Everyday Fruits

I went over to Josh’ school the other day to arrange his special exam schedule for second periodical test. I brought Josh medical certificate and asked for his possible exam schedule. Teacher Joan scheduled it yesterday. They can’t give him schedule next week because their last day will be on their Costume/Halloween party. Anyway I also want him to finish all exams this week so we don’t have to worry about it next week.

It’s been a very busy week for me attending particularly to my son’s every need. During his sickness he wants me to be always near or beside him because he’s not feeling well then. Well these busy weeks have done some favor on me as a parent of Josh’ classmate asked me if I lost some pounds as I look a little slimmer than before. The last time she saw me was a month ago. Thanks to my lunch and dinner fruit dessert it’s making wonder on me that I didn’t have to think of diet supplements for now.

Know what I’m taking for my desserts? I’m eating 2-3 slices of fresh pineapple, papaya and citrus fruit. Sometimes for variation I replace papaya and citrus with banana and mango but not pineapple as it’s my favorite everyday fruit. I don’t only get vitamins from it but high fiber content as well which is perfect for burning bad cholesterol. It’s also cheaper than other fruits so there’s no worry about affordability. Well for those who can’t eat fruits you can always consult your doctor what to do.

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:Food Friday - Oven-Baked Chicken

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This oven-baked chicken is actually meant for chicken adobo when my kids requested me to bake it instead of cooking it in the pan. Josh was the most insistent one as he picked the drumstick part of the chicken to be his piece when cooked. He offered himself as my assistant and he brings to me whatever I asked him to get from the ref.

Mom told me that I have two aspiring cook in the future, one is my eldest 12-year old Ruth and 6-year old Josh. My other kid is contented in eating as she has the biggest appetite among the three. Anyway cooking has been my parents' specialty so it's not surprising that my kids will love to cook also. In my family both men and women knows how to cook but the women takes the primary role :-)

So now here goes my adobo ala baked chicken which I added some out-of-the-blue ingredients which means not in the recipe book. I always love cooking in my original simple way. I don't want to pattern my cooking to others. I always put something that's originally me, so much for the talk, happy friday to everyone!

See other yummy foods here!

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The True Spirit of Christmas

It’s in the air you can actually smell it! I’m talking of the coming holiday season where everyone seems to devote their time decorating and preparing gifts for everyone. For those who didn’t want to rush themselves on the last month of this year they choose to shop for gifts to their loved ones as early as last month. Here in our part of the globe Christmas season seems to start as soon as month of September comes in. They call it as the ‘ber’ season. Well that means the four months ending in ber. People are really funny sometimes; they always have something exciting to make their lives happy.

Even if we’re badly affected by the recent storm that hit the country there’s no stopping as to how we’re going to make our loved ones feel special by our gifts and christmas cards. It’s one way of showing our affection to our friends, family and relatives. Even in these times where we receive heart warming messages through email and text notes from mobile phones it’s still sweet to receive Christmas cards.

Actually people are accustomed in giving cards but the busy schedule sometimes hinders them from doing it. Good that you can now order Christmas cards online through ChristmasCardsUk.com which offers classic and personalized cards which will put a special touch on every card that we sent. I particularly liked the cards done out of recycled papers which is environment-friendly. It’s good that they have a card like that, I know many people especially those very conscious of saving our environment will appreciate the recycled cards.

Just don’t forget the other importance of this holiday is to show our loved ones our great love by giving them care and attention. And if you ask me what Christmas is all about I’ll say it’s giving your love. Like the lyrics that I personally liked in one of oldest Christmas songs which goes ‘Give love on Christmas day…No greater gift is there than love’. Since I was a child those phrases left a mark in my heart that the true spirit of Christmas is love.

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Friday Fill-Ins#147

And...here we go!

Another week has passed and I feel like time is running so fast so before this day runs fast I'd like to share some of my thoughts here.

1. The crickets sing, I remember their song clearly when I was a kid in the province.
2. Dad, we'll always miss you wherever you are.
3. I want to get far away from the bustling city sometimes, I'm glad I live just after the city.
4. Weekend in Paris & England and roaming around historical/biblical places in Israel; this was a dream.
5. But as for me I will try to enroll in a cooking/baking class so I can serve delicious dishes to my family and to satisfy my hobby.
6. A happy, conservative and God-loving family is where I come from.
7. And as for the weekend, tonight I'm looking forward to finish baking my chicken barbeque, tomorrow my plans include doing a general cleaning of the house and Sunday, I want to eat outside with my kids after church service!

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Vail Ski Rentals

While we’re having different kinds of weather here sometimes hot and sometimes rainy or stormy on some areas the other side of the globe is experiencing very low degree temperature. That’s why you can be wet or hot here and be super cool when you travel abroad. The rich can choose to have the climate they want as many of them have houses in different parts of the world. They would just plan their vacation and they didn’t have to bear the indefinite weather of their country. Some are just lucky enough to have landed a better working opportunity that gave them better climate country but for me I still love it here no matter what the condition and climate is.

I just mentioned the seasons and temperature because when it’s winter times it’s also the season for skiing. The sport of skiing is a very well known sport around the globe. The skis were believed to have evolved from the old generation of Ice Age where they used it for hunting together with spear and bow of course.

