Working With Kids

Thanks to Wm Rowe

I love working with kids but I knew I didn’t have the patience to be a full time teacher or anything like that. What I did think would be right for me would be something like tutoring. I’ve always wanted to work hand in hand with families and education somehow and this just seemed to be a perfect fit. I wanted something flexible and I can’t think of anything more flexible than being a tutor and making my own schedule! My brother helped me make a website and I actually looked into small business xo and a small office to make the whole thing so much more professional. I’ve gotten a lot of referrals so far and I think I’m doing a good job because my students seem to be doing better in their classes and they tell me they actually like coming to tutoring. Anyway, I love my new career and I think it’s just the perfect balance between teaching all the time and being something way more flexible like a stay at home mom.

The Four Corners Of The States

I would say that we had a very nice four days getaway during our thanksgiving holiday vacation. We mainly planned only to go to skywalk but ended up going to many places. The Skywalk in Grand Canyon West, Arizona, the Delicate Arch in Moab, Utah, and also in the four corners of the four states in United States of America, Utah, Arizona, Colorado and New Mexico. We've been to this place before when our first born child was only about the same age as his little brother.

And i am very glad that we again stopped by to this place. Now, there's four of us who visited this historical place in the USA. As you can see, we were having fun during our stay there. I am sure that the kids would love to see all these photos we've got when they're grown and will remember all the fun trips we all did while they are still young.

Monster Hdmi Cables

I feel bad because i haven't send the box that i was supposed to send last two months ago for my family. It has also the monster hdmi cables that my cousin requested me to give him. He was going to buy one but he couldn't find a good one there at the store where he's at. So he instead asked a favor if i could buy it for him and i did. He was very happy when i showed it to him when we had the chance to chat online. He is anxious to have it but then i just got too busy to do all things at once.

Vacation After Vacation

Well, i think that our vacation plan is on the go. It would be two days from now and we'll be heading to Arizona to witness the beauty of the Grand Canyon once again. But this time, we are going to see the native American's amazing and awesome project, the SKYWALK! We supposed to go there last year but it didn't happen because we got lost. We thought it was in the middle of Grand Canyon south rim but it has a different way. Anyway, this time, it is going to happen, and it'll be so soon!

Talking about vacation, after the vacation plan, hubby still mention about planning on going to Canada. Since we both have never been to that country, we might as well be adventurous and explore the beauty of it particularly in Calgary. I know for sure that we can find lots of good Calgary apartments deals. We are thinking to stay there for at least a month. Hubby has to get things ready in his vacation leave from his work so we can totally enjoy our stay in Canada.

RV Financing

The neighbor across the street are planning to get rid of their rv. Since they aren't that active anymore going out and camping with their kids and grandkids because they are getting old. So they have to do the rv financing, so they will make a good deal of their rv. They have been using it for several years and they can't complain about it. Too bad they can't sell it to one of their kids who has their family of their own already since they also have rv themselves. So there's no other way to take care of it but to sell it.

Sudden Mood Swing

I just noticed that i am so grumpy, grouchy and high-tempered lately. Hubby told me that it is not a good sign of aging, lol! So i was browsing some helpful tips on how to deal with this sudden mood swing of mine. And i stumbled upon into this Hormone replacement therapy. Maybe this is what i need in order for me to feel better, to be a better person as well. I hate being grumpy myself but i don't know why i feel like that all of the sudden and later on i will be okay. Hubby said i surely need a medical attention enable for me to deal with this mood swings.

The Sweet Treats

I had a good laugh when i saw a video from youtube about parents teasing their kids that they ate all their kids's treat they got from halloween. I didn't even thought of doing that. What a nice idea! Anyway, my kiddos's treats are still plenty. I hid them because i am sure they won't let go both of their buckets until it's all emptied out. I give them here and there everyday though but i sure didn't tell them where i hid those buckets or they will keep on begging me to get it out for them so they can have the whole thing.

I myself doesn't really love chocolates that much (i would say chocolates because that's what mostly they got from Halloween). I can eat one or two but that would be enough for me already. I know, kids can't get enough like i was when i was just a little girl. I used to sneak at my mom's jar and get some tootsierolls chocolate sticks. LOL! Shhh. Until now my mother didn't know about my secret. She thought she sold all those but i was the one who ate them haha!

Anyway, here's the pictures i got from Halloween night. Took some snaps of the treats they got as the kids were already in bed. It's obvious that i can't do this while they are still around, duh! And these buckets are still pretty much full of treats until now. Not to mention hubby bought five more bags of treats and never got rid of it by trick or treaters. There's only few came by. Maybe i should pack all these and send it to my country. So the poor kids can eat all these instead :D

Teacher talking to parent

Guest post written by my buddy Bernardo Graham

My favorite part of being a teacher is getting to know my students and their parents. I have been a high school teacher for six years and I love what I do. I truly believe that not many people love their jobs as much as I do. I coach basketball too and I love seeing my students out of the classroom. I have become friends with many of my students’ parents because several of my students also play basketball and I see the parents at the games. One of the parents of a current student told me recently about some break-ins in the community. I had not heard anything about them, but when I got home, I did an online search for adt bristol and decided to get a home security system. I love our community and I want to feel safe in my home. I do not want to move because I live so close to my job that I barely have a commute. Hopefully the security system will help me to feel safer and hopefully the break ins around town will stop.

Spine surgery Dallas

Hubby's cousin just had his surgery, it was a very successful operation of Spine surgery Dallas. Right now, he is recovering well in their house and soon he'll be back for the follow up check up. That's the good thing about here in America, you'll find lots of good care here when it comes to health problems. It is an advantage to have these kind of health care here, the advanced technology they used and the medication that acts fast for fast speed recovery to people that undergone major operation such like what my hubby's cousin just had.

Cabin Furniture

I was helping my friend to look for some cabin furniture, they will be moving so soon and i am so excited for them because they are going to have the house finally after all the searching. I myself love the house, i just can't wait to be there myself as well for their house blessing. That house is perfect during winter because it is up on the mountain and just cozy there. I love a house like what they got, far from chaotic city, so peaceful, more on nature surrounds it, and the kids can play outside to their heart's content without worrying they might get into the street like our busy street in front of our house here.

