Another step forward legalizing myself. I went and got a physical today, all I need is a tetnaus shot and health plan at Kaiser aint covering it. Because it has to deal with immigration.
On the way back home I saw a nice little hole on the wall with free wireless. Its called, "Cafe De Olla," its nice and similar to what mi and Wendy want to do in WA but we are going to add another twist to ours. I'll put a pic up of it later. For now I gotta bounce.

I really don't have much to write about lately. I don't know why, I constructed my life around ministry and thats the kind of stuff I wrote about before but now there is really nothing going on in the 'hood with me. I see kids going in the wrong direction on both sides of my street but I have no pull to start anything. It makes me feel emotionally drained just thinking about it.
My time is spent taking care of my boy, something I love doing but at times I get frutrated because thats all i'm doing. I'm not working because I want to wait for my paperwork with immigration to get process. Lord willing the work permit will come soon.

I am a lot like my mom, I can't just be not working. Sure, taking care of Emiliano is work but the bringing in the money work.

Anyway

Emisbodyshot

Emisbodyshot
Originally uploaded by cozmikbean.

My bebe and his little dictator shirt. Fidel would you give us residency?

emiheadshot

emiheadshot
Originally uploaded by cozmikbean.

I think this picture is a classic. I love everything about it.

emiylynn

emiylynn
Originally uploaded by cozmikbean.

I love this picture. I give props to my nephew Adrian for taking it.

Back in a LA after a long vacation. I had a lot of joy this summer, a big part was due to being around my family. We stayed at my parents home in a room they have for us. A bit tight but cozy for the three of us.
It wasn't technically a vacation because I was working. Six of the 7 weeks of vacation I thinned apples with my dad. It was hard work for the pay I got, well at least thats what it seemed to me. I've always felt that type of work should be paid better. Let me give you an example of why I feel like that.
Lets look at my dad for example. He was born 1939, which makes him?? 67 or something around there. He has been working for the same orchard for the last 15 years and he makes $8 an hour, he works over 40hrs. a week and doesn't get paid for the overtime he works. It would be awesome if he was at least making $10 an hour. It would help him more with bills and paying the mortgage (spll?) on their house. Don't get me wrong the when I say all this and think that I'm trying to bash on my dad's employers. The do a lot of great things for a lot of people, and have done a lot to help me in my development as a man, and christian. It would just be a blessing for my dad to get paid better.

My prayer is to finish school and be able to bless him and my mom with their needs because they deserve that from me and more.

march

march
Originally uploaded by sergi_casta.

One of my favorite photos of Emiliano, his first march. He would like to thank his aunt Sarah for sending him his shirt.

relatives

relatives
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Over the summer we went to visit my mom's brother. Him and his family work on a berry farm near Portland Oregon.

protester

protester
Originally uploaded by sergi_casta.

For a while I been wanting to update the blog but due to lack of computer and internet I really haven't been able to. So, i'm going back to last summer. This picture is one of my favorites from the march we attended.