Playful And Showing Some Personality - One

When Frankie is on his high chair, he always make a way to make his stay in their fun. I also take that opportunity that he is stuck to teach me things. With the picture above he is eating his snacks after waking up from nap and playing peekaboo with me. I also teach him certain parts of his body so he knows some of it now although he knows it very well if you ask him to point it in mama or dada's body. Just look at how attentive he is listening to me. I love the expression of his face too.

If I Were A Vegetable

I am sure you have seen the commercial where the cavemen are trying to live among us. Well they won’t be that bad because with a little shave and haircut they will blend it really well but have you ever thought what if the veggies will do the same? You know living and trying to fit in among us, humans? That will be pretty interesting I am sure. Just like the video of the sproutwells below. I like the innocence and wit of this video. See it for yourself.

If I were a vegetable I would want to be a cucumber because cucumbers are cool and can be added in any salad. I grew up eating cucumber with my Dad, without the skin and with or without the seeds regardless it is still yummy. So if you like veggies, stay tuned for more fresh prices at Freshfunds.com and for more episode of sproutwells. And don’t forget to share the link to your friends and family.

Acting Silly

I have so many clothes that needs to be folded and it is catching up on me. I did all the big and small towels for the kitchen and for the big bathroom. Frankie is not a good help either because he goes to the clothes and loves dragging them all over the place. What he likes most is he puts it on his head (may it be a shirt and shorts) and start running around with it. Yesterday he bumped the middle table in the living room because he couldn't see where he was going. I thought he was going to cry because it was a hard hit but he started giggling instead. He just got up and placed the shirt on his head again and start walking. Frankie surely cheers me up all the time.

Acne Treatments Ranked and Reviewed

I was so sad when I looked at my sister’s latest pictures from friendster. Since she got home from Taiwan, she has been breaking out because of the change of weather. It is not only bad but really really bad. Her acne is so big and red that is really affecting her face and I know her confidence. She wanted to use something that her friend suggested but I told her that if they don’t give out their ingredients, their properties and you don't hear much people using it which reminds me of Triclear then it is not good for her. If the maker wants their product to sell they should be upfront about it so that the consumers will know what it is all about. I really wish she lives in the US because Acnecuresrevealed.net came up with the top 5 acne treatment after they were carefully searched, reviewed and ranked. I hope my sister will find an acne medication that is local that will hopefully work for her skin too. I surely know how that feels.

Saturday Visit

Last Saturday after church we decided to visit Frankie's cousins Ben-ben and Maddie. When we first got to their house, Frankie started crying. It has been a while since the cousins got together. I think it was just a few days after my grandma died and it was over a month. When he started crying I took him to Ben-ben's room and Ben started playing with him. He was still with me but Ben grabbed some toys and showed it to him. He started lighting up and started playing. We had a good time and the kids playing. I really don't like it when Frankie didn't even recognize his cousins. Well I will try to get better at it soon.

Want A New TV?

We bought an old yet nice entertainment center from friends who are moving to the Philippines about a month ago. We really liked it and when you open the door, you can put a huge TV in it. Unfortunately we don’t have a nice, big TV to put in yet. The old and smaller TV that we have we put it on top for the mean time. Ryan said we need to wait and find a place where we can get tv deals if we want a bigger one. Actually buy.com is having some good TV deals with huge savings comparing it to the list price, their price and how much you are going to save. I will definitely let Ryan know because this is a good deal that is hard to pass.

Some Yummy Foodies

We picked up the dinuguan yesterday and it was so yummy. I also decided to get some lechon paksiw and pork ribs for Ryan. I got to tell yah; those people have become so close to me that when I haven't seen them for a while they start wondering if I am ok. Kuya also gave me some Filipino eggplants off his garden. I can't wait to boil it and cook it with egg and some patis ... yum! His wife Ate and their daughter went on a baking class and they were practicing some cake. They not only gave me and Ryan a piece but they also sent some home. He also gave me some of their "binignit" or ginataan for free too. Wish we can move in that one place we liked so that I won't be too far from them. That is why every time I go there Ryan will keep on telling me to hurry up because when I get in there we can talk until they close. They are just extremely nice from the cook/owner to the servers, that is why I kept coming back. Plus they always give me free goodies too.

Wamu's Personal Checking

I have always wanted to open my own checking account. You see, my earnings from paid blogging go to my sister’s needs for college. It is primarily for her tuition fee, her books, allowance and other school related expenses. Ryan and I have a joint account but I didn’t want to mix it up and he also agrees. For now I leave my money in the account where I usually get paid and hopefully soon I can open my own checking account. It is so much easier and cheaper to send money when you can get it directly from my checking account. I have the option to open with the bank we have but unfortunately since we move I have to drive15 miles to get the money because they didn't have much ATM machines around. And if I withdraw somewhere else it will cost me $2.50 unlike Wamu where they have thousands of free ATMs. That is also one of the many reasons I got interested with Wamu’s Free Checking.

With Wamu you get free ATM withdrawals so no more fees using your Gold Debit Mastercard. You also get free checks as long as you have your account. It is only $1 minimum to open and no monthly service charge. Free checks safe keeping, free identity theft services and free wire transfer are some of the services that Wamu offers. That is surely overwhelming to find so many free in one sentence. You also have the option to go for the Platinum checking. You will get the Platinum Debit MasterCard® with higher spending limits; earn interest, home loan discount, fee-free overdraft transfer service and more. So which Wamu personal checking account is best for you? Learn more at wamu.com.

