I Feel Miserable

I haven't had a good sleep 3 nights in a row. Last night was the worst because I only had 2 hours of shallow sleep. I was nauseated, with hoarse throat and stuffy nose. I don't feel good at all, I feel so miserable plus the baby is teething. She is cranky and wouldn't sleep, if she sleeps it would be 15-minute nap since last night.

Poor girl, her lower gum is swelling, looks like two teeth are gonna come out soon. There is no one around to help me with her. I try myself though to attend my sick baby even though I don't feel good. Here's the worst case scenario, I am passing my virus to my baby when I fed her this morning. I had to lick and blow her spoon before I could give it to her to ensure the food is not hot.... Great way of passing my sickness to her, yeah?

Bored And Worried

I feel bored during the day. There is nothing much to do here, less tasks plenty of time to think of going out but I can't. I am afraid the car is gonna blow up if I drive it somewhere. Last Sunday, the front hood was steaming and leaking with a lot of water. It worries me. I asked my husband why that was, he had no answer. So now I feel trapped... I so wanting to see the crowd, breathe fresh air or get away from the house for a while...

At night, I worry to death...because of my blogs... I've been blogging for almost 5 yrs. now and my blogs are part of me that is hard to let go. So please God, don't let my great fear happen. You know deep in my heart I wish that they will stay as long as I live!

I Am Ready

Sunday is a day we schedule for my parallel parking practice. Last Sunday was skipped because it was dark and raining all day. Since it was so sunny and beautiful today, we went to the usual place, DMV and did my practice. We didn't stay there long for the first time ever, 20 minutes at the most. I only did 3 or 4 times parking and that was it. My husband was quite happy of what I did. I guess I familiarized myself now of the proper techniques of parallel parking and today I did it.

I even asked him if we can set a schedule for my road test next Friday and he agreed to it. So that means, I AM READY TO TAKE THE TEST? Wow awesome! I can't wait and I hope this time I will be able to pass the exam so I can get my driver license. If that's gonna happen, that's gonna be my greatest accomplishment this year!

Sneaking Out The House

I don't know what the future holds for me. I sneak out the house once in a while when I am bored. I don't go far though, only to Walmart and pick up some important grocery stuff or at the nearest Goodwill store just outside our neighborhood. I am waiting for the day that my husband approve of me taking a road test.

Every Sunday, when the weather permits we go DMV in Alta Mesa and practice parallel parking there. Great idea for it is going to be exactly where I take my road test. I asked the husband one Sunday if I can do the road test anytime soon and he said, not yet...I am not quite ready for it yet. He is basing on how I do my parallel parking practice and adding the fact he is a PERFECTIONIST type of person so hmmmmmm what can I do? I don't wanna insist either for in the end, if I fail the test it's just gonna be me that gets humiliated lol...

Our First Snowfall

We finally had our abrupt first snowfall last night. When it snowed, big fat flakes fallen down from the sky and it was good enough to put some whiteness covering the ground for a while. It was maybe an hour the snow fell but that was it. After that it never snowed again and the ones on the ground melted. When I woke up this morning all the snow is gone, not even a tiny white that I can see out there.

Right now it still feels very cold, gloomy and dark. Arggggggggs! Hopefully it gets better as we head towards Tuesday morning and the rest of the week. Have a nice Monday everyone!

Fulfilling Career

Looking at the life I once had while I was still growing up, I couldn't believe I have gone this far now. When I was young, I was full of big dreams, I was full of uncertainties if I could make all those dreams come true. Then a decade later, I realized that I am actually living exactly as I pictured out years back.

I found a wonderful husband, blessed with two beautiful girls and most of all I am happy! I never wanted to be a career woman. I wanted to be a full time mommy and housewife. Yes, I work 24/7 without proper pay but the love and joy I see while taking care of this family is more than what money can pay for. It's awesome!