Antenna

Hubby said that we might consider to put up an antenna. And asked me if i could search some good antennas that he would like to get for us. We just barely had our cable connected but we're not too happy with the service, it wasn't so impressive like what we usually see in the television being advertised. I do hope that this plan of his, will work somehow, or else, he will spend money again for useless thing.

Samsung Mobile Batteries

How silly it is that the box that i want to send back to my country is not even packed yet. I've got a lot of things inside it and have been anxiously wanting to send it there. unfortunately i can't find time to pack it up and put more things in it to make it worthy to send. There's few samsung mobile batteries that i included inside in it too because my cousin requested me to send him some. I just hope i can send it before Christmas time though.

Little One's Right Foot

When i got my camera, i had no idea about all the settings and everything to it. It was like a piece of bomb in my hand and i have no idea what to do with it. But! I was very willing to learn then and in fact, until now i still am learning. Anyway, i tried to play my camera with my own little knowledge about it, but i knew it was not that enough of a knowledge since i was so totally new to photography hobby of mine. I love taking pictures, i am so obsessed taking lots and lots of photos. I can't help but love to capture every moment i see especially to my dearly loved boys. They are my models. Although they didn't like to be one but i always steal shots from them, lol!

Anyway, here is the first shot of my little one's feet, i posted this over a year ago now and so you can see it from HERE. And here is his right foot that i took last night. I took a shot of his foot because it's a part of him where i love to tickle him the most because he is a very ticklish little guy, just like mommy. Sorry for the image for his foot is a little dirty though.

I can see myself that there is a big difference of my photography skills now. I am not saying that i am a very good photographer though, what i am trying to say is, i see a progress and i happy to realize it. I love photography and will always will.

Abrasives

I am glad that hubby told me that we are going to a hardware store soon. I want him to buy me a plexiglass that i have been anxiously wanting to own for my photography accessories. He mainly wants to go to the store so he can buy a couple of abrasives which i don't really exactly know what it is for. I also told him that we need a special locks for our doors so we can safely lock it without worrying that our little one might sneak out without us knowing it since our front street is highway. It's not safe for the kids i know that is why we need to be more extra careful.

Executive Chef Jobs

I feel so bad that my brother has been staying in our place for awhile now. He wanted to start his work so soon but seems like there's always a problem whenever he is about to go. He told me that might as well take another course while he's waiting for his job call so he will be productive during his stay. He heard that there is big demand of Executive Chef Jobs and he wanted to give it a shot. Why not if he really loves cooking. Of all the siblings i have, he's one of the few that has passion in cooking. And i would say that there is no harm in trying. He might find it more enjoyable to do his job rather than what he does to his current job.

Tattoo Clothing

When i saw this tattoo clothing, i said to myself that it is way cool! Especially for the teenagers because the mostly like to wear bold and outstanding kind of clothing. So i thought that it would be nice if i will get some for my nieces and for my nephews as well. So, when i plan to go visit my place, i have something for them that i am sure they'll all love. This makes me even excited to go home so soon, but i guess i can't go home yet next year.

POS Systems for small business retailers

Guest Post by Mike Sims

Small business owners are always looking for ways to increase business profits and improve the flow of business. Many have tried various methods from printing graphic ads to printing coupons and distributing them. The only real way to accomplish this is to retire the cash register and implement a POS System. A Point of Sale System is a must have for business owners who have a retail store front. The benefits of owning a POS System are really endless as it can help run the business as it’s meant to be run. One of the top choices retailers use on a daily basis is a solution by Microsoft called Microsoft POS System. This solution is used by many retailers such as grocery or pet stores who need a point of sale solution for their business operations. Pet store owners looking to speed up workflow and enhance communication should invest into a Pet shop POS system which will ensure improve productivity throughout the business.

The House

This guest post from Margaret Mills

When my wife and I initially moved in together it was right before we got married and neither of us had cohabitated before. I was a little nervous but I should have been way more so – it was challenging! Just the sheer amount of stuff was staggering and my wife was far more stubborn than I thought she’d be about getting rid of some of hers so we could fit it all in. It was like, why does my stuff have to go? She would let me get the big screen I wanted (which I did get as a wedding gift, thanks dad and Direct TV!) and we were fighting all the time about really trivial stuff like who had the best dishes. It took a couple of months for us to sort it all out but now we’re living together smoothly again which was what I always wanted. I love my wife and she’s so wonderful in so many ways but I’m glad we don’t have to ever go through that again!

Now I Miss Bohol!

When it's summer like this i really would want to soak myself to the beach. But then since we don't have a beach here, we just have to get ourselves satisfied in the lake. The lake that is only a 5 mile away from our house is nice because it's quiet out there and shady as well. But one thing i don't like about it is the cold water. The lake freezes during winter time, it's not that big of a lake not to freeze. The other lake we have here is like 15 miles away. It's a lot nicer compared to the near one because it is bigger and the water is warmer as well.

Oh i just wish i am in Bohol right now, soaking in the beach and enjoying the hot weather with lots of good and fresh food! I can only imagine and take a look at our pictures during our vacation there last year. I really miss the place! These photos below is the place where my family and i like to go all the time whenever we plan to go on swimming. It's a beautiful place isn't it? And one big thing about this place is for free. We just have to ask permission from the owner and she is kind enough to just let us enjoy the beach for free :)

Chrome Rims For Sale

My friend was whining about her husband's obsession, the sports cars. They already have the nice looking sports car now he just upgraded it into newer model. He actually had it specialized and personalized. Now he's got some chrome rims for sale since he doesn't need it anymore. The wife is feeling like she will go crazy lol! But good thing that's the only obsession of her husband, not something else. And besides, i think it's a good obsession though because it's considered as an investment of theirs.

Underground Shelter

Luckily the state where we live will never experience such bad tragedy such as tornado, hurricane or something. It is because we are elevated here and has lots of mountains surrounds us. So the mountains will help to break the strong winds coming. Unlike the southern part where it is more flat and more prone to these kind of calamities. So they have to especially build their house with underground shelters. Which is really a good and safe place to hide whenever there's tragedy that'll come.

