STRAWBERRY PICKING

Strawberry field here we come!!! Yup, weather permitting we will be off to go strawberry picking in Maryland. Its a good thing to since raspberry is also in season. I'm so excited since this is my first time to go strawberry picking. I just hope that princess bruiser will be on her best behavior tomorrow and will help me pick strawberries. I do hope i can take lots of pictures but Ralph doesn't really like taking pictures, I am usually the photographer. I am going to have my fill and I am bringing home a bunch!

LIFE IS PRICELESS

The joys of parenthood is full of limitless adventures, fun, patience, learning and an abundance of love. As a parent to a little girl I now understand the frustration and joy my mom went through with me and my sister. It is sad to know thought that my mother has not seen my daughter since she was born. My mom is not getting any younger and she now has a lot of health issues. I do get worried since most health issues are hereditary. I want to be there for my kids, see them go to school, get jobs and have a family. For me looking into C'elle is now or never. With the new age technology, it has afforded us women, mothers, sister or daughters the ability to get use from our menstrual cycle. What we deemed the monthly curse will be our salvation yet. When I got to read C'elle benefits It got me sold into really thinking about investing for my future and my kids. Nothing is constant in our world except change and with that I don't know what tomorrow has in store for me and my family. Investing on our health and our kids health is important that all of us should think about. If your thinking if our family can afford to invest in this very important health decision it is good to know more about the pricing and let us keep in mind though that our life is priceless.

PREGNANCY AND CLOTHES

One of the greatest joy in my life is my 20 month old daughter Kaitlyn. She was an unexpected, pleasant but very much wanted surprise. It was a total shock for me since I got pregnant right off the bat. Sure, the first trimester was a total nightmare with all the morning sickness, the car sickness, nausea and everything in between. Now, I long to feel that experience and miracle all over again. Pregnancy brings about a certain twinkle and glow in a woman. Sure it can be dampen when you suddenly ballooned into this woman that looked like someone who swallowed a watermelon. Pregnant women often forget that we can still look gorgeous and sexy. All it takes is the right outfit and accessories to bring out the woman that is us. For those having problems finding the right clothes that fit Elegant Elle is coming to your rescue and hopefully mine soon. Having a wide range of choices of maternity clothes from tops, bottoms, dresses, accessories and more. And to make this such a sweet deal they are having a sale of 50% off on all maternity clothes and also includes a 50% off on all Layette. Order that outfit that fits the new you and enjoy a flat fee shipping of $5 but hurry sale ends June 30,2009.

SAM AND HER BABY PUPPIES

June 6th, Saturday, I got a call from my BIL Angelo letting me know that Sam is having her puppies. She only had 4 when he called me and of course I was excited to see the new puppies. I hurriedly called Ralph and asked if it was alright with him if MIL, Kaitlyn, Kayla and I take a drive over to Angelo's to see the new puppies and stay overnight. Ralph said it was fine with him since he is working and won't be able to spend time with us anyway. So off I hurried like a bee, packing stuff here and there. As soon as we were ready we head on out. By the time we got there Sam already had 8 puppies. They are pure breed Labrador Retriever.
We oohhhed and ahhhhed over the new puppies and Sam was gracious enough to let us touch and hold her babies. Kayla asked if she could have a puppy and we all laughed, I just told her that daddy and I had to talk about it. If we were to get a dog I would pick the black one. When they transferred Sam to the basement she had her last puppy and that made a total of 9 puppies.

• 4 black female
  
• 1 black male
• 3 tan/brown male
• 1 tan/brown female

HOSTING FOR THE CREAM OF THE CROP

What a hectic week we just had. Saturday, we went down to my BIL to meet the new puppies and stayed overnight. Sunday, we got home and left again after a couple of hours rest to have fun at the St. Anthony's Festival in Wilmington. I barely had time to update my blog which I have been neglecting a little bit. I have been blogging about our life, marriage and of course my kids. This August will be my 1st year anniversary in the blogging world. I really didn't have such a hard time, not when I was surrounded by my friends who were willing to teach and help me. Needless to say, I eventually learned the ropes. For would be aspiring writers or blogger its important to find the right best blog hosting place for your blog. Its important to know what hosting can do for you and how it can improve your site or blog. And the only way to do that is by doing you research and some reading at webhostinggeeks where they do a full review of the best hosting in the web. As for advanced blogger and web developers they can check out some of the best vps hosting. What is VPS? It is short for Virtual Private Server, its a hosting place were users have root access that provides them control, flexibility and allows them to install any programs on their server. So if an advanced users get the best reviews on the net so you can be assured that you only pick the cream of the crop.

