THE PACKAGE

Yesterday i got a package in the mail. I wondered who it could be from. It was from mommy gen of Wonderful Things in Life, i got one of the special prizes she was giving away from her last contest the Spread the Love Giveaway. I have been to this author's blog and i love reading about her dad Harry. I actually started reading it last night, it seemed interesting and heartwarming. To mommy gen thank you for my special prize, i honestly love it. After reading this book ill go to the authors blog and say my piece on what i think about her book.

LIVING WITH SOMEONE WHO HAS RHEUMATOID ARTHRITIS ( R A )

When I look at my MIL it saddens me that an active spirit like her is trapped in a body that is slowly sapping away her strength as well as deforming her. On bad days I try to help out as much as I can without making her feel that she has to be dependent on me. She is strong and a real fighter, she knows that her disease may deform her but it wont break her spirit.

Living here in America has opened my eyes about a lot of diseases, Rheumatoid Arthritis (RA) is one of them. I am living with a person who has RA and I am a witness to her pain, suffering and frustration. By the time my MIL reached 40 she already had progressive RA and it was affecting her life, her work and her lifestyle. Back then they didn't have the medication and treatments that are available today that could really have slowed down the progression of her RA. MIL reads and is a subscriber of Arthritis magazines and she has a good grip and understanding about her condition. She knows that in the long run if she doesn't take the proper medication and drugs her RA could affect some vital organs of her body like her heart and lungs. MIL has made it a point to read and learn as much as she can about her disease and to know what medication works for her. She has taken the following prescription/treatment : Celebrex, Prednisone, D-MARDS, (Plaquenil, Arava)Humira, Enbrel, Orencia, Remicade. Most of those medications really didn't work for her but she constantly tries new drugs and treatment. She is currently on Prednisone medication which is a steroid drug that helps control the inflammation and swelling. Arencia helps control the progression of her RA and as well as for her stiffness and pain. Living with RA has deformed her hard working hands and affected her walking. It makes her depress that she could not do as much as she use to, not able to do the simplest of things like opening a jar of sauce, tying her shoes or even getting out of bed, it really affects her emotionally. Mentally it drains all her thoughts. I asked her what she misses about her life before RA and she replied in a very simple way " I miss being active and the feeling of getting out of bed pain free". If she could create and ad for a prescription RA medication it would be both in a commercial and magazines. Why? Its a win win situation, for those who watch a lot of television they can see the ad while for those who are not fond of sitting around watching television and would rather prefer reading, they could read all about this drug/medication. One day she hopes that there will be a cure and treatment that can really stop the progression for this deforming disease.

TAKEN

I just finished watching Taken last night. I watched it on FILMHILL via mega video but it got stopped since you have to wait for how many minutes or so to continue watching it. I had to finish it so i stayed up until past 1 a.m. The movie is about a former spy whose daughter was kidnapped and sold into the slavery trade. Its about the love of a father for his child and the means he would take to rescue her. Story line is great and action was just wickedly brilliant. It was believable not like other action movies that has so many stunts that looks fake and not real. The calmness of "Liam Neeson" and the sound of his voice just made the movie perfect for me. This has instantly become one of my most favorite movie. Why? I see my husband in him. Ralph and Kayla, he has found long and hard to get her and we finally got her. I know in my heart that if anything happens to our girls/kids he will move heaven and earth to find them just like in the movies. You should watch it, great great great! If I had to rate it, it would be 10/10.

INTERESTING CHAT WITH EMOTICONS

Having met my husband online was one of the greatest thing that happened to me. I have had relationship on the Internet but it never worked until i met him. The very first time we chatted online was like I knew him already. We were already comfortable with each other, we connected and knew right from the start that we were going to make our relationship work. Our main form of communication was chatting online. He would call me but i was the one who always insist that we just talk online to save money. Even if I could not hear his voice I could tell what he was feeling since he would use the emoticon. Getting Free Emoticons & Winks can make a big difference on an online conversation. It can also express your joy, happiness, surprise and frustrations. Its also fun to send each other those silly faces and winks. It works on Yahoo, Hotmail, Aim and Icq messengers. There are thousand of emoticons and winks to choose from and all contents are free.Get them right now and make your online chatting a little bit more fun and interesting.