Industrial Pumps

A friend of mine invited me to go out with her family because she won't be working for a week. Their company had a minor problem regarding about their industrial pumps. She is glad that she was able to have a one week vacation so to spend her days with her family will plan an outdoor activities. So she thought it would be nice to go to the pool with us. I haven't decided yet but i might go with the kids since hubby doesn't feel like going with us.

Techie Brother

October is not even close, yet i am already thinking what to buy for my brother's birthday present. I found some good deals with incredible s price at the online store that i really love browsing a lot. They have tons of choices and excellent electronic gadgets that i can get since my brother really loves to own new gadgets. I am somewhat a techie kind of person too but my brother is a lot worse, he's very obsessed with new things that's out in the market. So i have to make sure that i will be getting a latest electronic device that he would enjoy to have!

Big Agnes Sleeping Bags

Since we haven't really tried camping as whole family, we might as well do that later this weekend. But hubby said that we have to make sure that we bring all the necessary things that we need at the camping site. We definitely need a tent and some Big Agnes Sleeping Bags especially for the kids so they will be tucked in at night. It's going to be a fun camping i am sure since we are all excited about it.

Beach Boys

The kids definitely are enjoying this summer. I can't believe how time flies and there's not much time left for summer to enjoy anymore. That's why i let the kids run around outside more often and let them enjoy the heat of the sun and we'll go most of the time at the lake or maybe in the bay that's close to where we live so they can enjoy dipping in the water and play sand. Which reminds me, i'll probably gonna take them again to the lake which is few miles away from here.

This photo was taken a week ago when we had our little picnic there with their dad right after he got off from work. It was a fun afternoon for the family. We brought all their beach toys for them to enjoy it. They played the sand with their toy molds and their wheel barrow. The water is actually cold, but my kids didn't mind it at all. I only dipped my toes there and that was it. I don't think i would dare dip myself in there and stay there that long. But my kids are brave, they were able to handle the coldness. They had fun in the water and the lake shore and i also had fun keep clicking my camera pointing to them :)There's one thing i can say about my two boys, they sure have different hair colors. Noticed their hair? LOL!

Think Your Family

If you are considering to save some money on insurance, i would suggest to take a look at this www.wholesaleinsurance.net because you might want to find this helpful for you. Some insurance nowadays are just keep on raising their rates and people that has it for awhile are complaining for the higher rates they get. It's not that you want to be cheap, also considering the reasonable rate is a must. Taking care of yourself and your family that you are going to leave is one important thing to think about. You sure don't want to leave your family hanging, do you? So make sure everything is going to be alright when it's time for you to go.

Special Moment

I never had a chance to choose what would i want for my engagement ring look like since hubby just surprised me when he proposed marriage to me. I never did expect him to do that then, it was out of my mind but he did, and i was very happy that time. Anyway, if i had the chance to choose which would like, i would go to makemyegagementring.com for they have bunch of selections and also you can actually order the looks of the ring that you want to have and wear it for lifetime. Even though i didn't choose mine, still i am happy for hubby chose it for me, it means so much to me and i felt special when he put the ring on my finger.

Costume City Coupons

I don't want to think about halloween party yet since i don't even want to think that summer is going to be over so soon. But, time flies so fast nowadays, before we know it, summer is already over and we will be welcoming the fall and winter next, which i hate the most for i can't stand the freezing weather here in our place anymore. Anyway, since that i saw this costume city coupons, i might as well use it and purchase my costume early so i can think what will be the best that suits me well. I must share this to some of my friends so they can get theirs as well.

Gift For Her Hubby

A friend is now happy that finally she got the gift for her husband. The 2 drawer armoire was delivered yesterday to their house and she was glad that her husband liked it so much. It was actually a replacement for the old one that her husband used to have. She figured that the old one will be thrown away very soon so she decided to get a new one that her partner would like so much. For now the old one will be put away to their basement and the new one will be put upstairs.

Brothers's Feet

There's a lot of things that i wished my parents did for me when i was just a little girl. But then, i realized that what we have right now, they don't have it before. Just like the DSLR camera that we now enjoy. We can now capture our kids's every move. Even if it's just ordinary days, we can capture their moments which we often find it very memorable. During my childhood days, i only get to have picture taken when there's special occasions or maybe some activities at school. But nowadays, we have this digital camera that i am sure everyone has atleast one.

One of the things that i really love to do as a parent to my kids, is to capture their moments in every single day. I love doing it because i often get a good shot of them that i would love to keep and will show it to them when they grow and will have a family of their own. This picture below which is their feet, is one of the memorable picture that i love to show them and maybe to their kids as well. This picture will be one of the many remembrance i gathered to show how fun their childhood days is. And i am sure that they will thank me for whatever i am doing right now, they will surely appreciate it when they're both grown.

POS Systems

I got stuck yesterday in the store where i bought some stuff to bring for our get together at the pool. Their POS systems was having some trouble and it took them awhile to get it fixed. Good thing that they fixed before i decided to just leave the food i got in my basket, i was gonna do that and go somewhere else instead but luckily, the systems worked again after few minutes. I was already running late to our meeting time because i got lazy to drive when i saw it rained outside. Good thing that the rain went away and i stopped by to that store.

Car GPS

Maybe it's time for me to buy hubby a car gps. He always use the map we have here in the house that we bought over three years ago already. Now that this device can lead us our destination wherever we want to go, then why not buy one for him instead of stopping here and there just to look for the exact place in the map. This device can do amazing things, so it would be as easy as just a snap of the fingers on how to find the place where we would like to go.

Idol Fan!

Guest post by Jewel Cole

Wow, what a season on American Idol! I’m assuming a lot of the readers out there watch it too? I loved how young all the best contestants are and I think it’s great the way they really made them stretch their limits in terms of voice. I even got Direc4u.com satellite recently so I could watch all the other shows like AI and keep up with what’s going on in the industry! Has anyone else watched that “The Voice” with Christina Aguilera? That girl sure went off the deep end for a while but she seems to be right at home at the judging table so I hope she keeps it that way. I don’t love any of them as much as the original Idol but it’s fun to see anyway to catch the contestants that didn’t make it onto my show. I’m the only one of my friends who actually calls in to vote for Idol and I’m always convinced that my votes are going to push my favorite contestant over the top!