I can always have a career but that can wait until my kids start schooling or when they are old enough to take care of themselves. For now, I must stay as I am right now and for a couple of years before I send myself to school again. Honestly, I missed school so bad but hey I have the most fulfilling career right now that nothing can ever top it!

Future Business

I put an advertisement on Craigslist last night of my Coach leather hobo, if I sell it, I might venture into selling genuine Coach handbags on Craigslist someday. I have had a few successful sale on Craigslist before and I am hoping that this could be my way of starting a small business of my own.

As for the capital, I saved up at least a thousand dollar from blogging and I am willing to take the risk of using my own money so I can get started with this amazing business. For I know, most women like to have a handbag especially if it's a reputable brand like Coach. God willing He will guide me as I do my business hopefully the next time there is a sale online again. I might buy at least three handbags as a start and if I sell it all, I will buy more in the future.

Parallel Parking

Everybody hates doing or practicing parallel parking. Why of all the steps in driving it is the very or most difficult thing to do? I am a lefty and you can only imagine when I try to do the parallel park, things aren't easy for me because my brain and hands aren't coordinating. It sucks yeah but hey I am very eager to get the license soon so whether I like it or not I have to master the parallel park.

Even my friends who just have their licenses admitted to me that they were having difficulty mastering the parallel park too and take note, they are right-handed. One thing I am not so good about is the reverse. oh well, could be because I am conscious if somebody is watching me. I tried doing the reverse a few times without my husband in the car and I did it just fine. When he's with me, I always hit the curb haha!

New Set Of Retainers

I got myself a set of new retainers. The old ones I have been wearing for a year got cracks in them and I worry that if I rip them off my mouth one day I will have nothing to wear at night. That scares me for I don't wanna go back to having crooked teeth after fixing it that cost us a fortune plus the fact that I suffered so much discomfort during one and a half years of my treatment.

My issue of this new set is that the upper one is so tight that it hurts when I take it off in the morning. Supposed to not hurt anymore too since they were molded as it is the current form or spacing of my teeth. Although the sore isn't as bad as before yet still it hurts. I guess just few more nights wearing them and I'll be okay, it just need a little bit of getting used to my new retainers before I can totally feel comfortable with them.

Highlight Of My Life During The Year 2011

I am very thankful to God for another year to celebrate life and continue living with appreciation of things big and small that are coming our way. The year 2011 has been great for us. There were some really sky high happiness and real down low moments that forever changed our lives, especially to my life. Let me highlight those big events happened to us/me last year.

1. I got pregnant (conceiving a child is indeed a great blessing for I have prayed for a second child and God heard my heart's desire).

2. Was able to travel to the Philippines (twice, but the second trip was a bittersweet one for all of us, well tell you later on).

3. March-October '11, those were some pretty depressing months for both of me and my husband due to some real financial crisis.

4. Met my pretty good friends in person.

5. I gave birth to a healthy and beautiful baby girl M.

6. We added our birthdays another year older, thank God to that...

7. We celebrated 7 yrs. of healthy marriage...that is also when...

8. My father Elson passed away in October 16,2011 due to high blood pressure. That was the darkest day of my life because I did not lose just a random person in my life but MY FATHER! It hurts a lot, I tell you!

9. Blessed with ample amount of money that enabled us to pay off our house, paid some debts, fixed our fence, remodeled our kitchen and (hopefully put a new roof on).

10. Family is intact on Christmas day.

11. And lastly, we were all healthy, safe and have plenty of foods all the time to feed our stomach!

I cannot thank enough to the Lord above for the continuous blessing He poured us, one thing is for sure that I am content and happy I have Him in my life and that He gave me things that satisfy me! THANK YOU LORD FOR A WONDERFUL 2011. LOOKING FORWARD TO THE YEAR 2012. WISHING FOR SUCCESS, WORLD PEACE, FREE FROM SINS, ACCIDENTS, NATURAL CALAMITIES, SICKNESS AND DEATH!