LEARNING TO FLY

Something weird happen to us after we had our Ice Cream run last Sunday. As we were walking up to our door we heard a loud thump. I turned around and asked Ralph what it was. He had a shock look on his face and said that a bird just hit the side door of our van. True to his word a bird was laying on the side of the van. It was just a baby bird learning to fly. The mama and daddy bird was circling above chirping and calling their baby. The poor bird probably hurt himself and could only fly a couple of feet at a time. We decided to leave the bird hoping it would eventually learn to fly off. After the kids were asleep Ralph checked the backyard just to make sure if the baby bird got to flying. He came back inside telling me that the bird is still out there. We decided to put him the bird cage we had in the basement and just keep him for the night in the bathroom so the cats won't get to him. Ralph got up early to hunt some worms in the backyard and fed it to the baby bird. When it was sunny and warm enough we let it out of the cage and just put him in the backyard. He must have learn to fly since we could not find him later that afternoon. I would like to think that his mom and dad found him and helped him fly back to their nest.

BABY BIRD

Ralph feeding it worms

BLINK THOSE BAGS AND WRINKLES AWAY

Lets talk about vanity. Most women are vain about there looks and worry about every wrinkle, eye bags and many more on our faces. I never use to worry about how my skin looked since I was blessed not to have a lot of break outs and had no problems about dark circle under the eyes and eye bags. That however changed, when I got here in the US, I noticed that I have more wrinkles and bags under my eyes. Specially the past few days when my daughter got sick. You would think that I had a black eye from not sleeping and stressing out. To top it off, the wrinkles on the side of my eyes have started to look more pronounced. For crying out loud, I'm only 30 years old yet my skin looks way older. The thing is I just don't want to grab just any eye cream out in the market. I want the best eye cream that is out there. Its great that people like me can depend on a site where we can scroll through the best eye cream there is. With a site like that finding the right one that really works,that have been tested by real consumers is easy. If your looking for a beauty product that really works check out The Best Eye Cream Review.

THE RUSTIC CHANGE

Two years living in our house but we still yet to furnish our living room/ playroom. Our couch in the family room is a wreck thanks to my MIL cat who uses the side of the couch as a scratching post. The kids love the big couch though but I would love something a little more classic yet simple. When the kids are much older we will start thinking about getting the right furniture for our house. I would love to see what rustic furniture would look like in our house. Maybe even decorate the guest room with it. That would just be a good thought to hang on until we have the money to purchase something like those. If you guys are thinking of redecorating or furnishing your house try looking at the many selection of furniture from Scenic Furniture and be awed by the many choices you can pick from.

ICE CREAM RUN

Sunday on the way back from picking Kayla from her mommy's, daddy called me to say that he will be picking us up for an Ice Cream run. Of course having a sweet tooth I said yes. I hurriedly dressed the princess bruiser in a white shirt and pink shorts. It was a total mistake that I let her wear a white shirt knowing very well that she will be covered in ice cream. We just went to SCOOPS for our quick fix of ice cream. We were actually closer to Rita's but Ralph wanted to try this one out. He later said that Rita's was better.

hhhmmm..What should I get? so many choices so little time!

love at first bite

keep on licking and dripping

a big smile from big sister

OUR FUTURE VACATION PLANS

It's official folks, I will be the one to plan and decide the when, what and the where for a vacation. Last year hubby did all the planning and I was just along for the ride. This time he thinks I should plan it as he also trust my choices. Of course being parents our priority is always the kids, the fun, activities and the learning they can get out of a vacation. I am so looking forward to going to Kissimmee, Florida one of this days. We won't be doing long distance travel be it on a plane or car this year. But in 2-3 years time is when we plan to go to Florida. The youngest is only 19 months and I would like her to be a little bit older before we take a big vacation so she can understand and at least enjoy most of the experience. Since I hate the cold so much I am so tempted to take a vacation in the winter months. Kissimmee is known for its sun, attractions, theme parks and many more so it would not be a problem entertaining the kids. First, would be a wet splashing fun in a Water Park, second would be a hair seeking ride on the many Theme Parks, third any of the outdoor activities that can broaden my kids knowledge, and fourth would be a relaxing day at the spas for mom and possible a few rounds of golf for dad.

I just hope that Kissimmee will still be giving away free vacations like the ones they just had. Who ever won those 3 weekend getaways (3d/2n) for 2 ; and another 2 week-long vacations for 4 sure are lucky. The Drawings were held last 4/1/09, 5/1/09 and 6/1/09. Even though the contest is already over, that does not mean you can't get your vacation of a lifetime. For more info on how you can get an affordable yet fantastic vacation, click the links provided above and start planning.

