. |
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durrelllrobert
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can't tell you but I got it twice and the first time was in the shower
talk about happiness and imagination
[Edited on 12-28-2010 by durrelllrobert]
Bob Durrell
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mcfez
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| Quote: | Originally posted by mazda
Happiness and imagination........ |
This is good.
You hit it on the nose Mazda.
Imagination is the key to forward in life.
Old people are like the old cars, made of some tough stuff. May show a little rust, but good as gold on the inside.
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BajaGeoff
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Thank you for the touching story bajalearner!
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Marc
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A huge hangover
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Udo
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Santa brought me a RIDGID pressure washer and a mountain bike.
Udo
Youth is wasted on the young!
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