Payday Loan Can Help

Really, payday loan can help people to those who are in need of cash in a quick time. A friend of mine was so thankful that she was able to find some solution to her financial problem through loaning some money, since she don't know where to go. A single mother of her kids with a minimum wage, would definitely need some other financial help. She was just so glad that she went to a place where she can truly seek help. Now she can pay her overdue bills and some other things that her kids needs.

Young Man's Big Grin

My heart drops whenever i see my son's big cut on his forehead. I am glad that his cut is now healing well. It sadden me everytime i see his stitched cut on his forehead. He had a scary accident last week, he ran in our living room, he caught his foot in our rug and tripped. He fell and went his forehead into the corner of our coffee table. I was hysterical that time when i saw his big cut and his blood dripping down all over his face. We had to rush him to the emergency room so his poor forehead will be sewn right away.

Well, it has been a week and glad to see that there was no complication or anything. I was worried to death about his head, i was thinking the strong impact of his head to the table, but when the doctor asked me if he went unconscious, i said no, he just cried and got scared when he saw his blood dripping. So the doctor said he should be fine. In fact, i was the one who passed out when i saw him right then, i got too weak and didn't know what to do that hubby has to wake me up from reality that we have to take him to the hospital.

So, because i don't want to see any scar on his face, i had to edit these photos below and got rid of his big scar on his forehead which i am so glad i did great. I am just happy to see my young man with a big grin on his face. I took these shots earlier around afternoon when he was playing his piggly wiggly in our backyard. He was having a blast and later on he decided to come in the house and got dressed. He is my handsome young man, my smart, sweet and loving son!

Digital Antenna

My cousin asked me a favor if i could buy him the digital antenna for him. I had no idea about it and he told me where to buy it because he can't find the right one back where he's at. He said he will send me some money for it so i can get it right away because he needs it as soon as possible. Really, i don't really know what it's for, my cousin will tell me later what he will do with it. It sounds interesting to me but i never heard of it until he mentioned it to me.

Comfortable Shoes

I realized that my two boys's shoes are getting tight on them, they sure grow so fast that sometimes i forget that i need to keep an eye on their stuff and has to buy them new ones. Good thing that steve madden shoes has a lot of new cool selections to choose from. I got them two pairs each and they loved it. I really prefer the shoes that will make them comfortable wearing it, i am not looking after the looks and the brands, as long as they are comfortable and look good on it.

Wooden Swing Sets

Summer is officially here and i am so excited and happy! I really am a warm weather lover kind of person, i just hate to be depressed during winter time. Anyway, hubby and i are planning to put a wooden swing sets in our backyard so we can enjoy our backyard more and stay out more often with our kiddos especially during the weekend. The kids already have their small swing set but hubby said that he would get the kids the bigger one and it's just perfect idea for me i think because i get to enjoy with them, lol! Their small swing sets is really mainly for little ones and grown ups can't enjoy it haha.

Receipt Printer

It took me awhile yesterday inside the grocery store because of their receipt printer ran out of paper. If i was only being told what was the problem, then i could've just told the cashier to forget it and don't bother giving me the receipt anymore since i was in a hurry so i can go home right away to prepare some dinner for my family. It was not a big deal but then she did not tell me that it was only my receipt. If i had known that before she told me, i could've just left the store and let her fix the machine.

Texas Semi Accidents

One thing about being a truck driver is their benefits in case something happens to them. Just like a friend of mine who's husband is a truck driver. She said that Texas Semi Accidents helped her husband to settle the issue about the accident he got involved with. Good thing that it got taken cared of right away and they were able to get what they deserved. Sure is a tough job to be a truck driver and their responsibility on the road is not a piece of cake according to what my friend's husband told me.

Our Tiny Destroyer

How could an innocent looking little creature break expensive things??? My little potato already damaged two expensive things we have here. First was my laptop, i cried when i saw my poor helpless laptop fell on the ground and when i turned it on, the screen was smashed. So his dad had to buy mommy a new laptop unplanned to replace the broken one.

Today he broke his big brother's nintendo dsi. I have no idea what did he do to the toy and i just realized that it doesn't work already. I tried to turn it on and there was nothing on the screen but white. So the poor big brother was sad when he found out that his toy got broken and cannot use it anymore. So i told the big brother that we might get it fixed later. But then i called the place where they fix toy games like this and said that they charge forty dollars for diagnose but then it will be deducted to the cost of repair, all said and done. The guy i talked to on the phone said that usually they charge eighty to ninety bucks for the device. So i said to myself heck no! I would rather just buy a new one and replace the broken one. Just like what hubby told me about my old broken laptop. He said that it's better to just replace it and buy a new one rather than getting it fixed, it costs the same and the advantage of replacement is new. He is absolutely right.

Anyway, the big brother was giving a hint to his daddy that the latest version of nintendo which is nintendo 3ds, has cool effects and the graphics looks real. And of course daddy gave him an excuse that he got no money. The smart young man answered him like this "You work everyday right daddy? So, you should have money coming in because your work pays you." LOL! So the daddy laughed and told me secretly to find a store that has good deal on the device. I guess he can't help but to spoil his boys!

So, this little young man here below looks so innocent. Do you think he could do such big damage like what he just did? You've got to know him so well. You might get fooled by his angelic looks, but he sure is a tiny destroyer! He's very good on breaking things, yup he's expert on that!

Photo Birth Announcements

I guess i should be in a hurry. We just barely got home from a long trip and a week from now it will be my friend's baby shower. I am the one's assigned to take care of the photo birth announcements so i should get that done before it'll be too late. I hope i will be able to get them finished in time. I hate it when it's almost time and i haven't got things done yet what i am supposed to. Oh well, i know i will make it, but i just have to do it extra fast. I don't want my friend to be disappointed because i didn't do my part. This is going to be the first time to do this and i want it perfect.

Convenient Computer Carts

There's one thing i noticed here in Washington is that when i went to pharmacy to buy anti allergy medicine for my son. Instead of going to the corner where they usually put the computers to look for the certain medicine, they have this medical computer carts that they can drag along with them. It's kind of cool though because they don't have to run back and forth to the corner. I haven't seen something like that there in our town but i am sure that soon they are going to have that as well. It's less work to do and convenient for the pharmacists.