PLAGIARISM A BIG NO NO!

I have never heard of this word before until I became a blogger. I came across this once but I really never read what the meaning was. It was when my sister Chay told me about what it means. So the next time I came across it I read the whole thing and I now understand what it is. I guess there are a lot of people in the blogging world that are plagiarist. I was shocked and dismayed when I found out about one particular person stealing content word for word. I use to admire the way she writes and put her thoughts to word but, not anymore. So to all my readers please let us help spread this around and let us be aware of plagiarist and stop them on their tracks. As the saying goes :

The only way for evil to succeed is for good men to do nothing

Please copy from here and share:


What is Plagiarism?

According to the Dictionary, Plagiarism is the unauthorized use or close imitation of the language and thoughts of another author and the representation of them as one’s own original work.

To all Bloggers who exert effort to create noteworthy entries and who continue to maintain a Blog which is a reflection of who she / he is,” Good job! ”

To those who have the desire to Blog but are merely scraping contents from other people‘s materials,” Whether you are monetizing your site to help you with your basic needs or to satisfy some of your wants, do it the proper way. Stop making money out of someone else’s work. Otherwise, you are nothing but a common thief! ”

Thank you!
I'm passing this onto my sister chay, jijie, jenn, davida and to all my readers. Lets stop this from happening to us.

A ROOM FOR TALKS

Has anybody in your family in trouble, needed help or recovering from alcohol, drug abuse, gambling, smoking and many more? Ralph's nephew just recently recovered from drugs and he is still recovery and getting his feet back on the ground. He is trying his best to work on his life specially now that he is going to be a father really soon. We know that persons that are recovering from some sort of trouble past or vices have a hard time opening up to there friends and even to family members. Now, they will have a place where they can open up and talk about there past and talk to other people who are going through the same situation. The In The Rooms is a place for people who are recovering from certain vices and this the place where they can get help and advice. With a place like this where you can talk to someone that really cares and knows what your going through, success is more likely to happen. A social network where you can reconnect with lost friends and meet people from all over the world. And the great thing about it is, its absolutely free. Its open to everybody from all over the world. If you know somebody that is overcoming something like drugs, alcohol and other vices let them know about the In The Rooms Social Network.

THE DRESS

"Always the Bridesmaid but never the Bride"

Those were the famous line I always utter every time I was asked to be apart of a family or friends wedding. Would you believe that I was a Bridesmaid 9 times before finally becoming a Bride myself? Yup, Its true and I had a collection of Bridesmaid dresses in my closer back home. June is a month for all brides so what better way to find the best collection of bridesmaid dresses to complete a whole wedding entourage. June is the month for wedding and I'm absolutely sure that brides are frantic about finding "THE DRESS". Well, worry no more girls, Best Bridal Prices will come to your rescue like a knight in shinning armor. Check out the affordable collection of Bridal and Bridesmaid dresses, you're sure to find that once in a lifetime dress.

POST MEMORIAL DAY BBQ

Kaitlyn finally got over her fever on Friday morning. Still I was worried that I may come back again so I was thinking of not going with MIL to Angelo's Post Memorial Barbecue. Thank God her fever didn't come back and she was slowly getting back to her old rambunctious self. It was just family and we had so much fun. I didn't get in the pool though since it was windy and cold. Kaitlyn dipped her feet in with her cousin Lauren holding on to her. The second photo was of Kaitlyn trying to pull out Lauren's eyebrow ring piercing,lol. Even though Ralph was not able to come with us due to work we still had fun and the food was just superb!!

BRANSON HAS GOT IT ALL COVERED

It can't be stopped, Summer is just outside our doors. The weather has been very nice expect for a few rain showers here and there. Families are hustling and bustling around preparing for the much awaited Summer Vacation and Getaways. As for us we will be spending most of our summer in our backyard specially in the swimming pool. We do have plans to take the kids somewhere for a day or two of fun rides and activities. If only our youngest was a little bit older we would not think twice about checking out Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing. It looked like such and inviting place for a family with kids to stay at. Located at the heart of the Entertainment and District, I would think that we would not have a big problem finding activities to do, be it for the kids or just for mom and dad. Days would be spent letting the kids enjoy the National Kid's Day Fest at Silver Dollar City while dad take on a few holes from a championship gold course a few distance from Branson. Since I know my family we would probably be spending a lot of our time beside the Hotel's pool and let our little tadpoles swim in the cool sparkling water. And for those who mix business and pleasure Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel is the right place for a business conference, rest and recreation of your choice. Be it a Vacation for your Family or a Business Trip, The Hilton Promenade at Branson Landing and Hilton Branson Convention Center Hotel can provide and meet all of your expectations.