Thank You So Much

We all went shopping yesterday and when I got home I was surprised to see how many people dropped me through Entrecard in this blog. Can you guess? Well it was 319 people. I was out most of the day and I didn't have the chance to do anything in the computer until the evening. I tried to drop as much as I can but as you know our limit is only 300 so there are some people who I was not able to drop back. I wasn't even able to reach 300 because I feed Frankie, changed him and put him to bed, you know how that goes. I think I advertised on a very popular blog that was why I got so many clicks. To those who dropped and was able to drop you back I apologized and to those who wants to exchange links will get back to you soon. Sometimes I am just so busy that it slips my mind.

Move With Humboldt

I was never a fan of moving. In fact I wish we don’t have to move ever again. My experience before of moving was so bad that is why I didn’t want to go through it again. Well part of it was also our fault. We were so cheap to hire a mover and we did it all by ourselves. We figure that the house we used to live in was only 12 miles away so we thought it will be a breeze. We have never moved before so we under estimated the time and how much of a hassle it was to move. The time we spent moving, I could have already spent putting stuff on where they should go on our new house. To think we only took a week off from work because we thought by then we will be all finished. That is why I couldn’t help but wish we have the same service like the Boston Moving Company here in our area.

Humboldt is not only a moving company but also a storage company based in Boston, Massachusetts. They help you pack, unpack, move and if ever you decide that you want to put some of your stuff in storage you don’t have to go elsewhere because you can easily store it with Humboldt. With their state-of-the-art storage facility and security cameras, you know that you are entrusting your priced possessions with the right people. So if you are planning to move within the area, start by getting your online moving estimate and move with the people who care.

Bump

Since last night our internet connection has been acting weird. It opens some of the sites and those sites that I really need won't open. Anyways, when Ryan and I were trying to figure it out last night we heard Frankie crying. So I went to his room to see what happened and instead of seeing him on the bed, he was already standing by the bed with his head resting on the side. The only conclusion we have was he fell. I just hope it wasn't head first. He really didn't cry. When I put him back on his bed he was peacefully sleeping.

This morning we got up together. I put him in the living room while I make him breakfast when all of the sudden I heard two bang. First it was the chair that he pushed on top another chair and the second was him on the floor already crying. This time must be painful because he was really crying hard. I told him not to get on the chairs again. When I was combing his hair after bath I noticed that he has a big bump in the back of his head. I hope this will be it for now.

Find The Best Online Poker Room

I miss playing Poker. Unfortunately Ryan doesn’t know how to play it. When I was in the Philippines, every Saturday my siblings and I would play poker for fun. I certainly know what that poker face looks like because my brother used to do that so that we wouldn’t know what his card really is.

Do you know that you can play poker online? If you don’t have no one to play with, then playing Online Poker might be a great alternative for fun and for cash. Regardless if you have been playing poker all your life or a beginner who wants to learn how to play poker, there is only one place that caters to poker players and newbies and that is www.onlinepoker-rooms.org. What I like about Online Poker Rooms is they reviewed different kinds of poker rooms such as party poker, empire poker, full tilt poker, titan poker and fair poker giving you its pros and cons so you can decide which poker room to play with. They also suggest best places to gamble which is based on tournament offerings, game availability, free roll action and of course customer service. The website is also user friendly that you won’t have a hard time finding your way around. All important information about poker including tips, rules and news are easily accessible on the left side of their website. If playing Online Poker is what you want to do, then find the best poker room for you at www.onlinepoker-rooms.org.

Can You Beat That Smile?

For some strange reasons Frankie has been giving me this new and different smile. When I tell him to smile for the camera, he closes his eyes and show all of his teeth. I don't think he got it from watching Barney. He likes it too when I take a picture of him and I show it to him afterwards. He usually points at the baby in the camera. Pardon the mess he was eating his lunch. I am happy that I don't have to spoon feed him but the clean up is a nightmare. That is why his bath time is always after lunch time.

And this is the smile that I am talking about.

Get Organized At Home And In School

It is that time of the year again when everybody is busy not only those who are going to school but also their parents and their teachers. When I was in school years ago, it always makes me excited to go to school because of my new notebooks, pencils, smelly rubber erasers and new backpack. I remember the night before the first day of class, I always made sure to write my name in all my notebooks and to what subject they are going to be used. It is a lot easier for me to find which one for every class. It can be time consuming because I have to write it in a white paper, cut the paper and stick it with a scotch tape in my notebook or wrap it around my pencils/ballpens. I wish we had the Dymo label maker then, it could have been a lot easier.

You see, you can do a lot of wonderful things with a Dymo label maker. You can put Color labels in your school books to know that they are yours. Not only that, your parents can also use it to label folders for your school work. It also comes very handy in labeling your gym clothes to avoid mix up. It is not only functional for school related stuff but also things at home like labeling toys, storage boxes, spices and more.

You’ll be surprise how many useful things a single personal label maker can do. I wish I had this when I was teaching a couple of years ago. I would have maximized my time in doing something else rather than writing the name of my students one by one to their folders. So if you don’t have the Dymo label maker yet, then what are you waiting for? It is a must have in every student.

Happy Frankie?

It has been customary in our home that wherever we go or if we have a change of plan we call each other so that the other person won't worry. I am pretty much so used to of him not coming home right away because of his second job but he never fails to let me know about it. Whether he will be staying there long or he is already in the parking lot on his way home, he always call me. Anyways, he wanted to pick up something at Prairie State for a class he was planning to take so he gave me a call about it. I took my computer in the living room so that I can watch Frankie at the same time. The phone rung I got up, the cell phone was in the kitchen so I answered the phone in the kitchen. When I came back to the living room, Frankie was all up on the chair again happily pressing the buttons of my computer.


When he saw me coming, he started getting up and pounding it so hard. What can I do? I did spank his hand but he is still too little to remember and realize that he did wrong but I won't stop until the time he realizes that he is doing something wrong.