Blackheads On Nose

Hubby loves it when i pull his blackheads on nose. He said that it makes him fall asleep. I love it too when i pull them because i can see right after i done it, that his nose is clean. But i have to cover his nose with some kind of cloth to prevent the dirt from going inside the pores again. That's what usually the cause of the blackheads on the nose. I have some of them before but now i got them treated. Hubby said that he will treat it soon as he finds time. He's just too busy with his work that can't find time to get his blackheads treated.

Liporexall

If you are planning to lose some pounds because you wanted to look perfect fit this coming summer, then you might want to give a shot on this liporexall. In their website, you can find some reviews of people that used the product and has a positive result. Everyone wants to look physically fit, especially when you have a lot of beach plans with your friends. You don't want to be left behind with your sexy friends, do you? So you better start and act now.

Two Beautiful Women I Know

I was so surprised when i saw this picture of my mother together with her younger sister. When i called my mother a week ago, i asked her about how old she was when this picture was taken. She could not even remember it anymore, she said that she doesn't even remember who took this picture. All she remembered about this picture above was, she and her sister was still single and haven't met my father yet. By the way, my mother is on the left and that's her younger sister on the right.

As you can see, they both have the same smiles, don't they? And of course they are both beautiful as well. Too bad i didn't inherit her beautiful face, i must have got my looks from my father. But that's alright, no regrets, for i don't look bad at all, do i? LOL! This picture is so precious, good thing i got a copy of it and will surely print a copy or two so i can frame it and hang it on our wall.

The Big Question!

Guest post written by my buddy Aldo Mays

My girlfriend is the light of my life and has been with me through so much. She’s such an angel and makes every day better – I can’t say enough good things about her. She has no idea that I’m planning to propose next Friday and I’m getting really nervous about making it perfect for her.

The thought is that I’ll take her to the place of our first date, a steakhouse in town, then we’ll go for a walk down by the lake. When she least expects it I hope to get down on one knee and ask her to be my wife: I’m sure she’ll say yes! I went to Georgia last week and asked her father if I could propose…thankfully he said I could. I’ve been looking at a particular ring online practically once a week using my internet from Clear-Internet.com and I think I’ve decided on a style and size. There’s a jeweler in town I can get it from and once it’s in my pocket I’m sure I’ll be ready. I can’t wait for next Friday so I can just propose already!

Headphones

When hubby bought this new laptop of mine, he also bought me the headphones because i keep on complaining how noisy they are and wanted them to go somewhere whenever i watch my shows or foreign movies. He always remind me that i should not forget that he spent money for my headphones for me to use it and not to just keep it in the corner. Actually, i don't really like using it because it's kind of bothers me but then i guess i have to use it to make my hubby's money's worth! haha!

Off Road Lights

Summer is coming up and i am looking forward to have more fun with my friends and roam around at the country side again just like what we did last year. I can still remember that there was one time we got lost in the middle of the place and don't know our way back home. It was dark then and good thing that her vehicle got the Off Road Lights. That really helped us find our way home. We just laugh every time we talk about it and she said that this time, we won't get lost anymore for she is already familiar of the place where we going to.

Arthritis Pain Relief

My mother is been complaining about her arthritis. Although she avoided eating foods that will make her condition worst, still she is feeling so ill and there were lots of times that she cannot actually walk. She told me that she needs to see her doctor so the doctor can prescribe her another arthritis pain relief because the one's that she has been taking doesn't seem to work on her. I feel sorry and feel bad for my mother, it makes me wish that i am there beside her so i can take care of her. But that's too hard on my part because i am too far away from her and i also have a family of my own to take care of.

Filipinos Abroad Crave For This

It's not just me who craves the food that i used to eat back in my beloved country, especially those fresh ones, such as vegetables, coconut milk and of course the fish. I grew up eating fresh caught fish from the ocean and that is one most food i always crave, although i get fish that i like here at Asian store where i often go to, but it's not the same as what i used to eat while i was still back in Philippines.

Last year when we had our long vacation with my kiddos, i made sure that i am going to have plenty of dried fish when i come back here in USA. Since i can't bring some fresh ones (that would stinks my luggage huh? LOL!). I had different kinds of dried fish and i am so glad that i did because until now i still got some that i can indulge whenever i crave for it. I can just easily grab a bag in our freezer and cook it. This picture below is one of the dried fish i got in my freezer. We call this "BONELESS DANGGIT". I fried it the other day and still got some uncooked in the freezer. If you are a Filipina/Filipino like me, you must be drooling right now just by looking at this picture, aren't you? Admit it! Don't be such a denial queen! LOL!

Fishnet Body Stockings

I really love sexy stuff for women! I do love to collect them. That's why my friends and i get along so well because we do have a lot of things in common. One friend told me that she would like to buy some fishnet bodystockings. Actually i never heard of that before not until she told me about it. And when i searched it online, i was surprised that there is actually such thing! Anyway, i would like to own some myself, not those very seductive ones though for i don't think i can wear those, maybe i can but i have to wear something else over it, to make it look more pleasant and sexy in some other way.

Naughty Little One

I was so upset earlier because the little one did something naughty. The first thing he did was, when i gave him his breakfast and he threw it all over the place in the kitchen and i had to clean it up, not to mention it was a ravioli with red sauce, so that really made a big mess. And the second time, he messed up all the cabinet knobs by our front room. I was having hard time to put them back on and had to find a good screw so i can fix it. Kids can be fun but can be upsetting sometimes, they do things that they are not supposed to, it's tiring but then i just have to think that they are my blessings i should be thankful for.

Replaced Outdoor Lighting

We've been prepared already for the spring to come, yet the weather seems like it's not ready still. We still get nasty weather here and there, and we can't really wait to have a real nice weather here. Anyway, we got our outdoor lighting replaced the other day. Hubby and i were wondering how did our light got broken since we just barely had it, it was new and then we realized that it was broken. So we had to buy a new one and replaced it. We were thinking that it's probably because we still get very cold temperature at night and that might have caused it. We're just assuming that was the reason why it got broken, but we really did not know. Anyway, no big deal since we already have it replaced.

Who Doesn't Love Coupons?

I started to gather coupons when i realized that i can save some money by using it. Hey, it's for free so why not use it? I had tons of it before but wasn't paying attention because i thought that it won't help me a bit. But then when my friend told me that she likes to collect coupons because it really helps them saving some money especially when buying some groceries. Well, we always get them at the magazine we receive every week from the mail, and then i just ignored it before, but now i get a little excited every Wednesday because that's the day we get our magazine and that is where i get the coupons as well.