67th CELEBRATION

Pictures were taken Feb 28,2009 on my MIL 67th birthday. Ralph was working, Kayla was with her mommy for the weekend. Angelo came down for the day and made us dinner, it was pork chops in tomato sauce. It was so delicious that i gorged on it so much, i could barely stand after.
We just had cake after with MIL blogwing the cake with Kaitlyn and the last picture is of her after having some of "mima's" brithday cake. Even if it was just the 4 of us we still had fun playing with the wii. I wished i could have done more for my MIL since she is such a big help to me. She love Yanni and I'll probably go to the mall one of this days and surprise her with his cd.

HILTON AND YOUTH CHRISTIAN WORSHIP

Traveling and going to places are just one of the few things we are looking into. I have been living here in America for every 2 years now but i have not been to any historical or tourist landmarks. At first it was due to my being pregnant and when I finally had the baby we didn't want to travel. I have always been a home body anyways but visiting wonderful places in Branson, Missouri like the Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing would be wonderful. Not just for me and Ralph but also for the kids. Going this month would be perfect since they will be having the Young Christians Weekend. A weekend full of not only great rides and awesome music but also a weekend of praise and worship. Since our kids are still young its good to incorporate fun and worship. This would be one a perfect family fun get away where the kids can get to see nature and enjoy the activities offered by the hotel. There is something for daddy like golfing since his been really practicing on the wii game. A visit to the museum and the lake would be interesting and educational for the kids.

If your thinking of doing business HIlton Branson Convention Center Hotel can still be the place to go. With Amenities such as high speed Internet, concierge, fitness center onsite, with a business center and tempting restaurants on the property. Whether your visiting for business or pleasure your fun will surely be a memorable experience.

GRUMPY AND CRANKY

After all the fun time in the snow both kids are a little bit under the weather. Kaitlyn has been having a fever on and off. She was already seen by her pedia, she is clear of ear infection. It could be that she is teething again. She has been so grumpy and cranky lately. Kaitlyn enjoy being out and about that every time she sees or notices someone going out she goes to the door and looks for her coat. She gets so upset that she cant go out and would throw a temper tantrum. I feel bad for her since she must have cabin fever and I know she isn't feeling to good. I'm keeping a close eye on her and hope that we get our happy Kaitlyn back.

IT'S IN TO BE GREEN

Have you thought about our environment lately? How we could save mother nature for our kids to enjoy? I have never thought about it at first but now that I'm a parent I want my future kids to be able to enjoy the world. To make it cleaner and safer for them. My BIL does recycling and I use to tell him its such a drag recycling and he turned and told me " we have to save our environment, we have to do our part", and he is right. In our household we use way to much paper products like paper towels, napkins and white paper for the kids to write on. To save our trees from being cut and converted to paper i was thinking of minimizing the use of paper towels by using cloth to wipe the counter and spilled liquids. To use table clothe napkins instead for napkins and re-using the back of junk mail papers for the kids to write on. Its not much but at least were doing something to help. I told Ralph that he should look into Dolphin Blue is a good source for Eco-friendly office supplies. It is the only online source where all products contain recycled materials. And that he should tell his office mates about it. Its going to save the city money and it will help save our environment. Us parents should start educating our kids about recycling and about saving our world. Every little thing counts.

AN AWESOME BLOG CONTEST

Another great contst coming our way with great great prizes. This time the Entrecard credit is much bigger and cash is also up for grabs. Who is hosting this contest? The Awesome Blog Contest is hosted by PEREGRINATION. There are different ways to join this Awesome Blog Contest. To get all the mechanics of how to join click here And here are the list of Prizes and Sponsors :

1st Prize - 40 001 ECs, $25 and ads on various pagerank 2 and 3 blogs.

The Postcard Collector - $20 CASH

lifemarriageandkids - $5 CASH

Loutianren.blogspot.com (me) - 5 001 ECs

My note’s - 5 000 ECs

Diet Recipes Blog - 5 000 ECs

WhereAbouts - 2 500 ECs

Chuchie’s Hideaway - 2 500 ECs

Cheapest Airfare - 1 000 ECs

Michael Aulia - Technology & Reviews - 1 000 ECs

The iPhone Photographer - 1 000 ECs

Z Dark Room - 1 000 ECs

FickleMinded-A Pixel Worth A Thousand Words - 1 000 ECs

Chica Chika - 1 000 ECs

The Clamor of Kalinga - 1 000 ECs

a malaysian abroad - 1 000 ECs

Singaporean in London - 1 000 ECs

X O X. J A N E L L E .X O X - 1 000 ECs

Canadian Immigrants Networking Site - 1 000 ECs

My Trips - 1 000 ECs

Work-at-Home-Wealth - 1 000 ECs

Search Engine Panel - 1 000 ECs

I travel to work… - 3 000 ECs and two 125 x 125 advertising spaces for a week. This blog has a page rank of 3.