Anyway modern skiing is a kind of sports that can be enjoyed by the whole family. Many of them plan a vacation in North American ski resorts and hire a vacation package complete with ski and snowboard rentals in shops like Ski Butlers to enjoy a full skiing vacation with their family. Ski Butler is full service shop for ski and snowboard rentals and they’ve known for the most convenient kind of service as they have delivery service. You can have your reservation of your dream vacation in Vail Ski Rentals in the comfort of your own home and you can have it delivered right into your living room. Very convenient indeed, just right for busy people and those who didn’t have the time to go over the shops. This way vacationing in one of the most beautiful ski resort is going to be easy and hassle-free with the best customer service that will take care of everything you need for your family vacation.

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The Candy Apple Test

You Are Silly and Goofy

You're the type of person who channels your inner kid during Halloween, and you tend to go for a more nostalgic, simple costume. You remember Halloween as a happy time, and just like when you were a kid, you treasure every sweet given to you. Your favorite Halloween celebrations have lots of fun games, and of course tricks and treats. You love to do all the same things you did as a child during this time. You'd go trick-or-treating if you thought you could get away with it.

The Candy Apple Test

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Bulk and Save!

Do you have a sweet tooth? Well for kids the answer can be yes as you’ll notice they’re excited every time they see candies and chocolates. I know this because I have three kids and they really love delicious confections and sweet treats. I let them eat sweets but remind them that they should balance it with other foods for health reasons. How could I deprive them of these things when I love chocolates and confections too! So I can say we have a sweet tooth, the whole family I think! We’re just lucky that every now and then we received packages containing our favorite chocolates from my SIL who lives in Trent G.B. and some others from friends who love to give delicious treats to my kids especially to Josh whose charm works for many people. My Mom’s friends used to give him delicious cookies and chocolates when they visit her and he loves it.

My friends told me that it’s better to buy bulk candy if you need big volumes of sweet treats for occasion or for gift-giving on holidays. It’s nice to give candies and chocolates on holidays because almost everyone loves it. I know my SIL buy bulk candy too when she shop for her balikbayan package because it’s cheaper and she’ll save a lot of money when she do it. I’ve been thinking of doing this also when I need for occasion giveaways and I know Sugar Stand has all the best sweet treats and delicious confections for all members of the family with its healthy snacks, bulk candy, chocolate candy bars, lollipops and many delicious items.

Bulk orders are good also for company events, fundraising programs, party, wedding and some other occasion that needs giveaways. Sugar Stand online store will never be short of sweet treats and fun snacks for all occasion so it’s best to browse their site and choose what you like. Remember to buy in bulk and save money!

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:WW - Our Little Princess

At 2 months At 4 months This is my latest model for my photo hobby :-) This is our little princess, daughter of my niece and goddaughter to my first cousin. In short she's my grandchild but I'm not that old it's just that my father married later than his siblings so my cousins are decades away from our ages.

Her name is really Princess and everyday I would look for her and will make her smile to complete my day. The first time I took a shot of her she would always close her eyes but in her 4-month old picture she already knows how to look at the cam! I love her eyes and lips, so lovely!

See Josh driving a tractor at Beyond Horizons

Happy WW visit more entries -> here.

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Best Web Host for Your Blog

I’ve been employed for several years and stability in employment is one thing that I’ve experienced over the years. If others were unlucky with getting jobs I was lucky to get a job that’s good as long as I want. What’s good about my job is my chance to help others to be employed also. Despite of this I decided to resign because my family needs my attention and time. I was very thankful that my friend introduced me to blogging two years ago and now that I’m a work-at-home Mom my site helped me earn some bucks. I’ve been blogging for more than two years now and it has been a part of my life.

Through my blog sites I was able to share my thoughts, experiences and many things about my family and life. I have a passion for writing and through blogging I was able to find an outlet for my passion. There are other things that blogging has brought to my life including friendship, work and education. I didn’t imagine that meeting friends online can be such a wonderful experience and these friends are my everyday visitors only. I also had the opportunity to earn extra income for my family and at the same time educate myself on many things. It’s because when you write something you must be well equipped with information so you tend to do some research and that’s the time that you learn something. When you have your own site you’ll learn how to do layout, photo editing, some writing styles and how to get readers into your site.

I started out posting my entries on bravejournal, a free-hosted site which you can use to have your journal or blog. Then I tried blogger and that’s the time that I bought my own domain from my chosen web host. It was a nice feeling that I felt when I finally redirected my blogspot into my very own domain. I was happy that I never had problems with my web host. If you’re a blogger you must get the best blog web hosting to host your site because it’s the life of your blog. And to get the best web host you can read reviews and top ten list of blogs provided by Web Hosting Choice, a free guide to web host searchers to help them choose the perfect host for their blogs. They listed each web host capabilities and features like uptime, technical and customer service support, reliability and one of the most important - the price or affordability. With all this in mind you’ll be able to choose the right one for you.

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Bible Study Host

We’re the host for dinner in our church bible study today and I’ve planned to cook menudo. Our bible study is being attended by 80% of our church members which is at least 50 members. I’ve planned to serve pork barbeques but changed my mind as I want some saucy food this time. I’m going to stop working this afternoon so I can start cooking because I have to be ready by six pm. I just have to post my Wednesday weekly meme for two of my blogs then I’m all set for cooking and later to our bible study. Cooking for 50 people is not that easy so I’m giving myself some time so I will not be tired on our fellowship. Hope they will like our food also :-)

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