We'll Visit Her Again

Eventhough that the weather here is still unpredictable, i sometimes wear summer outfit already, why? It is because i cannot wait for the summer anymore! It's already spring, yet it is still cold here where i live! There's some days that we get sunshine but most of the days we get lousy weather, it'll either rain or we get hail.

Last Sunday we got hail here, it was pretty heavy and despite of the bad weather we got, still i was able to go out with my best friend to visit a good friend. She needs some company because her husband is off to work out of state. She was very glad that we visited her, we ate, sang and danced and went shopping afterwards. Although we did not spent too long shopping due to her son wasn't feeling too well, but we really had a good time still. It was nice to make good friends indeed, and also make sure that you are making friends with a true person just like our new good friends.

And these picture below was taken at her place by the way. We'll surely visit her again and again until her husband comes home from out of state job.

Petite Me

If you are considering to lose some of your unwanted fats that makes you depressed or stressful why don't you try the adipex without prescription? This might be what you need and the answer to your depressing problem about your weight? Most people that has weight problems are desperate to look for the right treatment they can get to get rid of their unwanted extra fats in their body as fast as possible. Especially the conscious mothers that wants to lose some of their weight soon after they deliver a baby. Luckily, i am a petite person, so i don't have to deal with such problem like bigger people.

PS3 Keyboard

When my son got hooked into the playstation i was a little worried because it might cost us a whole lot keep buying the accessories of it. But i was wrong, when i searched them online, i was all surprised that they are not so bad at all! In fact they are very affordable, you just have to find the best place where you can get the good deals that you are looking for. Just like the ps3 keyboard, i thought it was very expensive to buy but then i am glad that i only paid less than what i thought it would cost me. Ah, kids nowadays are spoiled indeed, they can easily get those new technologies no sweat, they just have to be more endearing and they get what they want right away :)

Table Lamp

Hubby and i decided to just sell our stand lamp to the yard sale we are going to do soon. It's been sitting in the corner of our living room and we worry that the kids might knock it off when they start to play too rough. They like jumping on the couch and hopping from one to the other. We'll just replace it with a table lamp since we have a small table by that corner where we put the stand lamp. That way we won't worry as much for it won't be heavy like that stand lamp and it might fall on to anyone of them and that will hurt them real bad.

Have It Ready For Summer

I noticed that our new neighbor next door used to have their motor home parked in their driveway but now it's all gone. And i found out that they sent to a motorhome repair when i went outside earlier to put our garbage in the bin and happen to see the lady doing something in their yard. So we talked for a little bit and she told me about it, she said that they have to send it to the repair shop so the shop people can look at it and they will be able to use it when summer comes. Some of their kids that are living out of state might come over and visit them and will plan some camping. So they should have it ready before summertime.

How Do You Define Beautiful?

How do you make your behalf smile? I can do that very easy to my better half, he smiles whenever i smile at him. He can read my mind whenever if i am upset, unhappy, sad, worried, mad or happy. Everytime he gets home he always asks me if i am alright. I should be the one's asking him that question instead since he is the one who's gone pretty much half of the day to work, and gets home tired while i am just here at home taking care of our kids (although it is a very tiring job as well).

Anyway, hubby tells me that i am a beautiful woman especially when i give him smile. Well, i guess i have to accept that since he is my husband and i am his wife, of course he won't say that i am an ugly person for he won't marry me if i am (inside and out). But, not only hubby told me that i am, i may sound bragging but honestly i am not. In fact, it's flattering whenever there is someone that will tell me that i am beautiful. I honestly don't find myself beautiful, i am just an ordinary girl that has a not so stunning face like the other women that has their beauty by nature.

A lot of friends also told me that my face changes whenever i put a make up on. I can change my face according to how i put on my make up. I somewhat agree to that, i was looking at some of my pictures wearing make up and i just realized that i do have different faces wearing different colors of make ups. And as to what they said that i look good, and i am sure that they said it with honest heart for they are my true friends, they don't please me because i am their friends, they say what's in their mind and in their hearts. So, maybe i am a beautiful woman indeed (outside), but i do know that i am a beautiful woman (inside) for it only proves that by having lots of friends whether online or offline world.

Life Insurance Dictionary

You might be one of the thousands of people that are looking for a good and reliable life insurance, then why don't look for insurance at the life insurance dictionary? That way, you can find the better insurance that you think it will fit perfectly to your budget and will meet your need by reading the coverage of the said insurance. That's what we did, since we don't really know a whole lot of insurance around here in town, we ended up searching the insurance that we currently have and so far we got no problem with it, in fact, the service is quite impressive to us.

Herbal Phentermine

Don't feel like going to gym or working out in the house to burn some fats? Why don't you try to take this herbal phentermine. I would say that it is a safe pills because it is made by herbs, which is a very natural supplement kind. I worry if the pills is pure chemicals, but as far as what i read about this supplement, it contains of an ingredients that suppress your appetite. So it is not harmful like the others that it could cause harm to your health. This supplement works gradually, which is a good thing, it slowly burn the fats that you have in your body and at the same time it will make you not to eat a whole lot of food like you probably used to do.

Tea Tree Oil

I was a little surprised that a tea tree oil can actually help to prevent from getting an acne. My face used to be so oily and i feel yucky, i don't even go to bed at night not washing my face because i always wake up in the morning with a yucky feeling to my very slippery and a little sticky face. But when i read about this oil, it actually can treat acne, i thought that oil can make the acne problem, but this one is totally different. So if you are having problem with your acne, you might want to try this one and also, don't forget to read the labels so you will learn more about the products.

My Baby Doll Is Growing So Fast

Lately i am feeling like i want to have another baby, but it is impossible for me to get pregnant again because sad to say that i am already fixed. I decided to get my tubes tied before i delivered this boy, my third child. I had so many health problems when i was still bearing this child. At my seven months pregnancy, i can barely walk for my tummy was so big and hanging out so low. And i felt miserable the whole time when i still had him in my tummy.