Entredropper.com - 1 000 ECs, grand winner featured at the site’s gallery and a permanent link

Serendipity - 1 000 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month. This blog has a page rank of 2.

Serradinho.com - 1000 ECs and a permanent link on the blogroll. Pagerank 2

Sri Lanka Real Estate - 125 x 125 advertising space for as long as you want.

Red Pine Mountain - a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month. Pagerank 3.

Sunshine’s Photoblog - 125 x 125 advertising space for a month. Pagerank 3

a site for women - a 125 x 125 advertising space for two weeks on the front page. Pagerank 2

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2nd Prize - 20 001 ECs, $20 and ad spaces on pagerank 2 blogs.

One Photo Project - $20 CASH

Random Detox | Travel and Tech - 3 000 ECs

101 Ways To make money Online - 2 000 ECs

iowa hippiechick- 2 000 ECs

A Simple Life - 1 500 ECs

Time! - 1 001 ECs

Time Recursion - 1 000 ECs

DesignersDepot - 1 000 ECs

Dancing in Midlife Tune - 1 000 ECs

The Path to the Pegasus Letter - 1 000 ECs

The Single Parent Talks - 1 000 ECs

Bryan Karl dot Com - 1 000 ECs

Wine at Five? - 1500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month. Pagerank 2

Politicus.US - 1 000 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space. Pagerank 2

Blogging resource and make money online - 1 000 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month. Pagerank 2

Life According To Me - 500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month. Pagerank 2

DK Books and Other Stuff! - 500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month. Pagerank 2

Exclusive Honeymoon & Vacation Resorts - 125 x 125 advertising space for as long as you want.

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3rd Prize - 10 001 ECs, $10 store credit and ad spaces on various blogs.

Rose Works Jewelry Blog - $10 credit at the Rose Works Jewelry Shop

Guilty Pleasures - 1501 ECs

Photos from Northern Norway - 1 200 ECs

Joyoz Photography - 1 000 ECs

My Beauty And Fashion - 100 ECs

Random Thoughts - 1 000 ECs

A Moment to Exhale - 1 000 ECs

Gewgaw Writings - 1 000 ECs

ThemeLib - 1 000 ECs

Photo Mine - 200 ECs

contest ♥ love - 1 000 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for two weeks. Pagerank 2

The Struggling Blogger dot com - 1 000 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

Health Is Wealth - a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month. Pagerank 1

vanillaseven.com - 125 x 125 advertising space for a month. Pagerank 1

Streaming - Online Watch - 125 x 125 advertising space for 2 weeks

Multiply Themes and Layouts - 125 x 125 advertising space for 2 weeks

Coastal Commentaries - a link for a month

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4th Prize - 5 424 EC and some 4 125 x 125 ad spaces for a month.

Blog Tactic - 1108 ECs

Murderous Intention - 500 ECs

Life’s Journey - 500 ECs

Exploring My New World - 500 ECs

From This Side - 500 ECs

Sinigang For the Soul - 500 ECs

fragments of thoughts..a piece of life - 300 ECs

My Life’s Collection - 300 ECs

Viewpoint Publication - 300 ECs

DedeAndro™ - 266 ECs

Skinny Queen - 150 ECs

_el@i_ - 500 and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

Fire and Glass-Sweetwater Designs - 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

Moved by Photos - 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

Photos From Red Pine Mountain - a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

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5th Prize - 5 000 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month.

Anything Goes W/ Pahn - 3 000 ECs

LovelyPurses - 1500 ECs

Online How To - 500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

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6th Prize - 2 500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month.

Symphony of Love -1 000 ECs

Ask Ms Recipe - 500 ECs

Health And Fitness Journal - 500 ECs
Denise Lee Porter - 500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

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7th Prize - 2 500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month.

Dragon Blogger - 1 000 ECs

Øblog - 1 000 ECs

JunkieYard.com Dot Com - 500 ECs

The Fountain Of Happiness - 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

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8th Prize - 2 500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month.

In Retrospect - 2 000 ECs

24patrol - 500 ECs

AddYours® - 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

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9th Prize - 2 500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month.

Life as Experienced Daily - 2 000 ECs

Journal of Journey - 500 ECs

Cacai’s Step and Journey - a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

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10th Prize - 2 500 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month.

