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LIBIDO BOOSTER

At least 3 days more to go and it's going to be Valentines. I am sure like everyone we try to celebrate that day with much love and affection. As on previous post Valentines is also our wedding anniversary, 2 years of a good marriage. Its not perfect by any means but we are happy and in love. It was a good think Ralph's Sergeant at work let him have his day off this Saturday knowing that it was our second anniversary. We have plans of going out to dinner with just him and me while the kids are being baby sat my MIL. Its been a while that Ralph and I have gone out to dinner or lunch on a date. As most women single, dating or married we try to make the best out of Valentines by surprising our special loved ones. Some of our husbands or boyfriends don't have the interest to be intimate due to stress and work. Libido Podcast is the answer to improving our libido as well as our loved ones. Yes there are times that work, money problem, stress and family take a toll on our libido. For people who wants to go all natural, Whole Food Market is our answer. They have released a podcast about ideas and tips on how to improve female or male libido with the consumption of herbs and supplement. Ralph and I need a boost in intimate life but we don't want to take any medications that could affect our chances of getting pregnant. In this way we to try the natural way with herbs and medicinal plants like Maca, Horney Goat Weed and Rhodiola that helps boost a healthy sexual drive. I'm sure with these tips and herbs in mind doing the work of conceiving will be a fun experience.

BOXES OF COOKIES

Whew, i never thought that cookies were so heavy, after carting half of the 42 girl scout cookies from the car to the house my back is busted. Its a good thing it wasnt so cold last night or it would have stopped me from going outside. As you Ralph is the Daisy Girl Scout cookie master and now our house is full of cookies. The Daisy Troop Leader Ericka dropped off the cookies last night, as we were carting the boxes in the house i said to myself " that's why cookies make you fat, there heavy". We still have the rest of the boxes from Monday's orders and i hope we can get rid of them fast coz my kids playroom looks like a cookie and box store. Good think Kaitlyn doesn't really know that cookies are inside of those boxes or else she will be all over it. She loves cookies and surprisingly the Girl Scout cookies are not bad. So far i have only tasted the short bread and the tagalongs, here are the list.

Girl Scout Cookies :

• Trefoils - Old fashioned short break cookies
• Thin Mints
  
• Tagalongs - Peanut butter patties
• Do-si-dos - Peanut butter sandwiches
  
• Dulce de Leche
  
• Samoas
• Chocolate Chips
• Lemon Chalet Cremes
  

INFO ON HOW TO LIVE HEALTHY

Are you living a healthy life? Personally, i don't think our family lives a healthy lifestyle, we don't watch what we eat and i think i don't give enough of the right kind of foods to my kids. With Ralph's work he has a very bad eating habit which leads him to get frequent heart burns plus he also smokes. As for me, i don't eat as much vegetable and i love eating sweet and salty foods, in short we have a very poor eating habit. Its not just about the eating habit for me, its also about how i spend the rest of my day. Exercise is one of the major things that Ralph and I have no time and we don't even want to think about it. Its hard keeping up with a good exercise routine and having healthy eating habits when you don't know what its all about or even where to start. Skinny and the City offers free newsletter for questions about healthy eating, how to stay fit, healthy recipes and much more. They will even answer whatever questions you may have for free. The newsletter is about sharing with you ideas on how to live a healthy lifestyle without sacrificing on activities that you love doing. With this newsletter it will keep me updated and inform me of how to keep healthy and beauty while doing my own thing. This is a good source of information for me since i don't go out and the advice I'm getting are from women from different walks of life,a mom, a career woman, even a single woman. Sign up for the news letter today and start changing your lifestyle for the better, I am.

RIDICULOUSLY WONDERFUL WEATHER

Pictures were taken outside yesterday. It was such a ridiculously wonderful weather that i just could not resist taking Kaitlyn out to our backyard. She had on a red dress with her pink sweater. She looked so cute and was so happy to be out of the house and be able to run around and enjoy. The first two pictures where taken on our deck while she was on her big sisters bicycle, it hers now since its to small for big sister. The second pictures was of her getting down the deck and heading to the swing set. She loves the swing set and would stay there for hours if we let her. Getting out yesterday also allowed me and MIL to pick up the dog poop scattered around in the backyard. Thank God Ralph was not there to see all of those poop or else he would have a fit. He hates the thought of the dog pooping on the grass since the girls will be running around in the backyard this summer. We still have not finished picking all of those up but with today weather again I'm sure ill go to it.

As for the last picture that is of Kaitlyn crying her eyes out and throwing her temper tantrum when told it was time to go inside. She was out there for more than an hour and she did not want to come in and was not hesitant about letting me and MIMA" grandma" know her disappointment and anger.