Now that he is growing so fast, i can't help myself not to get envy to mothers that just barely delivered their babies, it makes me want to have another one, feeling so hungry of a newborn. I asked my husband one time that what if i want to adopt a girl, would he say yes? But unfortunately he disagreed of my idea, he said, first thing is, probably we will be denied for we have two kids of our own already, and secondly, it'll be too much for me, i will be starting all over again. I don't really care though, i have had that experience, all i want now is to have a baby girl, with blue eyes that looks like a doll like this boy in the picture when he was just a newborn!

Hip-Hop Clothes

I am not done gathering things for me to put it in the box. Yes, i am planning to send a box to my mother. I have been buying some things for her to use and so as for my younger brothers. They requested some hip hop clothes, especially the youngest brother, for he likes to wear the new generation kind of clothing, which fits him perfectly since he is a new generation kid. He likes those loose shirts and pants that i often see young kids wearing. Also, i saw some shoes that are on sale right now and i can't just believe it myself how cheap they are for they marked the price down. I might get few pairs for them and for my niece and nephews too. I can just imagine the happy faces soon as they will be opening the big box.

Accutane

Mostly people get acne problem because of oily face. I used to have that kind of problem, a very oily face. I don't miss a night not washing my face or i will wake up in the morning with a very slimy and yucky feeling because my face is so oily. Good thing that it kind of disappeared now, i am not dealing with it anymore. It's probably because i now live in a dry state and not so dusty and polluted. Well, if you happen to have the same problem like i used to have, why don't you try the accutane? It will help you prevent from getting acne by stopping your oily face problem. But i have to advice you to read all the necessary details that you should know about this product. I am sure you will learn a lot from it.

What's My Secret?

I have been asked too many times about what's my secret of keeping my face acne free. Though i always go to bed late and wakes up early, i really don't get a lot of bumps in my face. Maybe one or two at the most but that's about it. It's probably because, it's not in our family that gets acne really, plus i love eating tomatoes, and i heard that tomatoes can make the skin more finer, silky and beautiful. My younger brother used to have pimples problems but it wasn't that much like other people. They get a lot that it makes them so depressed. There are a lot of best acne treatment though, they just probably haven't got the right one that really works for them. I am just so glad that i don't have that kind of problem or will be so depressed and will be desperately looking for something to treat it.

Personalized Photo Gift

When i had my first child, i did some good things for him like taking him to a studio and let them have him take a picture of him and printed it to the plate. A simple thngs like that is really precious for me, at least i have a remembrance when my child was just few months old. But when i had my third child, i did not do it anymore, it's probably because i have my own dslr camera already. Which we were just talking about it with my hubby last night. What i will do for my little one is, i will have to find a good picture of him when he was just little and order some photo gifts online so i can personalized it so it won't be so unfair for my little one that he doesn't have a personalized photo that's being displayed in our china cabinet.

Pork Belly, Humba

Do you get to eat the food that you used to eat back home? I mean, i am talking about my fellow filipina that are now living abroad like me. Here where i am at, it's very seldom that we get to eat the food that we like especially those fresh ones. Mostly we get to buy the frozen raw fish, shrimps, squids and some other seafoods. Even the meat ones, we cannot just find the part of the meat that has fat in it to make it as we call it in Cebuano, HUMBA. Pork belly is perfect part of the meat to cook with this kind of recipe. My friend cooked Humba the other day and it sure was yummy, not to mention the barely cooked hot steamed rice with it. Plus the anchovies with spicy vinegar, ahhh that lunch was awesome!

Men's Black Diamond Ring

when hubby and i got married, he just bought a very plain and simple wedding ring for him. Mine was a little expensive but his is what i call so plain. It was just a typical round ring with nothing to it. It's a 10k gold, so simple. He said that he doesn't need a very fancy kind of ring because he takes it off all the time anyway for where he works doesn't allow any jewelries being worn by worker. But since we are almost ten years married, i am thinking that it would be nice to get him one of those men's Black Diamond rings i saw online for him to wear it as we celebrate our ten years of marriage. Hubby said he will buy me a new ring as my gift for our ten years anniversary. Although that is still couple of years to wait but, times flies so fast and before we know it, we will be celebrating our ten years anniversary as married couple.

Dog DNA Test

I never thought that a dog can actually have a dog dna test. I really thought it that having a dna test was just for human beings. Now that i found out, it is because a friend went to a clinic where they did the test for her dog. I had no idea about it then for the dogs back in my country is not treated as special like they are here in this country. I was surprised myself when i first got here that animals are treated here just like humans. Animals here are sure lucky, the owner takes care of them really well, just like children. In fact, they sometimes overspend money for the pets.

Compression Stockings

As expected, snow storm is here tonight again. It's gonna be cold again tomorrow for the snow is going to melt and becomes ice. I hate the winter now, i enjoy the snow but i definitely hate the cold weather. I pretty much hibernate myself during winter season, even when there are some times that i would like to go out and have fun with some of my friends. Which, speaking of fun, that just reminded me that we are going to see a concert of a popular band that is going to be held next week. I better wear something warm and use some of my compression stockings inside to keep my legs warm. That sure helps a lot from getting chilled outside whenever i am wearing something that is formal.

Digital Camera Is An Advantage

I am so glad that we have now digital slr cameras, unlike before we have those filmed cameras that we cannot easily delete the shots that we don't like or maybe it was mistakenly taken. Since now that it is digital, we can just easily delete those shots that we don't like. It's much easier and good. That's the advantage of having a digital camera nowadays compared to filmed cameras that once you take the picture, there is no way you can delete it for it is being developed in the film. I love how the technologies came up to digital things, much more convenient and more advantage especially to the professional photographers.

Photographer Wanna Be

Some people are already complimenting on how i take photos, although i honestly don't find myself good in photography still. I got a lot of things to learn still, more techniques and more and more.... All i can do for now is just basic things that an aspiring photographers can. Mainly the reason why i wanted to have a DSLR myself is to capture every moment of my family especially the moments being with my precious kids. I love taking pictures of them, i can't get enough, every moves they do, i always want to take pictures so i can have remembrance and will treasure it and i have something to show them when they are grown.