A Productive Day

I have done a little today and I consider it a productive day for me. I didn't do much around the house but I am about to finish my online tasks that make my day productive. I am thankful for the blessings came in my way. I have helped a bit to people back home who are victims of raging flood and now God has blessed me with opportunities to do.

Everyday as I wake up in the morning I am more thankful than ever to the Heaven's above because of the new day He gives me and my family and most of all having to live another day is indeed another blessing. Because that only means one thing, I AM ALIVE AND WELL! Praise God.

Plans For Christmas

Yeheyy! I am happy about what my husband told me last night. He said that he has a week off after Christmas. That means we can go down somewhere and visit someone and perhaps go to Seaworld with the kiddos. I made plans for Christmas already. I already committed to two parties just for the next 2 weeks and that is scheduled and nobody should ruin that.

I told my husband, he does have at least 5 days to make his trip to San Antonio but not on the dates the parties are gonna happen. Also, on Christmas eve and Christmas day, I want us to be at home so Jadyn can open her presents on the exact Christmas day and also so we can all go to church together.

I would want to make it a tradition that we should be in our "home" during Christmas so kids will always remember that family should be home opening presents and be thankful for the blessings that God poured us the entire year. Someday when they grow up, away from home for college or have their respective family, they all gonna come home at Christmas!

I Got My New Laptop!

How nice of the husband for buying me a brand new laptop. He took advantage of the Cyber Monday deals at Best Buy online store and he got me this HP Pavilion laptop that I like. Amazing how laptops nowadays has gotten cheaper in price. Four years ago when he bought me my very first laptop which is a Sony VAIO it cost him at least over a thousand dollars. I wonder why laptops now can be bought below $500? The only brand that stays above one thousand USD is the Apple. Why would somebody pay so much money on a laptop while he can buy a lot cheaper by choosing a different brand but works the same as Apple?

Here's a different view of my new toy, so sleek in design, pretty and I love the color. It got so many good reviews in it compared to other models and brands so I believe what my husband got me is a great thing!

Overview Specifications

Product Height 1.4"
Product Width 14.9"
Product Weight 6 lbs.
Product Depth 9.7"
Processor Brand AMD
Processor Platform AMD VISION A8 APU
Processor AMD VISION A8 APU
Processor Speed 2.4GHz
Battery Type 6-cell lithium-ion
Display Type High-definition widescreen LED with BrightView technology (1366 x 768)
Screen Size (Measured Diagonally) 15.6"
Cache Memory 4MB on die Level 2
System Memory (RAM) 4GB
System Memory (RAM) Expandable To 16GB
Type of Memory (RAM) DDR3 SDRAM
Computer Hard Drive Size 500GB
Optical Drive Double-layer DVD±RW/CD-RW
Optical Drive Speeds Drive speeds not specified
Direct-Disc Labeling No
Digital Media Reader or Slots Yes, digital media card reader
Graphics AMD Radeon HD 6620G
Video Memory Up to 2037MB total available
TV Tuner No
MPEG Yes
Built-in Webcam Yes
Modem None
Networking Built-in 10/100/1000 Gigabit Ethernet LAN (RJ-45 connector)
Wireless Networking Wireless-B+G+N
Bluetooth-Enabled No
S-Video Outputs None
Audio Beats Audio
Speakers Internal
PCMCIA Slots None
USB 2.0 Ports 2 USB 3.0; 2 USB 2.0
IEEE 1394 FireWire Ports None
Parallel Ports None
Game Ports None
Laptop Weight Standard (more than 5.5 lbs.)
Battery Life Not available
Pointing Device Touchpad with LED border, on/off button and multitouch gesture support
HDMI Output Yes
Blu-ray Player No
Operating System Platform Windows
Operating System Windows 7 Home Premium
System Version 64-bit
Included Software Adobe Reader X, Adobe Flash Player and more
ENERGY STAR Qualified Yes
Graphics Chip AMD/ATI
Drive Capacity 500GB
Graphics Card AMD Radeon HD 6620G

Early Christmas Present For Myself

I rest my mind now knowing that I already bought myself an early Christmas present. For months, I have been thinking and trying to save some money so that I can buy a Coach handbag. I saved up over $300 dollars from my blogging on Social Spark and was gonna withdraw it this December so I can buy the handbag I want but guess what? Coach Factory sent a private "member only" invitation to their sale so I grabbed the chance and big discounts they had few days ago.