CAN YOU BE OWNED?

There is nothing better than to enjoy your morning refresh, happy and with a big smile. Starting the day with a positive outlook can really change the course of how you want to feel that day. And being that laughter is the best medicine check out Kerin Haydenmusic video for some funny song to start your day. What if something like that really came along, would i become the own me girl? Sing along and dance if you want and ask yourself do you think you can be owned? If yes here are some of the things your man should be doing to own you. Its just for laugh so enjoy and think about it who knows you may know someone like her,lol.

FIRST BORN TAG

I got this tag from Meridith's Place i couldnt resist but grab the tag since it was about our first born. I just hope i remembered everything,hehehe.. But here goes nothing.........

1. WAS YOUR FIRST PREGNANCY PLANNED?
nope, we didnt think i was going to get pregnant that quick.

2. WERE YOU MARRIED AT THE TIME?
yes, it was 5 days after we got married that we found out i was pregnant.

3. WHAT WERE YOUR REACTIONS?
I was confused, in denial, happy,excited,scared all at the same time. I was just not expecting it but i was really really happy and fell in love with the baby inside of me already.

4. WAS ABORTION AN OPTION FOR YOU?
It never was and never will be.

5. HOW OLD WERE YOU?
28

6. HOW DID YOU FIND OUT YOU WERE PREGNANT?
Before we got married i had suspected i was pregnant but it wasnt until 5 days after our wedding that we got the pregnancy kit test.

7. WHO DID YOU TELL FIRST?
Ralph since he was downstairs but kept shouting asking what the result was.

8. DID YOU WANT TO FIND OUT THE SEX?
Yes, Ralph and I had a bet and of course i lost.

9. DUE DATE?
Oct 22, 2007 Ralph's birthday

10. DID YOU HAVE MORNING SICKNESS?
YESSSSSSSS! I was so miserable the 1st trimester.

11. WHAT DID YOU CRAVE?
Bacon, peaches, filipino foods, chocolate and a lot more.

12. WHO/WHAT IRRITATED YOU THE MOST?
certain people, commercials, and i was very sensitive to smell even my own husband,hehe.

13. WHAT WAS YOUR FIRST CHILD'S SEX?
Female, a girl

14. DID YOU WISH YOU HAD THE OPPOSITE SEX OF WHAT YOU WERE GETTING?
nope but i thought i was carrying a boy but Ralph was looking forward to a girl. MIL however was disappointed since she wanted a boy but now,she loves Kaitlyn to death.

15. HOW MANY POUNDS DID YOU GAIN THROUGHOUT THE PREGNANCY?
i totally forgot but i think i didnt gain more than 40

16. DID YOU HAVE A BABY SHOWER?
yes and no. It was my birthday and i threw my own baby shower, i didnt have any close friends near yet and i wanted my relatives to give me something for my baby instead of something for me.

17. WAS IT A SURPRISE OR DID YOU KNOW?
i planned it,heheheheh.. I you want to grab this tag please do so

18. DID YOU HAVE ANY COMPLICATIONS DURING YOUR PREGNANCY?
none what so ever.

19. WHERE DID YOU GIVE BIRTH?
St. Francis, Delaware

20. HOW MANY HOURS WERE YOU IN LABOR?
all in all 12-13 hours but hard labour about 9 hours.

21. WHO DROVE YOU TO THE HOSPITAL?
Ralph my husband

22. WHO WATCHED YOU GIVE BIRTH?
Ralph and my mother in law Caroline

23. WAS IT NATURAL OR C-SECTION?
Natural birth

24. DID YOU TAKE MEDICINE TO EASE THE PAIN?
Does epidural count?heheh of course i got medication it was like i was bieng ripped apart with the contraction and after the baby just took pain reliever for a couple of days.

27. HOW MUCH DID YOUR CHILD WEIGH?
6 lbs 9 oz.

28. WHEN WAS YOUR CHILD ACTUALLY BORN ?
Oct 22, 2007 on her Daddy's birthday

30. WHAT DID YOU NAME HIM/HER?
Kaitlyn Hope - Kaitlyn since her big sister has a letter K in her name and hope because she was my hope.