My Life’s Adventure - 1 000 ECs

My Road - 500 ECs

R…E…B…E…L…?!? - 1 000 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for a month

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11th Prize - 2 500 ECs and 2 125 x 125 advertising spaces.

Vacation and Travel Photos - 500 ECs

blog.pinoy2.com - 2 000 ECs and 2 different 125×125 advertising spaces at the random ads section.

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12th Prize - 2 000 ECs and an adspace for 2 months

Peek-A-Boo - 1 000 ECs

Coloraddiction - glass, beads and color - 1 000 ECs and a 125 x 125 advertising space for 2 months

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13th Prize - 2 000 ECs and and 2 ad spaces for 2 weeks.

Wonderful Things In Life - 1 000 ECs

Ode to Adrienne - 1 000 ECs

walkingnewspaper - 2 different 125 x 125 advertising spaces for 2 weeks

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14th Prize - 2 000 ECs and an ad space for 2 weeks.

The Joy Of Life Forever - 1 000 ECs

OTHERSIDE OF MY LIFE.. - a 125 x 125 advertising space for two weeks

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15th Prize - 2 000 ECs and an ad space

Twerlermz’ Blog - 1 000 ECs

Vertical Haven - 1 000 ECs

SoniaManuela.Com - 125 x 125 advertising space

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16th Prize - 2 000 ECs and an adspace for 15 days.

glitchline - 1 000 ECs

Making sense…(somehow) - 1 000 ECs

Webloggerdai - a 200 x 200 advertising space for 15 days

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17th Prize - 2 000 ECs and an ad space for 2 weeks

TribeChat Network Blogs - 1 000 ECs

eastcoastlife - 1 000 ECs

SURVIVOR: the REALITY of my LIFE - a 125 x 125 advertising space for two weeks

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18th Prize - 2 000 ECs and a blog post about you

Day Break - 2 000 ECs

Ellie Yan Dot Com - a blog post

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19th Prize - 2 000 ECs

Link Exchange Service Network - 500 ECs

New York Chica - 500 ECs

My Quality Day - 500 ECs

Hawksdomain’s Photos - 500 ECs

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20th Prize - 2 000 ECs

My Life, Unplugged - 1 000 ECs

Caffeine Fix - 1 000 ECs

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21st Prize - 1 500 ECs

Carnation - 500 ECs

KZBlog - 500 ECs

My so-called world - 500 ECs

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22nd Prize - 1 500 ECs

Jeflin’s Investment - 1 000 ECs

Eating in New Zealand - 500 ECs

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23nd Prize - 1 500 ECs

My Cornerstone Trio - 1 000 ECs

The Army Wifey - 500 ECs

Special Prizes:

Special Prize #1

The Journey of my life - 1 000 ECs, a text link for 3 months and 10GB hosting for a year

Special Prize #2

My Life’s Perception and Inspiration - a fashion watch, only available to winners in the US.

Special Prize #3

rEnmAi_cOoLbLOgs - 1 500 ECs

Grotto Girl’s 365 Day PhotoBlog - photo retouching for three digital photos.

Special Prize #4

ShengysDelight - 1 000 ECs

Texas RV Travel blog -125 x 125 advertising space for a month for travel blogs, 500 ECs for others.

Hot in Singapore - a 125 x 125 advertising space for 2 months

Special Prize #5

As Above So Below - One of the following astrological reports: The Sky Within, The Opportunities or the Asteroids.

The stuff might change without notice. Sponsorships are closed. If I got anything wrong, please tell me.

TRENDY ZEN EYEWEAR

Wearing glasses has never been more fun, practical and fashionable. A few years back glasses didn't have the edgy, trendy look that we have today. Ralph used to wear this thick, ugly looking glasses when he was younger and he looked like a dork. Kids and adults alike are lucky that Zen Eyewear offers affordable, chic, trendy, practical eyewear to the optical industry. An eyewear that lets out the trendy and edgy you. Looking for an eyewear that fits your mood is just a blink away with all the collection of different styles and colors. With our economy today, we need affordability and style wrapped into one quality name.