I bought myself a carry all large purse and a small swing pack, photos here. The big purse not exactly what I dreamed of buying but it is good enough for now since I do carry baby stuff when I go out. I anticipate for next Coach Factory sale next month so better buy the one I really like. I am happy, I have no regrets at all for buying those two items for they're really a great deal plus they look pretty. I can't wait to use them once they arrive. I expect them to be here on Tuesday, yeeeppeeeyyyyy!

Bought A Big Christmas Tree

I bought a 7 ft. Christmas tree last weekend. I kept bugging my husband about buying a new one because I think it is the right time to change the height of the tree since our family is growing. I somehow feel the need to change it and I am glad I did. I just wait for Thanksgiving to be over and I will start working on the Christmas (putting up decors and such) with my first born.

At first, I was not going to put up our Christmas tree this year but hey wait a minute, we have a second baby now and this is going to be her first Christmas ever! Might as well make the birth of Christ memorable for her and our big girl. I shall see if I have enough gold ball or round ornaments for our big Christmas tree, if there aren't enough then I might have to put up all our ornaments just so our tree will look happier.

At Last I am Done

At last I am done doing most of my pending online tasks. I was struggling writing my opportunities due to exhaustion and too much pain I am suffering right now. I just got back from a two-week stay from the Philippines. I have jetlag, I am sick and most of all my body clock is having a hard time adjusting to my new time. I have not had enough rest since I left Texas 2 weeks ago. And when I was in the Philippines, I couldn't get a full night sleep either for my father's vigil. The whole time I was in my country, I was restless and always tired.

I hope to be able to get plenty of rest so I feel better. I caught some head colds and cough which I hate to have because I have a little baby to take care of. I am afraid she'll catch my colds too argsssss!

It Is Okay!

I used to cry a lot before seeing my father and denied the fact that he is no longer with us. But when I got to see his lifeless body in a casket, that is when I accepted that he is in the other world and that he might be in a better place now. He no longer feel the suffering and pain in this world and most of all he had that disease for a long time and he deserves to rest. Goodbye Papa and may your soul watch your children over as they continue their life living on Earth! I Miss you already!

Multi-Tasking

Quite a productive day I have today. Although I am very sleepy I try not to be defeated with it. Earlier this morning I have written at least six opportunities and a few personal entries in my blogs. I have also fed me and my girls, bathed Megan and put her to sleep. Right after she slumber, I went on to do the dusting the furniture in our bedroom as well as the study room, cleaned two sinks in the master bedroom, cleaned the master bathroom as well. I planned of vacuuming two bedrooms and the hallway today but after doing the bathroom, I realized I need to rest so here I am tapping back in my computer..resting for me is finishing off my opportunities... after this I would want to take a nap, hopefully the baby still be sleeping by then.

God Bless My Little Girls!

These are my girls and God Bless them for they are good girls. Mommy and daddy's sweet delights! The big sister is such a nice sibling to have and our little Pearl is lucky to have her as her big sis for she truly cares about her.

We are lucky and proud parents of these two beautiful kids. We wouldn't exchange them for anything in this world. They are our sole treasure that keep us intact and strong together as a family!

Heart Melting Smile

This is my little Pearl at 2 months, 1 week and 1 day old. I love her so much. She is soooooo pretty,cute and adorable. I don't care if other people won't agree but for me my child/ren are the prettiest of all. Looking at these pictures of my baby make me smile deep in my heart too!