Also, i am practicing of the lighting. It sometimes can be frustrating that i get to see some good photographs taken by those professionals and i can't seem to do it myself. I am trying my best though. I often ended taking photos of myself in front of the mirror like this photo below to test the lighting effect. But like what i said, i still have a lot of things to learn in photography, and i am looking forward to it. Every time i touch my camera and do something with it, i learn something new and it makes me happy knowing that i can apply it and be a better photographer wanna be, lol!

Studying Like I'm Not A Freshman

Guest post written by Sandy Winston

I'm getting ready to start my second semester as a freshman in college and boy did I learn a thing or two last semester. I'm going to try and take those lessons, most of which apply to studying and doing homework, and apply them to myself this semester so that I can come out swinging with an improved GPA in May.

But I also took the time when I was home for break to look up some additional study tips so that I could start off the semester just right. While I was online looking up that stuff I ran across the website www.cleartvbundle.com/internet_tv_bundle_deals.html and after I read through it a little bit I changed over my internet service at my college apartment to it.

Some of the freshman study tips that I found online included making a friend in each class that you can contact if you're sick or want to study or just need to ask a question about an assignment. I didn't do that last semester and I think that really would have helped out when it comes to filling out study guides before exams. IÕm also going to put together study guides for myself this semester because I think that would help get me more organized and focused.

Old Beaten Couch

Really, i would love to replace our couch now because it is so embarrassing when someone comes to our house and sees our poor old beaten couch that was being murdered by my two active boys here. I was going to get a new one but hubby said that he is sure that the new couch i am going to get won't last long either. So we'll just probably have to wait for few years until the kids are grown enough not to jump around in the couch anymore. And i just can't wait until our couch will be replaced, it doesn't look good anymore and when the time comes that we'll buy a new one, i would also like to buy a chair slipcover for it so the chair will look more presentable and beautiful.

Long Winter Season

I am just sick and tired of this freezing cold weather we have here in Utah. Every winter i feel so depressed for i cannot go outside and have some fun with my family. That's why i always look forward for the spring to come because that time i get to enjoy the not so hot and not so cold temperature outside, which is just perfect! I also get to enjoy the view which the flowers and buds of the trees are starting to show up. That reminds me, my friend mentioned that they will having a Branson vacation this spring time. Oh, we should plan our own too! Since spring time is not that far anymore, according to hubby, it will warm up so soon and i am just excited when i heard that from him! I am just tired being stuck in the house for the long winter season!

Baby Shower Invitations

The last time i attended to a kiddie party because my son was invited, i brought my camera with me and took some shots of the celebrant and of course my kids as well. The father of the celebrant said that he will hire me for another party soon which is going to be the party of his daughter and it made me excited for it will be the first time that i will get to photo shoot an event with pay. While i was talking to him, there was a pregnant woman who joined our conversation and she said that my pictures are excellent and asked me if she also can hire me during her baby shower. He friends already organized it and told me that she will send me one of her baby shower invitations. That day was really awesome, there was two people that wants to hire me as a photographer. I told him though that i am not that excellent like what they thought i am but still they want me to do it and i am so excited, isn't that so cool?

Goodbye My Beloved Laptop

I can't do anything about it with my laptop anymore. My little monster in the house dropped it yesterday for the last time and the screen got totally broken that i cannot read it anymore. I am so sad for it served me three years already and it was still as good as new until my little one started to drop it several times and took some buttons off of it. I was crying bucketful of tears it is because my laptop is been part of my life, it's almost like one of my kids already. Not to mention that i have all my files stored in it and i hate using another computer because i have to remember all the passwords for all the websites that i need to open.

Right now, i am borrowing my eldest's computer so i can get online and do my pending tasks that i need to finish. Still, i could not believe that my one year old son wrecked my laptop totally! I have never encountered any big problem with my eldest, but this little monster here in the house is really good at it. He cannot keep his hands still, and because he is just a baby and don't know what he just did, i just screamed and cried when i saw my laptop dead on the floor. I will try to find something to see if i can still save all the files in my laptop, i am sure there's gotta be something for that. Thanks to my great destroyer, he sure did a great job!

He Wishes He Has Dog

Even though that my son is allergic to pets, he still wishes he's got his own pet. I am hoping that he will outgrow his allergy because he really loves to have a dog soon. If ever he will outgrow his allergy, we'll surely buy him one and have to find out how to train a dog by reading the article of dogtraining.org so we'll know how to teach a dog in a good way. Dogs are human's best friends, they protect you from the attacker and they surely do a good job sensing some problems and dangers around you. So, if the time comes that we can have pets here, i know for sure that my son will asks his dad if they can build a big dog house in the backyard just like the one's he's always watching in the television.

Am I Pregnant?

The dieting pills is the most commonly used by people who are probably not preferred to any kinds of surgery as a quick solution to get rid of their fats. They prefer most of the pills because it can gradually dissolve the unwanted fats to some parts or our body. I must admit that i do have some problems in my body, one is my bulging tummy that i can't seem to get rid of. I am just too lazy to do anything about it right now, or maybe i can't just find time for myself that's why. Either one of those reasons, i should not make excuses and i should do something about this so soon, or it might get worse and i will be looking like i am expecting another baby again, which i was mistakenly thought i am already lol!

I Have A Happy Life

Some people asked me if i am using a treatment for wrinkles because i look way younger than my age. That's what they told me, but in my opinion no, i look just like my age. They probably comparing me to the people here in town that are bigger than i am that's why they mistakenly thought that i am only a high school student, lol! Yes, i am a petite person because Asians are mostly petite. It's somewhat a compliment to me though but sometimes it's embarrassing that i often mistakenly thought that i am dragging along my brothers which are my kids really. Some people same as my age has already wrinkles in their face, but i don't and that's one thing that made me look younger compared to some of them. It's simple, i am a happy person with a happy life.

Forgetful Me

I am so mad to myself for being so forgetful now. I cannot even remember where i put my flash drive, and i stored something in there that i need to print it, it's the pictures of my kids that i need to send to my mother back home. I already deleted the original copy of it here in my computer, so that is the only one that i got to print it out. I hope i can find it later though because i am going to the store right after i drop my son off in his school. How could i be so clumsy about it? I am really upset now. If only that thing is empty then i don't have to worry and look for it, i will just have to get a new one, but no! There's files in there that i am keeping and i lost it! Darn, i hope i will remember very soon where i put it.