A FUN DAY SLEDDING

What a snow!!! It did snow a lot last night and by the time we woke up our place was shrouded in blanket of white snow. This has been the most snow i have seen in two years i have been here. As soon as i got the kids eating breakfast and dressed we were off sledding to the big park with the big hill. The only bad thing about the weather was the gusty wind. Brrggghhhh! it was so cold. When we got there a lot of people were already going down the hill. It was a struggle getting on top of the hill with all the snow. I huffed and i puffed and i walked my way up to the big hill. Kaitlyn went down with Ralph and I with Kayla. It was a big and long drop but it was so fun. Kaitlyn and I were done after that one slide since it was way to cold for her and we trudged our way back to the car. I was about to cry from carrying Kaitlyn and the car looked so far away. It hurt to breathe and it was pure torture carrying how many pounds of so. We finally got in the car and after a few minutes Ralph and Kayla got in the car and left. We went to the small hill after, a couple of blocks away from our house. It was perfect and Kayla was with her friend Tamara as well. I didn't take any pictures, i was to busy taking care of Kaitlyn. All in all it was a fun family day out in the snow

CAUTION FOR RAPTIVA MEDICATION

I don't often say this but i am so thankful to have good health and that i don't take any medications at all.If you have a relative, friend or know someone who suffers from Psoriasis a chronic immune system disease which causes red, thick patches to develop on the skin they need to find out about this drug called Raptiva.The Food and Drug Administration (FDA) is currently doing an investigation regarding the drug Raptiva. Over the years Genentech has been required by the FDA to add a Black Box Warning. The medication Raptiva is a Genentech drug use to treat Psoriasis and now the drug is found out to be linked to a rare brain infection called Progressive Mutifocal Leukoencephalopathy (PML). It is a viral disease of the brain which often occurs in people who has had organ transplant, undergoing chronic corticosteroid or immunosuppressive therapy, Hodgkin's disease and other cancers.Someone who has suffered psoriasis and had complications due to taking the drug Raptiva that they could be entitled to a compensation. To know more about it go to http://www.youhaverights.com/dangerous-drugs/raptiva and find out if you qualify to be compensated for the suffering, medical bills and loss that you may have had. It pays to be diligent and mindful of the medications that your family is taking. Be aware and tell someone what you just found out about Raptiva, who knows you may have saved his/her life.

HER 67TH BIRTHDAY

I just want to take this time to greet my MIL a happy happy 67th birthday. She has been a great MIL and grandma to our kids, she welcomed me in her family with open arms. Mom you know that i love you and i love you more for loving my kids. You did a wonderful job of raising your 3 boys all by yourself and i know your boys are so proud of you. We love you mom and more birthdays to come and good health

ALL NATURAL SKIN CARE LINE OF EXPECTANT MOMS

A friend once told me that he finds pregnant women the most beautiful and sexiest, they have this aura of glow about them that makes them stand out among the crowd. Nothing is sexier that a woman carrying and nurturing a tiny human being inside of them. I thought i was at my peak when i was pregnant with my daughter. Even with my hormones out of whack i considered myself at my healthiest and gorgeous stage of my life. For some pregnant women they develop problems like dry skin, break outs, uneven skin tone and many more. Unlike most women expectant mothers cant just use any products, creams or ointments out there to help with skin problems. Since most skin or beauty products contain harmful chemicals that is absorb via the skin it is therefore not good for pregnant women. Have you noticed that expectant mothers in Hollywood still look ravishing with healthier looking skin? That is because the have found Beaute de Maman its an all natural herbal line of beauty and skin care product specially for pregnant women. It was developed by a board certified obstetrician to help deal with the problems related to pregnancy. For all those soon-to-be moms out there who are having a hard time looking for a line of beauty and skin care product that is good for you and harmless to your baby Beaute de Maman is the one for you,order now and get that healthy glow back to your skin.

A FRIEND AWARD

The "Let's Be Friends" Award represents:

These blogs are exceedingly charming. These kind bloggers aim to find and be friends. They are not interested in self-aggrandizement. Our hope is that when the ribbons of these prizes are cut, even more friendships are propagated. Please give more attention to these writers. Deliver this award to eight bloggers who must choose eight more and include this cleverly-written text into the body of their award.


I got another award from my friend mommy gen. Thank you mom gen for opening your arms and welcoming me in your sphere of friends. I value friendship and guard it fiercely. I consider myself a good, loyal,trustworthy and funny friend. Most people think I'm a meanie but once you get to know me you will see that outside that mean hard outer looking shell lurks a very soft jelly fish afraid to be hurt. I am giving this award to the following :

my sister : insanely chay
Jacy : reveries of jacy
jenneth : sweet haven
rachel : a vantage point of a lady
adin : mommy's gossip corner
cecile : kitchen the heart of our home
eden : moments to remember