31. HOW OLD IS YOUR FIRST BORN TODAY?
15 months going on 30

NEWEST FROM MEGA BRANDS

As a parent do you just buy any toys you see that your kids might like to play with regardless of the quality of the product? Ralph is such a tickler for reviews on quality and would only buy toys that are of good quality. One of the makers of quality toys have come up with an even better MEGA Brands Kids Zone where the kids can now go online and see different activities that they can play with the whole family. And neatest thing about the MEGA Brands is there Kids Zone, an online game exclusively dedicated for the kids. Its fun, safe, and easy to maneuver with great graphics. I'm sure any kid would want to play a game online be it slaying dragons, on a quest, battles, shooting and racing they have it. This is a great online game for kids where the parents get to watch what there kids are playing and can even join in the fun playing against them. My 5 year old will surely love this site and would be playing the shooting game. I have checked out the site, even played a game or two and its really fun. If i had fun I'm sure my little one will love playing the games online and will even be telling her friends. Mega brands are not only the makers of quality toys but they are the pioneers when it comes to a new exciting fun way of playing and interacting with the whole family.

WHAT DO YOU READ?

Do you have a habit of reading while doing your business in the toilet? Well guess who i found reading while in the bathroom, Kaitlyn. Her daddy put her on the potty seat and gave her a magazine. He was laughing so hard calling out to me to check out what the little one was doing. He just thought she would rip the magazines but she was actually trying to read it and was pointing out to the pictures. At least she did what she had to do while sitting there. Were not officially potty training her just yet, we will do that this summer. We just let her seat of the potty if she wants to and 10 out of 10 she will. As soon as i open the bathroom door she heads for her potty seat on the side of the sink, she would get the seat and put it on top of the toilet. I should take a video of that next time. She is really growing up and day by day she will need me less and less.

GET THE BEST WEB HOSTING

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A PASSIONATE BLOGGER?

This is the very first time i have posted a tag award given by me, lol. I honestly could not figure out how to blog or write something about. I really thought it was such a complicated task to do and i was also lazy to do it. To all those who have tagged me with an award thank you and im sorry i was not able to post about it here before.

I got this award from over fron VHING OF Survivor: the Reality of my Life and here as some of the rules that goes with the award

The Rules:
1.) Put the logo in your post.
2.) Write 5 things you are passionate about aside from blogging.
3.) Tag 5 people on your lists and let them know you tagged them. Have fun blogging guys, and enjoy and don't forget to pass or tag your friends whom you think are passionate bloggers :-)

IM PASSIONATE ABOUT

1. Kids - they are my world
   
2. Family - they are my life, the air that i breathe.
3. Reading - love reading romantic, fictional and just about anything that peaks my interest
4. Window shopping - since i cant afford to go shopping ill settle for the lesser evil,lol just looking.
5. Blogging - to express myself and earn a little cash here and there.

IM TAGGING THE FOLLOWING

• jacy REVERIES OF SIMPLYJACY
  
• shydub of SIMPLE HAPPY LIFE
• jens MY SWEET HAVEN
• rory's CHRISSAIRE
• rose ROSE'S OBSTACLES AND GLORY
  

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MY RED DELL

My red Dell Laptop Computer, now i can get online if someone else is using the desktop computer. I take precious care of Ralph's gift to me that i don't use it all the time, lol. Ralph keeps asking why i don't use my laptop and i would usually reply " i love my laptop that's why I'm not using it, if i didn't love it, i would be using it all the time". He gets confuse and doesn't understand why i don't use it. The other reason is we have wireless router and every time i use the laptop our Internet connection gets out of whack. We keep getting disconnected from the Internet and its such a pain. The only time i use it is when both Ralph and I are upstairs in bed, him watching television and me doing my post. I cant use it all the time since I'm always with the baby and she wants to use it as well. But i love it,lol.. Thank you daddy!!!

BROWSE AND SURF WITHOUT DISTRACTION

One thing that Ralph hates about surfing and browsing on the web is the pop up advertisements. It distracts him and sometimes it just takes over the whole screen and before you know it your in several different sites. Before our computer crashed we were getting a lot of pop-ups and advert displaying programs that ultimately brought the early death of our computer. If your like my husband and just hate those annoying pop-ups you have got to Try Ad Muncher now.Its a newest ad blocker software that blocks ads in almost any browsers like Internet Explorer, Google Chrome, Firefox and many more. When you try the free trial download this is what you will be getting: kills unwanted pop ups, removes advertising in programs, works immediately out of the box, blocks many spyware, adware and dialer installer,filters quickly and reliably, Speeds up loading and protects your privacy. Check it out and download the free trial and you will browse and surf without those annoying pop ups ever again.

IN A PLASTIC TUB TUB

This was Kaitlyn at between 6-7 months old. I saw a friend of mine put her grandson in a a plastic tub,it was early summer of last year. It was a good idea for the kids to cool down in the hot sweltering summer weather. We still haven't bought a blow up pool that time for the kids. I had to put warm water in the tub so Kaitlyn wouldn't be cold and got her bath seat so she could sit there without falling. She looks so different here and still baby looking. I miss this times, i wish she would be that small again.